Top 20 Best Cartoon Villains of ALL TIME

[@WatchMojo]

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[@marcusyates3044]

Shredder and the Joker!

[@olleselin]

Emperor Belos

[@RedMysticRanger]

Bill Cipher, Emperor Belos, Zaheer, Slade and Fire Lord Ozai

[@catholicactionbibleonlyist1813]

Dr claw and Simon the Monster Hunter

[@jenniferm914]

Emperor Belos The Core Vexus Slade Skeleton King Toffee Mina Loveberry Shredder Legion of Doom Fire Lord Ozai

[@Jerrbearr0520]

"A platypus?" *puts on fedora* "PERRY THE PLATYPUS!"

[@Kemily91]

17th place, boooooo

[@aoinatafanboy84]

No wait Ive seen this before. The hat doesnt work on Doofensmirtz

[@ZaireErnest]

Yup

[@waheedabdullah6371]

If it had an honorable mention, I would've included HIM (The Powerpuff Girls), Lex Luthor, Vilgax, Emperor Belos, Simon Laurent (Infinity Train), & Dr. Emilia (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts)

[@jonathancarlson7901]

The fact that Him from PPG isn’t on here is insane.

[@arinhossain2100]

Vilgax should have been in the list

[@robertrogers074]

Yes.​@@jonathancarlson7901

[@dreamguardian8320]

And Mumm-Ra (Thundercats) and No Heart (Care Bears).

[@kevinlee7678]

@@jonathancarlson7901 Even more insane that Belos isn't on here.

[@joemiller5119]

Vilgax should be on there. Dude is a menace.

[@cnsayin8847]

For sure

[@olleselin]

Phillip Wittebane/Emperor Belos is truly one of the best TV cartoon villains ever! They should've included him as well.....

[@Demaad]

FR

[@bennywark3103]

Yeah, he's so evil and hateful that I love him. He truly is a great villain.

[@chefcircuit5392]

The fact they put Mr burns as number one of all people is just salt in the wound

[@henrygalliher6574]

I would have included Belos and the Core from Amphibia. The reason why not Andreas is because he does have a redemption arc. The Core however was pure evil all the way.

[@ΕυάγγελοςΦώσκολος]

@@chefcircuit5392 And they didn't even bother saying something different about him. That is the exact same thing they said about him in previous episodes of the KZbin channel.

[@ma3mc3mu-X]

There should be a list of the Top 20 _Funniest_ Cartoon Villains. The Red Guy from Cow & Chicken would definitely qualify. *”Hello,* it’s me!”

[@thrilleex]

I might be wrong but besides "Red" the only time I recall the show giving him some kind of a name was an episode where the three characters had a T-shirt with their "name": I.M. Weasel I.R. Baboon I.B. Red

[@Peyton-qf8vn]

If that ever happens, Doofenschmirtz would be number 1

[@redviper6805]

Glad Bill Cipher was included, but should have been ranked a little higher

[@Supasmartguy]

A lot. He should have been above Ozai, who shouldn't have even been on the list at all.

[@marionneary1128]

I Totally Agree with you 💯 Percent!

[@ryanatherley9938]

I agree 👍

[@olleselin]

Totally

[@connorrivers995]

13 to 12: Speaking of Ron Perlman 4 to 3: Speaking of Mark Hamill

[@cnsayin8847]

I noticed Ron Perlman's roles, but HOW DID I NOT NOTICE FOR MARK HAMILL?! SMDH😤

[@ivanhernandez9579]

Mr. Lancer Firelord Ozai and Firelord Sozin

[@bahesb2419]

Cartoon villains that should have been on this list -Emperor belos(owl house) -Omni man(Invincible) -Adam(hazbin hotel) -Valentino(Hazbin hotel) -Scarlamagne(Kipo) -Amon(Korra)

[@chefcircuit5392]

Haven’t seen Kipo but agree with every other one you’ve got here. I’d put Valentino instead of Adam, but DAM they missed out on Belos!

[@waheedabdullah6371]

Why Scarlamagne instead of Dr. Emilia?

[@bahesb2419]

@@waheedabdullah6371 cause he is more interesting. Dr emilia seems more bland compared to him.

[@waheedabdullah6371]

@@bahesb2419 It's not bland that she killed her own brother?

[@bahesb2419]

@@waheedabdullah6371 Not That, I mean scarlamagne has his depths, his personality, his charisma. Dr. Emilia doesn’t really have any depths of interesting motivations and her whole personality is just” muhahaha, I’m smug and evil”.

[@wordsmith6154]

Bill: "I see the laws of space and time more as suggestions than actual orders, like dry-clean-only."

