knave vs villain

knave

noun
  • A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person. 

  • A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack. 

villain

noun
  • An extremely depraved person, or one capable or guilty of great crimes. 

  • A vile, wicked person. 

  • Any opponent player, especially a hypothetical player for example and didactic purposes. Compare: hero (“the current player”). 

  • In fiction, a character who has the role of being bad, especially antagonizing the hero. 

  • A deliberate scoundrel. 

How often have the words knave and villain occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )