History Characters / WordGirl

* Hypocrite: She has no problems being rude to everybody she meets, but after Reginald is impolite, she berates him for it.

* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: Whenever she transforms into [=WordGirl=], she cries out, "Word up!"
* CallingYourAttacks: She does this frequently. "Monkey Throw!"

* ClarkKenting: She doesn't wear a mask or change her voice, yet no one connects Becky Botsford and [=WordGirl=] together. In "[=WordGirl=] Makes a Mistake," Becky tells both Mr. Botsford and T.J. her [[SuperHeroOrigin origin story]]. They [[CassandraTruth don't believe her]].

* HappilyAdopted: While being the only member of her family that seems to remember that she's adopted, Becky shows no inclination to find her real parents. It's also extremely easy for the viewers to forget she's adopted (aside from the opening theme singing she's "from the planet Lexicon") since it's rarely mentioned and she's very close to her family.

* HumanAliens: Looks like an ordinary human despite being an alien.

* InsufferableGenius: When it comes to vocabulary, she prides on defining them correctly.

* SuperHearing: She can hear people talking from miles away, which often sends her into action as [=WordGirl=] when she hears anybody who needs help.

* SuperStrength: She's picked up objects much bigger than she is on several occasions, and at one point [[WeInterruptThisProgram during a public TV broadcast to all villains in Fair City]] she makes her point to not be disturbed for the next few hours by casually twisting a metal girder into knots.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tomboy to Violet's Girly Girl. Though Becky has her own feminine hobbies and interests, she's more action-oriented than Violet.

* WeaksauceWeakness: [=WordGirl=] isn't so much defeated by a cute little kitten, but rather [[CutenessProximity easily distracted by one]]. She also compensates for her language abilities by showing a complete lack of competence in art, poetry, and dance.

* NerdGlasses: Wears a big ole pair of these when not wearing his goggles, and in flashbacks of him as a kid.

* VillainTeamUp: He's notable for never going solo and instead teams up with other lesser-known baddies from the Coach's Villain School in all his appearances. His partnerships include Big Left Hand Guy in "The Invisi-Bill Hand" and "Plain Old Mischief Makers", Ms. Question in "A Questionable Pair" and The Whammer in "The Power of Whamship".

* LazyBum: Not the most productive villain given his napping personality.

* FlyingBrick: She has {{Flight}}, SuperStrength, and NighInvulnerability, among other powers.

* HeroWithBadPublicity: Unfortunately, despite being adored throughout Fair City, she happens to become a pariah by the villains a few times, such as "Down with Word Up", "Swap Meat", "Tiny Big", "I Think I'm a Clone Now", "Bonkers for Bingo", "Wrong Side of the Law", "Crime in the Key of V", and "Royally Framed".

* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Apparently Captain [=HuggyFace=] isn't the only primate she's able to understand, as in "[[Recap/WordGirlS8E3WorldsBestDadTheGoodOldBadOldDays World's Best Dad]]" she's able to translate General Smoochington's gorilla noises to her dad.
* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: Sometimes she can lift and punch out giant robots and twist metal girders into scrap. Other times she can be restrained by ordinary people or objects. Justified, as she mentions in one episode that she holds back deliberately for dramatic effect.

* DependingOnTheWriter: Just what exactly he's capable of varies between episodes; some episodes have him capable of taking out Fair City's number #1 villain and his hired help or The Butcher all by himself while other episodes have him unable to handle Leslie, Beatrice, or even an unarmed Tobey.

* AbsurdPhobia: Cats which [[JustifiedTrope makes sense]] since he's part mouse. To a lesser extent, clowns and spiders.
* AffablyEvil: Often has very positive interactions with [=WordGirl=], including stopping in the middle of an evil speech to allow her to explain words, complimenting her on various things, teaming up with her temporarily, and even giving her advice on life issues. Occasionally they reminisce about their past friendship, most notably in "A Game of Cat and Mouse" and "Showdown in the Secret Spaceship Hideout".

* BodyAndHost: It's been explored in the show that Dr. Two-Brains, Steven Boxleitner, and Squeaky all exist within one body, with Dr. Two-Brains usually at the front. In "Mouse Brain Take-Over", he allows Squeaky to be in control of the body, which causes him to be far more evil and ruthless than usual.
* BodyHorror: Squeaky's brain is not actually inside Doctor Two-Brains' head, but just hanging on the side of his head. He even regularly touches it with no ill effect on him.

* ComplexityAddiction: An entire episode, "A Simple Plan", revolves around his inability to make a simple plan -- he just cannot help himself and adds more and more steps.

[[folder:Doctor Two-Brains's Henchmen]]

* EvilCounterpart: To Becky. Both are gifted with incredible intellect and talent, but Tobey uses his gifts for more selfish needs while Becky uses her gifts more selflessly.

** Tobey states in "A Vote for Becky" that he's an exceptional candidate for class president. Although he doesn't know what changes he should make to the school and he was only running so he could finally impress [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes [=WordGirl=]]]. He also still claims he's the best candidate, though that likely was just to help him convince the other students to vote for him.

[[folder:Brent the Handsome Successful Everybody-Loves-Him Sandwich Making Guy]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomKenny
Chuck's older brother, who is a popular and successful businessman. He also has a sandwich-shaped head. Though he is a legit worker and has no malicious tendencies, he briefly agrees to be Chuck's sidekick.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: For Chuck though Brent admits that his brother is better at video games.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Defends Chuck even when Chuck tries to break Brent's relationship with his new girlfriend.
* BuffySpeak: Yes that's his full name.
* ChickMagnet: Women swoon whenever he passes by.
* DisappearedDad: Chuck and Brent have different fathers; both are missing.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The responsible one.
%%* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas
%%* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin
* InventorOfTheMundane: He invented "Crustless Bread"... which we find out in a later episode is literally just bread with the crust cut off.
* MommasBoy: She likes him better than Chuck, who is resentful of this fact.
%%* MinionWithAnFInEvil
* NonHumanHead: He has a sandwich for a head, just like Chuck.
* ParentalFavoritism: Totally driven home in "Who Wants to Get Rid of [=WordGirl=]?", where Chuck is on TV and waves to his mother, who waves back briefly, only to pull out a photo of Brent to admire instead.
* PlantHair: Lettuce, similar to Chuck's hair.
* RelationshipUpgrade: With Ms. Question in the later seasons.
* SharedFamilyQuirks: The entire family seems to have a deep obsession with sandwiches; they eat them for Thanksgiving dinner (with stuffing) and Chuck and Brent get sandwiches in their Christmas stockings.
* SiblingsInCrime: Becomes Chuck's sidekick, although his organizational skills drive Chuck insane.
%%* SuccessfulSiblingSyndrome
%%* WealthyPhilanthropist
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[[folder:Granny May]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CreeSummer, Creator/WandaSykes (The Amazing Colossal Adventures of [=WordGirl=])
A villainess who poses as a sweet, deaf old lady but who in actuality is a master thief who specializes in fooling others and convincing everyone to turn against [=WordGirl=].
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* CharacterCatchphrase: "Boop!" Usually when using her yarn attack.

* HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: "Granny" sounds like a title, but it's really an abbreviation of her first name, Grandolyn.

[[folder:Kid Potato]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EdwardAsner
The Butcher's father, who has power over potatoes.

* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParent: When he teams up with his son.
* CallingYourAttacks: Just like his son.
* CardCarryingVillain: Similar to [[Film/AustinPowers Dr. Evil]], he insists on doing stereotypical villain actions.
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Similar to his son, his potato constructs are strong enough to restrain [=WordGirl=].
* {{Idiosyncrazy}}: Potatoes.
* NoNameGiven: We don't know his name, we can guess that the Butcher shares the same first name as him since Kid Potato calls him "Junior".
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[[folder:Lady Redundant Woman / Beatrice Bixby]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AmandaPlummer (first appearance), Creator/GreyDeLisle
Beatrice Bixby works in a copy shop and is bitterly jealous of the star employee, Dave. She obsessively cleans and maintains a copy machine, doting on it like it's her child. After curiously pressing a mysterious BigRedButton on the machine, she becomes Lady Redundant Woman and wreaks havoc.
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[[folder:Ms. Question]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GreyDeLisle
A woman obsessed with questions. She always speaks in the form of a question and uses confusion and chaos to get away with her crimes. After being struck by lightning, she gained the ability to make her foes temporarily forget everything, even who they are.

* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: A subtle example as the curls in her hair look like question marks.
* BerserkButton: The phrase "No questions asked".
* {{Bizarrchitecture}}: "Seeds of Doubt" reveals that her lair resembles an Creator/MCEscher painting.
* ConfusionFu: Her power is ''literally'' to cause confusion. Aside from that, she tries to confuse the people she robs by [[MotorMouth asking them a rapid series of confusing questions]].
* TheDogBitesBack: In "Who Is Ms. Question?", she gets kicked out of Villain School for not having superpowers (despite the Coach [[{{Hypocrite}} not having any of his own either]]. Once she gains her amnesia powers, she tests her new abilities on the Coach first.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In "Who Is Ms. Question?", characters affected by Ms. Question's amnesia beam would have their heads turn into giant question marks. In later episodes, they instead get [[CirclingBirdies small question marks that circle their head]].
* EasyAmnesia: Can fire a beam that gives whoever it hits temporary amnesia.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: She gets in a relationship with Brent, and genuinely seems to love him.
* {{Expy}}: Her costume and obsession with questions are taken from [[Characters/BatmanTheRiddler the Riddler]].
* FoodBasedSuperpowers: "Seeds of Doubt" reveals that Ms. Question can fire her question beams at food, causing anyone who eats it to get amnesia as if they were hit by the beam directly.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: She started out as a small-time crook and failed supervillain graduate with no powers. Then, in "Who is Ms. Question?", she gained [[EasyAmnesia the power of confusion]] and became a recurring, credible threat.
* GlorySeeker: "Ms. Question's Riddle Rampage" reveals that her criminal behavior is largely motivated by a desire to become famous (implied to be because of her former status as a small-time criminal).
* {{Idiosyncrazy}}: Questions, confusion.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Ms. Question is able to control which memories are blocked out by her beam. In "Questionable Behavior", she takes advantage of this to get people to tell her their deepest, darkest secrets.
* LightningCanDoAnything: She got her confusion-inducing and SkySurfing abilities after being struck by a bolt of lightning from a question mark-shaped cloud which got lampshaded by the Narrator.
-->'''Narrator:''' Don't worry kids. That's not dangerous lightning, it's just strong enough to cause superpowers.
* {{Leitmotif}}: A parody of the ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' thinking music and her power is usually signified by bell clanging.
* SigilSpam: After gaining her powers, she fires her confusion beam through her question mark chest insignia which shoots out question marks that leave [[CirclingBirdies question marks swirling around her victims' heads]] and [[SkySurfing rides a giant question mark]] (also from her insignia) for a quick getaway. Her hair even has QuirkyCurls in the shape of question marks.
* SkySurfing: She rides on a giant question mark.
* StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: Does she speak entirely in questions? Yes, she does (with a few exceptions, such as when she's answering someone else's question).
* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Originally, Ms. Question was just a villain-in-training at the Coach's old villain school who only talked in questions and had no other "powers" of any kind.

[[folder:The Coach]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NedBellamy
A devious man with no superpowers of his own but instead manipulates other villains into committing crimes for him. One recurring scam of his is a villain night school, which produced Invisi-Bill and Big Left Hand Guy (as well as Ms. Question, though she didn't graduate).

* BitchInSheepsClothing: He acts nice to his "students" in order to manipulate them, but only acts that way to get what he wants.
* DemotedToExtra: With the exception of one episode in Season 6, he's a minor background character who never talks after Season 2.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Ms. Question flunks the Coach's Villain School because she doesn't have superpowers, despite the Coach not having any of his own either.
* {{Jerkass}}: Is an unlikeable man.
* LackOfEmpathy: How did Coach respond to Ms. Question getting shocked by lightning? Telling her to keep it down.
* OutOfFocus: He only has major roles in three seasons. For the majority of his screentime in the show, he's in the background with no relevance to the plot.
* VocalEvolution: His voice in "The Robot Problem" is higher-pitched than his previous one, possibly because he hasn't been voiced in a long time.
* WouldHurtAChild: Or steal one's robot blueprints, then attack him using the said robot.