[@Welcometoweirdmaggedon]

That fact that bill didn’t even make the top 10 is a crime against humanity.

[@Supasmartguy]

The fact that Firelord Ozai is even on the list at all is an even bigger crime against humanity.

[@ghostchaser1631]

I wouldn't say it's a crime against humanity but it's definitely a crime against Bill and don't forget, he sees everything.

[@kevinlee7678]

@@Supasmartguy And the fact that Emperor Belos ISN'T on the list.

[@ulpinight5665]

​@@Supasmartguy Yeah lol I love avatar the last airbender but ozai was pretty bad azula should be there instead of him

[@Supasmartguy]

@@ulpinight5665 he was worse than pretty bad. He was positively abysmal. He was a huge zit on the face of an otherwise incredible show. I'm very glad that they reportedly reworked him for the live-action reboot series that I admittedly have not watched yet.

[@ЯрославШ-ж9м]

Glad that Skeletor is here, truly scary villain and his laugh is one of the best

[@redalert923]

Ozai may be the main villain of avatar but azula should be on the list, same can be said for Belos from The owl house Green goblin and Venom from Spiderman Darth Vader from Star wars Darcy/The core from Amphibia Zurg from Buzz lightyear of star command

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

Only after Homer lashed out at Mr. Burns in “Who Shot Mr. Burns: Part 1” did Mr. Burns gain my approval as the most notorious adult cartoon villain.

[@Salman.khan786]

This was Such a Nostalgic list 🥹

[@Casper-47819]

Agree

[@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291]

DCAU Joker. Voiced by the famous Mark Hamill. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@jaylene.turner6524]

Doofenshmitz was the best villain!

[@MuhammetZeydIşık]

Aku is better

[@G1Grimlock94]

After 50 years Aku finally dead

[@dreamguardian8320]

And no more living on a cliffhanger.

[@ARTSONICFAN990]

Dr. Robotnik from Adventures Of Sonic The Hedgehog is also one of the most iconic cartoon villains... And also one of the most memed. 😂

[@kevinlee7678]

And he wears polka-dotted underwear! And HE HATES THAT HEDGEHOG!

[@CageBlack1443]

That is my second favorite Sonic cartoon (my favorite being X). That show is absolutely hilarious.

[@warnergirls2010]

Honestly there were a few I thought of that could have been included on this list lol. Discord from MLP (Even though he does become reformed he's still on the same level of chaos as Bill. ) Magica Despell from Ducktales and since were doing 80s I still say that the Dark King from Rainbow Brite still left a impact on me to this day. To see what he turned the entire world into at the beginning of that series still is shocking to me. I don't know if he counts but Brain from Pinky and the Brain. He literally tries to take over the world... every episode. XDDD

[@AndreaDoesYoga]

Loving this list, some of my favorite villains made it! 🎉👏

[@BurnzyNUFC]

'Jack Spicer', 'Wuya' and 'Chase Young' from the original 'Xiaolin Showdown' were among the best cartoon villains I had seen as a kid.

[@TylerLong-x7h]

My favorites 1.Megatron 2.Cobra Commander 3.Shredder 4.Joker 5.Dr.Doofenshmirtz 6.Bill Cypher 7.Magneto 8.David Xanatos 9.Negaduck 10.Slade

[@jackambrose2762]

I am a simple man. I see Dr. Doofenshmirtz, I click

[@Peyton-qf8vn]

If they did top 20 funniest cartoon villains, Doofenschmirtz would take the top spot

[@rasmussuni3862]

The Lich is my favourite out of this list like, he cant never actually die he just return in different form like he first was his ownself then took someones body then took again then returned to his own body again then to one of the heroes body then hes arm got cut of and he was hand then hand was killed then he controlled death being his hand and then, have no clue where now but he is like in series: beyond the strenght, his, The end

[@liamphibia]

Doofenshmirtz isn't really a bad guy, he's a good guy pretending to be bad. Though he is a good father.

[@daytonapeanut]

Hey, where's Maul? Better yet, might as well as added all the villians from The Clone Wars series.

[@jeremywilliams5141]

Honorable mentions: 1. Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale (Rocky and Bullwinkle) 2. Yosemite Sam (Looney Tunes) 3. Wile E. Coyote (Looney Tunes) 4. Mumm-Ra (Thundercats) 5. Dick Dastardly and Muttley (Wacky Races and Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines) 6. Clown aka Violator (Spawn: The Animated Series) 7. Mandark (Dexter's Laboratory) 8. David Xanatos (Gargoyles)

[@houseofw5386]

THIS! Add Simon Barsinster From Underdog

[@jeremywilliams5141]

@@houseofw5386And Snidely Whiplash (Dudley Do-Right)

[@RitselMedinaAbuan]

Add the Sorcerer from Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja

[@Jonas-lj8ul]

Ooh! Add Cyril Sneer (who did some truly heinous sh*t, really) and this is a better list than the actual one we're watching. Uh.....

