The Most Important Villains in Comic History
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2023
- Welcome to Villains Month! Who are the most important and influential villains in comics? In this episode, we sort through the long list of comic book villains to determine our lineup of the most iconic antagonists in the history of comics. These villains have left an indelible mark on the comic landscape and have been integral to some of the most memorable and impactful storylines. Join the conversation and give us your list down in the comments!
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My favourite Dr Doom moment was from Judgement Day, a celestial tells him to just say Reed is smarter than him and he’ll pass, he laughs and walks away and he still passes
Dr. Doom is by far my fav. I feel like he perfectly encapsulates the word villain. He’s spooky, brilliant, suave and powerful which is why he can mold so well into any story because of how versatile he is. Without him we wouldn’t have MF Doom and Darth Vader. Goat material fs.
Dr. Doom is my favorite villaim because he is so complex and his run as Infamous Iron Man was one of the weirdest, yet well-characterized stories ever.
Doom is hands down the best villain. He’s everyone’s enemy!
May I suggest the limited series Books of Doom by Ed Brubaker. Perfection.
Loved Doom as iron man
Love Infamous Iron-Man. That was a great story.
@@WolverBean hell yea!!!
Doc Doom wasn’t the FFs first villain, just their most iconic
The FF's first villain was the Mole Man.
And one of the greatest Marvel supervillains.
And one of my favorites.
Dr.Doom has always been one of my personal favorite supervillains.
He's pretty much the Marvel comic book supervillain version of Darth Vader from Star Wars. (As well as Magneto from X-Men)
Fyi Doom came before Vader
@@jrs1145 True.
And the one who inspired Darth Vader as well.
Joker is so overrated, and Batman can beat "anyone" with preptime, but somehow can't figure out a different way to permanitely stop a clown.
Could you do a second list? Like Venom, Carnage, Ras al ghul, Hobgoblin, Bane, and maybe Knull? Also maybe Kang?
definitely Deathstroke too
Doomsday?
Sinestro too?
Darkseid definitely put the fear of God in me as a kid. I used to have nightmares about his omega beams
We are all forgetting the most important DC Villain of all time....
Lord Death Man.
It's a tight list on Marvel's end, but for me Red Skull is one of their most iconic villains, just not sure who I would switch out for him- probably Galactus. DC could lose Anti- Monitor, yes he is important to the creation of the universe but isn't really popular or iconic outside of that. Doomsday is truly iconic for killing Superman though.
@TheKing12829 shame your replies aren't...
Galactus isn’t a villain, no more than we are villains for eating a chicken lol he is just hungry.
I would’ve added Ozymandias, Ras al Ghul, Sinestro, and Black Manta to the list as well.
Sinestro for sure.
Who you taking off the list for these villains?
Ozymandias for sure watchmen is too influential to not have representation
Doctor octopus is in the thumbnail but not in the video itself lol
Its a great list here are sone of mine for no reason or order:
Captain cold
Scarecrow
Surtur
Two face
Yeah I Agree the list he just read out are the best and most dangerous villains in comic history
You scared me when you brought up Luther last! Honestly, I feel like Sinestro would be more recognizable and influential than the anti monitor. Maybe even more than Galactus.
Joker firing into the crowd in The Killing Joke and laughing so hard while enjoying it is top tier Greatest Villain of All Time.
Joker, Lex Luthor, Reverse Flash, Green Goblin, Magneto, Thanos, Loki, Carnage, Sinestro, Catwoman, Ra's Al Ghul, Shredder I'll say.
5:19 Don't forget about Michael Fassbender.
7:09-7:18 The Fantastic Four's first villain was actually Mole Man.
9:51 Yeah, I was wondering about him.
Love Darkseid, Doom, and Zoom but special shout-out to black manta for breaking cultural barriers and Arthur Curry's heart 😂😂😂 🙏. In some ways manta is like an off shoot of ta'challa with all the cultural significance but only more ruthless
Lex Luthor Doctor Octopus Doomsday Joker Darkseid and Thanos are my all time favorite Supervillains.
Havent watched your channel in like 7 years. Glad youre still cranking these out.
As much as I like the Joker, I feel he is a bit overused.
Someone has to be the face of all villains why not him?
@@Pako_equisI get that, but he is getting like the Reverse-Flash from CW's Flash. It was great at first, but then he kept coming back. He died like 4 times. And even went over to Legends of Tomorrow, died there and came back to the Flash
@@ShadowRavencroft How would you write him? Hes not immortal so hes going to have to die right? But then he cant stay dead right? So how would you write him? Hes the joker relax dude as long as hes back with another master plan im good
@@Pako_equis I wouldn't change him. I just would not use him as much. Use a different Batman villain and give them some spotlight. Joker's appearance should be like your favorite holiday. It comes around once a year and you get all excited for it and it is such a blast. Now imagine celebrating that holiday every freaking day. It would kind of get boring.
