What is villain?

A villain is someone who tries to make things hard for others so they can win or have fun.

Imagine you're playing a game where you and your friend are trying to reach the end first. If your friend keeps moving your pieces out of the way or takes all the best cards, that’s like being a villain in the game, they’re making it harder for you so they can win more easily.

A villain doesn’t always have to be mean. Sometimes they just really want something and are willing to do tricky things to get it. Like when your brother takes all the cookies from the jar before you can grab one, he’s being a little villain in the cookie battle.

Villains make stories more exciting because they challenge the heroes (or players) to be brave and smart. Without villains, everyone would just win all the time, and that wouldn’t be very fun!