Top 20 Greatest Batman Villains

[@WatchMojo]

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[@adamhoward1408]

Top 10 or 20 director's cut movies that were better than the theatrical versions

[@tigerclaw8775]

The Joker, my all time favorite supervillain made number 1 again! And I finally know the name of the man who killed Thomas and Martha Wayne

[@dqreps]

You have Deathstroke at only 15? Gosh damn, that is an injustice!

[@TenryuKensuke]

What about Owlman, Jason Todd aka Red Hood / Arkham Knight, injustice Superman, Ventriloquist and Scarface, Vandal Savage, the batman who laughs, Dr Langstrom aka Manbat, Firefly, Killer Moth, Solomon Grundy, Brother Blood, Brother Eye (?), Batmite, Maxie Zeus, Ragdoll, Ratcatcher, Bronze Tiger, Lady Shiva, Professor Pyg, Granny Goodness, KgBeast, Calculator, Calendar Man, Black Spider, Phantasm,

[@d.n.tranger1457]

If you guys finally ever going to do a top 10 teen titans villains, slade better be number one 🙏🏼

[@codyhiginbotham6616]

Before he passed, Heath Ledger said that The Joker was his personal favorite role

[@stupendous1068]

Jack Nicholson said the same thing when he played Joker.

[@stupendous1068]

@matt Didn't know that.

[@benderbendingrodriguez420]

God I miss that man so much

[@bozo7769]

*No he didn’t. The needle was 💀💀💀*

[@stupendous1068]

@matt Nope.

[@NocturnalCoffeecup_7]

Heath Ledger's joker was the most Iconic joker we've had to date. None of the newbies can replace him as the greatest joker. Rest in peace my smiling friend.

[@cheesuscheese2001]

Very Very true

[@emmysgamehub]

Watch some clips of Cameron Monoghan as Jerome Valeska in the Gotham TV series. I wouldn't say he's better than Ledger or Hamill (That would be blasphemy) but he's easily as good as. He was the closest thing we've gotten to the original Joker in the comics. He brings to live action the same character Mark Hamill embodies when he gets behind the microphone. Ledger and Phoenix were both fantastic, but it's important to note that they were re-inventions of the character, where as Monoghan is as close to the original source material that we've ever seen in live action, just how Hamill is in the animations. As I said, he's not better than Ledger, but he's as good as.

[@rmcgowa1987]

I disagree he was okay but too serious I always preferred Mark Hamill and Jack Nicholson the only reason He's so iconic is because he's dead.

[@calumtakesls9500]

@@rmcgowa1987 no way. Heath is obviously the best live action Joker.

[@rmcgowa1987]

@@calumtakesls9500 The most serious one maybe but not my cup of tea.

[@AA-qb7ni]

The Joker is one of the greatest villains of all time.

[@10640404]

The obvious number 1 Batman villain. He is his archenemy after all.

[@darkshadowsoul6662]

I agree he definitely is the bats number 1 foe

[@smol9832]

He is

[@ELagodren]

The best overall

[@BrokenSIMGlasses]

@@keenanputansu I'm sorry who?

[@thisguy7976]

Bane is criminally underrated and is often chalked up to be a buff junkie. Glad to see he gets more love.

[@KS-qc3pr]

That's the best part about Nolan's interpretation of Bane. Sure it was super grounded and maybe not as comic accurate as people would like but it reminded the mainstream audience that Bane is a master strategist and very intelligent, will always be thankful for Hardy's Bane

[@zero_flair]

I don't see Bane as underated. In terms of hand to hand combat, most of the time he beats up Batman, the freaking Batman. He beats Batman in the movie. He's the one who broke his back both in the movies and comics not once man but twice. Check out Batman Rebirth on how Bane broke the Bat. Bane is the man haha he is never underated.

[@luisz222]

@@zero_flair Bane is one of two Villains who can match Batman in hand to hand. Deathstroke is the other one. I’d say Deathstoke could probably beat Bane as he is a super soldier meaning advanced healing. Deathstroke is one of those villains that can’t really he defeated. It would be cool if this Batman franchise finally gives us Batman vs Deathstroke since that was supposed to be Ben Afflecks the Batman so would be cool if Matt Reeves gave us some sort of payoff for that. Slade Wilson is one of the best Villains and while he isn’t exactly just a Batman villain he definitely deserves to be feature in a Batman film Slade is one of the toughest villains that Batman has ever faced, as he’s not only a physical match for Batman but also a mental match. Slade uses 100% of his brain due to the super soldier serum he has. Deathstroke is so awesome he should get his own movie or show within this Batman universe. Just look at Arrow and Titans they gave us some amazing versions of Slade Wilson.

[@matthewchelette9088]

The Joker is the perfect number 1 villain. I would put Ra’s Al Ghul number 2. He knows Batman’s identity, grandfather of Damien Wayne, centuries old, has avoid getting arrested and leader of the league of shadows.

