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Evil exists thanks to Ahriman, a totally separated and independent entity. Unlike Judeo-Christianity in which God creates The Devil and, though Gods enemy the Devil is his subordinate and is not his equal, thus God is indirectly responsible for the existence of evil, in Zoroastrianism God is absolute and pure goodness to the point that he has nothing to do with evil.

Ahriman, also known as Angra Mainyu (Evil Spirit) is the Evil Counterpart of Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrianism.

A common Christian term for spiritual enemies (the world, the flesh, and the devil) has been analogized as a sort of anti-Trinity to the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

In some interpretations the Apocalypse has also an Evil Counterpart of the Trinity made by Satan, the Antichrist and the False Prophet as opposites of God, Jesus and the Holy Ghost.

The Antichrist is the Evil Counterpart of Christ.

This character is virtually always a Mirror Character to the protagonist. Vice Guy, a Good Is Not Nice type or a Jerk with a Heart of Gold, the Evil Counterpart would have the same negative traits but none of their redeeming qualities. Because The Hero and the Evil Counterpart are such great foils for each other, the counterpart has an excellent chance of being the hero's Arch-Enemy or a Classic Villain, although this is not always the case. They also save creators the trouble of thinking up new abilities to give their villains, especially for comic book heroes and video games (where new abilities have to be implemented).

Classically, an Embodiment of Vice pitched against a correlating Embodiment of Virtue.įrequently, the Evil Counterpart is the character equivalent of For Want of a Nail: they are a Fallen Hero that represents what our hero might have become had their Backstory been slightly different - or what they could still become should they succumb to The Dark Side. They may look like that character and have/had abilities and obstacles similar to them. A character who has similarities to a good or not as evil character, but is evil(er).