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35 Fictional Villains Who Merit a Closer Inspection

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Cartoonish villains we want to see succeed He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Skeletor Half mad scientist and half sorcerer, Skeletor is way cooler than He-Man. We wish he could control is anger issues, hire some non-idiotic goons, and revel in the quick rise to power that would ensue. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cartoonish villains we want to see succeed Last Action Hero Mr. Benedict Benedict is as cartoonishly evil as a villain from an '80s action movie, which is the point. Не speaks with an accent, has a prosthetic eye, and wants to unleash every pop-culture baddie onto our world, a plan so good the Joker copied it in The Lego Batman Movie. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cartoonish villains we want to see succeed Thor: Love and Thunder Gorr the God Butcher Gorr begins as a sympathetic villain with understandable motivations, but his villainy goes full silly by the time he's taunting children. However, Christian Bale totally pulls it off, even evoking some Joker vibes with his creepy smile and jumpy voice. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cartoonish villains we want to see succeed Ghostbusters Walter Peck In the kind of neoliberal allegory that could only come from Reagan's America, the villain is a government bureaucrat. Yeah, Peck is an overreaching despot (with no dick), but you can't blame him for being worried about portable nukes. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cartoonish villains we want to see succeed Seinfeld Newman Newman is cruel and conniving, and his evil, joyful squeal puts him right there with the classic villains. Jerry's own sociopathy is too bleak in some episodes, while Newman's should have been awarded with victory - euphoric, jiggling, squeaking victory. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cartoonish villains we want to see succeed The Cabin in the Woods Just Anyone Look, if the cannibal, unicorn, clown, mermen villains don't manage to ritually kill our stereotypical group of protagonists, the Ancient Ones are going to wake up and... well, that already happened in the movie. See? That's exactly why we wanted them to succeed. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cartoonish villains we want to see succeed Megamind Megamind He's a brilliant scientist and an entertaining villain that revels in his own evil ways (voiced by Will Ferrell, to boot), so of course we want to see him win. Не already won, though-and became a good guy. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cartoonish villains we want to see succeed The Matrix Reloaded Agent Smith Smith's evil laugh took what was already an interesting character to Wile E. Coyote levels. After that scene, we couldn't care less about Neo and Trinity making out-just give us Smith kicking ass and cackling like a maniac. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cartoonish villains we want to see succeed Zoolander Mugatu Yeah, Mugatu winning would mean Malaysian child labor, which is not cool. But it'd also mean more of the loudest, weirdest, Will Ferrell-est performances in an already insane movie. CRACKED.COM

