1. The Joker
The Joker is one of the most solid all around villains of all time. He's creepy, he's diabolical, and he's absolutely insane. He's responsible for the deaths of both Jason Todd (The 2nd Robin) and Jim Gordon's second wife, Sarah Essen. He also paralyzed Barbara Gordon (Batgirl). Batman's life has been constantly traumatized due to the Jokers actions. From a character design standpoint The Joker has some very unique characteristics. His green hair and sinister smile could practically pass as trademarks. The Joker will be forever remembered for his deranged laughter and his insane antics that poked at Batmans sanity. He's one of the darkest and most relentless characters ever created. If the Devil had green hair, I think he'd turn out just like the Joker.2. Venom
There are few characters in comics that could actually give someone nightmares, and Venom is one of them. Venom is probably the most intriguing villain of all time because he's not entirely evil. Venom doesn't believe in killing innocent people, he doesn't believe in senseless violence either. Venom only wants to hurt one person, Spider-man. Venom could have easily killed Mary-Jane on several occasions, but he only wants to kill Peter Parker. Venoms design is perfect in many ways. He's big, he's got killer fangs, and that tongue is fierce. Venom is strong, agile, and fast. He's practically impenetrable. Venom currently has his own series running, and its no surprise. He's not just one of the best villains of all time, he's one of the best characters of all time.3. Bullseye
The Joker has done his best to destroy Batman's life in anyway that he can, but even the smiling insanity that is the Joker couldn't mess up Batman's life the way Bullseye has ruined Matt Murdock's. Bullseye killed both Elektra and Karen Page, the two true loves of Matt Murdocks life. Bullseye has one of the best origins of all villains because hes a former baseball pitcher with the accuracy to hit any target. Bullseye is pretty much the only good thing that came out of that atrocity they tried to call a movie starring Ben Affleck as Dardevil. Colin Farrell was perfect as Bullseye as he showed just how insane and evil Bullseye truly is. I'm a loyalist, so when it comes to Bullseye's costume I'm a much bigger fan of the traditional blue costume with the bullseye around the head, but overall the design is fairly simple. In Bullseye's hands, anything is a weapon. I'll always remember in Kevin Smith's Guardian Devil when Bullseye ripped out his two front teeth and threw them at Daredevil. Classic.4.
Doomsday
Ok, here's the thing, DC villains as a whole are pretty weak characters. This is partly because the heroes of the DC universe are usually overpowering and far too unbeatable. However, I didn't feel right putting four straight Marvel Villains in a top five list. I'm giving the nod at number four to Doomsday solely based on the fact that he killed Superman. If Superman's the most powerful super hero, then Doomsday must be a very powerful villain. Doomsday's design is creepy enough, and he certainly looks powerful. However, it's such a shame that Batman has such a solid villain in the Joker, but Superman only has Doomsday and Lex Luthor.
Doomsday5. The Green Goblin
Venom may be the best villain to come out of Spidey's web of bad guys but the most over looked is clearly the Green Goblin. The goblin has consistently been a nuisance in Peter Parkers life, but nothing tops when he killed Gwen Stacy in what is known as one of the most memorable deaths of all time. That single death has forever followed Spider-man and will always remain in his head as a reminder of what evil his villains are capable of. The Green Goblin may very well be the most underrated villain of all time, but any villain who is responsible for the most remembered death in comics deserves to be on this list.Honorable Mentions: Dr. Doom, Magneto, Lex Luthor, The Kingpin, and the Red Skull.
1 comment:
This is why you are wrong:
Both Venom and Doomsday are atrocious characters that are archetypes of the type of crap that the 90's produced. Venom isn't scary, he has become a joke, he was played out by the time he got his own series.
Doomsday is just pathetic, i wonder what that editoral meeting was like.
"Well, we're going to kill Superman, who should do it?"
"Lex Luthor, his greatest nemesis?"
"Nah, how about some pile of muscles no ones ever heard of."
"You, sir, are a genius.
A real list of the top villains should be based off of two things: The ammount of history the character has with his hero, and the ammount of damage he has inflicted upon the poor fellow.
Considering this, a list of top villains should look more like this:
1. Red Skull. This guy had his archnemesis ASSASSINATED. These guys have been in conflict for nearly sixty years, (give or take forty due to Cap being frozen in a block of ice)so therefore, he takes top spot.
2. Bullseye, he was once the epitomy of cool, but after Daredevil vol 2, 49 he's just kind of pathetic, being obsessive and the son of a whore, but nonetheless, he's still killed two of Matt Murdock's loves, and put Milla in danger, drastic personallity and physical differenes aside (being cocky and adamantianized in Smith's run, and then being lame and having quite normal bones on the whole in Bendis's and Brubaker's runs) this lunatic comes in number 2.
3. The Joker, he's killed so many people in the bat universe it's kind of expected by now, i'm just tired of seeing him on the top of every best villain list, he's a great character (see Gotham Central 15 for the interrogation scene) but he's just played out
4. Tie, WIlson Fisk or the Green Goblin, Green Goblin killed Gwen Stacey, but Fisk, for years held the knowledge of Matt Murdock's identity over his head and did nothing, well, aside from ruining his life once or twice, but not Wilson is deported and Norman is a government stooge, so what can you do.
5. Doctor Doom, now Doom hasn't really done much (aside from making Valeria Richards his familiar) but he not only HAS HIS OWN COUNTRY, but he has a TIME MACHINE, and doesn't use it.
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