10 Star Trek Villains With Lame Deaths

[@zooropa04]

The inclusion of the "I threw a rock at him!" scene from Batman: The Animates Series was gold. GOLD, I say!

[@vidiotsyndrome]

8:01 "Anyone over the age of 30 will tell you ..... Just stand up!" 😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅

[@GabePuratekuta]

Don't forget to shout "I'm the real Slim Shady!".

[@davidpumpkinsjr.5108]

Tim Watters' underwhelming death is pretty fitting. He was playing noble captain and thought he was a hero. In the end, not only did he died as neither a captain nor a hero, but his hubris got dozens of other people killed, too. He died the way he lived: as a chump.

[@promontorium]

Yeah totally disagree with this being on the list. His suicidal mission and getting everyone killed was not "lame" it was the point of the episode. It was specifically to highlight the futility and horror of his mentality as well as the horror of the war.

[@HighSierra1500]

He got everyone to trust him and he led them over a cliff.

[@emergingloki]

Patricia Tallman, one of the mercenaries in Starship Mine, and better known as Lyta Alexander on Babylon 5, was on both the Enterprise D bridge AND the bird of prey bridge in the battle that kills the Duras sisters. She is the helm operator that Dianna takes over from, and as one of the sisters stunt double. She was also in sickbay as Dr Crushers stunt double. Not to mention being helm on the Defiant on occasion, a starfeet security officer, Nana Visitors stunt double, the list goes on....

[@ArtistryBranson]

Ok, now that's cool. Thanks for the awesome deep cuts!

[@Kyleplier]

Timey Wimey… Doctor Who reference! “People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint - it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly... time-y wimey... stuff"

[@mikecase2372]

I think Legate Broca's death is actually pretty on-brand for the character.

[@mikewashko]

I always loved that name Legate Broca made me laugh Leg Broke. 😂

[@chrischuba5037]

Ditto. The weasel died a weasel's death.

[@LoorLeun]

This whole video is full of weird takes.

[@jolan_tru]

The Duras sisters died in glorious battle against a ship four times more powerful.

[@HighSierra1500]

True, but they were acting dishonorably. The probably went to Gre'Thor.

[@JordanAGlass]

"Can't wait to tell my friends. They don't got a rock this big." Nice Buffy shout out. Love it.

[@DaellusKnights]

"As anyone over 30 can tell you..." Being 48 and counting, I can qualify this assertion. 😳 😂😭🤣 (also, rapid-fire sneezing) 😱 😅

[@vidiotsyndrome]

I've been a rapid-fire since I was 15.... "Only" 43 now

[@vidiotsyndrome]

......see also: 'Trusting the Wrong Fart'

[@Seal0626]

Narissa's death was so slapped together at the last moment. Especially the "This is for Hugh!" ADR that Jeri Ryan had to do from a cupboard on a cruise ship because someone remembered, at the very last second, that Seven and Hugh were supposed to know each other even though they never shared a second of screentime.

[@GreenBadgerUK]

Love the buffy reference on “can’t wait to tell my friends. They don’t have a rock this big”

[@Ruiballer]

Spike always had the best lines!

[@mrpatient151]

I unironically love Duncan Rillak. Also, good job on the quote from Spike.

[@WolfWood375]

You left off the ultimate villain with a lame death.....TUVIX! That jerk held Tuvok and Neelix hostage and he gets....a trip through the transporter? CMON NOW!

[@ArtistryBranson]

😂😂 Too soon? 😂😂

[@willmfrank]

James R. Kirk and Gary Mitchell trying to brain each other with larger and larger rocks always reminded me of Bugs and Elmer chasing each other with bigger and bigger guns in "Rabbit of Seville."

[@krzosu]

Duras sisters died because in order to cloak you had to drop shields at the time - so while cloaked they were literally naked - sure normally this would mean the enemy would have to fire blindly around thus missing but if he knew where you are and had a way to track you then you would be a toast - and this was the case here.

[@ryan.noakes]

I don't feel that Tim Waters deserved an epic death scene. Him going down like that just fits the stupid decisions leading to it. But that's me.

