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In this round in this thread we will have 12 villains, which means 6 fights.
FIRST FIGHT
Mahito from Jujutsu Kaisen
VS
The Crooked Man from The Wolf Among Us
SECOND FIGHT
King Bradley from Fullmetal Alchemist
VS
Claude Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame
THIRD FIGHT
Silco from Arcane
Silco from Arcane
A hero will sacrifice the person they love to save the world, but a villain will sacrifice the world to save the person they love
Silco, Zaun born and raised, together with Vander fought for the freedom of Zaun. Upon Vanders betrayal and attempted murder done on him by Vander, Silco was left visibly scared and traumatized.
He started to plot his revenge and usurpation of Vander as leader of Zaun. Being cunning and ruthless he worked from shadows, building his forces, hiring Singed to create a drug that would enable him to sieze power. Cold and goal oriented, he took his chance against Vander and seized power. He adopted Jinx cause her life reminded him of himself.
Silco continued to expand his criminal empire, working to get Zaun's freedom. With making of Shimmer and exporting it he amassed great wealth and influence. With Jinx on his side Silco was ready to bring the fight for Zaun's independence.
Silco however, would never achieve his dream, starting as someone who never understood why Vander would sacrifice Zaun for lives of few he grew up as someone who was willing to do the same for Jinx... and in the end he did.
All his work, all his plans, all of it meant nothing against the love he had towards his adoptive daughter.
In the end, after Jinx killed him by mistake, Silco didn't hold any hate, he held love towards her, making sure she doesn't feel at fault or broken. He assured her it is okay knowing that his plans rest with Jinx.
Silco as a Vilain is what Vilain should be. Someone who is willing to burn the world just for someone they care about.
He didn't have some big godlike powers, he wasn't some god amongst men, he was simply a man with a vision and idea and willpower to work for it.
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Skull Kid- Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
FOURTH FIGHT
Asakura Hao from Shaman King
He was born Asaha Doji in Japan during the Heian era and, after rising to prominence as an OnmyΕji, was renamed Asakura Hao. During his third life, he was reborn as the twin brother of his descendant Asakura Yoh. He is the most powerful shaman and the current Shaman King.
Hao is a complex and multilayered individual molded by a series of harsh circumstances during his life. In his third and most current incarnation, Hao is usually calm, cruel, and always smiles. The occasions when he is really angry is very rare and when he is angry with someone, that person is usually killed off and burned to death down to their soul by The Spirit Of Fire.
One of the very few Villains that couldn't be defeated by the protagonists, having reached his goal in becoming the Shaman King and sparing the protagonists.
VS
Uzuki/Slur from Sakamoto Days
FIFTH FIGHT
Yami Marik from Yugioh
VS
The Major from Hellsing
SIXTH FIGHT
Javert from Les MisΓ©rables
VS
Dr. Doom from Marvel
In this round in this thread we will have 12 villains, which means 6 fights.
FIRST FIGHT
Mahito from Jujutsu Kaisen
Summary:
Mahito is a complete antithesis of the MC of Jujutsu Kaisen, Yuji Itadori. He is ruthless, coldblooded, and a mericless murderer who goes out of his way to experiment on those he kills just to test the limits of his power.
But he is also a twisted mirror image of the protagonist - they're both "new" in the Jujutsu world and are learning at a frightening pace; they both have a group of people they respect; and both of them hate their enemies and have no qualms killing them.
What makes Mahito so compelling is the fact that he is a curse born from humanity - our hatred, jelaousy, dishonesty, deceit, is the mother of Mahito which makes him irredeemably evil. Yet that same humanity makes him human as well, making him curious and adaptable, vengeful and fearful.
His powers of Soul Manipulation are as much a power as they are a theme that surrounds him and his oponents - he "kills" his oponents' souls both physically and emotionally. The one person whose soul he cannot physically alter is, ironically, Yuji, who thus becomes a target of Mahito's mental torment killing his mentor and two friends, and crippling another friend, all in front of Yuji.
Pic: Mahito kills Yuji's mentor in front of Yuji
Pic: Mahito does an unprecedented Jujutsu feat after only seeing it done once, just minutes before.
