Villain

What is a Villain?
A villain, also called an antagonist, anti-hero, bad guy, and/or evil-doer, is a person, character, or thing determined to cause harm and do evil things, such as robbing a bank, kidnapping somebody, or possibly killing people. Heroes are their main enemy, but both sides are balanced, so neither alignment has the upper hand. Villains have more ways to earn some cash than heroes, but heroes earn more for defeating a villain, so their "income" is balanced as well. Mephiles is a villain, and tries to kill Sonic and his clan named Heroic Hedgehogs. One of many evil clans is ☆Pure Evil☆. Another is Demonic Darkhogz. For more, see List of Villain Clans. Another advantage of being a villain is the fact you can kill both heroes and  innocent characters. Both yield decent EXP when defeated, but being defeated by them takes EXP from you as well.

Advantages of Being a Villain

 * Can kill heroes and neutral characters.
 * Can rob banks.
 * Can steal things from other players at LVL 15.
 * Can kill heroes and neutral-aligned characters for EXP. (Heroes give more EXP than neutral characters)
 * Can access some hideouts.
 * Can scare NPCs into giving extra items and/or information.
 * Can make friends with other villains.
 * Can team up with several villains to swarm a shop or ambush heroes.
 * Villain menu has more features than neutral.
 * Represented by a red dot on the map.
 * Easier to steal things during the night.
 * Get more valuable items from higher-level players.
 * Get more EXP from killing high-level heroes.
 * If Tails bans you from buying anything at the Tails Inn, disguising yourself, robbing him, and/or having somebody else buy it and give it to you work as an alternatives.

Disadvantages of Being a Villain

 * You are represented as a red dot on heroes' maps too -- they may notice and attack.
 * Heroes will attack you often. Even Sonic the Hedgehog and hero NPCs will attack you.
 * Cannot steal items from other players under LVL 15. You and the other player must be LVL 15 or higher.
 * You are in the player's sight when you steal something -- always go for unsuspecting victims. Heroes will most likely attack you.
 * Stolen items, Rings, and keys will be dropped when you are defeated. The last 5 items you've stolen will be dropped.
 * Harder to steal items during the day.
 * Tails will not let you buy anything at the Tails Inn if he knows you're a crook -- you must have somebody else buy things for you.