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Villain is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.

This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on March 15, 2004.

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Date	Process	Result
December 15, 2003	Featured article candidate	Promoted
December 11, 2004	Featured article review	Demoted

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"Tragic Villain" (sympathetic villain) archetype

I know there is a section for "Sympathetic Villain", but maybe (perhaps as a subheading under the latter) there could be a mention about the "Tragic Villain" archetype?

The "Tragic villain" archetype is a character who is (or becomes) evil due to circumstance, rather than choice. Tragic villains often have tragic backstories, may or may not have evil motives or personalities, and are typically viewed as victims of circumstance, rather than 'purely' evil. TVs are usually seen as "deconstructions" of the villain archetype; sometimes also known as "anti-villains", in contrast to the one-dimensional villain.

Here are some references from the internet that mention what I'm talking about; this does appear to be a recognised modern concept:

https://allthetropes.fandom.com/wiki/Tragic_Villain https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Tragic https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/tragic-villain.1180923/

I guess this falls under the "sympathetic villain" archetype, but I still think it's worth mentioning this, even if it's within than section.

I would add it in myself, except it may be deleted or not approved, so just thought I'd comment this here. Also, I don't yet know how to edit in references. This is purely a suggestion, but I thought it was worth adding.

If this isn't worth mentioning, then just ignore this comment, I guess. I just thought I'd add this, as the concept of a "tragic villain" or "anti-villain" does appear to be something recognised in modern times.