Mahito is a complete antithesis of the MC of Jujutsu Kaisen, Yuji Itadori. He is ruthless, coldblooded, and a mericless murderer who goes out of his way to experiment on those he kills just to test the limits of his power.
But he is also a twisted mirror image of the protagonist - they're both "new" in the Jujutsu world and are learning at a frightening pace; they both have a group of people they respect; and both of them hate their enemies and have no qualms killing them.
What makes Mahito so compelling is the fact that he is a curse born from humanity - our hatred, jelaousy, dishonesty, deceit, is the mother of Mahito which makes him irredeemably evil. Yet that same humanity makes him human as well, making him curious and adaptable, vengeful and fearful.
His powers of Soul Manipulation are as much a power as they are a theme that surrounds him and his oponents - he "kills" his oponents' souls both physically and emotionally. The one person whose soul he cannot physically alter is, ironically, Yuji, who thus becomes a target of Mahito's mental torment killing his mentor and two friends, and crippling another friend, all in front of Yuji.
Pic: Mahito kills Yuji's mentor in front of Yuji
Pic: Mahito does an unprecedented Jujutsu feat after only seeing it done once, just minutes before.
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The Crooked Man from The Wolf Among Us
The Crooked Man is a truly vile villain, I mean its not like evil is an anagram of vile anyway right? It goes hand in hand naturally!
Anyway, Crooked Man served himself as a false messiah, a benevolent man with a no strings attached, stress free resolution to all your problems and helping you maintain your facade of having a "normal" or even "perfect" life, especially when Fable society insisted on using "Glamours" (magical diguises/makeup") to hide your true form and appear human, to not freak out actual humans in the world, as they tried to live amongst them.
He's a truly vicious con man who saw opportunity in everyone's strifes and may as well be the Devil incarnate. Behind his suave, affable, "generous" demenaour, is a ruthless, cunning, manipulative, two-faced, gaslighting, machievellian monster who has done absolutely horrific things to many innocent Fable beings in the world.
He's so bad, (major spoilers for the ending of the game) you get the choices of effectively sending him directly to the Fableverse equivalent of Hell itself by throwing down a "well of no return", you can just tear his throat out as werewolf Bigby and thus kill him there and then, stopping him permanently once and for all OR you can have him turned into a bird trapped in a cage and being a helpless victim ironically at the mercy of of the ones he entrapped and blackmailed brutally for ao long.
Some of his worst crimes too involve forcing women (who he also pimped out) to be silent and avoid giving any information about him, his schemes, who's involved etc for if they "snitched", these unremovable magical ribbons around their necks would BEHEAD them immediately! Someone who took out a loan from him also ended up baked into a pie and fed to cats after being unable to to make repayments too! (Simple Simon)
You can read more on him from that Wiki link I included and I recommend the video a lot, you will get a strong impression of how deceitful, malign, manipulative etc this absolute monster in seemingly human clothing really is. He kinda reminds of the likes of Handsome Jack and Andrew Ryan, both alternative entries I considered for this contest too:
https://fables.fandom.com/wiki/The_Crooked_Man
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Anyway, Crooked Man served himself as a false messiah, a benevolent man with a no strings attached, stress free resolution to all your problems and helping you maintain your facade of having a "normal" or even "perfect" life, especially when Fable society insisted on using "Glamours" (magical diguises/makeup") to hide your true form and appear human, to not freak out actual humans in the world, as they tried to live amongst them.
He's a truly vicious con man who saw opportunity in everyone's strifes and may as well be the Devil incarnate. Behind his suave, affable, "generous" demenaour, is a ruthless, cunning, manipulative, two-faced, gaslighting, machievellian monster who has done absolutely horrific things to many innocent Fable beings in the world.
He's so bad, (major spoilers for the ending of the game) you get the choices of effectively sending him directly to the Fableverse equivalent of Hell itself by throwing down a "well of no return", you can just tear his throat out as werewolf Bigby and thus kill him there and then, stopping him permanently once and for all OR you can have him turned into a bird trapped in a cage and being a helpless victim ironically at the mercy of of the ones he entrapped and blackmailed brutally for ao long.
Some of his worst crimes too involve forcing women (who he also pimped out) to be silent and avoid giving any information about him, his schemes, who's involved etc for if they "snitched", these unremovable magical ribbons around their necks would BEHEAD them immediately! Someone who took out a loan from him also ended up baked into a pie and fed to cats after being unable to to make repayments too! (Simple Simon)
You can read more on him from that Wiki link I included and I recommend the video a lot, you will get a strong impression of how deceitful, malign, manipulative etc this absolute monster in seemingly human clothing really is. He kinda reminds of the likes of Handsome Jack and Andrew Ryan, both alternative entries I considered for this contest too:
https://fables.fandom.com/wiki/The_Crooked_Man
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SECOND FIGHT
King Bradley from Fullmetal Alchemist
King Bradley or Homunculus Wrath is a major antagonist in the series- Full Metal Alchemist.
As a man turned Homunculus, peasant turned King he has little to no choice over his life. The only place he truly shines is in battle, and also at making some really awesome quotes. Living as a puppet while doing all the dirty work, the only joy he gets is fighting for his own life.
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He even died like a beast with a long winded speech lol.
A rather complex individual who was antagonistic to the plot rather than being a villain just for the sake of it, he's just a very badass tragic grandpa which is why I love him.
As a man turned Homunculus, peasant turned King he has little to no choice over his life. The only place he truly shines is in battle, and also at making some really awesome quotes. Living as a puppet while doing all the dirty work, the only joy he gets is fighting for his own life.
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He even died like a beast with a long winded speech lol.
A rather complex individual who was antagonistic to the plot rather than being a villain just for the sake of it, he's just a very badass tragic grandpa which is why I love him.
VS
Claude Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Claude Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Aside from his political authority, Frollo is a religious zealot with intolerance for sinners. He believes Romani people to be the most heinous of all malefactors, and therefore dedicates twenty years of his life to eradicating them. Frollo's self-imposed mission drives him to perform inhumane acts of violence, all the while using his loyalty to God as justification. Frollo is determined to eliminate the gypsies scattered throughout Paris as their indulgence in "witchcraft and sorcery" is infectious to those around them, according to him. Frollo has also shown a mild sadistic streak, as he briefly smiles while a guard tortured his ex guards captain and took pleasure in burning Esmeralda at the stake.
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Aside from his political authority, Frollo is a religious zealot with intolerance for sinners. He believes Romani people to be the most heinous of all malefactors, and therefore dedicates twenty years of his life to eradicating them. Frollo's self-imposed mission drives him to perform inhumane acts of violence, all the while using his loyalty to God as justification. Frollo is determined to eliminate the gypsies scattered throughout Paris as their indulgence in "witchcraft and sorcery" is infectious to those around them, according to him. Frollo has also shown a mild sadistic streak, as he briefly smiles while a guard tortured his ex guards captain and took pleasure in burning Esmeralda at the stake.
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THIRD FIGHT
Silco from Arcane
Silco from Arcane
A hero will sacrifice the person they love to save the world, but a villain will sacrifice the world to save the person they love
Silco, Zaun born and raised, together with Vander fought for the freedom of Zaun. Upon Vanders betrayal and attempted murder done on him by Vander, Silco was left visibly scared and traumatized.
He started to plot his revenge and usurpation of Vander as leader of Zaun. Being cunning and ruthless he worked from shadows, building his forces, hiring Singed to create a drug that would enable him to sieze power. Cold and goal oriented, he took his chance against Vander and seized power. He adopted Jinx cause her life reminded him of himself.
Silco continued to expand his criminal empire, working to get Zaun's freedom. With making of Shimmer and exporting it he amassed great wealth and influence. With Jinx on his side Silco was ready to bring the fight for Zaun's independence.
Silco however, would never achieve his dream, starting as someone who never understood why Vander would sacrifice Zaun for lives of few he grew up as someone who was willing to do the same for Jinx... and in the end he did.
All his work, all his plans, all of it meant nothing against the love he had towards his adoptive daughter.
In the end, after Jinx killed him by mistake, Silco didn't hold any hate, he held love towards her, making sure she doesn't feel at fault or broken. He assured her it is okay knowing that his plans rest with Jinx.
Silco as a Vilain is what Vilain should be. Someone who is willing to burn the world just for someone they care about.
He didn't have some big godlike powers, he wasn't some god amongst men, he was simply a man with a vision and idea and willpower to work for it.
