“ | I was driven by Venom... it controlled me, not the other way around. I meant to break you. I meant to rule your city. But the Venom weakened my judgement and I lost everything. Now I know that you were never my enemy. My enemies were lined against me before I was born. | „ |
~ Bane telling how his addiction affected him. |
“ | I gotta tell you, Orel. (drinks liquor) Your cup is always half-empty. | „ |
~ Clay Puppington showing Orel his addiction to Liquor in "Nature (Part 1)". |
Other villains are addicted to substances or even certain activities and behaviors. Villains who are Addicts can thus be considered Tragic because most addictions are beyond their control. However, they can become much less sympathetic if their addictive behavior disproportionately harms others and they willingly refuse treatment to the point of becoming Pure Evil at worst.
Mental illnesses are worsened by drug abuse which is one of the reasons for these villains to be violent and sometimes psychotic if coupled with dissociations and/or schizophrenic disorders. Likewise, prolonged use can cause illnesses to manifest as well as the obvious dangers of chemical addictions (which in the case of alcohol is known as alcoholism).
Despite the fact that addiction is classed as an illness, it is stigmatized in societies with many seeing Addicts as drunkards or low-lives who bring misery upon themselves; some use this as justification to abuse and/or kill such individuals as Social Darwinist and/or Harbinger for Rebirth ideals, some Serial Killers specifically targeting such people in order to "purify" the worlds they live in; this makes Addicts a complicated matter for Heroes and societies as a whole with varying degrees of sympathy being put forth depending on factors. Due to this, many works generally show that regardless of what they are addicted to, they still must help themselves before expecting others to help them.
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- A-Train (comics)
- A-Train (TV Series)
- Abdul-Aziz al-Razim
- Abduwali Muse (Captain Phillips)
- Abomination (Marvel)
- Absorbing Man (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Absorbing Man (Marvel)
- Abstract Daddy
- Abusive Father
- Accelerator
- Adam Honeycutt
- Adam Jackson
- Adam McIntyre
- Adam Sewell
- Adam Stanheight
- Adam, Chris & Noah
- Addiction Demon
- Adolf Hitler (Hitler Kaput)
- Adolf Hitler (Jojo Rabbit)
- Adrian Doorbal
- Adrian Harris
- Aegon II Targaryen
- Aegon IV Targaryen
- Agnes (Hansel & Gretel Get Baked)
- Agony (Marvel)
- Ahri
- Aileen Greene
- Aileen Wuornos (Monster)
- Aki Myojin
- Akihito Uchiumi
- Alan (Alantutorial)
- Alan Connor
- Alec Frost
- Alec Stoke-d'Urberville
- Alex (A Clockwork Orange)
- Alex (Bad Influence)
- Alex and Ash
- Alex's Droogs
- Alexa Pearson
- Alexander (Murder Party)
- Alexander Monroe
- Alexander Strizhov
- Alexia (Titane)
- Alice Jenkins
- Alicia Hunt
- Aliens (Żołnierze Przyszłości)
- Alistair Beldingford
- Alistair Ryle
- Alonzo Fineski
- Alvin Marsh
- Alyce
- Amanda Young
- Amir Blumenfeld
- Amma Crellin
- Amory Lorch
- Ancelotti Family
- AnCom
- Andre (Grimm)
- Andrei Puscus
- Andrew Briggs
- Andrew Carver
- Andrew Cunanan (American Crime Story)
- Andrew Graves
- Android 15
- Angel (Kingsman)
- Angel Dust (Brickleberry)
- Angie (RoboCop)
- Angry Video Game Nerd
- Anita Johnson
- Anna Sartori
- Anthony Martinez
- Antichrist (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen)
- Arak'Taral
- Arbiter (Arby 'n' The Chief)
- Argent Skinner
- Ariel Castro (Cleveland Abduction)
- Aristide Akintola
- Arkadij Jegorov
- Arkady Ourumov
- Arkhan the Black
- Armando Ruis Salinas
- Arnold "Poet" Jackson
- Arruda
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- Arthur Morgan
- Arthur Shelby
- Arthur Walsh
- Asa Sweet
- Ashley Graves
- Asimov Solensan
- Asmodeus (Supernatural)
- Assassins
- Audrey Pressler
- Augus (Asura's Wrath)
- Aunt Ruth Chandler
- Austin Sommers
- Avery Bullock
- Axle (Road Rash)
- Azar Javed
- Baby Jane Hudson
- Bad Alien
- Bad Bill
- Bad Girl
- Badger (Breaking Bad)
- Bakasura
- Ballas (Grand Theft Auto)
- Bandit Keith
- Bando Gora Captain
- Bane (Arkhamverse)
- Bane (Batman vs. TMNT)
- Bane (Batman: The Brave and the Bold)
- Bane (DC Animated Universe)
- Bane (DC Universe Online)
- Bane (DC)
- Bane (Telltale)
- Bane (The Murder Machine)
- Bane (Young Justice)
- Barack Obama (The Cleveland Show)
- Barbara Kean (Gotham)
- Barbie Wire
- Barker
- Baron Samedi (folklore)
- Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
- Barrels
- Bartholomew Argus
- Barton George Dawes
- Bat-Dad
- Batman (Frank Miller)
- Bats (Baby Driver)
- Baxter (Red Dwarf)
- Bazarack Killdiedeath
- Bea Adams
- Beaugarde Lesko
- Beauregard Rice
- Beauty Smith (Disney)
- Beauty Smith (Jack London)
- Beauty Smith (Zanna Bianca)
- Beavis and Butt-Head
- Becky McDonald
- Bekhesh
- Belle Noir
- Belzert
- Ben Dover
- Ben Gardner
- Ben Hopkins
- Bender Bending Rodríguez
- Benito Mussolini (Danger 5)
- Benjamin Ragguch
- Benji Ashby
- Benny Lopez
- Bernard Black
- Bernard Loredo
- Bertram (Red Dead Redemption)
- Betty Wilson
- Beyond Birthday
- Bhaal
- Big Brain
- Big Daddy (Rogue Trip)
- Big Ern (Runt)
- Big Mac
- Big Smoke
- Biker (Hotline Miami)
- Bill Boss
- Bill Clinton (Family Guy)
- Bill Fisk
- Bill Jarvis
- Bill O'Neil (Judas and the Black Messiah)
- Bill Ponderosa
- Bill Sykes
- Bill Williamson (Red Dead Redemption)
- Billion
- Billy Butcher (TV Series)
- Billy Fleeter
- Billy Jacobs
- Billy Joe
- Billy Nolan
- Billy Walker
- Birch Barlow
- Bitsy Brandenham
- Bjorn (Vinland Saga)
- Black Cat (Marvel's Spider-Man)
- Black Scorpion
- Black Skulls
- Black Spider
- Blanche DuBois
- Blarney Cock
- Blind Ivan
- Blood Eagles
- Bloodbeard
- Blue (Fritz The Cat)
- Boat Jacker
- Bob Barnes
- Bob Ewell
- Bob Sheldon
- Bob Underwood
- Bobbies (We Happy Few)
- Bobby Monday