these guys truly are the worst of the
worst welcome to watchmojo.com it which
means film of television and video games
will also be including literary and
comic-book characters but only if they
were adapted into some form of media
these characters also don't necessarily
need to be the antagonists of their
respective stories we will also be
including protagonists as long as
they're morally corrupt characters also
a spoiler alert is now in effect
number twenty Anton Chigurh what's the
most you've ever lost on a coin toss
sorry the most you ever lost the coin
toss I don't know
Cormac MacCarthy the Coen brothers and
of course heavier Bardem all helped
create one of the greatest villains in
recent years Anton is the primary
antagonist of McCarthy's No Country for
Old Men and the resulting movie
adaptation and we never thought a guy
with that kind of haircut could be so
menacing like many of McCarthy's
villains
Shigure is more of a walking talking
metaphor than a three-dimensional
character you mean the nature of this
conversation I mean the nature you and
what sugar represents is certainly up to
interpretation although many fans and
scholars have debated elements of death
chance and fate is he death himself does
he represent a remorseless fate either
way he's a stone cold and emotionless
killer and there is nothing scarier than
that you got no cause to hurt me mm-hmm
but I gave my word you gave your word to
your husband number 19 the Sheriff of
Nottingham canceled the kitchen scraps
for lepers and orphans no more merciful
beheadings and call off Christmas like
sugar the Sheriff of Nottingham serves
largely as a representation although in
this case the metaphor is a bit clearer
the sheriff is the main antagonist in
the legend of Robin Hood and as you all
know Robin Hood steals from the rich and
gives to the poor Robin Hood steals
money from my pocket forcing me to hurt
the public and they love him for it yes
the sheriff is the very embodiment of
said rich he is covetous he is selfish
and he imposes unaffordable taxes on the
citizens of Nottingham sure he is the
very personification of greed and
avarice
he's also been portrayed by some true
movie legends perhaps most famously by
Alan Rickman and Robin Hood Prince of
Thieves
[Music]
do you looks
we've just been married
number 18 jigsaw hello Michael
I want to play a game it doesn't get
much more depraved than the jigsaw
killer
unlike most movies of its ilk the Saw
franchise actually personified jigsaw by
giving him a tragic backstory and a
legitimate motivation but that doesn't
make him any less sick of all the
traditional horror movie killers jigsaw
is easily one of the most psychotic not
only because he forces his victims to
mutilate and traumatize themselves that
is if they even survive but because he
genuinely believes he's doing good I'm
sick from the disease eating away at me
inside sick of people who don't
appreciate their blessings
he's not just a mindless and unstoppable
killer that walks around in a mask he's
just a man with a really sick and
twisted sense of righteousness not to
mention an obscene imagination most
people are so ungrateful to be alive but
not you
not anymore number 17 Frieza for that
I'm going to give you a little break I
know I'll fight without using my hands
well how does that grab you it doesn't
get much more evil than a galactic space
tyrant Frieza one of the primary
villains of the Dragon Ball universe was
responsible for enslaving and destroying
entire planets including that of our
hero
Goku when searching for the Dragon Balls
on Planet Namek
freezes killcount was pretty much
unprecedented in anime taking down the
likes of dende Vegeta and of course
Krillin but I go on and on I am Lord of
the universe nothing can stop me nothing
while his actions in the tournament of
power made it seem like he could have
turned over a new leaf his attempts to
once again put an end to Goku and Vegeta
with the power of broli prove he's just
as much of a scumbag as always sixteen
Joffrey Baratheon
I swear mother says I'm still to marry
you so you'll stay here and obey Game of
Thrones was filled with complex in
three-dimensional characters and even
the most evil characters weren't
portrayed as mustache twirling cartoon
villains aside from Joffrey Baratheon
well and Ramsay Bolton you in the game
if you can figure out who I am and why
I'm torturing you and I win the game if
you begged me to cut off your finger
but Joffrey takes the cake there are
absolutely zero redeeming qualities to
Joffrey and even his selfish and
conniving family thinks he's a piece of
