What Makes Bellatrix One of The Most Terrifying Harry Potter Villains Ever

[@xxSLAV33xx]

The adults were exceptionally well cast in the Harry Potter franchise.

[@mamanche]

Almost all of them are the absolute crème de la crème of British acting, It’s crazy how many legends were cast in this film.

[@ploopy8780]

@@mamanche lots of money involved as well as a huge studio backing it as well as it being shot in Britain, then after the first movie any actors who joined joined because of the hype surrounding the movies. It is crazy though.

[@randomlyselected8998]

I can't think of anyone that wasn't correctly cast.

[@Wolky324]

@@randomlyselected8998 you can say Sirius was because he was described way differently in the books but Gary Oldman does such a good job that it doesn't matter

[@randomlyselected8998]

@@Wolky324 haven't read the books but I loved Sirius in the movies as long as they try to keep close to the books with the overall big picture it's ight.

[@stephj505]

I can totally imagine Bellatrix's motto being, "you can't spell slaughter without 'laughter'".

[@Hufflepuff12]

…wow I love that!

[@jihanessa4132]

Ooh really cool

[@cxireen2193]

Nope. That's Joker's

[@FNAFGamer_2023]

@@cxireen2193 So what? It fits her too

[@cxireen2193]

@@FNAFGamer_2023 no it doesn't. Yeah she kills people. With spells... Instead of like I don't know close and personal like the Joker. I'd totally agree if she was...less cowardly..

[@benwasserman8223]

I'd say half of the appeal is that, where Voldemort is more physically inhuman, Bellatrix is just an over the top sociopath personality-wise. The other half is Helena Bonham-Carter for sure.

[@Arirezz]

Sociopath? Not sure about that, dissociative personality? Maybe.

[@SergioLeonardoCornejo]

I didn't find her appealing or terrifying. Just bothersome. I'm not into edgy deranged characters. The acting was great though, and has a deserved place in the villain faction, since she fits. Not a character to root for or wish redemption upon tbh. Which is good.

[@mentecaotica500]

@@Arirezz Dissociative personality does not exist, what does exist is dissociative identity disorder (DID), which if you do a quick search you will quickly realize that this is not the case with her. Bellatrix probably has some bizarre combination of a borderline personality with sociopathic, narcissistic and sadistic traits.

[@jonbuchan1930]

One of the cinematography tricks to make Bella scary was that her torture of Hermione was off screen so left to the watchers' imagination. This, combined with the lack of time references in this sequence, makes this terrifying.

[@Grigeral]

This depends entirely on the individual. If they have an active imagination then yes I'd agree 100%, the outcome could be a lot more horrifying left to the imagination. But there are also a lot of people who aren't able to do that the same way. Similar to there being people who, when reading books, don't 'see' the story unfold in their mind. It's just words on a page. So to those people, I imagine it being left off-screen is more just 'meh, it happened' and that's about it.

[@lulub517]

@@Grigeral I’m one of those people who find a lot of reading just “words on a page” but I still found this scene chilling and my imagination was pretty hectic hearing those screams. I just don’t have the attention span for books or reading and I certainly don’t want to read the books from such a nasty piece of work author.

[@Grigeral]

@@lulub517 as I see it, different media is there for a reason. None of it is any lesser than any other. The telling of a good story is all that matters! Not sure what I missed though that makes her a nasty piece of work?

[@countluke2334]

Actually the torturing scene is very PG in the movie while it's R in the book. Hermione is screaming and RON is crying in pain and anger, which makes it so much more relatable. They cut Ron's reaction, probably because it would have been too scary.

[@hamitcampos4989]

Yeah and that's how it is in the book. Infact perhaps it would be too taxing for smaller kids. Because you'd hear Ema squealing more in the Atmos speakers. Remember in the book we witnis it as Harry and Ron. So you're taxed at the get go. Cause again I don't know if you'd get silence or what ever then you'd hear Ema from someware in the Atmos speaker. Yes for the diolaug seen we got obviously now you bring it where it is to he beds cause movies are more show not tell. But after that when you hear poor little Hermione squealing again and I think Luna is saying hello to Harry you send that back as you said off screen and to Atmos. I just wana hear the rest to apreciate the work the 2 women put into the acting. Apparently Emma went too Mel Gibson for Dave's liking. So does Helena to be honest. I mean look how she's talking in the little bit of diolaug we do get. The why are you a thing that exists tone she uses even though Poor little Hermione's crying. Like ges what a Jezebel spirit.

