Top 20 Best Digimon Villains

They're the Digital World's most dangerous denizens. Join Ashley as we look over the best antagonists to come out of the Digimon franchise, as seen in series such as "Digimon Adventure", "Digimon Data Squad", "Digimon Tamers", and more! Which of these Digi-Villains was your favorite? Let us know in the comments!
Watch more great anime videos here:
Top 20 Catchiest Anime Openings • Top 20 Catchiest Anime...
Top 10 Greatest Anime Beatdowns of the Decade • Top 10 Greatest Anime ...
Top 10 Anime That Will Break You After One Episode • Top 10 Anime That Will...
Become a channel member to get access to special perks:
/ @watchmojo
Don't forget to play our Live Trivia games at 3pm EST for a chance to win cash! The faster you answer, the more points you get!: www.watchmojo.com/play
Have your idea become a video!
wmojo.com/suggest
Subscribe for more great content!
wmojo.com/watchmojo-subscribe
Visit our shop for awesome merch!
shop.watchmojo.com/
Your trusted authority for Top 10 lists, reviews, tips and tricks, biographies, origins, and entertainment news
#Anime
#Manga
#Digimon
#DigitalMonsters
#DigimonAdventure

[@WatchMojo]

Which of these Digi-Villains was your favorite? Let us know in the comments! For more content like this, click here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eai9lGCaYq2BbZI Don't forget to play our Live Trivia (www.watchmojo.com/play) games at 3pm EST for a chance to win cash! The faster you answer, the more points you get!

[@jonathanhahn6955]

Axeknightmon (Digimon: Fusion)

[@darthcravus]

I don't think anyone is over leomon

[@WhatTheHecktor69]

First

[@WhatTheHecktor69]

First

[@whitleysdollhouse877]

🦇Myotismon, the one that looks like a vampire🦇🦇

[@cobracommander6522]

As a 90's kid I loved Digimon and still do even at almost 32 it is one of my favorite childhood shows. I only watched it up to season 3 saw the movie twice in theaters. Yes I did watch Pokemon but I loved Digimon more.

[@Jprd2692]

Dude I downloaded the digimon world game on switch. I actually found it so hard. I’m born in ‘92 as well. Nov baby though haha

[@blissfulgrey2110]

I felt this, Digimon has a special place in my heart

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

THE OG Myotismon will always be the Best

[@NIMMGAMINGTV]

Same here I love that guy!

[@jona3180]

Man. Its been 25 years? I feel so old. I miss saturday morning new episodes of digimon in 1999.

[@sweetandsourdish3723]

Myotismon, Piedmon, and Laylamon are just so evil. But I feel sorry for Meicoomon.

[@GokuSS400]

thats the whole point. This is the blurb for Merciful Mode (the version of Omegamon that defeats Ordinemon): "Having realized that there are some people who can only be saved by fighting, and defeating them, Omnimon transformed into this form through sorrow and determination, and "Photon Spreads", lines of bluish-white light that resemble tears rolling down one's cheeks, have emerged across its whole body. The "Photon Spreads" run across its whole body, temporarily increasing its power drastically. It is a being who relieves Digimon that have become corrupt and are unable to revert back by imposing judgment upon them, and it is said that the targets it attacks are those who always had a "good heart" to begin with" Additionally when you read Ophanimon Falldown's blurb you understand a bit more of what happened from Hikari's point of view in Coexistence: "Ophanimon Falldown Mode is a Fallen Angel Digimon. It is a form of Ophanimon that was so angry that it suppressed its own emotions and fell into madness. It swelled with anger at the world, where atrocious sins keep mounting no matter how many times they are purged, and it closed off its heart. In order to nip evil in the bud, it hunts whichever opponents it has judged to have become a barrier to justice, and tries to establish a world of what it recognizes as justice. It wields the "Flame Hellscythe", which is shrouded in flames that serve as a weapon."

[@zoewheeler3927]

Meicoomon shouldn't have been up there, imo.

