The Walking Dead Villains RANKED (Seasons 1-11 Tier List)

[@supersuit5790]

The Governor is the best villain imo - while they had to cut the sadism from the comics, they added a psychological, manipulative, deceptive personality to him which fleshed him out a lot more. They also didn't carry the one-dimensional aspect over from the comics.

[@jonaspetersen3072]

Season 3 - 4 is peak walking dead

[@bearpoop720]

@@jonaspetersen3072 first half of season 4*

[@monkey75499]

@@supersuit5790 facts

[@AyeitsWood]

Shane made me a fan of the walking dead, he's 1 for me then The Governor one of the best Insane villans of all time, then id say Negan when he was The villan. I didn't like nice Negan very much, good list though man, your channel is very high quality and very underrated.

[@MistahJay7]

Negan is the G.O.A.T and my favorite character and the reason why I even continued watching the show after Rick left. But I still say to this day the Phillip Blake or Brian Blake The Governor is the best and most threatening villain the group has or will ever face. I've read the books to that cover the Governor and they are really good and must read for any fan of the universe or the character and I don't even like reading. For the Top Tier I would call it Governor Status and worst villains for me will always be The Wolves. Bunch of cartoony ass goofy group of characters that you would see on Fear.

[@AyeitsWood]

Tomas was prison leader, guy trying to kill rick. Andrew was the one that got Lori killed but was lack luster.

[@Kingofportals]

Andrew also got T-Dog killed, everyone forgets that!

[@AyeitsWood]

@@Kingofportals I didn't, I liked t-dog alot

[@CorsonDrax]

Negan, Governor & Hornsby are the Top 3 Best imo.

[@kewellwaters6774]

I 100% agree

[@subz3ro358]

man i wish they did more with the hospital arc. beth didnt need to be such wasted potential

[@MistahJay7]

Lance should have been the final villain of the series not Pamela and he should have been imprisoned not being killed off. What a stupid decision as usual TWD writers killing off insanely talented villains. He was the MVP of Season 11

[@michaelgualtieri651]

Now, originally, I was a bit mixed on Beta's background being changed for the show, from a basketball player to now a famous country singer. Over time, though, I learned to really like it, as it definitely added more to his character. Especially considering how he talked. Like yeah, the Whispers whispered, it was their whole thing. But now, knowing Beta's background, it makes sense. Obviously, people would recognize him, so he wore the mask all the time, like the comics. But considering people would also instantly recognize his voice, he'd always have to talk differently when compared to his natural voice.

[@Bobcat_TV]

Gotta agree that I love Lance. I wish he became the main villain instead of Pamela, he was 100 times more interesting and cool. I wish he had a more interesting death.

[@shanechipman7157]

People are gonna get triggered but the governor OBJECTIVELY speaking is a better written villain than negan. The governor and Rick had that Batman joker vibe to them and were perfect opposites. Negan isn’t as well written because he just takes what he wants and just bullies Rick for 2 seasons straight without Rick being able to even fight back so it just got exhausting for a lot of walking dead fans and understandably so.

[@hammywoods]

THE GUVNAA hes a villain i loved to hate, every time he was on screen I never knew what shit he'd pull and I loved that so much! A villain that actually made me feel FEAR

[@MyWinterlove]

Lance getting the respect he deserves, great list!

[@TheStandingStillDead]

A thing I liked about shane as a villian is his conflict with rick was the most personal. He was actually a group member and we havent had a conflict like that again. Other villians are outside groups but shane was ricks best friend and that was what made shane the best villian on the show imo. Its like (Better Call Saul Spoiler coming!!!!) Jimmy and Chucks conflict, it was really personal and thats what made it so good. All the other Walking Dead villians are Lalo Salamancas but Shane is a Chuck.

[@IsaacTings]

Ayy finally some Lance representation 🙌 Hornsby is my goat.

[@jojodaberry9994]

I agree w Daryl’s friend Leah being ranked at the bottom. She was so stupid and cringe

[@changedmynamebcyallwouldnt..]

gareth is so fine i’m so jealous of bob

[@jerrystakes]

Tainted meat! Lmao nice name, changedmynamebcyallwoul dntstopmakingpunsaboutit!

