Supervillains Writing Prompts

"Yes, but just because I *can* crack reality open like an egg and reign as a galactic conquerer doesn't mean that I *want* to. I want to be the silly nemesis of a street level hero"

After a superhero destroyed your home and killed your family during a fight you swore you would have your vengeance and destroy the heroes once and for all. You may only be a rat but that is not going to stop you.

You are an above-average villain. You have it all, power, fame, enough comfort and even a nemesis. Of course, he is almost like your best friend. And if that wasn't enough, you also have a beautiful family, kids and all. One day, your find out that your nemesis has been abusing his sidekick.

Knowing the hero would call upon the power of friendship to win against them, the villain simply killed all the hero's friends. What he didn't expect is what the power of grief looked like.

You're a superhero's sidekick. But he doesn't pay you, so you're also moonlighting as the minion of a supervillain your hero never faces. Until one day, he does.

Most villains betray their henchmen and right hands when things get tough. But not you. You stick by them and they go through hell and back for you. Always.

You were the only child that didn't have powers in a family of metahumans. Today you got kidnapped by a supervillain... and none of your family came to the rescue.

You are a superhero, who also happens to be a therapist. Your supervillain nemesis has just captured you and is giving the usual “love and friendship is for the weak” speech. You can’t help but ask, “Dude, who hurt you?”

You are a superhero in the countryside and mostly deal with low level villains and petty crimes, but that doesn't mean you are weak. So when a full-fledged villain suddenly turned up on your doorstep you found them significantly easier to handle than your condescending big city colleagues.

You are a Superhero, one of many in your city. There's a local Supervillain, who always plays up the comedic side of his vast incompetence, to the point that you and your fellow heroes enjoy seeing him. Today, a new, cocky Superhero killed his minion. The Supervillain's reaction shocked you.

You’re a supervillain that was working on a grand scheme until the hero came by, massacred hundreds of your minions, and foiled your plans. Now at their mercy, you closed your eyes and accepted your death when suddenly they let you go, claiming that if they kill you, they’ll be just like you.

"We shall defeat you villain! With the power of friendship!" "I have friends too you dick"

"so you are telling me, that you, a super genius super villain, is just here to rob the bank, no deep plot or philosophical metaphor about society, you just want the money?"the hero asks, "thank god"

You used to be the scourge of kingdoms, the reaper of heroes and the mere mention of your name scared even the toughest of them. But today no one remembers you and you are fine with that. You have lived in peace ever since until one day a stranger approaches you and calls you by your true name.

You're a retired S-tier supervillain. After you retired, you married a B-tier hero. You are forced back onto the stage when an A-tier villain attempts to kill your spouse.

"I should've been a hero instead of following my family's legacy" a villain sighed to himself while rescuing civillians trapped under the rubbles of destroyed buildings caused by the reckless and arrogant hero who's still telling the fakest story to his Twitch fans while striking poses

Rule 12 of the Official Evil Villain Rulebook™ states that "One of my advisors will be an average five-year-old child. Any flaws in my plan that they spot will be corrected." You, as the local villain you decide to do just that. It soon turns out your plans have quite a few flaws in them.

The world's most powerful superhero have gone rogue. All the remaining heroes and villains are helpless on their own. So they must free the hero's greatest enemy, who is sealed away in a supposedly impenetrable prison.

You, a D-list villain, like to make sure that all the kid superheroes you fight study, so you weave bits of their lessons into your evil schemes.

The villain teleports behind the hero. "Nothing personal, kiddo". The hero also knows flash step and teleports behind the villain. The villain teleports behind the hero again. The hero does the same...things escalate.

“Why would you choose that monster over me!” The hero yelled at their former protégé, who stood beside the villain. The protégé answered, “Because they treated me like a child, not a foot soldier.”

You, a supervillain, answer a knock at your door, only to find your superhero nemesis shivering, bleeding, scared, and slightly dazed (as if drugged). They appear to have been assaulted. The hero mumbles “...didn’t know where else to go…” before collapsing into your arms.

A young villain tried to mug you, but upon seeing your face, he fled in terror. Upon further investigation, you discover that your high school sweetheart is now the most powerful villain in the world and has you on a list titled "hurt them, and I'll kill you."

Doctor Evil is a campy Saturday morning supervillain and usually defeated by pre-teen heroes. Lesson included. He also once took down an entire alien armada by himself because they were ruining his fight with one of his pre-teen foes

You're a supervillain, but you work on your secret identity as a childcare worker. Today, you plan to confront the absent father of a child you've grown quite attached to

You are a superhero and you are sick of it. So you decide to fake your death in the next fight with your nemesis. Unfortunately they have the same plan.

“I’ve seen what your secret identity has done. The charities, the scholarships, the women shelters. In fact you may have may done more good in this world than I ever could, even as their hero. So why do you still dress up as the villain?”

You thought your self as a normal person living a normal life. That was until your house was destroyed during a fight between a superhero and a supervillain. The look of terror in their eyes when they saw you changed that notion.

You’re a supervillain, who has lived a completely normal ‘cover’ life… until you discover your wife of ten years is actually your superhero arch nemesis.

You have designed superhero costumes for decades. Good, bad, it doesn't matter. You give everyone an costume that fits them with no bias. Now the superheroes are telling you that you can't make costumes for villians anymore. The villians step up to protect you.