VS
Skull Kid- Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Skull Kid- Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
A mischievous but lonely kid distraught by the loss of his friends, Skull Kid often played tricks on the citizens of Termina. He steals the unsettling Majora's Mask from the Happy Mask Salesman, which grants him mysterious and dangerous powers yet corrupts him. Upon meeting Link in the Lost Woods, he takes both the Ocarina of Time and Epona before turning him into a deku scrub, leaving Link to form an unlikely alliance with one of Skull Kid's two fairy companions once she is left behind. When Link emerges into Clock Town, he learns that Skull Kid has used his powers to send the moon crashing into the earth in 3 days time. Scrambling to regain his humanity, take back the ocarina, and stop Skull Kid, Link confronts him at the Clock Tower at the end of the final day, seconds before the moon will crash down on them. Taking the ocarina back, Link plays the Song of Time to reverse time to the start of the 3 days, sending him on a time looping journey to awaken the giants and stop Skull Kid - and the mask - from destroying the world.
Skull Kid is forever a looming threat in Majora's Mask, he can be seen dancing on top of the clock tower at all times, growing more and more uncanny every day. Although Skull Kid is only a product of the corruption of Majora's Mask, he is one of the main factors that contribute to the eerie and daunting ambiance of Termina, always threatened by the approaching unsettling view of the moon above.
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A mischievous but lonely kid distraught by the loss of his friends, Skull Kid often played tricks on the citizens of Termina. He steals the unsettling Majora's Mask from the Happy Mask Salesman, which grants him mysterious and dangerous powers yet corrupts him. Upon meeting Link in the Lost Woods, he takes both the Ocarina of Time and Epona before turning him into a deku scrub, leaving Link to form an unlikely alliance with one of Skull Kid's two fairy companions once she is left behind. When Link emerges into Clock Town, he learns that Skull Kid has used his powers to send the moon crashing into the earth in 3 days time. Scrambling to regain his humanity, take back the ocarina, and stop Skull Kid, Link confronts him at the Clock Tower at the end of the final day, seconds before the moon will crash down on them. Taking the ocarina back, Link plays the Song of Time to reverse time to the start of the 3 days, sending him on a time looping journey to awaken the giants and stop Skull Kid - and the mask - from destroying the world.
Skull Kid is forever a looming threat in Majora's Mask, he can be seen dancing on top of the clock tower at all times, growing more and more uncanny every day. Although Skull Kid is only a product of the corruption of Majora's Mask, he is one of the main factors that contribute to the eerie and daunting ambiance of Termina, always threatened by the approaching unsettling view of the moon above.
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FOURTH FIGHT
Asakura Hao from Shaman King
He was born Asaha Doji in Japan during the Heian era and, after rising to prominence as an OnmyΕji, was renamed Asakura Hao. During his third life, he was reborn as the twin brother of his descendant Asakura Yoh. He is the most powerful shaman and the current Shaman King.
Hao is a complex and multilayered individual molded by a series of harsh circumstances during his life. In his third and most current incarnation, Hao is usually calm, cruel, and always smiles. The occasions when he is really angry is very rare and when he is angry with someone, that person is usually killed off and burned to death down to their soul by The Spirit Of Fire.
One of the very few Villains that couldn't be defeated by the protagonists, having reached his goal in becoming the Shaman King and sparing the protagonists.
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Uzuki/Slur from Sakamoto Days
Slur/Uzuki is a good villain.
Great introduction.
Deep philosophy.
He isn't afraid to even bring a child into the negotiation in order to achieve his goal.
He's a true assassin.
He want to change how assassin society works.
By raising new prodigies on his side.
He also rumored to have double personality which makes him compelling.
Last point, he looks like Johan Liebert so that's a plus.
Great introduction.
Deep philosophy.
He isn't afraid to even bring a child into the negotiation in order to achieve his goal.
He's a true assassin.
He want to change how assassin society works.
By raising new prodigies on his side.
He also rumored to have double personality which makes him compelling.
Last point, he looks like Johan Liebert so that's a plus.
FIFTH FIGHT
Yami Marik from Yugioh
Yami Marik from Yugioh
Hands down a favorite enemy in the Battle City Tournament story arch of the manga and anime. He was vicious, driven, entitled, yet regal, articulate, and charming when he needed to be: the ultimate manipulator. His backstory tore at the heart strings of fans, revealing the scared, hurt child that Marik really is, and we all flipped when his dark side entered the picture.
