Category:Vengeful villains

Seekers of Vengeance (or "Vengeful Villains") are villains who commit their crimes under the premise of vengeance (also called retribution or revenge), whether it be for a wrong committed against them or their people/race, something done to hurt their friends/families, a heroic action that caused them great loss, a personal reason, etc.

They are similar to a Nemesis, but with a few slight differences. First of all, a Seeker of Vengeance is a specific type of Nemesis, being concerned only with revenge, while a Nemesis encompasses all types of motivations.

Also, a Nemesis is an enemy who is created through the hero's own actions, but a Seeker of Vengeance might already be an enemy to the hero and is seeking revenge for a perceived wrong dealt to them by the hero (i.e. Opal Koboi from Artemis Fowl). Seekers of Vengeance may also be pursuing revenge against neutral characters or even other villains in Evil Vs. Evil scenarios

There are several types of Seekers of Vengeance: Even ​by ​simply mentioning the name of the person/group who they felt have wronged them can, at times, send them into an uncontrollable and violent rage.
 * Villains who want revenge on the hero for defeating a previous antagonist who was in some way close to them.
 * Villains who are embittered into vengeance by an unfortunate but inevitable act by the hero.
 * Villains who want revenge for the murder of their families by a government or country, or a certain tragedy that happened before they were born.
 * Villains who have clashed with the hero repeatedly in the past, and want revenge for previous defeats by said hero.
 * Villains who were traumatized as children by a hero, a relative, a friend of the hero, or even another villain.
 * Villains who want retribution for the hero deliberately or inadvertently humiliating or rejecting them, especially if they used to be long-term friends or even relatives.
 * Villains who have stayed in the shadow of the hero their whole lives, and want to outshine the hero as a result.

Their opposite are Forgivers.