The Top 10 Most Villainous Villains of All Time

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Who can help but be fascinated by villains? And I don't mean villains like The Joker, Darth Vader, Hannibal Lector, or Lord Voldemort, I mean villains from movies that are of real quality. The type where, when you get to know them, you say to yourself, "If I were to practice villainy, THAT'S what I would model my villainy after."

If you still don't get the idea, I think you will after reading my list of "The Top 10 Most Villainous Villains of All Time." (P.S. I know I cheated pulling so many villains from the same movie, but Karate Kid is just too villain-rich to resist!)

10.) Meet karate's bad boy: Mike Barnes from Karate Kid III (he's the kid on the right with the pointy face and slick hair)



Mike is your standard bully, but with financial incentive. He strikes a deal, in the which he agrees to beat the Karate Kid himself (Daniel) in a tournament in exchange for one half of all Cobra Kai dojos' profits: "Do you fight as hard as you negotiate Mike?" "Even harder!"

Daniel refuses to participate in the tournament, putting Mike's fortune in danger. In order to persuade Daniel to compete, he beats him up repeatedly, trashes his store, and even kicks his girlfriend in the stomach. Was this sinking too low? Of course not! Mike was just practicing sound villainy.


9.) Snake from Karate Kid III (He's the one on the left in the yellow shirt)



As far as I can tell, Snake's only roll in this movie is to follow around the other villains, sneer, and chuckle evilly at what they say. Oh, and I'm pretty sure he thinks that using karate for evil purposes is REALLY cool. Snake ranks higher than Mike because, well, Snake doesn't need any financial incentive to be villainous!


8.) Next in line.... Prince Nuada Silverlance, son of King Balor from Hellboy II.



Prince Nuada thinks the human race ought to be destroyed...period. This will allow his people to retake what's "rightfully theirs." While pursuing the destruction of the human race, he is forced to kill his father, the king, who he "always loved." However, because Nuada is truly villainous, the death of his father does not appear to so much as make him flinch in his pursuit of the destruction of mankind.

The reason Prince Nuada does not rank higher is that his critical weakness is somewhat lame. He shares an unusual connection with his sister, Nuala, such that any injury one of the them receives affects both of them (should one of their hands get cut off, the other's hand would also fall off...). This leads to the predictable ending where Nuala stabs herself in order to stop the otherwise unstoppable Prince Nuada.


7.) Snowball, from Pinky and the Brain (the hamster on the right)



Snowball is smart and cunning. Having passed through a gene splicer making him exceptionally smart, his intelligence has but one rival, his former friend, The Brain. Both Snowball and The Brain have the solitary goal of absolute world domination. However, while Brain seeks world domination to make the world a better place, Snowball the Villain understands that world domination should be sought only for personal gain and glory. Snowball is ready and willing to betray and otherwise destroy The Brain should the opportunity present itself, despite their former friendship. This is villainy at its finest.


6.) Drake the Penguin, from The Pebble and the Penguin (he's the large muscular penguin on the left)



This movie is one of the most painful to sit through that I've ever encountered! It's one saving grace is the villain, Drake. If for no other reason, Drake belongs on this list because he tries to kill the obnoxious Hubie. However, there are so many other reasons he belongs. Just to name a few....

a.) His perpetual insistence that he will always get what he wants
b.) He tries to convince Hubie's girl Marina to "be his mate" even though she clearly does not like him
c.) Although he's the strongest, most handsome penguin on the beach, he cannot accept Marina's rejection, and therefore refuses to take one of many other penguin women who worship him
d.) He has a bunch of cronie penguins that follow him around and laugh as he threatens to kill Marina if she will not be his mate

Need I go on? This guy's a champ.


5.) Gaston from Beauty and the Beast





One man's villain is another's hero...and Gaston is mine! All the gorgeous women in town faint as he walks by, the men in town worship him with a strange mix of fear and envy, and he has particular skill when it comes to expectorating. His narcissism is unparalleled, "As you see, I've got biceps to spare!" It was Gaston who inspired my goal to have a group of women following me around singing about how strong and manly I am (still haven't completed this goal...yet).

What makes Gaston a great villain, in addition to all of these qualities, is that he relentlessly pursues the one and only girl in town who would not worship him for the rest of his life, Bell. No self-respecting villain would settle for riches, the loving adoration of the general public, and the worshipful submission of his woman when the alternative is the weird carpenter's daughter who nobody likes and who hates him...


4.) Sensei John Kreese from The Karate Kid I and III



"Mercy is for the weak. An enemy deserves no mercy!" This statement is villainous enough when you're talking about battling a worthy opponent, but even MORE villainous when you're convincing a group of kids to beat up a single defenseless kid. That's just the way Sensei Kreese is.

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3.) Terry Silver from Karate Kid III



I think the following review from ugo.com says it better than I could ever hope to do. Although, I will add that what puts Terry so high on this list is the fact that he conducts business meetings with high school and college-aged kids while in a bathtub while his secretary sits by taking notes:

"Terry Silver, a multi-millionaire (who made his money dumping toxic waste, we might add) friend of the first movie's bad guy. Silver takes his buddy in when repeated defeat by Miyagi-san has made said buddy's life a wreck. While this may seem like something of an altruistic act, it is in fact A PRELUDE TO EVIL. You see, in order to avenge his friend and punish Daniel-san and his wise, old mentor, Silver concocts the ultimate plan: To create a rift between the young (er, not so young by this point, but you know what we mean) karate champ and his wizened mentor. He would do this by promising to teach Daniel-san super-badass techniques that Mr. Miyagi wouldn't, and Silver was practiced enough at deception to pull it off. Of course, once Daniel rose to the bait and abandoned his ancient buddy, Silver added insult to injury by teaching his new student THE BAD KARATE, the kind that wouldn't really work and left shins bloodied and knuckles broken. Silver would eventually be defeated and sent skulking back to his mansion and huge piles of money, but he came closer to destroying the Daniel-san/Miyagi dynamic duo than anyone has in history, and for that, we salute him."


2.) Clown from the movie Spawn (Clown is his name, not a description or occupation)



hahaha....Do I need to say anything? I love this picture! Clown is a demon who does the devil's bidding, and tries to get Spawn to do the same. Spawn is pretty close to being the worst movie ever made, and Clown is pretty close to being the greatest villain of all time.


1.) And the winner of the most villainous villain of all time is: Bennett from the movie Commando.

(Come on, he's a flabby middle-aged guy who wears freaking chainmail! How could I even consider anyone else for the number one spot?)



Bennett's role in the movie is that of John Matrix's (Arnold Schwarzenegger) arch-nemesis. John and Bennett were once part of the same special ops unit. Bennett manages to kidnap John's daughter in an attempt to force him to commit a political assassination.

John manages to escape and to start killing everyone he comes in contact with (approx. 80 people, not counting people who were surely in the buildings he blows up) as he tries to rescue his beloved daughter. During all of this, Bennett makes great comments like, "I like it when your men talk tough, it makes me laugh...Johnny or I could kill all of your men like that (*snaps his fingers*)."

Despite his respect for John's abilities, Bennett frequently expresses the fact that he could kill John without any real effort. (Seriously?) John and Bennett have a knife fight at the end where Bennett comes close to beating John before having a pipe hurled through his chest.

See the image below... Does that really look like a fair fight? Bennett should win hands down, right? Count on Hollywood to let the "good guy" win even when the villain is clearly the superior opponent.