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* Nobody knows EvilIsSexy better than [[WesternAnimation/GrandmaGotRunOverByAReindeer Cousin Mel]]. Her FieryRedhead status combined with all her recycled villainous tropes, beauty mark, and seductive voice would make the men fall for her even if she didn't have an [[HourglassHottie impossible not-to-lust after body]].

* Gus Fring from ''Series/BreakingBad''. Confident, manipulative, and chillingly professional, Gus stands out even in a show filled to the brim with fantastic villains.
* Servalan from ''Series/BlakesSeven''. Scheming, ambitious, devious, ruthless, manipulative and utterly '''fabulous'''.
* Given that it coined the term "BigBad", ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' had its fair share of brilliant baddies:
** The Master. The ultimate ancient vampire with just the right mixture of campiness and menace, with a design that invokes the original onscreen vampire, [[Film/{{Nosferatu}} Count Orlok]].
** Angelus. The most personal threat Buffy ever faced - her vampire boyfriend's psychotic alter-ego. He spent decades wreaking havoc across Europe, committing all kinds of atrocities. He's a cruel, sadistic monster with a nasty sense of humour who gets his kicks from being horrible.
** Mayor Richard Wilkins III. He's like a fifties sitcom dad if he were a supervillain. His cheery facade is really a front for a ruthless and greedy man who seeks immortality. Yet his father/daughter relationship with Faith gives him something of a redeeming quality.
** Glory. A hell god with unlimited strength, killer good looks, the emotional maturity of a teenager and an ego the size of the Hellmouth. Powerful, vain and so damn entertaining.

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* Miles Axlerod from ''WesternAnimation/Cars2''. He's such a cleverly-written plot-twist villain that serves as an antithesis to Mater!

* Johan Liebert of ''Manga/{{Monster}}'' fame is frequently cited as one of - if not ''the'' best - anime/manga villain ever, and for ''very'' good reason! He puts up such a convincing act to make people believe that he's really very kind, compassionate and gentle, when in reality he's a... well, just look at the title of the manga. Throughout the story, he manipulates people into either killing themselves or committing crimes for him; which include setting a highly occupied library aflame as well as killing several people which happens to include his own twin sister's adoptive parents. He's also ''frighteningly'' intelligent as he figures out that a detective was lying about killing a criminal drunk when in reality he was sober before either convincing him to commit suicide or shoving him off a tall building. Not to mention that he also plays kindly with children... which just so happens to include convincing them to play a "game" in which they throw themselves off the roof's of tall buildings, and "if at first they don't succeed, try again". And in one of the most despicable acts he's ever done (and that's ''really'' saying something), he tells a young orphan boy to go to a red light district in order to find his mother and that if he doesn't find her, it means that nobody loves him and he's not wanted. There, the boy sees some truly awful things and almost ''commits suicide'' in response to all of this! After all of this, some of you might be wondering if he UsedToBeASweetKid with some kind of FreudianExcuse, right? '''WRONG!''' He also was an EnfanteTerrible that murdered several sets of adoptive and foster parents with his sister none the wiser until he was caught in the act and convinced her to ''shoot him in the head'' which she ''does!'' And he also convinced fifty adults and children to ''slaughter'' each other, all the while he [[https://pm1.narvii.com/6182/7449c1bc24d647d6184d2ac1a19e2681d5d10331_hq.jpg calmly observes the massacre.]] So yeah, there are ''several'' reasons he's often cited as the greatest anime/manga villain ever!

* [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] is most DEFINETLY one of the best horror villains out there! His monstorous, amusing, smart and DeadpanSnarker personality REALLY works well! I also like his glove! It's too bad he had to go through VillainDecay though...

* Servalan from ''Series/BlakesSeven''. Scheming, amitious, devious, ruthless, manipulative and utterly '''fabulous'''.
* Given that it coined the term "BigBad", ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' had its fare share of brilliant baddies:
** The Master. The ultimate ancient vampire with just the right mixture of campiness and menace, with a design that invokes the original onscreen vampire, [[Film/Nosferatu1922 Count Orlok]].
** Angelus. The most personal threat Buffy ever faced - her vampire boyfriend's psychotic alter-ego. He spent decades wreaking havoc across Europe, comitting all kinds of atrocities. He's a cruel, sadistic monster with a nasty sense of humour who gets his kicks from being horrible.

* Khan Noonien-Sing is ''the'' quintissential ''Franchise/StarTrek'' villain. Erudite, charming, cultured and sophisticated. He's also a ruthless, determined warlord who'll stop at nothing to achieve his goal. Arguably the most dangerous threat Kirk ever faced.

