# Villain

Social media is buzzing with discussions about fictional villains, with a significant surge in posts and engagements this past week. Top news highlights include a former footballer's aspiration to become a 'Bond villain' and a director's take on Skeletor embodying toxic masculinity.

### About Villain
Villain refers to a character or entity whose actions are harmful or opposed to the protagonist in a narrative.  

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[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/villain/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: [----------]  
Daily Average: [----------]  
[--] Week: [---------] -75%  
[--] Month: [-------------] -57%  
[--] Months: [--------------] +61%  
[--] Year: [--------------] +132%  
1-Year High: [-------------] on 2025-12-05  
1-Year Low: [----------] on 2025-10-25  

Engagements by network (24h):
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[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/villain/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
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1-Year High: [------] on 2025-12-20  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-05-08  

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### Creators: [------] (24h)
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[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/villain/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[------] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Villain in the last [--] hours which is down 0.77% from [------] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [------]  
1-Year High: [------] on 2025-12-20  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-05-08  
  
  
### Sentiment: 74%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:villain/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/villain/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 74%  
Daily Average: 71%  
[--] Week: 65% -3%  
[--] Month: 73% +15%  
[--] Months: 73% -1%  
[--] Year: 73% +19%  
1-Year High: 90% on 2025-12-05  
1-Year Low: 45% on 2025-02-23  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Villain as a Character Archetype: (40%) Discussions and analyses of characters who serve as antagonists in narratives, exploring their motivations, impact, and development.
- Villainous Portrayals in Media: (30%) Focus on specific actors, characters, and films/shows where villains are prominent, including praise for performances and iconic villain moments.
- Reinterpreting Villains: (20%) Exploration of how certain characters, initially perceived as villains, can be re-examined or understood from different perspectives.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Real-World Villains and Controversies: (10%) Discussions linking fictional villain archetypes to real-world figures and controversial events, often with strong opinions and accusations.
  

### Top Villain News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"Ex-Premier League striker Carew who was sentenced to [--] months in jail now a Netflix star hoping to be a 'Bond villain' FORMER Aston Villa striker John Carew wants to swap his memorable strike partnership with Gabby Agbonlahor for a big screen role next to Tom Hardy. Carew [--] has revealed his desire to be in a Jam"  
[News Link](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/38159737/john-carew-james-bond-tom-hardy-villa-angelina-jolie/) [@TheSun](/creator/x/TheSun) 2026-02-08T17:24Z 2M followers, [----] engagements


"Travis Knight describes Skeletor as the 'embodiment of toxic masculinity' Fox News "Masters of the Universe" director Travis Knight described Skeletor as the "embodiment of toxic masculinity" in the upcoming [----] film starring Jared Leto as the classic He-Man villain"  
[News Link](https://www.foxnews.com/media/masters-universe-reboot-director-says-villain-skeletor-embodiment-toxic-masculinity) [@FoxNews](/creator/x/FoxNews) 2026-02-07T20:16Z 28.1M followers, [---] engagements


"Linda Taylor welfare queen: Ronald Reagan made her a notorious American villain. Linda Taylor’s other sins were far worse. Ronald Reagan loved to tell stories. When he ran for president in [----] many of Reagan’s anecdotes converged on a single point: The welfare state is br "  
[News Link](https://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history/2013/12/linda_taylor_welfare_queen_ronald_reagan_made_her_a_notorious_american_villain.html) [@Slate](/creator/x/Slate) 2025-06-05T17:35Z 1.4M followers, 110.6K engagements


"Clips from Oto's Live streams P22 #allhailmephiles #allhailkingmephiles Rated M for Mature Audience Of all the lies humans tell "I love you" is my favorite :smirk: ______________________________________________________________________________ "although you are seen as a hero in one person's story you will always be a villain in another person's story" - "In spite of everything you've done for them eventually they'll hate you. Why bother" MY RUMBLE please join and FOLLOW https://rumble.com/user/Otokun Donate to my cafe ko-fi at https://ko-fi.com/otokun. https://www.patreon.com/Otokun PayPal"  
[News Link](https://www.healthline.com/health/fertility-timeline) [@TechCrunch](/creator/x/TechCrunch) 2024-12-26T15:05Z 228.6M followers, 647.4K engagements



### Top Villain Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"@Patriots Drake Maye against teams not named the Jets and Dolphins"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PackersRunNFC/status/2020701102854021594) [@PackersRunNFC](/creator/x/PackersRunNFC) 2026-02-09T03:27Z [---] followers, 55.2K engagements


"@FearedBuck Theres no verified evidence that Chris Brown posted THEY NEED ME in direct reaction to Bad Bunnys Super Bowl halftime performance that claim isnt backed by mainstream news or reliable sources right now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AGoodVillainn/status/2020691329169473831) [@AGoodVillainn](/creator/x/AGoodVillainn) 2026-02-09T02:48Z [----] followers, 35.4K engagements


"@CFC_Janty Yeah losing 1.6M viewers is huge on paper but numbers alone dont tell the story"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AGoodVillainn/status/2020689199071203526) [@AGoodVillainn](/creator/x/AGoodVillainn) 2026-02-09T02:40Z [----] followers, 93.8K engagements


"This gotta be the most boring SuperBowl in NFL history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/THEEEhottie/status/2020678464723186095) [@THEEEhottie](/creator/x/THEEEhottie) 2026-02-09T01:57Z 33K followers, 23.9K engagements

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