Favorite cartoon/video game villian?

[Mr. Vyce]

Hey, everyone. I just finished doing a report, and I'm curious: Who are your favorite antagonists from an animated show or video game?
In my case, it would have to be a three-way tie between Delita Hyral (Final Fantasy Tactics), Emperor Mateus (Dissidia Final Fantasy) and Shinobu Sensui (Yuyu Hakusho).

[Jag]

The Shredder (from the newer TMNT series, the old one was just funny), Ani Toguro (Yuyu Hakusho), Dr. Claw (Inspector Gadget), Quellor, the Supreme Oppressor of the Monsters and Villains Organization (The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, am I the only one that remembers this?), The Joker (Batman).

[Mr. Vyce]

Ah, yeah. Forgot the Toguro Brothers (Yuyu Hakusho), Lex Luthor (DC animated series), Blackwargreymon and Piedmon (Digimon) and Dr. Robotnik (both Sonic cartoons; one's a bumbling fool, and the other has ice in his veins).

[Jag]

...Dr. Robotnik (both Sonic cartoons; one's a bumbling fool, and the other has ice in his veins).

Just like The Shredder. ^__^ One's a moron and the other is a hard ass. ^__^

[Mr. Vyce]

And how could I forget Bowser (Super Mario Bros.) and Ganon (Zelda)? I broke my video game eyeteeth on those two and love them to this day. ^^

[Elina]

Dr. Claw was such an awesome answer!

[Envious]

The Joker always had the best jokes.

[Jag]

The Joker always had the best jokes.

Except when Harley has to explain the joke...then he just backhands her. >.>

[MessrMoony]

Hmm, I didn't watch many cartoons as a child, so most of my favourites are from video games. I'd probably have to go with Ultimecia(Final Fantasy 8 ), Lan Di (Shenmue) and probably Ganon (Legend of Zelda). :)

[Geeklet]

With some Final Fantasy villains already mentioned, there is one name that has to be included...

Kefka.

[Lilias]

Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz (Yes, I watch way too much kiddie TV...)

[Oniya]

Wile E. Coyote, Suuuuper Genius. 

[Callie Del Noire]

Wile E. Coyote, Suuuuper Genius.

I LOVE that quote (it's used by Harry Dresden in one of his books.. only one Wizard catches the implications.. I fell out of my bed laughing when I was reading it.

[Jag]

Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz (Yes, I watch way too much kiddie TV...)

There is nothing wrong with Phineas and Ferb. ^__^

[Callie Del Noire]

Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz (Yes, I watch way too much kiddie TV...)

He's got his own JINGLE!

'Curse you Perry the Platypus!"

[MessrMoony]

With some Final Fantasy villains already mentioned, there is one name that has to be included...

Kefka.

Oh dear god agreed. Kefka was amazing. x_x

[Sabby]

I have 3, the first two will be typical of me, but the third will stand out xD

Saren, from Mass Effect

Scorpion, from the Mortal Kombat Movie

Albedo, from Xenosaga 2.

He's the ONLY part of that game I could stand >.< Make's Joker look sane.

[Geeklet]

I just thought of another really good one.

Sun Li the Glorious Strategist from Jade Empire.

Seriously, the years and years of planning, and everything went exactly as planned.

[HockeyGod]

[Sabby]

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

[Maple]

Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz (Yes, I watch way too much kiddie TV...)

Oh, my goodness -- I never wanted to like that show as much as I do now. I really think I watch it for Doofenshmirtz sometimes. He's just.. <3 He's loveable.

Beyond that? Hm... Can I count White and Black Spy from Spy vs. Spy? I mean, I think who is the villain there is all relative and depends on personal opinion... But they will always have a special place in my heart.

[Heaven Sent Blossom]

Legend!

[WildWolfAce]

Doofenshmirtz is adorable although probably not one of my favourite villains/antagonists of all time.

I find it hard to choose really, since several of the 'villains' I liked changed sides eventually xD. Like Vegeta (DBZ).

Light (Death Note) is probably one of them, Scar (Lion King - because you know it's true) and... possibly Ulquiorra (Bleach.)

