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We’ve talked a heck of a lot about comic book villains here at Top 10 Nerd, but not
all villains have their start in comics!
There are some pretty great shows and movies out there with some pretty awesome villains.
So let’s talk about some of my faves.
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Now get ready, it’s time for the Top 10 Supervillains not from Comic Books!
Number 10: Doctor Horrible.
Doctor Horrible is the villainous protagonist of Dr. Horrible’s Singalong Blog, the amazing
miniseries that was created during the 07/08 writers’ strike.
Played by Neal Patrick Harris, Dr. Horrible was a relatively new villain trying impress
Bad Horse to earn a spot in the Evil League of Evil.
His special weapon is a freeze ray, that allows him to freeze time around him.
Not to be confused with an ice beam; that’s SO Johnny Snow.
Seriously, if you haven’t watched Dr. Horrible, do it.
It has Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day, it’s hilarious, and it’s a musical.
And Neil, if you’re watching this, hit me up if you make a sequel!
I’m powerfully mediocre.
Number 9: Syndrome from The Incredibles.
Buddy Pine was a normal boy without superpowers, who begged Mr. Incredible to be his sidekick.
And he said no, because he was a kid and he would definitely die.
But he used his scientific mind to become the supervillain Syndrome, and came back with
a whole whack of gadgets.
He built a superrobot and tested it with a bunch of other supers, before using it on
Mr. Incredible.
Then stuff happened and he got rekt.
Dude I am sooooo ready for the sequel.
It’s finally happening.
Thank god.
Number 8: No Heart from Carebears.
Ah, Carebears.
Now there’s a show that I have no desire whatsoever to watch anymore.
That said, I frickin loved it as a kid, and Noheart WAS a pretty good villain.
Sure he was stereotypical, and inexplicably relied on his terrible neice Shreeky, and
the even more terrible Beastly, but 6 year old Ron thought he was pretty cool.
Because he could do magic.
And magic is cool.
Number 7: Phil Ken Sebben from from Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law.
Phil isn’t necessarily a villain per se, he’s just Harvey’s jerk of a boss.
But he did run over a bunch of people, and treats his employees terribly, so he’s villainous
enough as far as I’m concerned.
He’s constantly trying to mess with Birdman, and always looking for double entendres to
laugh at.
https://youtu.be/F8ID1KJQxB8?t=23 Plus he’s voiced by Stephen Colbert, which is even better.
He reminds me so much of Barry from Archer it’s not even funny.
Except it IS funny.
Really funny.
Number 6: Dr. Claw from Inspector Gadget.
Aw yiss, the villain veiled in mystery, known for his fluffy cat gravelly voice.
We rarely see any more of Dr. Claw than his arm, and it’s normally him shaking it and
saying “I’ll get you next time gadget!”
His plans are constantly foiled by Inspector Gadget, making him think Gadget is actually
a genius, when really it’s just Penny and Brain doing everything.
Also, you know what I just realized?
HE DOESN’T HAVE A CLAW!
All we see is his arm and he has a seemingly normal hand.
My memory totally screwed with me, I could have sworn he was like Captain Hook and was
named Claw because he had a Claw hand.
Maybe I was thinking of the movie.
Number 5: The Terminator.
Now, this one’s a bit wonky, since The Terminator actually spends more time in the films as
a hero than a villain, but when we first saw him, he was an awesome baddie.
Before he was the Governator, Arnold Schwartzenegger provided us with the awesome cyborg assassin.
He was sent back from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, to prevent her son from saving
humanity from the machines.
He ultimately fails the mission given to him by Skynet, but he makes a damn good show of
it.
And the scene where he’s naked makes me feel so damn inadequate.
Number 4: Megatron.
This one’s a bit different because it began not with a comic book or a show, but with
a toy.
Jim Shooter and Dennis O’Neil of Marvel fame were hired to create backstories for
the characters, and they ended up creating Megatron to be the main villain.
The toys were accompanied by both a Marvel comic series and a cartoon, but they were
basically there to sell more toys.
And understandably, the evil leader of the Deceptocons was a pretty popular character.
My favourite version is the T-Rex Megatron, from Beast Wars, or Beasties to my fellow
Canadians.
But that’s just because I liked Beasties a lot more than regular transformers.
Let me know which you like better in the comments!
Number 3: Sauron.
No, not the comic Sauron, I’m talking Lord of the Rings.
I’m a giant Tolkien fan, so I’ll take any excuse I can get to talk about Lord of
the Rings.
Sauron was originally one of the Maia, essentially the angels of middle Earth.
However, he was corrupted by the evil Morgoth, and went on to take over Middle Earth with
the help of the One Ring.
Sauron was no joke, while we mostly just saw him as a big eye in the films, back in his
prime he was basically Batman the Merciless in Middle Earth.
Who’s Batman the Merciless?
Check out our video on the channel!
Number 2: Dr. Evil.
Dr. Evil is probably one of my favourite villains of all time.
Played beautifully by Mike Meyers, he’s just the perfect parody of super villainy.
Despite his great success, he seems to be horrifically incompetent.
Whether he’s losing control of his swivel chair, or getting smacked in the nards by
a meteor, what he lacks in competence he makes up for in slapstick hilarity.
And if Dr. Evil’s on here, I HAVE to include his inspiration…
Number 1: Ernst Blofeld.
https://youtu.be/7BT00WU7Iss?t=20 Blofeld is definitive Bond villain, so popular that
he was essentially carbon copied in the Austin Powers movies.
He’s been played by a whole whack of people, but the most famous portrayal is probably
Donald Pleasence.
When first introduced in the films he was the classic villain in the swivel chair, fluffy
cat, and wicked eye scar, and although his looks have changed over the years, he’s
always the same ruthless badass.
That’s it for today!
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Which of these villains was your fave?
Let me know in the comment section down below!
Also let me know if you want a part 2 because this was so fun to do and I’d love to talk
about other non-comic villains!
Until next time, I’m Ron McKenzie-Lefurgey with Top 10 nerd.
Later nerds!