Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-1487677-20160128223252/@comment-4091815-20160129042729

Villain - ''A deliberate scoundrel or criminal. An extremely depraved person, or one capable or guilty of great crimes. A character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot.''

The key to all these definitions is the concept of motive. They must deliberately set about committing crimes or bad acts.

The beast, as it is currently, lacks motive and has no concept that it's actions are wrong. It is no more evil than a hurricane. It's not a villain.

Valack is trying to help. He's not torturing Lydia. He is attempting to make her more powerful and, therefore, a more effective weapon against the Dread Doctors. He's not a villain.

Peter was out for revenge. He knew what he was doing was wrong by accepted standards but felt his evil was justified. He's still a villain.

You can call The Desert Wolf a villain but her motives are only important to a subplot of the main action. I don't think you can really count her in the "too many" argument.