A copy of this "article" fell into my hands recently.  I don't know where it
was from originally.  I'd like to know what people think of this, what anime
villains would be the best examples of members of each category, and if
anything could be added:

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THE BAD GUY

When writing a story with a villain, one thing one has to remember is
exactly what type of villain is being played.  Basically, there are two
types of villain: those who say "Bah!" and those who don't say "Bah!"

Those who don't are simple enough: they speak like regular guys - just like
you do!  Unless of course you're one of the twenty or so people on Earth who
actually say "Bah!".  If you are, then you probably already know how to be a
villain and should stop reading this and turn yourself in to the authorities.

THOSE WHO SAY "BAH!"

THE NIHILIST: This is the single most dangerous type of villain. A nihilist
will blow up the entire world just because he feels that existence is
meaningless.  because of this, the nihilist doesn't really care if he is
blown up too; he wants to destroy everything that exists.
        The nihilist's hatred of existence spills over into his
conversational skills. As existence is meaningless, so too are words. A true
nihilist would probably say something like this:

        "Bah!"

before blowing up the world.  This tends to limit the nihilist's dramatic
appeal which is why the semi-nihilist is more often used byy authors.

THE SEMI-NIHILIST: A villain who feels that existence is meaningless but who
realises that other people may actually cherish their lives (this wouldn't
matter to a true nihilist, who wouldn't give a damn about the meaningless
opinions of all those meaningless people who cherish their meaningless
lives).  The semi-nihilist has a sadistic streak - he likes to see people
sweat ofer the fates of their existences and will normally say things like:

        "Bah! There's nothing you can do! With my [INSERT WEAPONRY HERE], I
will destroy first you, then this building, then the block, then the suburb,
then the city, then the state, then the country, then the continent, then
the hemisphere, then the planet, then the solar system, then..."

        Sometimes this is too much of a bother to say, so the semi-nihilist
will simply opt for "Bah!" and then blow up the world but not before leaving
enough clues for the heroes to be able to stop him.

THE POWER LUSTING VILLAIN: This is the sort of villain who wants to control
the world.  This usually stems from wanting to have things his way or from a
humanitarian view of how things may be run better if only he was in charge.

        "Bah!" the villain says "The governments of mankind are run by
fools! I shall take over the world and create a Utopia!

Sometimes the villain realizes that there are billions of people who don't
want to live in this version of Utopia (read: Totalitarianism) and the
villain tries to take over through means of charismatic persuasion.

        "Join me!" the villain says "and we will walk hand in hand into a
paradise where people are free to say 'Bah!' if they want to!"

THE PSYCHOPATH: Generally okay, clear-thinking person who has warped ideas
about things such as morality and reality.  This is the sort of person who
holds a gun to your head and asks you to tell him how many fingers he has up.

        "Bah! You haven't the capacity, the vision, to think as clearly as I
do!"  This is a common psychopathic statement said when you count the number
of fingers that are there instead of the number of fingers he thinks should
be there. "Let me ventilate your brain to help you out." he will say before
pulling the trigger.

THOSE WHO *DON'T* SAY "BAH!"

THE MERCENARY: While a good deal of us will do just about anything for money
(work at fast food stores, as sports umpires, etc), the mercenary is more
blatant about it. The mercenary will do anything for money, no matter who it
hurts or how it will affect himself. If the price is right, he'll do it.
        The mercenary would sat something like this:
"You want to what? Buy my mother?! Who are you kidding... I sold her last
week!" 

THE THRILL SEEKER: This is the true idiot of the villain world.  You give
some guy a single power or gimmick and he thinks he can do anything. The
thrill seeker usually gets into trouble and then lives to regret is. But
does that stop him from leaping in at the next sign of something that looks
like fun? 
        Nope.
        The thrill seeker would say something like this:
        
        "Hey Wolverine! Your mother dresses you funny!"

        Most thrill seekers don't last very long in the villain business.