crap killing you would send your brother
a message insist on keeping you alive
he's a perfect representation of a
spoiled child given way too much power
he kills on a whim and often without
thinking of the consequences treats his
citizens and family like dirt and roots
his entertainment in the suffering of
others and to make matters worse he's a
total crybaby his painful death could
not come fast enough number
team Victor Von Doom also known as
Doctor Doom another wonderful creation
of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby Doctor Doom
is one of the all-time greatest comic
book villains doom is all about holding
and displaying his incredible power as
the ruler of Latveria and he often comes
into conflict with the Fantastic Four he
also manages to get his hands on all the
latest powers magical abilities and
pieces of dangerous technology this is
gonna be fun
he's entirely self-serving and is not
above sacrificing his first love to
obtain a killer piece of mystical armor
which was derived from her skin no big
deal hopefully we get a decent
live-action version soon because those
fantastic four movies are insulting to
his legacy this world must die so that
mind may live so be it number 14 Freddy
Krueger please stop this
[Music]
yes God despite the campy sequels and
its colorful personality Freddy Krueger
is undeniably one of the scariest
flashers in movie history for one thing
there's literally no escaping him you
can't run away you can't hide and you
can't outthink him
you'll have to sleep eventually and when
you do Freddy will be waiting he was a
monster in real life as well
as he earned the nickname Springwood
slasher due to his propensity for
torturing and murdering children his
finger knives and horribly burnt face
are also literally the stuff of
nightmares
to make matters worse he's also
incredibly cocky and isn't above
viciously taunting you before he cuts
you up like a steak he's a walking
smorgasbord of scares number 13 Ganon
Ganondorf
[Music]
Dannan is much like shao kahn he is
massive he wields some incredible pieces
of mystical magic and he wants nothing
more than to rule the world he
originally appeared in an imposing
borlik form before obtaining his
signature humanoid appearance in ocarina
of time
[Music]
still imposing just in a different way
he also serves as the very embodiment of
evil not just because of his awesome
stature dangerous abilities and the use
of the Triforce of power but also
because he'll use a variety of evil
methods to obtain his desires including
political manipulation Ganon is easily
one of gaming's most iconic and most
unstoppable villains number 12 Walter
White Breaking Bad is a paragon in the
art of character development we all
rooted for Walt at first as he was a
poor underachieving and down on his luck
chemistry teacher and family man by the
end of the series
Walter turned into a conniving criminal
mastermind who wasn't above poisoning
children destroying his family selling
his partner into slavery or literally
melting a child to fuel his ego and
meteoric rise to power
so go ahead if you think in my head and
kill me right now he's arguably the most
villainous protagonist in television
history and it made for some truly
difficult viewing
I watched Jane die
I was there and I watched her die Gus
fring was a tough and heartless sob but
Walt was on a whole other level number
11 Kefka Palazzo the final fantasy video
game series is host to a wide variety of
villains ranging from the evil priests
evil mercenaries and in one case an evil
tree yet after 15 installments and
countless spin-offs this maniacal jester
from the sixth installment of the series
remains the most evil of the lot to put
it simply kefka views all life all
culture all of existence is worthless
a means to fuel his desire for
destruction
[Music]
he'll even betray his own allies without
a second thought just because he feels
like it
yet even when he manages to devastate
the world and obtain godlike powers
that's still not enough for him number
10 Hans Landa Lana is arguably Quentin
Tarantino's greatest villain
what are you aware that they call you to
join him precisely not only is he a
brilliantly written character but he's
played with on spiring reverence by
Christoph Waltz who went on to win like
all of the awards Landa takes pride in
being wicked and feared egotistical II
embodying his nickname the Jew hunter by
using manipulative tactics and a false
sense of friendliness to root out the
Jews given what shows Cruz of level
dimande
man no see my view I proceeded on
souvenir he's also a complete monster