[@ლუკამინდორაშვილი-ზ1ჰ]

Shego from Kim Possible

[@garveyneal1672]

Can you do Top 24 best Cartoon Villains of each year (2000-2023)?

[@joshuatewolde1837]

“RELEASE The HOUNDS……” -- Mr. Burns Happy 35 years of Laughs and Steamed Hams, Simpsons (1989-2024)

[@IvinationOTM]

I love that mark hamill is two of the r top five villains!

[@knightofarkronia9968]

So was Ron Perlman!

[@mank6243]

Mr.Burns,Every villian in Courage The Cowardly Dog,the guy that always wants to kill Bart Simpson and others

[@Charles_200]

I think Vilgax from Ben 10 could be on this list

[@Casper-47819]

Me too

[@maxmeidl4909]

Aku will always be the GOAT in terms of villains from Cartoon Network

[@ivanhernandez9579]

He is basically Iroh as a villain

[@ericthompson3982]

I would argue that Doofenschmirtz isn't really a villain. I feel like he's a nice person with aspirations of villainy.

[@josephsharp6221]

Do top 10/20 best live action TV show villains of all time.

[@kish45]

So I’m guessing villains like Viggo Grimborn from Dragons Race to the edge, Nox from Wakfu, Shendu from Jackie Chan Adventures, and Chase Young, Wuya, and Jack Spicer from Xiaolin Showdown are honorable mentions.

[@MrRonald327]

They should’ve included Horde Prime and Dark Danny Phantom.

[@sebastiancalle8892]

Agreed.

[@ryanberger81]

A few notable omissions from the list: Wylie Coyote (Looney Tunes) Tom (Tom & Jerry) Brutus (Popeye) Mr. Spacely / Mr. Cogswell (The Jetsons) Pinky & The Brain (Animaniacs) The Brains (Futurama) Maul (The Clone Wars / Rebels) Mr. Freeze (Batman The Animated Series)

[@CarsonGriffin-h7t]

There are some villains you forgot about like Eric cartman, Master Shake, Bender, Team Rocket, invader Zim, Lord Hater, Gru, Icky Vicky, Mandy, Stewie Griffin

[@CainNuke]

Never heard of any of those, except for Stewie, although he isn’t exactly a villain. Also, if by Bender you mean the one from futurama thats not a villain either.

[@Cakiemakie]

Plankton was literally on their list

[@CarsonGriffin-h7t]

@@CainNuke Bender is a villain protagonist or anti hero which he’s both

[@RitselMedinaAbuan]

The Sorcerer from Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja

[@CainNuke]

@@CarsonGriffin-h7t I dont think it counts, he is one of the protagonists as well and a friend of the main one which is Fry.

[@mank6243]

Okay,add Plankton,dr.doofensmurtz/smirtz/smurts/smirts, Harley Quinn,Penguin,and too many others for my favorite villians

[@alijamal1464]

14:05 and 14:56 Mark Hamill is the 🐐 when it comes to voicing cartoon villains.

[@rgsharrer]

Charges should be brought against whomever decided that the Joker wasn't number one on this list.

[@arinhossain2100]

And the fact that Vigax isn't on the list

[@kevinlee7678]

@@arinhossain2100 And the fact the Belos isn't on the list

[@robertpendola6284]

I would've added black hat from villainous

[@kevind3619]

Should’ve been the ‘03 shredder smh. That incarnation was more threatening than the ‘87 one.

[@ethansatterfield5958]

03 was a nightmare he just came on coming back. He even had a cyber back up

[@kevind3619]

@@ethansatterfield5958 even the utrom version more threatening than the ‘87 one. The ‘87 shredder has been comical as hell smh.

[@ethansatterfield5958]

@kevind3619 I was referring to the Utrom Shredder he is the one that made the cyber back up, so in a way, Utrom Shredder and Cyber Shredder are kinda of the same Shredder one of theme is just a program

[@kevind3619]

@@ethansatterfield5958 that makes sense. ‘03 shredder reminds me of slade.

[@williamsummerson1204]

Megatron, Shredder, Skeletor, and Cobra Commander will always be my favorites. Amazing job on the video WatchMojo.