[@CoachJohnMcGuirk]

By far the worst villan of the series is Umbridge. She isn't a dark wizard. There is no zealotry or set of beliefs that make her evil. She is just a horrible sadistic beaurocrat. This also makes her the most believable villan because we have all encountered someone who is just an asshole all the time simply because they can be if they have a little bit of power. She's a representation of the modern fast food manager.

[@ComedyBros5]

Beautiful description. I don't know who I hated more...Bellatrix or Umbridge.

[@TheUnmitigatedDawn]

Umbridge isn't really terrifying or intimidating though, more so extremely hateable, which is the point.

[@officialmonarchmusic]

I hated Umbridge so much. I was worried she wouldn’t be as good in the movie, but the actor did such a good job that she was even better

[@miliba]

Now she is the Queen. I had difficulties taking her seriously in her new role in The Crown because at first I only saw Dolores Umbridge in her

[@MrAdomus]

I hated Umbridge in my deepest core, I was afraid of Bellatrix. That's the difference. To an extent you could predict what Umbridge would do in most situations but Bellatrix had a constant air of a box of dynamite with a single lit fuse. Nobody ever knew when it would blow or even if it would blow at all but everyone had to act like it was going to explode in their face every single second they were in her presence. To me, that's terrifying. Imagine being in a room with someone you knew was entirely capable of killing you at any moment purely because she could

[@derpasoruswrecks2773]

Bellatrix was my ultimate fav villian of the whole franchise, mostly bc of her independence in any situation. She takes charge when others run and that alone makes her more of a threat since her leash doesnt need to be yanked to attack

[@Blakmagic88]

She was mine too! It was solidified when HBC brought her to life in the films…

[@tomcross3000]

14 years in the worst prison and all she got was bad teeth and extra evil.. a month in the same prison and Lucius just broke. not even able to control his own house, when Bella ran the entire operation and probably made them dinners :P

[@PaperbackJourneys]

She’s terrifying but why is she hot?…Is it because she’s… it’s because she’s Helena Bonham Carter isn’t it?

[@chasehedges6775]

💯💯💯💯👍

[@coffeebreakfiction1765]

Dude I just watched your Dark Tower video. You’re hilarious!! Subbed.

[@Ghost-lt4sf]

Yeaaahh

[@PaperbackJourneys]

@@coffeebreakfiction1765 Thanks! 😃

[@mbanerjee5889]

Yes. I never cared for the character until HBC played her on screen.

[@eoghanclark165]

Personally, growing up the scariest Death Eater was Antonin Dolohov. He's a lot less present in the story, but he's depicted on his introduction as one of the most dangerous escapees from Azkaban along with Bellatrix. Also driven mad by the Dementors, yet not as unstable as she is. Dolohov's the one that used the dark curse which almost killed Hermione at the Ministry of Magic. He later tried to strangle Harry. He murdered Molly Weasley's two brothers, Gideon and Fabian Prewett. And of course, he murdered Remus Lupin. The fact it took Flitwick, one of the most magically skilled in the entire series to take him down, says a lot about how dangerous he was.

[@Vivi_9]

Perfect amount of likes, nice

[@ComedyBros5]

Having never read the books, I never knew this. He definitely does sound to be the scariest. I really wish these films got extended editions with these characters that the books featured much more of.

[@ozzyman0446]

@@ComedyBros5 just read the books.

[@Light-at-Dawn]

He is one of the most powerful death eaters, and he was the most interesting to me after the Lestranges.

[@ComedyBros5]

@@ozzyman0446 I'd love to but don't have the time anymore.

[@scottgosser9358]

She really is the most terrifying in the series... One reason why I love her

[@brandonmunsen6035]

Lul. Terrifying? You must be afraid of your own shadow

[@hubertfarnsworth6824]

I mean, I'd much rather face Bellatrix than Umbridge (The one who is actually a villain)

[@MrOPD]

If there ever was a female Joker, let HBC do it. I'd like to think that what HBC did with Bellatrix is what Leto tried to achieve with the Joker - and failed horribly at.

[@constancemiller3753]

The laugh..

[@nothanks7263]

There's a perfect Joker for HBC, the Martha Wayne version who's Batman is Thomas Wayne.

