In the wide world of animation, Disney has had a lot of time to solidify themselves as
a staple. With classic animated movies spanning the past 100 years to beloved cartoons. This had
led them to have three unique channels to air their wide array of shows on,
with the Disney Channel and Disney Junior both holding things for what many would consider a
“younger audience”. Disney XD on the other hand is aimed towards older children and younger teens,
hosting all kinds of content. With the wide array of cartoons on this channel,
it makes sense to have a vast array of villains to talk about.
I’m Brad with WickedBinge and this is Disney XD Villains: Evil to Most Evil.
A couple of caveats are necessary before we get started. You may notice this has
a lot of crossover with our Disney Channel Animated Villains script from a while back,
and that’s because Disney was known to simulcast shows on both the Disney Channel and Disney XD,
but some shows became permanently housed on XD. So, we will only be talking about shows that were
considered part of the Disney XD family, so shows like The Owl House and The Ghost and Molly McGee,
which do air on XD, aren’t included because they’re considered part of the Disney Channel.
We also won’t be considering shows that were acquired to air on XD but weren’t made by Disney,
like Naruto Shippuden or Jimmy Two Shoes. It’s also worth noting we’ll only be considering one
villain per series, especially considering some shows have dozens of villains. Finally,
we will be excluding the Marvel content that aired on XD, simply so it doesn’t overtake our list.
So, with our rules out of the way,
we can start talking about our characters this is the Bad to Evil
The least evil character on our list is Brad Buttowski from Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil.
Brad is the main antagonist of the show, but he’s not really all that bad of a guy, just
kind of an annoying older brother who is more of a nuisance than anything. Brad constantly gets
in the way of Kick’s many stunts, referring to him as “dillweed” and generally trying to
intimidate and embarrass the suburban daredevil. Brad, like the other villains in Kick Buttowski,
are mostly just rude or annoying but never really evil. Plus, being a teenager he’s very focused on
his image and doesn’t want Kick upstaging him, but we can’t really call that evil.
Wicked witch and vile villainess Hildy Gloom from The 7D is next on our list. Hildy is the wife of
Grim Gloom and a powerful witch based on the Evil Queen from the original Snow White story.
Unlike the queen she is kind of a brat who likes to whine and cry to get the things she wants,
being kind of spoiled and obnoxious. Between her and Grim she’s the brains of the duo and comes
up with evil plans, most of which aren’t all that deadly. Hildy is more of a nuisance than anything,
mostly being there to annoy the titular 7D. She really can’t rank any lower than this,
because while she’s bad, she’s not all that evil.
Up next is part-time villain Rippen from Penn Zero: Part Time Hero. Rippen is an alien
from a far off planet that is employed as both a high-school art teacher and a “part-time villain”.
Rippen is interesting because while he seems like a nuisance and not really all that dangerous due
to incompetent plans. But, in reality he’s a bit more evil than one would believe. Firstly,
he wants to become a feared full-time villain, and he proves that by being the one responsible
for Penn’s parents disappearing. He sent them to a dimension known as “The Most Dangerous World
Imaginable” and throughout the series constantly tries to stop Penn Zero and friends. However,
he can’t fall much lower because by the end of the series, he changes sides, staying
behind with Larry to close the portal and save the multiverse. Rippen is interesting because despite
his sacrifice and general heroic shift, he’s still done some heinous things, hence his ranking.
Coming from Yin Yang Yo, the bad bunny Yuck is next on our list. Formed from
Yin’s bossiness and Yang’s aggression, Yuck is a Level 5 Woo Foo Warrior who wants to become
the strongest Woo Foo Knight ever. Yuck is a being created specifically to strive for power
and his bad actions can be pretty easily explained because of it. He spends most
of his appearances trying to slay Yin, Yang and Master Yo or being a trickster of some
kind. He pretended to be Yin’s boyfriend, only to betray her, his final appearance
also features him trying to feed on Yin and Yang’s shared aura before disappearing forever.
The problem with Yuck is that in the episode “Upstanding Yuck” he tries to
become a good guy like Yin and Yang, but turns evil after being constantly attacked
by the other bunnies. This implies that he’s willing to become a good
guy but is quelled by his creators. Sure, he does want to assumedly murder the other
bunnies but the fact he seems willing to change ranks him here on our list.
Joining us from Star Wars Resistance, Commander Pyre ranks next on our list. Pyre,
as the name suggests, is a commander of a legion of Stormtroopers who would be stationed on The
Colossus. He is the one who initially came up with the plan of working with Pirates,
essentially leading to their eventual defeat. He is also responsible for supposedly killing
Kel and Ella, although their deaths were fake. Pyre is a relatively high ranking soldier and is
responsible for several heinous actions. However, while it doesn’t absolve all of his crimes,
he was working entirely under orders, whether he joined the First Order voluntarily or not
is unknown, and if he knew what that would entail is also unknown. However,
we do have to vilify him for his crimes, even if they were enacted on someone else’s orders.
