Top 10 Sympathetic Villains in Movies
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I was expecting to see Davy Jones
From pirates of the Caribbean?
Or Captain Barbosa
+Butt Munch yeah his story was really sad.
Bucky from captain America shoulda been on there
Donovan Stovall at least he was an honorable mention.
Smaug. Yes, he may have destroyed Dale, killed most of the dwarves of Erebor, may have eaten some of them too, and took their kingdom. But in his defense, he did it for the treasure. I can totally relate to that.
Bindair Dundat Ummm, no. He should have been on the most likable ones tho.
Treasure = Dragon bitches, who wouldn't want shapeshifting dragon bitches?
lmao haha
in my eyes at least smaug is the second best villain of all time and he fore told the fall of thorin yet he gets no credit for basically warning bilbo of thorin's greed overcoming him
They say no anti heroes, but they put in the winter soldier?? he's definetely not a villain
Exactly! 1000 thumbs up.
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darcy k scales he was tho
On winter soldier he was a villain it wasn't until after that he goes antihero.
#BuckyIsn'tAVillain
Why wasn't Davy Jones from pirates of the carribean on this list?
He is definitely not sympathetic, he's fucking ruthless!
Rock God come back here when you've done a Google.
you clearly haven't seen the movies. he was definitely tragic. he was betrayed by the love of his life who forced him to work on a ship that he could only leave every 10 years.
try that and then say he ain't tragic.
Rock God your a idiot.
Viral Malicer *you're
@@rockgod6180 fucking dumbass his backstory made him ruthless
Hey ummm Anakin didn't kill Padme....she died during child birth, if Anakin killed her as you showed then the original storyline wouldn't have existed.
Thank you
Why do people always mess that up
Yeah she did giving birth because he used his force choke and that also killed besides also dying of a broken heart
I'm surprised that Frankenstein's Monster isn't on this list. The creature was by paper a bad guy. Killed a couple of people and was evil. But his backstory is like one of a lost child looking for his rejected dad. To me that is pretty sad.
You remember the African proverb?
@@mazadancoseben4818 I don't think so
i dont think frankenstein or his monster are considered villains
When I saw the title, two words immediately entered my mind:
DARTH.
VADER.
Cue imperial march
I got one
Doofenshmirtz
@@afriendlycampfire260 How can I say this without sounding rude... He wasn't necessarily a villain.
In fact, he was rarely an antagonist, as everything he did that affected the plot was directly helping Perry and the boys.
You damn right bro...
I really felt bad for Andrew in Chronicle and Harvey in Dark Knight. Great characters in their great movies.
Andrew was a sad one
What about Jason Voorhees? Anyone think about him??
Doc Me too. It hurt to see what they both went through.
Doc I feel ya on Andrew, too. He just wanted to help people like his mom, and be left alone from bullies like his father. If people just looked the other way and left him be, he would calm down and be happy again. Oh, and he’s like Anakin, only there’s no Palps. Just the anger, with foreshadowing hints like the red lightsaber at Toys R Us while they’re fooling around with their powers, and breathing through the mask while he’s going gangsta on the thugs for money to help his mom.
@@samkresil6011,of course we do
When Koba killed Ash I knew he had to go. The second you kill your own men you're beyond remorse for me.
I agree!
The first person I thought of was Magneto 😂
Why is that funny
Ezra Mitchell Is wasn't funny just serendipitous since he was the first villian shown in the video
+Aj. Mac13 I was about to watch X2 when it was uploaded
+Aj. Mac13 Same here.
+Aj. Mac13 My first thought was of Anakin/Vader.
And finally, someone gives Ed Harris' character in The Rock some credit. The whole film, for that matter.
So glad Koba was on the list. He is one of my favourite villains.
Was always conflicted by Anakin/ Vader. The guy wanted his chic to be safe... screwed it up badly. and tired to kill his kid a few times
SC457A Don’t forget his wife was an evil Peace monger who wanted the Clone Wars to stop and worked with Bali Organa of Alderran to make sure the Empire (The True way of peace, despite what you and other people see) never became a reality. Did I mention they didn’t like Palpatine’s idea of a Badass Army? #factsss
@@Nimzo25 Star Walt to the bone, ain't ya?
Though she wasn't really a villain, I sympathise heavily for the Indominus Rex in Jurassic World. She was a mutant hybrid, made solely for people's enjoyment. Whilst this is true for all the other dinosaurs, she live in a tiny paddock, was fed via a dirty old crane, and locked up in isolation for years. It's no wonder she went insane and went on a killing spree. She died alone, outnumbered, never knowing what she was or why she existed. So much more character than the murderous Spinosaurus in JP3.
