We’ve covered Family Guy a few times before. The cast is full of outrageous characters with
some questionable motives… Well, that’s an understatement… Even the main characters
are pretty objectively terrible people. Over the years, though, we’ve come to meet
some other characters who were especially cruel… and seemed to only show up in Quahog
for the purpose of making others miserable. Characters with pretty exceptionally dark
sides… But the question is… Of all these awful people, who is truly the most evil?
I’m Brad with WickedBinge and this is Family Guy Villains: Evil to Most Evil.
Now, Family Guy characters are especially over-the-top… So sometimes it’s a bit difficult
to rank morality by any sort of real world standard, but we’ll try… We’ll
be starting with the least evil and working our way down to the most vile and ruthless…
Starting with the least evil, we have Doug the Pimple.
A trouble-maker from one of the earliest episodes, he revealed he was able to speak
and led Chris into trouble. He encouraged Chris to commit vandalism and fought back against
being taken out. Doug even grew to the point where he was able to reach into Chris’ brain
(somehow?) to make Chris hit himself, keeping the young man subservient to him. It isn’t clear
how he gets a gun, but his gang mentality and need to control Chris created a lot of trouble…
Karen Griffin, Peter’s sister, is next on our list. She isn’t looking to run a gang or
take over the world, but she was a horrible abuser to Peter. When she appeared on the show,
she was quick to pick on Peter. She stepped in to take over his dinner and the game afterwards,
tackling him with one of her wrestling moves and pointing out his stutter when
he lapses back into his nervous behavior. When Peter tried standing up to Karen in the ring,
she didn’t show him any mercy and nearly killed him. What a bully.
Quagmire’s ex-wife Joan is next. Long time fans will remember her as a very volatile woman,
forcing Quagmire to stay with her by threatening to kill him
and herself if he left her. Joan had a lot of her own issues she clearly needed to deal with.
Her character was a tragic one, and she was never able to get the help she needed. But,
honestly, it was pretty cool of Death to agree to take her instead of Quagmire.
We’re going to place Micheal Pulaski next. A bully featured in only one episode,
his temper was well known. He had been labeled as unhinged when he arrived at the formerly titled
James Woods High. He demanded a fight from Meg after a simple accident involving a school lunch
and then left threats when she tried to find ways out of the confrontation.
His defeat was an unexpected one, but it was gruesome.
Connie is up next. Much like Micheal, she was a school bully. She especially loved
tormenting Meg. Over the course of the series, she has eased up on how she treats Meg,
likely because of Connie’s brief relationship with Chris. But we still had to give her a
slightly higher rank than some of the others due to her near success in framing Lois for her death.
It was a bit of an overreaction to being expelled-especially
since Connie was the one to attack Lois first-but it was still pretty devious.
The Giant Chicken is next. He began as a running gag character and has slowly developed into a
more civil rival against Peter, with the two of them butting heads in a way that doesn’t
cause too much collateral damage anymore. Though he's more of a homewrecker, trying to start some
sort of relationship with Lois, we have to grant him a lot of evil points due to the trouble he
caused in early seasons. And he and Peter combined have been responsible for the deaths of countless
people and the destruction of billions of dollars worth of property. All over an expired coupon.
Peter’s ex Gretchen Mercer is next. She resembles Meg a lot in that she seems nice enough when you
first meet her. But as viewers are quick to find out, Grechen is obsessive and territorial. Once
Peter comes back into her life thanks to an old letter, Gretchen deludes herself into thinking he
suddenly belongs to her. She tries to kill Lois, thinking it will lead to Peter being with her
instead. A “crazy” type of evil, sure, but she still earns her spot here on the villain list.
The Man in White only appeared once in one of the early seasons, but we had to
mention him. Though Stewie's original idea of the Man in White was something different,
the man we're mentioning is the cult leader that nearly got Peter and Meg
killed. He was upset to find that Peter had unknowingly stopped the children from
killing themselves when he had taken the kids to Stewie's birthday party. When the man came to the
party himself, determined not to die alone, he was defeated by Stewie, being mistaken for the
enemy that Stewie thought was responsible for his embarrassment a year beforehand.
We wouldn’t have a complete list without Stewie Griffin. Though he doesn’t act on
his hate towards Lois as much in the most recent seasons, he is still a very formidable toddler.