Up next on our list is The Sorcerer from Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja. The Sorcerer was
once a poor peddler who lived far in the past before finding one of the mystical Chaos Pearls
that caused him to become very powerful. The Sorcerer became a very powerful, dangerous,
ruthless and power hungry individual, feeding off negative emotions like fear and anger. He
has been facing off against the Ninja clan for hundreds of years and will do just about
anything to deal with them. However, there are a few saving graces regarding The Sorcerer. Firstly,
he does show some human emotion, being romantically involved with The Sorceress
and shows intense happiness when she arrives again from her banishment, which means that he
does have some semblance of humanity in him. This is also the case because once he is defeated he
merges with his human self and dies peacefully. The Sorcerer is an evil entity, there’s no doubt
about that, however, there’s enough humanity left in him to leave him here on our list.
The supervillain Obake from Big Hero 6 The Series is next on our list. Obake is a consistent enemy
of Big Hero 6, being a cold-hearted scientist who is focused entirely on his own fame by destroying
San Fransokyo and rebuilding it in his own image. His plan is to cause an apocalyptic
event so that people would fear and even respect him. He has tried to create a surveillance state
by setting up security cameras everywhere in the town of San Fransokyo. He is also wickedly smart,
hacking into Alister Krei’s security cameras, tricking the borderline genius Honey Lemon
into giving him the diary he needs for his plans. He tries to trick Hiro into becoming
his student whilst subsequently trying to destroy San Fransokyo. He does die amongst
his work and lets Baymax go so he isn’t destroyed as well, saying he was satisfied with his care so
Baymax could leave. Obake is a terrorist and an evil person no doubt, but he can’t fall lower
for one major reason. When he was younger he created a device that self-destructed, injuring
the part of his brain that holds his moral compass, being unable to tell right from wrong.
The final boss and overarching villain of Ducktales (2017), Bradford
Buzzard ranks next on our list. He is the chairman of McDuck Enterprises alongside his buzzard pals
Buford and Bentley. He is the founder of FOWL and the archenemy of Clan McDuck, specifically
Scrooge’s most personal arch-enemy. Throughout the series he is constantly arguing with Scrooge and
trying to stop his adventures by cutting funding. However, he doesn’t really take up a villainous
role until Season 3, where we find out he has formed a group called FOWL to stop Scrooge and
obtain his grandmother’s lost treasures. In some instances though, Bradford is not nearly as bad,
being appalled at Glomgold’s disrespect at Scrooge’s fake funeral and letting Scrooge
search for Della for over ten years. However, good moments don’t change how he acts during his
true villain arc in season 3. He wants to slay the McDuck family, including the children and
doesn’t show any sort of remorse for the harm he causes. He is also shown to pretty much hate the
other members of FOWL, arguing with Black Heron and modifiying Steelbeak’s iconic beak to clamp
down on his command. He is also a coward, running from fights to save his own skin,
and is dismissive of even being a villain, which is it’s own can of worms. Bradford hates being
referred to as a villain, and will blame everyone but himself for the damage and destruction he
causes, even blaming the ducks when the Sword of Swanstintine reflects his base desires and
makes him into a “base villain”. The only thing stopping him from falling lower on our list is his
standards, he doesn’t want to destroy the world or society, he wants to rule it from the shadows,
and knows when some items are too dangerous to be used. Bradford, despite his efforts to
be called otherwise, is indeed a bad guy and a villain, hence his ranking here on our list.
Next up on our list is Abraham Kane from the show Motorcity. Kane is a businessman and the owner
of KaneCo in the titular Motorcity. He hates cars and everything that has to do with them,
saying they “give people freedom” which he can’t stand. Kane plans to lay waste
to the entirety of Motorcity and everyone in it so he can expand Detroit into Detroit Deluxe.
He’s maniacal and willing to do anything for business purposes, and while we never
see him actively kill anyone, it’s heavily implied that he’s willing to do so if that
will help him in his conquest. He despises dissent and acts almost like a dictator,
having many facsist tendencies, including planning a literal genocide on all of Motorcity. Sure,
he cares about his daughter, but we don’t think that can forgive his plans, hence his ranking.
The other Star Wars villain, The Grand Inquisitor from Star Wars: Rebels is up next. He is a member
of the Empire during the many years it was around, being the leader of a group of highly trained
“Inquisitors” designed to hunt down and either kill or kidnap Jedi. He leads this group with an
iron fist and is responsible with a wide variety of war crimes and murders, perpetuating a genocide
of Jedi and torturing and brainwashing other Jedi to become Inquistors. He worked with a cold,
analytic mind, full of dark intentions and a wide array of information on how to kill Jedi. He knew
how to strike fear, anger and intense doubt into his enemies, utilizing his knowledge of Jedi
and his special lightsaber to trick them. He was filled with intense devotion to the Empire and his
master, more than willing to kill and slaughter for them, being responsible for the deaths of
countless Jedi, However, while he worked on the orders of the tyrannical Empire, he was also the
leader of a group, giving out his own orders, and we can’t dock him any points for what he’s done.
