From the mischievous to the world-ending, we're counting down the most iconic and terrifying villains in comic book history. Get ready for an epic journey through the darkest corners of heroic universes, featuring legendary bad guys that have defined generations of storytelling.
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00:00:00Hi, boys.
00:00:06Meeting's over.
00:00:08Welcome to WatchMojo.
00:00:10And today, we're counting down our picks
00:00:13for the most iconic villains to ever make bad look so, so good.
00:00:27Number 100, Bizarro.
00:00:29The legacy of Bizarro is one that's extended
00:00:32far beyond the world of comics.
00:00:34Instead, this supervillain's moniker
00:00:36can often be seen used to describe just about anything
00:00:39on opposite day.
00:00:40That's because Bizarro started out
00:00:42as a negatively inspired doppelganger of Superman.
00:00:45You're right.
00:00:46All along, Luther tricked me, meaning kill him.
00:00:50No!
00:00:54The character has progressed over the years
00:00:56to become somewhat self-referential with regard
00:00:58to this premise, leaning into its inherent
00:01:01goofiness in a fun way.
00:01:05You're no match for my strength.
00:01:09Still, there's no denying that Bizarro's legacy remains
00:01:12secure within Supe's universe, if only due to his notably
00:01:16on-the-nose opposite superpowers.
00:01:18Arctic Vision, anyone?
00:01:24Number 99, Ares.
00:01:26The worlds of historical mythology
00:01:28have always remained a fertile ground for the imaginations
00:01:31of comic book writers.
00:01:32This character of Ares is no exception either,
00:01:35fitting in nicely with the Wonder Woman
00:01:37universe from DC Comics.
00:01:47His significance within that book's continuity
00:01:49can be seen with Ares' presence in the first Gal Gadot Wonder
00:01:52Woman film, with this god of war never
00:01:55straying too far from the fight.
00:01:57My dear child, and he's not the god killer.
00:02:05He embodies violence in physical combat,
00:02:07able to master any weapon and even inspire conflict
00:02:11by merely existing.
00:02:12Meanwhile, his armored visage inspires fear
00:02:15among all who dare oppose him, an emotion Ares uses to ensure
00:02:20victory at each and every turn.
00:02:28Ah!
00:02:29Ah!
00:02:30Ah!
00:02:31Ah!
00:02:32Ah!
00:02:38It is futile to imagine you can win.
00:02:42Number 98, Omni-Man.
00:02:44This one's tough, because Omni-Man's moral compass
00:02:46and motivations have shifted throughout his run
00:02:49within both the Image Comics books
00:02:51and his Amazon Prime TV series.
00:02:53This insanely powerful extraterrestrial initially
00:02:56intended to conquer Earth, a plan that
00:02:58included Omni-Man's brutal murders
00:03:00of the Guardians of the Globe.
00:03:09This shocking incident alone remained a talking point
00:03:12for both casual fans of Invincible
00:03:14and longtime comic book readers.
00:03:16This isn't how I wanted to do this,
00:03:17but I don't have a choice.
00:03:19Granted, Omni-Man seems to have come back
00:03:21to his heroic senses, but this troubled and deeply flawed
00:03:24comic character's actions still make us feel that he's
00:03:28appropriate for this list.
00:03:36Do you really think you can stop me?
00:03:38Number 97, Sentinels.
00:03:40It takes only two words for a Sentinel to strike fear
00:03:43within those in its sight, mutant detected.
00:03:47The Sentinels made a huge impression
00:03:49on fans of the X-Men franchise back
00:03:51when they first debuted in 1965.
00:03:53And they're still going strong today.
00:04:09The Disney Plus series X-Men 97 even
00:04:12brought them back to identify and neutralize
00:04:14mutants for a whole new viewing generation.
00:04:17Surrender.
00:04:17Surrender.
00:04:18Surrender.
00:04:19Surrender.
00:04:21Give them the forecast.
00:04:23Omega level threat detected.
00:04:26The Sentinels' tough exterior and energy blast
00:04:29can be devastating.
00:04:30But even more frightening is the contextual meaning
00:04:33behind their creation.
00:04:34The Sentinels basically embodied the live and destructive power
00:04:37of bigotry and hatred.
00:04:38An analogy for civil unrest that dominated conversations
00:04:42back then and now.
00:04:44Number 96, Talia Al Ghul.
00:04:46This DC comic book character may not possess any superpowers
00:04:50to speak of.
00:04:51But that doesn't mean that Talia Al Ghul
00:04:53can't disarm her opponents.
00:04:55We mean that both literally and figuratively,
00:04:57since Talia's proficiency in hand-to-hand combat
00:05:00might be equaled only by her ability
00:05:02to distract, dissuade, and seduce her prey
00:05:05with her physical charms.
00:05:06When I was a child, we had almost nothing.
00:05:10But on the nights when we had a fire, we felt very rich indeed.
00:05:15I assumed your family was wealthy.
00:05:19Not always.
00:05:21Talia Al Ghul remains a brainy, ruthless, and ever-present
00:05:24threat amongst Batman's enviable rogues' gallery.
00:05:28She played us again.
00:05:30She's also proof that a real-world, everyday villain
00:05:33can also get one over on the hero
00:05:36if they're written with the sort of dogged determination
00:05:38that defines Talia Al Ghul.
00:05:40Miranda?
00:05:41Miranda?
00:05:42Miranda?
00:05:43Miranda?
00:05:44Miranda?
00:05:45Miranda?
00:05:46Miranda?
00:05:47Miranda?
00:05:48Miranda?
00:05:49Miranda?
00:05:50Miranda?
00:05:51Miranda?
00:05:52Miranda?
00:05:53Miranda?
00:05:54Miranda?
00:05:55Miranda?
00:05:56Miranda?
00:05:58Why?
00:06:00Talia.
00:06:02Number 95, Baroness.
00:06:04The legacy of the Baroness can differ
00:06:06depending upon who you ask.
00:06:08For many, her legacy as a terrorist operative of Cobra
00:06:11resides within the hit 1980s TV show.
00:06:14This is the Baroness, a brilliant and resourceful
00:06:18Cobra agent.
00:06:20Others may have followed her exploits
00:06:22as a comic book villain, while younger fans might even
00:06:25point to her big-screen adaptations
00:06:27in the live-action G.I.
00:06:28Joe films.
00:06:29Hello, Jake.
00:06:30Enough?
00:06:31Now, you have to admit, you had that coming.
00:06:37It ultimately doesn't matter where you know Baroness,
00:06:40because this master of disguise has likely
00:06:42already figured you out, slipping a knife
00:06:44between your ribs before you're done listening to this entry.
00:06:48That's how dangerous the Baroness is,
00:06:49and why the Joes always need to be on their toes
00:06:52when this femme fatale is on their radar.
00:07:03Number 94, Skrulls.
00:07:05The secret invasion storyline was a big deal
00:07:08for Marvel back in 2008.
00:07:10Fans didn't have to wait too long for the villainous Skrulls
00:07:13to debut on Marvel's big and small screens.
00:07:23This race of alien shapeshifters attempted to conquer the Earth
00:07:27by impersonating many of her mightiest heroes.
00:07:30Their innate skill as warriors makes them tough customers,
00:07:33while their actual reptilian appearances
00:07:36might remind old viewers of the V television miniseries
00:07:39from back in the 80s.
00:07:53You're just like your father.
00:07:56It's the Skrulls' natural affinity for subterfuge
00:07:59that makes them particularly dangerous, however.
00:08:02And by that, we mean their ability
00:08:03to ingratiate themselves within nearly any society that lands
00:08:07upon their collective radar.
00:08:08It was fine.
00:08:11The little boy handled it.
00:08:13We helped.
00:08:14Talos.
00:08:15Come off it.