[Amberghylles]

Heh...  Maybe it's just me but I always liked Mumm-Ra, Third Earth's source of all evil:

[Callie Del Noire]

Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated Song

He's got his OWN jingle!

[Hunter]

Pft!  Try a real villian.  :P

[Nazora]

Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)

Hizanko (From Outlaw Star)

[Villain]

Cartoon show? Joker:


Video Game? Joker:

In case I weren't clear....Joker.

[Jag]

Magneto

[Saerrael]

Magneto.. *drools*
My all time fav ♥
Used to have a crush on him. Wait..
Still do.

Oh, and.. Sephiroth.

[Prototype]

Alex Mercer
PROTOTYPE - Official Intro Cinematic

[coolhands]

I would have to say that my favorite villain would have to be the Shredder.  He was so cool, even if he was a bit of a let down in the live action move.

[undisclosedtoyou]

Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz (Yes, I watch way too much kiddie TV...)

Yes!

He's got his own JINGLE!

'Curse you Perry the Platypus!"

And also...am I the only one who thinks there needs to be Perry/Doofenshmirtz porn somewhere on the web? lmao.

Vageta!

[Jag]

And also...am I the only one who thinks there needs to be Perry/Doofenshmirtz porn somewhere on the web? lmao.

Not animated, moving porn (though there might be)...but drawings. I've seen them. *shudders*

Vageta!

<3 Vegeta

[undisclosedtoyou]

Not animated, moving porn (though there might be)...but drawings. I've seen them. *shudders*

*Chuckles*  I can imagine!  I wouldn't fap(err did I use that term correctly?) to it, but it would definitely entertain me for a good long moment or two.

<3 Vegeta

When I was a kid, I had such a fangirl crush on him!  I so cheered for him to win every time lmao. Also...the fact that he sired Trunks made me laugh so hard!

Also...Nemesis!(Resident Evil) Was a favorite, but only because I could never beat that sonavabitch lol.

[Violence]

My all time favorite villain of anything ever is (Asakura Hao) typically portrayed is a 1000 year old Shaman reincarnated soul inside the body of a 13 year old boy.  Well, technically his soul is inside the body of 2 boys, but only one of them continues using the name.  Trying to find a picture of him as an adult is difficult.  But, here's his weapon:



He can make it vary in size, but typically he's riding atop it's shoulder like it's a Godzilla or something. ^.^

There's probably a lot of bad guys that I like that make it hard for me to tell which would be a favorite, other than him, though.  But in the realm of video games, these two always resonated with me:

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Krelian (Xenogears) and Ghaleon (Lunar) ... I have a fondness for the tragic romantic figures of JRPG days gone by, I suppose. ^.^;;

[Inkidu]

Albert Wesker. He makes the evil corporation he worked for look fuzzy and lovable by comparison. He was trapped in a volcano and hit by two RPGs, and you know what I still don't think he's dead.

M. Bison. But for me it was Tuesday. (I know that's from the movie, but you know what the game character should use that line too. That's a good line.)

Zemorus from Final Fantasy IV. First real evil young Inkidu ever faced in a game. All that rage.

EDIT: That damned dog from Duck Hunt. No way anyone could look me in the eye and say it wasn't evil. It was, it was pure evil.

[coolhands]

Albert Wesker. He makes the evil corporation he worked for look fuzzy and lovable by comparison. He was trapped in a volcano and hit by two RPGs, and you know what I still don't think he's dead.

Your right i am almost positive he isn't dead.  If you watch the end of resident evil 5 he ducks and the RPGs miss him.  It took me a few times watching it on youtube but i almost sure.

[CmdrRenegade]

Video Games: Eliphas the Inheritor

He just comes across as the charismatic but ultimately dangerous and vicious villian

Dark Crusade - Eliphas the Inheritor's quotes

Cartoons: Ashram

He's a badass villian/anti-hero with a mega hot dark elf babe as his second.  What's not to like?

