Why do so many people love the Villain?

[jamesworkshop]

I have my own opinions and conclusions, I want others.
What signifigance do you see in it?
Why do people relate to the Villain?
Do YOU relate to the Villain? Which villain? May I ask why?
.. what about Villains that become so popular they become the hero? (or were a "villain" protagonist anyway)

Easy villians are the ones with the grand plans that the hero mearly reacts to.
Heros typically end up in the boy scout where they simply become personifications of wholesomeness that robs them of actual humanity, villians have all the skill but all fail due to being human they are imperfect, heros simply lack flaws and tend to be perfect in everyway.

Heros are unrelatable because ordinary humans don't have laser vision or the ability to fly

 

[Badger Kyre]

Which villain? Sometimes, it's because the villain is either sympathetic, or simply cool and charismatic enough to make up for it.

Interesting, coming from a Neutral Drow - which a purist like me would say is a contradiction in terms. Should i blame Anne Rice for starting that, Joss for following it, or Just RA Slaverbore?

Usually Neutral Evil, keep in mind.

Neutral Drow, if you're still out there; THIS is for you;
messing up my perfectly awesome CHAOTIC EVIL drow: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BadassDecay

May you be sentenced to eternal life reading " Drow Tales" as penance.