Who is the best villain ever?

The Greatest Villains Of All Time
  • Nurse Ratched.
  • The Sheriff of Nottingham. ...
  • Palpatine. ...
  • Norman Bates. Psycho (1960) ...
  • Agent Smith. The Matrix Trilogy (1999-2003) ...
  • Freddy Krueger. The Nightmare On Elm Street series (1984-2010) ...
  • T-1000. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) ...
  • Michael Myers. Halloween series (1978-2018) ...
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Who is the most loved villain?

Here are seven movie villains that we liked way more than the heroes:
  • Loki. ...
  • Hannibal Lecter. ...
  • Darth Vader. ...
  • Tyler Durden. ...
  • Pennywise. ...
  • Maleficient. ...
  • Jack Torrance. ...
  • The Joker. One of Batman's many enemies but the most popular of them all, The Joker has been popular in almost any version.
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Who is the most powerful movie villain?

Darth Vader was also a highly-skilled fighter whose skills with a lightsaber and ferocity on the battlefield made him a renowned threat across the entire galaxy. While Darth Vader found redemption in his final moments, he will always be known as one of the deadliest and strongest lords of the Sith.
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Who is the most recognized villain?

The 50 most popular movie villains of all time, ranked
  • Tyler Durden. ...
  • Bane. ...
  • Sauron. ...
  • Hannibal Lecter. ...
  • Warden Norton. > Most popular film: "The Shawshank Redemption" ...
  • Two-Face. > Most popular film: "The Dark Knight" ...
  • Joker. > Most popular film: "The Dark Knight" ...
  • Darth Vader. > Most popular film: "Star Wars"
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Who is the best villain ever written?

40 of the Best Villains in Literature
  • Mitsuko, Quicksand, Junichiro Tanizaki. ...
  • Mr. ...
  • Infertility, The Children of Men, P. D. James. ...
  • The shark, Jaws, Peter Benchley. ...
  • The kid, The Giving Tree, Shel Silverstein. ...
  • Professor Moriarty, “The Final Problem,” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ...
  • Mrs. ...
  • Vanity, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde.
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Top 10 Movie Villains of All Time



Who is the evilest villain ever?

The Joker & The 9 Most Evil Movie Villains Of All Time, Ranked
  1. 1 Amon Göth (Schindler's List)
  2. 2 John Doe (Se7en) ...
  3. 3 Hannibal Lecter (The Silence Of The Lambs) ...
  4. 4 Joker. ...
  5. 5 Norman Bates (Psycho) ...
  6. 6 Hans Landa (Inglourious Basterds) ...
  7. 7 Sauron (The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy) ...
  8. 8 Voldemort (The Harry Potter Series) ...
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Is Joker the best villain?

With the unique inhuman ability and powerful mind set, The Joker is undoubtely the best super villain of all times that can't be compared with any other super villains. He's incredible superhuman power made him the most popular and the most admired supervillain in the history of DC comics as well as for the Batman.
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Who is the most loved villain in Marvel?

So who gets the nod as the best Marvel villains of all time - including those who haven't made it to the MCU just yet.
  1. Thanos. (Image credit: Marvel Comics)
  2. Doctor Doom. (Image credit: Marvel Comics) ...
  3. Red Skull. (Image credit: Marvel Comics) ...
  4. Loki. (Image credit: Marvel Comics) ...
  5. Magneto. ...
  6. Galactus. ...
  7. Green Goblin. ...
  8. Ultron. ...
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Who is the biggest villain in Marvel?

1 Thanos Is The Marvel Universe's Biggest Threat

Thanos is currently considered one of Marvel's greatest villains, and his history is an interesting one. Creator Jim Starlin made him into the ultimate cosmic Marvel bad guy before his death and then brought him back in a big way in Infinity Gauntlet.
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Who is the best Disney villain?

The Top 10 Disney Villains of All Time
  • Cruella de Vil (101 Dalmatians) ...
  • Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty) ...
  • Jafar (Aladdin) ...
  • Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) ...
  • The Evil Queen (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) ...
  • Professor Ratigan (The Great Mouse Detective) ...
  • Hades (Hercules) ...
  • Claude Frollo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
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Is Thanos the greatest villain ever?

Thanos was the main threat in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, and also played an important role in films like Guardians of the Galaxy and The Avengers. These are the worst things that Thanos has done, proving that he is the best villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Who is the coolest Marvel villain?