That's a great shout buddy :) your right there
um shes a predator, she kill for fun. her instinct is to kill.
...
No. Just No.
The I.Rex is in no way sympathetic.
The damn thing would kill anything that approached it when in the cage.
She even ate her own sister (because yes, two hybris were created)
She only lived three years in captivity, and was only in isolation as a result of her own actions.
Her sole instinct was to kill. And maybe feed. She didn't "went" insane. She was born craving only for the deaths of whatever she encountered.
Besides, you can't transplant human characteristics on a dinosaur. She probably wasn't aware of her "purpose"
You make a very valid point. I totally forgot how much character the Indominous Rex had.
+Leviathan the Sea Dragon
First of all, we don't know what happened to the sibling. Yes, Claire states that the Indominus ate it, but for all we know she could be lying (or she didn't actually see it herself, and thus could have been lied to by someone else), and if the Indominus did infact kill it's sibling, we don't know the circumstances. It could have been out of self-defence, starvation, anything.
No creature is just born to kill on sight. Had the Indominus' been introduced to Owen (Chris Pratt's character) when they were newborns, they wouldn't have turned out as they did. Imagine that you were locked in a small paddock for over three years of your life, locked in isolation and fed by a dirty crane. You'd go mad. Anything would go mad.
how did doctor octopus sleep with those things on his back?
Face planting
Jay Gemklocx He can take the legs off.
lenny he can...?
Jay Gemklocx Yep.
lenny oh okay lol
BUCKY BARNES IS NOT A VILLIAN!!!
Bucky Barnes isn't a villain. Yes that is true. But The Winter Soldier is an antagonist. Bucky Barnes didn't willingly commit the atrocities he did. The Winter Soldier/ Bucky Barnes is a classic example of a villain alter ego.
Not anymore
@@MrMrjack18 Yes it does. He literally had no control. He was an antagonist, but not a villain. Alexander Pierce and Arnim Zola were the villains.
I might get some flack for this, but Zod from Man of Steel was actually very sympathetic when you think about it. His sole mission and purpose in life was to protect and/or revive Krypton, and then Superman, a fellow Kryptonian, comes along and destroys his entire plan, making his whole life meaningless. I'm not sure if I fully proved my point, but it's just my opinion.
You won't get any flack at all. I agree with you.
Except the character is very one note. the only sympathy you get from him is after the black hole swallows up the Kryptonians he suddenly and without warning cries for sympathy. that's not being sympathetic, that's forcing the character to be sympathetic. He's a boring terrorist on Krypton, a genocidal maniac Ben on revenge against Jor El using Kal's empathy for humanity against him and only after he looses everything is it is forced that he's only doing what's best for Krypton when the writing up to that point portrayed him as a raving loony bent on revenge. I disagree alot with some of these picks but leaving Zod out was a good choice.
+Trans8010 Zod wasn't a terrorist. He was the leader of Krypton's military created for the sole purpose of protecting the planet and it's people. When he discovered that the actions of the planet's leaders was putting everyone in danger, he tried to overthrow them to stop what they were doing, but he acted too late, then was branded a traitor for doing exactly what he was created to do.
Granted, he could have terraformed any other planet besides Earth, but he needed the genetic codex so he could recreate their people, and it was basically inside Clark.
TimedRevolver Zod was enlisted to protect Krypton and uphold the policies and laws therein. He saw corruption yes, but he did not seek out to address them politically, nor was it implied that he tried, Zod and his compatriots sought to remove the council by force and killed many of them. It was his mission to overthrow the council and seat down as it's new ruler. A terrorist is defined as a person or persons who use violence as way to achieve a political goal. Every terrorist claims that they are doing what's best for their people. How is Zod any different?
Terraforming the same planet that happens to have the codex because it's there, is an excuse and not a valid point, Zod had been traveling deep space for 33 years in search of the codex and not once did he encounter a planet more suitable to their needs? Earth was the battleground because Zod sought revenge against the son of his enemy. Nothing more, nothing less. Clark was a mistake, an abomination to him.
actually yes, Zod was somewhat of a patriot, he loved Krypton more than anything else. he neded to overthrow the goverment so he could save his homeworld.
his coup failed he was sent to the fantom zone and only could get back when his mission to protect his world utterly failed and krypton exploted.
then it turns out that the anomination son of his best friend had incripted in him the basic codex of the Kryptonian genome.
They’ll have to do a “yet another top 10 sympathetic villains in movies” list and include Killmonger from Black Panther.