** The Yeti Avenger. Man, if E.V.O. Search for Eden was popular, he would become an {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}, and for good reason. Although he is a Yeti, he is quite the opposite of his predecessors, the Sir Yeti, who would kill any mammal that tries to challenge him, and Yeti Mother, who is a {{Violently Protective Girlfriend}}. He is the ''least'' evil out of the colorful array of villains you face. He lives and protects the Yeti sacred ground and attacks you because you humiliated the Yetis (by killing their leaders, that is). And ''how!'' As has been said in the [[Characters/EVOSearchForEden character page]], he is the Yeti version of [[VideoGame/PunchOut Little Mac]]. He packs a powerful punch and is perfectly capable of uppercutting you. You might even feel sad when fighting him, considering [[TearJerker his sad history.]] He easily combines the sadness of his backstory and the coolness of his fighting, although he might become a {{That One Boss}}. He is vengeful, after all.
** Cro-Maine. Yes, he's an annoying and grating boss. Yes, [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard he is a cheating bastard.]] But he is even ''less'' evil than Bird-King. He is a caveman[[note]]with an adorable [[http://shrines.rpgclassics.com/snes/evo/pics/enemies/boss15.gif pre-fighting design]][[/note]] who was bullied and abused by the Monkey-Human tribe, who, as we've seen, are rock-throwing jerks. He is a {{Punch Clock Villain}} who works for the {{Big Bad}}. Except he wasn't forced into becoming {{The Dragon}} by the {{Big Bad}}. As he mentions himself, the {{Big Bad}} ''cared'' for him when he was alone. Wow. [[spoiler: Opens up another side to the gargantuan, delusional amoeba we love to hate, doesn't it?]]

* There's one video game villain that caught my interest from the get-go and only went up from there. I'm talking about Bedman from the ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' series. His character design is unique; he's a a young, sleeping teenager strapped to a giant, demonic, and mechanical bed capable of dragging people into a nightmarish dream world and obliterating them from there. The damn bed itself is pretty much indestructible. Most of the characters in ''Xrd -Sign-'' are flat-out curbstomped by this dude, showing that he's as powerful as he is a creative character. Oh, and he's quite the MotorMouth who says the most condescending but amusing things. That's quite the villain the people over at Arc System Works have brought to life.

* I've got two words right here; [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Master Xehanort]]. Good ''Lord'', Master Xehanort! He's been everything from (Presumably) TheAce to (Definitely) an OldMaster. His actions have shaped the entire fate of the World(Read; universe) for over the last ten years, permenately reshaping it. His existence has split into [[TheHeartless several]] [[BetaTestBaddie others]], each one just as threatening and formidable as the last. The greatest bit of it all? Every event, every action taken by himself or his Heartless and/or Nobody is interconnected. It's all one giant plot, and it's ''working''. Xehanort and [[{{WesternAnimation/Gargoyles}} Xanatos]] should be tied for [[XanatosGambit the Tropes]] [[XanatosSpeedChess they live.]]

* Can anyone say [[Franchise/MassEffect "Sovereign?"]] It's one of the largest ships in the entire galaxy, and it has firepower to match; of course it just settles for ramming straight into enemy fleets, [[RammingAlwaysWorks WHICH WORKS.]] Even when it is defeated, it takes an ENTIRE FLEET and [[PlayerCharacter Commander Shepard's]] crew to put it down. And even then, it [[TakingYouWithMe brings down multiple Alliance Ships with it.]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m28gY9Vw7XA It even has ominous music to go with it.]]

* Bushroot from ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck''. An amazing villian with amazing powers and an amazing woobie backstory. And he's cool.

* Canaletto from ''WesternAnimation/ObanStarRacers'' is very underrated, and yet one of the most brilliant, formidable,[[CreepyAwesome and downright ''terrifying'']] villains i've seen in any cartoon. He manipulated the events of the ''entire series'' from a bird cage over thousands of years, he's chillingly charismatic for an OmnicidalManiac, and he's powerful enough to curb-stomp the resident space wizard. Oh and dear god, his ''voice''. Everything he says oozes confidence and malice. What's more, he damn near won were it not for one HeroicSacrifice. Hats off to you, you vile, evil space bird.

