Atrocitus, Andrew Detmer, Baldur, Spinel, Tyrion Lannister, the Joker, John Doe, Kratos, Godzilla, Darth Vader, Bendy, Tai Lung, Roy Batty, Handsome Jack, President Haltmann, Gentle Criminal, Rex Dangervest, Loki Laufeyson, Rob, most versions of Magneto, Stinky Pete, Screenslaver, Arkham Knight, Charles F. This can happen if they were rejected/loners, bullied, scarred, became addicts and/or suicidal, lost loved ones, had an abusive family/creator and so on (e.g. However, their broken hearts cause their actions since they were forced into darkness and their unfortunate pasts made them distrustful and misled. Villains with painful backstories giving them negative emotions and shaping them into destructive and hateful beings.There are three ways to deem a villain as tragic:

Some may even become Addicts because of their traumatic experiences. Villains who are tragic or sympathetic often suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder or PTSD, become Delusional, Insecure and/or Egotists because their experiences twist them towards insanity many of them can also be Fallen Heroes and/or Vengeful, if not both. This also applies to Organizations and/or Hostile Species whose members are driven by tragedies. Most are not in full control of themselves due to being evil not by choice but instead being victims of forces beyond their control. Villains who although acting for evil, selfish or unethical goals have understandable and traumatic reasons that serve as a Freudian excuse, mitigating factor and/or redeeming quality for their motives and purposes hence audiences can sympathize and connect with them on a human level. ~ Yokai preparing to destroy Krei Tech and kill Krei for his supposedly deceased daughter. You took everything from me when you sent Abigail into that machine.

~ Sue Snell giving a testimony of how Carrie White was bullied into madness. She had hopes and she had fears, and we pushed her. Carrie had some sort of power, but she was just like me.

Villains & Vodka by Alta Hensley