You are the Petty Tyrant
A scheming strategist plotting to seize a small throne.
What kind of villain
You quietly but relentlessly build the board to win the seat you want. You prefer backroom maneuvering to a fair fight, coldly calculating who to push out and who to pull in. But the throne you covet isn't the world — it's small power in your hand: a company, an organization, a household-sized stage. Your ambition and cunning are genuinely tyrant-grade, yet the scale is cozy, so your coup always ends as a storm in a teacup.
In everyday life
When there's something you want, you don't demand it or make a fuss. You build the gentle conditions in which that goal comes about naturally. You know who to approach first, and what reasoning will bring everyone along. When your idea is adopted in a meeting, people feel it was the best choice they'd wanted all along.
Similar characters
Scar from The Lion King, the power-tripping corporate exec.
Advice
Your instinct for reading hearts and currents and shaping the room is a real skill, recognised anywhere — you're someone who actually delivers the outcome you set out for. But if you only ever take the roundabout path, no one ever learns what you truly want, and you can quietly wear yourself out alone. Sometimes, skip the elaborate design and say it plainly and warmly: "I really want to try this." Far more people than you'd expect will gladly clear the way for your honest heart.