The 10 Best Book Villains of All Time, Ranked

Before getting into things, a villain can be different from an antagonist. An antagonist is the character in opposition to the protagonist, generally, but a protagonist can be more villainous than the antagonist, particularly if the story they’re in is about their moral downfall, or if things take place from their point of view (if it’s narrated in the first-person, they might even try to justify the things they do).