** Seconded! I mean, in what show can you find a yellow triangle that [[VoiceOfTheLegion usually]] has an upbeat voice that wears a top hat and bow tie while having spindly arms and legs, and make said triangle a genuinely [[KnightOfCerebus menacing]] and [[NightmareFuel terrifying]] ''threat?!'' I mean ''[[https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.WfVG_OgsAFvW69OB9gDUowHaHa&pid=Api look]]'' at this guy! Most people would ''never'' suspect just by seeing him that he's the OverarchingVillain with vast amounts of [[AgonyBeam physical]] and [[MindRape mental]] powers, a [[DealWithTheDevil master]] [[ManipulativeBastard manipulator,]] has no qualms about [[WouldHurtAChild possessing, hurting, and potentially killing]] ''[[WouldHurtAChild children,]]'' and have such a ''blast'' doing it?! He's just so [[LaughablyEvil delightfully over-the-top]] and [[{{Troll}} enjoys messing around with people]] in general that one almost can't help but laugh, even as he gleefully crosses the MoralEventHorizon! Seriously, he has some of the [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments best one-liners and comedic moments]] from the entire series! So yeah, kudos to Creator/AlexHirsch and the rest of the team that put ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' together for creating such a compelling and hilarious, yet incredibly dangerous villain!

You have the antagonists who are [[SympathyForTheDevil sympathetic]] and potentially [[JerkAssWoobie even]] [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds woobies.]] You have the antagonists who [[WellIntentionedExtremist most likely meant well, but unfortunately became villains because of their good intentions.]] You have the antagonists who have their [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes loved ones]] and [[EvenEvilHasStandards standards,]] yet are still a force to be reckoned with. And then there are the antagonists that are [[CompleteMonster absolutely heinous and irredeemable, with nothing remotely pleasant about them.]]

* Thanos is my favorite Marvel villain. A god-like alien from the planet Titan who is madly in love with Death and would do anything to impress her. He can outwit nearly anyone save for Reed Richards or Doctor Doom and can easily go toe to toe with any of Earth's mightiest heroes. He is consistently a threat to the Marvel Universe and nearly destroyed it multiple times. He's just an awesome villain.

* Miles Axlerod from ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars 2}}''. He's such a cleverly-written plot-twist villain that serves as an antithesis to Mater!

* Any villain from the ''Franchise/StarWars'' movies. They are epic, ruthless, cruel, and yet so effective. And let's not forget the fact that they have both Christopher Lee and James Earl Jones.

* Loki from ''Film/{{Thor}}''. There's a good reason everyone says he has more fangirls than the hero, and not only that, but he is one of the best manipulative villains of all time, and his [[spoiler:twist ending in the second Thor movie left everyone waiting, wondering, and soon to be theorizing more than the Reichenbach Fall]].

* Dark Helmet from Film/{{Spaceballs}}. He's prone to BreakingTheFourthWall and being the ButtMonkey, and is played by Creator/RickMoranis. How can you get better than that?

* Lucille Bluth from Series/{{Arrested Development}}! EvilMatriarch, RichBitch and {{Chessmaster}} extraordinaire. She's a criminal mastermind who single-handedly decides and controls the fate of her entire family, as well as [[spoiler:running the family business]] solely through manipulation, embezzlement and fraud. And she pulls it all off without even her children noticing for years, all while being piss-ass drunk.

*** You got it! From ‘Say something nice’ to ‘Did I mention: Bananas!?’, she knows just the right thing to say before killing you. Long story short: she’s freakin’ awesome.

* While many a show can claim to have an intelligent antagonist, few work as well as [[Series/{{Farscape}} Farscape's]] Scorpius. No matter what the situation, he either has a plan or is able to come up with one on the fly. He's so good, he managed to convince the protagonists for nearly half a season that he was dead, and all the while he had gotten what he'd been after the previous season anyways. Not to mention the fact that he's a master manipulator, able to convince just about everyone but the Moya crew that he's on their side. He is one of the definitive [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bastards]], and one of the most interesting antagonists ever filmed.

* Handsome Jack from ''{{VideoGame/Borderlands 2}}'' provided about 30% of the awesomeness of the game. He's got a number of traits to him. For one, because of the game's brilliant ECHO system which allows the player to talk to [=NPCs=] anytime without disrupting the gameplay, Jack will [[EvilIsPetty randomly phone you up]] to have a conversation about how much you suck, and because of how much of a [[{{Jerkass}} colossal fucking asshole]] he is it's impossible to sit through his rambling without [[CrossesTheLineTwice laughing your ass off while being disgusted at the same time]]. He also a ridiculously competent villain who has a tendency to [[KnightOfCerebus change the atmosphere]], but despite those conflicting qualities they're both written and timed in a way where they're used appropriately at all times without either ultimately overshadowing the other. He's a truly complete villain and a prime example of LoveToHate.