who hides behind his admittedly alluring
charm he is fiercely intelligent and is
able to outsmart his enemies at every
turn even in the end he's able to worm
his way out of trouble well mostly by
betraying Hitler and the Nazi Party to
the inglorious basterds the smartest
villains are always the scariest
gentlemen I have no intention of killing
Hitler and killing girls and killing
going and killing Baumann not to mention
we think the war single-handedly for the
Allies I'll be later to find myself
standing before a Jewish tribunal if you
want to win the war tonight I have to
make a deal
number 9 Hannibal Lecter well we're on
the subject of intelligent villains
let's go ahead and talk about Hannibal
the cannibal Lecter people will say
we're in love Hannibal is a highly
intelligent man who once worked as a
forensic psychiatrist before being in
prison for you know eating people
there's something intrinsic and primal
about fearing Hannibal Lecter one look
into his emotionless eyes is enough to
set off some instinctual warning bells
pretty about poor Katherine though
tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock it's like
looking into the eyes of a lion you just
know this thing is gonna overpower you
and eat you for dinner without a second
thought and like Hans Landa Hannibal
often uses his intelligence to his
benefit resulting in his ever elusive
nature
I do wish we could chat line
I'm having an old friend
it doesn't get much scarier than
Hannibal Lecter
now when it comes to human villains
anyway number eight Michael Myers
don't let the everyday name for you
Michael Myers is not human
I met this six-year-old child with this
blank pale emotionless face and the
blackest dies well he is but not really
Michael Myers also goes by the shape or
the boogey man which is perhaps a more
apt description
Michael is arguably the most influential
slasher in movie history as his template
was used for countless villains
throughout the years alright alright
come on where's my beer well can't you
answer me slow but menacing and
unrelenting totally unkillable
completely emotionless and silent in
seemingly without a shred of humanity
[Music]
the first Halloween implies that nothing
made Michael evil he was simply born
into it and that is a horrifying
summation of humanity some people are
just empty and soulless and that is not
a comforting thought number 7 mr. Hyde
despite being introduced way back in
1886 mr. Hyde is still synonymous with
evil
such is the staying power of a
wonderfully written villain as you
probably all know Edward Hyde represents
the evil traits of protagonist Henry
Jekyll
unlike his kind and moral counterpart
mr. Hyde is completely merciless and is
willing to indulge in vices and perform
actions that Jekyll is not willing to do
including murder perhaps the story has
remained so relevant due to its
topicality and universality after all
who among us hasn't had to repress
sinful or perhaps even violent urges
throughout our lives Jekyll could not
resist the temptation and it completely
ruined his life now let that be a lesson
to you
number 6 sarin once again we have a
villain that represents the very concept
of evil itself Salim was never meant to
be much of a character he was always
meant to serve as a representation of
evil greed and the fal ability of men in
the land of Mordor in the fires of Mount
Doom the Dark Lord Sauron forged in
secret
master ring to control all others and
into this ring he poured his cruelty his
malice and his will to dominate all life
he makes a ring to rule middle-earth and
most people caught in the rings vicinity
especially humans are drawn to and
corrupted by its promises of
unimaginable power
[Music]
but even the brief glances of sour on we
do get like his striking immensity
formidable armor the fiery eye of Sauron
and his guttural whispers are enough to
scare us senseless
[Applause]
even in scenes not directly involving
Sauron or the ring his oppressive
presence and promises of destruction are
felt he is an omnipotent evil incarnate
a great eye lidless wreathed in flame
number five
Pennywise yet despite a bibliography
spanning decades
Pennywise is arguably Stephen King's
greatest creation where you're going yet
it's beautifully you'll be home by now
computed loudness your vote only well
down here of course it serves as the
very personification of evil itself as
it takes on whatever form its victim is
afraid of most and it does this because
get this it makes its victims tastier
it's pretty depraved and like Freddy
Krueger it has a massive ego and
