Guinness World Records counts down top 50 gaming villains (Possible spoilers)

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Soriku said:

Villain is a general term. Antagonist is more or less the same thing. You're looking for "main antagonist" or "main villain."

In simple terms, the protagonist is the main character, while the antagonist is the character who opposes the main character. Not all stories have a true villain, but I suggest a simple definition of a villain in a work of fiction is a character whose actions are condemned by the narrative.

It is very much possible for the protagonist to be a villain, and the antagonist to be the "hero." See also the police in GTA -- there is nothing villainous about them whatsoever, whereas the protagonist is sometimes the true villain (but sometimes just a sort of antihero).