He was born to a family of superstitious overly traditional nutcases who kept him and his sister Ishizu locked underground their entire lives. Marik's mother died in childbirth so he never knew her. Meanwhile, his father forcefully carved the Pharaoh's secret onto his back with a flaming knife WHEN HE WAS TEN.
Marik obviously became resentful toward the Pharaoh as a result. Shortly after this ritual, Marik also developed a second personality, Yami Marik, to cope with his pain. Later, I think a year after the ritual, Odion/Rishid, Marik's adopted older brother, helps Marik and Ishizu sneak out to see the outside world. When they get back, they find their father punishing Rishid for their actions, whipping him until he falls unconscious. Seeing this drives Marik over the edge. His more evil personality, Yami Marik, takes over and stabs his father to death with the Millenium Rod (in the dub, he sends him to the Shadow Realm) and threatens to kill Ishizu and Rishid next. However, Rishid wakes up and Marik returns to normal, having been essentially unconscious when his other personality took over. So he has no idea who murdered his father. Despite his father's abuse, Marik is still horrified at his father's death.
After Marik returns to normal, a follower of the Pharaoh appears, warning Marik that he has chosen a dark power. In the sub, he blames this follower for his father's murder and since no one tells him otherwise, Marik vows to get revenge on the Pharaoh, leading to his betrayal and turn to villainy five years later. (The dub cuts the part about him wanting revenge for his fathers murder and doesn't acknowledge it at all.) As a villain, all Marik cares about is getting revenge on the Pharaoh. He wants to gain all three Egyptian God Cards and the Millenium Items in order to gain the Pharaoh's powers. He's desperate to get revenge for all the pain the Pharaoh indirectly put him through. It lines up well with his character. His only personality, Yami Marik, only cares about spreading as much destruction and misery as possible, cackling with glee as he tortures everyone he duels against. That's a lot more simple but Yami Marik only exists as a result of Marik's anger so it kind of makes sense. He's like Hyde and Marik is like Jekyll. It's kind of a cool concept.
Even before his darker side took over, Marik was a really good villain. He used the millennium rod to mind control and kind of terrorize his minions all while hiding in the shadows so when the heroes actually see him, they don't even realize it's him.
However, he didn't just use his mind control powers on his minions. At one point, he also mind-controlled Joey and Tea, forcing Joey and Yugi into a duel in which the loser is dragged into the ocean and drowns. And if Yugi tries to escape mid duel, Tea will be crushed to death. That's pretty messed up.
Then things get worse when his other personality takes over during the Battle City finals. His first duel is against Mai. He made this duel a dark game, or shadow duel, where the rules are more twisted and real pain is brought to the players of the duel. In this duel, Yami Marik makes Mai forget her friends one by one, torturing her psychologically. Then he traps her and nearly murders her with an attack from the Winged Sun Dragon of Ra, only for Yugi to save her by taking the hit. Yami Marik wins the duel then uses his Millennium Rod to knock Mai unconscious and essentially make her die a slow painful death, slowly forgetting everything about herself and her friends until her mind decays completely, leaving her as an empty shell.
In the dub, he sends her to the Shadow Realm... you can see why I keep referring to the original version now I assume. In both versions, the fact that he's psychologically torturing her is obvious but the dub still downplays how messed up it was. It also downplays the intensity of Marik's duel against Joey. In that duel, Joey and Marik feel the pain their monsters are in when they are attacked or destroyed. Joey is about to win this duel but falls to the ground before he can call his final attack, giving Yami Marik the win. Yes, Joey came that close to defeating Yami Marik. But as a result of the duel being a Shadow Game, Joey was nearly killed. Marik essentially killed three people (Mai, Joey, and Bakura) in duels.
Then, in his final duel with Yugi, he put one of Yugi's halves and normal Marik up for sacrifice so depending on who loses, one of them will die. And according to Yami Marik, if that one is Yugi, both Yugis will die.
Yami Marik is an excellent villain and one of the best out there.