[@sadboat1657]

Digimon are the champions

[@heroboygamebase2286]

Myotismon is evil incarnate.

[@jakealter5504]

As is lucemon and he was one of the very few Digimon villains to actually succeed with most of his plan since he destroyed the digital world

[@Ichihopper01]

His real name is vamdemon

[@heroboygamebase2286]

@@Ichihopper01 I know that.

[@CarAmeL624]

You are so right! He was the villain I was always afraid of as a kid. Season 1 when he showed up in the human world looking for Kari...was legit soo scared for her

[@jakealter5504]

@@CarAmeL624 he’s one of my two favorite Digimon villains, the other being lucemon

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

The D-Reaper - The Deadliest Digimon Villain & the closest to Destroying both The Real & Digital World.

[@renamon5658]

Yep

[@phantom115cw]

It's not really a digimon

[@WildArmACF]

I present you Quartzmon. who ate the earth

[@EljorindoBerJack-Rachket-lx6lg]

Love it Digimon villains

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Lucemon - This guy made Devimon & Myotismon look like chumps.

[@zoewheeler3927]

Yeeeah. Bro actually erased the planet and pwned the three moons, now I'm sorry I put him at #4. Let me fix my comment right quick.

[@jamiewalsh3349]

Not to mention he's also the leader of the Seven Demon Lords. So he's in many ways the evilest Digimon in existence

[@Jaxvidstar]

Piedmon would've been DC joker's digimon partner.

[@AustinRollins-tg5qc]

If Heath Ledger was alive he’d be great for Piedmon or If Jack Nicholson wasn’t old and retired he’d work too

[@hanshaslebacher8806]

as short of an appearance as she made, I preferred Lilithmon in Ghost Game. she was genuinely sultry and menacing in equal measure, and seemed like a threat to be taken seriously more than in Fusion. she wasn't a silly joke character in Ghost Game. XD

[@NightmareKhaos]

Honestly, there have been several terrifying Digimon villains, that I legit really thought that the villain would win

[@jamalvargas6146]

Akihiro Kurata Digimon Data Squad (2007-2008) The one villain In Digimon that really gets my goat fucking sadist

[@tylergoodman3560]

Duskmon was my favorite villain. 🎉

[@mikeburnette2190]

Great video Ashley. I really enjoyed how you put such wording on how each villain is depicted. I haven't seen Last Evolution, but I believe that's one time the human villain actually gets just desserts. I don't count Kurata because he got sucked into a wormhole never to be heard from, so he may or may not have gotten what was coming to him. I'm also saying that because in a earlier video like this he essentially commits mass murder of Digimon...just because he's afraid, and honestly Director Hashiba should have gotten some form of punishment, because its stated on the wikipedia page for Data Squad he either agreed with Kurata or was tricked. D-Reaper infects Jeri after Beelzemon kills Leomon. Koichi as Duskmon was terrifying, since we see him ruthlessly destroy Arbormon, and in that first clash...its J. P. and Koji who know their no match for him, while Takuya believes they can beat him, so my question is what would have happened had Koji and Takuya not gotten there in time to save the others? J. P. would have been up the creek without a boat and a paddle, because he would have told Zoe and Tommy to go get the others while he fought Duskmon alone, because I don't think he would have wanted either to get hurt or in the way. Myotismon...he's going to be the top villain for many longtime fans. In his debut arc, only WereGarurumon and Angemon were able to hurt him. I mean no offense, but Angewomon had to power-up Celestial Arrow.

[@zoewheeler3927]

Tbh, I don't think Duskmon should be on the list because he was Koichi under Cherubimon's control. Yeah, he was powerful but he was a puppet.

[@mikeburnette2190]

@@zoewheeler3927 I have to agree, but remember Ken, Oikawa, and Beelzemon are in that same boat.

[@knightofarkronia9968]

No love/hate for Millenniummon? This fusion of Kimeramon and Machinedramon was a walking apocalypse that nearly brought the entire Digimon multiverse to its knees!

