Basic Trope: A character who opposes the main character is a villain.
- Straight: Emily Evulz is the villain of the story who opposes Bob who is a protagonist.
- Exaggerated: Emily is an irredeemable pure evil villain who opposes Bob who is a messiah protagonist.
- Downplayed:
- Emily is an Anti-Villain who is a rival with Bob who is an Anti-Hero protagonist.
- Emily is a Jerk antagonist who opposes Bob, a Nice Guy.
- Justified: Freudian Excuse
- Inverted:
- Subverted: The audience is expected to believe that Bob the protagonist's opponent Emily is a villain but once they meet, they're friends.
- Double Subverted: The audience is expected to believe that Bob the protagonist's opponent Emily is a villain but once they meet, they're friends. However, then Emily performs a Face–Heel Turn.
- Parodied: Emily is a Harmless Villain
- Zig-Zagged: ???
- Averted:
- There is No Antagonist for Bob.
- While both Bob and Emily oppose each other, their motives are on the same scale in terms of morality.
- Enforced: ???
- Lampshaded: "Why are all the main character's opponents bad people?"
- Invoked: ???
- Exploited: ???
- Defied: Emily changes her heart by performing Heel–Face Turn, and becomes friends with Bob.
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: ???
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