00:08:16How was I supposed to know that the whole thing was fake?
00:08:18Number 93, Sebastian Shaw.
00:08:20It takes a special kind of villain
00:08:23to turn against their own kind.
00:08:24Sebastian Shaw's mutant abilities
00:08:26to manipulate energy make him a powerful adversary.
00:08:30Adapt to this.
00:08:39Yet it's Shaw's status as a legitimate businessman
00:08:42and public figure that also makes him dangerous to know
00:08:45and deadly to anger.
00:08:47Shaw's leadership position within the villainous Hellfire
00:08:49Club also ensures that he has backup.
00:08:52But it was this mutant secret financial backing
00:08:55of the Sentinel program that felt beyond the pale,
00:08:58even for Shaw.
00:08:59I don't ask for favors, Colonel.
00:09:01I express my expectations.
00:09:03So let me say it again.
00:09:07I expect you'll reconsider.
00:09:10This villain always seeks to stack the deck in his favor,
00:09:13regardless of who or what gets in his way.
00:09:16If you take another step, I'm going to put you down.
00:09:18Of course I will.
00:09:19But where do I find the more evolved people?
00:09:22Send backup now!
00:09:26Number 92, Taskmaster.
00:09:28There are a lot of superpowers out there
00:09:30that feel almost too dangerous for one hero or villain
00:09:33to hold.
00:09:34One could argue that Taskmaster's ability
00:09:37to successfully mimic his opponent's fighting style
00:09:40makes him overpowered.
00:09:41And we'd be inclined to agree.
00:09:43Taskmaster is sort of a universal villain in the sense
00:09:45that when you think of him, you don't automatically
00:09:47associate him with a specific hero.
00:09:49Thankfully, there is that little caveat
00:09:51of Taskmaster's ever-present memory loss
00:09:54that occurs as a result of utilizing these powers.
00:09:56Still, this doesn't mean for a second
00:09:59that this villain from the 1980s wasn't
00:10:01able to successfully transition into the modern day.
00:10:08Taskmaster received a gender swap
00:10:10when it came time for a debut in the MCU.
00:10:12Although the character has consistently
00:10:14appeared in a variety of iterations
00:10:16for over 45 years now.
00:10:29Number 91, Mr. Miss Yes Pidowick.
00:10:32His name is the bane of voiceover artists
00:10:35around the world, including our own.
00:10:38Mr. Miss Yes Pidowick is a lighter-hearted sort
00:10:42of supervillain.
00:10:42Albeit one with an origin that dates back to the 1940s.
00:10:46Mr. Mixel Pidowick was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe
00:10:48Schuster and first appeared in Superman number 30 in 1944.
00:10:52Now, he comes from the fifth dimension,
00:10:53where our laws of physics do not apply.
00:10:56Mr. Miss Yes Pidowick inhabits the strange and the surreal.
00:10:59A nearly immortal being to whom the laws of reality
00:11:02do not apply.
00:11:03For Mixel Pidowick's powers, he's
00:11:05able to warp reality in any way that he can dream up.
00:11:08In the Silver Age of comics, this
00:11:10was attributed to a magical ability, which
00:11:12was why Superman was so susceptible to his hijinks.
00:11:14He delights in causing mischief and chaos,
00:11:17particularly for Superman, and can only
00:11:19be banished under some very specific circumstances.
00:11:22This has historically been tricking Mr. Miss Yes Pidowick
00:11:25into saying or spelling his name backwards.
00:11:28Oh, snap.
00:11:30I said it, didn't I?
00:11:34Don't underestimate this supervillain, however.
00:11:36Mr. Miss Yes Pidowick's true powers of manipulation
00:11:39are seemingly limitless.
00:11:42Number 90, Hugo Strange.
00:11:44One of the greatest aspects of Batman's famed rose gallery
00:11:47is its longevity.
00:11:49Hugo Strange exists as one of the oldest of the Caped
00:11:51Crusader's antagonists.
00:11:53Yet the legacy of this criminal genius
00:11:55has progressed and endured up through the modern day.
00:11:58Hugo Strange made additional appearances
00:12:00in Gotham Knights and Catwoman, and most recently
00:12:03reared his head as a professor at Gotham Academy.
00:12:05Strange's intelligence and resourcefulness
00:12:08likens him to other non-superpowered villains,
00:12:10a la Lex Luthor.
00:12:11This serves as a welcome respite from all of the gadgets
00:12:15and super suits so often found within the medium.
00:12:17Hugo is a genius level psychiatrist
00:12:20trained in psychology, chemistry, and biology.
00:12:23And those smarts aren't just bragging rights.
00:12:25He was the first villain to uncover
00:12:27Batman's secret identity.
00:12:29Hugo Strange instead hits Batman where it hurts,
00:12:32discovering his secret identity and thus putting
00:12:34the lives of Bruce Wayne's loved ones eternally at risk.
00:12:38I know everything about you.
00:12:42Your darkest secret.
00:12:45Your ultimate weakness.
00:12:48I know you are Bruce Wayne.
00:12:52Number 89, Lady Deathstrike.
00:13:00Holy shit.
00:13:03Number 88, Calendar Man.
00:13:04Ah.
00:13:08Well, of course.
00:13:09Intelligent, calculating, with a mission
00:13:13to take down Carmine Falcone.
00:13:16It all fits.
00:13:17Number 87, Finn Fang Fung.
00:13:35Number 86, Owl Man.
00:13:36You must have been a good man once.
00:13:39No, not good.
00:13:42Never good.
00:13:44After all, I'm only human.
00:13:48Number 85, The Batman Who Laughs.
00:13:51We admit that this supervillain possesses a strange and not
00:13:54so subtle moniker.
00:13:55But The Batman Who Laughs is nothing if not unique.
00:13:58This is a supervillain with a comparative
00:14:00Still, this combination of Batman's serious fighting
00:14:04skills and the Joker's absolute insanity
00:14:07feels like a case of design overkill,
00:14:09in the best possible way.
00:14:11The Batman Who Laughs is the Bruce Wayne of Earth-22
00:14:14in the Dark Multiverse, which is a multiverse that's
00:14:16comprised of every fear and bad decision
00:14:18you've ever made in your life.
00:14:20It's a story about a man who's been
00:14:21forced to make a choice between the good and the bad.
00:14:24And it's a story about a man who's
00:14:26been forced to make a choice between the good and the bad.
00:14:29It's a story of every fear and bad decision ever conceived.
00:14:31The Joker's amorality essentially
00:14:33puts the kibosh on Bat's do not kill routine.
00:14:36While The Batman Who Laughs is also
00:14:38outfitted with some extra weapons and armor that
00:14:41utilize dark metal that enhance this villain's attack
00:14:44strength and mental acumen.
00:14:45So when you need to adapt.
00:14:47And to adapt, you need to laugh away all the restraints.
00:14:50Everything holding you back.
00:14:51You see, a Batman Who Laughs is a Batman Who Wins.
00:14:55Number 84, Granny Goodness.
00:14:57Of course, if you ever want to see the old runt alive again,
00:15:02you will do exactly as Granny says.
00:15:05Number 83, King Sharp.
00:15:08And?
00:15:09Yes, that is your hand in our way.
00:15:11Very good.
00:15:16We're all going to die.
00:15:17Number 82, The Phantasm.
00:15:24Your angel of death awaits.
00:15:27You ain't the bat.
00:15:31Number 81, Black Mask.
00:15:33A whack job with the penchant for peeling faces
00:15:36is Roman Sionis, AKA Black Mask.
00:15:41Number eight, Mr. Sinister.
00:15:43No list of supervillains would be
00:15:44complete without an appearance by Mr. Sinister, right?
00:15:48This madman is obsessed with genetic engineering
00:15:51and perfection.