[@reedspace8267]

Millenniummon was largely outside the anime, despite being a major villain in the video games and infecting Ken with the Dark Spores (making him evil).

[@knightofarkronia9968]

@@reedspace8267 Milleniummon did make more substantial appearances in the Digimon Adventure reboot and Digimon Ghost Game!

[@justinhillenburg9286]

They almost never show Millenniummon in any of the animes.

[@RupayanSamanta]

To this day, Devimon still freaks me the f out. It's really hard for me to put most other villains, no matter how bad they were, above the first major Digimon villain in the series. There are a few others not mentioned that I want to personally shout-out: Daemon (Digimon Adventure 02), Yggdrasil/King Drasil (Digital Monster X-Evolution, Digimon Data Squad/Savers, minor role in Digimon Adventure tri.), a few of the Royal Knights (Alphamon in tri., Crusadermon/LoadKnightmon in Digimon Frontier and Digimon Data Squad, Leopardmon in Data Squad, and Dynasmon in Frontier), d'Arcmon + Hippogryphomon + Murmuskmon + Ornismon (Digimon Frontier: Island of the Lost Digimon), Mysterious Man (tri.), the Devas (Digimon Tamers), Zhuqiamon (Tamers), the five evil Legendary Warriors (Frontier), Ryoma Mogami and his Digimon Hunter Team (Digimon Fusion/Xros Wars season 3), Quartzmon (Fusion season 3), SaberLeomon (Data Squad), Kurata's henchmen (Data Squad), and Leviathan (Digimon Universe: App Monsters).

[@RetroFanatic-Trapster2]

Devimon's japanese voice is great.

[@trappestarrgaming3422]

Devimon isnt on Piedmon, myotismon, or the D reapers lv

[@Animalover205]

I was so gonna be upset if Myotismon wasn't number one, well played

[@zacharyscott6779]

Myotismon and Black Wargreymon will always be my top 2.

[@SolCresta3405]

Speaking of Tri, thank God you didn’t include the Mysterious Man, he was a disgrace. But I was kinda expecting either Kurata or Myotismon to be #1.

[@Highretrogamelord]

#1 is absolutely spot-on!

[@RFGfotografie]

The Digimon emperor was sick.

[@danknhshinki73]

Kurata was the lowest of the low.

[@heroboygamebase2286]

He was a spineless coward.

[@pl8yr]

YEAAAA IYKYK

[@melissamurray8307]

That’s what makes him so great.

[@AustinRollins-tg5qc]

Showtime gentlemen

[@zachpottinger1842]

Even after all these years, Myotismon is still top Villainmon in Digimon. And Richard Epcar knows how to voice some Twisted Villains!

[@weirdguy59]

I like how they mentioned how creepy the D-Reaper is because yeah, I still occasionally get nightmares related to it... and Im 30.

[@MrRonald327]

Lucemon will always be number one!

[@MrWildcard531]

0:03 I was today years old when I learned that Mimi wasn't scared of Apocalymon's metaphors...she was scared of him digging his claws into his own shoulders until he started to bleed.

[@mr.mystere4999]

I'm surprised that Lord Bagra wasn't higher on this list. He's got various types of Devimon, as well as Lucemon AND Myotismon doing HIS bidding.

[@jamesw2831]

There is no way the Digimon Emperor should be ranked above Piedmon. Top 10? Sure. Over Piedmon? No

[@jaydaevelyn2442]

This was a blast from past I haven’t kept up with the franchise in a while the one I remember the most was lady deivimon

[@RosaleeSmith]

The Adventure English dub was hilarious.😂

[@NightmareKhaos]

Hands-down Myotismon is my all-time favorite digimon villain and obviously the show must have liked him, because after he was defeated, they had him become the first villain to become a mega level Digimon VenomMyotismom and then, in season two they bring him back again as the main big bad villain MaloMyotismon

[@lyleholland2803]