This kid has been capable of building all types of weapons and machinery,
able to destroy countries and the countless lives in them. We will say that sense he has
calmed down and become more protective of his family, he's earned a lot of redemption points.
But a villain list wouldn't be complete without him. Really, it was hard to rank him because he
has mellowed out tremendously after the first seasons… But he still does get weighed down
by those early evil actions. Trying to take over the world, not to mention trying to kill
his own mother seems to be in his past now… Those actions can’t be entirely overlooked.
Lana Lockheart, Chris’ temporary substitute teacher, is worth mentioning. She was portrayed
as little more than eye candy at the beginning of the episode. But by the end of it, she
was shown to be a manipulative woman who was determined to use Chris’ infatuation with her
to kill her husband. Lana does eventually take out her husband and is never seen in the show again,
but she’s a good reminder of how easy it can be to manipulate a teenage boy.
And killing your husband by putting a full grown bear in his oatmeal is pretty brutal.
Sheldon the Turtle, Stewie’s temporary pet, is next. It’s unclear why he felt the need to focus
his attacks on Stewie after carefully conducting small ones against the rest of the Griffin family,
but even being flushed away didn’t stop him. He had attempted several methods
to take Stewie out, but was ultimately defeated by Super Mario of all things.
James Woods caused enough trouble that we had to add him. And really, James Woods is
probably one of the best animation cameo appearances of all time. Initially invited
to Quahog when the name of the high school was up to be changed, he was a gracious
man and supported the idea. However, James did not stay kind. He became very fixated on Peter,
to the point that Peter had to resort to desperate measures to get away. When James returned,
he exacted revenge by stealing Peter’s identity. And he did well with that method until Peter
gave him a piece of his own medicine. He did attempt to redeem himself, which is why we’re
not placing him higher on our list, but he was still unpredictable and prone to snap. Luckily,
James Woods loves candy and he was able to be defeated each time.
We have to place Glenn Quagmire on the villain list. We’ve covered him in our full Family Guy
Good to Evil ranking and mentioned that Glenn is one of the worst people in the show despite being
a naval pilot and hero. Glenn’s behavior goes past womanizing and promiscuity and enters some
really, really dark and predatory territory. He’s exactly the type of guy every woman grows up being
warned about. Though he does have his moments when he’s looking out for his own daughters,
his mother Ida or helping Meg, he still has earned the title of villain. Really, it’s only due to
Family Guy’s over-the-top, ridiculous style of humor that you can have a character who regularly
showcases some of the absolute best and worst morality all depending on which episode it is.
Diane Simmons earns the next spot due to her actions before her death. Diane was a
woman pushed too far. She had been neglected by James and had been discriminated against
due to her age at work. She eventually fought to take down the men that had mistreated her,
and her original plan was to focus on killing James and frame Tom for the
murder. But we had to place her higher since, when caught in a tight spot,
she resorted to hunting down everyone that had been trapped at James’ dinner party.
Patrick, Lois’ brother, was a man who struggled with his trauma. It wasn’t his fault that he
was affected so much by what he had witnessed as a child. Nor was it his fault that he was
essentially forgotten about after he was committed in an institution. We even grant him some hero
points for helping with a murder investigation later on to save Chris. But the fact still remains
that he had killed a number of people simply for resembling the man he found with his mother.
Sheriff Nichols was the man responsible for tormenting Joe, Peter, Glenn and Cleveland
when they were driving through the south. He used his influence to abuse anyone he saw fit. He was a
racist that was quick to discriminate. When the men escaped and made it back to Quohog, he was
berated and disciplined for his actions. But he stands as a cautionary tale. The sad fact is there
are plenty of men and women who share Sheriff Nichols’ beliefs, and that makes them dangerous.
A bit of a tough call, but next we’re placing Franz Gutentag. A former N*zi, he had tried to
blend into a new community as a simple shop owner. When his secret was threatened, he held Chris
and Peter at gunpoint and kept them held in his basement. We can’t really give him any benefit
of the doubt about his crimes, because an office dedicated to N*zi memorabilia and the fact that he
was quick to turn to violence when almost exposed tells us this man is an outright war criminal.
Charles Yamamoto is next up. After being embarrassed about losing to Chris in a
hotdog eating contest, he made it his duty to track down Chris all the way to his camp.
Charles wound up killing several kids he had mistaken as Chris before finally getting close.