00:15:52A master manipulator who's determined to create,
00:15:54in his eyes, the perfect mutant.
00:15:57Don't fight it.
00:15:58You can't.
00:16:06Mr. Sinister has been a long time
00:16:09foe of the X-Men since his debut in 1986,
00:16:12recently returning in X-Men 97.
00:16:14I have studied you, Jean, and dissected you.
00:16:18Then face me.
00:16:19I'm shocked that such a coward hasn't abandoned Bastion yet.
00:16:24I was waiting for you to bring me what I want.
00:16:29He may have been born a human, but Mr. Sinister's partnership
00:16:33with Apocalypse had helped make him
00:16:35an eternal foe against good, an insane surgeon with the worst
00:16:39bedside manner imaginable.
00:16:40Mr. Sinister is a genetically altered human.
00:16:42Because of this, he has superhuman
00:16:44physical and mental abilities.
00:16:45He's also telepathic and able to manipulate
00:16:47the minds of others in a bunch of different ways.
00:16:50Number 79, The Court of Owl.
00:16:52A new photo, with a new group of men in masks,
00:16:55and a new assassin.
00:16:57The Court of Owls must live.
00:16:59Number 78, Purple Man.
00:17:01I will admit to keeping eyes on you.
00:17:05Spies are easy to come by for me.
00:17:09Number 77, Juggernaut.
00:17:10You're OK.
00:17:11Oh, thank God.
00:17:12Oh my God!
00:17:15Juggernaut!
00:17:17I thought that was you.
00:17:19I should have wore my white pants.
00:17:21Number 76.
00:17:22Man-Bat.
00:17:23Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
00:17:32Number 75, MODOK.
00:17:34There are certain supervillains out there
00:17:35with a look so unique that we can't help but laugh along,
00:17:40even while our lives are being threatened.
00:17:42Mojo comes to mind, as does the mental mobile mechanized
00:17:45organism designed only for killing,
00:17:48otherwise known as MODOK.
00:17:49Oh, a MODOK.
00:17:50Oh, I get it.
00:17:50It's an acronym.
00:17:53It's an acronym.
00:17:54Mechanized organism designed only for killing.
00:17:59Actually, that's MODOK.
00:18:00The MODOK series from 2021 underlined
00:18:03this villain's inherent ridiculousness,
00:18:05while also not forgetting that MODOK also
00:18:07possesses great psionic powers.
00:18:09Does this seem like a natural stopping point to go get food?
00:18:12Natural stopping?
00:18:13I just started!
00:18:14But Nightloaf, the all-night meatloaf place,
00:18:16is closing in an hour.
00:18:17No food, now!
00:18:18The first thing to do.
00:18:19Wait, how is it an all-night meatloaf place if it's closing?
00:18:22Granted, MODOK's tremendous intelligence
00:18:25was gained at the sacrifice of his physical form.
00:18:27But many have underestimated this diminutive powerhouse
00:18:31and paid the price at the end of MODOK's brain beams.
00:18:35Ah!
00:18:35Ah!
00:18:36Ah!
00:18:37Ah!
00:18:38Number 74, the ventriloquist and Scarface.
00:18:41He can keep sucking air, but Penguin ain't so lucky.
00:18:48Do it!
00:18:49Then ventilate that nook!
00:18:52Number 73, the leader.
00:18:55Oh, shoot it!
00:18:56Ah!
00:18:57Ah!
00:18:58Ah!
00:18:58Ah!
00:19:00Number 72, the Falcone crime family.
00:19:03You're clearly not yourself.
00:19:06You're confused, uh, sick.
00:19:12I think you need to leave before you make a scene.
00:19:14Number 71, Black Manta.
00:19:16Come on!
00:19:18Hurry up!
00:19:24Number 70, Mephisto.
00:19:25The Marvel Universe needed its greatest tempter,
00:19:28an opponent of good that could exist as an embodiment
00:19:30of lies, avarice, and evil.
00:19:33Mephisto answered this call and has
00:19:35been Marvel's resident ruler of hell since 1968.
00:19:39You feel frustrated, humiliated, defeated.
00:19:46Then maybe we can make a deal.
00:19:51This demonic entity can boast multiple Marvel
00:19:53greats among his enemies, from Ghost Rider and Spider-Man
00:19:56to the Silver Surfer.
00:19:58Mephisto's connections to the Christian devil
00:20:00are obvious, as are the villain's habitual tactics
00:20:03of manipulation and illusion.
00:20:05You.
00:20:08Worst f***ing deal I ever made.
00:20:12Many have bartered their souls against Mephisto,
00:20:15hoping perhaps to beat the devil at its own game.
00:20:18The House of Hell never loses, however,
00:20:20and Mephisto always plays for keeps.
00:20:30All right, team.
00:20:32Let's have some fun.
00:20:33Number 69, Baron Zemo.
00:20:36An empire toppled by its enemies can rise again.
00:20:40But one which crumbles from within, that's dead forever.
00:20:47Number 68, Amanda Walker.
00:20:49Ah!
00:20:50No!
00:20:51No!
00:20:52No!
00:20:53No!
00:20:55Damn.
00:20:57That is just a mean lady.
00:21:00Number 67, Emma Frost.
00:21:02You can stop trying to read my mind, sugar.
00:21:06You're never going to get anything from me
00:21:07while I'm like this.
00:21:09When I escape and annihilate every living planet
00:21:13and destroy my symbiote offspring,
00:21:17I will reward you with your life.
00:21:22Number 65, Poison Ivy.
00:21:24Batman's reputation as the world's greatest detective
00:21:27often feels indebted to the horrible film
00:21:29noirs and crime novels of old.
00:21:31There have been a number of film fatales
00:21:33within this DC universe as a result,
00:21:35with Poison Ivy existing as one of the most
00:21:37intoxicating of the lot.
00:21:39Oh!
00:21:40Ah!
00:21:41Ah!
00:21:44Her ability to manipulate the minds of her victims
00:21:47allows Poison Ivy to bend just about anyone to her will.
00:21:51Youth does have its advantages.
00:21:55Endurance, stamina.
00:21:58Meanwhile, her reputation as something of a seductress
00:22:01is one that's perfectly fine.
00:22:03But seductress is one that's permeated her appearances
00:22:06in both the Batman comic books and movie adaptations.
00:22:09Bat's rogues gallery is large,
00:22:12but Poison Ivy's name will always be on the lips
00:22:15of those describing a short list of deadly, dangerous icons.
00:22:19If you could just, you know, move.
00:22:21Silver.
00:22:22So I could just kill your friend.
00:22:23Absolutely.
00:22:24Over my dead body.
00:22:26Or female friendships.
00:22:29Ah!
00:22:32Number 64, Parallax.
00:22:34Your will is strong, but not strong enough.
00:22:38You are nothing without the ring.
00:22:41Ah!
00:22:42Ah!
00:22:45Number 63, Enchantress.
00:22:47Pathetic.
00:22:48Do you think you aren't on my list too, Iron Man?
00:22:59Number 62, Crossbow.
00:23:01Ah!
00:23:03There you are, you son of a bitch.
00:23:06I've been waiting for this!
00:23:09Number 61, Rhino.
00:23:20Number 60, The Void.
00:23:22The Sentry may be a superhero,
00:23:24but it's the Void that lurks behind
00:23:26the alter ego of Robert Reynolds.
00:23:28Specifically, the Void exists as Reynolds' dark side,
00:23:31a counterbalancing force that commits acts of evil
00:23:34against the Sentry's everyday heroics.
00:23:36The Void represents the embodiment
00:23:38of his negative emotions and thoughts.
00:23:40The duality of Sentry and the Void is further emphasized
00:23:43by the stark contrast between their ability.