Every time I think of Digimon, all I hear is... " GOOO Baaaack... Back to the beginning" lol

[@robertperez2262]

Kurata and Belphemon better be on the list

[@pl8yr]

agreed, this guy was the biggest villain of all time, man had control of a ancient OP digimon

[@mimisargent766]

Meicoomon isn’t a Bad digimon

[@tUBEwATCHER890]

Just, misunderstood, but born with evil data by happenstance

[@javiersantanaaviles5885]

Digimon has such amazing villains, that´s why it´s an amazing franchise

[@mathieuleader8601]

the D-Reaper is downright lovecraftian

[@jackhsu3458]

OG villains are still iconic to this day, really imprinted in our little brain, especially Myotismon and Dark Masters, holding mid arc and final arc's greatness all together. I just gald they also included 2020 OG's reboot and Ghost Game's villains, series wasn't perfect, but still has good moments, like how reboot did Devimon justice.

[@jakealter5504]

The reboot did justice to the other digidestined by giving their Digimon mega forms

[@jackhsu3458]

@@jakealter5504 Exactly, reboot has many great moments, still enjoy it.

[@RFGfotografie]

The number 1 is perfect!

[@ghostlyjudge]

THEY GET THE PIZZA WHILE HE GETS THe CRUST

[@HiveFleetOni]

WHY DO YOU GET TO WATCH TOP 20 LISTS WHILE HE IS FORCED TO CRY?!

[@darkmarv8045]

That dumb English dub, it makes a psycho like Apocalymon looks silly.

[@HiveFleetOni]

@@darkmarv8045 WHY DO YOU GET TO TASTE THE BEST COMMENTS KZbin HAS TO OFFER, WHILE ALL HE GETS IS TO CHOKE ON KZbin’S LEFTOVERS?!

[@FemboyRobbie]

I hope to see Digimon figures back on shelves in the US. The cards are already back.

[@mathieuleader8601]

I like how Lucemon looks like a biblically accurate angel with its many wings

[@danielfuller35]

I never made it past the arch of piedmon, metal seadromon, puppet mon, etc all them soooo I want them now as cards lol

[@grahamdamberger7130]

Etemon was the definition of a comedic villain in the Digimon universe.

[@mathieuleader8601]

Yukio Okawa is like how I picture Professor Snape to be if Harry Potter ever got a cartoon.

[@josh33025]

I was actually enjoying watching fusion when it was on the WB but then they replaced cartoons with educational programs.

[@dotdarkness]

Nice

[@snehashismajumdar8157]

Wow. Beelzemon is number 4. It’s amazing how despite his touching redemption, the fact remains that his actions stands among the vilest of the Digimon villains.

[@whitleysdollhouse877]

My family members, me love watching Digimon, can you please do Top 20 Best Digimon Heroes?

[@thetrainerknownasx]

2:47 "Get over it." "Okay. :)" Well we did it boys, depression is no more

[@ollikunttu4306]

BlackWarGreymon, my absolute favorite. Evil digimon who had heart and became hero.

[@WildArmACF]

Honestly.. DarkKnightmon was better then baguramon in Xros wars.. He was THE main villian and baguramon was just.. the final boss at the end.

[@alvaxerox4357]

19:22 figured. He's the nightmare of evil

[@tonygonzalez5101]

Where have you been my whole life❤

[@hairman49er]

Great list! I would move D reaper up some but thats just me

[@fitnesswolf1065]

I agree I still love the list though. However, D reaper still gives me nightmares to this day

[@RFGfotografie]

Xros Wars was awesome, but the first season was still the best. Everyone knows the villans/heroes. And the music.

[@renamon5658]

The d-reaper must be the most evil digimon villian ever

[@jacobgreen6317]

Black Wargreymon should have been number one. I get it, he’s not like crazy evil, but he’s one of the most interesting and complicated antagonists for a kids show.

