Aemi Kurisuchan wrote: Hey, that makes sense. The lovable villain will not be sucking the hope out of you, or messing with your humanity, or anything like that. He's just here to provide future viewing pleasure.
Okay, we've come up with very good reasons why we like the lovable villain. But, what exactly is it that makes us hate the hated villain so much?
(By hate him, I mean wishing he would just go away, and you'd be happy if you never saw him again. Like the Joker, maybe?)
Hmmm...I'll take a shot at it, using three villains that I can think of right now that I really do not like, and try to figure out why I don't like them.  
1) Joker (cold-blooded/black-hearted) -- seriously, anyone would like Joker, and without any practical reason (I can't even think of any), in my opinion would have to be...weird. He's a villain I really, really hate (okay, not that strongly, but I certainly do not like him). I'd be happier if his 9 lives would cease and all of Gotham City could live in peace without such a terrible tormentor.
What makes him so "hate-able" is because...of his inhuman ways. He seems like the type of person who enjoys watching other people suffer. He has no mercy, has no love. His enjoyment is torturing people, watching people suffer through pain (whether physically or emotionally). It's hard to like a cold-blooded, black-hearted villain like him.
2) Gaston (arrogant) (from Beauty and the Beast) is a Villain B type of villain as well. I think what I dislike most is his arrogance. He is so full of himself; he thinks of no one but himself. He might not be as cruel and cold-hearted as Joker--not enough to commit murder, that is, but I think his cruelty lies in another sort of way, the cruelty that likes being in control of things, being on top of things, regardless of how many people get trampled in the process.
3) Denethor (heartless) (Boromir and Faramir's father) -- is another villain that I find difficult to love. Perhaps it is partly because he favors Boromir over Faramir (and I like Faramir better, hehe). But I think it's more of because the way he treated Faramir. He never recognized Faramir's accomplishments, always praising Boromir instead. He never allowed Faramir to do something big, but always gave the more favorable tasks to Boromir. And when he said that he wished Faramir had died in Boromir's stead, I almost flew to the TV screen and smacked him. He's heartless where he is not concerned, and where his wishes and desires are not concerned. He's okay with Boromir, because Boromir's his favorite son, and he feels his favorite can get him everything he wants. But he's not okay with Faramir, and because he's not okay, then he thinks it must be all right to treat Faramir terribly. C'mon, what kind of father would think of setting his son--who is alive, but just in a feverish sleep--on fire so that "the line of stewards is now ended"? (or something like that) So you can see I have this bitter grudge against him.
Let me put my thinking cap on, and I might get back. 
*lightbulb* I remember my literature class where we learned the different elements and the kinds of characters in a story. Our teacher mentioned characters who were foils of each other. Like Sam and Gollum. One is meant to make the other look good, and in turn, that other is meant to make the one look bad (okay, not really, but to bring out traits that would show their opposites). Maybe the reason why we dislike type B villains so much is because they are foil/s of the main character/s. And if we like the main character so much, then, naturally, we would dislike the villainous counterpart, especially if his objective is to thwart the main character from succeeding.
I don't know...just a thought.
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