00:23:45This split personality dynamic is one of the reasons
00:23:48why the Sentry's inherent fight against the Void
00:23:50is so compelling.
00:23:52It's a nice update to the symbiote trope
00:23:54of Spider-Man wearing the black suit back in 1982.
00:23:57Only with higher stakes.
00:23:59So to prevent the Void from destroying the Earth,
00:24:01Robert Reynolds had a device installed
00:24:03on top of the Avengers Tower,
00:24:05which actually held the Sentry Tower,
00:24:07and used it to wipe the minds of everyone on Earth,
00:24:09including himself.
00:24:11The Void can also attach itself to just about anyone,
00:24:13a la the alien Venom symbiote.
00:24:15But it's the Sentry's immense powers
00:24:17as a hero that makes his dark side
00:24:19all the more dangerous.
00:24:21The Void can unleash dark energy in various forms,
00:24:24including powerful energy blasts
00:24:26or concentrated beams.
00:24:28This energy can disintegrate matter on a molecular level,
00:24:30demolishing objects and rivals with ease.
00:24:5657. Solomon Grundy
00:25:0756. Electro
00:25:1855. Kang the Conqueror
00:25:20There are...
00:25:22well, a lot of Kangs out there,
00:25:24where they've assembled their own
00:25:26friggin' council to keep track of their number.
00:25:28They all possess one unifying desire,
00:25:30however, to conquer.
00:25:32How many did you call?
00:25:34All of us.
00:25:42Kang the Conqueror
00:25:44has existed in one form or another
00:25:46since 1963.
00:25:48A tireless combatant who's forever
00:25:50seeking the perfect challenge.
00:25:52Most make the villain in this case
00:25:54since Kang is frequently outfitted
00:25:56with the deadliest weapons
00:25:58and most powerful armor imaginable.
00:26:10The addition of his genius-level intellect
00:26:12and his futuristic battle tech
00:26:14essentially make Kang the Conqueror
00:26:16a formidable force for anyone
00:26:18unlucky enough to cross his path.
00:26:20You started a war
00:26:22and now you want to wipe away any universe
00:26:24that's a threat to you.
00:26:26That's what monsters do.
00:26:28That's what conquerors do.
00:26:3154. Captain Cold
00:26:33You ordered some ice?
00:26:40What's the matter?
00:26:42Don't you want to come out and play?
00:26:4453. Mad Hatter
00:26:46You're mighty in Gotham, Batman,
00:26:48but in Wonderland
00:26:50the Mad Hatter reigns supreme.
00:26:56He started hunting
00:26:58like a jungle animal.
00:27:04He changed so much
00:27:06that he took a new name for himself.
00:27:09Kraven the Hunter.
00:27:14I guess you haven't heard.
00:27:16I'm the sheriff around these parts.
00:27:18Okay.
00:27:2750. Catwoman
00:27:29Selina Kyle is another character
00:27:31that's shifted her moral compass over the years.
00:27:33She's sometimes depicted
00:27:35as an anti-hero, but her dedication
00:27:37to, well, cat-burgling
00:27:39still makes her a villain in our book.
00:27:41Good night, Mr. Wayne.
00:27:43Catwoman's
00:27:45one of the most iconic
00:27:47of the litter, as well as an eternal
00:27:49love interest for Batman with conflicted
00:27:51alliances between good, great,
00:27:53and evil.
00:27:55That was for saving my cat.
00:27:57Is that all it was for?
00:27:59Maybe not. I heard gunfire.
00:28:01Occupational hazard.
00:28:03Catwoman's athleticism and natural sex appeal
00:28:05make her the perfect thief,
00:28:07while her amorality ensures that Kyle
00:28:09is always willing to do what it takes
00:28:12to achieve her goal. What can we say?
00:28:14We just love watching Catwoman
00:28:16work her black magic.
00:28:18It's because you don't stand a chance against these guys.
00:28:20With your help, I might.
00:28:22I'll open that tunnel, then I'm gone.
00:28:24There's more to you than that.
00:28:30Sorry to keep letting you down.
00:28:3249. The Anti-Monitor
00:28:42Number 48.
00:28:44Vulture
00:28:54Number 47.
00:28:56Dent Shot
00:28:58Y'all jokers
00:29:00must be crazy.
00:29:06Number 46.
00:29:08Chiller Croc
00:29:10I don't want you crazy.
00:29:14Says the guy who lives in a sewer.
00:29:16At least I know it's a sewer.
00:29:18Number 45. The Mandarin
00:29:20Fans of the MCU
00:29:22were notably PO'd at how
00:29:24one of Iron Man's greatest enemies,
00:29:26the Mandarin, was treated in the franchise's
00:29:28third cinematic entry.
00:29:30Where's the Mandarin? Where is he?
00:29:32He's here. He's here.
00:29:34But he's not here. He's here, but he's not here.
00:29:36What do you mean?
00:29:38It's complicated, right?
00:29:40This misstep takes nothing
00:29:42away from the supervillain's relationship with
00:29:44Old Shellhead, since the Mandarin
00:29:46and Tony Stark remain perpetually
00:29:48within each other's orbit.
00:29:50This power-hungry martial arts master
00:29:52has also found himself with the
00:29:54master of Kung Fu himself, Shang-Chi,
00:29:56showing off the power of his ten
00:29:58rings. These rings are
00:30:00crafted from alien technology,
00:30:02and lend the Mandarin powers ranging from
00:30:04blasts of ice and lightning to
00:30:06iconic feats of illusion and manipulation.
00:30:20The Mandarin may possess
00:30:22at least a semblance of honor
00:30:24to his moral compass, but make
00:30:26no mistake, world domination
00:30:28is still on his to-do list.
00:30:37Number 44, Abomination.
00:30:43Force is not necessary.
00:30:45As you can see, I'm in full control.
00:30:47Number 43, Playface.
00:30:49Well, I filled in for the dog that played
00:30:51Air Bud when he was run over
00:30:53by me the second to the
00:30:55last day of shooting.
00:30:57Number 42, Carnage.
00:30:59I'm not a crazy man,
00:31:01but I am
00:31:03a vengeful one.
00:31:07You're
00:31:09going to watch her die.
00:31:11Number 41, Sabretooth.
00:31:13You don't call,
00:31:15you don't write,
00:31:17how else
00:31:19am I supposed to get your attention?
00:31:25Number 4, Harley Quinn.
00:31:27The meteoric rise of Harley Quinn as one of
00:31:29the DC Universe's most popular
00:31:31characters has been one long
00:31:33and strange trip.
00:31:35Where I go,
00:31:37deep below the bar.
00:31:39Fade for evidence.
00:31:41Selling me through my
00:31:43soul.
00:31:45She's often
00:31:47been depicted as being in eternal
00:31:49orbit with the Joker, either as a
00:31:51damaged victim of his whims, or an
00:31:53independent spirit free of his control.
00:31:55Harley Quinn has earned a rabid
00:31:57fan following of her own, which
00:31:59is pretty wild, considering she was
00:32:01actually conceived for Batman the Animated
00:32:03Series, as opposed to debuting
00:32:05within the pages of a Batman comic.
00:32:07I ask you, Harley,
00:32:09who's given more hours of amusement
00:32:11to the Gotham police force
00:32:13than me?
00:32:15No one, Mr. J.
00:32:17Still, the feisty Quinn has captured the collective
00:32:19imagination of these fans as a
00:32:21total wild card that's dangerous as hell,
00:32:23but impossible to resist.
00:32:25What?
00:32:29Number 39,
00:32:31Gorilla Grodd.
00:32:43Number 38,
00:32:45Cobra Commander.
00:32:53Number 37, Red Skull.
00:33:01Number 36,
00:33:03Mr. Freeze.
00:33:17Number 35,
00:33:19The Shredder.