[@kabir.goyal0072]

Batman Begins Had Ra's Al Ghul right?

[@bradenmerriman5206]

@@kabir.goyal0072 yeah, he was working with Scarecrow. I'm pretty sure Victor Zsasz was in that movie too.

[@dustinallday4383]

@@kabir.goyal0072 yea it does

[@ლუკამინდორაშვილი-ზ1ჰ]

They put him on number 2 in older list

[@trasegorsuch5140]

And he’s the father of one of Batman’s love interests.

[@nikodvg9259]

The Riddler is very underrated mostly because of how writers creates his stories, hopefully things will change with Matt Reves Batman and if it diesn’t Riddler still remain a great villain

[@GARV17]

and it is changed now . Matt Reeves did a great job with The Batman

[@kai1215]

I know that on most lists if not all of them, the Joker is usually number 1. For me however, the Riddler is my favorite villain by far. His mastery of the mind and his double meanings in his riddles makes him very dangerous and formidable. I think his depiction in the 1992 Batman the Animated Series is the true essence of the character.

[@graypanther7357]

I think riddler should be 2 after Joker

[@dylanisP]

@@graypanther7357 I’d probably put him 3 after penguin & the joker obviously but scarecrow & Ra’s al ghul are on the same level as the riddler in my opinion so #3 is kinda interchangeable between the 3 of them

[@MayorDoWell]

Riddler was amazing

[@williamsummerson1204]

Joker is arguably the greatest comic villain of all time. I was never a fan of bane but when he broke the bat I became a big fan of his. Perfect list.

[@crobeastness]

how is joker number 1 of all time? over bane, ra's al ghul, mr. freeze, riddler, deathstroke, two face, rupert thorne, lex luther, deadshot, darkseid, vandal savage, lobo, brainiac, sinestro, reverse flash, loki, magneto, doctor doom, green goblin, mysterio king pin, venom, carnage, dormammu, kaido, spandam, crocodile, enel, doflamingo, big mom, blackbeard, freeza, dr. gero, johan liebert? i dont think joker is better than any of those.

[@williamsummerson1204]

@@crobeastness I said arguably the best. Venom is not a villain either, he is a antihero. Everybody is entitled to their own opinions.

[@kurthill9070]

first thing I thought before the big reveal was joker asking Bruce Wayne about his electric car lol

[@williamsummerson1204]

@@kurthill9070 🤣

[@drivko6393]

Joker is the most overrated villain of all time.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

We all know who’s topping this list, but the real question is this: The Criminal, The Clown, or the Comedian? Which out of the Three is the best Joker? If I’m gonna have a Number 1 on this list, I’d rather it be multiple choice!

[@josiahsmith7237]

The clown

[@bigrule28]

The clown aka heath ledger

[@No_mans_flies]

The comedian was just that, a comedian, he wasn’t a Batman villain. Heath Ledger is by far the best incarnation of the joker we have had so far.

[@crobeastness]

@@No_mans_flies what about mark hamill and Joaquim pheonix? ledger was great, but i liked the other 2 abit more, especially hamill. as for the character himself, he wouldnt even be in my top 10. very overrated and oversaturated. thats why it was so refreshing to watch the movie Joker. i'd rather a movie be made of someone else from the rogue gallery like two face or bane or deadshot, or deathstroke, or mr. freeze or ra's al ghul or a gangster flick staring rupert thorne or black mask, but i liked the alternate take in the role.

[@ej1025]

I gotta go with Jack Nicholson.

[@jeremyhopwood5822]

Cillian Murphy was really great as the scarecrow !!

[@tayloredwards4968]

The joker's going to be number one hands down

[@shayd1984triton]

I knew he would be in the top ten, but as the list proceeded it became obvious he would top the list.

[@tayloredwards4968]

@@shayd1984triton sometimes it's so easy to tell who's going to be number one don't you think

[@shayd1984triton]

@@tayloredwards4968 For sure.

[@whoopsi2288]

Alwaysss.....

[@josephlowry4320]

I knew he would be the number one Batman villain near the end of the video.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

Batman TAS really made a lot of these villains more memorable than they ever were on the big screen, especially Mr. Freeze.

[@ninjabunnywholivesinsideaw8216]

Yes! As much as I love Heath Ledger as The Joker, Mark Hamill is my personal favorite Joker! He found the perfect balance between humorous and scary!

[@henri191]

The Joker is the number one , no surprises

[@sudhayadav7449]

Excatly @Henri

[@GrandmasterDevo]

Of course. To put anyone else at #1 would just be... crazy. Hehehahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha *AAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!*

[@HariSeldon913]

Except they should have shown the 1989 version.

[@otgenesis7410]

No wonder Batman has the most impressive villians gallery in all of fiction. They may want to kill him time and again but hey, they're not so bad.