*Here's my list of Sympathetic Villains.*
1.) Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean)
2.) Mr. Freeze (Batman: The Animated Series)
3.) Frankenstein (Frankenstein)
4.) Sandman (Spider-Man 3)
5.) Gollum (Lord of the Rings)
6.) Erik (The Phantom of the Opera)
7.) Darth Vader (Star Wars)
8.) Dr. Octopus (Spider-Man 2)
9.) Harvey Dent/Two-Face (The Dark Knight)
10.) Magneto (X-Men)
In **MOVIES** batman the animated series is a show
Your local Weirdo what about the tv movie from batman TAS Sub-Zero? that had said Mr. Freeze thus keeping him in the list while your trying to rule him out heck that was the best of Freeze has ever been in sympathy
VioletStar
What about
Nuka from Lion king 2
it was deleted when he said
"I finally got the attention didnt I"
😭😭😭
I'd switch out Vader for Koba.
Why not Roy Batty?
Koba was the first one I thought of. The whole movie I knew he had to die but felt so sorry for him. A villain created by us.
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I pick koba and anskin
do a video game tragic villans if you have yet to do one.
Wat
What about mr. Glass from unbreakable?
You should make another list there are so many characters you missed.
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watch mojo is a community that respects one another also i felt no sympathy for koba after his treachery and causing of war but its my opinion also i recommend subscribing because this is fair quality and accurate as it uses the public view
Why is The Rock audio out of sync with the video. Cold game Mojo.
you forgot about the penguin batman returns
+Damian Lojeda Basco Oh yeah good choise. I suppose Catwoman in that movie counts more as an anti-hero so wouldn't be on the list.
+Mitchel Woods b
Honestly Tai lung from Kung fu panda
Agreed! I remember his back story brought tears to my eyes
Andy Zhang The second movie as well. The peacock thought he did good by his parents.
I thought Lord Shen was even more sympathetic.
+Ryan R. Yeah. I think Shen actually had a sadder and more tormented life, but I think I just empathize more with Tai Lung for some reason.
+Andy Zhang I can see why. I thought Tai Lung was an excellent villain that you can connect to in a sad way. But I just felt all the more sad and emotionally invested with Lord Shen.
"You are not ape."
No no no--I'm a horse.
Thanks for adding Koba - really underrated villain in my mind. Also, you missed the perfect opportunity - Speaker: 'Do you agree with our list?' - Darth Vader: 'NOOOOOOOOO!!!' :D
Seems like they've done that before in another vid. Though I may be mistaken.
+TheoneandonlyCrowMan Yes they did
Magneto better be on this.
I hope it was all you hoped for...
Calm yo tits he number one as he should.
The older I get the more I understand Michael Douglas' character in "Falling Down" lol
4:29 "Must have the precious." Then bites his lower lip and shakes his head. Intense feelings right there.
To be fair sandman was more likeable than spiderman in the 3rd movie.
"I've... seen things... you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion; I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate... All those... moments... will be lost, in time, like [chokes up] tears... in... rain. Time... to die."
I find you everywhere
+Aj Ouisley (Yusuke) I'm spreading that femto love
John Kramer from the Saw movies is a sympathetic villain after you understand his backstory in the sequels. He should have been an honorable mention
ERIK! Poor, unhappy Erik. He just wanted to be loved for himself. 😭😭😭
That's not it.He wanted others to be safe,he wanted to protect his people,and he wanted to protect his babies...why can't he live a normal life with his babies?Poor Charles,poor Wanda,poor Pietro/Peter,poor Lorna,poor Anya/Nina,poor Magda,poor Edie,poor every single innocent Holocaust survivor Erik witnessed die,poor every single mutant he saw die at the hands of evil humans,his life is tragedy personified!
@@dafilmqueen556 I think Hailey was talking about the Phantom, not Magneto
@@colleenross8752,oops,my mistake😧😨😬
"Poor, unhappy Erik [the Phantom]! He had a heart that could have held the empire of the world, but in the end, he had to content himself with a cellar."
--"The Phantom of the Opera" by Gaston Leroux
That sums up the story to me. "Phantom" is a cautionary tale about prejudice. Of course, Erik had a choice as to how to react to that prejudice and that's what makes his fate so sad. He began life as an innocent child and ended up as the monster everyone assumed he would be based on what he looked like. If, as Leroux claims, "the Opera Ghost really existed" or if there was a real historical person who was the basis for Erik, I pray he is at peace now and that we all learn from his story.
Great list but how can you not have Gerard Butler in Law Abiding Citizen. No father was not rooting for him or his plight. Just my opinion
I absolutely agree, in fact I'd contend that he was really the only one in that movie who truly knew right from wrong, and decided to fix the wrongs committed in the world by attacking the establishments that let murderers go free on legal technicalities. In fact, the only death in that movie (Besides his wife and daughter) that I thought shouldn't have happened was his own.