Hands down a favorite enemy in the Battle City Tournament story arch of the manga and anime. He was vicious, driven, entitled, yet regal, articulate, and charming when he needed to be: the ultimate manipulator. His backstory tore at the heart strings of fans, revealing the scared, hurt child that Marik really is, and we all flipped when his dark side entered the picture.
He was born to a family of superstitious overly traditional nutcases who kept him and his sister Ishizu locked underground their entire lives. Marik's mother died in childbirth so he never knew her. Meanwhile, his father forcefully carved the Pharaoh's secret onto his back with a flaming knife WHEN HE WAS TEN.
Marik obviously became resentful toward the Pharaoh as a result. Shortly after this ritual, Marik also developed a second personality, Yami Marik, to cope with his pain. Later, I think a year after the ritual, Odion/Rishid, Marik's adopted older brother, helps Marik and Ishizu sneak out to see the outside world. When they get back, they find their father punishing Rishid for their actions, whipping him until he falls unconscious. Seeing this drives Marik over the edge. His more evil personality, Yami Marik, takes over and stabs his father to death with the Millenium Rod (in the dub, he sends him to the Shadow Realm) and threatens to kill Ishizu and Rishid next. However, Rishid wakes up and Marik returns to normal, having been essentially unconscious when his other personality took over. So he has no idea who murdered his father. Despite his father's abuse, Marik is still horrified at his father's death.
After Marik returns to normal, a follower of the Pharaoh appears, warning Marik that he has chosen a dark power. In the sub, he blames this follower for his father's murder and since no one tells him otherwise, Marik vows to get revenge on the Pharaoh, leading to his betrayal and turn to villainy five years later. (The dub cuts the part about him wanting revenge for his fathers murder and doesn't acknowledge it at all.) As a villain, all Marik cares about is getting revenge on the Pharaoh. He wants to gain all three Egyptian God Cards and the Millenium Items in order to gain the Pharaoh's powers. He's desperate to get revenge for all the pain the Pharaoh indirectly put him through. It lines up well with his character. His only personality, Yami Marik, only cares about spreading as much destruction and misery as possible, cackling with glee as he tortures everyone he duels against. That's a lot more simple but Yami Marik only exists as a result of Marik's anger so it kind of makes sense. He's like Hyde and Marik is like Jekyll. It's kind of a cool concept.
Even before his darker side took over, Marik was a really good villain. He used the millennium rod to mind control and kind of terrorize his minions all while hiding in the shadows so when the heroes actually see him, they don't even realize it's him.
However, he didn't just use his mind control powers on his minions. At one point, he also mind-controlled Joey and Tea, forcing Joey and Yugi into a duel in which the loser is dragged into the ocean and drowns. And if Yugi tries to escape mid duel, Tea will be crushed to death. That's pretty messed up.
Then things get worse when his other personality takes over during the Battle City finals. His first duel is against Mai. He made this duel a dark game, or shadow duel, where the rules are more twisted and real pain is brought to the players of the duel. In this duel, Yami Marik makes Mai forget her friends one by one, torturing her psychologically. Then he traps her and nearly murders her with an attack from the Winged Sun Dragon of Ra, only for Yugi to save her by taking the hit. Yami Marik wins the duel then uses his Millennium Rod to knock Mai unconscious and essentially make her die a slow painful death, slowly forgetting everything about herself and her friends until her mind decays completely, leaving her as an empty shell.
In the dub, he sends her to the Shadow Realm... you can see why I keep referring to the original version now I assume. In both versions, the fact that he's psychologically torturing her is obvious but the dub still downplays how messed up it was. It also downplays the intensity of Marik's duel against Joey. In that duel, Joey and Marik feel the pain their monsters are in when they are attacked or destroyed. Joey is about to win this duel but falls to the ground before he can call his final attack, giving Yami Marik the win. Yes, Joey came that close to defeating Yami Marik. But as a result of the duel being a Shadow Game, Joey was nearly killed. Marik essentially killed three people (Mai, Joey, and Bakura) in duels.
Then, in his final duel with Yugi, he put one of Yugi's halves and normal Marik up for sacrifice so depending on who loses, one of them will die. And according to Yami Marik, if that one is Yugi, both Yugis will die.
Yami Marik is an excellent villain and one of the best out there.
