Driven by Revenge

"You will soon pay for what you did to me."

- Armando Salazar to Jack Sparrow.

One of the very few things a person is driven to villainy to is revenge. When a villain feels wronged by someone or something, they wish to get their own kind of justice by getting back at the very things they believed had wronged them. Villains who seek revenge usually plan to get it by killing the hero or the hero's loved ones or causing great destruction to not only the hero, but for others as well. There are many ways that can cause a villain to seek revenge against the hero or any other enemy.

Animation Films

 * Zira seeks revenge against Simba as she blames him for Scar's death, despite Scar being killed by his former hyena followers
 * Hal Stewart/Tighten seeks revenge against Megamind for tricking him into believing he was destined to becoming a hero, as well as stealing Roxanne Ritchi from him.
 * Tai Lung seeks revenge against Shifu for denying him the title of the Dragon Warrior as he told him that was destined to be the Dragon warrior.
 * Syndrome seeks revenge on Mr. Incredible for not letting him be his sidekick. Later, Syndrome tries to get revenge on the entire Parr family for ruining his plans by kidnapping their youngest member, Jack-Jack.
 * Randall Boggs seeks revenge on Sulley for besting him at the Scare Games and getting himself humiliated by Roar Omega Roar.

Live Action Films

 * Armando Salazar seeks revenge on Jack Sparrow for leading to his death and resurrection as a ghost in the Devil's Triangle.
 * In Sam Raimi's Spider Man trilogy, Harry Osborn seeks revenge on Peter Parker/Spider Man who blames for the death of his father until he is informed of the true cause of his father's death by his butler in Spider Man 3.

Television

 * In the second season of Arrow, Slade Wilson wishes to get revenge on Oliver Queen by destroying everything he loves as he blames Oliver for Shado's death.