@@ShadowRavencroft I think youre over thinking it cause its not everyday. Its every time we get a new Batman. Is that what youre trying to say? We have too many Batmen?
I would have also mentioned The Shredder and Krang (TMNT)
I think anyone that I would add would probably deserve their own list. "Greatest Villains that mean the most to the hero" with the likes of Bruce Wayne's best friend Harvey, Peter's mentor, almost father figure Curt, maybe even Otto in some respects, Hal and Sinestro, Flash and some of his Rogues, Thor and Loki, Matt Murdoc and his college sweetheart, and sooo many X-Men villains.
Scarecrow, don't mess with him because he can make have a horror trip.
I'd say joker, lex, darksied, reverse Flash, dr doom, magneto, Thanos, and the green Goblin are definitely my most important.
Funny considering that’s all the villains mentioned in the video-
@@onyxwolfreaper21 yeah I noticed that lol. I posted that before watching the video and I figured he might have because it's the truth. I think if none of these aren't on the list then it's a invalid list in my eye. Especially if lex wasn't on here I would have freaked out.
No Kingpin? Yeah, he is not a cosmic threat or even that powerful, but the saga of hate between Fisk and Murdock is legendary.
It’s pretty much the oposite of Batman saying “how can two men hate each other so much and know nothing about each other” about his and the jokers relationship. Daredevil and Kingpin grew up in the dame neighbourhood, they know pretty much all of each others secrets and despite having each other with such a passion they have a sort of understanding. For years Kingpin kept his mouth shot about Daredevils secret identity. That is interesting.
Ayee the MF DOOM poster for the Dr. Doom segment was awesome! Long live DOOM and Malikai 💜
I hope Green Goblin appears in the Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 video game. People keep demanding that he be in the 3rd game without even considering that insomniac will most likely put Spidey to bed after the 2nd game
Naw save him for the next game
@@MinusGoji1 did you not read my comment completely
@lucgermain9310 it makes perfect sense. Insomniac are likely gonna move on after this game. The sooner we realize that, the sooner we can avoid major disappointment
@lucgermain9310 because as I just said that’s how we hype people up only for it to collapse the World Trade Center. Moving on after this game would be a perfect way to show that insomniac made classics. Which would be better than cashing out on another game just to make a quick buck. You gotta learn to move on
For me Venom is one of the most iconic villains.
My fav villain thanks to Spider-Man TAS
This is my list 📃 of the greatest comic book 📙 villains (in no particular order)
-Joker 🃏
-King Pin
-Shredder
-Frieza
-Red Skull 💀
-Lex Luther
-Amanda Waller
-Green Goblin
-Death Stroke
- Metallo
How is Amanda Waller a villain?
@@RacerC45 she's an enemy to both super heroes and villains.
Villains like Venom and Carnage are very important Baddies in Marvel comics, with Venom being one of the most well known Spiderman villains in animated shows and in live action films like Spider-Man 3 and his first Stand alone movie with the actor Tom hardy has been Bane before to joined the Mcu as Venom🕸️🕸️.
Venom only wants to kill Spiderman, Carnage wants to kill everyone, Kletus is a serial killer, Brock is just a journalist, obviously it is evident whole would be the worst person to give powers to
@@andrewft31 He was also a Cellmate with Kletus casdey during their time in prison where Eddie brock workout and they became friends until Kletus turn his back on him🕸️🕸️.
1) The joker
2) Lex Luther
3) Reverse flash
4) Darkside
Darksieds 3rd with dr doom imo
Doomsday is one of my all time favorites. I get why hes not on this list but hes still an awesome villain. Hes the John Wick of bad guys. He doesn't have an elaborate goal or complicated personality, hes just fucking shit up
Edit: also, The Batman who Laughs, even though very new, could make a case to get on a list like this one day
So when are you going to do history of DC Despero since he is one of the biggest Justice League Villians from the Comics?
I would like to add Cletus Kasady, aka Carnage, to the list because not only does he have a thing with killing kids like the joker, but he is like an unstoppable force of nature that pushes the superhero boundary of not killing anyone no matter how evil. For example, in Carnage USA, he was able to possess an entire town of people in Colorado and the Avengers. Then, he killed a little girl who lived in the town. Then, in the origin of carnage, spider-man and Venom had to team up to stop him and he threw a baby out the window without a second thought. Not to mention, he found a way to release Knull, the god of all the symbiotes and the creator of the necrosword, allowing Knull to kill one of the celestials and possess the rest. And finally, when Cletus Kasady was separated from the Carnage symbiote, Norman Osborn took it for himself to become the Red Goblin before it went back to Cletus Kasady! This character is more of a badass in comics than in the movie Venom 2, which I still wish it was an R- rated movie!