[@ninjanibba4259]

How about no? Enough with the gender and color bending.....

[@sh1k1kate]

@@ninjanibba4259 I mean it can be canon Martha Wayne from Flashpoint) Actually I really want WB to make it (But Ezra Miller is going from one scandal to another and WB is not notorious of recasting actors on main roles, ugh)

[@Wall_flower]

You're acting like HBC was the one that created and made Bellatrix the terrific villain she is and JK Rowling is nowhere in the picture

[@louisgigot4547]

She s like a hardcore version of harley quinn

[@irish3183]

Voldemort and Bellatrix's relationship is kind of like the Joker and Harley Quinn's. She's devoted to a fault while he couldn't care less and throws her away as if she's nothing, yet she keeps coming back.

[@melissam597]

They're not officially a couple though like Joker and Harley. It's very one sided, whereas the Joker is still technically Harley's boyfriend.

[@TheSuperNats]

I never noticed Bellatrix’s unraveling in the final film. Great insight!

[@BassMatriX]

It's always such a treat to se HBC in a non Tim Burton film.

[@petschitt2252]

HBC did such a great job playing Bellatrix! Probably my favorite character HBC has played and I think she acts "crazy" really well. 🙀 Fantastic episode as always! 😻

[@brandonmunsen6035]

This episode was shit. He says nevilles parents are mentally handicapped yet they're actually dead.

[@brandonmunsen6035]

Did he even watch the movies lmao

[@Schizniit]

Honestly she's the most terrifying villain of almost anything. Has mostly to do with how well Helena did in the role, but her unpredictability made her a loose cannon that could go off at any time unannounced and she was colder and had an unmatched obsession with inflicting pain.

[@dinooo64yt23]

Fenrir greyback is pretty terrifying in the books

[@GoFidoGo]

Wolfy Wolferson the wolf man? Too bad his name is so hilariously on the nose.

[@helenaperez4343]

@@GoFidoGo to be fair, most Harry Potter names are - Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, *Voldemort…* the naming is very deliberate lmao

[@All-ze9cl]

Nah not really. He’s more brawn then brains, while bellatrix seems more scary as she mentally and physically breaks a person. What she did to Neville’s parents was disgustingly brutal, mentally and physically. Fenir is more of a classic villain with the fact he’s a monster that only physically hurts people. What he did to little kids was sick, but personally I don’t find it as scary as bellatrix. That’s just my opinion though

[@fredlfesl6026]

@@GoFidoGo In which language does fenrir mean Wolfy? Im just asking, it sounds Nordic or slavik.

[@matityaloran9157]

@FredlFesl, it’s a reference to Norse mythology. Fenrir is the son of Loki and his mistress and is a wolf

[@wandeesthoughts]

She's a legend, an icon and she is the moment

[@Chrisfrrr]

Nah this was the cringiest comment by far

[@chasehedges6775]

Soooo true

[@jihanessa4132]

​@@Chrisfrrrman it's an opinion. Just stay with the cowardly nircissa.

[@ericshun2552]

When I was a young boy in grade school and my friends were talking about which HP girl they find attractive like Hermione or Luna. I was the werid kid that was like, Bellatrix does it for me.

Are you okay now bro?

[@wynonasbigbrowndragon6121]

I would argue one has to be a bit of an oddball to like Luna too. I say this as someone who thought she was the coolest

[@hubertfarnsworth6824]

Hope you are doing well now

[@younglingmaid2526]

Bestie, you might want to have some time to do some self-reflection, hopefully, you don't have any trauma with a maternal figure.

[@M.A.C.01]

Bellatrix to me is a representation of real life insane people who blindly follow a figure and become disturbingly too loyal.

[@lenawallraf442]

Did you notice the small hidden hint in Deathly Hallows 2? The scene is right after Harry, Ron and Hermione go into Bellatrix's vault, steal one of the elements and escape with the dragon. It's a scene where voldemort is walking through a room, floors covered in blood. He is wallking barefoot with his snake next to him. In the corner behind him you can see Bellatrix sitting crouched up, with her arm over her head. She got tortured by Voldemort because she lost the Gryiffindor sword. It's the only time she ever showed weakness and emotion.

[@TheSuperNats]

A video on Umbridge would be fantastic

[@ComedyBros5]

That'd just make me hate her even more.