[[folder:Invisi-Bill]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HJonBenjamin
A man with the power to turn invisible at will. His need for attention often ends up ruining every crime he's part of.

* AmbiguouslyGay: He's very close to his partner in crime Big Left Hand Guy, often hugging him or holding his hand. This is especially apparent in "Plain Old Mischief Makers".
* AttentionWhore: He even stated he ''needs'' attention which is made obvious by him constantly declaring his name and intentions out loud without prompt. While it seems to have {{Invisibility}} as a [[PowerStereotypeFlip superpower]] does not help his case, Invisi-Bill loves [[StealthHiBye rapidly disappearing and reappearing]] like a hyperactive kid with a lightswitch to make it more flashy.
* AwesomeAnachronisticApparel: Even for the RetroUniverse setting of the show, Invisi-Bill's late Victorian-century-styled suit with an ascot stands out amongst the more timeless outfits and outlandish villain costumes though given his [[AttentionWhore personality]], it makes sense that he wants to stand out.
* TheDitz: The fact that he once tried to call a taxi while invisible says it all.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: When he first uses his powers onscreen, Invisi-Bill noticeably fades away instead of suddenly vanishing like how he reappears from the second time onwards.
* {{Invisibility}}: He isn't called [[PunnyName Invisi-Bill]] for nothing so naturally, turning invisible is his main shtick...
* InvisibilityWithDrawbacks: ...However, it does come with a catch as he's incapable of turning the stuff he stole invisible and thus has to ditch them if he wants to escape unnoticed, defeating the purpose of his thievery in the first place. The same goes for additional accessories or disguises since only his regular outfit and glasses count as a part of himself and humorously leaving behind a hat and mustache or jewelry suspended in midair.
* HiddenDepths: On rare occasions, he lowers his happy-go-lucky attitude to show a more vulnerable side when he gets ignored or left behind, proclaiming he needs attention and wishes to be acknowledged. It's also shown in "Plain Old Mischief Makers" that he's more literate and a better reader than [[OnlySaneMan Big Left Hand Guy]] despite his [[TheDitz ditzy]] {{Manchild}} self.
* {{Keet}}: He's lively, hyper and almost seems too nice to be a villain.
* LogicalWeakness: While he's able to make himself as well as his clothes and glasses invisible, Invisi-Bill is unable to make ''anything else'' invisible so he has to ditch whatever stolen goods he has on hand to remain undetected if he doesn't want to be a floating loot bag, jewelry or monkey that gets easily caught.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Along with Big Left Hand Guy.
* NerdGlasses: He's a dorky guy who wears glasses.
* NoIndoorVoice: Likes to yell things at the top of his lungs, especially his own name.
* PowerStereotypeFlip: Characters with {{Invisibility}} are commonly portrayed as [[ShrinkingViolet quiet, shy, and asocial]]. Invisi-Bill is the exact opposite: loud, energetic, and a social butterfly.
* PunnyName: His supervillain name is a {{Portmanteau}} of the words "Invisible" (His power) and "Bill" (His real name) to make "Invisi-Bill".
* SignatureSoundEffect: An echoey pop sound that gets reversed whenever he turns on and off his {{Invisibility}}, usually in rapid-fire motion.
* StealthHiBye: Though more "Hi/Bye" than "Stealth" from repeatedly vanishing into thin air with a lively "Goodbye!", only to reappear with an equally joyful "Hello!" shortly after as a [[CharacterTic habit]].
* TeleportSpam: Invisi-Bill's power isn't {{Teleportation}} but he might as well be from how frequently he turns off and on his {{Invisibility}} combined with his boundless energy letting him change places absurdly fast to sell the illusion.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Occasionally refers to himself this way.
* VerbalTic: His own name as well as "YAY!"
* WithCatlikeTread: The {{Irony}} of having {{Invisibility}} is that Invisi-Bill can't be stealthy to save his life because of (a) his [[LargeHam bombastic,]] [[AttentionWhore attention-seeking]] [[PowerStereotypeFlip personality]] rendering anything sneaky pointless and (b) only his clothes and glasses disappear alongside himself so he has to drop the stolen goods for a clean getaway from [=WordGirl=].

[[folder:Big Left Hand Guy]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Mike O'Connell
[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A man with a big left hand]]. He tends to use his large hand to hail one of the few cabs of Fair City to escape after committing a crime.

* AffablyEvil: He's a criminal, but is polite and well-mannered.
* DemotedToExtra: Lacks any speaking or major roles after Season 5.
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: PlayedForLaughs. When Invisi-Bill puts up his hand for a high five, Big Left ends up slamming him into the ground by accident. ''[[DidNotThinkThisThrough Twice.]]''
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: He's a guy with a really big left hand.
* MundaneUtility: Big Left Hand Guy is capable of using his big left hand to perform feats of SuperStrength... but he mainly uses it to hail taxi cabs. To the point that [=WordGirl=] lampshades it.
* OnlySaneMan: He's one of the more normal and rational villains, and it plays off the goofier ones like Ms. Question and Timmy Tim-Bo.
* StraightMan: Invisi-Bill's hyperactive, happy-go-lucky personality often plays off Big Left Hand Guy's seriousness.
* PermaStubble: He has stubble on his face.
* VillainsOutShopping: While in {{prison}} in "As Something as Something", Big Left Hand Guy is seen playing basketball with The Whammer and two cops.

[[folder:Timmy Tim-Bo]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JamesAdomian
A powerless villain who can sleep for extended periods of time. He is a member in the Villain Society who helps keep an eye on unsuccessful Mischief Makers.

* LazyBum: Not the most productive villain given his napping personality.
* SurferDude: Talks in this tone.

[[folder:Seymour Orlando Smooth]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaranNorris
A man who pretends to be a game show host to scam contestants out of their cash and valuables.

* AlliterativeName: '''S'''eymour '''S'''mooth.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He kidnaps Beau Handsome and tries to upstage him, due to being jealous that Handsome can host two game shows a day. Later on, Handsome is shown to be the better emcee, and can even outshine Seymour's TwinkleSmile.
* ChainPain: Wields chains made of fool's gold.
* CharacterCatchphrase: Usually says "Zing!" whenever flashing his bright teeth.
* ConArtist: His raison d'être. Literally, anytime you see this guy, he's trying to con you in one way or another.
* DisappearedDad: Although he mentions his mother in a couple of episodes, we're never given any details regarding his father.
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: ImpliedTrope. While he's shown to be a con artist, "Tell Her What She's Won!" and "Wishful Thinking" suggest he's also on friendly terms with his mother or at least doesn't look down on her.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He's fine with sharing stolen [[BuffySpeak stuff]] with [[SiblingsInCrime his brothers]] in "Win a Shiny New Car" and "Seymour ... Right After This". [[spoiler: When going ScrewThisImOutOfHere in the foremost episode, and despite them screwing up his [[EvilPlan plan]], he waits for them to get in a car with him instead of just abandoning them]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Generally frowns upon mind-controlling other villains or stealing their things (though [[{{Hypocrite}} he did try to steal other villains' ideas]] in one episode). Isn't too fond of murderous intergalactic dictators either.
* {{Greed}}: Conning people into giving him dough is his specialty.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: He can flick hair gel, which hardens like cement.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Although not exclusive to his character, Seymour's presence is usually accompanied by blaring Game Show music with trumpets and high-pitched piano music.
* NobodyTouchesTheHair: Screw up his hair, and he won't hesitate to fight you.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Seymour [[Creator/OrlandoBloom Orlando Smooth]].
* OutOfFocus: Is absent in Seasons 1 and 7 and doesn't talk in Seasons 3 and 5. Coincidentally, these are all odd-numbered seasons.
* TheRival: With Beau Handsome.
* SiblingsInCrime: Several instances have his brothers help him carry out an EvilPlan.
* SurroundedByIdiots: His brothers. They don't even know the answer to 1 + 1.
* SmarmyHost: Seymour is a [[SmugSnake smug]], [[{{Narcissist}} narcissistic]] game show host who's obssesses with his own appearance and fights with hair gel and gold chains. That he rigs his games against his contestants is the icing on the cake.
* SmugSnake: Seymour can be pretty arrogant at times, and doesn't always think his plans through, or stop to understand his opponents' tactics.
* TwinkleSmile: It's so bright it can blind people. It's actually a set of false teeth.
* WorldsBestCharacter: In his mind, at least, he's the world's greatest emcee.

[[folder:The Learnerer]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Music/WeirdAlYankovic
A man who can learn anything and devise counter-measures after observing it once. He has a habit of using suffixes twice. For example: "Learnerer" and "adaptinging".

* AdaptiveAbility: His super suit adapts according to his analysis of his opponents.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: His long cone-shaped head is odd even for [=WordGirl=] standards.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Once he sees something, he learns it and adapts to it.
* BarrierWarrior: His suit can create an energy shield that can stop even [=Wordgirl=].
* BewareTheSillyOnes: He may be an odd man voiced by Music/WeirdAlYankovic, but his AdaptiveAbility allows him to counter nearly anything Wordgirl throws at him.
* {{Expy}}: Of Taskmaster from Marvel Comics in addition to his suit being similar to the original outfit of DC Comic's Calculator.
* GracefulLoser: After [[spoiler: being defeated in his last appearance, he shows no signs of a VillainousBreakdown]].
* InASingleBound: He can jump very high using energy springs from his suit.
* InsistentTerminology: Believes his way of speaking to be the correct way, and gets annoyed at people who speak normally.
* {{Leitmotif}}: A techno beat.
* ItOnlyWorksOnce: Attacks and tactics used on him the first time don't work again after he learns them.
* SmugSnake: After learning how to anticipate all of [=WordGirl=]'s attacks he becomes so confident that he thinks that Captain Huggy Face is not worth learning from, no prizes for guessing who comes up with a plan to defeat him.
* {{Troll}}: He enjoys driving [=WordGirl=] nuts with his way of speaking.
* VerbalTic: He has a tendency toward repeatinging suffixes.

[[folder:Hal Hardbargain]]
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A {{Cyborg}} who runs "Hal's Villains Supply Shop", the #1 spot for evil gadgets. He'll do anything to make a quick buck.

* AlliterativeName: '''H'''al '''H'''ardbargain.
* ArmsDealer: Many of the villain's weapons, such as Chuck's sandwich crusher, were invented by Hal.
* {{Cyborg}}: He has a mechanical right arm, as well as a mechanical eyepatch.
* DeadpanSnarker: When he's not [[FauxAffablyEvil putting on a friendly act for his clients]], he's usually this.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He acts chummy toward his customers, but he's really just trying to butter them up so they'll be more willing to buy.
* GadgeteerGenius: He builds all the gadgets that he sells himself.
* {{Greed}}: Hal will use any trick in the book to squeeze more money out of his customers, from emotional manipulation to outright deception.
* HonestJohnsDealership: Even though Hal charges a pretty penny for his gadgets, they tend to break down easily--which leads to his clients taking the gadgets back to him for repairs, spending even more money.
* MeaningfulName: "Hardbargain" is a rather appropriate name for a shady, greedy salesman.
* NoHonorAmongThieves: Unlike most other ''[=WordGirl=]'' villains, who tend to [[EvilIsOneBigHappyFamily get along with each other and have a code of honor]], Hal is perfectly willing to con his fellow villains if it will yield a profit.
* OutOfFocus: He had major roles in three episodes of Season 4, but afterwards rarely appears except for one episode of Season 6.
* PermaStubble: It adds to his shifty appearance.
* PlayingBothSides: On multiple occasions, Hal has helped both [=WordGirl=] and the VillainOfTheWeek as part of a scheme. In "Rat Trap", he sells inventions to Dr. Two-Brains, then tells [=WordGirl=] about Two-Brains's plans so she'll show up to confiscate the machine, thus forcing him to buy more things from Hal. In "Hal the Haggler", he sells weapons to both [=WordGirl=] and Granny May that counteract each other's, which starts a LensmanArmsRace between the two that Hal profits off.
* {{Slimeball}}: He's motivated purely by self-interest, uses underhanded tactics to gain a profit, and will gladly turn against the other villains if it means he'll make more money.
* TheStoryteller: He often rambles about villains who used to come to his store, much to his customers' annoyance.
* WelcomeToEvilMart: He runs "Hal's Villains Supply Shop", a store for villains to obtain gadgets and props for their evil schemes. In one episode, he temporarily converted it into a "Superhero Supply Shop" in order to sell items to [=WordGirl=] (as part of a GetRichQuickScheme, natch).