I understand that Shelton (Gerard Butler's character) is sad, but that's not an excuse for what he done. By the other way, i don't know if qualifying him as a villain or a tragic hero like Macbeth
Top 10 Villains Who Turn Good! Let us see it!!!!!!
Lots So Huggin Bear , used to scare tf outta me when i was young
He was truly tragic.
*_moves cursor along video timeline_*
"AHA! Darth Vader! Called it!"
Top 10 Sympathetic Villains in Video Games? And you better not forget Handsome Jack,cupcake.
+Michael Thompson" In the borderlands there is no good guys and bad guys, only people willing to kill for their goals"-Me
+Michael Thompson "Everybody thinks they're the hero of their own story." Handsome Jack.
+MetallicaRules Hey,you are this biggest Rhysha shipper from Telltale Community! Sorry bro,but we can't be bros,i'm Rhiona all the way. Although Gortys was the only one who said she loves Rhys.
Michael Thompson Please, I'm no where close to being the biggest shipper. I may be one of the most well known since I was one of the first, but compared to others, who contribute with pictures and their art, I'm a no one.
+Michael Thompson N from pokemon black and white :3
Although tricky, I think Alonzo (Training Day, 2001) was a likable villain. You can tell that he meant well at the beginning, but saw the horrors of society, and got corrupted.
I liked Mr. Freeze's story. Yes, I know he hasn't appeared in many movies. But he definitely is sympathetic. A violent doctor turned criminal but only with the intent of finding a cure for his dying wife's rare disease.
I agree with that. He’s a villain motivated not by Greed, or Revenge, or even an inflated ego, but a need to save the life of the person he held most dear.
I dont really feel bad for Magneto, but i always felt bad for Gollum.
Zack Young MAGNETO WAS RIGHT!
***** what? lol
***** That is a good point. Also superheroes are all the rave right now. If LOTR was popular right now hed probably be higher. Thats just how Watch Mojo is.
+Zack Young Althought I think that is somewhat true. I think your downplaying magneto. When watching this he was my pick for number 1 or so.
yea, what happened to gollum wasn't fair imo
Chronicle is one of my favorite movies! I always felt so bad for him.
I know this has been mentioned a few times but how on earth do you miss Davy Jones? He's like the epitome of a character you feel sympathy for.
These horror movie villains also have a tragic backstory:
1. Carrie White: She's a shy girl, and she's bullied by her bullies and her religious mother. The only one who is her friend is the gym teacher, Miss Desjardin and a reformed bully, Sue Snell. She discovered she had a telekinesis power, but had no idea on how to control it. Sue tries to make amend with Carrie by asking Tommy to take her to a school prom, it's all going well (in fact, this is the first time Carrie easily socialize with anyone) until it's ruined by her bullies, Chris Hagensen and her friends. And I gotta say, watching Carrie using her telekinesis power to kill those bitches put a smile on my face.
2. Jason Voorhes: This serial killer had a very tragic backstory. He had a deformed face that only his mother could love. In the camp, the only person who loves him is his mother, Pamela Voorhes, as he got constantly bullied by the other kids. One time, the bullying got too far to the point he was drowned (altough he survives) and the counselors is having sex instead of watching him. After the death of his mother, he soon becomes a serial killer that everybody knows. He killed the hideous teens because that reminds him of the counselors at the camp.
3. John Kramer: This notorious Jigsaw Killer had a very tragic backstory to the point he became a serial killer. He had an incurable cancer in his brain, he's divorced by his wife, Jill Kramer, and the chance of being a father is destroyed by a drug addict. He's driven completely mad to the point he tries a suicide attempt. After he survives the suicide attempt, he begins to appreciate lives and begins to testing everybody's will to live. His traps are rather not intended to murder the victims, but to test their will to survive. He even scolded his apperentice for not following his rules, as it will only gave Jigsaw a bad name.
Freddy Krueger also had a pretty tragic life story; go back and see the third Nightmare on Elm Street, and you’ll see what I mean.
Whatever sympathy i had for Koba went over the railing with Ash.
I always found Clyde Shelton in Law Abiding Citizen to be very terrifying, but sympathetic
I just thought of a brief scenario and this just hit me!
You have this one character who once likes famous celebrities but then stopped liking them because they wanted to search for something much more cooler, and have special people they can relate to.
They started watching a bunch of movies one night and were very fascinated with the hero and villain, but were mostly focused on the bad guy. As they saw everything about them like their motives and their backstory. Seeing how much they’ve learned about the villain, they started to relate to them and feel bad for them too.