constantly constant victim with horrific
visuals and cocky asides
you want to play loogie oh and let's not
forget that it is actually a shapeless
and eons old alien that comes from
something called the macro verse you've
got quite literally a little bit of
everything here including some
Lovecraftian madness what's not to love
number four Skaar if we're going by the
The Lion King is just Hamlet for kids
argument which we totally should because
it's true then scar is the cartoon
equivalent of king claudius life not
fair only he's a lot worse
whereas Claudius showed some remorse for
his actions scar is totally unrepentant
[Music]
not only is he conniving he's also not
above killing children to obtain
complete and total control running away
never return kill him not only children
but his own nephew
this guy is cold everyone intrinsically
hates car because we've been living with
his misdeeds since childhood he is a
fantastic introduction to the elements
of depravity greed and total selfishness
and fascism children have to learn about
it eventually number 3 Voldemort we've
all had bad teachers but none quite like
Dolores Umbridge students will raise
their hands when they speak in my class
however we're starting to realise that
some of the greatest villains are really
just analogs of Hitler and that's where
he who must not be named comes in
Voldemort is Hitler's equivalent in the
magic world he unequivocally believes in
blood purity he leads a devout following
of violent and prejudiced minions and he
wishes for complete and total control of
the magical world I confess myself
disappointed
unlike Hitler he also has dark magic on
his side and people are literally afraid
to say his name out of fear and
traumatic memories of the first
Wizarding war you have to be a special
kind of evil for people to fear your
very name a few years ago there was one
wizard that went as bad as you can go
and his name was maybe she wrote it down
I can't spell it all right like Sauron
the threat of Voldemort hangs over the
early novels even when Voldemort himself
is incapacitated he is universally
feared and his evil presence is
unrelenting number two the Joker the
Joker is easily one of the most prolific
villains in modern history I'm a man of
my word
Joker is an OG Batman villain having
first appeared in the debut issue of
Batman in 1940 since then he and his
psychotic ways have popped up in
animation video games movies TV shows
you name it give me one reason why I
shouldn't have my boy here to pull your
head off
how about a magic trick Joker is one of
the most enticing villains not because
he's fun and novel although he certainly
is that but because he's cunning
manipulative and intelligent I wanted to
see what you do and you didn't
disappoint you let five people die then
you let them take your place even to a
guy like me that's cold
this is perhaps best displayed in the
dark night when the Joker constantly
outsmarts and manipulates everyone and
remains one step ahead of its targets
despite displaying no superhuman
characteristics The Joker remains the
most threatening and dangerous villain
in comic book history even that's saying
something
before we continue be sure to subscribe
to our Channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos you
have the option to be notified for
occasional videos or all of them if
you're on your phone make sure you go
into your settings and switch on
notifications number one the Hamburglar
honestly who steals people's hamburgers
that's a worse offense than anything on
this list the Hamburglar is very clever
and very sneaky no just kidding
number one emperor sheev Palpatine also
known as Darth Sidious Darth Vader
certainly is an iconic villain but he's
not the evilest you know seeing as how
he turns good no that distinction
belongs to Emperor Palpatine Palpatine
them get a lot of screen time in the
original trilogy but he still makes one
sinister impression what is thy bidding
- there is great disturbance in the
force
most of Palpatine's characterization
comes from the supplemental material and
prequel trilogy where witnesses
progression from cunning and devious
politicians to full-blown tyrant onion
threatening me master Jedi the Senate
will decide your fate I am said it he
proceeded to reign over the most
tyrannical and abusive regime in history
and became the very embodiment of evil
within the star wars Skywalker saga
the heat has made y'all better fun do
you agree with our picks check out this
other recent clip from watch mojo and be
sure to subscribe and ring the bell to
be notified about our latest videos
[Music]