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2282:Blakeney, Katherine (2010).
1781:as a spiteful and hunchback
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3350:Supervillain
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3083:Byronic hero
3065:Youngest son
3013:Classic hero
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2581:October 11,
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1514:John Kreese
1490:Darth Vader
1378:Yul Brynner
1374:Ramesses II
1329:Hedy Lamarr
1289:Walt Disney
1287:. In 1937,
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1230:Otis Turner
1157:eye-rolling
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1131:film critic
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813:Walt Disney
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1274:Snow White
1240:Lois Weber
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228:March 2019
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3184:Harlequin
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3109:Cyberhero
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2980:Archetype
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2127:"villain"
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1937:Archenemy
1917:Adversary
1733:catalysts
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1615:Star Wars
1544:The Joker
1509:Star Trek
1497:Palpatine
1485:Star Wars
1427:Bob Ewell
1402:Spartacus
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547:ambiguity
484:treachery
427:from the
419:The term
407:Etymology
350:malicious
316:black hat
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125:"Villain"
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