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An antagonist can be classed on three orthogonal parameters:
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'''{{color|red|High:}}''' Almost always succeeds when not thwarted by a hero and have a decent number of victories under their belt, expect them to [[You Can't Thwart Stage One|get a secondary goal completed]] even when they lose.
* [[Magnificent Bastard]], [[The Chessmaster]] (when evil), [[Hero-Killer]], [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]], [[The Men in Black]] (when evil), [[Complete Monster]], [[Manipulative Bastard]] (when evil), [[Monster Clown]], [[No-Nonsense Nemesis]] (when evil)
* ''Examples:'' David Xanatos from ''[[Gargoyles]]'', [[Young Justice|The Light]], [[Final Fantasy VI|Kefka Palazzo]], [[
'''{{color|black|Infinite:}}''' [[The Bad Guy Wins|The villain will always win, and the heroes will always lose, even if the heroes should by all rights win]]. This may be due to the villain being truly all powerful, or the heroes being utterly incapable of confronting them in the first place, let alone stopping them. At best, the heroes could delay or annoy the villain, but the villain will triumph in the end regardless and the heroes must evade or escape the villain now that its goals are met.
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