10 Shockingly Dark Origins Of Comic Villains

It's little wonder these people became villains given the horrible circumstances they lived through.
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[@12thMandalorian]

Dex-Starr’s origin just brings tears to my eyes, he deserves to be an anti-hero

[@lawrencetalbot8346]

Yeah I have nothing but sympathy for him. Poor guy just needs some love

[@PrimetimeD]

@@lawrencetalbot8346 That line where he's thinking "...I good kitty" breaks me every time.

[@AISoulHacker]

Facts! 💯💯🎯

[@MumRah]

Boy, it sure is dusty in here...

[@matthewschwartz6607]

@@lawrencetalbot8346 - Wait, he cuddled up next to her CORPSE?

[@kingjamos2422]

There are some truly tragic and heartbreaking villain origins out there. The two on this list that got me the most was definitely Mr. Freeze and Magneto. Freeze's is probably the most relatable of the two, simply because of the reason why he resorted to crime. We may not be willing to go so far, but when someone you love is dying, you definitely feel like you would do anything to save them. Then with Magneto, he definitely witnessed the worst that mankind has to offer with the holocaust alone. In a perfect world, his life would have returned to a semblance of peace after getting out of the concentration camp. Cruelty is far from a nazi exclusive, unfortunately. I could imagine either origin destroying any one of us.

[@milkiassamuel780]

Dex Starr's origin alone is so tragic that its enough to bring anyone into tears

[@gregoryvn3]

Pretty good idea for a list. You could do the same thing but for heroes, if you haven't already.

[@codyott1982]

Dex-star is automatically the coolest member of any list he's on.

[@theretrobro3826]

I always hated how they added that backstory to Mr Freeze. It was too much; having him want revenge for his wife and his condition was enough, the rest absolutely wasn't needed.

[@Therock007dmx]

Great list however I would like to point out a few things, first Galactus should not be on this list he’s neither good nor evil he’s a force of nature. Secondly Dr. Doom should be second because of what happened to him during his early years ( look up the Books of Doom on KZbin to see why ). Magneto is a great pick at #1 however he’s more of an antihero at times.

[@matthewschwartz6607]

Did Dex-Starr ever avenge his owner? Did he ever find the person who killed her?

[@matthewschwartz6607]

I would put Kite-Man and the second Baron Zemo on the list, too. Also, maybe The Juggernaut.

[@brandonscott5544]

Great 💚👌what culture video

[@hunterrousseau3770]

No. 2, well Warner Bros should handled that origin differently in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" by making him a combination of Zod and Lex Luthor's DNA

[@nardopolo1972]

Doomsday I knew he was created but I had no idea it was such a horrible way

[@SensoriaMaRia]

I would have added the tragic marriage which included children that Apocalypse had with Genesys.

[@DrogenFruit]

Morbin time

[@GSC_podcast]

1:35 IT’S MORBIN’ TIME

[@Lavenderlore1043]

I'd have put Dooms story second behind Magnetos. The King of Latveria at the time oppressed Dooms people(he's Romani himself), and tried to kill his mother. Add in the fact that the price for saving his mother from Mephisto is that she'd hate him forever. He paid that price, treasuring her life so dearly that he accepted the cost of it. Also Reed isnt innocent of Dooms actions. He on multiple occasions stole work from Victor and said it was his own when they were schoolmates.

[@irisdivine4506]

Dex-Starr is a VERY GOOD KITTY 😢

[@saintinnluvsew8813]

Some of these origins have changed. Like Dr Freeze’ making it so much more creepy.

[@robertnelson9599]

Yeah, I miss the old lore for freeze.

[@milkiassamuel780]

Actually I believe Mr Freeze's original origin still remains in tact today, and not his creepy origin in the New 52

[@saintinnluvsew8813]

@@milkiassamuel780 I personally like The First Snow story over Heart of Ice. Makes him more unhinged and psycho

[@milkiassamuel780]

@@saintinnluvsew8813 That is your opinion, personally I am not a fan of that origin and much prefer Heart of Ice. Respectfully I think that since Batman already fights so many psychopathic villains, having Mr Freeze be more three-dimensional and sympathetic surrounding him solely trying to save his wife from an inevitable illness adds much more variety and complexion to his character. But that is just me and my personal preference

[@saintinnluvsew8813]

@@milkiassamuel780 that’s cool broski. Ain’t nothing wrong with that at all!!!

[@parkerstoops6058]

I mean galactus isn’t really a villain, modernly his job is to consume planets to keep the celestials at bay

[@j3680]

Man gotta feel bad for Dex but at least he got a new owner

[@clifdo1]

Dex star is my favorite animal character and now ik his origin

[@hunterrousseau3770]

No. 4, too bad that's almost not what happened in the 2022 film "Morbius"

[@Larrythemonkey25]

Should we really feel bad about moribuis after the movie

[@theghostmaker45]

Question does freeze need to eat

[@jessiemineimations]

Who tf sees a cat and thinks immediately to kill it? Those aren't punks those are psychopaths

[@JYDY-if5rf]

There’s one dark origin villain they forgot to count on venom and carnage

[@Evaunit98]

Dex-Starr is the best DC character ever and nobody can ever change my mind

[@MrLozoThe2nd]

It's Morbin time

[@Jason-tz7ir]

What's with the recent storm of reuploads of old videos?...

[@spoonshue]

Lathe idea villains want something but don’t want to work for it is very wrong. I assure you it takes a lot of work a massive amount of work to come up with a name, a suit, a persona and weapons that can stand against the many super hero’s of the world

[@SlapNuts4Life]

Wow, I never knew Dr. Doom was a Gypsy!😂😂😂

[@milkiassamuel780]

Yeah Doctor Doom is originally and still is of Romanian heritage, not to mention that his origin is so crazy and tragic as well

[@Hempujonsito]

RUMANIA #1

[@Superman2890]

I don't think we're supposed to say that word anymore

[@ryankabambi9224]

Yes

[@DichterDenkerChaoten]

Still unable to say Magneto's name: It's Lehns-herr, not "Lensher".

[@theghostmaker45]

Question dies freeze need to eat

[@davidochoa2269]

negan and sam lesser?

[@chikish]

Sheesh curb your enthusiasm, brother!

[@yadielenielbellecolon982]

🥰👍😃⬆️💗♥️

[@explicita2558]

First!

[@conman_yt7999]

You're the reason why you have no bi-

[@JoshioE110]

Nobody cares.

[@pavanrao4881]

Second

[@acsel8568]

In 17 minutes

[@GabePuratekuta]

What?

[@acsel8568]

I meant I saw the video in 17 minutes

[@GabePuratekuta]

@@acsel8568 But it's only 12 1/2 minutes.

[@acsel8568]

I did not see the video in 17 minutes I found the video in 17 minutes

[@weeerlooopa7085]

Sffgt

[@tytheaniman497]

Victor Fries had it the worst. No competition.🥶❄️🧊