Mad scientist

The Mad Scientist is one of the more common character archetypes of science-fiction, dating back to Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein (1818), and its title character.

Mad scientists are usually men, and sometimes have beautiful daughters who end up betraying them for the hero.

Women in the role of mad scientists are rarer, or are punished more quickly by the narrative, without achieving the kind of grandeur accorded to their male counterparts.