Lyme Rybes

AGAIN, PLEASEEEEEEE.......

✧ Antagonists who have a point but are also just... kinda annoying about it. Like yes, their manifesto makes sense, but they also chew with their mouth open and keep explaining blockchain at dinner parties.

✧ The "redeemed villain" who's actually super awkward about it. They don't know how to small talk with the heroes. They bring wine to the victory celebration but it's the same cursed vintage they used to poison people with and everyone's uncomfortable.

✧ Evil overlords with imposter syndrome. They're out here monologuing but internally they're like "do I sound evil enough? Should I have prepared notes? Why did I say 'fools' three times in one sentence?"

✧ Henchmen who are just... employed. They have a 401k. They're in this for the dental insurance. They're not even ideologically aligned, they just needed a job and "Minion #4" was hiring.

✧ Villains who lose because of something genuinely stupid and human. Not a fatal flaw or tragic backstory, they just forgot to charge their magical artifact. They got food poisoning the day of the big battle. They sneezed during the crucial spell.

✧ The sympathetic villain who's sympathetic for weird reasons. Not a tragic backstory, they're just extremely relatable. They're evil because they're tired and someone ate their labeled yogurt from the lair fridge one too many times.

✧ Rival characters who are petty but not in a sexy tension way. They're just annoying. They correct the hero's grammar mid-battle. They one-up every story. They're That Person and everyone's tired.