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The Major from Hellsing
The Major from Hellsing is one of the most evil and insane villains in anime that I've ever seen. Hes the lowest of low and his plans has resulted in the deaths of many people. but, for some reason I cant root against him. During the entirety that we have seen him on screen this man has not changed his demeanor once. He is always seen smiling. Even in death he is seen smiling.
The major knows only one thing. and that is war. his love for warfare goes beyond what is normally accepted. even if it means to ruin the lives of millions of people. He is an insane man devoid of reality that will put his love for war above anything.
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The major knows only one thing. and that is war. his love for warfare goes beyond what is normally accepted. even if it means to ruin the lives of millions of people. He is an insane man devoid of reality that will put his love for war above anything.
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SIXTH FIGHT
Javert from Les MisΓ©rables
Javert holds the reasonable belief that the law must be followed. Javert came by his hatred for rule-breaking honestly, having been born in prison to criminal parents. His rigid legalism puts him at odds with the protagonist Jean Valjean, who breaks the law out of desperation. When Javert discovers that Valjean is both a criminal and a virtuous person, he is unable to reconcile his cognitive dissonance. Javert is the epitome of a sympathetic villain.
He refuses to forgive and he consistently opposes Jean Valjean, the hero. However, he does this because he puts so much faith in the law. And itβs heartbreaking how heβs unable to accept grace, even for himself.
In a different setting, you wouldnβt see him as a bad person. In some cases, his unbending ethics could make him a hero. But his inability to look beyond the strict laws of the time places him at odds with Jean Valjean
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He refuses to forgive and he consistently opposes Jean Valjean, the hero. However, he does this because he puts so much faith in the law. And itβs heartbreaking how heβs unable to accept grace, even for himself.
In a different setting, you wouldnβt see him as a bad person. In some cases, his unbending ethics could make him a hero. But his inability to look beyond the strict laws of the time places him at odds with Jean Valjean
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Dr. Doom from Marvel
His Theme
Doctor Doom as an idea, is a mixture of magic and machine. He primarily uses science to achieve his goals, but when it fails, he has magic to fall back on. Doom is the ruler of a country, which means he has money and resources to utilise. All that, along with his intelligence means no hero will be beating him easily (except Squirrel Girl). On top of that, besides knowing magic, Doom doesnβt actually have any powers. Heβs a regular dude with a strong memory, a huge capacity for learning, and peak human physiology.
His Willpower
Doomβs willpower is enough to rival any of DCβs Green Lanterns. Heβs been able to resist Purple Manβs mind control abilities at close range, heβs shown on multiple occasions to be able to ignore immense pain, and he just never gives up.
His Mind
To put it simply, Doom is really smart. Without counting Moongirl (because sheβs an absolute joke), Doom is easily the second smartest human in the Marvel Universe (or arguably the absolute smartest after Secret Wars (2015). His prep skills have allowed him to take on cosmic beings, outsmart Earthβs finest minds, and his general cognitive power has let him master science and sorcery. Heβs:
Outsmarted the Silver Surfer
Worried Thanos enough to make the Mad Titan want to keep an eye on Doom
Learnt magic that not even Doctor Strange knows
Outplayed Mephisto
Cured Ben Grimm of his Thing form
His Origin Story
Doomβs origin story makes him the best because fundamentally, itβs similar to Batmanβs. Itβs the story of a boy who used the death of his parents to fuel an obsession, except it differs in that Victorβs obsession was with mastering technology and magic so he could save his motherβs soul from Mephisto at any cost, whereas Batman wanted vengeance. Wait a minuteβ¦ Could Doctor Doom be more of a hero than Batman?
Not quite, but that leads to it. The true reason why Doom is the best villain. He isnβt one.
Look at the facts. Doomβs story starts off with him losing both of his parents at a young age, which also caused him to alienate his love, Valeria. That would make anybody bitter at the world, but Doom knew his mother could be saved and spent years trying to find a way to rescue her soul.
Skip forward to his days in university where he met Reed Richards and Ben Grimm. He acted like a dick to them of course, but that was just part of his personality. Doom has a one-track mind, and when he focuses on something, thatβs all he cares about.
Then after he succeeds in saving her (Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment), his goals turn more towards world domination. Sounds villainous, right? Except that he wants to take over the world to save it. And heβs the only one who can.