00:33:21There have been a lot of excellent villains throughout the
00:33:23extended universe of the Teenage Mutant Ninja
00:33:25Turtles. Sometimes, however,
00:33:27the most obvious answer also
00:33:29makes the best choice.
00:33:31Oroku Saki, aka The Shredder,
00:33:33will forever be linked to Splinter's
00:33:35sons as their primary antagonist.
00:33:49He's written with compelling history
00:33:51and motivation, while The Shredder's visual
00:33:53design is beyond cool.
00:33:55His martial arts skills are
00:33:57deadly, and his desire for vengeance
00:33:59is unstoppable. But Shredder
00:34:01can also be remarkably composed
00:34:03when it comes to seeing his plans carried
00:34:05out.
00:34:13He's also endured through comic book,
00:34:15television, and silver screen adaptations
00:34:17to become a supervillain that's easily
00:34:19recognizable for even the most casual
00:34:21TMNT fan.
00:34:27This is your family.
00:34:29I
00:34:31am your father.
00:34:37No.
00:34:39Kneel before son.
00:34:43Dormammu, I've come
00:34:45to bargain.
00:34:47You've come to die.
00:34:49Your world
00:34:51is now mine.
00:34:53You
00:34:55gave me that. I gave you nothing.
00:34:57You showed me what was possible.
00:34:59You showed me all it
00:35:01takes is fear and
00:35:03a little focused violence.
00:35:07No, no, no.
00:35:09No God.
00:35:13The only man in the sky
00:35:15is me.
00:35:19We live in an age where
00:35:21even the cheesiest characters from comic
00:35:23media's earliest recorded histories
00:35:25can be reappraised and given a fresh
00:35:27coat of creative paint.
00:35:29I'll win this election by hook
00:35:31or by crook. At least you have
00:35:33choices, Pingy. If you don't have a
00:35:35board of electors, you can't count the votes.
00:35:37And if you can't count the votes,
00:35:39you can't announce a winner.
00:35:41The HBO series The Penguin
00:35:43and its parent film The Batman from 2022
00:35:45grounded this gangster in reality
00:35:47as a ruthless, Tony Soprano
00:35:49styled crime lore.
00:36:01This was a far cry
00:36:03from both Burgess Meredith's campy
00:36:05Batman 66 portrayal and
00:36:07Danny DeVito's macabre and monstrous
00:36:09take from Batman Returns.
00:36:11What remains constant is that The Penguin
00:36:13is just interesting.
00:36:15His motivations for either money, love,
00:36:17or respect feel grounded in the crime
00:36:19alleys and noir storylines
00:36:21of the Batman universe. And
00:36:23we just can't help but watch.
00:36:35Number 29, Prometheus.
00:36:37In comics, nobody is a better
00:36:39example of a one man army than
00:36:41Prometheus. In many ways,
00:36:43he's like Batman, only he doesn't
00:36:45use his ability for the greater good.
00:36:47This skilled strategist is able to adapt
00:36:49to virtually anything and
00:36:51anyone thanks to his cool toys.
00:36:53With his special helmet, he can learn
00:36:55any fighting style instantaneously.
00:36:57And with his ghost zone key,
00:36:59he can teleport. These kinds of gizmos
00:37:01have helped him single handedly take
00:37:03down the Justice League. Yeah, that's
00:37:05right, Prometheus has gotten
00:37:07a one up on some of the greatest heroes
00:37:09of them all. If he can nearly defeat
00:37:11the Justice League all by himself,
00:37:13then he definitely deserves some respect
00:37:15on his name.
00:37:29Number 28, Mysterio.
00:37:31You can never trust what you see
00:37:33when Mysterio is around.
00:37:35You don't want any part of this.
00:37:37The Spider-Man
00:37:39villain's mastery of VFX
00:37:41makes him a dangerous threat who can twist
00:37:43reality on a whim. Okay, maybe
00:37:45he doesn't actually twist it,
00:37:47but when his tricks look that real,
00:37:49it's practically the next best thing.
00:37:51Besides his extreme knowledge of
00:37:53special effects, Quentin Beck has also
00:37:55dabbled a little bit in chemistry.
00:37:57That extracurricular activity has
00:37:59allowed him to make substances that can weaken
00:38:01Spider-Man's web and even his
00:38:03spider senses. Besides the comics,
00:38:05he also pretty much ruined Peter's
00:38:07life in the MCU when he outed his
00:38:09secret identity to the whole world.
00:38:11Sure, the fishbowl helmet might
00:38:13make him look silly, but ultimately,
00:38:15he's no laughing matter.
00:38:21Number 27, Deathstroke.
00:38:23Slade Wilson is one of the most feared
00:38:25villains in the DC Universe, and for
00:38:27good reason.
00:38:29He's
00:38:37easily one of the most skilled assassins
00:38:39around, and that line of work isn't
00:38:41easy since superpowers exist.
00:38:43When he's not hunting down people for money,
00:38:45he's also battling heroes like
00:38:47Batman, Green Arrow, the Teen Titans,
00:38:49and more. We really can't
00:38:51understate just how wicked he is.
00:38:53Sure, he's cool like he
00:38:55once had a sword that could kill gods,
00:38:57but he's also completely rotten
00:38:59to the core. He manipulated terror
00:39:01in a truly heinous way, hijacked
00:39:03the Speed Force, and even battled
00:39:05his own kids. He's sometimes
00:39:07told the line to morality,
00:39:09but when it comes down to it, Deathstroke's
00:39:11a villain plain and simple.
00:39:23Number 26, Mystique.
00:39:25Looks can be deceiving, and that's
00:39:27never been more true than with Mystique.
00:39:36The mischievous mutant can fool
00:39:38anyone by changing her physical appearance.
00:39:40It's a trick that proves useful on
00:39:42more than one occasion. That's
00:39:44not all, though. Mystique is also
00:39:46a highly skilled combatant who's
00:39:48unafraid to step into the heart of the battle.
00:39:50While she's experienced a shift
00:39:52to good in recent years, it's
00:39:54hard to ignore the villainous threat
00:39:56she's been. Like, she was once the
00:39:58leader of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.
00:40:00No matter which way you look at it,
00:40:02that's some very specific branding,
00:40:04and it's pretty hard to distance yourself
00:40:06from something as extreme as that.
00:40:16Number 25, Scarecrow.
00:40:18Psychologist Jonathan Crane uses his
00:40:20extensive knowledge of the human mind
00:40:22like it's a weapon, manipulating people
00:40:24however he see fits.
00:40:30Though he can
00:40:32play people like a fiddle, he primarily
00:40:34relies on his fear toxin to do the trick.
00:40:36When exposed, the gas forces
00:40:38people to hallucinate their worst fears.
00:40:40If you think about it, this
00:40:42unique brand of villainy makes
00:40:44Scarecrow a perfect foil for Batman.
00:40:46Because if Batman's persona is
00:40:48all about instilling fear in criminals,
00:40:50what happens when he faces a villain
00:40:52whose chemicals can terrify
00:40:54even him? He can turn even
00:40:56the toughest of men into weeping little
00:40:58children. Plus, if his toxin
00:41:00wasn't haunting enough, his unsettling
00:41:02design will scare you too.
00:41:04This guy is the master of
00:41:06fear for a reason.
00:41:12Number 24, Ultron.
00:41:14The looming threat of artificial intelligence
00:41:16and the dangers it can pose for the
00:41:18world are more relevant than ever
00:41:20before.
00:41:30And in the Marvel
00:41:32Universe, the most powerful AI
00:41:34of them all is Ultron.
00:41:36Created by Hank Pym to be a force of good,
00:41:38he quickly went against his original
00:41:40programming. That's hardly new
00:41:42ground for these type of evil robots.