[@johnshepherd9676]

Tim Waters is just a wussified take on LCDR Ernst Evans who took on the mighty Japanese battleship Yamato with the USS Johnston at Battle off Samar during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

[@Vulcanerd]

I get that Kelsey's death may seem a little unsatisfying, but Picard outwits her and she gets exploded. I didn't mind.

[@SnowyRVulpix]

The Duras sisters have one of the best deaths in the franchise

[@tonyjackson4078]

I mean to be fair you said yourself the Duras BoP was old and out of date. With no shields I have no doubt the Federation's flagship could one shot it into oblivion.

[@HariSeldon913]

Duras himself. He loses in single combat to TNG Worf, who is strictly there to show an enemy is tough by getting beat up. 😺😺

[@jasonjimerson7046]

What is with all that cake at the end? Was it someone's birthday?

[@JaredLS10]

Was not expecting to see Killer Croc from BTAS, well done.

[@Batmanisbestpony]

he threw a rock at Batman, and it was a big rock, but that was actually Batman himself in disguise if you watched the episode.

[@canuck_gamer3359]

I thought the sisters demise was just about right. They had their arses kicked by the Enterprise before and when you mess around, you find out. They should have known better and I though they got what they had coming quite nicely thanks.

[@RyogaHabiki]

They damaged the "poor Stardrive Section" and after their deaths destroyed it (like a vengeful ghost's last act...), so I think they got what the deserved, an underwhelming death.

[@kevstubeification]

0:35 Counter point: Tom Hardy’s talents are wasted on this performance, and they should have never thought some Picard/Dr. Evil clone would be a worthy villain. It’s cringeworthy.

[@ArtistryBranson]

Seán, could you guys make playlists broken down by series? A TOS playlist, an Enterprise playlist, Next Gen playlist, etc. I come to your fabulously geeky channel to join in the geekery, and often, I want to geek out on one particular show. Mostly Enterprise, but hey, we all have our bents, aye? Whay say you? LLAP!

[@phillipevans7045]

Cheap Grace is finding the enjoyment of watching His Cousin behind the camera working extra hard following the Reverend around on the stage. Good Job.

[@RaymondCalloway]

Absolutely love the use of the term "Quisling," perhaps the definition is lost on many here, but so appropriate!

[@jasonyoung7705]

The only worthy Star trek - red dwarf crossover. "I'd go with Lursa, but I'd be thinking of B'etor"

[@MonCappy]

Gary Mitchell didn't forget James Kirk's middle name. The writers changed it subsequent to the airing of the episode he died in. It's a retcon that the TOS writers made showing how Star Trek's production staff have been playing fast and loose with canon since the very beginning of the franchise.

[@Cdr2002]

Very good point

[@promontorium]

It's called a joke dipshit.

[@bbartky]

I assume that was a joke by Seán and Trek Culture writers. 😉

[@yobogoya4367]

3:40 I always chuckle at the irony that the future vulcan is subdued with a vulcan neck pinch by a non-vulcan.

[@feralstorm]

Best 'lame' villain death IMO goes to Henry Starling in Voyager ... "UH-OH!" (boom)

[@gorgonzola86]

1:00 It is called the law of the lever, Sean. 🙂

[@mendiehofma3433]

Quoting Spike at 02.03; thank you!

[@DZPianoMusic]

Very clever Sean, “We loathed a lifetime’s worth” … I’m not sure if anyone else caught that, but the original phrase “We loved a lifetime’s worth” was said by Sarah Connor, at the end of The Terminator, when she’s pregnant, getting gas for her jeep, and recording tapes for John Connor.

[@cartoonfishfunvideos2223]

Leggett Broca was Benny in total recall

[@StYxXx]

I didn't even remember Seska died. Her death really didn't make a lasting impression. Broca's death might be kind of fitting though: he was useless, his role in the government unremarkable and so was his death. :D

[@halloweendad]

I'm disappointed you didn't mention Picard giving Tim Russ the Vulcan neck pinch.