[@tjsmith5276]

I like to imagine all the characters from Harry Potter becoming friends with characters from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Azula would be Bellatrix's best friend.

[@cherusiderea1330]

Nah, they're both too powerful. Bellatrix would try to be the best servant to the Firelord, which would make her a rival to Azula. Azula would probably try to get her banished or killed.

[@tjsmith5276]

@@cherusiderea1330 Oh yeah, if they were both trying to serve the same master, they'd be rivals for sure. But serving their respective masters...BFF 😁

[@cornap1]

This is the best video you’ve done in a long time I would love to see a Dolores Umbridge video

[@King_kami36]

Correction….Belatrix has A LOT of family still alive. I mean the entire Malfoy family the Tonks(albeit most are dead by series end) her own husband and the blacks are still living as well.

[@GuantaiN]

Now that I think of it... I've read the books and seen the films multiple times, but it never clicked that she was his sister. Damn!

[@Ghost-lt4sf]

She's actually the sister of Narcissa and Tonks' mother*. Cousin of Sirius, if that's who you meant 👍🏼 I love these connections. Adds so much complexity!

[@wattsnottaken1]

Lowkey sad asf when i watched half blood and the deathly hallows because the actress who plays Narcissa Malloy passed away last year 😢 she was really good in Peaky Blinders too

[@ryankiesling2885]

Great video! Though, unless I'm misremembering (or maybe its different in the movies). But isnt Snape aware that Dumbledore knows he will die anyway from the curse of Marvolos Ring and didnt Dumbledore instruct Snape to assist Draco, or at least watch over him, and if it came to Dumbledore being murdered, that Snape would do it for Draco? So then the Unbreakable Vow really doesnt mean anything to Snape, though obviously Bellatrix wouldnt have realized this.

[@grzegorzmj4881]

You remember that correctly :).

[@adamczerepinski9575]

I thought Umbridge was one of the best villains. Villains like Voldemort and Lestrange are sort of "cool, iconic" villains but Umbridge is a repulsive character who injects hatred into the audience by simply being on the screen. She has complete power whenever she does anything and she isn't fazed by people trying to go against her. This triggers our own insecurities as we have all experienced a time when we felt ignored or disrespected, and she completely puts that in the main character's faces

[@kaia9163]

Helena Bonham Carter is a goddess to me

[@moxxy3565]

I love your content Nerdstalgic! Never a bad video

[@brandonmunsen6035]

He probably hasn't even watched Harry Potter. He says nevilles parents are mentally handicapped but they're dead.

[@urieldaboamorte]

Definitely one of my favorite, if not the favorite character from the series. I remember watching the last movie at the theater and, contrary to everyone commemorating her death, I was kind of disappointed lol even if I knew it'd happen because of the books. When I was younger I was also one of those delusional fans who argued she could still be alive because a body was never found in the books. The cringe.

[@Literarydilettante]

My favorite thing about the movies is that Daniel ended up being the most talented and innovative actor out of the kids.

[@chasehedges6775]

She’s terrifying because of how sadistic she is

[@juanlara4358]

My toxic trait is thinking “I can fix her”

[@PatrickHogan]

If you’re going to keep doing terrifying villains, you should do Guy Pearce in Lawless. Underrated

[@thaisgregorio2734]

Sirius is not the only family Bellatrix has left, she still has a sister and a nephew...

[@picblick]

Problem with Lestrange is that she reminds me of Nina Hagen who is weird but likable.

[@skynotaname2229]

If you like the movies dead the fanfic Harry Potter methods of rationality. I like what they did with her character, explaining how she was a victim too, completely brainwashed by voldermort who used her as a disposable pawn.

[@Sly88Frye]

Bellatrix Lestrange honestly I felt seemed more evil than Voldemort himself. Like as if she takes more pleasure in evil than anyone while Voldemort who is pure evil as well, cares more about just being in power.

[@LovegoodLunaEdits]

Well...Bellatrix IS Voldemort's most loyal death eater..

[@the.nerd58]

Yeah but I still feel like her defeat was unspectacular (at least in the movie ) I always thought Harry is gonna kill her instead of Mrs.Weasley

[@RodrickMarsMoon]

Or Neville, since he's the one connected to her through their past. Imagine if he stabbed her with the Gryffindor's sword and whispered "my parents sent their regards" before she falls at the same position as his mother was found while his lietmotif plays dramatically at the background.