00:41:44But remember, Ultron is an
00:41:46evil AI in a world filled with
00:41:48superheroes. Meaning that his beef
00:41:50isn't just with humans. It's with
00:41:52everyone, including the Avengers
00:41:54themselves. He's become a vengeful
00:41:56maniac who has repeatedly slain
00:41:58countless innocent people in
00:42:00his bloodthirsty quest to extinguish
00:42:02humankind. So yeah, he's
00:42:04far more than just a ticked off
00:42:06chatbot.
00:42:08Settle. God throws a
00:42:10stone at it. And believe me,
00:42:12he's winding up.
00:42:14Number 23, Reverse Flash.
00:42:16This might sound controversial, but
00:42:18we're going to say it anyway.
00:42:20Reverse Flash might be the greatest
00:42:22hater in all of fiction.
00:42:24Why did you kill my mother?
00:42:26Because I hate you.
00:42:28Not you now. You years from now.
00:42:30In the future. In a future,
00:42:32yes. Eobard Thawne has manipulated
00:42:34all of time just so he can ruin
00:42:36Barry Allen's life over and
00:42:38over. His most diabolical
00:42:40schemes include murdering Barry's
00:42:42mother Nora and his girlfriend
00:42:44Irene. Even Thawne's own
00:42:46family isn't safe, considering he
00:42:48wiped his brother Robert out from existence
00:42:50too. He also broke into the
00:42:52Batcave and tore apart a letter from
00:42:54Batman's father as an additional
00:42:56F.U. His pettiness truly
00:42:58knows no limits, and he's too stubborn
00:43:00to die. Yes, you can
00:43:02kill him, but thanks to the negative speed
00:43:04force, he's always been able to
00:43:06come back. He's vicious,
00:43:08psychotic, and easily the
00:43:10Flash's greatest nemesis.
00:43:12Just so we're clear, after I
00:43:14kill you, I'm going to kill them,
00:43:16and then I'm going to kill your father.
00:43:18I always win.
00:43:20Fly! Number 22.
00:43:22Two-Face. The once promising
00:43:24Harvey Dent's facial disfigurement
00:43:26marked his fall from grace and cemented
00:43:28his role as a bad guy.
00:43:30I'm sorry, Harvey.
00:43:34No.
00:43:36No, you're not.
00:43:38Not yet.
00:43:40There's a real tragedy to Two-Face
00:43:42that makes him such a compelling Batman
00:43:44villain. He was once friends with Bruce
00:43:46Wayne, but everything changed
00:43:48for the worse. As Two-Face,
00:43:50he typically operates with a coin in
00:43:52one hand and a gun in the other.
00:43:54He's always looking to enact his own
00:43:56twisted sense of justice, and that
00:43:58puts him at odds with Batman.
00:44:00Harvey is a cunning, yet incredibly
00:44:02unstable foe. He's constantly
00:44:04teetering on the edge of sanity,
00:44:06and his unpredictability makes him
00:44:08someone you can never truly trust.
00:44:10Heck, with his fractured
00:44:12mental state, Two-Face can barely even
00:44:14trust himself. Fair enough.
00:44:20You first. Number 21.
00:44:22Bullseye. The world of comics
00:44:24isn't short on assassins, but even
00:44:26on a crowded playing field, this
00:44:28villain stands out. Not unlike
00:44:30the Joker, Bullseye's origin story
00:44:32is shrouded in mystery. He
00:44:34loves to keep those interested in
00:44:36the dark with conflicting accounts of his
00:44:38early life. And that's not
00:44:40all this Marvel villain shares in common with
00:44:42the Clown Prince of Crime. He's also
00:44:44a violent psychopath with a sadistic
00:44:46streak a mile wide.
00:44:48The arch-nemesis of Daredevil,
00:44:50Bullseye really left his mark on the medium
00:44:52and cemented his status as an iconic
00:44:54supervillain when he savagely killed
00:44:56Elektra with one of her own side,
00:44:58and then stuck around to watch
00:45:00Daredevil mourn. He lives to
00:45:02kill, but loves tormenting the
00:45:04man without fear. Number
00:45:0620. Galactus. The devourer
00:45:08of worlds. The
00:45:10connoisseur of the cosmos.
00:45:12The giant killer space dude.
00:45:14Galactus has gone by many
00:45:16names, but no matter what he's called,
00:45:18his reputation precedes him.
00:45:20Galactus.
00:45:26Amazing. The planet destroyer
00:45:28is literally and figuratively one of
00:45:30the biggest villains in the Marvel universe.
00:45:32But even though he's tried to
00:45:34conquer Earth and consume countless planets,
00:45:36some could argue that he's a necessary
00:45:38evil. That's a loaded debate
00:45:40for another day. What's not up for
00:45:42debate is that Galactus possesses
00:45:44sheer power that we can't comprehend.
00:45:46He's a pure force of nature,
00:45:48and we're not just saying that.
00:45:50When it's all said and done, Galactus
00:45:52will outlive us all.
00:45:54Oh boy, I think we just ticked him off.
00:46:00Number 19.
00:46:02Dark Phoenix. Many heroes have
00:46:04been manipulated, mind-controlled, or
00:46:06possessed by dark entities to make them turn
00:46:08evil at some point or another in their
00:46:10career. But it's usually
00:46:12short-lived. When Jean Grey was
00:46:14possessed by the Phoenix Force, however, she
00:46:16became an unstable villain with an awe-spiring,
00:46:18earth-shattering, and downright
00:46:20terrifying powers. And she
00:46:22remained that way for the duration of the
00:46:24landmark Phoenix saga, forever
00:46:26changing the face of the X-Men.
00:46:28In this supercharged, volatile state,
00:46:30Jean Grey was responsible for the death
00:46:32of billions when she consumed a star.
00:46:34Of course, at the very heart
00:46:36of the character's enduring appeal
00:46:38is the internal struggle between Jean Grey
00:46:40and the corrupting influence of the
00:46:42Phoenix Force. She's a villain, sure,
00:46:44but underneath lies a beloved
00:46:46hero. Number 18.
00:46:48Ozymandias. He's the man
00:46:50pulling the strings in arguably the greatest
00:46:52graphic novel of all time.
00:46:54What makes Adrian Veidt
00:46:56such a great villain is that he truly
00:46:58believes that what he is doing, he
00:47:00does for the greater good.
00:47:02Blessed with extremely high levels of
00:47:04intelligence, Ozymandias is known
00:47:06as the smartest man in the world in his
00:47:08reality. And unfortunately,
00:47:10this one-time hero clearly allowed
00:47:12that title to go to his head.
00:47:14He orchestrates the death of millions
00:47:16in the name of bringing about peace on Earth.
00:47:18There might be some utilitarian
00:47:20minded philosophers out there who
00:47:22would defend his actions, but anyone
00:47:24with a shred of humanity would
00:47:26agree that this not only makes him
00:47:28a villain, but one of the greats.
00:47:30Adrian, we know
00:47:32everything. Then what's there to discuss,
00:47:34Stan? Plenty.
00:47:36You killed Comedian.
00:47:38May he rest in peace.
00:47:40Number 17. Brainiac.
00:47:42When a hero is as powerful as the Man of
00:47:44Steel, their villains need to be
00:47:46similarly impressive. Thankfully,
00:47:48in Brainiac, Superman has found the
00:47:50foe worthy of decades worth
00:47:52of high-stakes conflict. Not
00:47:54unlike the Watchmen anti-villain, Mr.
00:47:56Veidt, Brainiac is cold and
00:47:58calculating. His hyper-advanced intellect
00:48:00making him wholly detached
00:48:02from the wants and needs of the beings
00:48:04he sees as inferior to himself.
00:48:06He has a thirst for knowledge, and he
00:48:08satisfies it by collecting civilizations
00:48:10in the form of shrunken cities.