[@mastersith3523]

Leland’s death doesn’t take away from the Discovery having to jump into the future. They state that Control will find a way to get the sphere data if they stay in the 23rd century and that’s because Control isn’t a centralized being. It’s a being that doesn’t have one single form so it’s in all of the things it inhabits whether it’s Leland or the section 31 ships. It’s why ships were still chasing Discovery as it went into the wormhole.

[@GabePuratekuta]

What you're saying is... Control's the reason the Borg exist?

[@Cdr2002]

8:02 I don’t think even with Georgiou defeating Leland that they knew 100% that CONTROL was dealt with. Its ability to transfer across pieces of technology was well-known at that point. They essentially got lucky that no facets of the AI noticeably presented itself after Leland went down

[@richardbale3278]

Marie Marshall is a treasure who deserved much more airtime.

[@ArtistryBranson]

This was a fun list, brother Seán, and I thank you for it. And when next you see Mr. Rillik (no relation), will you please thank him for his reading of the entire web address in its proper entirety? You'll have my gratitude. 😂

[@BlaqJedimaster]

First off the Duras Sisters were burnt after their last stint in TNG! Ugh! Ijs! Second - if you remember the discussion about the Bird of Prey - it was taken out of service because of defective plasma coils. Riker commanded that the plasma coils be targeted. We already know plasma is dangerous, this ship was leaking it (because it was defective) so yes one shot did it. This was akin to throwing cigarette into a puddle of gasoline. Not to mention the Klingons shields were down and they themselves admitted the Galaxy Class Enterprise were much more powerful than they were.

[@HangoverTelevision]

10:10 that music is actually great - what's it from?

[@davidmikej1978]

So maybe I'm off the mark here, but isn't trilithium the experimental compound mentioned in Generations? I realize Ron Moore and Brannon Braga were burning the candle at both ends writing Generations while also writing All Good Things, but that seems like a gaffe to use a compound already named in a TNG episode.

[@ig_4220]

I rather doubt Control had all it's eggs in one basket with Leland, more that he was a particularly fleshy puppet

[@jamiemiller1482]

Shinzon’s death is kinda poetic similar to more dread pulling himself deeper onto Arthur’s weapon to deal the final blow, only in the case of Shinzon he didn’t have enough left in the tank

[@ronm6585]

Thanks.

[@OneManShow1964]

Tasha Yar should have been on this list. Also, they make the Galactic Barrier look like a band. Why don't people just fly over or under it? Does it actively tilt to block ships?

[@reedcockrell8126]

Tasha was a villain?

[@bonusbaby801]

​@@reedcockrell8126, and was Gary Mitchell really a villian or just someone who got a little drunk on power?

[@OneManShow1964]

@@reedcockrell8126 Yup, via her proxy, Denise Crosby. "I want out of my contract." Didn't even stick it out through the first season. Villainous.

[@OneManShow1964]

@@bonusbaby801 Mitchell's head couldn't contain his ego once he got a taste of power. It was doomed to explode eventually. I doubt the rock drop would have worked if he hadn't already been weakened.

[@kylecarmichael5890]

OK...Sean, have you used that over 30 line before? Because I swear I've heard you say it before, but it also feels like the 1st time. I'm having a really freaky deja vu right now.

[@poil8351]

broca's death was rather brutal considering that they were only going to shoot worf and ezri. the whole bayonet thing was a bit of overkill.

[@supermanprime6758]

Man you guys have screwed up right out of the gates. The death of Shinzon is literally Arthurian.

[@starshiptrooper2354]

Surprised some actually that too

[@MishraArtificer]

Y'know, I never made that connection before, but damn, you are absolutely right...

[@Vulcanerd]

To be fair, Shinzon learned how to mine well in the Reman dilithium mines. Why would he be a good fighter after a lifetime of mining?

[@ManuelRodriguez-we9rq]

No, I think you are a list of the villains with the lame death is fine, I agree with all that.

[@isnamthere4690]

I heard they modeled the Duras sisters' look on Kelly Guilfoyle.