Until, everyone began to make fun of them for praising the villains and understanding why they’re so bad. They didn’t let what they said get to them but were still hurt by the teasing and constant bullying.
They make some new friends and share with them their love for villains as they start to get real worried about being the laughingstock again over their awesome interest. But, they didn’t ridicule the main character for they adore. Because they understand them and told them they’re the same way about superheroes but mercilessly laughed at for it.
Then they meet one of their favorite villains and they once again hear the villain’s side of the story of everything they been through and do. While the protagonist empathizes with the bad a lot more and tells them their hardships as well.
This is for those (and me) who are diehard fans of the villains.
As for Andrew Detmer (Chronicle), when he becomes evil later during the movie, you obviously can't blame him for using his powers on those who treated him like shit
What about Frankenstein's Monster?
Totally forgot about him! He was amazing in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein!
The Monster isn't a villain. He's a victim of circumstances. He's actually a very sensitive creature that people torment because of his appearance. If anything, Victor is the villain.
What about King Kong, Jason Voorhess or Carrie?
Sam Craven technically speaking they are the main characters of their respective roles
@@Bostonterrierslol But are villain protagonists
King Kong is not a villain
Neither King Kong nor Carrie White are villains, and as a cockblocker Jason Voorhees is barely a notch above Nazis on the sympathy meter.
Jeremy Frost Jason is no where near as evil as the Nazis. At least Jason wasn’t a racist.
Electro from"the amazing spider man 2" should be on the list i think. I felt so bad for him the entire film
Esben Stig Rasmussen thank you
@@declanobrien9081 I've been waiting to watch spiderman 2 for a while now so im gonna go watch it now.
@@declanobrien9081 also nice pfp, I love hamilton
Um, no. He went fully crazy when he saw that Spider-Man forgot his NAME!!!
@@flintlockwood25 so? He's still tragic. Period.
When Anakin turn to the dark side I sort of cried cuz he was my favorite Jedi
I never felt bad for Koba. Yeah It sucked what happened to him but he was just pure evil even to his own kind.
+Saucy Life Look at it from Koba's point of view. Throughout the film he is fearful and hateful of the humans due to his torture at their hands when he was in the labs. He associates humans with the cruelty and lack of compassion that led to his scars (both physically and mentally) and cannot see the kind and loving side of mankind that Ceaser has experienced.
Even when rescued from the lab in the first film he only sees humans trying to capture and kill apes and, in the 2nd, the first humans he has seen in years shoots an ape. Koba follows them (under Ceaser's orders) and they lead him to the human settlement which is worryingly close to the Ape settlement. There Koba discovers the multitude weaponry that the humans have which can easily destroy the Apes.
Koba informs Ceaser about this but Ceaser does nothing even inviting the humans onto Ape territory and helping to give the humans more power which could be used against the Apes! Koba comes to doubt Ceaser's judgement and soon comes to the realisation that Ceaser is a weak leader. Strong leaders keep their people safe. Ceaser is helping the humans despite the cruelty and hatred that Koba knows them to have which would eventually lead to the Apes' extirmination. Thus Ceaser is weak and Koba, who aims to keep his people safe by elimenating the human threat, is strong.
Koba then kills Ceaser in order to wage war on the humans before they can prepare and wipe out the ape civilisation, thereby protecting his tribe. He wins the important battle at the gates of the human settlement and is succeeding in the attack, but Ash refuses to kill a human instead inciting Ceaser's philosophy that Koba hates so much. Koba cannot risk this offensive falling apart. If the humans win or escape, they can regroup and attack the tribe. In order to maintain leadership, Koba needs to establish himself as the leader and the Ash's death is (in his eyes) necessary to continue the attack on humans and therefore the eventually protection of the tribe. And it works.
The apes who retain Ceaser's philosophy are locked up to stop them from helping the humans and Koba is successful. There is no human left free (he thinks) and by killing them Koba will keep his tribe safe from the danger of the cruel and merciless humans. He is a strong leader and has protected his tribe.
Koba is a tragic villain because he truly believes that, even though he may have to do some awful things, by killing off the humans he will protect the tribe. The good outweighs the means. Is he right morally? No. But who caused him to be this twisted and scarred? The Scientists, the only humans he knew before his rescue.
In the end, is it Koba who is the villain? Or is it the humans who made him that way?
+Blue Pigeon so true
Shere Khan the Jungle Book. His goal was to protect the jungle, but he was blinded by his bloodlust against man. And sure enough Mowgli DOES end up destroying a part of the jungle
Is it sick that my first thought when I saw the title was Jigsaw?
