The Villain's Journey

<p> The villain's journey is rare in popular culture--most characters are fully-formed tyrants with little to no story arc. However, a few particularly epic series take the time to develop complex villains, including <I>Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Smallville, Babylon 5, Game of Thrones</I>, and <I>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</I>. Increasingly, villains' origin stories have found new popularity through films like <I>Wicked, Maleficent</I>, and <I>