Anti-hero – A character who is neither evil nor good, although this type of character is mostly willing to work for either side depending on the circumstances. aka neutrals

Archenemy – the main and greatest foe of the hero who is the most difficult to defeat; archenemies come with a variety of origins, reasons for their actions etc., although their plots are often threatening to destroy or control a large amount of land, such as the world, galaxy, or universe.

Dark Lord or Evil Overlord – a villain of near-omnipotence in his realm, who seeks to utterly dominate the world; he is often depicted as a diabolical force, and may, indeed, be more a force than a personality. The effects of his rule often assert malign effects on the land as well as his subjects. Besides his usual magical abilities, he often controls great armies. Most Dark Lords are male, except in parody.[12]

Dog heavy – a film term for the third villain in a group, often with minimal or no lines of dialog. The term comes from

B-movie Westerns: if the lead villain (or "brain heavy") is the one who leads the group and shoots the sheriff, and the next most villainous kills the deputy, the "dog heavy" is the one who kicks the dog.[13]

Evil genius – a character of great intelligence who chooses to use their knowledge for antisocial/immoral ends. For example, Count Fosco in Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White.

Femme fatale – a beautiful, seductive but ultimately villainous woman who uses the malign power of her sexuality in order to ensnare the hapless hero into danger.

Heel – the villain in a match of professional wrestling

Mad scientist – a scientist-villain or villain-scientist

Supervillain – a villain who displays special powers, skills or equipment powerful enough to be a typically serious challenge to a superhero.

Surprise villain – a villain whose identity as such is not known until the end of the history. They are often portrayed as characters that the audience would not suspect as villains.

Second string villain – often not very evil or even competent. Typically more ridiculous or annoying than fearsome or deadly and often serve as comic relief. Sometimes they reform and become probationary heroes or sidekicks. Frequently seen as the adult villains in children's adventure stories.

Tragic villain – is a villain who really does not intend to be a "villain" and perhaps believes they are honestly doing good. They are perhaps misled or not entirely in control of their feelings and/or actions.

Wicked stepmother is a common fairy-tale villain. She may act as the witch or ogre who directly endangers or deprives her stepchildren, or she may drive them out into danger in the world.