: If you're a writer, you're probably aware that there are generally two ways you can create a hero/villain conflict: Active Hero, Passive Villain: The hero is trying to get X, and the villain

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If you're a writer, you're probably aware that there are generally two ways you can create a hero/villain conflict:
Active Hero, Passive Villain: The hero is trying to get X, and the villain is trying to stop them. Maybe the villain also wants X, maybe the villain just doesn't want X gotten. Think Tony Stark vs Obadiah Stane in Iron Man or Frodo vs Sauron in The Lord of the Rings*. Is your MC trying to reach something? A good villain might be someone who wants the same thing.
Active Villain, Passive Hero: The villain is trying to get X, usually something bad, and the hero has to stop them. Think Aang vs the Firelord in Avatar: The Last Airbender, or the Avengers vs Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War. This also covers heroes who are just trying to exist, and the villain wants them to not do that; think Snow White vs the Evil Queen in Snow White, or most horror movie protagonists. Does your MC live in a world at large that is hostile to people like her? A good villain might be someone who notices her powers.

* I realize Sauron's overall plan was to take over Middle-Earth, and the heroes were trying to stop him, but in Frodo's arc Sauron was more of an obstacle.

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