[@zaphoddog3878]

I agree on #9. It would have been a much better story if Elizabeth had used her powers to stop Gary and resulted in the mutually killing each other while Kirk stood by powerless.

[@johnnimbus8761]

Yes... for me it was the Duras sisters. They were such great characters...Seska a close 2nd place.

[@ashtiboy]

well but when you forget to encript or you know make shure that your coumation thats hacking le forgeds visor is not bacly haveing its own kilgion IDF version of a vpn or subpsace vpn and mutlbe layers of ship comptuer scirty and have your shelds freascly tick used back ageist you and just sit there staring there instead of reacting. they could have instead of just make a new rng geenrated sheld frescly with a push of a bottuom and not let a gosh darn photon torpdio hit you while just not even like trying to move out of the way. but to tell you the duras sisters sealied there fate by just not actly roding evasive menevers or you nkow mrove out of the way while claoked and gone to warp out of the way. so yes the druas sisters where tachly some of the lertal worst most dishorable stupest most selfish kigons ever in star trek canon. theres a real good rason the duras sisters are all wanted crimals by bacly every qutant under the sun by the time thewy wher in the TNG part of the time line. they are also just realy dumb.

[@dw7704]

Garry Mitchell’s death was more than a rock. He was weakened by Dr. Dehner first, otherwise it wouldn’t have worked. She basically gave her life to save the Enterprise crew. (And worse for the Federation afterwords)

[@GabePuratekuta]

The Federation would've been destroyed if she didn't.

[@joermnyc]

Ru’afo’s deleted scene death (or was it never filmed?) was better, he gets exposed to the raw particles from the planetary rings and actually de-ages… too much. He winds up reverting to an embryo.

[@mikewashko]

It was filmed I saw it somewhere

[@MishraArtificer]

That was in the novelization, and...yeah, that was definitely a disturbing way to go. I doubt they'd be able to get a PG or PG-13 rating with that included.

[@TheCerealHobbyist]

Really, “lame”? You are better than that Trek Culture!! They are usually so on top of hurtful terms. As a guy who walks with a cane, this one stings. Wish it would make its way out of common use. Keep up the good work otherwise! Best Trek channel out there!

[@kristinpagan2361]

How about the Season 5 Discovery villains of Moll & Loc? Also @TrekCulture wouldn't Loc's death be considered the first suicide (albeit accidental) in Trek lore?

[@Peterkrack]

When villains die realistically in there worlds instead of an epic beam struggle

[@silversonic1]

"Epic beam struggle" means something different in Star Trek.

[@bonusbaby801]

3:28...Was that a REALLY HARD edit😂😂

[@od1452]

ST has always amused me because of the irony that stories about the future leave so many things unchanged. Phasers are not more accurate... trained trek crews use fists and kicks ( MA) to subdu bad guys when they would likely have many tools to neutralize a threat by then .... like (OH yeah stun ) SG Baddies had a palm force tool... fight scenes are so common and really don't built excitement ( at least to me ) ...as we know how its going to turn out. Back on subject ... I do wonder sometimes if the real reason for bad deaths is.. they just want rid of the actor. I would like to see you do a history of the changes to makeup and dress of Klingons. I think all races have changed with each movie and series.. but I think Klingons are the most familiar Villains and Friends.

[@TerryTheNewsGirl]

The lamest death had to be Commander Cavit. Janeway says "Brace for impact!", so what does Cavit do? Run across the bridge!! WTF?

[@RyogaHabiki]

Not a villain...

[@scottmcintosh4397]

Sorry! No honoured place in Sto'vokor for you, just a slow barge to Gre'thor!! 🚣🏻‍♂️ Like cats with toys, Klingons tend to have a propensity for getting distracted by photon torpedoes 《Lursa, B'etor, Gen. Chang as examples 》. 🙄🤦🏻‍♂️ All they had to do to stay alive was to say, "EVASIVE ACTION!!!" ☄️☄️☄️💥💥💥☠️💀☠️ --Live Long & Prosper 🖖🏻 👽 🛸 ✨️ 🌌🔭

[@Kitty-CatDaddy]

Mitchell did that on purpose as it was an inside joke about Kirks teaching days and what the cadets thought of him. It's a mystery to all but those two.