I've always felt for Captain Hook and Davy Jones
hannibal lecter
At least he should be in the honorable Mentions
+Mysterious Coconut ew no
I too, like to eat people. why can't we be accepted? :,(
+Igor Pryjdun Not necessarily his actions, but his words are very sympathetic.
I mean, you can't have to watch your sister get eaten by Nazis and not murder tons of people.
I actually always find general Zod from Man of Steel, really sad. He was born only for the purpose of making sure his people survived. Yet Clark stood in the way of that, he offers the chance for Clark to live but of course he refused to let an entire planet die. Ultimately it's not till he knows he's going to lose that he really goes to kill people.
They could have chosen another planet in the solar system right?
Roy Batty was probably the most unexpected one you like from this list. Throughout the film he is the hidden evil almost. Then in the end of the film he dies almost explaining why he did everything and it was what every person wants to do and that is survive. It was pretty amazing to watch and it was in a film that was kind of a b-movie almost other than the ending and the overall arch of the film.
For me, the Penguin from Batman Returns.
After he died (despite what he did) still couldn't help but feel sorry for the poor bastard...
Where's Lotso-huggin Bear from toy story. He's a very sympathetic villain; I almost cried when I saw his back story scene..... Okay, okay, i actually did cry.
Bucky should not be in the honorable mentions of this list. Bucky is NOT a villain. He was tortured, brainwashed and forced to do Hydra's bidding. He had no choice in his actions, he was just being used by the actual bad guys without any real control over what was happening. Hopefully once Civil War comes out and we get to see him fight alongside Cap again this whole "villain" nonsense will be cleared up.
Castiel .The Angel hail Hydra
Just because he is brainwashed and has no choice of his actions this doesn't mean he is not villain !!! he IS villain !
I love Magneto especially when he is played by Michael Fassbender!
I enjoyed that Anakin/Darth Vader one. I love the Star Wars movies
Laura Bodewig except he isn't sympathetic. He's a brat, if anything
jjman9 No dude all the stuff he did was for padme and he kills her it drives him off edge he also non stop thinks about her and like in the movie you hear him call out to her fam
@@jjmanzano9 Go watch the Clone Wars.
People thought Koba was sympathetic? Have I missed something?
jajceboy He was tortured for years and finally gets power over the humans and naturally wants revenge. Similar to magneto just way less diplomatic.
Ikr, just what I was thinking when this popped up in my feed.
+jajceboy Look at it from Koba's point of view. Throughout the film he is fearful and hateful of the humans due to his torture at their hands when he was in the labs. He associates humans with the cruelty and lack of compassion that led to his scars (both physically and mentally) and cannot see the kind and loving side of mankind that Ceaser has experienced.
Even when rescued from the lab in the first film he only sees humans trying to capture and kill apes and, in the 2nd, the first humans he has seen in years shoots an ape. Koba follows them (under Ceaser's orders) and they lead him to the human settlement which is worryingly close to the Ape settlement. There Koba discovers the multitude weaponry that the humans have which can easily destroy the Apes.
Koba informs Ceaser about this but Ceaser does nothing even inviting the humans onto Ape territory and helping to give the humans more power which could be used against the Apes! Koba comes to doubt Ceaser's judgement and soon comes to the realisation that Ceaser is a weak leader. Strong leaders keep their people safe. Ceaser is helping the humans despite the cruelty and hatred that Koba knows them to have which would eventually lead to the Apes' extirmination. Thus Ceaser is weak and Koba, who aims to keep his people safe by elimenating the human threat, is strong.
Koba then kills Ceaser in order to wage war on the humans before they can prepare and wipe out the ape civilisation, thereby protecting his tribe. He wins the important battle at the gates of the human settlement and is succeeding in the attack, but Ash refuses to kill a human instead inciting Ceaser's philosophy that Koba hates so much. Koba cannot risk this offensive falling apart. If the humans win or escape, they can regroup and attack the tribe. In order to maintain leadership, Koba needs to establish himself as the leader and the Ash's death is (in his eyes) necessary to continue the attack on humans and therefore the eventually protection of the tribe. And it works.
The apes who retain Ceaser's philosophy are locked up to stop them from helping the humans and Koba is successful. There is no human left free (he thinks) and by killing them Koba will keep his tribe safe from the danger of the cruel and merciless humans. He is a strong leader and has protected his tribe.
Koba is a tragic villain because he truly believes that, even though he may have to do some awful things, by killing off the humans he will protect the tribe. The good outweighs the means. Is he right morally? No. But who caused him to be this twisted and scarred? The Scientists, the only humans he knew before his rescue.