[@UnrealNeoBat]

And yet folks still wants Batman to kill them.

[@ajayyxo]

tied with Spider-Man's Rogues Gallery

[@Psycho-th8vb]

@@ajayyxo Dr. Otto, Venom and Green Goblin is so much better than Joker

[@Psycho-th8vb]

Nahh Supermans rogue is still the goat. Lex and Darkseid

[@IAM_NOTOKAY_]

Joker doesnt want to kill batman!! 🤣🤡

[@boba-pool3145]

One of my favourite Joker moments is when Batman offers to help rehabilitate him but Joker replies with "I'm sorry. But no. No. It's far too late for that." Such a powerful moment.

[@jeremywilliams5141]

Here are some underrated villains of Batman: 1. Anarky 2. Professor Pyg 3. Calendar Man 4. KGBeast 5. Lady Shiva 6. Deacon Blackfire 7. Electrocutioner 8. Ratcatcher 9. Great White Shark 10. Man-Bat

[@bradenmerriman5206]

I wouldn't call Man bat underrated. I think Copperhead or Prometheus might be a better choice imo

[@Isaacisaperson4677]

@@bradenmerriman5206 agreed and Condiment King

[@Mr.smiley_face]

Is Simon Stagg considered a villain? I see him as Batman’s watered down Lex Luthor.

[@crobeastness]

what about clock king and rupert thorne? those 2 are super underrated.

[@jeremywilliams5141]

@@crobeastness As far as Rupert Thorne goes, I don't see too many mob bosses on the list. Otherwise, you could include Sal Maroni and Carmine Falcone.

[@killerrobot9258]

I personally like the Joker and Batman relationship because it has shown us how a clown/king pin/criminal mastermind can outsmart the worlds greatest detective. Not only that, the worlds greatest detective considers his identity as Batman instead of Bruce Wayne (in some adaptations) because of what he does. What even makes me like the joker more than any other Batman villain is that he is able to outsmart ALL of the Justice League members. A great example is tricking Superman into killing his unborn child and wife due to a drug, destroying Metropolis in the process. This shows just how far the joker can go for a fun time and to surprise Batman at any given moment

[@henri191]

One of the things that makes Joker the number is the fact that he isn't trying to kill batman , he wants to make batman as insane as him

[@Crichjo32]

He wants to prove to Batman that he is already insane. Or from his perspective, he and Batman are the only two "sane" people in an insane world. The Batman never gives in, which leads to their never ending cat and mouse game.

[@logankerr8090]

Bane "took part in experiments known as Venom". and Tom Hardy played Both!

[@Oyasumi-punpun938]

Mr.freeze is on of the most sympathetic villains ever, freeze doesn't want to hurt people in most idarations he wants to avoid that. Mr. Freeze just wants to save his wife and that's it. I want to see a storyline where he gets to revive her and they live together till death do they part

[@Deathmare235]

That better never happen Edit: I regret saying it it should happen as an alternate universe story

[@markusaurelius83]

@@Deathmare235 Why not?

[@Deathmare235]

@@markusaurelius83 I regret saying that though it shouldn’t be in the main universe an alternate story I mean Nora being sick is like Uncle Ben not being alive

[@harshjain9615]

Watch Arkham Knight's "Heart of Ice" DLC expansion. Similar story, but he doesn't cure her. She is out of the cryochamber and asks him to let her live. So he and her sail away together, living happily until Nora's death. Very emotional ending. I loved it.

[@furkanbozdag8198]

@@Deathmare235 why not

[@iconicdiego7085]

Mad Hatter has to be one of the most underrated Batman villains. I remember the Hatter from the Arkham games was incredible

[@monkeyking2003]

Indeed in knight and city mostly

[@hannahlarocco4699]

Why

[@ninjabunnywholivesinsideaw8216]

Yeah! He was one of my favorite villians from Batman TAS and he only got two episodes! TWO!

[@neppy0021]

the arkham series absolutely perfected every batman villain (except bane in city and asylum)

[@idkidk9897]

Mad hatter is a fucking goat

[@Ethanol3310]

Joker is the best, but my favorites are Two Face, Mr Freeze, Scarecrow, Ra's Al Ghul and Deathstroke

[@crobeastness]

how is joker better than any of your favourites?

[@crobeastness]

and replace scarecrow with bane and then you have my top 5

[@dqreps]

My top 5 would Joker, Ra's al Ghul, Deathstroke, Solomon Grundy, the Red Hoodl.

[@federicomiyagi8366]

my favorites would be Two Face, Mr Freeze, Scarecrow, Riddle, and the Penguin.