[@davidponseigo8811]

Tim Waters was the worst captain in all of Star Trek. The original Captain should have never promoted him. By giving him a battlefield promotion his very last act was to kill his almost entire cadet crew.

[@StonedVet81]

Agree with this list except Shinzon.

[@PauperJ]

The lamest death was that of Worf' winning poker. He is the greatest poker player of all time, however, after "The Emissary," Section 31's director Sloan and operatives Data and Geordi made it their #1 mission to prevent Worf from ever winning again.

[@TheReally4rob]

What's up with the cakes at the end?

[@ChuckingDice]

I dunno, but it , made me hungry for cake.

[@ficialintelligence1869]

Legate Broca. OMG. I was looking to see if his name in some language meant "key" ... which was his only purpose.

[@Peaceforall20111]

Please do the prodigy reviews seperste videos…. I’m watching it with my kiddos and I can only watch two episodes today.

[@bobbyjones3351]

Star Trek V could have improved by having the so called Shakari god actually being the entity that possesses Gary Mitchell, you could write in an annual ritual kirk has on Mitchell's birthday to add gravitas to his demise, thus adding a parallel arc to Spock who loses a brother Kirk could be tempted by Shakari with the promise of freeing Gary if he releases him Also the shakari gods desth was also pretty lame and should be on this list?

[@adambowman5964]

I agree with the Seska. It didn't seem to make sense.

[@CaptainCharismaless]

The only deaths I agree with on this list are Gary and Narissa. Everyone else's was fitting.

[@SiriusMined]

Well of course one torpedo destroys an OLD bird of prey with no shields

[@Trebor74]

I'm assuming the planet mitchell landed on was the one they were going to maroon him on?in which case,why follow him?

[@khra83]

Tim Waters was not a villain, he was naive and maybe a bit paranoid, but not evil. If he would have received new orders from a superior officer he would likely have obeyed.

[@XDeminox]

Duras Sisters death I don't consider canon. They're too awesome.

[@IMDARKFIRE007]

Bunch of garbage about Shinzon....he was in the process of dying in severe pain and still nearly killed Picard. That speaks for itself when it comes to head to head combat ability. Sometimes I wonder if you actually pay attention to the story.

[@calicogaming6063]

Obviously not considering how much they say they don't like Nemesis.

[@IMDARKFIRE007]

@@calicogaming6063 Nemesis Had it's issues like any flick, but it was a solid offering....the only real issue for me is the alternate ending should have been the ending, placed directly after Picard left B4. Tom hardy (I think that's his name) was BRILLIANT as Shinzon, one of the level best Trek baddies I've seen. It wasn't just makeup making him look like Stewart, he had his mannerisms and inflections perfect. It also had the single best battle scene in TNG history.

[@calicogaming6063]

@@IMDARKFIRE007 It's my favorite of the TNG movies, first contact being a close 2nd

[@markvaughan653]

Let me add one to the list: Charles "Trip" Tucker III. Such a greatly loved character and they kill him off by having him blow himself up to take out a bunch of space scum that were after Shran! Talk about lame! They had a touching death scene afterwards, but it was such a waste!

[@sureshmukhi2316]

Trip wasn't a villain. This video is about villain's deaths.

[@pauls478]

Villains only in this list. Also, Trip didn't die. Everyone knows that. :)

[@RyogaHabiki]

Ummm... - Trip wasn't a villain (not counting his mirror counterpart)... - Trip didn't die. Everyone knows he faked his death, married T'Pol, moved to Vulcan, and stayed there til he died of old age, the day after his old Captain died...

[@josepha.r5839]

Lursa and B'etor were nasty, treacherous, villainous killers, liars, deceivers, ... absolutely without honor. And, they were two of the most deliciously wonderful bad asses in Star Trek. They did deserve a better send-off.

