Antagonist
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An antagonist is the character in a story whom has evil intent. The antagonist(s) is the opposing character to a protagonist, which are the characters that have good intent. Antagonists normally have reasoning for committing acts of evil. Though it is rare, it is possible for an antagonist to be an evil doer committing acts of which a protagonist might through acts which may seem evil, which throw off most readers and characters of a story.
Some examples of main antagonists are:
- In the anime Inuyasha, Naraku is the main antagonist.
- In the Saw series, John Kramer (or Jigsaw) is the antagonist in the majority of the films.
A secondary antagonist is an evil doer who serves to a main antagonist.
It should be noted that it is possible for a protagonist to become an antagonist. A prominent example of this was when Anakin Skywalker had turned from a Jedi to a Sith, namely becoming Darth Vader.