** Kefka from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' is freaking awesome! Let's count down the ways, shall we? First of all, he's genuinely funny. Some of his [[LargeHam hammy]] and somewhat [[ChewingTheScenery over-the-top]] mannerisms and one-liners can be freaking hilarious! I mean, him shouting "You sound like chapters from a SELF-HELP BOOKLET!!!" in response to the heroes PatrickStewartSpeech is one of his most quotable ''and'' most '''awesome''' lines! Secondly, despite how funny he can be, he's also legitimately scary. I mean, he sets Figaro castle on fire when Edgar refuses to cooperate with him and he poisons Doma when they were ''going to win anyways'' and when some of their '''own men''' were being held prisoner in the castle's walls and for ''what'' reason? So he can hear the [[LovesTheSoundOfScreaming "sweet music of hundreds of voices screaming in unison"!]] And that's not even including him massacring the Espers at Thamasa to ''murdering General Leo'' in the process! And the kicker? ''He actually succeeds in his plan!'' Yes, he is ''actually'' able to become the God of Magic and wreak havoc upon the world, killing untold millions and literally ''reshaping the continents!'' And he rules over this dystopia for an '''entire year''' before the heroes are able to defeat him! And yet, even then, the world is ''still destroyed!'' Sure, the heroes and the remaining population can rebuild, but the ResetButton isn't pushed and as such, millions are still dead and the face of the world is still forever changed! And while he isn't everyone's cup of tea [[note]]Some people consider him too one-dimensional or a blatant rip-off of The Joker[[/note]], his general popularity is well-deserved!

* Luca Blight from ''VideoGame/SuikodenII'' is a deliciously ''evil'' bastard. He instigated a war between Highland and the City-State by having a Youth Brigade from his own country '''[[WouldHurtAChild slaughtered]]''' and why? So he can continue to RapePillageAndBurn everything in his path! And he only gets '''worse''' from there! He burns villages to the ground, ignores the villagers pleads for him to spare them, including an incident where he had a woman act like a pig before killing her anyways, sacrifices an entire city's worth of citizens to power a living weapon, and to top it all off when you finally get to kill him, he proclaims himself to be the [[CardCarryingVillain true face of evil]] before he ''finally'' dies. And his boss fight is no slouch either! Three separate parties of elite warriors attack him one party at a time and in-between all of the fights, he's ''riddled'' with arrows and even then, he's ''still'' not done! You have to bring him down in a duel to the death that you can ''still lose!'' And this in turn means that you have to start the battle over from the beginning! And yet, despite all of this, he actually has a genuinely tragic backstory in that his caravan was attacked by some City-State thugs hired by the Mayor of Muse when he was about nine or ten years old and while his [[DirtyCoward cowardly father]] ran away, he had to witness his mother being '''[[HarmfulToMinors raped]]''' in front of him! And yet, despite his horrifically trgic origins, he's still a complete and utter dick to everyone and everything. And this makes for an incredibly evil, sadistic and entertaining villain.

* Luca Blight from ''VideoGame/SuikodenII'' is a deliciously ''evil'' bastard. He instigated a war between Highland and the City-State by having a Youth Brigade from his own country '''[[WouldHurtAChild slaughtered]]''' and why? So he can continue to RapePillageAndBurn everything in his path! And he only gets '''worse''' from there! He burns villages to the ground, ignores the villagers pleads for him to spare them, including an incident where he had a woman act like a pig before killing her anyways, sacrifices an entire city's worth of citizens to power a living weapon, and to top it all off when you finally get to kill him, he proclaims himself to be the [[CardCarryingVillain true face of evil]] before he ''finally'' dies. And his boss fight is no slouch either! Three separate parties of elite warriors attack him one part at a time and in-between all of the fights, he's ''riddled'' with arrows and even then, he's ''still'' not done! You have to bring him down in a duel to the death that you can ''still lose!'' And this in turn means that you have to start the battle over from the beginning! And yet, despite all of this, he actually has a genuinely tragic backstory in that his caravan was attacked by some City-State thugs hired by the Mayor of Muse when he was about nine or ten years old and while his [[DirtyCoward cowardly father]] ran away, he had to witness his mother being '''[[HarmfulToMinors raped]]''' in front of him! And yet, despite his horrifically trgic origins, he's still a complete and utter dick to everyone and everything. And this makes for an incredibly evil, sadistic and entertaining villain.