[@trappestarrgaming3422]

Antagonists and villian is different black wargreymon was just a lost soul. Now our lord and savior Myotismon is the txt book definition of a villian. Self absorbed, evil, kills his own ppl and I'll nvr forget how he did pumpkinmon. Poor boi just wanted to eat ice cream and chill with his rock buddy

[@xanderfoxjsc]

For most important Millenniummon is perhaps Numero Uno. First appearing as the threat in the Wonderswan game Digimon Tag Tamers he is the source of the dark spores in Adventure 02 making him the one behind the Digimon emperor he also infected the partner digimon of Digimon Tamers Tamer Ryo's partner Cyberdramon making the ultimate a berserker his Tamer had to hold back. The he returned in Digimon Adventure 2020 corrupting an entire other digital world. For the world of Digimon Games the ruthless hacker Analogman caused havoc, Plunging the digital world of Digimon World into Chaos by forcing Mega Evolution into a world where it didn't exist with the first Machindramon his defeat didn't cleanse that corruption his corrupt code infecting the SuperComputer GAIA for Digimon World 2 where it drove digimon berserk, created the DNA/Biomerged Mega NeoCrimson turned and GAIA's AI into a Darwinian villain. And still in the alternate Reality of second Digimon Digital Game he hacked the system and tried to destroy another Digital World. Lastly Parallelmon from the V-Tamer manga, a Mega digimon kidnapping Digidestine and Digimon Tamers from alternate Realities to feed on thier power and become the Ultimate Digimon. Only the mistake of taking V-Tamer's Tai and Adventur 02's Davis at the same time lead to his doom. The duo uniting the captured kids to power up AeroVeedramon Zero and Magnamon and eradicate the villain.

[@efcoolstar3849]

The way I saw Beelzemon from Tamers, I was having tough times watching Tamers Episodes 36 onwards. Jeri deserves better development than despair and being a D Reaper energy source.

[@mariamyupperz7614]

It was always Digimon over Pokemon for me. looooove this show

[@nimmord.12]

Had to finish Digimon Tri: Last Kizuna because 20 seconds in this Video and I got spoilers already. xD Now I can watch it in peace.

[@darkmarv8045]

It should be added that Diaboromon also became an even a bigger threat called Armageddemon in the film "Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon".

[@JinnKurasagii]

It was something about piedmon walking to the digidestined that was so menacing back then

[@RFGfotografie]

The villans were epic. Actually a challenge.

[@kazukiishimura3972]

How about the Top 20 Partner Rookie Digimon?

[@mathieuleader8601]

I like to think Piedmon is what Divatox's nephew Elgar would be if he applied himself

[@ClassicCinema-ThenAndNow]

great show

[@gamemasteranthony2756]

Interesting...I have the majority of these as part of my collection in Cyber Sleuth. Though I also have the majority of the protagonists as well...named for their human partners, of course. Including a Sabreleomon named Jeri.

[@jbzhummerh2gamer]

Thanks to the D-Reaper, Jeri was a sad girl for too long!

[@grayshigami6797]

Top 100 Pokemon of all time

[@mathieuleader8601]

Dr. Karata and Dartz from Yugi-Oh should do a teamup

[@AustinRollins-tg5qc]

Digimon came out when I was In the third grade good times

[@renamon5658]

Arukenamon and mummymon

[@aaronbreh2002]

We need more tamers in our lives. The best series in the franchise.

[@NekoUmbreonxTankan]

Me at devimon- piedmon better be on this list Next one- piedmon

[@MasterGeek-mk5ne]

0:00 already starting strong

[@mathieuleader8601]

Metal-Entemon is like an NFT

[@johanstenfelt1206]

Hm, how very interesting, I wonder what kind of Villain we’ll see next? Also, no Game Villains?

[@melissamurray8307]

Digimon has some awesome baddies.

[@zekehartman6217]

Myotismon Lucemon and D-Reaper are top 3 Digimon Villains.

