What Famous Supervillain Matches Your Dark Side?

By: Ian Fortney

5 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

In real life, heroes protect us from bad things. Firefighters protect us from fires, police officers protect us from criminals and a good Samaritan on the street may protect us from falling rocks, escaped hyenas or a random mugging. But in the world of superheroes, we need to up the ante. They protect us from supervillains and supervillains are bad, bad news. Their darkness is like a refined, condensed version of the bad things we run across every day. It has to be, since it represents the worst of the worst that needs to be countered by the best of the best.

The supervillain is such a powerful character because whichever one it is, it's like a magnified mirror focused on the worst habits we can imagine. The worst impulses and desires. They come from us and we recognize in us those bad tendencies amplified to a crazy degree, waiting to be thwarted by a hero. You can't help but want the hero to win but at the same time, if it's a good villain, you'll see yourself in there, too. Those are the best kind. So which villain do you see in yourself? Which one comes out when you go to the dark side? Why not take the quiz and see!

All things being equal, are you more light in your day-to-day life or dark?

It's pretty gray.

All darkness all the time
There's some light in there.

Flashes of each

Are you in control of your anger or do you fly off the handle?

I am always in control.

Control? What's that?
I'm mostly in control.

I have my moments.

Do you find that little things set you off easily?

Not little things, no

Yes
It depends.

Sometimes they do, depends on my mood.

What's the most diabolical motive you've ever had for doing something wrong?

Defending what I thought was right

Fun
Revenge

Proving a point

Which of the darker emotions do you tend to succumb to most easily?

Despair

Anger
Hate

Jealousy

Do you ever regret showing your dark side after you've had time to calm down?

Always

Never
In some circumstances

Rarely

Do you actually enjoy arguing with other people?

Not really

I love it.
If I know I'm right

Yeah, sometimes

Have you ever made a fake profile on social media to see what someone was saying about you in secret?

No

Oh yeah
I don't need to do that.

I have several fake accounts.

How long is your fuse?

Quite long

I don't even have one.
Shorter than it should be

A reasonable length

Can you keep a civil tongue in your head, or do you start cussing when you rage?

I don't need to swear.

I curse like a banshee.
I might let a few words fly.

Depends on who I'm mad at

How do you chill yourself out again once you've strayed over to the dark side?

I need time alone.

I have someone in my life who can calm me down.
I work out.

I need a drink.

What annoying habit could someone else have that will absolutely set you off?

Mumbling

Chewing with their mouth open
Biting their fingernails

Leaving the toilet seat up

Are you a road rager?

100%

Yes, I hate traffic.
I'm usually OK.

Not unless someone cuts me off

Are you attracted to other people who have a pretty noticeable dark side as well?

Very much

You could say that.
Never really thought about it

Nah, I prefer someone different.

Has there ever been a particular person in life who brought out your dark side more than someone else? A nemesis, if you will?

No one person in particular

Oh yeah. For years now
I've discovered a person, yes.

It's more of a system than a person. Like society.

How much time do you get in the average year to just get away and not worry about dark things?

Once I get all my work done, I usually have time.

Who says they worry me?
Not much

I try to relax with friends as much as I can.

No one ever really thinks they're the villain in their own story, but do you feel like you've ever done bad things?

Necessary things

What does bad even mean?
Yes, I have.

I'm just trying to do what's best for me.

Have you ever tried therapy or something similar to get more control over any of your darker impulses?

Of course not

I have and it didn't work.
I've thought about it.

I don't think I need it.

What's the best franchise of superhero movies out there?

"The Avengers"

"Batman"
"Blade"

"Spider-Man"

If you were superpowered yourself, which superhero do you feel like you could take on in a fight?

Iron Man

Superman
Black Panther

Captain America

Which supervillain has yet to make an appearance in the MCU that you'd like to see sometime?

Galactus

Carnage
Dr. Doom

Doctor Octopus

Black is obviously the color of choice for people feeling dark and broody. Say the store was sold out of black today. What color are you going with?

Gold

Purple
Silver

Green

Do you hate any actors so much you refuse to watch movies they're in no matter what the movie is about?

That's silly.

It's the opposite! I have to watch their movies to justify my hate.
Yeah, there's one actor.

Only if the movie seemed kind of crappy already

Do you ever hate-watch TV shows and then complain about them on the internet?

No

All the time
One show

I used to, but the show I hated ended.

Have you ever stolen something?

I don't need to steal.

I sure have.
When I wanted something, yes

Not in years

If you tell a lie, that makes you a liar. Are you a liar?

No, I mean what I say.

What if I lie right now?
When I need to be

Yes, I am.

Have you ever blamed something you did on another person just to get the heat off of you?

I take responsibility for my actions.

I'd rather people know what I've done.
If I need to do that, I will.

Yeah, I do that.

The pizza guy arrives 2 minutes early and your food is piping hot and perfect. What are you tipping?

Nothing

20%
15%

$2

Do you ever wish you could go back and do things differently?

All the time

Not once
Yeah, I have a couple of big regrets.

Maybe one thing

What is your best quality on the light side of things?

My sense of fairness

My perseverance
My sense of honor

My creativity

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