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<span>In</span> the movies I get it. A good movie needs a good villain. My favorite movies all have good villains. In some of them the villain is the main character. Ever so often the protagonist slowly morphs into the antagonist during the course of the movie. A good villain is a great storytelling tool. In a classic <em>good versus evil</em> story structure the hero is motivated by the bad guys actions and this moves the story forward. In a <em>good guy turns evil</em> (or vice versa) -story the characters motivations are studied and shown through a good versus evil lens. On the whole a properly used villain is often what elevates the movie to another level. But what roles do villains fill in real life?