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Cartoonish villains we want to see succeed The Boys Homelander Homelander is a whiny, petulant loser who happens to have immense power, which his fans mistake for actual strength. Moreover, Donald-Trump's Homelander's entertaining villainy has gone so masks-off that Butcher's truly gonna have to step up his game to win back our hearts. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cartoonish villains we want to see succeed Spider-Man: No Way Home Green Goblin We are thankful the movie really let Willem Dafoe have fun with the character's psychopathy. Sure, we were all sad about Aunt May, but we can't say we wouldn't have liked the Green Goblin to win and become a true Avengers-level threat. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cartoonish villains we want to see succeed Titanic Caledon Hockley Cal is so evil he snatched a kid to try to weasel his way onto a boat. We like to think he was ridden with guilt after the sinking, and then became a remorseful character committed to be better (but still peeing on Jack's empty grave once in a while). CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cartoonish villains we want to see succeed Home Alone 2 The concierge Yeah, not a villain villain, but still. Не becomes obsessed with Kevin McCallister the moment he notices something sketchy, and his Grinch-like smile delights so much in the idea of ruining him, that we just want him to catch the little psychopath. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cartoonish villains we want to see succeed Batman & Robin Mr. Freeze & Poison Ivy The movie has been trashed enough, but the theatrical campiness of its villains makes them much more engaging characters than Bland Billionaire and Blander Heartthrob. Plus, their plans (especially Ivy's) are overtly environmentalist, which today makes them the real heroes. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cartoonish villains we want to see succeed The Little Mermaid Ursula A flamboyant witch based on Shakesperian actresses, car salespeople, and friggin' Divine will always be more interesting than Straight White Couple shenanigans. The Little Mermaid is a fine movie, but it'd be way cooler if it was The Badass Sea Witch. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cartoonish villains we want to see succeed Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Palpatine The Rise of Skywaker is, well, The Rise of Skywaker. But lan McDiarmid's performance as Palpatine (professionally over the top, as usual) gave the movie a bit of sorely needed self-aware silliness. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cartoonish villains we want to see succeed Avengers: Age of Ultron Ultron Played by James Spader in full delight-in-evil mode, Ultron was one of the movie's few highlights. His advanced А. I. quickly learned the ways of supervillainy with over-explaining speeches, sarcastic remarks, and violent outbursts. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cartoonish villains we want to see succeed The Fifth Element Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg You can tell Gary Oldman had a blast playing this nervous trainwreck of a villain, sweating and yelling through the entire movie. We would've loved to see him betraying and out-eviling the Great Evil (which he could do-he's an industrialist, after all). CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cartoonish villains we want to see succeed Sonic th Hedgehog Doctor Robotnik Jim Carrey's Robotnik truly enjoys his self-aware evil, sprinkled with enough goofy weirdness for us to just want him to win. Sonic himself is fun but bland, just another wacky CGI character. But Robotnik? Just entertaining, high-energy evil. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. MAN-BAT Ty M. wants the character to get screen time, saying, I need more of the supernatural HORROR from Batman, not just 'some dude got mad.''' CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. CLAYFACE Frank D. says, Despite the character being comic relief in the Harley Quinn cartoon, I think that CGI has advanced enough to give US a convincing and terrifying Clayface. Erik S. adds that he's a complex character with complex motivations who served as the villain for the best arc the animated series had to offer. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. RA'S AL GHUL Michael А. argues that the villain wasn't given enough screen time previously, saying, Killing off Ra's al Ghul in the first film prevented him from gaining his due status as someone who knows and understands Bruce Wayne/Batman as a nemesis. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. HUSH Matt S. tells US, Не serves as the kind of dark reflection of Bruce Wayne that we rarely get to see, plus he has such iconic imagery that would translate very well to the screen. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. DEATHSTROKE Jason M. says, They've done Deathstroke decently in a couple of the series, but I'd love to see him in a movie as an actual Batman villain with all his abilities on full force. I understand he's basically Deadpool without a sense of humor but still an enjoyable character in the comics that they have yet to do true justice. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. BABY DOLL Morgan C. says, We really need a deeper exploration of Hollywood's weird need for actresses to look like they're barely out of high school while playing characters who realistically would be about middle-aged. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. POISON IVY Colleen D. wishes that they'd put Joker on the back burner and try to give Poison Ivy more dignity than she got in Batman and Robin. Maybe even make her relationship with Harley Quinn canon in a live-action movie at some point. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. TWO-FACE Logan V. says, People will argue that he has appeared in two films, but I feel he has always had to share the movie with another villain. The dichotomies of his mental illness have never been fully explored. I want to see him as a crime lord and gangster more than a supervillain. CRACKED.COM

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... TELL US NOW. VICTOR ZSASZ Geoff F. says, Victor Zsasz would make a good villain in the new Batman franchise. It could be a detective story as he tracks down a psychopathic slasher. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. HUGO STRANGE Chris C. says of the villain and his monster men, I'd love to see a movie where Batman explores a creepy old mansion or castle with monsters around every corner. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. SCARECROW Michael А. says the villain was robbed of character development in the Nolan trilogy, adding, Scarecrow's psychiatric background lets him get in people's heads and exploit their fears for a more cerebral villain. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. THE PENGUIN Tristan S. says, He's one of Batman's oldest and most predominant villains in the comics and TV but has only ever been in one movie. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. COURT OF OWLS TAKE HIS BREAK NO! FEET! HIS NECK! BLEED HIM! T.J.R. says, Court of Owls could be used so amazingly in a horror-themed Batman movie, with a claustrophobic, paranoid atmosphere that makes both Batman, and the audience, feel like they're being watched. Because they are. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. MR. FREEZE Terry M. wants to see more of the villain from Batman: The Animated Series' story arch. After his wife was diagnosed with a terminal illness, scientist Victor Fries started experimenting with cryogenics to save her life. The CEO of the lab threw him into a batch of chemicals and thus a supervillain was born. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. PROFESSOR PYG AND MR. TOAD Jean Claude D. says, Professor Руд and Mr. Toad are a truly creepy duo that could translate very well to this new Batman universe. CRACKED.COM — Source

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