[@jamalvargas6146]

Kurata From Digimon Data Squad (2007-2008) The One villain In the franchise even Disney couldn't nerf In the english dub what tool

[@AustinRollins-tg5qc]

I was a high school junior back then Good times

[@harrisgan7885]

U didnt even put Quartzmon. It took The Power of 7 Digimon Anime Protagonists to take Him down. He even Summon all those Myotismons U are So Proud of. Dark Knightmon is also quite Powerful and Dangerous. He is Technically The Brother of Bugramon in Xros Wars And Negamon gave The Adventure Remake Kids a Hard Time that Omegamon had to Change Evolution

[@manoftheusajones5147]

TOP 10 Forgotten Lego Themes

[@Digi_Danny]

Gulus Gammamon should’ve been in the top 5 along with the D-reaper

[@juliabrnssr]

Dr. Kurata will remain my number 1. He's one of the few villains I legitimately hated, not only scoffing at the idea of coexistence but killing the only mother Keenan had ever known. It takes a special bread of Evil to Kill Digmon, then from their data, make a mindless, heartless drone that only seeks to destroy more digmon. Also I feel they did Yukio Oikawa dirty. How do you gloss over the fact that his only real friend was Cody's Father? Then when he died he became a bit of a lost soul. It wasn't so much he wanted a digimon, he wanted to recapture a time when he was happy. I think the most tragic part was when he would return to the grave sight showing his former friend his research on Digimon.

[@MrKeyblademaster1992]

Number 1 is basically Castlevania's interpretation of Dracula alright.

[@AustinRollins-tg5qc]

Etemon was a Great Elvis Presley Wannabe we needed a Digimon villain similar to Michael Jackson or Prince Rogers Nelson

[@kicker3186]

Hi everybody!

[@samsonr5654]

I wonder who the coolest digidestined/ tamer outside main cast? Ryo vs Wallace hmm🤔 maybe Koichi

[@devingiles6597]

Hey, WatchMojo. Can you please do a list of the Top 30 Anime with the Best Girls? Here's a list of examples you guys should mention. Examples: High School DxD Tenchi Muyo! KonoSuba Neon Genesis Evangelion My Hero Academia Sekirei One Piece Bleach Ikki Tousen series The Seven Deadly Sins Akame ga Kill! Fairy Tail The Quintessential Quintuplets Yu-Gi-Oh! series Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Date A Live Highschool of the Dead Campione! My First Girlfriend Is a Gal TenPuru: No One Can Live on Loneliness Highschool of the Dead Rosario + Vampire Hokkaido Girls Are Super Adorable Fate series Witchblade Saber Marionette J Goblin Slayer How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom A Certain Magical Index series Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy Heaven's Lost Property Persona 4: The Animation Infinite Stratos Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple Danganronpa: The Animation Would you mind doing this list, please?

[@planetsk2171]

Digimon love in 2024

[@racheltoler3895]

I know Myotismon was going to be number #1, he always is!

[@tomcurl8034]

And this is just from the anime there are villains in the mangas and games they could have entire list dedicated to those mediums

[@DeusVultGamer]

I started watching this video knowing Myotismon would be number 1. Few anime villains are in that league.

[@CarAmeL624]

The OG villains...Devimon, Myotismon and Piedmon really freaked me out 😭 even when I rewatched Digimon as an adult I could appreciate how villanous they really were. Myotismon was the worst of the 3 in my opinion...I still remember him preying on women when he came to the human world 😱😱

[@jamiewalsh3349]

Devimon and Myotismon are the top baddies of Digimon

[@jerrodrutley256]

I 💕 digimon Rip Mimi and Leo Mon

[@matthewchelette9088]

Myotismon is still the best number Digimon villain. He is the only one who returned twice, the master mind behind season 2, responsibility for multiple permanent Digimon deaths, manipulation and controlled Ken and Oikawa, abused his minions, and responsible for Oilawa’s death.

[@agentprime2179]

Still waiting for the release date of the 3 first Digimon movies that were combined into Digimon: The Movie in their proper English dub.