[@the.nerd58]

@@RodrickMarsMoon Yess that would have been even better than Harry !! Great thought 👍🏻

[@moxxy3565]

But it was funny tho

[@brandonmunsen6035]

This channel sucks. He says nevilles parents are mentally handicapped. Wrong. They're actually dead.

[@jasonwrathorn9281]

I thought it was a nice bit of characterization for the end of the series. Mrs. Weasley has always been shown as a mother, as a wife, as a home-maker and care giver. There are plenty of hints that she has a fiery temperament, she is main source of discipline... It was still kind of shocking when she barrels in, casts off her cloak, and duels one-on-one this towering personality that was Bellatrix. Molly fights her to a standstill, a near match for her is dueling skill, until Bellatrix makes a mistake. It fit the themes well, and was kind of a bad-ass moment for Molly Weasley... who was otherwise a fairly overlooked supporting character. Plus, honestly I think it would have cheapened Harry's story to give him another win. Rowling did a pretty good job establishing that Harry isn't a world-class duelist. He never comes close to matching Snape. Harry's main quality is not his skill, it's his courage to walk into situations where he is overmatched. When he wins against someone important, it isn't based on skill, usually it's because his enemies don't take him seriously. He's more than capable of besting the low-end thuggish minions, but there isn't any reason to think he was a match for Bellatrix one on one. (at least in my opinion)

[@harryfleutv666]

I always said that Bellatrix is the Harley Quinn of the Harry Potter universe

[@chasehedges6775]

She really is.

[@aghaazkapoor1886]

Man Harry Potter has a top tier rogues gallery

[@Strat853]

For real

[@mjvajda]

She kind of reminds me of Heath Ledger’s Joker. Just maniacal, taunting, able to get into people’s head via finding weaknesses/fear/hesitations, and able to think on the fly, and incredibly cruel. HBC did an amazing job in representing Bellatrix. I kind of wish we saw more with her dueling in the Great Hall, though. Despite that, she played an incredibly devious villain.

[@thesixfootsixexperience8781]

I just know this is where my weakness for goth girls was born

[@greefro7075]

I love seeing my 2nd favorite HP get recognition

[@higurashianduminekoconnect1702]

It makes sense now that you've mentioned it, especially considering Voldemort's attempt to draw Harry to the dark side right after Sirius's death. Could she have been helping Voldemort manipulate Harry? It's worth considering, especially given your observations about her skills in manipulation and how every move she made seemed to further that agenda. Thankfully, it didn't succeed; I can't imagine Harry Potter turning evil. He would have essentially become the Anakin Skywalker of that universe.

[@davidmarsden192]

She's one of my favourites. Helena Bonham Carter really did an excellent job in the role!!

[@rnsw4572]

You should do one on Dolores Umbridge - she is the worst and probably best written villain as she has no physical power, but soft power, using her political position so that no one can do anything when she rules the school..

[@blueturtle-vb7jd]

Your reading of Beletrix 's actions is based on the films which are very different then the books. When Snape made the unbreakable vow Beletrix was shocked. She thought she had won the fight by proving that Snape would not do so. But when he did she was speechless. Interesting video. But I don't see the value on dissecting a character based on the films instead of the actual source material.

[@stijnvandamme76]

She was amazing, as she so often is in movies.. she's a great actrice..

[@pioneerguy714]

The torture scene has to be the scariest or at least most disturbing scene in all the series.

[@davidmarciniak6118]

So Bellatrix is essentially the Harley Quinn to Voldemort's Joker... interesting

[@brandonmunsen6035]

No.

[@hunterkiller1440]

Why is everyone's acting shadowing Harry's actor? They all make the main character seem like a cardboard.

[@Starkiller5121]

Helenas performance is creepy, insidious and downright sadistic. Incredible performance.

[@idanlewenhoff2295]

Great actor Amazing display of childish manipulation and psychological effects on her enemy's The most devoted follower for voldemort and her dedication is undisputed

[@themeanlesbeann]

I'd like to see more female villains in this series. Kathy Bates in Misery, Nurse Ratchet in OFOtCN, Glenn Close in Fatale Attraction, Amy Dunne in Gone Girl, or Sarah Michelle Gellar in Cruel Intentions.