So... yeah. Thats why I view Koba to be quiet sympathetic all considering.
+Blue Pigeon yes I agree humans suck.
I agree he wasn't very sympathetic
jigsaw deserved some recognition here!
Now this is a good list! The first one that came to mind is Doctor Octopus so thanks for having him so high up.
I like how all the honorable mentions are from comics...
What about the Joker?? He has a really tragic backstory, He cut his own face to please his wife. Wait uh!!! His dad was a drunk who sliced his face. No!! he fell in acid i guess!! Fuck it!!!I sympathize with that guy!!
Arvind Rama what are you taking about the joker have no back story that's what makes him more terrifying, who knows he could've been lying.
Arvind Rama
And scar from the Lion King
he also has a big Backstory
so with Nuka from the Lion king 2
i wish they had found a perfect young Vader like they did a young Magneto
Welp, time to go watch Chronicle! Thanks, Mojo!
Maaaan when is Chronicle 2 coming out??
Aren't they all dead?
Count Dracula in Bram Stoker's Dracula.
+PMOVEONE My problem here is that he is based off of Vlad the Impaler. This really shouldn't be something that is sympathized.
+Jayden Jezowski Well Vlad The Impaler was a very sympathetic person in real life, just because someone is cruel doesn't mean they can't be sympathized with.
He impaled people on spikes as a warning to those that would try and invade his homeland. He punished thieves, rapists, murderers, false priests, pedophiles, anyone who committed a crime really.
But he also built many churches with the purpose of sheltering and caring for the poor, he maintained a strict adherence to the laws of his land, it is said when he caught his troops trampling through farmers lands, he had them all hung, he meted out all corruption in his ranks, he absolutely crushed crime in the entire region, and he saved both his country and Europe at large from the expansion of an incredibly hyper-violent religion that made it clear their objective was to "Kill anyone who doesn't agree with us".
And to add credibility to the fact that he was fighting a defensive war, Vlad Tepes only rode out of his castle to crush forces he knew would be small due to desertion in the ranks at the thought of having to "Face the Dragon".
To his enemies, he was the epitome of evil. But to Transylvania today? He is their hero, their pride and joy. The savior of their nation, and culture. He is their equivalent of Winston Churchill or Abraham Lincoln.
Fair enough.
+Akiraspin He was still a sadistic shit. He hated the Ottomans/all Muslims for kidnapping him and his father for letting it happen, and he took it out on everyone he could. He was basically a medieval Hitler, and he almost makes me wish Hell was real. Fuck him.
The questionable brutality of his historical living self aside, the undead Dracula is a undead monster for whom humans are mere food. Coppola's ill advised attempt to put at least some humanity back into him by making him love Mina because she looks like his long deceased wife (which is sick enough if you think about it) is not enough to make him sympathetic. (Fun fact: In Stoker's book, there was nothing of this long lost love rubbish, he just forced the blood christening on Mina to demoralize his enemies and to have a spy among them)
How is the Winter Solider not on this list? He had no choice in his actions.
He's an anti hero
+Lord SkyCake well he's kind of both
+john cornwell I agree. When he popped up on honorable mentions I literally went, "Oh come on!" He's the one I feel most sympathetic towards.
are you stupid? compare his motivations to everyone else on this list. Hell, he barely had any, only to serve his master who controlled him.
He is. He is though.
I thought Electro was more sympathetic villain than Doc oc.
Agreed 100%. I was barely emotionally invested wiith Doc Ock.
I realized it the same with Electro. But I thought the Lizard in the 1st Amazing Spider-Man had a bad life,too.
Koba wasn't just experimented on, if you read the FireStorm novel you can learn more about his backstory, just thought it was worth mentioning
Thanks for mentioning it. I've read it, and boy is his backstory tragic and traumatic. First, Koba loses his beloved and loving mother when she dies defending him from an abusive alcoholic named Roger. Then, he's sold to an abusive TV producer named Tommy, who trains him to do silly tricks, and slashes and then burns out his left eye when Koba finally tries to defend him. After Tommy commits suicide, Koba spends years as a lab ape, being cruelly and painfully experimented on, and otherwise kept in complete isolation. His breaking point with humanity finally comes when he is sadistically taunted by Steven Jacobs, who calls Koba the "ugliest ape in the world" and tells him he is nothing but an animal. It's no wonder Koba became such an angry, violent, human-hating savage after everything he went through.
I sympathize most with Lord Business from the Lego Movie because (spoiler alert) get your own damn Legos kid.
Adults sometimes develop a lot of anxiety regarding how little influence we have on the world, and your dad is just trying to feel better by having something that he can control and set up the way he wants.