[[folder:Mr. Big / Shelly Smalls]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JeffreyTambor
A smug, childish, and greedy businessman out to line his pockets with even more money than he already has. He usually relies on mind control devices to achieve his goals, though on occasion has tried other means with little success.

* AlliterativeName: His real name, Shelly Smalls, repeats the letter "S".
* BerserkButton: '''DO NOT''' gloat about how much richer or bigger you are than him. He won't take it well.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: He's a big ol' goof who's childishly obsessed with bunnies, but manage to piss him off, and your mind and free will forcibly become his new plaything.
* ChildHater: Isn't fond of children, though he tries to be friendly to them in public.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Is the head of his business but also actively goes out of his way to do immoral deeds to get richer.
* ConArtist: Not as bad as Seymour, but some of his schemes include using mind control to force people to buy his bogus products.
* CutenessProximity: For squishy things, mainly bunnies.
* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: Could've carried out his scheme in "Ears to You" very legitimately, but throws in mind control just for the hell of it. This is even lampshaded by Mr. Big himself.
-->'''[=WordGirl=]:''' Now why would you try that...?\\
'''Mr. Big:''' Hey, you can't get to the end of a Mr. Big story and not have any mind control.
* DominoMask: Is never seen without it, even on vacation.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: Possibly an issue for him, as his real name is revealed to be Shelly Smalls in "Truth, Revision, and the Lexiconian Way".
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: [[HypocriticalHumor Leslie has stated outright that Mr. Big has no sense of humor]], though this is more out of not understanding the concept of a set-up and punchline rather than being a cold-hearted felon.
* EvilIsHammy: He chews up the scenery like no other villain, though his hamminess is balanced by Leslie's monotone and dull attitude.
* EvilIsPetty: Took over the minds of everyone on Earth once, just because his neighbor borrowed his casserole dish for a little too long.
* {{Greed}}: He's already rich, as he's the head of a multi-million company, and could live very comfortably. He does what he does because he wants more money, and that's it. He also takes time out of every day to count his money, an activity he looks forward to.
* GreenAndMean: He's a scheming, {{greed}}y businessman who sports some green. His mind-controlled victims also sport green eyes.
* {{Malaproper}}: He explains that he only ever took business classes.
* {{Manchild}}: He's one of the most powerful villains, but he's very childish and petty, whines and throws tantrums if he's in a bad mood or loses, and is very attached to bunnies.
* MassHypnosis: Most of his schemes and episodes featuring him involve this.
* MindControl: It's in his business plan.
* MindControlDevice: His main weapon. He uses them so much that [=WordGirl=] gets genuinely confused when he appears to not have a mind control device in "Mr. Big's Big Plan".
* OutlawCouple: With Leslie, although rather than a romantic partner, she's his overworked, underpaid, and underappreciated assistant.
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: In "Big Business", he more or less admits that his company doesn't actually ''do'' anything besides his mind control schemes.
* RealMenWearPink: He has a love for squishy bunny toys. Sometimes they factor into his evil schemes, like in "Invasion of the Bunny Lovers".
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Doesn't care to do anything legally cause he's richer than anyone.
* SharpDressedMan: The guy cleans up nicely.
* UnEvilLaugh: Compared to the other villains, Mr Big's laugh is usually awkward and clunky.
* UnfortunateNames: With a name like "Shelly Smalls", it's no wonder he insists on being called "Mr. Big".
* VillainousFriendship: With Leslie, who is someone he's shown he absolutely needs. Also with Two-Brains.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He's basically the [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Lex Luthor]] of ''[=WordGirl=]''.

[[folder:Leslie]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MariaBamford
Mr. Big's personal assistant, who does most of the heavy lifting in his schemes.

* AllGirlsLikePonies: She is a fan of "The Pretty Princess and Magic Pony Power Hour".
* ApatheticClerk: So apathetic in fact that her voice is [[DullSurprise completely monotone even when she's happy]].
%%* TheBaroness
* BeleagueredAssistant: Sometimes expresses that her greatest wish is for Mr. Big to ''notice'' her.
* BerserkButton: Getting the name or details of "The Pretty Princess and Magic Pony Power Hour" wrong.
* CannotConveySarcasm: Due to her monotone voice, it is sometimes hard for characters to tell whether or not she's being sarcastic. Even she has a hard time figuring it out at times.
-->'''Leslie:''' Brilliant as usual, sir.\\
'''Mr. Big:''' Thank you, Les-- Wait... are you being sarcastic?\\
'''Leslie:''' ''[Beat]'' I can't tell anymore, sir.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: She isn't as much of a snarker and doesn't speak in a monotone in "Mr. Big".
* DarkActionGirl: She knows karate and was a gymnast, and can fight evenly with Captain Huggyface.
* DeadpanSnarker: The only state of mind she ever seems to be in, Leslie ''always'' has a scathing remark ready for her boss.
* DominoMask: Starts wearing one in "Leslie Makes It Big".
* TheDragon: To Mr. Big.
%%* DullEyesOfUnhappiness
* EmotionlessGirl: She even ''laughs'' in monotone. The emotion she is most likely to ever express is annoyance.
* EvilMinions: To Mr. Big.
* HypercompetentSidekick: To Mr. Big.
* LadyInAPowerSuit: She wears a red pantsuit.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: In "Leslie Makes It Big", ''everyone'' assumes she can't possibly be a threat without Mr. Big to guide her. She proves them all wrong.
%%* OnlySaneWoman
* OutlawCouple: With Mr. Big.
* PluckyOfficeGirl: She's much better at coming up with effective plans than Mr. Big, but he rarely ever takes her suggestions.
* PunchClockVillain: She doesn't seem to care that much whether or not Mr. Big's plans succeed. After all, she does this because it's her job, not because she wants to. Although she ''does'' have quite a bit of fun with villainy when she tries it on her own in "Leslie Makes It Big".
* SecretaryOfEvil: Besides the many other things she does for him, she's also the secretary at Mr. Big's company.
%%* SexySecretary
* TookALevelInBadass: Becomes even more dangerous in "Leslie Makes It Big".
* UnEvilLaugh: Given her monotone nature, it's even worse than her boss's.
* VocalEvolution: As mentioned above, she didn't speak in monotone in her early appearances, as her characterization hadn't been fully decided on yet.

[[folder:Victoria Best]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KristenSchaal (speaking)
A child prodigy whose parents expect her to be the best at everything she does.

* AbusiveParents: See MovingTheGoalposts.
* AlphaBitch: While she certainly acts the part by being snobby, no one really likes her.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: She's a completely normal girl. With laser eyes. That is genetic.
* AnnoyingLaugh: Not her normal laugh, but her spiteful laugh that she has to force.
-->Ha! Ha! Haaaaa!
* BerserkButton: Telling her she's not the best or saying that someone other than her is the best at something.
* CharacterCatchphrase
** "I'm THE BEST!"
** "VB, in!", a clear ShoutOut to Ryan Seacrest's sign-off in ''Series/AmericanIdol''.
** "Eyes on the prize."
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In "Don't Mess with the Best", using weapons she stole from other villains, she defeats [=WordGirl=]. But when Dr. Two-Brains tells her she has to finish her off completely, she can't bring herself to do it.
* ExtracurricularEnthusiast: A negative example. She's forced by her parents to be "the best" at every activity. She's genuinely good at all of them, and flaunts her overachieving, but is a bratty, egotistical, and narcissistic jerk and a SoreLoser.
* EvilCounterpart: The members of her family are oddly similar to Becky's in appearance; along with her parents she has a younger brother and an intelligent pet. And when you think about it, Becky's and Victoria's personalities have quite a few comparisons: they are both very competitive, excel in whatever they do, and are particularly arrogant. The only difference is the side they fight on. They also both wear sweater-and-skirt-based outfits.
* EvilGenius: A ChildProdigy and EnfantTerrible.
* EyeBeams: They pull whatever they hit into her hands: great for stealing or collecting.
* FreudianExcuse: The reason why she acts the way she does is because her AbusiveParents pressure her to be perfect.
%%* GirlishPigtails
* GlowingEyesOfDoom[=/=]RedEyesTakeWarning: Along with her parents.
* ItsAllAboutMe: She constantly claims she is the best at everything and doesn't care what the others think about her bragging.
* {{Leitmotif}}: A harpsichord ditty.
* LightIsNotGood: She might be a blonde girl with a somewhat angelic theme, but she is still an EvilGenius who gets in [=WordGirl=]'s way.
* LivingWithTheVillain: She, an EnfantTerrible, goes to the same school as [[TheHeroine [=WordGirl=]]].
* MeaningfulName: Her last name is "Best", and her first name is derived from "victorious"--fitting for a master of many skills (and a narcissist).
* MindControlMusic: One of her many talents is her recorder-playing skills. She can play her recorder so well that anyone who hears it falls into a trance.
* MovingTheGoalposts: Victoria's parents are never happy with ''anything'' she does, acting like she's a failure even when she's just done something amazing. They always complain that she isn't doing ''better'', or achieving ''more''. They do this to a completely unrealistic extent, for example wondering why she can't just magically develop superpowers better than [=WordGirl=]'s.
* MindControl: Via playing her recorder. She can't control people per se, but her music freezes them in place while she goes about her business stealing their stuff, and then makes them forget about it afterward.
* TheNicknamer: Heh. Beckface...
* RandomlyGifted: While her mind control powers are explained by her being a talented recorder player, there's no given explanation for her eye beams.
%%* TheRival
* SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack: She dresses as she goes to a private school.
* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: She always has to be first place. Second place isn't good enough.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Although Victoria believes she's the greatest at everything, that simply isn't true. [[VillainHasAPoint Tobey]], [[SmugSnake of all characters]], once even [[LampshadeHanging called her out]] on this when she stated that she was better than [=WordGirl=].
* SoreLoser: She doesn't take it well when she doesn't win, and neither do her [[AbusiveParents parents]].
* UnEvilLaugh: She's good at several things, but pulling off effective {{Evil Laugh}}s? Not so much.
* VillainExitStageLeft: Often leaves with "V Best, ''out''!"
* WellDoneDaughterGirl: Many of her actions add up to hoping to make her AbusiveParents proud of her to no avail.

[[folder:General Smoochington]]
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The pet and sidekick of Victoria Best. He is a lowland western gorilla and Huggy's evil counterpart.

* ApatheticCitizens: One of the least emotional and expressive characters.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Doesn't get much respect from Victoria and has never won anything because of her.
* EvilCounterpart: To Huggy given that he's the sidekick of [=WordGirl=]'s evil counterpart.

[[folder:The Whammer]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JohnCMcGinley
A muscle-bound man with the power to make powerful sonic booms by bringing his fists together. He inserts the word "wham" or variations thereof at least once into each sentence. Example: "Wow, that was so whammer!"

* AbsurdPhobia: The episode "Silence of the Whams" reveals The Whammer is afraid of bubbles. This is because bubbles are the only things he cannot wham.
* BoisterousBruiser: You'd be hard-pressed to find a more bombastic character on the show.
* {{Crunchtastic}}: His tendency to use the word "wham" tends to lead to adjectives like this ("whammin'" being a particular favorite of his).
* DemotedToExtra: Lacks any speaking or major roles in Season 8.
* DumbMuscle: Whatever he lacks in brains, he definitely makes up for it in his strength.
%%* TheFool
* GaleForceSound: Powerful enough to shatter rock and send [=WordGirl=] flying. It can also cancel out Victoria Best's MagicMusic.
* HornyVikings: He doesn't claim to be a Viking, but he does wear the helmet.
* LargeHam: '''Wham!'''
* NoIndoorVoice: He always speaks at a level that's almost yelling.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Often annoys fellow villains this way, especially Chuck.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: He may be an idiot, but there's no denying that he's one of the most powerful characters in the series. In "Crime In The Key Of V", he easily reduces the city to rubble.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Manly Man to Chuck's Sensitive Guy.
* SuperStrength: He can wham the entire city into rubble easily.
* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: In "The Power of Whamship", he and the similarly [[TheDitz ditzy]] and [[NoIndoorVoice loud]] Invisi-Bill team up. They have the time of their life, and even accept their arrest with a smile, as they'll get to be roommates in jail.
* VerbalTic: The word "wham".
* VillainsOutShopping: Towards the end of "As Something as Something", he's playing basketball with a couple of cops and Big Left Hand Guy.