[@ryanmatthews3609]

Helena Boham carter truly is a chaotic/eccentric/mad/insane/psychotic icon

[@SceneWins]

If there’s a method to her madness it makes her more predictable, not less. Reasoning can be deconstructed and anticipated, whereas true lunacy cannot. Still….great video.

[@josephkitchens1644]

Yess she is a great additional villain and brings some gray nuance

[@Mr.Kerr-cade]

Belatrix is very good at being evil and scary. Someone should write a new song about her!!!!!!!!!!

[@erikbihari3625]

She made even Mrs weasley badass!

[@chasehedges6775]

She really did

[@the.nerd58]

I don't know man I always thought her deathscene (in the movie ) was really silly she is such a dark character and her death seems really boring to me.

[@erikbihari3625]

@@the.nerd58 of you say so.

[@kris242]

Belatrix is basically a combo of MTG and Boebert, but with actual ability to do things.

[@HarvestStore]

Great video.

[@bryceknowles1380]

Late Victorian-era Harley Quinn with magic

[@pentegarn1]

I love Bellatrix. She's Lilith....the Bride of Frankenstein....and Morgan Le Fey all rolled into one.

[@pleasedontbreakintomyhouse7989]

Umbridge is a pretty great villain as well just because of how much we hate her

[@KDBetter]

Literally watching HP6 as I pull up this video lol

[@JizzyF83]

Who do you think is worse? Bellatrix or Catalina from GTA?

[@matthieuesnot7458]

Bellatrix Lestrange m'y sorcière favoris ❤️❤️❤️

[@stuckwchuck]

Helena was an amazing casting.

[@tomcross3000]

She was so potent with magical power and trained by voldemort himself in other skills, her mind was so unhinged that no one would even attempt to read it lest they be rendered a drooling mess.. She could go 0-100 at any moment as someone so capricious and illogical. She was deadly because you have her obvious mental impairments, extremism and perverted dedication, her harmful psychology and criminal lack of restraint.. and it's all fitted into a strong, well in shape, quick, powerful, skilled, agile, sensitive, intelligent body. With anyone else possessing her instability, they would not typically have an overtly powerful exterior to match, or their reflexes would be off.. you wouldn't be that scared because with them is usually a degree of self delusion, the mind isn't quite connected to the body, the body can't carry out most of the threats or can be circumvented. NOT THE CASE for Bella. Bella can do whatever she wants, there are no physical limitations, and not much anyone can do to stop her. She's got the muscle memory of a premier duelist and hermione-level aptitude which she can switch on at a moment's notice. She is so unhinged, so crazy.. but can move and think so well even predicting what moves others might do, which goes again to how she can read others tactically. She looks like a mental ward patient, but has got a body count in the high double digits and has defeated 3 aurors and 4 order of the phoenix members. Snape and Voldemort are cold, imposing, analytical people but what makes Bella scarier is the fact she is maniacal, passionate, psychotic but still analytical! still somewhat logical to the point she can win a battle. You cannot see in her someone who is remotely predictable. She goes from moving in a playful, child like state of weird asymmetrical steps and spasms, to being surgical precise, balanced spellcasting.. it's misdirection. Shows cunning on her part, mostly unremarked on.

[@Mrfox2025]

I seen Fight club in the theaters and you notice Helen brings a little Marla to Harry Potter…

[@morganboutwell8231]

We stan HBC

[@dllps]

The thing is, Bellatrixes do exist, whether they use magic or a gun or a knife. She's actually the only one in the books who kills someone with a "Muggle" weapon, she's the only one who killed like we all can kill.

[@theleeryn1290]

Can we get a video on Penny Dreadful, it's massively underrated

[@wickdaline8668]

I kind of feel bad for Draco since Bellatrix is his aunt.

[@younglingmaid2526]

We can't control who we’re related to, but we can choose who is our true family.

[@wickdaline8668]

@@younglingmaid2526 There are always things stronger than blood.

[@younglingmaid2526]

@@wickdaline8668 Yes, exactly!

[@soraceant]

I wonder if she compromised while being in prison for 14 years. Reminds me of a guy I knew who went to prison and what he did with a radiator.