It sucks that we couldn't get the first two Venoms rated R but Sony really wanted that crossover with Tom Holland's Spider-man
Also, the guy just shrugged off getting ripped in half by the Sentry
Carnage was created because someone asked, "What would happen if Joker got a symbiote?".
I can't disagree with that. Carnage has been a huge favorite of mine since The Spider-Man animated series and now from comic books.
Definitely honorable mention especially of late!
You thought Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Venom would be Spider-Man's most important villain? But it was I Paul.
You are Paul???
Paul,
Ha! Your power pales is comparison to the true, most dastardly villain of comic books.
THE WRITERS!!! (insert dramatic thunder)
Venom may be a villain because he and Eddie Brock has hatred of both Spider-Man and Peter Parker. But Venom hates Carnage more than he hates Spider-Man. So consider Venom is a antihero.
It’s got to be Joker, then Lex Luther as one and two. After that, I would think Dr. Doom, Darkseid, and Thanos would make everyone’s top 10.
My last five would probably be Venom, Bane, Norman Osborn, General Zod, and Ultron. But, I do think 6-10 are fairly interchangeable.
I thought Galactus was an interesting choice because he’s not really a bad guy in the traditional sense.
Joker is the perfect warped mirror to the man who completes him. Good choice. A possible extra would be Ozymandias, the intellect of Luther and the fall of a super hero to a supervillain. Love to hear if you did think about him for inclusion. Great list
i would put Two Face on the list because Cain and Abel is my Favourite Bible Story.
Joker is by far the greatest of all time.
Nothing else to it.
Eh, overrated imo.
@@cactusblack5993 I can understand why but can hear your reason why?
@puzzledhypnoshroom1004 I just feel like he's been overused and devalued lately. Plus, his overall impact within the DC universe isn't as large as Lex presence is. President, founder of LOD, etc.
He's popular for a guy without powers but is mentally unstable
I wouldn't touch that list with a stick because you Mr arris is on the money with these villains, keep it coming variant 😊
Can you do the history of magneto, gambit, judge dredd, Cassie hack, qwenpool, hit monkey, vamperrella, moon girl & devil dinosaur and league of extraordinary gentlemen
should've mentioned that sins past was retconned because more people who don't read comics are gonna hear about the gwen affair and go around saying it without knowing it never actually happened
It's wild that Reverse Flash is above Lex Luthor.
They're not ranked
Are you going to do history of Jentorra, Kryler(played by Bill Murray), Multiple Man, Cassie Lang as Stature/Stinger and the city of Chronopolis in honour of the Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumainia movie?
My Mt. Rushmore of comicbook villains and in no order... Lex, Joker, Magneto, Dr. Doom. Honorable mention goes to Green Goblin.
I can't believe the Shredder didn't even get an honorable mention
I would definitely add Venom, General Zod, Riddler, Sinestro, Carnage, Kang, Knull, Ra's al Ghul, Ultron, and Black Manta.
Can you do history of the Elementals, Cyclone and Sandman along with Kurt Conners the Lizard, Rhino, Chameleon, Scorpion and the Human Fly along with the Tinkerer, Alistair Smythe the Ultimate Spider Slayer, Living_Brain, and Prowler?
For me Doctor Octopus is the ultimate “science gone wrong” villain
The Joker is the most iconic and most evil villain who can't EVER be topped!
“I find your lack of faith disturbing”
Nah the Joker is Stil the more complex and fascinating character
Joker Good
My interpretation of Lex Luthor is more of a misunderstood man trying to think ahead regarding humanity. See Luthor hates Superman because he is an alien who stunts humanities by saving us, which in turn stunts or growth and evolution. Eventually humanity would reach a point where we will fail to exist without Superman’s intervention because we were unable to develop the necessary defenses on our own through trial and error.
Can you please do history of DC OMAC along with the Reach who are the aliens who created the Scarabs in honour of the release of the Blue_Beetle movie?
Doc Oc & Venom were on the thumbnail. I'd put both of them ahead of Antimonitor.
Joker and green goblin
Green goblin????????
@@sarvajithnalaneelan7923Green Goblin is one of the most iconic comic book villains. He’s definitely up there.
@@dakotatrue12 b-tech joker
@@sarvajithnalaneelan7923 Hell no, he’s up there with the Joker lol. Definitely not B tier.
@@dakotatrue12 I didn’t say b tier. He is in probably A tier. Joker, vader, and darkseid are on their own league
Love Villains month
Honorable mention, Doc Oct and Venom
The Norman and Gwen affair was retconned to be a mysterio illusion with clones (thank god)
I wish lex was portrayed better in the movies he needs to be shown he is the number 2 villain and maybe number 1. I know everyone and their mom wants to say joker and I agree but its closer than some think.
VERY WELL PUT! THANK YOU!!😊
Why isn’t anyone saying KINGPIN. Dude is iconic across comics, cartoons, and movies.