[@Ethanol3310]

@@federicomiyagi8366 great list bro, Riddler and Penguin are awesome and I'm glad they're getting the representation they deserve in The Batman

[@BigFella117]

Heath Ledger, Mark Hamill and Joaquin Phoenix are the best actors to ever portray the Joker. They all brought out the Jokers psychopathy and crazy laugh

[@BraydenOverHeaven]

John DiMaggio and Cameron Monaghan are really good too

[@michaelmonthey5974]

Jack Nicholson also deserves some credit.

[@crobeastness]

@@BraydenOverHeaven Cameron Monaghan was very cringe as joker

[@freddieb2171]

Leto’s Joker > Joaquin’s Great Value version. Lol Great actor though and got the Academy for it. Just not a good interpretation of the comic character. Ledger, Hamill, Nicholson, Leto and Romero top 5.

[@crobeastness]

@@freddieb2171 you just criticized phoenix for not portraying joker like the comics but then you add ledger to the list of great jokers? Ledgers joker's character on paper is like the comics, but his portrayal is radically different from anything seen before. Why does phoenix get a different treatment?

[@alexlazzerly3677]

Interesting that the top 3 were the main villains of each of the Christopher Nolan movies.

[@ProudPapa26]

That’s why he used em! $$$ And whitewashed the hell out of them to boot. Lol

[@antasmunchie]

Cuz Watchmojo just always goes with the popular opinion

[@carterboswell7611]

@@ProudPapa26 how did he whitewash them, jokers always been American. Bane is originally half American half Latino but he's from a middle Eastern country in rises and ra's I would assume from the story that he's from a similar region or as bane since he was suppose to be out in the pit too. So not sure I would class it as whitewashing tbh

[@rokeYouuer]

@@carterboswell7611 I think they're using whitewash to mean bland, and not as a refence to the race of the characters.

[@carterboswell7611]

@@rokeYouuer aww ok that makes more sense haha

[@danielanderson8322]

#5 and #4 are probably the closest we'll ever get to these two sharing any kind of space together for a long time. Even unto this day

[@enderethan144]

I love the fact that Mr Freeze, Scarecrow, Mad Hatter and Calendar Man were first made as Joke villains but nowadays they’re one of his most dangerous, insane, tragic and scary villains. Dangerous and tragic for Mr Freeze Insane and scary for Mad Hatter, Calendar Man(Thanks to the Long Halloween two parter)and Scarecrow. Also Deathstroke is more of a Nightwing villain then a Batman villain.

[@topgig]

Mr. Freeze, Mad Hatter, and Calendar Man were indeed first made as more or less joke villains, but Scarecrow was created as a serious and threatening villain right from the very beginning.

[@enderethan144]

@@topgig Huh never knew that, I guess I should read more DC comics.

[@emmysgamehub]

Same with Polka-Dot Man. He was a complete Joke until James Gunn turned him into the tragic antihero we see in The Suicide Squad (2021 obv.)

[@fabianramos6033]

Mr freeze was a Joke and a Lame villain Back then in the 60s However he was rebooted in the 90s Thanks to the Animated Series That made him a tragic character as we know today

[@LATINOxxGHOSTxx]

The Joker is one of my all time favorite villain since The Dark Knight because the way Heath Ledger performed and made me feel like I want to be an actor as well.

[@jackikenberry1]

Rip Heath Ledger, his Joker was way too good

[@ericksolis7820]

That big twist at the end of Arkham City with Clayface was insane.

[@michaelmonthey5974]

Hugo Strange, Calandar Man, Shiva, Mad Hatter and Deacon Blackfire can make an impression in a grounded and gritty Batman movie.

[@cesarguerra8102]

i really hope they go with Mad Hatter. Or at least a combination of a few that includes Mad Hatter.

[@zahrinmukhriz2846]

The Dark Knight was the reason why I love Joker so much

[@crobeastness]

it didnt make you love two face so much?

[@joeljohnson6137]

I love Jack Nicholson Joker also

[@batgurrl]

The Joker MUST be number one. Yes, he is unpredictable which makes him so delicious

[@swuavewrap8642]

It's literally impossible to predict the joker

[@batgurrl]

@@swuavewrap8642 👍🏻yes, true

[@dylanricher4333]

@@swuavewrap8642 no need to tell batgurrl that… 👩‍🦽

[@crobeastness]

i disagree. hes at 12th place on my list

[@swuavewrap8642]

@@crobeastness Yea tbh for me hes like 6th

[@alexhidalgo7110]

Absolutely number one is the joker He is the top and best villain ever

[@crobeastness]

how is joker number one? overrated and oversaturated

[@azrael_pendragon]

@@crobeastness overrated how?

[@crobeastness]

@@azrael_pendragon Everyone ranks him number one when there are more interesting comic book/manga villains. Everyone be ranking this man number one out of all of those.

[@azrael_pendragon]

@@crobeastness i prefer reverse flash but for batman he is no.1

[@bantuboi3131]

@@azrael_pendragon Well, for example, Frieza and Emperor Palpatine are better villains who have done more damage.