[[folder:Nocan the Contrarian]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaranNorris
A barbarian warrior from the faraway land of Contraria. He speaks and acts in opposites, similar to Bizarro from ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}''.

* {{BFS}}: He has a giant sword that can create earthquakes when it strikes the ground.
* CommanderContrarian: His entire theme is doing the opposite of what anyone tells him to do.
* CoolBoat: Sails a Viking longship.
* DeflectorShields: Can generate them with his sword.
* {{Expy}}: Is a parody of Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian.
* GoodIsBadAndBadIsGood: How he's defeated. If you say something along the lines of "I want my electric bill raised", he'll scream, "No, ''lower''!" and when they ask him to stay, he leaves.
* {{Irony}}: He gets confused by OppositeDay.
* LargeHam: ''No! SMALL HAM!'' [[AC: Nocaaaaaaaaan!]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: Triumphant trumpet music, usually whenever plants his sword in the ground.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: He often does this as part of his LargeHam tendencies.
* PunnyName: Based on Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian's name. The first two consonants of his name are reversed to make "Nocan", similar to the phrase "no-can-do". And, of course, he's a "contrarian" instead of a "barbarian".
* ReversePsychology: Anything you say to him, he'll take it as the exact opposite of the message you were trying to get across.
* SuperStrength: As mentioned below.
* SwordPlant: He's so strong that doing this triggers earthquakes.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: His armor barely covers his chest, leaving his nipples in full view at all times.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: In "Opposite Day", he's just trying to replace the sail of his boat so he can get home. The only reason he's even an antagonist is because A: he's trying to steal the sail, and B: the sail in question is a valuable golden one. [=WordGirl=] even helps him out at the end of the episode by getting him a trampoline to use as a replacement sail.

[[folder:Birthday Girl / Eileen]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PamelaAdlon
A greedy little girl who thinks every day is her birthday. She demands that anyone she meets give her whatever she wants. If she is refused, she will throw a tantrum and grow into a hulking green behemoth.

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: When she can't get the "birthday gifts" she wants, she grows in size to the point of being a literal huge threat to the city.
* BerserkButton: She wants things her way, and if you don't let her, [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever you will be sorry]].
* CharacterCatchphrase: "MINE! MINE! MINE!"
* DemotedToExtra: Lacks any speaking or major roles in Season 6 and 8.
* ElmuhFuddSyndwome: It's a bit subtle, but she talks like this, probably to play a FakeCutie role.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** She is usually calmed down by doing something generous, like wishing a girl happy birthday or releasing Mrs. Botsford after kidnapping her briefly.
** She sometimes allies with the other villains for a greater good, like stopping Miss Question from escaping after she captures all the villains and drives them out of Fair City, and partakes in the fight against Miss Power with the other villains, hoisting up Kid Potato so he could attack Power.
* {{Expy}}: Of ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk and [[Franchise/WonderWoman Giganta]]. Like these characters, she turns giant when she gets angry.
* EvilRedhead: Though she tends to be more bratty than outright malicious, either way, she's one of the villains and has red hair.
* FluffyTamer: Eventually becomes the Energy Monster's master.
* {{Greed}}: If she wants something, she'll get it, and if she doesn't get it, bad things happen.
* HairTriggerTemper: When she doesn't get what she wants.
* HulkingOut: Her transformation reverses if she does something generous.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Her top priority is getting ''her'' way. After all, today's her birthday.
* {{Leitmotif}}: An ominous and immature piano tune.
* SizeShifter: Grows bigger and greener as she gets angrier.
* SpoiledBrat: As put by the Mayor in one episode, it's cheaper to buy her as many toys as she wants than to let her destroy the town. Other than that, she thinks ''every'' day is her birthday and will use that to get whatever she wants.
* SuperStrength: When she has grown in size to the point of being an AttackOfThe50FootWhatever.
* {{Troll}}: Purposefully mimics Becky's every move in one episode just because it's her birthday.

[[folder:Captain Tangent and Oscar]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' John Henson
Captain Tangent is an annoying waiter who is prone to telling boring stories and then going off on even more boring tangents. He becomes a pirate-themed criminal after discovering his power. His sidekick is a talking parrot named Oscar.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Thinks Invisi-Bill is annoying even for him and has Oscar fly him away when he comes next to him in "The Power of Whamship."
* EyepatchOfPower: Going with the pirate theme.
* FatalFlaw: His MotorMouth trait has gotten him fired and constantly losing to [=Wordgirl=].
* HookHand: He wears a hook hand as part of his pirate schtick.
* MotorMouth: He rambles on and on about his experiences, much to everyone's dismay.
* {{Pirate}}: He's a pirate-themed criminal.
* APirate400YearsTooLate: {{Subverted}}--he's not a real pirate, but a waiter at a pirate themed restaurant. Then it's DoubleSubverted when he becomes a criminal, making him an ''actual'' pirate.
* PirateParrot: His assistant, Oscar.
* SelectiveMagnetism: Which works on any metal, even gold.
* TalkLikeAPirate: His faked pirate accent.

[[folder:Amazing Rope Guy]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/LarryMurphy
A villain who's less of a villain and more of a [[ButtMonkey fumbling, comic relief character]].

* ButtMonkey: He gets no respect from anyone.
* ADayInTheLimelight: He's usually a gag character, but he gets promoted to VillainOfTheWeek in "Oh, What a Tangled Rope You Tie, Amazing Rope Guy".
* DeadpanSnarker: Can be this sometimes.
-->''([=WordGirl=] ties up Amazing Rope Guy)''\\
'''Amazing Rope Guy:''' Aw, darn.\\
'''[=WordGirl=]:''' And you won't be getting out either! I used the Pegasus! The strongest knot-\\
'''Amazing Rope Guy:''' ''(impersonating [=WordGirl=] mockingly)'' -in the world! Yeah, I know, I've heard of it! My whole thing's ropes, remember?

* GiftedlyBad: He was once hired as an entertainer at Becky's school, doing rope tricks. The kids were not impressed.
* HiddenDepths:
** He can make great dioramas.
** He's so good at impressions that the only time he had any success as a villain was when he used his mimicry skills to impersonate other villains.
* {{Idiosyncrazy}}: Rope.
* LaughablyEvil: Probably the most prominent in the series, which is saying a lot considering that the other villains include the likes of Chuck (who, while successful at his job, does ''not'' give that impression), Invisi-Bill, and Big Left Hand Guy.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: The only things he's good at are impersonations and tying knots.
* NonIndicativeName: He's... really not that amazing.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: He once got an episode where he pulled off several successful heists by impersonating other supervillains, using [[TheDreaded their reputations]] to make his victims surrender without a fight.
* PaperThinDisguise: His villain disguises in "Oh, What a Tangled Rope You Tie, Amazing Rope Guy" aren't exactly the best, but they still manage to fool most of the city.

[[folder:Energy Monster / Maria]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MariaBamford (Dinner or Consequences)
Born from a freak accident at an energy plant, the Energy Monster is a giant monster made of static electricity. She tries to consume electricity in order to further increase her size. She is normally unable to speak, but one episode temporarily gave her speech, revealing that she is a girl named Maria.

* ArrogantKungFuGuy: One of Maria's tangents in "Dinner or Consequences" reveals that she believes herself to be [=WordGirl=]'s most dangerous opponents, as she starts [[PlatoIsAMoron listing all of the other villains that she thinks are weaker than her]].
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: She towers above the city at her largest sizes.
* ChemistryCanDoAnything: [[ParodiedTrope Parodied]]. The Energy Monster originated as an expanding ball of electricity at a power plant, which gained sentience after the workers poured an experimental serum, gamma rays, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and soda]] on it.
* EnergyBeing: The Energy Monster is made of pure electricity.
* EvilIsAngular: The Monster has a very angular design reminiscent of a cartoon lightning bolt.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The Energy Monster is... well, a monster made of energy. Though it should be noted that this is just what other characters call her--the monster is actually named Maria.
* FemaleMonsterSurprise: "Dinner or Consequences" reveals that the Energy Monster is female, and her preferred name is "Maria". Unlike her speech, this reveal actually sticks for the rest of the series, as she's consistently referred to as "her" in future episodes.
* GenkiGirl: When she gains the ability to speak, she's revealed to have a very upbeat and energetic personality.
* ImpossiblyGracefulGiant: She has human-like agility even at her largest sizes. {{Justified|Trope}}, as being an EnergyBeing means she would have no mass to slow her down.
* IncredibleShrinkingMan: The Energy Monster will shrink if she expels too much electricity to attack, gets [[KillItWithWater doused with water]], or is used as a battery to power something. In every episode she's in, she gets defeated by being shrunken down to a tiny, harmless size.
* ItCanThink: In her earlier appearances, the Energy Monster appears to be a simple-minded creature. She first shows signs of intelligence in "That's Entertainment", where she gets into a power plant by disguising herself as an engineer. "Dinner or Consequences" reveals that, with the right equipment, she can communicate in fluent English.
* {{Kaiju}}: Most of her episodes feature her growing enormous and going on a rampage in the city.
* KillItWithWater: As a being of pure electricity, the Energy Monster is naturally weak to water.
* MakeMyMonsterGrow: The Energy Monster grows in size by consuming electricity, eventually reaching {{Kaiju}} sizes once she eats enough.
* MotorMouth: Once the normally voiceless Monster gains the ability to speak, she ''really'' uses it to her advantage. Her constant talking ends up annoying Two-Brains so much that he sabotages his own plan by spraying her with water just to get her to shut up.
* PersonalityPowers: She's a being of pure electricity, so it's no surprise that her true personality is highly energetic and hyperactive.
* SamusIsAGirl: Before TheReveal that the Energy Monster is female, she was believed to be a male, with both the characters and the official website referring to her as such.
* ShockAndAwe: Since she's literally made of electricity, touching her is a great way to get yourself electrocuted. She can also fire lightning to attack.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: In "A World Without [=WordGirl=]", the Energy Monster only has a short amount of screen time, but she kicks off the episode's conflict by overcharging the Botsfords' oven, [[ItMakesSenseInContext giving Becky's birthday cake wish-granting powers]].
* TheSpeechless: The Energy Monster can only speak in distorted electric roars. The one exception is "Dinner or Consequences", where Dr. Two-Brains's power helmet translates its roars into English, which the Monster revels in.
* SuddenlySpeaking: In "Dinner or Consequences", Dr. Two-Brains puts a helmet on the Energy Monster to power his machine, which has the side effect of allowing her to talk. Sadly, the helmet is destroyed by the end of the episode, [[StatusQuoIsGod taking away her speech once again]].
* {{Tuckerization}}: An InUniverse example. Maria named herself after her favorite character from a movie. In real life, [[TheDanza she shares the same name as her voice actress, Maria Bamford]].
* VillainousGlutton: Her only goal is to continuously consume energy so she can keep getting bigger.

[[folder:Doctor Three-Brains / Glen Furlbalm]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BrianPosehn
Dr. Two-Brains's self-proclaimed number-one fan. After being rejected as the doctor's temporary replacement, he devoted his life to trying to outdo his idol.