Warning: Terrible 90's era dubbing to follow

Record of Lodoss War : Ashram Vs Parn

[Cosmo_ac]

Since nobody has stated it yet, I will throw David Xanatos from the incredible "Gargoyals" tv series.  That man was an excelent vilian.  IN many ways he was like Lex Luther, except with more hair and more moral fiber.  Yes, he was a self-serving billionair with grand asperations, but there was still something honorable about him.  He was also voiced by "William Ryker" from STNG fame.  Incidently enough another female char, Demona, was voiced by the actress who played Deana Troy, and another charactor, Coldstone, was played I believe by the man who played "Worf" as well.

Great series worth a watch.  Go, Go now!

[Violence]

Cartoons: Ashram

He's a badass villian/anti-hero with a mega hot dark elf babe as his second.  What's not to like?

Oh Ashram!  I can't believe I forgot about him...

or Raoh from Fist of the Norht Star... it's like I've forgotten my roots! *laughs*

Since nobody has stated it yet, I will throw David Xanatos from the incredible "Gargoyals" tv series.  That man was an excelent vilian.  IN many ways he was like Lex Luther, except with more hair and more moral fiber.  Yes, he was a self-serving billionair with grand asperations, but there was still something honorable about him.  He was also voiced by "William Ryker" from STNG fame.  Incidently enough another female char, Demona, was voiced by the actress who played Deana Troy, and another charactor, Coldstone, was played I believe by the man who played "Worf" as well.

Great series worth a watch.  Go, Go now!

There were more, too.  Brent Spiner (Data / Lore) did the voice of Puck.  LeVar Burton (LaForge) also did a voice, but I can't remember who.  I think it was Anansi the Spider.  Kate Mulgrew (Janeway... ugh) was Titania.  And yes, Coldstone was played by Michael Dorn.  There might be even more that I'm not remembering, too. @_@;;

And Demona was sooooooooooo sexy... but that is unrelated to her awesomeness as a villain.

Or is it? <.< >.>

[undisclosedtoyou]

Damn, how could I forget to mention:

Mukuro Rokudo from Katekyo Hitman Reborn!  That guy was just so cool!

[Oniya]

Oh Ashram!  I can't believe I forgot about him...

or Raoh from Fist of the Norht Star... it's like I've forgotten my roots! *laughs*

There were more, too.  Brent Spiner (Data / Lore) did the voice of Puck.  LeVar Burton (LaForge) also did a voice, but I can't remember who.  I think it was Anansi the Spider.  Kate Mulgrew (Janeway... ugh) was Titania.  And yes, Coldstone was played by Michael Dorn.  There might be even more that I'm not remembering, too. @_@;;

And Demona was sooooooooooo sexy... but that is unrelated to her awesomeness as a villain.

Or is it? <.< >.>

A lot of actors from 'highly recognized franchises' go off to do voice-work.  It helps with getting out of the type-casting.  (case in point - Mark Hamill as the Joker!)

[Inkidu]

A lot of actors from 'highly recognized franchises' go off to do voice-work.  It helps with getting out of the type-casting.  (case in point - Mark Hamill as the Joker!)

Speaking of Mark Hamill's VO career. The Kilrathi from Wing Commander (though I actually never got to play any of the games where he did work). Still, evil race of cat people. You've got to work hard to make kitties evil. Look at Andrew L. Weber.

Hey, EA, you out there? Get Bioware to make a new Wing Commander after Mass Effect 3 ships. They're going to need something to do until Dragon Age III.

(Sorry I try to put that in as many places as possible so when EA spiders the web they find it, or at least I hope...)

[Oniya]

Speaking of Mark Hamill's VO career. The Kilrathi from Wing Commander (though I actually never got to play any of the games where he did work). Still, evil race of cat people. You've got to work hard to make kitties evil. Look at Andrew L. Weber.

Haven't read the Man-Kzin Wars?  :-)

[Anyalyss]

Cartoon: Wile E. Coyote and Dick Dastardly! what can I say, I looove silly villains they still make me giggle like a little girl :P

Videogame: hmm do you guys remember a game called "Toonstruck"? any villain in that game works, they were very funny, specially the dust-allergic ogre from the dungeon *giggles*

[Hemingway]

What a difficult question...

