My Villain Index

What it asks

The questions start from the premise that you are already the villain. “What pushed you to become a villain?” “What did your turn to darkness look like?” “How big is the stage you're after?” — following the familiar arc of a villain story, they ask in turn about your trigger, your methods, your weapon, your ambition and your ending.

Wearing the villain's mask tends to make people more honest, not less. Six core questions narrow down which villain archetype you are closest to, and your answer to the final question — “Where will you take your place?” — picks one of three variations.

What you get

There are eight villain archetypes, each with three variations, giving 24 results in total. The Sulking Prankster settles hurt with mischief. The Attention-Seeking Gremlin would rather be disliked than ignored. The Grudge-Keeping Ledger Clerk doesn't forget — it writes things down.

Alongside the archetype you get a villain index between 1% and 99%. Low isn't good and high isn't bad; the low end comes with a different story of its own.

Who it's for

Anyone who enjoys a good villain arc and can look at their own darker corners with a smile. Seven questions, about three minutes.

Available in Korean, English and Japanese.

All 24 results

Every result this test can give you. Open any title to read the full result — the character's story and the advice that comes with it.

• You are the Sulking PranksterA cute troublemaker who preps pranks from behind someone bigger.
• You are the Sulking PranksterA timid schemer who quietly designs pranks alone.
• You are the Sulking PranksterA lonely spitekeeper who calls it justice and gets even alone.
• You are the Attention GremlinA lovable menace who causes chaos beside the big boss for attention.
• You are the Attention GremlinA crafty menace who schemes up attention-grabbing stunts solo.
• You are the Attention GremlinAn independent imp who conjures their own spotlight, solo.
• You are the Grudge BookkeeperA meticulous right hand who even logs the boss's grudges.
• You are the Grudge BookkeeperA cold brain who designs the accounting of revenge from the shadows.
• You are the Grudge BookkeeperA dogged avenger who calls it justice and collects every debt alone.
• You are the Petty TyrantAn ambitious right hand who lords over a small kingdom as second-in-command.
• You are the Petty TyrantA scheming strategist plotting to seize a small throne.
• You are the Petty TyrantA self-made autocrat who builds a small empire on their own.
• You are the Vengeful FirestarterA loyal rioter who uses another's cause as kindling.
• You are the Vengeful FirestarterA shadow architect who stages chaos as spectacle.
• You are the Vengeful FirestarterA runaway avenger who sets the world ablaze alone.
• You are the Mad AnarchistA runaway enforcer who adds madness to a grand ambition.
• You are the Mad AnarchistA mad-genius architect who targets the world with chaos as a weapon.
• You are the Mad AnarchistA lone madman who upends the world by their own logic.
• You are the Wronged MastermindA conviction-driven right hand who forges a grudge into a cause.
• You are the Wronged MastermindA tragic brain who designs the remaking of the world from the shadows.
• You are the Wronged MastermindA conviction-filled avenger who stands against the world alone.
• You are the World-EnderA merciless right hand who enforces the will of an absolute power.
• You are the World-EnderThe ultimate ruler who rewrites the order of the universe.
• You are the World-EnderA solitary absolute who designs the end, standing alone against the cosmos.

Further reading

• Why We Fall for Villains: On the Small Malice of Everyday Life

  In most stories, the villain moves before the hero does. This is an attempt to set down the idea we kept returning to while making My Villain Index: that petty spite resembles us far more than grand evil ever will.

Results from this test are entertainment content. They are not a medical or psychological diagnosis, nor professional advice.

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