[@DiscoFlye]

I prefer the comic Negan cuz the badass stays badass, like the way he cut Alpha’s throat was unexpectedly brutal, clean, and quick, just like he did to Glenn and other characters. And also his nonstop smile and the dirty jokes he spits in any situation. I don’t really know how to describe it. But the show Negan did too much self reflection which causes him having no choice but to shift his original personality a bit. I’m fine with it considering he’s in jail for so long, but it kinda saddens me that such a badass character that I love became a little “pathetic”. (If I don’t remember wrong, the comic Negan never cried with tears)

[@dakota227_4]

comic negan cried in his second to last panel

[@Sharkbayt1025]

Gareth and Terminus were such wasted potential. Human cannibals in TWD would’ve been so cool and creepy to have as a primary antagonist, but we only got like 3 episodes out of it. Shame

[@EastonLink]

I completely agree with Jared he lowkey should have been in love to hate. I hated him so much and was waiting forever for him to die. Was excited abt his death

[@theobecquet8477]

Morgoat made him pay, but yeah he was annoying in a good way

[@darrylseymour]

The prison guys name is Andrew

[@xabipro2204]

I forgot to comment earlier 😭😭 I loved it, but at some point, could you remake this video with a usual tier list (S, A, B,...)? I would love to see your real thoughts about which villains are the best ones, and which are worse.

[@ottoww289]

Isn’t that what he did?

[@RayPhilip700]

Brandon Carver wasn't a crappy baddie, he was the only other reaper other than pope who has depth to him

[@Dan-zz8mz]

Governor is by far best villian for me, i know negan was good, but he wasn´t THE VILLIAN, Governor is special becouse he mades you think about him as good and polite man, but as doors shut his darker nature is revealed, showcasing his brutality, manipulation, and ruthlessness and psycho side. This complexity adds depth to his character and makes him more intriguing. He is involved in of most iconic scenes of the series from the attack on the prison to his brutal treatment of Michonne and other characters, his actions leave a lasting impact on both the story and the audience. Negan atleast for me, felt like a antihero more than villian yes he did kill Glenn and abraham, but he never created more of tension after that moment, as i like to say: Negan is the dog who barks and The Governor is the dog who bites.

[@michaelgualtieri651]

6:58 The only reason I remember this Reaper's name is because he has the same name from the best Walking Dead Villian from the Telltale Game series: Carver. But ofc in comparison? Game Carver would absolutely fuck up TV Carver in a heartbeat 😅

[@BryanMcdonough-gl9hm]

I know I am 6 months late but I want to give my opinion, Shane, Nicholas, Dawn and Owen the Wolf were not bad people, Dawn didn’t mean to shoot Beth, even Rick said it in season 5 episode 9, Nicholas had his redemption arc in season 6 episodes 1, 2 and 3, and Owen the wolf save Denise

[@AkuIa]

Andrew was the prison guys name, idk how I even remembered that since I barely remember what he did

[@jlau9268]

Negan to me is a very big example of someone who you love to hate actually. He was such a sob but i couldn't help but laugh at so much things she said. "Is that you under all of that man-bush Rick? Woah i would have NOT messed with that guy!!" Lol 😂 I didn't like Siddiq's death either, not only because of what you say but i was very sad about Carl's death, and the moment Siddiq died, it was like he died for nothing. Dawn is a woman who wanted controle, but even though she did her best, she couldn't keep the other cops in line which gave her a minority complex (that's why she slapped Beth out of the blue, she saw her as weaker and easier to controle) and also paranoid, that's why sometimes she was decent and sometimes she wasn't. Her wanting to have too much controle over the situation was what killed her. She couldn't help but ask for Noah when they came to get Beth, which made Beth mad and made her accidentally shoot her then to get popped by Daryl herself. Don't try to justify yourself so much my man, you are completely entitled to your own opinion. The leader of the Wolves was named Owen 😜 ans the prisoners were named Andrew and Tomas, Tomas being the sh** happens dude.

[@Biffa7]

I agree with Alpha and Beta, their introduction was really good but season 10 they kinda ruined them, they had a really interesting dynamic, definitely wasted potential.