[@ChibiProwl]

My favorite Batman villain is The Scarecrow. Female wise, it’s Poison Ivy. Some of these villains I’ve never seen or heard of.

[@Hyde16ful]

Which villains have you never seen or heard of? Because they are all very popular Batman villains the only one I wasn't sure of was Joe Chill

[@ChibiProwl]

@@Hyde16ful Deadshot, Black Mask, Hush, and The Court of Owls and the Talons.

[@chelsealazer3710]

@@ChibiProwl they aren't big Batman villains Deadshot is just an assassin Court of Owls is gaining popularity but is a new thing Black Mask has barely been seen and Hush had an animated movie recently

[@ChibiProwl]

@@chelsealazer3710 Thanks. I’ll have to get more information on them.

[@crobeastness]

@@ChibiProwl deadshot is very popular. will smith played him in the bad suicide squad movie.

[@jamesharding322]

Can you believe it's been *30 years* since Mark Hamill started voicing Mr J??

[@7swordquanta459]

Definitely Joker is no. 1 but Penguin will always be my personal favorite. There's something about a classy, umbrella-wielding mob boss that makes me yell "That's awesome "

[@jasonrashid1027]

The Ventriloquist deserved a spot on here!

[@Alex-ng6hc]

It was a no brainer that Joker was going to be number one on this list, but I also really love Scarecrow as he's truly one of the most remorseless villains who always gets under people's skin

[@williamturner875]

Glad to see Mr Freeze got a major upgrade from the last time you did this list.

[@megalon73]

YES! Bane is number 2 on this list. He still is my favorite Batman Villain, Since he broke the Bat's back. To me there no better Batman villain, When it come's to Combat skills like, Bane! I want more BANE story's in the Future. PLZ a Live action Origin,Solo movie and even Animated movie. BANE IS MY MOST FAVORITE BATMAN VILLAIN.

[@ChibiProwl]

Yep. Bane will be forever remembered as the villain who broke the bat.

[@devocrankseven1546]

And he broke the butler ^^

[@megalon73]

@@devocrankseven1546 That too!

[@crobeastness]

waaaaay better than joker and hes not even my number 1, but he is in my top 5 for sure.

[@escobar7796]

@@crobeastness i agree he's better than joker.

[@jah_441]

Killer Croc and Deathstroke deserve their time in the spotlight more often ✊😔

[@brendanmachado806]

This list should be renamed The Joker and the top 19 greatest Batman villains.

[@crobeastness]

which is unfortunate. joker is overrated and oversaturated. he's in my top 20 for sure but not number 1, not even top 10.

[@vegasfam]

@@crobeastness but he is def the greatest. Just cuz he’s not everyone fav his impact on Batman and his family shows y he’s the greatest. Killing Jason Todd and paralyzing batgirl. Making his own joker war, turning him into his own nightmare (batman who laughs), poisoning kids and making sure kids see their parents die right in front of a powerless Batman. Killed talia ghul in the game. Turned tim drake into a joker. He’s done alot

[@Just-J2]

for you, it's overrated, but the truth is, he's the best villain of all time. He has a great storyline, and even got his own movie.

[@crobeastness]

@@Just-J2 the whole point of his character is that he has no storyline and no motive.

[@vegasfam]

@@Just-J2 amen my fav character in fiction. Him and venom

[@EbenWatson]

There’s a doctor strange in DC and Marvel, a death stroke in DC and a Deadpool in Marvel, a Cat woman in DC and a Black cat in Marvel, a Darkside in DC and a Thanos in Marvel, a Wonder Woman in Dc and a Captain Marvel in Marvel. No matter what they think of there will be an exact match in the other universe

[@titengods]

Out of the characters you have mentioned, only the cats and Deadpool/Deathstroke are exact matches. No one else is even close to being similar.

[@jamesstrain1631]

Marvel doesn't have a version of Clayface. In fact what many people don't know that there are four different Clayfaces. One of them being female. The most dangerous one in comics was Basil Karlo. He was the first Clayface

[@UltimateGamerCC]

far as comparing Doctor Strange and Hugo Strange, i will quote Tiny Toon Adventures... Buster and Babs: "no relation."

[@mohamedfawzy5843]

@@jamesstrain1631 They have Sandman his abilities is closer to Clayface, despite having sand superpowers.

[@vegasfam]

@@titengods thanos is based off darkseid tho

[@Charles-N-LoriOliver]

The Joker played by Heath Lager.. Hands down the all time greatest prostration of the Joker

[@dqreps]

Prostration? Lol

[@willjohnboy]

Mark hamill is the definitive joker.

[@mohamedfawzy5843]

@@willjohnboy When we're talking about live action Joker Heath Ledger comes at number 1. If that dude was alive, he would have played the Joker in Multiple movies and tv shows within the DCEU and maybe he could have received his own solo movie. Heath Ledger is born to be the Joker like RDJ as Ironman and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine.