[@dmercy8477]

Plankton is probably my favorite cartoon villain because unlike the other characters from SpongeBob, he has never fell off. Another character I really love is Ursa from Avatar and Slade from Teen Titans.

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Vilgax, Mr Burns, Dr Drakken, Rick Prime, Fat Cat, Montana Max, HIm, Negaduck, The Joker, Darkseid, Lex Luther, Mojo Jojo. Just a few of the Best Animated Villians.

[@Animeguy300]

Top 20 Best Cartoon Heroes

[@goddessofdeath8609]

Sentinels would like a word with you. Especially after X-Men'97 Episode 5

[@niyiosilaja]

Mandark from Dexter's Lab, Father from KND, Shego from Kim Possible, Lord Hater from Wander over Yonder should honorable mentions at least

[@fioravanti675]

What about Toffee from Star vs the Forces of Evil?

[@BigFella117]

For Jack, defeating Aku was fifty years in the making. For Aku, it was all of five seconds 😂

[@EmanuelAdenuga]

My Favourite 1. Slade 2. Joker 3. Cobra Commander 4. Magneto 5. Darth Maul 6. Sheldon J plankton 7. Shredder 8. Aku 9. Skeletor 10. Bill

[@Keith-san3022]

Honestly it would of been sick if King DDD was in this list since the man was literally out to kill kirby just because he hated his existence

[@Demaad]

WHY isn’t Emperor Belos (The Owl House) on this list?!

[@jillherren2044]

David Xanatos from Gargoyles is missing. There's something called A Xanatos gambit, a whole trope named after him.

[@jamalvargas6146]

Cartoons I Like and Their Counterparts The Simpsons (1989-) - Dragon Ball (1984-) Dexter's Laboratory (1996-2003) - Rugrats (1991- 2004) Ed Edd N' Eddy (1999-2009) - Spongebob Squarepants (1999-) Power Rangers (1993-2023) - Sailor Moon (1992- 2001) Family Guy (1999-) Naruto (2002-2017) Futurama (1999-)- One Piece (1999-) The Grim Adventures Of Billy and Mandy (2003-2007) - Fairly Odd Parents (2001- 2017) Johnny Bravo (1997-2004) - Hey Arnold (1996-2004) American Dad! (2005-) - Bleach (2004-2012) Captain Planet (1990-1996) - As Told By Ginger (2000- 2016) The Boondocks (2005-2014) -Avatar The Last Airbender (2005-2008) Swat Kats (1993-1995)-Rocko's Modern Life (1993-1996) Space Ghost Coast To Coast (1994-2008)- The Ren and Stimpy Show (1991-1995) Courage The Cowardly Dog (1999-2002) - Invader Zim (2001- 2006) The Tick (1994-1996) - Beyblade (2001-)

[@arinhossain2100]

Adventure Time?

[@Sailor11Sedna]

Give Code Lyoko a chance, it gets better.

[@Minidollcollector]

Your number one villain is indeed excellent well chosen watchmojo mr burns is my favourite character in the entire simpsons show

[@KiraYamato74]

"MORONS! I have morons on my payroll!" - Cobra Commander. :) "I've got MORONS on my team!" - Megatron My two favourite 80's cartoon villains. :)

[@ViewerOnline101]

Dark Danny from Danny Phantom? Belos from The Owl House? Toffee from Star vs. The Forces of Evil? The Core/Darcy from Amphibia? The Nowhere King from Centaurworld? Saddam Hussein from South Park? Demona from Gargoyles? Magica from Ducktales? Adam from Hazbin Hotel? Striker from Helluva Boss? Aaravos from The Dragon Prince? Amon from Legend Of Korra?

[@ethansatterfield5958]

What about Professor Pericles from Scooby-Doo Mystery Incorporated

[@yasser3268]

You forgot about Lord Hater and Vilgax! That’s a crime if they’re not on the list

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

I love how incredibly unhinged Plankton is 😂

[@Marshmelito_X]

Video suggestion: Frieza vs Darth Sidious to see who is the ultimate/ruthless emperor of the universe

[@xavierrobinson808]

The Lich was truly terrifying and scared me as a child.

[@RitselMedinaAbuan]

Scariest villain

[@webkinzxxx]

Should’ve been higher tbh.

[@keithmorrison8373]

Yeah especially just that chilling voice and like never knowing when he will appear

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

Plankton is a good example!

[@PrimalElf]

Honorable mention from me: Professor Pericles from Scooby-Doo Mystery incorporated He is great and very underrated

[@UltimateDragonX99999]

Watchmojo pls do top 20 most Violent Villains in cartoons of all time next pls.