Everyone: Joker
Me: Venom
Same.
Not sure if this was only a DC/Marvel list but I also had Shredder from TMNT on my list
You should do another list like this for non marvel and dc villai villains
Shredder would easily be on this villain
I'm not gonna, but I think you guys just narrowed down to the most basic villains. I would like to see you other different villains
I would also add Doomsday, he killed Superman and that event transcended comics
I ❤ villains month. Keep 'em coming.
Magneto is my favorite villain and I'm glad to see him represented here.
Notice how the most popular superheros (Superman Batman Spiderman) arch nemesis all wear purple and green??and the most powerful villains that can destroy worlds are blue and purple (Thanos Darkseid Galactus)
Moat important villains in comic book history are Sabertooth and Magneto as well, with both incredibly powerful X men foes that's puts like Wolverine a hard time in some fights, and the Live action versions of X men villains are just as Iconic🧲🧲.
Dear Arris,
You've just given me an idea for a Death Battle:
Lex Luthor vs Norman Osborne
Totally agree with your list, if it should be longer i might add these from comic books as well.
Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).
Apocalypse (Marvel Comics).
Carnage (Marvel Comics).
Doomsday (DC Comics).
Joe Dalton (Lucky Luke).
Lobo (DC Comics).
Venom (Marvel Comics).
Doctor Octopus (Marvel Comics).
Billy the Kid (Lucky Luke).
😈
I love villains month.
Marvel and DC has some great villains. Just love them.
7:00 Dr. Doom played a game of Mortal Kombat one day, saw subzero’s finisher and said, “here hold my controller” and went on to fight Thanos to one up the finisher move 😂
Loved the inclusion of off screen Tim😂
Awesome video, Hope for Marvel Scorpion video soon
They luckily retconned that Gwen pregnancy story last year
Do a video on characters who have remained dead in comics and will they ever be resurrected.
7:17 it was The Mole Man. Doom didnt debut until several issues later.
This is basically who is the villain who does the most personal horrible things to heroes
Galactus needs to come off this list. He is a Nemesis rather than a Villain.
Galactus: coming to u in the year 2099 can't wait!
This is a hard list, because there are so many villains that could be on this list. Brainiac, Venom, Deathstroke, Rhas Al Ghul, Loki, Ares, Sinestro, Red Skull, Doomsday, Ultron, Kingpin, Black Adam, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, etc. Which makes you wonder why they went with Kang, instead of Dr. Doom. Or why Darkseid and not the Legion of Doom.
I'm glad to see Magneto and Dr. Doom on this list.
Some villains from comics that I have are
Joker, Lex Luthor, Captain Cold, Black Manta, Darkseid, and Black Adam for DC.
Green Goblin, Ultron, Thanos Doctor Octopus, Venom and Doctor Doom for Marvel.
Norman Osborn and Gwen Stacy having kids was (thankfully) retconned. You disrespected Doctor Doom though
how the hell is venom not on the list.. one of the most popular comic book characters in general... and doc ock
Completely agree with most of the list.
Personally, I have no idea about Galactus, and it's only from comments on such forums that I know Dr. Doom is a big deal.
i think the fact you know ppl clicked on this bc they saw venom in the thumbnail alone puts venom in that S tier convo
Venom and Doomsday. Doomsday showed up out of the blue, merked Supes and instantly become iconic
Solid list
Brainiac, General Zod, Doomsday, Bane, Ra's & Talia Al Ghul, Sinestro, Grail, Black Manta, Oceanmaster, Carnage, Knull, Mandarin, Red Skull, Apocalypse, Mr. Sinister, Sentinels, OMAC, Ultron, Kang, Dormammu, Mephisto, Loki, Violator, Doctor Octopus, Malebogia, Kingpin, Skrulls etc just to add to the roster of important villains.
Since you did the history of Midnight Man, Are you going to do history of other Moon Knight villains like Arthur Harrow, Shadow Knight, Bushman, the Zodiac Cartel, Stained Glass Scarlet, Moon_Shade and the Sun-King?Since you did the history of Midnight Man, Are you going to do history of other Moon Knight villains like Arthur Harrow, Shadow Knight, Bushman, the Zodiac Cartel, Stained Glass Scarlet, Moon_Shade and the Sun-King?
How did you leave out the Condiment King? 🤯
I think ones who are just shy of the list would be doc oc, vandal savage, sinestro and loki
As a guy named Lex, I see this as an absolute win
Let's not forget that Mark Hamil voiced both Joker n Green Goblin in animated series 😂😂😂
I like Apocalypse.. he was also a world threat to the X-Men when it wasn't Magneto. His Horsemen were dangerous and assimilating people like Angel etc made him pretty iconic, with Mr. Sinister under his command
I think Lex Luthor is the dark horse of the group, definitely my favorite DC villain