Easily the most famous of the big villains in the Marvel Universe. Thanos in the comics was obsessed with proving his worth to Death herself. However, in more recent years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe portrayal has turned Thanos into an icon.
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Who was the first supervillain?

The first supervillain ever to appear in Marvel Comics was Mole Man in Fantastic Four #1. Mole Man remains an iconic Marvel villain, mostly because he was the first. However, as a villain, he brought little to the Marvel Universe.
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Which superhero has best villains?

Top 10 Superheroes With The Best Villains
  • #8: Daredevil. ...
  • #7: Captain America. ...
  • #6: Superman. ...
  • #5: Fantastic Four. ...
  • #4: The Flash. ...
  • #3: X-Men. ...
  • #2: Spider-Man. ...
  • #1: Batman. The Caped Crusader has, without a doubt, the most iconic lineup of villains in all of comics.
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Who is the coolest superhero?

Top 20 Superheroes Of All Time
  • #8: Green Lantern. ...
  • #7: Captain America. ...
  • #6: Wonder Woman. ...
  • #5: Iron Man. ...
  • #4: Wolverine. ...
  • #3: Superman. ...
  • #2: Spider-Man. ...
  • #1: Batman. It was a tough decision, but taking the top spot is the Dark Knight.
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Who is the most loved superhero?

If you go by at least one analysis of the past year's Google search data, that hero is Spider-Man. According to online entertainment retailer Zavvi, the web slinger is the world's most popular superhero with more than 5 million average searches per month.
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Who played the best Joker?

1. Heath Ledger. To many, Heath Ledger will always be the ultimate Joker. As the main villain of the second, and ultimately most critically acclaimed, part of Christopher Nolan's trilogy, Ledger's Joker was nothing like those who came before him.
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Was Joker a good guy?

By no measure is he a good person. Not in the films, not in the comics, not in the cartoons. There is no version of the Joker who is, by his own actions rather than serious mind control, a good guy.
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What is the Joker's real name?

Jack Napier, also known as the Joker, is a fictional character introduced in the 1989 superhero film Batman, directed by Tim Burton. Primarily portrayed by Jack Nicholson, the character was based on the iconic supervillain the Joker.
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Which villains are pure evil?

DC: 10 Villains Who Are Pure Evil & Have Never Done A Single Good Thing
  1. 1 Darkseid Is The Embodiment Of Evil.
  2. 2 Joker Is A True Psychopath. ...
  3. 3 Reverse Flash's Life Is All About One Thing. ...
  4. 4 The Batman Who Laughs' Whole Life Was Spreading Death And Chaos. ...
  5. 5 The Demons Three Live To Spread Chaos, Strife, And Pain. ...
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Who is baddest character in the world?

24 Menacing Movie Characters Who Were Just Pure Evil
  1. Amy Dunne - Gone Girl. ...
  2. Esther - Orphan. ...
  3. Joker - The Dark Knight. ...
  4. Hannibal Lecter - Red Dragon. ...
  5. Raman - Raman Raghav 2.0. ...
  6. Rahul Mehra - Darr: A Violent Love Story. ...
  7. Amon Goeth - Schindler's List. ...
  8. Warden Samuel Norton - Shawshank Redemption.
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Who is the ugliest Disney villain?

Cruella De Vil – 101 Dalmatians

Cruella is one of the most hated Disney villains due to her ugly looks and her cruelty to puppies.
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What villain became a hero?

7 The Grinch

The Grinch has a change of heart after he sees everyone still coming together to celebrate despite the circumstances, and he realizes he needs to make things right. While his heroic act of saving Christmas was initially his evil plan, he fixes his wrongdoings and becomes a beloved hero in the end.
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Who is the best villain turned hero?

Marvel: 14 Best Villains Turned Heroes, Ranked
  1. 1 Bucky Barnes AKA Winter Soldier. Much like his MCU counterpart, Bucky Barnes started off on the side of good and as a good friend to Captain America/Steve Rogers.
  2. 2 Hawkeye. ...
  3. 3 Rogue. ...
  4. 4 Gambit. ...
  5. 5 Deadpool. ...
  6. 6 Quicksilver. ...
  7. 7 Scarlet Witch. ...
  8. 8 Black Widow. ...
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