10 Best Tips for Writing EVIL Dialogue

Let’s talk about how to write dialogue for villains! Specifically, how to craft your villain’s or antagonist’s voice. A lot of people agree that writing baddies is the best, so I’m breaking down my ten best tips for writing evil dialogue for your villains so that they come across as original characters that your readers will love to hate. These tips include how to make a villain multidimensional, why you should not copy your favorite authors, how to avoid cliches in your writing, and more! So if you’ve been wondering how to write threatening dialogue, what goes into writing dialogue for villains, or want to know how to craft a believable villain, this video has ya covered! Personally, #7 and #10 are my favorite, so make sure you stick around!
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[Arduousintent]

I like it when a villain is delusional. Like they have total faith in what they're saying and doing, even though it's super twisted (especially when they're trying to convince the protagonist to join them).

[renjiai]

"Do the tides command this ship?"
"I'm about to celebrate becoming an only child"
"Don't flatter yourself. You were never even a player."
"My own mother thought I was a monster. She was right of course."

[ClintLoweTube]

Stephen King made a evil character kick a dog at the start to show his low character, then Stephen gets hate mail for months for cruelty to animals. Can you believe people can't understand a story teller is only making something up?

[Shatterverse]

One of my favorite underapreciated pieces of vilian dialogue is from _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_ film where Alan Rickman played the Sheriff of Nottingham: "I'm going to cut your heart out with a spoon!" "Why a spoon cousin?" "Because it's dull you twit, it'll hurt more!"

[arrow_of_ravenclaw]

I don’t know if this opinion is unpopular, but I love villains who are just evil. I find those villains fun; like Cruella from once upon a time. Complex villains are great, but sometimes the crazy ones are fun, and some of the scariest because they’re just evil for the heck of it

Edit: Jack Horner from puss in boots 2 too

[rorysyers]

I like it when the villain likes the protagonist, like they see the mc as a friend or something like that. I particularly like it if they've been friend for a long time so when it's time to throw out cutting remarks the villain will know just how to hurt the mc.

[JohnBradford]

When you said less is more, you really weren't kidding!

SuperEyepatchWolf did a very cool video on villains that mentioned a scene from an anime where a bunch of big scary villains was about to pour drinks while discussing their evil plan, only for the biggest, scariest guy to ask simply for a glass of orange juice.

Little bits of dialogue like that go a very long way to fleshing out a character's personality without having to bog down the reader with backstory and exposition.

[Gearthepunk]

"I've met real people who experience mania, and they don't laugh like that" LMAO 👀 my regular laugh has been coined a cackle thanks to my mom's laugh being a cackle. I'm bipolar and experience mania. 🤣 I'm a real life bad guy trope! I'm living for this!

[WilyGryphon]

"Don't turn your dialogue into diarrhea."

There could be a villain who spouts _so_ many cliched villain phrases, but it would set them apart from other, more unique villains. And a veteran hero (or a jaded civilian from an oft-invaded town) could hang a lampshade on it by listing how many times they've heard each line like Abridged Frieza.
"Kneel before me!" "82." "Tremble before my awesome might!" "51." "Perish!" "106." "THIS CANNOT BE!" "648."

[LordDawnWreaver]

A perfect example of a good villain is evil morty he said the line "This seems like a good time for a drink, and a cold, calculated speech with sinister overtones. A speech about politics, about order, brotherhood, power... but speeches are for campaigning. Now is the time for action.” that line was a perfect example of his character.

[starryeyes]

You’re a lifesaver, I was having second thoughts on my villain’s dialogue.

[warriorxp]

my main villain is like a ''the ends justify the means'' type of person. they dont wanna do these things, but feels only they can bring about the perfect world they envision.

[arrow_of_ravenclaw]

The dialogue depends on what type of villain you’re doing. In one of my WIPs, the villain has to be suave because he’s tricking a lot of people into imprisioning a bunch of innocent teens because of them has a alien stuck where the sun doesn’t shine . In my other story, my villain doesn’t talk that much. He’s a serial killer whose identity isn’t revealed until late in the book

[iferawhite]

My villain actually appears as a supporting character for the first half of the book. He is legally sane but has lived since the neanderthals and is painfully, painfully bored of everything
Because of this he's very wise and knows about many many things, even obscure things, and he's often referred to as a "master of the people" because he's a flawless manipulator and can portray himself any way that benefits him with utmost believability

Sometimes he's energetic, childish, and impatient--other times he's calm, compassionate, and quiet. He's usually hard to describe, but his closest attendants typically describe him as relentlessly sarcastic, bittersweet, and flirtatious

Hes definitely my favorite villain I've written so far--though I'm still trying to find the right balance so that he's sympathetic (which is required for the plot) but still very hateable
And I think this video will really help me avoid any cliches that would spoil all the effort I've put into him. Thanks Jenna :D

[BrassKeyProductions]

I literally just let my grandma read 2 chapters from my book because she really wanted to and the first thing she said was there was a lot of swearing. The first two chapters are from the perspective of sailors. (But she did like it, minus the extremely appropriate swearing).

[valtteripennanen]

>Villians have layers. They're humans after all. (by default)

Me: * suddenly remembers a quote from Shrek *

[Emperor-Quill]

There's a special place in my heart for villains who are normally eloquent and intelligent, but *something* happens and they don't necessarily 180 into going ballistic, but they do shout something that would normally be out of character, but in context shows that whatever the hero did just then that really REALLY did some damage.

Can't get enough of it oough, ,

[happycheese]

Honestly I love a charming villain. It throws off the protagonist because they think the villain is innocent but really they're being made a fool.

[bactriafu]

I like the villains being causual, like they're speaking something that they don't realize how painful it sounds to the listeners.

[invisibleink]

I mean, everybody loves Loki and he's the biggest cliche of them all lol, at least in the MCU.

Tragic backstory? Check.
Daddy issues? Check.
Catchphrases? Check.
Maniacal laughter? Check.

I really do think it just depends on how you do these things, and if you do them well. Obviously, if you do them badly, without giving it any thought at all, it's going to suck. But if it fits the character and it's something they would realistically do, then yeah, go for it. Just give it some thought first.