supervillain
Sign in to saveAlso known as supervillainess, super-villain, super villain
thumb|Supervillains of the United Underworld from the 1966 film Batman (1966 film)|Batman, a film adaptation of the comic books based on [[Batman and the 1960s television show of the same name. From left to right: Penguin, Riddler, Catwoman, and Joker.]]
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- Notable supervillains
- See also
- References
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thumb|Supervillains of the United Underworld from the 1966 film Batman (1966 film)|Batman, a film adaptation of the comic books based on [[Batman and the 1960s television show of the same name. From left to right: Penguin, Riddler, Catwoman, and Joker.]]
A supervillain, supervillainess or supercriminal is a variant of the villainous stock character. The character is a common archetype in comic books and other popular culture, often acting as the primary adversary of superheros.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “supervillain” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.