* AscendedFanboy: He ''tries'' to become this, after getting an offer to become Dr. Two-Brains's substitute while he's on vacation. When he gets rejected, he changes his goal to outright ''replace'' him.
* BrokenPedestal: He lost his respect for Dr. Two-Brains after being rejected as his replacement. Unlike most cases of this trope, it doesn't serve to make him sympathetic, instead showcasing how petty and entitled he is.
* CheapCostume: His "Dr. Three-Brains" ensemble is just his regular outfit, with the addition of two rubber brains duct-taped to his head.
* CreativeSterility: His attempts to outdo Dr. Two-Brains's crimes basically amount to committing the exact same crimes, but slightly altered. For example, instead of stealing the world's largest cheesecake, he places a single strawberry on top so he can steal the world's largest ''strawberry'' cheesecake. Even his codename is absurdly uncreative--instead of coming up with an original identity, he calls himself "Dr. ''Three''-Brains".
* DemotedToExtra: He only had two major roles in Season 1. After that, he was restricted to silent cameos.
* EntitledBastard: He felt entitled to be Two-Brains's substitute just because he was the Doctor's self-proclaimed "biggest fan". Making this even worse is that [[KnowNothingKnowItAll he isn't nearly as knowledgable about the Doctor as he thinks he is]], and all of his ''own'' evil plans are [[HarmlessVillain comically ineffective]].
* EvilIsPetty: His entire motivation for wanting to usurp Dr. Two-Brains is that he got rejected by him ''once''.
* EvilNerd: He's a Dr. Two-Brains fanboy who has a stereotypical geeky appearance.
* HarmlessVillain: Despite [[SmallNameBigEgo claiming to be a better and smarter villain than Two-Brains]], none of his plans are very good; they include building a statue of Dr. Two-Brains out of paste and setting up fake discount signs to buy cheese at a low price. The only time he remotely posed a threat was when he banked off Two-Brains's work in "Doctor Three-Brains".
* ImYourBiggestFan: Of Dr. Two-Brains, though this admiration quickly turns bitter.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Even though he says he knows everything about Dr. Two-Brains, his impersonation of the latter is severely lacking; he has to be corrected on what "gloating" means ''during'' his EvilGloating, and doesn't even know what fondue is.
* NotGoodWithRejection: Glen's rivalry with Dr. Two-Brains started because the latter rejected his application as a temporary replacement.
* PaperThinDisguise: His Dr. Two-Brains disguise consists of nothing but a stolen lab coat and a cheap rubber mask. Needless to say, [=WordGirl=] is not fooled.
* SuperiorSuccessor: He wants to be this to Dr. Two-Brains, though he isn't very good at it.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Despite fancying himself as a super-genius and a superior villain to Dr. Two-Brains, Glen is a total wuss who can't develop an original idea to save his life.

[[folder:Raul Demiglasse]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JamesAdomian
A very popular television chef, known for his catchphrase "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!" Supposedly, his beef stew is so good, it makes people cry.

* EvilCounterpart: Evilier in this case. Compared to the Butcher, he has no redeeming qualities about him.
* FeetOfClay: He isn't the master chef he claims to be--his famous beef stew is actually pre-made canned food, and he uses onions to make his contestants cry.
* {{Jerkass}}: Enjoys making people cry and is a fraud.
* KickTheDog: His show involves contestants comparing their homemade cooking to his, and crying is their food tastes worse.
* OnionTears: He uses freshly chopped onions to make people cry, claiming that it's because of his amazing cooking.
* PunnyName: His surname is a reference to demi-glace, a French brown sauce.

[[folder:Steve [=McClean=]]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomKenny
A snazzy, mustached villain whose trademark is a quick, clean getaway.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Repeatedly outdoes Dr. Two-Brains's crimes in his self-titled episode, making the latter [[GreenEyedMonster extremely jealous]].
* BadassNormal: Steve has no superpowers, but he manages to pull off a multitude of heists and become Fair City's most wanted criminal in a matter of days, all while staying one step ahead of [=WordGirl=].
* CallingCard: He leaves one at his first heist at the grocery store.
-->''"Another quick getaway by Steve [=McClean=]. Making the world a cleaner place, one crime at a time."''
* DemotedToExtra: His only major appearance is in "The Ballad of Steve [=McClean=]", with him only getting cameos afterward.
* EscapeArtist: He specializes in making snazzy, untraceable getaways.
* {{Idiosyncrazy}}: Cleanliness. He always cleans up the crime scene before escaping and often steals cleaning supplies to do so.
* MrFanservice: He's about as close to this trope as you can get on a PBS Kids show, being a well-groomed and fashionable young man with a ton of in-universe {{Fangirl}}s.
* NeatFreak: His gimmick is to clean up the crime scene before making a getaway. This turns out to be his undoing, as Two-Brains manages to trap him by blocking the exit of the grocery store with melted cheese.
* PunnyName: His name is a reference to [[Creator/SteveMcQueenActor Steve McQueen]].
* TheQuietOne: Only speaks in the end of his debut episode.
* UnknownRival: To Dr. Two-Brains.
* VillainInAWhiteSuit: It's actually a white custodian outfit, but the way he wears is definitely indicative of this trope.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: His charming looks and daring escapes make him very popular with the city's populace, even though he's a known thief.
* VocalDissonance: When he finally speaks at the end of the episode, he's revealed to have a nasally, nerdy voice, contrasting with his stylish appearance. Dr. Two-Brains is not impressed.
* WeaksauceWeakness: [[NeatFreak He's extremely perturbed by messes.]] He's eventually caught when Dr. Two-Brains covers the floor of the grocery store in melted cheese, causing Steve to get distracted cleaning it up.

[[folder:Royal Dandy]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Sergio Cilli
A prince or nobleman from a painting whom Lady Redundant Woman brought to life. He is very greedy and obnoxious, but he calls Lady Redundant Woman "mom" and claims he is her son. He goes on a rampage of mischief and destruction throughout Fair City.[[labelnote: Click here to see spoilers]]He makes the mistake of breaking the copy machine. Lady Redundant Woman angrily destroys him.[[/labelnote]]

* ArtAttacker: He can spray blue paint from his hands.
* CoolHorse: He rides around on a horse which was brought to life from another painting.
* {{Greed}}: He demanded that Lady Redundant Woman make a horse copy for him from a painting. In fact, 'greedy' was the vocabulary word of his episode.
* {{Jerkass}}: Goes without saying that Royal Dandy is an unlikable SpoiledBrat, and it's a testament that his "horsie" runs off.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: In the penultimate episode, "Art's Parts", the painting of him is destroyed by the Learnerer's art analyzer machine]].
%%* {{Narcissist}}
* NobodyTouchesTheHair: Despite taking it better than Seymour, Royal Dandy still doesn't like his hair being screwed up, as shown in "Royally Framed".
* RoyalBrat: He's entitled and whines when he doesn't get what he wants.
* SmugSnake: Has an ego that rivals Seymour's (who's an example of this {{trope}} himself) and is even less able to back it up.
* SpoiledBrat: Well, he's the copy of a painting of a prince and he's even more demanding. He'll whine when he doesn't get his way and goes on a rampage because he doesn't get what he wants.

!!One-Shot Villains
[[folder:[=WordBot=]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Dannah Phirman
A robot created by Tobey in [=WordGirl=]'s image and programmed to be devoted to him. She has all of [=WordGirl=]'s abilities but is slightly more powerful.

[[folder:Dupey]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GreyDeLisle
One of Lady Redundant Woman's copies, who gained free will and started dating the Butcher, abandoning her mistress. The Butcher gave her a name, and he can easily tell her apart from the original.[[spoiler:However, she dumps him and flees the city on a bus. However, she keeps a photo of him and seems to pine for him.]]

* LoveAtFirstSight: With the Butcher. Interestingly, the original hates him and vice versa.
* MeaningfulName: "Dupey" is short of "duplicate" which is what she is.
* PutOnABus: Literally. At the end of "The Young and the Meatless", she gets on a bus and leaves.
* TheQuietOne: She's not as talkative as [=LRW=].

[[folder:Evil Malicious [=WordGirl=]]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Dannah Phirman
An evil copy of [=WordGirl=] that Lady Redundant Woman creates from a picture of her.

* CardCarryingVillain: When your name is literally "Evil Malicious Worgirl", this is a requirement.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Just like her "mom", she has a habit of being redundant, such as saying she is "[=WordGirl=], a girl of words", and that she's bad, evil, ''and'' malicious.
* EvilKnockoff: She's a bad, evil, and malicious copy of [=WordGirl=].
* KilledOffForReal: Via sprinkler.
* KillItWithWater: She died after a sprinkler sprinkled water on her.

[[folder:Rhyme and Reason]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AmySedaris (Rhyme) and Tyler Labine (Reason)
A criminal duo who appeared in the [[LastEpisodeNewCharacter final episode]]. Reason is an ordinary criminal who steals [[BoringButPractical reasonable things]], while Rhyme is a superpowered nutjob who [[RhymesOnADime steals things that rhyme with whatever Reason is stealing]].

* KillerRabbit: While he looks like a harmless civilized chimp, he's been able to beat The Butcher, Two-Brains, and his henchmen all on his own.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: It's complicated. Seeing as he once was a good person he is capable of compassion, like to his henchman. Even though he can be rude and dismissive of the two, he has shown that he does care and tries his best to be a decent boss. Even to [=WordGirl=] he has shown, such as in "A Few Words From [=WordGirl=]", that he does care for her and treats her like an old friend. However, he's also perfectly down with murdering her in "A Better Mousetrap". According to WordOfGod, this is because, on certain days, Steven's personality is more in charge of Two-Brains than Squeaky is and hence more friendliness and decent banter, versus when Squeaky's more in charge of Two-Brains, those being the days where he's more ruthless and sadistic.
* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: He's a MadScientist, and he wears a lab coat.

* MadScientist: Both as Steven and Dr. Two-Brains.

* TwoBeingsOneBody: Steven and Squeaky are two distinct individuals fused into one to make the weirdly eccentric Dr. Two-Brains.

'''Mr. Big:''' Thank you, Les--- Wait... are you being sarcastic?\\

* SmugSnake: Has an ego that rivals Seymour's (who's an example of this {{trope}} himself), and is even less able to back it up.

One of Lady Redundant Woman's copies, who gained free will and started dating the Butcher, abandoning her mistress. The Butcher gave her a name, and he can easily tell her apart from the original.[[labelnote: Click here to see spoilers]]However, she dumps him and flees the city on a bus. However, she keeps a photo of him and seems to pine for him.[[/labelnote]]

* MeaningfulName: "Dupey" is short of "duplicate", which is what she is.

A criminal duo who appeared in the final episode. Reason is an ordinary criminal who steals [[BoringButPractical reasonable things]], while Rhyme is a superpowered nutjob who [[RhymesOnADime steals things that rhyme with whatever Reason is stealing]].

* NotQuiteFlight: Rhyme can use her SuperSpeed to "fly" via momentum from jumping off objects at high speed, including ramps she makes with her freeze breath.

* StupidEvil: Rhyme's commitment to the "rhyming crime" gimmick ''always'' causes them to get caught, to the point where Reason (temporarily) ends their friendship over it. When they get back together, Rhyme agrees to stop trying to steal rhyming things, though she stills makes RhymesOnADime.

* EvilIsOneBigHappyFamily: Despite their differences, they have shown to care for each other as a whole, and occasionally band together under a common cause. They also even do this when a villain steps out of line, like Miss Question in ''Where Have All the Villains Gone?'' and Mr. Big in ''Mr. Big's Mini-Golf''. The most notable example is when every single one of Wordgirl's villains, (minus Amazing Rope Guy) joins forces to stop Miss Power.

* AbsurdPhobia: Cats. [[JustifiedTrope Makes sense]], he's part mouse. To a lesser extent, clowns and spiders.

* {{Narcissist}}: While not as bad as Victoria Best, his ego is pretty big (though semi-justified, as he is a boy genius), and any time his ego is struck he usually doesn't take it well.

* AffablyEvil: He's mainly soft-spoken, timid, and friendly to [=WordGirl=], but he's still a villain. He does go out of his way to make sure [=WordGirl=] doesn't get hurt, such as asking her if she's allergic to peanut butter before shooting her with it.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: For Chuck, though Brent admits that Chuck is better at video games.

* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: A subtle example; the curls in her hair look like question marks.

* FromNobodyToNightmare: She started out as a small-time crook with no powers. Then, in "Who is Ms. Question?", she gained [[EasyAmnesia the power of confusion]] and became a recurring, credible threat.

* LightningCanDoAnything: She got her confusion and SkySurfing abilities after being struck by a bolt of lightning from a question mark-shaped cloud. Lampshaded by the Narrator.
* {{Leitmotif}}: A parody of the Jeopardy thinking music, and her power is usually signified by bell clanging.

* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Originally, Ms. Question was just a villain-in-training at the Coach's old villain school, who only talked in question. She had no other "powers" of any kind.

A devious man with no superpowers of his own, he instead manipulates other villains into committing crimes for him. One recurring scam of his is a villain night school, which produced Invisi-Bill and Big Left Hand Guy (as well as Ms. Question, though she didn't graduate).

* VocalEvolution: His voice in "The Robot Problem" is higher-pitched than his previous one. It's possibly because he hasn't been voiced in a long time.

* {{Invisibility}}: He isn't called [[PunnyName Invisi-Bill]] for nothing so naturally, turning invisible is his main shtick.

* LogicalWeakness: While he's able to make himself as well as his clothes and glasses invisible, Invisi-Bill is unable to make ''anything else'' invisible so he has to ditch whatever stolen goods he has on hand to remain undetected if he doesn't want a floating loot bag, jewelry or monkey that gets easily caught.

* PunnyName: His supervillain name is a {{Portmanteau}} of the word "Invisible" (His power) and "Bill" (His real name).

* TeleportSpam: Invisi-Bill's power isn't {{Teleportation}} but he might as well be from how frequently he turns off and on his {{Invisibility}} combined with his boundless energy letting him quickly change places to sell the illusion.

* SixtiesHair: She wears her hair in a flip, befitting the show's RetroUniverse.

* KidHero: She's 12 years old and goes around defending the city as a superheroine. Deconstructed though, as she sometimes finds that BeingGoodSucks and sees the superheroing as a job rather than her real self. It's almost lucky that the only time something happens while Becky is at school is when the scheme itself is at the school.

* LivingWithTheVillain: Despite her being TheHeroine, she goes to the same school as [[EnfantsTerribles Tobey and Victoria]].

* AttentionWhore: He even stated he ''needs'' attention which is made obvious by him constantly declaring his name and intentions out loud without prompt. While it seems to have {{Invisibility}} as a [[PowerStereotypeFlip superpower]] does not help his case, Invisi-Bill loves to [[StealthHiBye rapidly disappear and reappear]] like a hyperactive kid with a lightswitch to make it more flashy.

* StealthHiBye: Though more "Hi/Bye" than "Stealth" from repeatedly vanishing into thin air, only to reappear shortly while indicating his presence after as a [[CharacterTic habit]].

* WithCatlikeTread: The {{Irony}} of having {{Invisibility}} is that Invisi-Bill can't be stealthy to save his life because of (a) his [[LargeHam bombastic,]] [[AttentionWhore attention-seeking]] [[PowerStereotypeFlip personality]] defeating the entire purpose and (b) only his clothes and glasses disappear alongside himself so he has to drop the stolen goods for a clean getaway from [=WordGirl=].

A man with a big left hand. He tends to use his large hand to hail one of the few cabs of Fair City to escape after committing a crime.

* MundaneUtility: Big Left Hand Guy is capable of using his big left hand to perform feats of super strength... but he mainly uses it to hail taxi cabs. To the point that [=WordGirl=] lampshades it.

* StraightMan: Invisi-Bill's hyperactive, happy-go-lucky personality often plays off of Big Left Hand Guy's seriousness.

* AlliterativeName: '''S'''eymour '''S'''mooth
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He kidnaps Beau Handsome and tries to upstage him, due to being jealous that Handsome can host two game shows a day. Later on, Handsome is shown to be the better emcee, and can even outshine Seymour's [[Twinkle Smile]]

* PlayingBothSides: On multiple occasions, Hal has helped both [=WordGirl=] and the VillainOfTheWeek as part of a scheme. In "Rat Trap", he sells inventions to Dr. Two-Brains, then tells [=WordGirl=] about Two-Brains's plans so she'll show up to confiscate the machine, thus forcing him to buy more things from Hal. In "Hal the Haggler", he sells weapons to both [=WordGirl=] and Granny May that counteract each other's, which starts a LensmanArmsRace between the two that Hal profits off of.

* ApatheticClerk: So apathetic, in fact, that her voice is [[DullSurprise completely monotone even when she's happy]].

* EmotionlessGirl: She even ''laughs'' in monotone. The emotion she is most likely to ever express is an annoyance.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: She's a completely normal girl. With laser eyes. That are genetic.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tomboy to Violet's Girly Girl. Though Becky has her own feminine hobbies and interests, she's more action oriented than Violet.

* EvilIsOneBigHappyFamily: Despite their differences, they have shown to care for each other as a whole, and occasionally band together under a common cause. They also even do this when a villain steps out of line, like Miss Question in ''Where Have All the Villains Gone?'' and Mr. Big in ''Mr. Big's Mini-Golf''. The most notable example is when every single one of Wordgirl's villains, (minus Amazing Rope Guy) join forces to stop Miss Power.

* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: He's a MadScientist, and he wears a labcoat.

* LeanAndMean: He's pretty thin, and pretty mean.

* LiteralMinded: They will do most anything Two-Brains tells them to, though perhaps a bit too literally. For example, when Two-Brains tells them to obey the next person to wear his lab coat while he is gone in "Crime Takes a Holiday" and Glen - by a series of occurrences - gets his lab coat, they disobey further orders from their real boss in favor of obeying Glen.

* ApatheticStudent: He has shades of this, at least. While Tobey apparently puts enough effort into schoolwork for Miss Davis to think "he's a gifted boy", she also suggests he's more interested in robotics than schoolwork.
** PlayedForLaughs in "Guess Who's Coming to Thanksgiving Dinner" when he pretends his controller to his robots is a radio when it clearly isn't. Complete with him pretending it's playing a song, despite it being obvious he's singing a made-up song while he's coming up the lyrics as he went along. Granted that case zigzags between this {{trope}} and BlatantLies as it did convince the [[SuperGullible Botsford family members]], sans [[OnlySaneWoman Becky]] and Huggy.

* EvilBrit: Oddly PlayedWith. Make no mistake, Tobey is shown to be conniving, destruction-causing, and (generally) [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking condescending]]. While he typically speaks with an upper-class UsefulNotes/{{British Accent|s}}, for some unexplained reason, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hZuLgzmojM&lc=UgyKIjCyalDJczt8bJp4AaABAg there are times]] (link contains {{spoiler}}s) in which he's talking to his mother and he starts speaking in an UsefulNotes/{{American Accent|s}}. It's made even stranger by the fact [[https://wordgirlappreciation.tumblr.com/post/102905838329/is-tobeys-british-accent-fake Word of God says his British accent is genuine]].

* EvilIsPetty: For instance, not only does he steal a book in "Princess Triana and the Ogre of Castlebum", he did it so he could have the satisfaction of knowing what happens in it before anyone else could. Made more JustForFun/{{egregious}} when he tries to spoil it for [=WordGirl=], who didn't want to be spoiled. Granted, this {{trope}} is {{justified|Trope}} as he's just [[EnfantTerrible ten-years-old]].

* GadgeteerGenius: It's literally the only reason he's a threat to the city, though his cunningness certainly helps. If he didn't have this ability, he'd just be known as that weird kid with anger issues.

* VillainRespect: Despite the fact that she constantly rebuts his feelings and foils his schemes, he does seem to respect [=WordGirl=]. In "The Robot Problem" he even calls her "practically [his] equal", which says a lot considering his massive ego.

* DemotedToExtra: Lacks any speaking or major roles in Season 6 and 8.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In "Who Is Ms. Question?", characters affected by Ms. Question's amnesia beam would have their head turn into a giant question mark. In later episodes, they instead get [[CirclingBirdies small question marks that circle their head]].

* VocalEvolution: His voice in "The Robot Problem" is higher-pitched than his previous. It's possibly because he hasn't been voiced in a long time.

* AttentionWhore: On rare occasions, he lowers his happy-go-lucky attitude to show a more vulnerable side when he gets ignored or left behind, proclaiming he needs attention and wishes to be acknowledged.

* {{Invisibility}}: He isn't called [[PunnyName Invisi-Bill]] for nothing. Naturally, turning invisible is his main shtick.
* {{Keet}}: He's lively, hyper, and almost seems too nice to be a villain.

* VerbalTic: His own name, as well as "YAY!"

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He kidnaps Beau Handsome and tries to upstage him, due to being jealous that Handsome can host two game shows a day. Later on, Handsome is shown to be the better emcee, and can even out shine Seymour's [[Twinkle Smile]]

* {{Leitmotif}}: Although not exclusive to his character, Seymour's presence is usually companied by blaring Game Show music with trumpets and high-pitched piano music.

* OutOfFocus: Is absent in Season 1 and 7 and doesn't talk in Season 3 and 5. Coincidentally, these are all odd numbered seasons.

* SmarmyHost: Seymour is a [[SmugSnake smug]], [[{{Narcissist}} narcissistic]] game show host who's obssessed with his own appearance and fights with hair gel and gold chains. That he rigs his games against his contestants is the icing on the cake.
* SmugSnake: Seymour can be pretty arrogant at times, and doesn't always think his plans through, or stops to understand his opponents' tactics.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: His long cone shaped head is odd even for [=WordGirl=] standards.

* {{Expy}}: Of Taskmaster from Marvel Comics. Also, his suit is similar to the original outfit of DC Comic's Calculator.

* PlayingBothSides: On multiple occasions, Hal has helped both [=WordGirl=] and the VillainOfTheWeek as part of a scheme. In "Rat Trap", he sells inventions to Dr. Two-Brains, then tells [=WordGirl=] about Two-Brains's plans so she'll show up to confiscate the machine, thus forcing him to buy more things from Hal. In "Hal the Haggler", he sells weapons to both [=WordGirl=] and Granny May that counteract each others', which starts a LensmanArmsRace between the two that Hal profits off of.

* MotorMouth: Once the normally-voiceless Monster gains the ability to speak, she ''really'' uses it to her advantage. Her constant talking ends up annoying Two-Brains so much that he sabotages his own plan by spraying her with water just to get her to shut up.

Dr. Two-Brains's self-proclaimed number one fan. After being rejected as the doctor's temporary replacement, he devoted his life to trying to outdo his idol.

* AscendedFanboy: He ''tries'' to become this, after getting an offer to become Dr. Two-Brains's substitute while he's on vacation. When he gets rejected, he changes his goal to trying to outright ''replace'' him.

* NotGoodWithRejection: Glen's rivalry with Dr. Two-Brains started because the latter rejected his application as a temporary replacememt.

* OnionTears: He uses freshly-chopped onions to make people cry, claiming that it's because of his amazing cooking.

* {{Idiosyncrazy}}: Cleanliness. He always cleans up the crime scene befire escaping, and often steals cleaning supplies to do so.

* EvilKnockoff: She's a bad, evil, and a malicious copy of [=WordGirl=].

* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: Reason's an ordinary human without any special abilities, while Rhyme possess a mix of super speed, super strength, and ice breath.

* KarmaHoudini: Being the darkest adversary WordGirl has ever faced in the entire series, she is also the only villain that doesn't get incarcerated after her defeat. Instead, she vows revenge and flees away off into space... and is never seen, herd, nor mentioned again afterwards.

** During the CurbStompBattle Tobey attempts to step on Miss Power using a robot, but she simply stops the robots foot with here strength and pushes it away, causing it to loose balance. Had it not been for Charlie and 'Meatloaf' he, along with Sally Botsford would've been seriously injured or killed.

* SchoolNewspaperNewshound: His school newspaper that might as well be a regular commercial newspaper with how widespread it is.

* NeatFreak: Demands Chuck keep the house immaculate while she is gone; Chuck is scared enough of what will happen if he doesn't that he goes up against ''every other villain in the show at the same time'' to keep his house clean.

* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Sensitive Guy to Dr. Two-Brains and The Butcher's Manly Men.

* NeatFreak: Given his name.

A very popular television chef, known for his catchphrase "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!" and for the fact he can make anybody cry.

* EntitledBastard: He felt entitled to be Twi-Brains's substitute just because he was the Doctor's self-proclaimed "biggest fan". Making this even worse is that [[KnowNothingKnowItAll he isn't nearly as knowledgable about the Doctor as he thinks he is]], and all of his ''own'' evil plans are [[HarmlessVillain comically ineffective]].