Luckily he was able to be stopped, but we had to place him higher since his murder of innocent kids
didn’t stop him from his goal. As far as Charles was concerned, it was merely a misstep.
Miss Emily was Stewie’s daycare teacher for a short time. She earns the next spot. While many
would look at this woman and see nothing more than a sweet lady with a pretty face,
she was revealed to be a monster who neglected and abused children.
We learn that she keeps dangerous materials out, grabs children hard enough to mark them
or even pull their arms from their sockets and doesn’t feed them or check on them.
Women like her are the reason so many parents are paranoid about leaving their kids with a
babysitter or in daycare, and there’s little more evil than straight up abuse of an innocent child.
Mahmoud was the man Peter met in the hospital. He helped to teach Peter about Islamic culture,
leading the audience to believe that he was a genuinely nice
guy who was there to help enlighten the audience about culture. However,
that all backfired when Mahmoud exposed his plan to blow up a bridge. Though he was stopped,
his goal was achieved when Peter unknowingly used the phone that was disguised as a remote.
Evil Stewie was the product of Stewie trying to find his more devious side.
When called out by Brian that he had gone soft over the series,
Stewie made a machine to concentrate the more violent part of his personality.
Evil Stewie went on to torture, kill and rampage until he was finally stopped by Brian and Stewie.
Sonja was a tech expert and girlfriend to Glenn. While Quagmire had loved having her around at
first, with Sonja being as adventurous as he was, he soon found that it wasn’t all
that it was cracked up to be. Sonja wasn’t just adventurous. She was downright violent.
Much like Glenn, she took consent as an option and so drugged and assaulted people. Once a man
became too desperate to get away, she would take them down to a storage unit to be held prisoner,
using them until she had to dispose of them. It’s implied that she was labeled by the community
as a psycho and men were being warned to stay away from her.
Which leaves us to wonder just how many men she had ended with her lustful craze.
Bertrum is Stewie’s brother and next on our list. He made it his goal to destroy Stewie
by any means necessary. By the end, Bertrum didn’t even care if it meant ridding the world of himself
or possibly destroying the universe. His narrow fixation made him unpredictable and cold,
leaving the viewer to wonder what his next move would be. It takes a special kind of
evil to want to annihilate someone to the point that you’re willing to be taken down with them.
Jeffery is next on our list. And no, we don’t mean Bruce’s long time boyfriend and eventual husband.
The Jeffery we’re discussing is the man who dated Brenda, Glenn’s sister. In a considerably dark
episode, Brenda comes to stay with Glenn when he’s been released from the hospital
after a near death experience. The proximity leads to the entire neighborhood realizing
how abusive and cruel Jeff is. When he gets Brenda pregnant, Glenn decides enough is enough
and joins with his friends to take Jeff out. We’re not saying that murder is the way to go,
but it was rewarding to see Glenn protect his sister and rid the world of someone vile.
For our Bronze Medal of Evil… Herbert was one of those characters we’ve discussed before,
but we feel the need to mention him again on this ranking.
It’s no secret to viewers that he has long since been infatuated with Chris.
He lures children to his basement with the promise of treats, drugs and cookies… And he films young
children as well as pulls every trick in the book that parents warn children to watch out for.
If you look up “who is the villain on Family Guy” through Google, the name that will keep
reappearing is Carter Pewterschmidt. And we’re giving him the Silver Medal of Evil. A corrupt
businessman, neglectful husband and father and an abusive man all around. He committed Babs so that
he couldn’t be bothered with going through an actual separation. He created an assortment of
games to abuse Peter, blaming the man for ruining his daughter. He does everything he can to control
others and presses his short-sighted views on others. Throughout all of his appearances, it’s
shown that Carter genuinely enjoys being cruel, harming others and humiliating those around him.
Finally, we arrive at the Gold Medal of Evil… Brian had it right when he said Penelope
creates chaos for the sake of chaos. We have to place her as our most evil Family Guy villain
due to the amount of people she affects all over the world. The girl is in possession of weapons
of mass destruction. She creates tsunamis, earthquakes and other such natural disasters
just for the sake of doing so. She admits to Stewie that she was the one to murder
her mother and tried to kill Brian when she thought the canine was keeping her and
Stewie from being together. It was almost bittersweet to lose her as a character.
But what do you think? Who are the most evil among the Family Guy villains?
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