[@ARJDReacts]

Sebastian is Dawn Status, by far. Nothing intresting about him. I'm a huge fan from the show only, I haven't read the comics but he was a winy little bitch lmaoo. Didn't like anything about him The long haired Reaper I would put at good at bein bad, I liked him and his shhort progression of the story. What negan tried doin to him was a big thing for me as I believe that was the first thing he tried doin to help maggie even tho maggie hated him at that time and I just enjoyed his dialogue. Pretty decent villian in my opinion Also, no shadow of a doubt that Simon is in Negan Status, man was entertaining from 1st moment we saw him in 6C all the way to the end somewhere in season 8, I think it was 8C Also, shame Martinez wasn't on this list. He's an A tier character for me but vilian I'd put him in Good at bein bad

[@TheDarkCow11]

Fr Negan in comics and show is the best i havent watched past Carls death but i have read the comics

[@winterfire1097]

Rutina Wesley is the actress and she played Jacqueline, Michonne's old College pal. But yeah she's better known as Tara from True Blood or as you mentioned TEMU Michonne of TLOU's TEMU Rick and Michonne. Also, fun fact she tried out for the Michonne role initially. Man, after seeing her again in TLOU I can see why and am glad they chose differently. Also as someone who's watched 1-11 multiple times now, yeah 11 is weak as shit, but Lance Hornby. I LOVED as a villian. He was so eerily calm and collected. I think Angela Kang dropped the ball on the episodes where Lance got his old CIA pal to investigate the Riverside Apts community (the one where Negan is living with his Maggie hatred sheild aka Annie) and it could have dropped hints that Lance was colluding with CRM.

[@samuelclayhills3298]

Gotta love the Reapers. Lets deconstruct a fan argument by completley misrepresenting it. If we followed some other group instead of Rick we would root for them. Lest introduce them emediatley as villains in basically the finale and make them the most cartoonishly evil and irredemable villains and not in like a compeling way but in that they are just evil because they are. Apparently they where supposed to be the big thing of season 11 with a season 12 but it got canceld so maybe there could have been somthing there but probably not. Imagine a show that started by improving on tje source material and later making worse changes. Althoug to be fair the commonwealth is complete wank in both medias.

[@Wokkel14]

Alpha should be way higher

[@leon63088]

like your videos 👍

[@chachymarin]

tbh i think this is a horrible tier list. at least research the names and try to re familiarize yourself with these characters before making a tier list. you can’t just go off of poor memory.

[@andrewsugi42]

I loved the concept behind the reapers but the way it was portrayed was not it😕

[@darrylseymour]

Negan Status should be titled Shane Status!!! Double S Tier!!!

[@darrylseymour]

The best villain in my opinion is hands down Shane. Then I'd say the Governor and then Joe, then Gareth and then Lance Hornsby and Simon tie and then everyone else is on the same level for me. The reason I like Lance so much is because of the actor who plays him. He does a great job. Same with the actor who plays Simon.

[@DeadX2]

Shane isn’t a villan he’s an anti hero

[@alliii835]

No negan? 💀

[@darrylseymour]

@@alliii835 When Negan was a villain in season 7 I wasn't a fan of him. I liked him more in season 8 and onwards but I never liked him as a villain as much as the villains I listed above.

[@alliii835]

@@darrylseymour season 7 is literally where he shines, he gets milked in season 8 and should have died early on but NEGAN is what we saw in 7x1, and thats one of the scariest antagonists in history of tv

[@forcelord9999]

Simon was seasons 6-8 he wasn’t just in 8

[@jerrystakes]

Yeah, but his arc was by far the strongest in season 8

[@forcelord9999]

@@jerrystakes yeah he was

[@pyroAdapt]

Just curious why do a tier list as opposed to just ranking them the normal way? Idk what it is but I feel like the tier list format makes every list way less interesting because a lot of them get placed in the same tier along side each other in these lists and so it feels less like making a definitive statement on which is better over another in your opinion and so I've just always despises tier lists lol.

[@jerrystakes]

Fair enough, but I prefer tier lists because there are some examples where I would consider certain characters to be on the same level, as is the case with this one.

[@ejswentura823]

shane never been a villain

[@PigossiWhisky17]

he's an antagonist

[@TheSoldier1984]

Killed Otis Tried to assault Lori Pointed a gun on Rick he’s definitely a villain in s2 His descent to madness is poppin In 1x6

[@ItsMikeMatthew]

How is Lance in Negan Status but Alpha isn’t 😭

[@kewellwaters6774]

Because lance is a better written character lol and I don’t dislike alpha it’s just lance was better character more interesting as alpha was good in season 9 but 10 idk feel like whisperers got worse whiles every scene with lance was perfect