Villaincore is an aesthetic which encompasses being yourself and doing everything in your power to get what you want, by any means necessary. This, for example, might be becoming rich or famous, or getting revenge on someone who's wronged you. Villaincore is sometimes embraced by people who were wrongfully (in their opinion) seen as the "bad guy", and are now reclaiming that. Villaincore is sometimes associated to trauma, as victims can use the idea of becoming someone so powerful they would be feared (and often getting revenge) through their bad experiences as a coping mechanism.
Visual
Villaincore visuals usually revolve around darkness and the passion you carry for reaching your goal.
Common Motifs:
- Chains and chaincuffs
- Skulls & Bones
- Crosses
- Crowns
- Test Tubes and Scientific/Medical Equipment
- Animals associated with darkness such as crows, ravens, snakes, cats, wolves etc.
- Animals associated with royalty and battle such as lions and horses
- Hearts, both broken or whole
- Weaponry (Normally not modern, such as daggers, swords and revolvers)
Common Colours:
- Red
- Black and deep grays
- Purple
- Green
- Gold
- Silver
- Varying neon colours (Often associated with the futuristic or mad scientist sub-categories of the aesthetic)
Fashion
Villaincore fashion can involve any clothing suitable for, you are your own ruler and you deserve to look like your own ruler.
Villaincore outfits can be varied, as some people like to go for a "cartoon villain" style (e.g. an evil scientist), and others more as realistic villain, for example a more royal style. Villaincore outfits don't need to relate to royalty, even if they are often associated to it; it is about wearing whatever makes you feel like the one in control.
This could include:
- Leather
- Heeled boots or buckled boots
- Labcoats or trenchcoats (long coats in general)
- Stripes, or geometric patterning
- Ripped clothing
- Black nail polish
- Goggles or glasses
- Long dresses
- Crowns as accessories
- Ornate jewelry
Instead of buying clothing specially made for a villain, you can and are encouraged in creating and customizing clothing for yourself.
Music
Songs
Playlists
Youtube
- Pov: Your god complex is acting up again > a villaincore playlist by bookisheunoia
- I'm the villain of my own story > a villaincore playlist by bookisheunoia
- A playlist to feel like a villain that is also the main character by raviolae
- "I was once a hero too" (queer coded villain playlist) by Bread Moth
Spotify
- Villaincore 🖤 by my
- Villaincore anthems. by gvviii
- Villain playlist 😈 by nicolgee
- Villain Arc by Mercury/Ghost/Ace/River/Max
- Who knew being evil could be so much fun? by neon-zoologist
- The Villaincore Collection⛓ by That Cat
- Chaotic Villaincore by !Cadmus!
- Villaincore playlist by brynn
- villain arc? say no more. by jaiden
Media
TV
Books
Note: Some books listed may have darker themes due to the nature of the stories and characters.
- Dracula by Bram Stoker
- Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Mayhem and Madness: Chronicles of a Teenaged Supervillain by J.A.Dauber
- Circe by Madeline Miller
- My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Resources
External links to help get a better understanding of this aesthetic.
Pinterest Boards:
- villaincore aesthetic by :)
- Villaincore by Autumn's Ghost
- ” What a plot twist you were . ” by solum