[@willjohnboy]

@@mohamedfawzy5843 not disputing that

[@IMysticCobaltI]

Honestly, I can’t pick between Mark Hamill, Heath Ledger and Cameron Monaghan

[@lindabradford8475]

Penguin is more complicated than that. There're a lot of more canonical versions then ones of Gotham's and Batman returns (even though they're fabulous too). He deserves better then 9th place!

[@mohamedfawzy5843]

I would like to see a Penguin tv show discussing about his origin story and it would be so cool if Matt Reeves directed it as a Spinoff to the Batman like the Peacemaker.

[@lindabradford8475]

@@mohamedfawzy5843 omg YESSS

[@sebvials802]

A tv show discussing his orogin. Its called gotham

[@mohamedfawzy5843]

@@sebvials802 Not every people watched Gotham tv show. Its a good opportunity for having some Batman villains receiving their own Spinoffs. The Joker also had an origin story in Gotham tv show and they made for him a solo movie that appeared to be a financial success.

[@khxnbeats]

​@@mohamedfawzy5843you got your wish haha

[@SpectralSound.]

Mad hatter such a great character Hope he gets at least a co-villain role in this new trilogy.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

we'll have to see how they write him.

[@crobeastness]

they havent confirmed its a trilogy

[@SpectralSound.]

@@crobeastness hm...they kinda did,indirectly.but yeah they also said it depends on this film succes.but im sure is gonna be 3 movies

[@crobeastness]

@@SpectralSound. with the insane marking, it will for sure be a major success at the box office, could even be top 5 highest grossing of all time. But if the movie is say as bad as something like Batman & robin, no one will want to see a second or third. And yes, the trailers are phenomenal, but we have all been let down by Extremely hype trailers before.

[@julioramirez1053]

Excluding Harley & Catwoman was wise because they’ve grown more into antiheroes as time went on. Freeze oddly never really went down that route

[@rokeYouuer]

It does further skew Batman's rogue gallery toward men.

[@anggito.k9627]

The Joker and The Riddler is my favorite Batman villains all-time. This is great, keep up making the best list! 💚

[@WatchMojo]

Thanks! Will do!

[@MayorDoWell]

Same

[@fernandogarajalde4066]

“Gotham” was an unfairly treated series except for those of us who enjoyed all those villain origin stories. As philosophers like the late Joseph Campbell wrote (no direct quotes here) every great story has both a hero and an anti-hero (adversary) and a great journey that transforms them both.

[@lifeisberserk9566]

Very underappreciated but it has its fans for sure I am one of the biggest ones of the series

[@sergioreyes4039]

My Top 20 Batman Villains 01. The Joker 02. Ra's Al Ghul 03. The Penguin 04. The Riddler 05. Bane 06. Catwoman 07. Poison Ivy 08. Two Face 09. Scarecrow 10. Mr. Freeze 11. The Court of Owls 12. Harley Quinn 13. Deadshot 14. Deathstroke 15. Hush 16. Hugo Strange 17. Clayface 18. Killer Croc 19. Black Mask 20. Man-Bat

[@crobeastness]

catwoman doesnt really count.

[@jakeviouswatkins9418]

Ain't she has girlfriend

[@youngboytmusic3041]

I can’t believe that Hugo strange was only at number 20, I feel like he should’ve been in the top 10 since he is my favourite villain in Gotham because he helped create many villains like Mr freeze, Clayface and firefly

[@crobeastness]

how did he help create firefly?

[@KaiDoesGameplay]

I feel like Arkham City *alone* should have put him higher.

[@justaguywithafedora54]

And not only that he also knew Batman identity as well

[@rokeYouuer]

I guess he's a big deal in the TV shows and video games, but I can't think of a single comic I've read where he showed up.

[@crobeastness]

@@rokeYouuer recent comics ignore him. Hes great in the older stuff.

[@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348]

Suggestion: Top 20 vigilante characters who are inspired by the Batman.

[@nightponyinrface6009]

Of course #1 HAS to be our beloved, Joker~ He defined villains for generations!

[@crobeastness]

which is unfortunate. joker is overrated and oversaturated. he's in my top 20 for sure but not number 1, not even top 10.

[@CoderatheGreat]

My top five favorites would be The Joker, Ra's Al Ghul, Scarecrow, The Riddler and Two Face, with The Penguin as an honorable mention. I feel like Hugo Strange should be ranked higher also.

[@RE-ol5ws]

Ra's, Joker, and Bane were definitely the highlights of the Dark Knight trilogy and even stole the show from Batman IMO.

[@a-t-lheatsquad5029]

Batman has the best catalog of villains hands down🦇

[@BelldandyAsuna]

The Joker is always been my favorite Batman villain.