After some thought, I realize it's actually one of the easiest questions in the world.

It is, of course, the one, the only, the legend, the freaking Messiah. Care to guess?

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[Anyalyss]

What a difficult question...

After some thought, I realize it's actually one of the easiest questions in the world.

It is, of course, the one, the only, the legend, the freaking Messiah. Care to guess?

Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide

I forgot! *agrees!*

[Cosmo_ac]

It is, of course, the one, the only, the legend, the freaking Messiah. Care to guess?

And who is that?

[Inkidu]

And who is that?

OUR LIVES FOR KANE! :)

Well, Hemingway wins. Kane is believed to be the Cain from the Bible, and his brotherhood Nod (The name of the land east of Eden in the Bible). He has yet to be killed with certainty and is the number one proponent for the spread of Tiberium, and the one responsible for the invasion of the Scrin. In short, he's the main antagonist for Command and Conquer the RTS series. Though I wouldn't call him a villain because he's just so darn fun. If only his side had better toys.

Oniya: Nope, I have not read that.

[Oniya]

Niven's work, later built upon by others, should you be interested.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kzin

[Vergil1989]

I've seen your best and while I know a lot of them, I have to throw my own two cents in here.  Ganon, Sephiroth, Bowser, Demona, David Xanatos, all these and more I agree with wholeheartedly.  However, I've yet to see a lot of more book related villains and being a fan of the Forgetten Realms, it wouldn't be right if I didn't mention two that come to my mind easily.  Errtu the balor demon from the Abyssal Plane and Artemis Entreri, an assassin of the most lethal caliber that is nearly an undefeated swordsman that supposedly gave up his human soul to be the best in his area of expertise as well as being quite cold hearted.

[undisclosedtoyou]

I've seen your best and while I know a lot of them, I have to throw my own two cents in here.  Ganon, Sephiroth, Bowser, Demona, David Xanatos, all these and more I agree with wholeheartedly.  However, I've yet to see a lot of more book related villains and being a fan of the Forgetten Realms, it wouldn't be right if I didn't mention two that come to my mind easily.  Errtu the balor demon from the Abyssal Plane and Artemis Entreri, an assassin of the most lethal caliber that is nearly an undefeated swordsman that supposedly gave up his human soul to be the best in his area of expertise as well as being quite cold hearted.

^Evil!  You've gotten me thinking of the villains in books that I liked throughout the years!

Unfortunately, my favorite book villain, comes from a series I read when I was young, but I can't for the life of me remember the name of, and I've tried believe you me.  Suffice it to say, this villain had chained and one of the main characters to a pack of "pet" dogs, and was kept that way for years; now that has some bad guy style!

[MetalPup]

My favorite is from Final Fantasy 6, named Kefka. Hes an evil little bastard, and the first one to actually get more evil, disturbed, and homicidal as the game goes along. Pretty much he's the reason why people should be afraid of clowns.

[Vergil1989]

Jester from Dragon Quest 8 I believe was also like that to a degree.

[NotoriusBEN]

He's been mentioned three times before.

Kefka, now and forever is the greatest villian of all time.
He was a lowly lab experiment that managed to usurp the previous overlord, destroy the world, and became akin to a god all in the course of play. I havent seen any other evil person manage that much of a status increase in as short of time.

Plus hes a fucking clown! Joker knows what's up...

[Oniya]

^Evil!  You've gotten me thinking of the villains in books that I liked throughout the years!

Unfortunately, my favorite book villain, comes from a series I read when I was young, but I can't for the life of me remember the name of, and I've tried believe you me.  Suffice it to say, this villain had chained and one of the main characters to a pack of "pet" dogs, and was kept that way for years; now that has some bad guy style!

Series was Crown of Stars - bad guy was *runs to bookshelf* Bloodheart, the Eika warlord.

[CmdrRenegade]

Oh Ashram!  I can't believe I forgot about him...

or Raoh from Fist of the Norht Star... it's like I've forgotten my roots! *laughs*

Raoh is a great villain pre-Fist of the North Star 2.  I didn't like the fact that they suddenly tried to reinvent him as a an anti-hero when he had spent so much time being so villainous, albeit honorably so. 