!!One-Shot Villains
[[folder:[=WordBot=]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Dannah Phirman
A robot created by Tobey in [=WordGirl=]'s image and programmed to be devoted to him. She has all of [=WordGirl=]'s abilities but is slightly more powerful.

[[folder:Royal Dandy]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Sergio Cilli
A prince or nobleman from a painting whom Lady Redundant Woman brought to life. He is very greedy and obnoxious, but he calls Lady Redundant Woman "mom" and claims he is her son. He goes on a rampage of mischief and destruction throughout Fair City.[[labelnote: Click here to see spoilers]]He makes the mistake of breaking the copy machine. Lady Redundant Woman angrily destroys him.[[/labelnote]]

* ArtAttacker: He can spray blue paint from his hands.
* CoolHorse: He rides around on a horse which was brought to life from another painting.
* {{Greed}}: He demanded that Lady Redundant Woman make a horse copy for him from a painting. In fact, 'greedy' was the vocabulary word of his episode.
* {{Jerkass}}: Goes without saying that Royal Dandy is an unlikable SpoiledBrat, and it's a testament that his "horsie" runs off.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: In the penultimate episode, "Art's Parts", the painting of him is destroyed by the Learnerer's art analyzer machine]].
%%* {{Narcissist}}
* NobodyTouchesTheHair: Despite taking it better than Seymour, Royal Dandy still doesn't like his hair being screwed up, as shown in "Royally Framed".
* RoyalBrat: He's entitled and whines when he doesn't get what he wants.
* SmugSnake: Has an ego that rivals Seymour's (who's an example of this {{trope}} himself), and is even less able to back it up.
* SpoiledBrat: Well, he's the copy of a painting of a prince and he's even more demanding. He'll whine when he doesn't get his way and goes on a rampage because he doesn't get what he wants.

[[folder:Evil Malicious [=WordGirl=]]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Dannah Phirman
An evil copy of [=WordGirl=] that Lady Redundant Woman creates from a picture of her.

* CardCarryingVillain: When your name is literally "Evil Malicious Worgirl", this is a requirement.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Just like her "mom", she has a habit of being redundant, such as saying she is "[=WordGirl=], a girl of words", and that she's bad, evil, ''and'' malicious.
* EvilKnockoff: She's a bad, evil, and a malicious copy of [=WordGirl=].
* KilledOffForReal: Via sprinkler.
* KillItWithWater: She died after a sprinkler sprinkled water on her.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rhyme and Reason]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AmySedaris (Rhyme) and Tyler Labine (Reason)
A criminal duo who appeared in the final episode. Reason is an ordinary criminal who steals [[BoringButPractical reasonable things]], while Rhyme is a superpowered nutjob who [[RhymesOnADime steals things that rhyme with whatever Reason is stealing]].
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* EvilCounterpart: To Huggy given that he's the sidekick of WordGirl's evil counterpart.

[[folder:The Whammer]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JohnCMcGinley
A muscle-bound man with the power to make powerful sonic booms by bringing his fists together. He inserts the word "wham" or variations thereof at least once into each sentence. Example: "Wow, that was so whammer!"

[[folder:Nocan the Contrarian]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaranNorris
A barbarian warrior from the faraway land of Contraria. He speaks and acts in opposites, similar to Bizarro from ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}''.

* {{BFS}}: He has a giant sword that can create earthquakes when it strikes the ground.
* CommanderContrarian: His entire theme is doing the opposite of what anyone tells him to do.
* CoolBoat: Sails a Viking longship.
* DeflectorShields: Can generate them with his sword.
* {{Expy}}: Is a parody of Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian.
* GoodIsBadAndBadIsGood: How he's defeated. If you say something along the lines of "I want my electric bill raised", he'll scream, "No, ''lower''!" and when they ask him to stay, he leaves.
* {{Irony}}: He gets confused by OppositeDay.
* LargeHam: ''No! SMALL HAM!'' [[AC: Nocaaaaaaaaan!]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: Triumphant trumpet music, usually whenever plants his sword in the ground.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: He often does this as part of his LargeHam tendencies.
* PunnyName: Based on Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian's name. The first two consonants of his name are reversed to make "Nocan", similar to the phrase "no-can-do". And, of course, he's a "contrarian" instead of a "barbarian".
* ReversePsychology: Anything you say to him, he'll take it as the exact opposite of the message you were trying to get across.
* SuperStrength: As mentioned below.
* SwordPlant: He's so strong that doing this triggers earthquakes.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: His armor barely covers his chest, leaving his nipples in full view at all times.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: In "Opposite Day", he's just trying to replace the sail of his boat so he can get home. The only reason he's even an antagonist is because A: he's trying to steal the sail, and B: the sail in question is a valuable golden one. [=WordGirl=] even helps him out at the end of the episode by getting him a trampoline to use as a replacement sail.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Learnerer]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Music/WeirdAlYankovic
A man who can learn anything and devise counter-measures after observing it once. He has a habit of using suffixes twice. For example: "Learnerer" and "adaptinging".
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[[folder:Birthday Girl / Eileen]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PamelaAdlon
A greedy little girl who thinks every day is her birthday. She demands that anyone she meets give her whatever she wants. If she is refused, she will throw a tantrum and grow into a hulking green behemoth.

[[folder:Victoria Best]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KristenSchaal (speaking)
A child prodigy whose parents expect her to be the best at everything she does.

* AbusiveParents: See MovingTheGoalposts.
* AlphaBitch: While she certainly acts the part by being snobby, no one really likes her.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: She's a completely normal girl. With laser eyes. That are genetic.
* AnnoyingLaugh: Not her normal laugh, but her spiteful laugh that she has to force.
-->Ha! Ha! Haaaaa!
* BerserkButton: Telling her she's not the best or saying that someone other than her is the best at something.
* CharacterCatchphrase
** "I'm THE BEST!"
** "VB, in!", a clear ShoutOut to Ryan Seacrest's sign-off in ''Series/AmericanIdol''.
** "Eyes on the prize."
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In "Don't Mess with the Best", using weapons she stole from other villains, she defeats [=WordGirl=]. But when Dr. Two-Brains tells her she has to finish her off completely, she can't bring herself to do it.
* ExtracurricularEnthusiast: A negative example. She's forced by her parents to be "the best" at every activity. She's genuinely good at all of them, and flaunts her overachieving, but is a bratty, egotistical, and narcissistic jerk and a SoreLoser.
* EvilCounterpart: The members of her family are oddly similar to Becky's in appearance; along with her parents she has a younger brother and an intelligent pet. And when you think about it, Becky's and Victoria's personalities have quite a few comparisons: they are both very competitive, excel in whatever they do, and are particularly arrogant. The only difference is the side they fight on. They also both wear sweater-and-skirt-based outfits.
* EvilGenius: A ChildProdigy and EnfantTerrible.
* EyeBeams: They pull whatever they hit into her hands: great for stealing or collecting.
* FreudianExcuse: The reason why she acts the way she does is because her AbusiveParents pressure her to be perfect.
%%* GirlishPigtails
* GlowingEyesOfDoom[=/=]RedEyesTakeWarning: Along with her parents.
* ItsAllAboutMe: She constantly claims she is the best at everything and doesn't care what the others think about her bragging.
* {{Leitmotif}}: A harpsichord ditty.
* LightIsNotGood: She might be a blonde girl with a somewhat angelic theme, but she is still an EvilGenius who gets in [=WordGirl=]'s way.
* LivingWithTheVillain: She, an EnfantTerrible, goes to the same school as [[TheHeroine [=WordGirl=]]].
* MeaningfulName: Her last name is "Best", and her first name is derived from "victorious"--fitting for a master of many skills (and a narcissist).
* MindControlMusic: One of her many talents is her recorder-playing skills. She can play her recorder so well that anyone who hears it falls into a trance.
* MovingTheGoalposts: Victoria's parents are never happy with ''anything'' she does, acting like she's a failure even when she's just done something amazing. They always complain that she isn't doing ''better'', or achieving ''more''. They do this to a completely unrealistic extent, for example wondering why she can't just magically develop superpowers better than [=WordGirl=]'s.
* MindControl: Via playing her recorder. She can't control people per se, but her music freezes them in place while she goes about her business stealing their stuff, and then makes them forget about it afterward.
* TheNicknamer: Heh. Beckface...
* RandomlyGifted: While her mind control powers are explained by her being a talented recorder player, there's no given explanation for her eye beams.
%%* TheRival
* SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack: She dresses as she goes to a private school.
* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: She always has to be first place. Second place isn't good enough.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Although Victoria believes she's the greatest at everything, that simply isn't true. [[VillainHasAPoint Tobey]], [[SmugSnake of all characters]], once even [[LampshadeHanging called her out]] on this when she stated that she was better than [=WordGirl=].
* SoreLoser: She doesn't take it well when she doesn't win, and neither do her [[AbusiveParents parents]].
* UnEvilLaugh: She's good at several things, but pulling off effective {{Evil Laugh}}s? Not so much.
* VillainExitStageLeft: Often leaves with "V Best, ''out''!"
* WellDoneDaughterGirl: Many of her actions add up to hoping to make her AbusiveParents proud of her to no avail.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mr. Big / Shelly Smalls]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:BUNNIES!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JeffreyTambor
A smug, childish, and greedy businessman out to line his pockets with even more money than he already has. He usually relies on mind control devices to achieve his goals, though on occasion has tried other means with little success.
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[[folder:The Whammer]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JohnCMcGinley
A muscle-bound man with the power to make powerful sonic booms by bringing his fists together. He inserts the word "wham" or variations thereof at least once into each sentence. Example: "Wow, that was so whammer!"

[[folder:Nocan the Contrarian]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaranNorris
A barbarian warrior from the faraway land of Contraria. He speaks and acts in opposites, similar to Bizarro from ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}''.

* {{BFS}}: He has a giant sword that can create earthquakes when it strikes the ground.
* CommanderContrarian: His entire theme is doing the opposite of what anyone tells him to do.
* CoolBoat: Sails a Viking longship.
* DeflectorShields: Can generate them with his sword.
* {{Expy}}: Is a parody of Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian.
* GoodIsBadAndBadIsGood: How he's defeated. If you say something along the lines of "I want my electric bill raised", he'll scream, "No, ''lower''!" and when they ask him to stay, he leaves.
* {{Irony}}: He gets confused by OppositeDay.
* LargeHam: ''No! SMALL HAM!'' [[AC: Nocaaaaaaaaan!]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: Triumphant trumpet music, usually whenever plants his sword in the ground.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: He often does this as part of his LargeHam tendencies.
* PunnyName: Based on Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian's name. The first two consonants of his name are reversed to make "Nocan", similar to the phrase "no-can-do". And, of course, he's a "contrarian" instead of a "barbarian".
* ReversePsychology: Anything you say to him, he'll take it as the exact opposite of the message you were trying to get across.
* SuperStrength: As mentioned below.
* SwordPlant: He's so strong that doing this triggers earthquakes.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: His armor barely covers his chest, leaving his nipples in full view at all times.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: In "Opposite Day", he's just trying to replace the sail of his boat so he can get home. The only reason he's even an antagonist is because A: he's trying to steal the sail, and B: the sail in question is a valuable golden one. [=WordGirl=] even helps him out at the end of the episode by getting him a trampoline to use as a replacement sail.

[[folder:The Learnerer]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Music/WeirdAlYankovic
A man who can learn anything and devise counter-measures after observing it once. He has a habit of using suffixes twice. For example: "Learnerer" and "adaptinging".

