The villain has an abusive and particularly violent backstory (such as Abusive Parents, being bullied by peers, being raped in the past, etc.), making them insane and warping their perception on the universe, and that's why they're sociopathic Serial Killers going on a Roaring Rampage of Revenge, or why they want to destroy everything out of their misery, or why they're Straw Nihilists who adhere to The Social Darwinist philosophy that it's a Crapsack World where Might Makes Right. Sometimes, this is done for deliberate Badass Decay, but usually it isn't. The villain is as horrible as ever, only now the audience can look at them in a new way.
Fan Casting
Cullen Crisp, Sr.
Arthur Fleck/Joker
Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz
Magneto
Bart Simpson
Lex Luthor (Smallville)
Megamind
Riddler (Matt Reeves)
Scarecrow
General Woundwort
Black Mask
Prince Hans
Syndrome
Evelyn Deavor
Tai Lung
Bane
Loki
Killmonger (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Loki (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
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