[undisclosedtoyou]

Series was Crown of Stars - bad guy was *runs to bookshelf* Bloodheart, the Eika warlord.

You can't imagine how very very grateful I am!  Jeez, I've spent years trying to remember the damn title of this series!  I ate them up when I was younger, but I never finished the whole series.  But yes yes, he is my favorite 'book villain!'

[Oniya]

I've only got five of them myself.  At the time that I got them, it was all that was out.  I know what's next on my re-reading and Christmas lists!

[undisclosedtoyou]

I've only got five of them myself.  At the time that I got them, it was all that was out.  I know what's next on my re-reading and Christmas lists!

We should so have a thread, just to discuss this series!  I've gone years wanting to talk about it lol.

[Oniya]

I'll drop you a line when I actually start :-)

[coolhands]

One of my favorite cartoon villains was the big cheese, bad bird, and the ninja crows from samurai pizza cats.  Defiantly one of the best cartoons from the 80s.

[Sel Nar]

Cartoon: Megatron.
Comics: Joker.
Videogame: The Dark Ones from Metro 2033

[Wolfy]

Megatron.

DO AS I COMMAND!

[AtlasEros]

Mum-Ra

[Cold Heritage]

I remember reading the thing about Gargoyles' having relatively high profile actors doing voices was that at the time it was something that a lot of people in the business didn't take seriously.

Anyway  . . .

Valkyrie Profile 2 Silmeria "meteor swarm" My name is Lezard Valeth

I also like Luca Blight. It takes a lot to take him down. He's a beast.

I also like Raoh from Fist of the North Star. I'm okay with how, like, the 80s movie American version had him have this epiphany and decided to spare Ken. I liked that.

The Idea of Evil from Berserk is pretty neat. It's a neat take on the whole, "if God did not exist, man would invent him" thing.

Millenium from Hellsing is pretty cool too. I also like the Iscariots.

[AmericanAngel]

Let me see
Dr.Eggman(Sonic the hedgehog), Sephiroth(final fantasy), MegaMind(MegaMind movie), Gru and Vector(Despicable Me)
Hades(Hercules disney movie)
argh so many sexy villans but cant remember most of them ;__;

[Jag]

Anyone remember this guy?


Talpa, Emperor of the Evil Dynasty

And we need more female villains!


Evil-Lyn


Harley Quinn


Karai, adoptive daughter of The Shredder

[Inkidu]

I really liked Clayface from the Batman Animated Series in the early to mid 90s. He was cool and scary.

[Sabby]

Hexxus, from Ferngully. He scared the shit out of me as a kid, and as an adult, I find him extremely creepy, but visually, he's badassert incarnate.

Well, except for his smoke form... the big chin and stupid grin and Jim Curry's voice are fine, but add them together with big body builder chest, and he seems a little too gay to be threatening, even when he's 'slitting his throat' with his finger about to saw your home in half.

HEXXUS- "Killing the Dragon" (Episode 9)

Hexxus motherfucker! Spirit of destruction, enemy of the forest, feeding on and raining down all that is poisonous and deadly.

[Inkidu]

Hexxus, from Ferngully. He scared the shit out of me as a kid, and as an adult, I find him extremely creepy, but visually, he's badassert incarnate.

Well, except for his smoke form... the big chin and stupid grin and Jim Curry's voice are fine, but add them together with big body builder chest, and he seems a little too gay to be threatening, even when he's 'slitting his throat' with his finger about to saw your home in half.

HEXXUS- "Killing the Dragon" (Episode 9)

Hexxus motherfucker! Spirit of destruction, enemy of the forest, feeding on and raining down all that is poisonous and deadly.

Tim Curry? I'm pretty sure you got Jim Carrey, and Tim Curry mixed up. XD
Still, that dude was freaking scary.

[Sabby]

Tim Curry? I'm pretty sure you got Jim Carrey, and Tim Curry mixed up. XD
Still, that dude was freaking scary.