* AdaptiveAbility: His super suit adapts according to his analysis of his opponents.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: His long cone shaped head is odd even for [=WordGirl=] standards.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Once he sees something, he learns it and adapts to it.
* BarrierWarrior: His suit can create an energy shield that can stop even [=Wordgirl=].
* BewareTheSillyOnes: He may be an odd man voiced by Music/WeirdAlYankovic, but his AdaptiveAbility allows him to counter nearly anything Wordgirl throws at him.
* {{Expy}}: Of Taskmaster from Marvel Comics. Also, his suit is similar to the original outfit of DC Comic's Calculator.
* GracefulLoser: After [[spoiler: being defeated in his last appearance, he shows no signs of a VillainousBreakdown]].
* InASingleBound: He can jump very high using energy springs from his suit.
* InsistentTerminology: Believes his way of speaking to be the correct way, and gets annoyed at people who speak normally.
* {{Leitmotif}}: A techno beat.
* ItOnlyWorksOnce: Attacks and tactics used on him the first time don't work again after he learns them.
* SmugSnake: After learning how to anticipate all of [=WordGirl=]'s attacks he becomes so confident that he thinks that Captain Huggy Face is not worth learning from, no prizes for guessing who comes up with a plan to defeat him.
* {{Troll}}: He enjoys driving [=WordGirl=] nuts with his way of speaking.
* VerbalTic: He has a tendency toward repeatinging suffixes.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Coach]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NedBellamy
A devious man with no superpowers of his own, he instead manipulates other villains into committing crimes for him. One recurring scam of his is a villain night school, which produced Invisi-Bill and Big Left Hand Guy (as well as Ms. Question, though she didn't graduate).
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[[folder:Ms. Question]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GreyDeLisle
A woman obsessed with questions. She always speaks in the form of a question and uses confusion and chaos to get away with her crimes. After being struck by lightning, she gained the ability to make her foes temporarily forget everything, even who they are.

* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: A subtle example; the curls in her hair look like question marks.
* BerserkButton: The phrase "No questions asked".
* {{Bizarrchitecture}}: "Seeds of Doubt" reveals that her lair resembles an Creator/MCEscher painting.
* ConfusionFu: Her power is ''literally'' to cause confusion. Aside from that, she tries to confuse the people she robs by [[MotorMouth asking them a rapid series of confusing questions]].
* TheDogBitesBack: In "Who Is Ms. Question?", she gets kicked out of Villain School for not having superpowers (despite the Coach [[{{Hypocrite}} not having any of his own either]]. Once she gains her amnesia powers, she tests her new abilities on the Coach first.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In "Who Is Ms. Question?", characters affected by Ms. Question's amnesia beam would have their head turn into a giant question mark. In later episodes, they instead get [[CirclingBirdies small question marks that circle their head]].
* EasyAmnesia: Can fire a beam that gives whoever it hits temporary amnesia.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: She gets in a relationship with Brent, and genuinely seems to love him.
* {{Expy}}: Her costume and obsession with questions are taken from [[Characters/BatmanTheRiddler the Riddler]].
* FoodBasedSuperpowers: "Seeds of Doubt" reveals that Ms. Question can fire her question beams at food, causing anyone who eats it to get amnesia as if they were hit by the beam directly.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: She started out as a small-time crook with no powers. Then, in "Who is Ms. Question?", she gained [[EasyAmnesia the power of confusion]] and became a recurring, credible threat.
* GlorySeeker: "Ms. Question's Riddle Rampage" reveals that her criminal behavior is largely motivated by a desire to become famous (implied to be because of her former status as a small-time criminal).
* {{Idiosyncrazy}}: Questions, confusion.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Ms. Question is able to control which memories are blocked out by her beam. In "Questionable Behavior", she takes advantage of this to get people to tell her their deepest, darkest secrets.
* LightningCanDoAnything: She got her confusion and SkySurfing abilities after being struck by a bolt of lightning from a question mark-shaped cloud. Lampshaded by the Narrator.
* {{Leitmotif}}: A parody of the Jeopardy thinking music, and her power is usually signified by bell clanging.
* SkySurfing: She rides on a giant question mark.
* StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: Does she speak entirely in questions? Yes, she does (with a few exceptions, such as when she's answering someone else's question).
* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Originally, Ms. Question was just a villain-in-training at the Coach's old villain school, who only talked in question. She had no other "powers" of any kind.

[[folder:Hal Hardbargain]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JamesAdomian
A {{Cyborg}} who runs "Hal's Villains Supply Shop", the #1 spot for evil gadgets. He'll do anything to make a quick buck.

* AlliterativeName: '''H'''al '''H'''ardbargain.
* ArmsDealer: Many of the villain's weapons, such as Chuck's sandwich crusher, were invented by Hal.
* {{Cyborg}}: He has a mechanical right arm, as well as a mechanical eyepatch.
* DeadpanSnarker: When he's not [[FauxAffablyEvil putting on a friendly act for his clients]], he's usually this.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He acts chummy toward his customers, but he's really just trying to butter them up so they'll be more willing to buy.
* GadgeteerGenius: He builds all the gadgets that he sells himself.
* {{Greed}}: Hal will use any trick in the book to squeeze more money out of his customers, from emotional manipulation to outright deception.
* HonestJohnsDealership: Even though Hal charges a pretty penny for his gadgets, they tend to break down easily--which leads to his clients taking the gadgets back to him for repairs, spending even more money.
* MeaningfulName: "Hardbargain" is a rather appropriate name for a shady, greedy salesman.
* NoHonorAmongThieves: Unlike most other ''[=WordGirl=]'' villains, who tend to [[EvilIsOneBigHappyFamily get along with each other and have a code of honor]], Hal is perfectly willing to con his fellow villains if it will yield a profit.
* OutOfFocus: He had major roles in three episodes of Season 4, but afterwards rarely appears except for one episode of Season 6.
* PermaStubble: It adds to his shifty appearance.
* PlayingBothSides: On multiple occasions, Hal has helped both [=WordGirl=] and the VillainOfTheWeek as part of a scheme. In "Rat Trap", he sells inventions to Dr. Two-Brains, then tells [=WordGirl=] about Two-Brains's plans so she'll show up to confiscate the machine, thus forcing him to buy more things from Hal. In "Hal the Haggler", he sells weapons to both [=WordGirl=] and Granny May that counteract each others', which starts a LensmanArmsRace between the two that Hal profits off of.
* {{Slimeball}}: He's motivated purely by self-interest, uses underhanded tactics to gain a profit, and will gladly turn against the other villains if it means he'll make more money.
* TheStoryteller: He often rambles about villains who used to come to his store, much to his customers' annoyance.
* WelcomeToEvilMart: He runs "Hal's Villains Supply Shop", a store for villains to obtain gadgets and props for their evil schemes. In one episode, he temporarily converted it into a "Superhero Supply Shop" in order to sell items to [=WordGirl=] (as part of a GetRichQuickScheme, natch).

[[folder:Victoria Best]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KristenSchaal (speaking)
A child prodigy whose parents expect her to be the best at everything she does.

[[folder:Seymour Orlando Smooth]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaranNorris
A man who pretends to be a game show host to scam contestants out of their cash and valuables.

* AlliterativeName: '''S'''eymour '''S'''mooth
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He kidnaps Beau Handsome and tries to upstage him, due to being jealous that Handsome can host two game shows a day. Later on, Handsome is shown to be the better emcee, and can even out shine Seymour's [[Twinkle Smile]]
* ChainPain: Wields chains made of fool's gold.
* CharacterCatchphrase: Usually says "Zing!" whenever flashing his bright teeth.
* ConArtist: His raison d'être. Literally, anytime you see this guy, he's trying to con you in one way or another.
* DisappearedDad: Although he mentions his mother in a couple of episodes, we're never given any details regarding his father.
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: ImpliedTrope. While he's shown to be a con artist, "Tell Her What She's Won!" and "Wishful Thinking" suggest he's also on friendly terms with his mother or at least doesn't look down on her.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He's fine with sharing stolen [[BuffySpeak stuff]] with [[SiblingsInCrime his brothers]] in "Win a Shiny New Car" and "Seymour ... Right After This". [[spoiler: When going ScrewThisImOutOfHere in the foremost episode, and despite them screwing up his [[EvilPlan plan]], he waits for them to get in a car with him instead of just abandoning them]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Generally frowns upon mind-controlling other villains or stealing their things (though [[{{Hypocrite}} he did try to steal other villains' ideas]] in one episode). Isn't too fond of murderous intergalactic dictators either.
* {{Greed}}: Conning people into giving him dough is his specialty.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: He can flick hair gel, which hardens like cement.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Although not exclusive to his character, Seymour's presence is usually companied by blaring Game Show music with trumpets and high-pitched piano music.
* NobodyTouchesTheHair: Screw up his hair, and he won't hesitate to fight you.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Seymour [[Creator/OrlandoBloom Orlando Smooth]].
* OutOfFocus: Is absent in Season 1 and 7 and doesn't talk in Season 3 and 5. Coincidentally, these are all odd numbered seasons.
* TheRival: With Beau Handsome.
* SiblingsInCrime: Several instances have his brothers help him carry out an EvilPlan.
* SurroundedByIdiots: His brothers. They don't even know the answer to 1 + 1.
* SmarmyHost: Seymour is a [[SmugSnake smug]], [[{{Narcissist}} narcissistic]] game show host who's obssessed with his own appearance and fights with hair gel and gold chains. That he rigs his games against his contestants is the icing on the cake.
* SmugSnake: Seymour can be pretty arrogant at times, and doesn't always think his plans through, or stops to understand his opponents' tactics.
* TwinkleSmile: It's so bright it can blind people. It's actually a set of false teeth.
* WorldsBestCharacter: In his mind, at least, he's the world's greatest emcee.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Whammer]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JohnCMcGinley
A muscle-bound man with the power to make powerful sonic booms by bringing his fists together. He inserts the word "wham" or variations thereof at least once into each sentence. Example: "Wow, that was so whammer!"
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* InsecureProtagonistArrogantAntagonist: Inverted when it comes to her and Chuck. Becky is rather cocky and arrogant, and Chuck can get disappointed with himself and is more humble.

* OutOfFocus: He had major roles in three episodes of Season 4, but afterwards had nothing but cameos except for one episode of Season 6.

* TheQuietOne: Only speaks when he's getting arrested.

[[folder:Energy Monster / Maria]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MariaBamford (Dinner or Consequences)
Born from a freak accident at an energy plant, the Energy Monster is a giant monster made of static electricity. She tries to consume electricity in order to further increase her size. She is normally unable to speak, but one episode temporarily gave her speech, revealing that she is a girl named Maria.

[[folder:Amazing Rope Guy]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/LarryMurphy
A villain who's less of a villain and more of a [[ButtMonkey fumbling, comic relief character]].

* ButtMonkey: He gets no respect from anyone.
* ADayInTheLimelight: He's usually a gag character, but he gets promoted to VillainOfTheWeek in "Oh, What a Tangled Rope You Tie, Amazing Rope Guy".
* DeadpanSnarker: Can be this sometimes.
-->''([=WordGirl=] ties up Amazing Rope Guy)''\\
'''Amazing Rope Guy:''' Aw, darn.\\
'''[=WordGirl=]:''' And you won't be getting out either! I used the Pegasus! The strongest knot-\\
'''Amazing Rope Guy:''' ''(impersonating [=WordGirl=] mockingly)'' -in the world! Yeah, I know, I've heard of it! My whole thing's ropes, remember?
* DemotedToExtra: Lacks any speaking or major roles in Season 6 and 8.
* GiftedlyBad: He was once hired as an entertainer at Becky's school, doing rope tricks. The kids were not impressed.
* HiddenDepths:
** He can make great dioramas.
** He's so good at impressions that the only time he had any success as a villain was when he used his mimicry skills to impersonate other villains.
* {{Idiosyncrazy}}: Rope.
* LaughablyEvil: Probably the most prominent in the series, which is saying a lot considering that the other villains include the likes of Chuck (who, while successful at his job, does ''not'' give that impression), Invisi-Bill, and Big Left Hand Guy.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: The only things he's good at are impersonations and tying knots.
* NonIndicativeName: He's... really not that amazing.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: He once got an episode where he pulled off several successful heists by impersonating other supervillains, using [[TheDreaded their reputations]] to make his victims surrender without a fight.
* PaperThinDisguise: His villain disguises in "Oh, What a Tangled Rope You Tie, Amazing Rope Guy" aren't exactly the best, but they still manage to fool most of the city.
[[/folder]]

!!One-Shot Villains
[[folder:[=WordBot=]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Dannah Phirman
A robot created by Tobey in [=WordGirl=]'s image and programmed to be devoted to him. She has all of [=WordGirl=]'s abilities but is slightly more powerful.
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