Doomβs taken over the world a few times, most notably in Emperor Doom, where he took over the world using the Purple Manβs abilities, but gave it up because it was boring having everybody obey him because they had no choice, he wanted to earn their respect. Regardless, he was able to eradicate war, hunger, famine, etc. The other most notable instance was Secret Wars (2015) where he was able to take over what was left of the Marvel Multiverse after the incursions destroyed most of it. Granted, he did do that by erasing everybodyβs memories and giving them false information, and it was revealed at the end that he could have restored the multiverse perfectly, but hey, greed is just one of his vices. We all have them.
Doom is the best villain because he believes that he is more capable of actually running affairs in the world. And he believes he's right. He's just too arrogant to help others. He has enough power to wipe out world hunger, to make sure everyone has shelter, free healthcare, and free education. He just has the arrogance to believe that he has to be above all to help his fellow human beings.
Oh and he was part of the inspiration for Darth Vader, so thereβs that too.
Doctor Doom as an idea, is a mixture of magic and machine. He primarily uses science to achieve his goals, but when it fails, he has magic to fall back on. Doom is the ruler of a country, which means he has money and resources to utilise. All that, along with his intelligence means no hero will be beating him easily (except Squirrel Girl). On top of that, besides knowing magic, Doom doesnβt actually have any powers. Heβs a regular dude with a strong memory, a huge capacity for learning, and peak human physiology.
His Willpower
Doomβs willpower is enough to rival any of DCβs Green Lanterns. Heβs been able to resist Purple Manβs mind control abilities at close range, heβs shown on multiple occasions to be able to ignore immense pain, and he just never gives up.
His Mind
To put it simply, Doom is really smart. Without counting Moongirl (because sheβs an absolute joke), Doom is easily the second smartest human in the Marvel Universe (or arguably the absolute smartest after Secret Wars (2015). His prep skills have allowed him to take on cosmic beings, outsmart Earthβs finest minds, and his general cognitive power has let him master science and sorcery. Heβs:
Outsmarted the Silver Surfer
Worried Thanos enough to make the Mad Titan want to keep an eye on Doom
Learnt magic that not even Doctor Strange knows
Outplayed Mephisto
Cured Ben Grimm of his Thing form
His Origin Story
Doomβs origin story makes him the best because fundamentally, itβs similar to Batmanβs. Itβs the story of a boy who used the death of his parents to fuel an obsession, except it differs in that Victorβs obsession was with mastering technology and magic so he could save his motherβs soul from Mephisto at any cost, whereas Batman wanted vengeance. Wait a minuteβ¦ Could Doctor Doom be more of a hero than Batman?
Not quite, but that leads to it. The true reason why Doom is the best villain. He isnβt one.
Look at the facts. Doomβs story starts off with him losing both of his parents at a young age, which also caused him to alienate his love, Valeria. That would make anybody bitter at the world, but Doom knew his mother could be saved and spent years trying to find a way to rescue her soul.
Skip forward to his days in university where he met Reed Richards and Ben Grimm. He acted like a dick to them of course, but that was just part of his personality. Doom has a one-track mind, and when he focuses on something, thatβs all he cares about.
Then after he succeeds in saving her (Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment), his goals turn more towards world domination. Sounds villainous, right? Except that he wants to take over the world to save it. And heβs the only one who can.
Doomβs taken over the world a few times, most notably in Emperor Doom, where he took over the world using the Purple Manβs abilities, but gave it up because it was boring having everybody obey him because they had no choice, he wanted to earn their respect. Regardless, he was able to eradicate war, hunger, famine, etc. The other most notable instance was Secret Wars (2015) where he was able to take over what was left of the Marvel Multiverse after the incursions destroyed most of it. Granted, he did do that by erasing everybodyβs memories and giving them false information, and it was revealed at the end that he could have restored the multiverse perfectly, but hey, greed is just one of his vices. We all have them.
Doom is the best villain because he believes that he is more capable of actually running affairs in the world. And he believes he's right. He's just too arrogant to help others. He has enough power to wipe out world hunger, to make sure everyone has shelter, free healthcare, and free education. He just has the arrogance to believe that he has to be above all to help his fellow human beings.
Oh and he was part of the inspiration for Darth Vader, so thereβs that too.