00:48:12And as for the rest of the planet, they
00:48:14usually get destroyed. Why?
00:48:16Because knowledge is power, and Brainiac
00:48:18isn't interested in sharing his.
00:48:20Number 16. Sinestro.
00:48:22Once upon a time,
00:48:24Thou Sinestro of Korogar was
00:48:26considered the greatest Green Lantern to wear
00:48:28a power ring. The lack of criminal
00:48:30activity in his sector made him a
00:48:32hero and model to many, which is
00:48:34why he was charged with training new Lanterns
00:48:36including rookie Hal Jordan.
00:48:38And then it was discovered that Sinestro
00:48:40uses remarkable willpower to
00:48:42keep the peace on Korogar by authoritarian
00:48:44means. A trial
00:48:46and imprisonment followed, but from
00:48:48his disgrace, Sinestro was
00:48:50reborn, going on to found the
00:48:52Yellow Lanterns, who, in the place
00:48:54of will, derived their power from
00:48:56fear. He still seeks order
00:48:58and sees his actions as necessary
00:49:00for the greater good, but his methods
00:49:02are pure villainy.
00:49:04Number 15. Kingpin. The pages
00:49:06of Marvel and DC Comics aren't
00:49:08wanting for criminal masterminds.
00:49:10Get the chopper ready. I won't be long.
00:49:14But looking back over the history
00:49:16of the medium, and even taking into
00:49:18account the likes of Black Mask
00:49:20and the Penguin, Kingpin stands
00:49:22out as the cream of the crop. He's
00:49:24left his mark on not just Daredevil,
00:49:26but Spider-Man and the Punisher as
00:49:28well. If it's crime and it's happening
00:49:30in New York City, you can bet that
00:49:32Kingpin is getting his cut.
00:49:34And if he isn't, well, his
00:49:36goons will be coming to collect anyways,
00:49:38plus interest. What he lacks in
00:49:40superpowers, this villain makes up
00:49:42with his mastery of the criminal arts.
00:49:44Kingpin can outplay the best of
00:49:46them, and he knows how to take a punch.
00:49:48Number 14. Doctor
00:49:50Octopus. A character with a
00:49:52name, color scheme, and haircut
00:49:54like this guy should have zero
00:49:56chance of being this high on a
00:49:58list of the greatest supervillains of all
00:50:00time. But considering everything
00:50:02Doc Oc has working against them,
00:50:04that just makes his success and impact as a
00:50:06villain all the more impressive.
00:50:08The not-so-good Doctor is a scientist
00:50:10blessed with staggering intellect
00:50:12and a deep knowledge of various fields.
00:50:14It was he who formed the
00:50:16Sinister Six, and he who beat
00:50:18Spider-Man so badly in their first encounter
00:50:20that our hero considered walking away
00:50:22from crime fighting. He once nearly
00:50:24killed Black Cat, and also managed
00:50:26to take over Peter's body. But for
00:50:28all his evil acts, like the best
00:50:30villains, he continues to captivate.
00:50:38Number 13. Doomsday.
00:50:40Elaborate schemes and devious
00:50:42plots? Who needs them when
00:50:44you're an unstoppable killing machine?
00:50:49Just select
00:50:51your target and keep attacking until
00:50:53he finally lies down and dies.
00:50:55No one would ever call Doomsday
00:50:57a well-rounded or deep character.
00:50:59He's just about the worst conversationalist
00:51:01in comics. But when this Kryptonian
00:51:03monster single-handedly trounced
00:51:05the Justice League, he demanded the
00:51:07attention of readers. And when he
00:51:09then proceeded to kill the Man of Steel,
00:51:11he cemented his place in comic book
00:51:13history. Doomsday is a simple
00:51:15creature designed to be the perfect
00:51:17hunter. Nigh indestructible,
00:51:19full of rage, and existing
00:51:21purely to destroy, Doomsday
00:51:23is a monster through and through,
00:51:25and a villain without redemption.
00:51:27Number 12. Loki.
00:51:29With his involvement in the MCU, there's
00:51:31no denying that Loki has risen to
00:51:33great heights.
00:51:39And with his success, he's experienced
00:51:41a renewed popularity in the comics,
00:51:43getting far more love from the editors.
00:51:45Is he overrated? Well,
00:51:47his cinematic success has certainly skewed
00:51:49the perception of the general public.
00:51:51But considering his long and colorful
00:51:53comic book history, not to mention
00:51:55his villainous greatest hits, we feel
00:51:57he's earned his place here. The modern
00:51:59Marvel incarnation dates all
00:52:01the way back to 1962.
00:52:03And since then, this magical, shape-shifting
00:52:05god of mischief has more than done
00:52:07his title proud, even manipulating
00:52:09other villains to his own ends.
00:52:11In the comics, like in the movies,
00:52:13it was Loki's villainy that forced
00:52:15the Avengers to assemble.
00:52:17Number 11. Ra's al Ghul.
00:52:19Few villains commit acts of
00:52:21evil for evil's sake. Most
00:52:23find a way to rationalize their actions.
00:52:25But few villains are more resolutely
00:52:27confident in the good of their own
00:52:29actions than Ra's al Ghul is.
00:52:31An environmental terrorist, and
00:52:33so much more, Ra's al Ghul
00:52:35is one of the few villains in Batman's
00:52:37rogues gallery whom the Caped Crusader
00:52:39truly respects. In many
00:52:41ways, they are equals in two
00:52:43sides of the same coin, fighting for
00:52:45what they each believe to be right,
00:52:47just from very different perspectives.
00:52:49In fact, Ra's has repeatedly
00:52:51tried to make Bruce his successor.
00:52:53With his deadly league of assassins
00:52:55and the regenerative properties of the Lazarus
00:52:57pit extending his life, this
00:52:59brilliant villain is as enduring as
00:53:01he is compelling. Number
00:53:0310. Thanos. Considering his
00:53:05recent success on the big screen, this character
00:53:07requires little introduction.
00:53:09You should have gone for the
00:53:11head.
00:53:15And considering the massive space
00:53:17he currently occupies in the pop culture
00:53:19consciousness, some might be surprised
00:53:21that he didn't land higher on our list.
00:53:23But we're talking all time
00:53:25here, and so there's a lot of history
00:53:27to consider. And looking just
00:53:29at the comics, Thanos has indeed
00:53:31earned his spot. In the Infinity Gauntlet
00:53:33comic book event, Thanos similarly
00:53:35wipes out half of all life.
00:53:37But he didn't do it to save
00:53:39reality. He did it to impress the woman
00:53:41of his dreams, Mistress Death.
00:53:43Now, if that isn't villainy of
00:53:45epic proportions, we don't know
00:53:47what is. Number 9. Venom.
00:53:49Some of you will surely point
00:53:51out that Venom has evolved into an anti-hero
00:53:53over the years, if not an
00:53:55outright hero depending on who's wearing the
00:53:57symbiote. But when he first debuted,
00:53:59Venom was a thoroughly villainous force
00:54:01the likes of which Spider-Man had never
00:54:03faced before. He is physically formidable,
00:54:05shares some of Spidey's powers,
00:54:07and is absolutely terrifying
00:54:09to behold. And for anyone who feels
00:54:11that Venom lost his edge as an
00:54:13anti-heroic lethal protector,
00:54:15the sheer brutality of Venom during
00:54:17Mac Gargan's time wearing the symbiote
00:54:19more than solidifies his villain status.
00:54:21Number 8. Bane.
00:54:23A muscle-bound man who uses
00:54:25super steroids and wears a
00:54:27luchador mask, taken at face value,
00:54:29Bane has henchmen written
00:54:31all over him. But in his very
00:54:33first story arc, the character quickly
00:54:35establishes himself as arguably the
00:54:37single greatest threat that Batman
00:54:39had ever faced. A cunning
00:54:41strategist, brutal combatant, and natural
00:54:43leader, Bane broke Batman.