Son of King Pistachion, Derek from Milo Murphy’s Law is next on our list. Derek is the final son
of the merciless King Pistachion who Milo and co dealt with during the battle against the
Pistachions. Derek was knocked into the timestream and left back in the year 1955, where he spends
years planning his revenge. He disguises himself as an intern for the Dr. Zone show, planning to
use the revenue from the show to fund his revenge and forming of an army to use against Milo. He is
looking to dominate the Earth and become it’s ruler, leading to capture and supposed death
of all those he imprisons. Derek shows no mercy during his run and may be worse than his father,
sadly, because he’s only really a villain in one episode, he can’t rank lower on our list here.
The main villain from Tron: Uprising, General Tesler is next up on our list. Tesler is maniacal,
sadistic and full of hatred and rage, he loves toying with traitors and will derez
soldiers who bring unwelcome news, leading to their deletion. He is a silver-tongue tyrant
who blames all of the problems on the Renegade. He rules with an iron fist and convinces those
under him that his despotic rulings are for the good of the citizens. He shows little to
no remorse and has a massive kill count, he makes many of those lower on the list
look like good guys by comparison. Tesler definitely deserves this spot on our list.
One of Disney XD’s most iconic villains, Toffee from Star vs. The Forces of
Evil takes our bronze medal of evil. Toffee is an unknown but very powerful individual and the
arch-enemy of Queen Moon Butterfly. He was hired by Ludo under the guise of an evil efficiency
expert, who would help Ludo become much more efficient in his evil plans, however, this is
just a trick by Toffee to overtake the small demonic Ludo. Toffee is intensely intelligent,
able to kidnap Marco and orchestrate a plan to fire Ludo’s henchman Buff Frog. He is able to
trick Star into destroying her own wand, letting him become even more powerful. He was even able
to manipulate Ludo after he had supposedly died, and by the end of the series he had commited to
destroying all magic in the universe, harming thousands and killing similarly high numbers.
Toffee is one of the few successful villains on this list, sure, he is still killed in the end,
but he had fulfilled his plan, which is something most others can’t accomplish.
Taking our silver medal of evil is Lord Dominator from Wander Over Yonder. Lord Dominator is the
head supervillain in Wander Over Yonder and she uses this role to her advantage. She wears very
powerful armor that makes her a very silent, intimidating monster that no one knows about.
Outside of her armor she’s a fun-loving maniac, full of powerful abilities and manic energy. She
is able to force all of the villains in the galaxy to be subservient to her, which shows
her evil intent and severe power. Unlike others in the series, her goal is not to control the galaxy,
instead she wants to destroy every planet in her path. Like Toffee she actually manages to do so,
genociding hundreds if not thousands of planets and the people that inhabit them. But
this actually causes her to grow bored and depressed, only to almost befriend Wander,
even if she didn’t want to admit it. She had slaughtered millions and the only reason she
doesn’t grab gold is because, like before, she’s overshadowed by a very familiar face.
That face belongs to the winner of our gold medal of evil is none other than Bill Cipher
from Gravity Falls. Bill is the main antagonist throughout the whole series, and while he only
has a handful of episode appearances, he makes the most of it. He is not only the most powerful
villain on this list but definitely the most evil. Bill is responsible for a completely genocide on a
dimensional scale, wiping out all of the creatures in his dimension just because he thought they were
“flat people with flat minds” and then decided to spread chaos throughout the third dimension
because he could. Bill’s whole mission statement is to cause chaos just for funsies and he does
it well, he’ll kill, posess or transform any and every person in his path, even his own followers.
But, that begs the question,
which of these malicious monsters are grabbing our various sinner medals?
Our Darwin Medal goes to Brad Buttowski, mostly because with how obsessed with his status he is,
he doesn’t seem to realize how popular Kick’s stunts make him.
Then, the Lust Medal goes to The Sorcerer, who is the only character on this list who really shows
any sort of romantic love, and that’s towards The Sorceress, so, it’s kind of by default.
Like last time, our Envy Medal goes to Obake, who is envious of other famous
people, trying to become famous so people would fear and respect him.
Taking the Wrath Medal is none other than Bill Cipher, who is constantly shown as
an angry and annoyed person, blowing up at inconviences or if someone escapes,
jumping straight to murder when the Pines start to run.
Earning the Pride Medal is Derek, who’s whole shtick is from his father and
becoming a quite handsome man just to defeat his enemies, he’s very prideful.
Finally, our Greed Medal goes to Bradford,
who is totally obsessed with the finances of the McDuck corporation, even as a villain.
But, that’s our list, let us know in the comment section if you agree with our
ranking. And tell us what we should cover next. Remember to hit that notification
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characters in your favorite cartoons, shows, and movies. But most importantly, stay wicked.