[@calvinwhite8300]

Definitely Oswald cobblepot slept on devito had me having nightmares as a kid over that role lol

[@UltimateGamerCC]

lol

[@maxxcouri4949]

Happy Poison Ivy made top 5 she is very underrated, and the Joker was no surprise at number 1, he’s just the perfect villain

[@luyandzabavukiledlamini4693]

Heath Ledger made the Joker iconic and was the perfect nemesis for Batman!RIP Heath thank you for giving us the best version of this top villian

[@ancientknight9805]

Batman has Greatest villian catalog of all time. Also peacemaker:

[@mohamedfawzy5843]

Yes Peacemaker kept swearing to Batman in his TV show🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jarltheripper]

Also, Cameron Monaghan's Joker as Jerome Valeska is underrated.

[@TheOstrichOrginization]

So true, he’s in the top 3 Jokers, the King is Heath Ledger, 2nd goes to Mark Hamill, 😊

[@joshuawakefield6423]

Yes Heath Ledger and Mark hamill did a great job playing the joker my two favorite actors who play The Joker and you should also mention Cesar Romero from Batman 1966 and Jack Nicholson from Batman 1989

[@XMrJust]

Nolan said Tom Hardy as Bane deserves more recognition. He's right

[@ProudPapa26]

Nolan shouldn’t have whitewashed Bane and cast Hardy to begin with. Bane’s Hispanic. Secondly, whatever that hilariously absurd voice Hardy chose to give him just shows how terrible Hardy is at voices and accents.

[@aaronflowers8881]

Batman has the greatest villains out of everyone.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

facts, they are otherworldly in their appearances, but deep down very relatable and sympathetic villains.

[@normansmith9009]

Agreed. His villains are very diverse and have (in general at least) an overall horror theme/feel to them

[@crobeastness]

better than one piece villains? or sherlock holmes villains?

[@normansmith9009]

@@crobeastness I think they mean as far as the dc/marvel/comicbook landscape is concerned. Also, I wouldn’t say Holmes has enough notable villains to declare it a rogues gallery

[@crobeastness]

@@normansmith9009 ok, as my favourite character is batman, I will agree. But i do think joker is oversaturated. And Superman's and Flash's rogues gallery are underrated. It's not not just lex Luther and reverse flash, although those guys are also oversaturated. But I don't mind lex being oversaturated since he's seen as a regular, even good guy at times to public who is usually never thrown directly into jail.

[@evansteele5346]

The Joker is easily the greatest villain of any comic brand. Definitely superior to everything else DC has to offer.

[@henri191]

Heath Ledger , forever will be remembered as the Joker , i mean THE JOKER

[@falm9679]

Agreed

[@Aaron17988]

Heath ledger sucks

[@Graysepticeye]

@@Aaron17988 no he's not. He's the best Joker.

[@Aaron17988]

Mark Hamill will forever be best over heath ledger in cartoons version out beats Batman movies

[@Aaron17988]

@@Graysepticeye anytime also heath ledger joker wouldn't committed suicide like he did real life

[@the324slayer4]

Killer croc and scarecrow are the ones I’ve always loved , hopefully there on this list

[@crobeastness]

killer croc? why?

[@the324slayer4]

@@crobeastness mostly the concept of a humanoid crocodile turned fighter turned cannibal is really cool in my eyes , although the character was done awfully in 2016 suicide squad movie in the comics and cartoons etc he has brilliant representation

[@crobeastness]

@@the324slayer4 I think his representation in the cartoons and video games make him look like a baffoon. He is pretty cool in the comics I will admit. I love Jim lees drawing of him.

[@sebvials802]

Im so glad they covered gotham Its very underatted

[@TheDiamondBayBay]

How come Gotham's version of Penguin and Riddler were actually really good. Also, we need another live action movie with Scarecrow as the main bad guy.

[@TheOstrichOrginization]

They could do that for The BatMan 2

[@Zeddyboi86]

I feel like Man-Bat should’ve been on the list.

[@olofman300]

Two-face is my favorite. I like the Arkham game where he clearly has two different personalities while in The Dark Knight it didn't really work as well imo (still a great movie tho)

[@johnrobertdavis6584]

Bane has been my favorite Batman villain for years! His childhood backstory, incredible strength & intelligence, and the fact he broke the bat made him one of the most formidable foes I have ever seen in movies and comic books!

[@DanW21]

im just so glad watchmojo finally acknolwedging gotham. one of best batman shows period. They should do gotham villians list in future

[@raymonddagostino6118]

The Joker line Heath Ledger has, "Maybe we could share one!" always makes me laugh in a weird way as a Batman fan.

[@avivlamech-kalambi519]

Tom Hardy's Bane is extremely underrated in my opinion.