00:54:45First psychologically by
00:54:47overwhelming him with criminal activity
00:54:49after orchestrating a mass breakout
00:54:51from Arkham, and then physically
00:54:53when he broke Batman's back.
00:54:55He also managed to figure out Batman's secret
00:54:57identity with little effort, demonstrating
00:54:59the duct of reasoning rivaling that of
00:55:01Bruce Wayne's. Batman has
00:55:03mastered the fine art of beating the odds
00:55:05against overpowered villains. But
00:55:07Bane isn't just overpowered,
00:55:09he feels tailor-made to beat
00:55:11the Caped Crusader.
00:55:13Oh, you're funny!
00:55:15Number 7.
00:55:17Apocalypse. People often say
00:55:19that the X-Men play in their very own
00:55:21corner of the Marvel Universe. Sure,
00:55:23their ventures cross over with the more
00:55:25conventional Caped Crusaders, but
00:55:27they're more insular than most.
00:55:29And in the X-Men sphere, there are a few
00:55:31villains more formidable than the ancient
00:55:33mutant Apocalypse. An Sabanur
00:55:35was born in ancient Egypt,
00:55:37where the nomadic tribesmen who raised
00:55:39him instilled him to believe in the survival
00:55:41of the fittest. Flash forward thousands
00:55:43of years and numerous generations later,
00:55:45and Apocalypse is still being
00:55:47driven by the same values. In the
00:55:49modern age, he views mutants as
00:55:51the superior race, and he does not
00:55:53hesitate to call those he deems
00:55:55inferior, i.e. homo sapiens.
00:55:57Asleep, trapped
00:55:59in darkness.
00:56:01I was not there for you, my son,
00:56:03but I am here now.
00:56:05Number 6. Darkseid.
00:56:07We haven't seen much of him on the big
00:56:09screen, but Darkseid doesn't
00:56:11need to raise his profile. This
00:56:13villain has already earned his place in
00:56:15the pantheon of legendary comic
00:56:17book villains. For the uninitiated,
00:56:19however, easiest way to describe
00:56:21Darkseid is as the DC equivalent
00:56:23of Thanos. And for the record,
00:56:25Darkseid debuted a full
00:56:27two years earlier. Darkseid's thirst
00:56:29for power arguably outmatches
00:56:31all other villains in DC comics.
00:56:33He seeks to rule everything
00:56:35in existence, and unlike most
00:56:37characters with his caliber of powers and
00:56:39raw strength, he also has a mind
00:56:41to match. A god-like
00:56:43villain with an army at his back,
00:56:45Darkseid is the endgame for the Justice
00:56:47League. Number 5. Norman
00:56:49Osborn slash Green Goblin.
00:56:51This entry is made up of both this
00:56:53character's civilian persona and their
00:56:55villain alter ego.
00:57:03The reason? Because while it
00:57:05was the Green Goblin who originally cemented
00:57:07himself as Spider-Man's greatest foe,
00:57:09particularly after he killed Gwen Stacy,
00:57:11it's Norman Osborn who has
00:57:13more often plagued heroes in the
00:57:15years since. It's this historically
00:57:17duality that makes the character
00:57:19such a formidable villain. As Green
00:57:21Goblin, he is wild, violent,
00:57:23unpredictable, and more than a little
00:57:25unhinged. Norman Osborn,
00:57:27by contrast, is cold and calculating.
00:57:29In some ways, the two
00:57:31feel like the Joker and Lex Luthor
00:57:33wrapped into one. Over the years
00:57:35wielding his fortune and business acumen,
00:57:37he's also placed himself in
00:57:39various positions of power, with
00:57:41devastating results.
00:57:43Number 4. Doctor Doom.
00:57:45There are few villains who inspire
00:57:47fear and respect like Victor Von Doom.
00:57:49Though, he is first
00:57:51and foremost the arch-nemesis of
00:57:53the Fantastic Four. The man in the
00:57:55iconic mask is a world-class
00:57:57villain. He rules Latveria with an
00:57:59iron fist, but his kingdom is
00:58:01allegedly freed from not only crime
00:58:03but poverty and illness as well.
00:58:05He's a megalomaniac, sure,
00:58:07but he's not without honor and has
00:58:09even been known to play the hero under the
00:58:11right circumstances. Doom might
00:58:13suffer from the same alter ego problems as
00:58:15many of his peers, but unlike
00:58:17most, this brilliant polymath
00:58:19actually lives up to his own lofty
00:58:21self-image. He also once
00:58:23reshaped reality as he saw fit.
00:58:25Number 3. Magneto.
00:58:27There are those who will be sorely disappointed
00:58:29that the master of magnetism
00:58:31lands in this spot. And for
00:58:33the record, it was an incredibly tight
00:58:35race.
00:58:47Max Eisenhardt, also known as
00:58:49Eric Magnus Lenscher, knows
00:58:51first-hand the atrocities that humankind
00:58:53is capable of when driven by
00:58:55hatred and fear. He is a survivor
00:58:57of the Holocaust. In his zealousness
00:58:59to protect mutantkind from those who
00:59:01will harm them, however, his methods have
00:59:03seen him commit horrible acts of his own.
00:59:05Magneto refuses the nil.
00:59:07He is powerful both in terms of mutant
00:59:09abilities and as leader. And we
00:59:11never tire of the moral dilemmas
00:59:13he's presented over the decades.
00:59:15Number 2. Lex Luthor.
00:59:17It's remarkable. Superman
00:59:19is a living god. And he has tangled
00:59:21with numerous similarly overpowered
00:59:23villains over the years. And yet
00:59:25his greatest foe remains a
00:59:27mortal man. Armed with nothing but his
00:59:29intelligence, business sense, political
00:59:31clout, and yes, on occasion,
00:59:33a wicked awesome war suit,
00:59:35Luthor proves that there's
00:59:37nothing more dangerous than a human
00:59:39with a grudge. Lex is a
00:59:41self-made man. And it's his personal
00:59:43mission to unmake Superman, which
00:59:45he's come close to doing on many
00:59:47occasions. Though heroes
00:59:49know his villainous heart, his philanthropic
00:59:51ways have earned him the trust of the
00:59:53masses. And this makes him twice
00:59:55as dangerous. Before we continue,
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01:00:11Number one,
01:00:13Joker. According to
01:00:15co-creator Jerry Robinson, the
01:00:17Joker was designed to be an enduring
01:00:19arch-nemesis for the Caped Crusader,
01:00:21a larger-than-life Moriarty to their
01:00:23costume Sherlock Holmes. Of
01:00:25course, the accounts of Joker's
01:00:27creation are as conflicting as his
01:00:29in-universe origin. Some claim
01:00:31he was supposed to die at the end of his
01:00:33introductory arc. Regardless,
01:00:35debuting in Batman number one,
01:00:37the Joker would grow and evolve into a
01:00:39massive pop culture icon. Unlike
01:00:41most villains, Joker's worth can't
01:00:43be measured in bodies, except
01:00:45maybe a Batman's sidekicks.
01:00:47What makes him so compelling is
01:00:49his uniquely disturbed mind.
01:00:51He is chaos incarnate,
01:00:53an evil doer who defies convention
01:00:55by showing disinterest in power
01:00:57or money. He's undoubtedly a monster,
01:00:59but one whose thoroughly human
01:01:01perversions never get old.
01:01:03Ta-da!
01:01:05It's...
01:01:07It's gone.
01:01:09Who's your all-time
01:01:11favorite big bad? Let us know in the
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01:01:19It smells like a fart. Too much.
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