[@jameswilliams7873]

I agree with maybe half this list. But seriously Mr Burns at 1. How ahout ones like Mumn Ra, Vegeta, Freiza, Dick Dastardly, Vilgax, Unicron, Dr Draken, Lotor and for the fun of it Doc Terror

[@paulajanevowles7221]

You left out Mumra from the Thundercats.

[@miker2000]

While I would have a different order, this is a great list. I noticed the past year, maybe, honourable mentions are not present. I miss them. Speaking of the hobgoblin and spider carnage from Spider Man TAS.

[@bryankutchens7495]

Homer is probably more of a threat than Mr. Burns.

[@mattruiz4428]

I feel like the picks themselves were good, but the order was all out of wack.

[@YouthPotential]

MEGATRON: “You fail me yet again Starscream!”

[@Duelinator]

Your forgot Mumm-Ra the Everliving Being of Evil

[@theflashfan4556]

I’m only watched this video because Doofenshmirtz is in the thumbnail

[@CrazyGamerDragon64]

I wish you had included some honorable mentions for this list, 20 is a pretty impressive number but there are still far many more iconic cartoon villains that could have been touched upon

[@tylergoodman3560]

Doofenshmitz evil incorporated. Best theme song ever. 🎉

[@sithlordkaeyl21]

Magneto definitely should’ve been higher on this list. Placing him at #10 is insulting to the very complex character.

[@mank6243]

My Favorite Villians Are All Of Which I Can Title As I Really Don't Know If I Have Any Favorite Heroes Or Any Favorite Anti Anythings. Favorite Villians: 1.Joker 2.Venom 3.Carnage 4.There Are Others But No Time To List Them.

[@hunterrousseau3770]

No. 4 & 16, it's nice to know the DCU versions of Joker and Darkseid that will replace the DCEU versions will also take heavy inspiration from this animated versions here and the ones from "Young Justice"

[@magikarpkingdom9698]

Ya should do top 20 henchmen next, would complement this video well

[@shatteredspirit6065]

If you are gonna show the Shredder, at least use the 2003 Shredder to make it just. Especially since he did more and better evil than any other.

[@wastedpotential1965]

I would add Boris Badenov from Bullwinkle, Simon Bar Sinister from Underdog, Dr. Zin from Jonny Quest and Mumm-Ra from ThunderCats.

[@chuumon95]

We need a top 50 for this subject.

[@Mrjonezzz]

How the hell is no one from Naruto on here??? No madara??? Orochimaru??? Pain??? Come on.

[@PanayiotisManias]

Pretty good, I'm just surprised you didn't add Gunmar from Trollhunters. He's arguably one of the best cartoon villains ever written

[@disneyduncan6734]

Two that come to my mind: Chrysalis from MLP FiM Thrawn from Star Wars Rebels

[@ravenscarlettanis13]

Maybe do Top 10 Surprisingly Attractive Cartoon Villains? And please don't put in the obvious choices like Azula, Zuko or Shego. I mean villains that make you be like "Why do I find them hot?"

[@ivanhernandez9579]

Zuko joined Team Avatar in Season 3

[@ravenscarlettanis13]

@@ivanhernandez9579 Oh right. I never watched Avatar, so I wouldn't know.

[@AlexA.-tt7mz]

Bill deserves a higher spot

[@TREXMan-gh2ge]

you missed vilgax from Ben 10

[@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291]

DCAU Darkseid. One of Uxas/Darkseid’s avatars.

[@Benjaminmecham]

Really plankton is more powerful than Bill Cypher

[@catholicactionbibleonlyist1813]

Simon the Monster Hunter and Dib from Invader Zim

[@brad22474]

Mumm-Ra from the original Thundercats series, especially the first season, was absolutely terrifying.

[@ethansatterfield5958]

You missed Professor Pericles from Scooby-Doo Mystery Incorporated he was so evil he inslaved all of Crystal Cove except for the Scooby gang. He even killed somepeople like Cassidy Williams. You also missed Vilgax. He is ruthless. He even wiped out every version of Ben except for one outt in the entire multiverse. (Even though it was undone he still did it)

[@jamesstutz6907]

Firw Lord Ozai and The Joker are voiced by Mark Hamill. He really loves voicing villains.

[@hunterrousseau3770]

You know, you could add Bob Aken/Obake or Diane "Di" Amara from "Big Hero 6: The Series" or Emperor Belos from "The Owl House" or The Chairman or Jinx from "The Ghost and Molly McGee" on this list here too

[@tayloredwards4968]

Chase Young should have been on the list too

[@Emero25]

How come no one remember black hat from villainous? His goal in life is to help out other villains.