And what a build it was... anyone got an estimate on how long it would have taken?
I got excited when I saw the Phantom; I love him so much
If you liked it on screen, you NEED to see it on stage. I did and it was AMAZING!
Great list!!!
Magneto isn't technically a villian though
I knew Magneto would be number 1. He is kind of a hero depending how you see it.
Magneto better be number 1
And he is.
I really sympathise with Jigsaw. For I understand his motives and he is pretty smart and educated.
If Medusa the gorgon ever got a proper film,we would all want to feel bad for her. I was introduced to her backstory in Clash of the Titans. (2010)
Tell that to Frank Castle. The mob killed killed his family
I just love the Hulk's response in that scene :)
I'm going to be mad at Mr. freeze is it number one
+Alex Wells What killed the dinosaurs? THE ICE AGE!!!
If this hadn't been movie villains then he definitely should've been number 1, but since his only movie adaptation sucks he won't be on it.
+Victim of Lag Nice one BIRD BOY
Hes not been adapted to the screen yet so he isnt really eligible for this list. And no, im not fucking counting Batman & Robin. Fuck that film.
I'm pretty sure there were some straight to VHS movies released back in the late 90s/early 2000s that depict the BTAS version of Mr. Freeze so I suppose they count.
Golem wasn't a hobbit. He was a riverfolk, similar to hobbits.
Alex Brown Nnnnnnnnnnnnerd. :)
+Alex Brown Had to scroll way too far to find this comment D:
+Alex Brown I think that his race was a subspecies of hobbit or something
His species is Hobbit but he has a different subspecies/race, calm down.
Omg thank you, you don't know how long I've scrolled to find this comment... too long
Koba is someone I truly sympathize with. His history is tragic and an example of evil human cruelty amongst animals. I actually cheered him on when he raided and killed the humans, until he went after the children, the elderly, and his own species. That's when I had to eject my support.
the 10th entry is my all time favorite so-called villain. I love that dude.
I'm early here is a joke ''What's the difference between my ex and the titanic?
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.The titanic only went down on 1,000 people''
+Chacha Loco no I'm not LOL
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+Factastic You commented the same thing in the last video,and was not funny in the first time.
Jose Marques yes that is true
***** Such a Lust For a Good Joke... WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO?
I just want to hug Loki and Bucky so badly. And Magneto. GROUP HUG!!!!!
yikes
Francisco Reyes why the 'yikes'?
+Saffron Mischief First Class or OLDneto?
+Saffron Mischief nah... screw loki. Now Bucky though.... I also want to give him a hug
Yes, them and Darth Vader I sympathize with. Loki I can more personally sympathize with because I have similar insecurities.
I loved Darth Vader and I cried when he died. I would join the dark side in a heart beat 😂😂 the Jedis can go dis
I need to stop then you’re stupid
Magneto, great choice for #1. He is one of those characters that became the very evil that created him. Though I think when the Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin movie series finishes I think Casval Rem Deikun (Char Aznable) is going to literally blow them all out of the water, though only because the character has 35+ years of history already on TV and in Films.
Vader should've been no.1 tho
Man of Steel Zod. He wanted to save the Kryptonians but the world engine got destroyed and he was sad :'( He only wanted to save his people even though we would've died if his plan worked.
I think his plan could`ve worked anyway because he cared.
I think The Lizard from the Amazing Spider-Man kind of had the same motive,yet he believed in a world with no weakness and that everyone should be equal. I think it`s his actions that make him sympathetic,that he tries to gas the whole city turning everyone into lizards like him.
I'm sorry but I sympathize with Scar from the lion king because apparently his name before Scar was Taka which means Trash. So his parents literally named their kids King and Trash.
Ed Harris' character from 'The Rock' is what makes the movie stand out from many of the action hits, truly the most humane of all characters in the film.
If not a place on the list, I would at least expect a mention for the title character in May, D-Fens from Falling Down, Mary Mason from American Mary, and Rory Devaney from The Devil's Own.
I love the whole concept of the chronicle movie.
You know which movie villain I really sympathize with? Kitty Galore from the second Cats & Dogs movie.(Which BTW I like WAY better than the first one because they don't just have dogs as the good guys and cats as the bad guys. Being a cat person, I was always kind of troubled by that thing about the first film. Which is why I always liked the second one better because they have cats being good guys,too.) Kitty was thrown out into the cold during Christmastime by her owners just because they didn't like the way she looked. Stupid, heartless humans!
Oh! Ooh!! Do Top 10 most ICONIC VILLAINS OF ALL TIME!!! :D
Top 10 Sympathetic Villains in VIDEO GAMES!