[@paulwaswalrus5956]

I like Voldemort, he’s my favorite villain and favorite character. I can see why someone would say Bellatrix is scarier, even though I think Voldemort is worse. Bellatrix displays her cruelty freely. Whereas Voldemort is more controlled and calculating in his cruelty, but he’ll be just as bad if not worse.

[@jauriusmassenburg9085]

Ok hey i have the most interesting video you should make.. It is a comparative video essay of who was worse out of Harry potter Bellatrix ans last Airbender azula. This could have the brilliant breakdown like we just had but also let you get feed back and stack each person deeds to one another

[@ernest9868]

i thought narsissa never took the mark

[@darktenor4967]

I'm afraid I have to disagree here. I've loved Bonham-Carter in other things (she was great in the King's speech for example, or in Alice in wonderland), but here she just portrayed Bellatrix as a simplistic, immature psychopath, with no sense of menace or self control at all. book Bellatrix also wants to torture Nevil, but only as a subbordinate goal to get harry to hand over the prophecy, since while she definitely enjoy's torture, her mission for Voldemort always comes first, indeed the times book bellatrix does! lose it count more, because she is usually so much more the cold psycho, not this overgrown malicious child. So sorry, have to disaagree with this one here.

[@vryusvin3905]

PLEASE do the most *evil* person in current fiction: Ye Wenjie from the Three Body Problem! She sold us all out in a single second, without remorse at that moment. She resulted in the destruction of the entire civilization over centuries all because of.... Please!

[@nelisezpasce]

Heh, "do" can mean many things FYI I still remember when they announced: Rian Johnson (The Last Jedi) + David Benioff & D.B. Weiss (Game of Thrones) ...For an adaptation of The Three-Body Problem

[@hubertfarnsworth6824]

@@nelisezpasce Wait WHAT!? Rian Johnson should NEVER adapt another Sci-Fi series ever

[@hubertfarnsworth6824]

She's the inspiration for Jinx from Arcane

[@christianzafiroglu6705]

Now this is a grand villain. It’s Helena Bonham Carter in excelsius. All the kookiness and borderline psychosis she’s played at for years amped up and made whole. I’m not waxing pretentious. She pulls it off by being integrated with the the story line instead of seeming like she’s in another film entirely. And am I nuts or is she scorchingly sexy in this role?

[@cherusiderea1330]

Elaborate on psychosis? Where is she imagining things, hearing voices or something like that? Do you mean psychopathy?

[@enomiellanidrac9137]

Because she is added in the middle of serie when the tone matured and character were more fleshed out than in the children story of the begining?

[@Cuunke]

She always reminded me of Azula from Avatar after her mind broke

[@callmestorm23]

She reminds me so much of Harley Quinn

[@mmorkinism]

If you compare only Harry Potter world then it's pretty easy to be "terrifying villain".

[@griffinq8003]

This is a solid video, but youve clearly only ever watched the movies - it was never Bellatrix's idea to do the unbreakable vow, that was a movie change - Bellatrix thought Narcissa was crazy for coming to Snape for this in the books, and couldn't believe it when he actually went through with it. In fact that whole part is purely movie analysis. Snape knew well before Narcissa and Bella knocked on the door that Draco was tasked with killing Dumbledore, knew that he would be the go to guy to kill Dumbledore if Draco couldn't and had already planned out WITH Dumbledore that he would kill Dumbledore. So he already knew he was going to make the unbreakable vow in that scene, Bellatrix had nothing to do with it, and was in fact trying to dissuade Narcissa from going to Snape because Snape might not know the plan, and Voldemort didn't want anybody to know the plan besides those he had told.

[@jihanessa4132]

I really wished she gave sirius a worse fate.

[@chadrowland4670]

Bellatrix was in love with Voldemort.

[@Chillbilly204]

Personally I was merely annoyed by her, but Harry potter has always had a few glaring issues so this is nothing in comparison

[@lucasterable]

As if there were tens of harry potter villains from many different ages...

[@pragashgnana597]

She killed off my fav character Sirius black

[@IknowMoreThanYou]

Had a weird crush on this broad as a lad Maybe why I'm a supervillain now

[@SophiaAphrodite]

It turns out she was J.K all along, not Hermione.

[@LeoChaseTheMythMaster]

Umbridge and Bellatrix are better than Voldemort in my opinion.

[@ryuusaki7309]

Ol girl from Fight club is hot

[@DreIsGoneFission]

You misspelled “hottest”