[@rickrivers2021]

A little surprised about the order. Poison Ivy and Mr. Freeze above Two Face and Riddler was unexpected

[@michaelgualtieri651]

Let's face it, we're all hear to see who's in order from 20 to 2 since we all know who's number 1. 🃏

[@mohamedfawzy5843]

Yes the Joker is an Immortal being, he always comes back to make horrible troubles to Batman.

[@crobeastness]

which is unfortunate. joker is overrated and oversaturated. he's in my top 20 for sure but not number 1, not even top 10.

[@lifessublime8110]

The big 5 core villains are Joker, Penguin, Catwoman, Riddler, & Two-Face. Next in line are Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, Harley Quinn, Bane, Mad Hatter, Ra's al Ghul, Clayface, & Killer Croc. Additional top villains include Man-Bat, Talia al Ghul, Firefly, Black Mask, Deathstroke, Ventriloquist & Scarface, Deadshot, Talon, Hush, Punchline, and Mr. Zsasz.

[@erzaender]

bane, the jocker, the penguin and two face

[@kins1894]

The first time I ever Saw Batman get defeated was in Batman TAS in the hands of the ScareCrow. It was for me un-imaginable at the time. I was 10

[@stone1andonly]

I think Hugo Strange is often undersold in terms of how dangerous he can be, both to the public in general and Batman specifically. The fact that he is a bit more covert in comparison to most of Batman's Rogue's Gallery makes him a threat that is often not recognized until it is far too late. B.D. Wong gave a stellar performance of Strange in "Gotham." Wouldn't Dr. Hugo Strange versus Dr. Stephen Strange make for an interesting DC/Marvel crossover?

[@ForJustice-bl6rs]

The Joker, Ra's al Ghul, and Mr. Freeze are my favorite Batman villains.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

i'd argue that Ra's Al Ghul isnt even a villain, more an anti-hero who is simply willing to go as far as it takes to destroy the corruption that festers in Gotham, in the TAS they even respect one another, because in the end they both want the same thing.

[@ironspider23]

This was a amazing 🤩 wonderful cool 😎 Fantastic video I enjoyed it!!!!!!!!

[@heriocilllusion3295]

I really love ScareCrow and Bane those are my favorite Villains

[@jackambrose2762]

16:24 Well that is until Matt Reeves The Batman dropped and we got to witness Paul Dano’s portrayal of The Riddler. Holy CRAP that dude was terrifying.

[@TheCommenterDragon]

Batman villains are the best villains!!!

[@danasaeed9018]

Batman And Wolverine Are My Favorite All Time Superheroes, All There Villains Are Iconic! I Love Them All.

[@bradenmerriman5206]

I would put Riddler higher, and replace Joe Chill with Man bat or Ventriloquist, but overall I agree

[@jackskellington1995]

Its a great list, though it could've at least include an Honorable Mentions list involving some of Batman's other recurring foes such as Carmine Falcone, Solomon Grundy, the Ventriloquist & Scarface, Firefly and Professor Pyg.

[@drewy2009]

The Joker #1 no shock and can't argue Two-Face always my favorite. Two-Face, Riddler and Freeze should been top 5 over Bane definitely

[@cornbreadmilton5265]

"You ever dance wit the Devil by the pale moonlight?""Let's put a 😊 on that Face"

[@NorthWalesKid]

Joker obviously #1 but #2 should be Mr Freeze. His reason d’etre is tragic. The only problem is with his methods being to freeze things, how do you implement that into a film without it turning into the lampoon farce of Batman & Robin

[@zkeletonz001]

It does present problems, but it didn't have to be that bad.

[@eem2wavy133]

Mr freeze is a ok villain not really deserving of number 2 tho.

[@bradenmerriman5206]

Rip Professor Pyg, Firefly, Man-Bat, and Ventriloquist

[@IrvingDL506]

This is the best narrator from WatchMojo, like her charisma is amazing 👏🏻 and WM OG

[@JTAEKOOK4EVRR]

The joker is one of the best villains of all fiction.

[@detyyggkkll8052]

But he would be easily defeated in marvel universe

[@JTAEKOOK4EVRR]

@@detyyggkkll8052 no

[@Thelodis]

I like how all of the villains of the Joel Schumacher movies are in the top 10, but no clips were taken from those movies.

[@LukeKetchum7003]

Every year, the MCU just proves how great The Dark Knight really is. There is no escaping the massive shadow it has over pop culture.

[@andrealagravinese6498]

1 good film every decade

[@flextape5334]

Marvel>dc

[@mrhater123]

@@flextape5334 nah marvel is for kids

[@titanhades4331]

@@mrhater123 DC is for losers.

[@jamesperez988]

After watching this video and knowing who the top 3 are didn't make this video any less appealing. Well played WatchMojo.

[@marcusyates3044]

Top 20 Greatest Spider-Man Villains!

[@dustinallday4383]

Yesss 🕷