Antagonists
Culture concept
Any tags pertaining to the antagonist(s), the characters that oppose the player character's work.
This is a container group; its children are:
| Alien menace | Some form of alien being or beings serve as the prime antagonistic force. (too short) | 1980 / 2018 | 148 games |
| Ancient enemy | Deals with the return of some ancient evil or other terrible foe from long "forgotten" past. (too short) | 1987 / 2018 | 115 games |
| Animal menace | Animals, of any time period or type (besides humans), provide the primary antagonistic force. (too short) | 1982 / 2012 | 2 games |
| Antagonist awareness | The antagonist expresses awareness of the protagonist's actions, location, etc. Often taunting them from afar somehow. | 1982 / 2017 | 44 games |
| Antagonist designing | Player can design their antagonist. (too short) | 1993 / 2009 | 2 games |
| Anti-villain | The antagonist is not as evil as they might initially seem. May even go so far that you might question your own actions in bringing down their plans. | 1992 / 2024 | 60 games |
| Demonic menace | One or more demons or other demonic beings serve as the main antagonistic force. (too short) | 1994 / 2020 | 47 games |
| Divine Menace | A god or divine being, or several, serve as the main antagonistic force. (too short) | 1995 / 2019 | 35 games |
| Evil genius | A single - presumably highly intellectual - person is causing trouble in the world. (too short) | 1985 / 2017 | 49 games |
| Evil overlord | A single person has somehow gained unswerving loyalty of numerous creatures and is causing trouble in the world. | 1982 / 2022 | 224 games |
| Female antagonist | The primary character opposing the player character is female. (too short) | 1992 / 2024 | 101 games |
| Human menace | Humans in general function as the main antagonistic force. (too short) | 1984 / 2013 | 10 games |
| Insectoid menace | Insects, spiders, or other insect-like beings function as the main antagonistic force. (too short) | 1982 / 2014 | 26 games |
| No main antagonist | For whatever reason, there is no main antagonist. (too short) | 2006 / 2017 | 22 games |
| Robot menace | Some form of robotic/artificial being or beings serve as the prime antagonistic force. (too short) | 1979 / 2022 | 89 games |
| Secondary antagonist | Features an antagonist that is separate (not an underling or similar ally) of the main one. Occasionally the secondary antagonist goes undefeated in actual play and are either left as too unimportant, sequel hook, or mopped up in the ending cutscenes. (too long) | 1998 / 2020 | 35 games |
| Undead menace | Some form of undead being or beings serve as the prime opposing force. (too short) | 1986 / 2016 | 59 games |