[@steveswanson6280]

Well done American infomercial accent ❤

[@NeilCoates]

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[@palaemon]

I’d love for there to be Star Trek: Legacy and for Narissa to make a comeback to get revenge on Seven

[@shona-sof]

I'm kind of shocked Kirk wasn't on the list! A legendary figure both in and out of the show, and he dies because.... a rusty bolt & anchor failed, dropping him off a cliff. I always felt the original death was better. Soran shooting him in the back right after he says 'The 24th century isn't so hard.' But even that was kind of lame for Kirk. So I came up with something better. Everything's the same up until Kirk and Picard split up except that Soran drops his gun at some point. Switch the captain's roles in the scene. Have Picard go for the remote to decloak the rocket while Kirk goes to shut it down. Just like in the actual movie, the best Kirk can do is to clamp down the rocket so it can't take off. He locks it down, but Soran attacks him, intent on releasing the clamps. He attacks physically as he desperately tries to hit the release because he dropped his weapon earlier. On the other side of things, Picard struggles to climb off the failing bridge that killed Kirk, preventing him from helping. Picard gets to the top where he finds Soran's pistol. He can't reach Kirk, but he is able to clip Soran with a shot, saving Kirk from a lethal blow. This gives Kirk the momentum to fight Soran back from pressing the big red button (tm) to release the rocket, but realizing that if he stays in place he's dead, and if he moves, Soran can launch the rocket. The only way he could save Veridian 2, an entire world of people he never even saw, is to sacrifice himself in the rocket's explosion alongside Soran. Insert appropriate dialogue where needed to amp up the drama, of course. But it's a much better death for Kirk. The conscious choice to stay in harm's way to protect people and a traditional Kirk-style fistfight, Picard still gets to help, but the focus is on Kirk's last ride.

[@ChuckingDice]

Well it's 10 lame villain deaths. However, I agree if they ever do lame hero deaths.

[@twocvbloke]

Q's death in Picard S2, given he didn't really die apparently, click of the fingers, dead, gone, and then back again at the end of Picard S3, so, pretty lame really... :P

[@matthew90276]

Q wasn’t really a villain. He was more a troll that did things to annoy people. I don’t think he was inherently evil as he also did nice things too and had tested humanity as he saw its potential.

[@TheWeatherbuff]

Whenever I need a break from Star Trek, I watch 5 minutes of a Star Wars movie... then right back to Trek. 😊

[@StephanKochs]

Yeah… Discovery and Picard leading the board. Unbelievable! 😊

[@hawgryder13]

While these were indeed lame deaths (although with the Durass sisters it was more of a relief to be done with them) but the most lame and pointless endings were Jedzia Dax and Tasha Yar. They should have died in glorious battle not in the mundane way that Dax died and the pointless end of Tasha. How could you have missed these?

[@Trelane574]

Osyraa was a cardboard character whose only redeeming feature was her charisma.

[@Tim.Stotelmeyer]

You missed Kai Winn Adami's lame death.

[@BlueLoneWolf527]

Watching the Duras sisters finally get the comeuppance they'd always deserved was bittersweet: their interference was finally, FINALLY over but the question of the one sister's child was never really declared or explored. Sure the two 'ladies' were as underhanded and conniving just like their dead brother, but maybe the unnamed mystery child the one sister is reported to have had between the end of Generations and the movie will have a better fate. All three Duras siblings tried to use the Romulans right along with actual legal and financial acumen or loopholes to get what they wanted, when they weren't literally stabbing anyone they didn't need anymore right in the back. Or in the eye. So between this child we never see and Duras' son (legitimate or not), maybe a future Klingon character will either be many times better at being a dastardly adversary or see reason in stayed on Starfleet's good side.

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

Lursa have one unnamed son, I wish I want to know what happened to him.

[@peterc.810]

and I thought Jadzia Dax's death would be the number 1 spot.

[@bbartky]

Jadzia wasn’t a villain.

[@mikepanick9362]

Narissa❤❤❤❤

[@paulrasmussen8953]

The reason Discovery went to the future is because the writers could not keep to continuity.

[@Symbolkid88]

First

[@frankharr9466]

Those were some lame deaths.

[@mikepanick9362]

Kellerman was such a beautiful woman. ❤