FernGully: The Last Rainforest is a 1992 Australian-American animated film directed by Bill Kroyer, produced by Peter Faiman and Wayne Young, and written by Jim Cox based on a book of the same name by Diana Young. It is a film with a strong environmental theme. The film features the voice talents of Jonathan Ward as Zak, Samantha Mathis as Crysta, Tim Curry as Hexxus, Robin Williams as Batty Koda, and Christian Slater as Pips.

The film was released in the United States on April 10, 1992 and in Australia on September 17, 1992, and received mixed to positive reviews. In 1998, the film was followed by the direct-to-video sequel, FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue.

I fixed it :)

[Cold Heritage]

I am sorry I forgot this.

Beast Wars: Megatron 'Yes' Compilation.

[Oniya]

I keep expecting him to spring a leak....

[Samael]

Little known character from the little known "Galaxy Rangers" cartoon.

I liked the show because it dealt relatively mature with themes like slavery, death and such.
Didn't hurt that it had a kickass rock soundtrack

Scarecrow

The Scarecrow is an ancient, powerful alien monstrosity created for a long-ago war between the (then) technologically advanced Tarkon and a now-forgotten enemy. Even though the war is thousands of years over, he still is primarily motivated to destroy the living, ancient machine.

Upon defeat, it was forced into hibernation for uncounted millennia under the surface of the planet Granna (he mentions the figure "a hundred million years" but this could be an exaggeration). The entity was disturbed; forcibly awakened by a Kiwi agricultural analysis device whose rumbling thumpings stirred the creature back into consciousness. Scarecrow sustains himself by draining, fatally, the life force of others. His first victims were a sheriff and deputy sent out on patrol from the colony, followed by one of the colonists. Niko almost became another of his victims, but Goose was able to track him to a farmhouse. It was here that Goose gave the entity the moniker "Scarecrow," named after a ghost story he heard from the locals. During the fight, the house caught fire, and Scarecrow was trapped inside while Goose and Zozo managed to flee. The Scarecrow was seen fleeing the burning house covered in flames and cackling maniacally.

Later appearances placed him draining entire Tarkonian villages of their lifeforce in an attempt to gain enough power to kill the Heart of Tarkon (another ancient weapon which could destroy him) ("Scarecrow's Revenge") and crashlanding on Mesa ("Aces and Apes"). In the final episode of the series, he infiltrates the Tarkonian court, exerting a powerful mental control over the court until Doc, Princess Maya, King Spartos, and the court Shaman reactivate the Heart and the defenses of the planet. The Heart dispatched the Scarecrow, but we can never know for sure if that was indeed the end of the hard-to-kill foe.

[Slaven]

I am sorry I forgot this.

Beast Wars: Megatron 'Yes' Compilation.

Dinobot and Waspinator = best villains ever.

[AmberTrash]

Like some others have posted, Kefka from FF6 takes the cake for me, at least for video games. The outfit and laugh would be enough for me, but the motiveless eradication of all life is a nifty thing as well. Really though, it's mostly the outfit.

[AeonReflux]

SEPHIROTH.

His introduction alone is fascinating... I am actually considering naming one of my children after him.

[Oniya]

Please don't.  Remember what happened to his parents.

[AeonReflux]

XD XD XD point taken. My next child will then be named after my second favorite villain, Dr. Doofenshmirtz.

[Type70item]

I would have to agree with AeonReflux in saying Sephiroth, tied with Magus from Chrono Trigger, and Kefka from Final Fantasy VI (just because he was such a strange little guy)

[Sabby]

Not sure many would agree with me here, but... Gary, from Bully.

He's such an underrated villain :/ He's like The Joker, only a much more subtle level of crazy. Joker will tell the whole city a Hospital will explode unless they devolve into animals for his amusement, where as Gary will sow the seeds, slowly, tend his crop, and then sit back and watch as the chaos blooms, and you'd never know it was him, unless you directly confronted him. He doesn't need the recognition for his deeds, he does this for himself, and he fucking loves it.

[Andalon]

Aaaah, Scarecrow... funny. I watched that episode (again) just yesterday ;)

Hm, my fav... Nemesis from Sabre Rider. Truely an evil genius, and refreshingly ruthless and brutal.