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!
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[@jonathanhahn6955]

Axeknightmon (Digimon: Fusion)

[@darthcravus]

I don't think anyone is over leomon

[@What.The.Hecktor]

First

[@What.The.Hecktor]

First

[@whitleysdollhouse877]

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

[@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.

[@aldairdelavega5243]

Digimon was def my favorite TV show as a kid!!!! I was sooo happy back then!!!🥺🥺😭😭😭😭😭

[@erinchilds]

Fox kids!!!

[@carlcnn]

Literally this! I remember being 5 and watching in 99 🥺

[@higherground9888]

​@@carlcnnSame bro

[@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

[@TheRecklessMetalhead]

1991 baby here, who emigrated from Pokemon to Digimon to Yugioh, Digi was my sh!t back in the day, and no kid anime could tell a story.

[@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.

[@dsullivanation]

Myotismon, Lucemon and Piedmon will always be my favorite digi baddies.

[@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

[@sadboat1657]

Digimon are the champions

[@jamalvargas6146]

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

[@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.

[@christianresel8051]

Weeeeeel in actuality what was it realy? A slime, nothing more. If you count its strongest form then a Creepy looking girl that made Goku of all people yell in pain even thou it was a rather silent yell, rather a yelp. Sorry, Dukemon Crimson mode XD I wont ever come around that Grandma Goku voiced Guilmon - dukemon XD Such a great choice realy XD

[@Highretrogamelord]

#1 is absolutely spot-on!

[@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.

[@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

[@tylergoodman3560]

Duskmon was my favorite villain. 🎉

[@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

[@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!

[@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.

[@Jaxvidstar]

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

[@RosaleeSmith]

Pennywise. That's his most similar villian.

[@mathieuleader8601]

the D-Reaper is downright lovecraftian

[@kristaps7261]

Such a throwback post. Don't know when was the last time I watched this show, with all that mad throwback.

[@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.

[@zacharyscott6779]

Myotismon and Black Wargreymon will always be my top 2.

[@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

[@mariamyupperz7614]

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

[@RosaleeSmith]

The Adventure English dub was hilarious.😂

[@ollikunttu4306]

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

[@FemboyRobbie]

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

[@NightmareKhaos]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@danielcm4237]

Pinocchimon, MetalSeadramon and Machinedramon should have had their own entries on the list

[@javiersantanaaviles5885]

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

[@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.

[@Animalover205]

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

[@RFGfotografie]

The Digimon emperor was sick.

[@Karlwasright]

In every sense of the word.

[@jamesw2831]

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

[@Karlwasright]

Ken was way cooler than any of the digimon. Should've been number one.

[@stevenpolson2506]

It would have been cooler if the black digivice actually manifested him with powers. They could have played on the fact that he was infected with dark spores, and actually make the dark spores do something besides... just making the host really smart?!?!

[@JinnKurasagii]

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

[@Choleloverofdancemomsandmaddie]

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

[@RFGfotografie]

The villans were epic. Actually a challenge.

[@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

[@zachpottinger1842]

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

[@mathieuleader8601]

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

[@RosaleeSmith]

Yes!

[@MrRonald327]

Lucemon will always be number one!

[@lyleholland2803]

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

[@RFGfotografie]

The number 1 is perfect!

[@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.

[@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.

[@johnhall1388]

He’s my favourite

[@snehashismajumdar8157]

@@johnhall1388 mine too. Aside from D-Reaper he is likely the only remembered villain from Tamers since he tends to appear everywhere else like Lucemon from Frontiers.

[@alvaxerox4357]

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

[@Karlwasright]

Ken was the goat. Puppetmon should have made the list though. He manipulated Matt and Kai into fighting each other. It was a cool arc.

[@davidrich27]

Puppetmon was my personal favorite villain of the first series.

[@ClassicCinema-ThenAndNow]

great show

[@King_of_Blue-Eyes]

Good ranking

[@whitleysdollhouse877]

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

[@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.

[@racheltoler3895]

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

[@chardo.]

I remember to be so creeped out about Myotismon then scared when he came back again in the second season and just killed Arukenimon for no explained reason. That was aweful to watch as a 7 year old. Didn't want (or dare) to watch Digimon again until I was like 15. Biggest childhood trauma, but now I think he is the best villain the show could hope for.

[@TheRecklessMetalhead]

I remember watching that episode where Myotismon came back and unexpectedly killed Arukenimon, and it was shocking.

[@renamon5658]

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

[@KasaiWolf07]

I always found it pretty boring actually. I prefer a villian with personality

[@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.

[@CorruptionAura]

Myotismon is definitely the best but i do like the yggdrasil knights from the X movie. They would have been the "good" guys in most versions but are good antagonists in the movie.

[@RFGfotografie]

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

[@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?!

[@christopherfu2169]

@@darkmarv8045 Wait that was from the original series? That sounded like something straight out of an abbringend series.

[@darkmarv8045]

@@christopherfu2169 Yeah, that sound like abridged, but that was really from the english Fox Kids dub, the original japanese dub was different and serious, thank god i grow up with the italian dub which was faithful to the japanese dub.

[@twarnold14]

I found DarkKnightmon more interesting than Lilithmon from Xros Wars/Fusion. His ambition and manipulation was far more fun to watch.

[@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.

[@jakealter5504]

Different versions of lucemon and myotismon, frontier lucemon and adventure myotismon would never have served him

[@mr.mystere4999]

@@jakealter5504 That's very likely true, unless Lord Bagra promised them something worth serving him for.

[@jakealter5504]

@@mr.mystere4999 which they wouldn’t go for since both wanted to rule the digital world and human world or (in lucemon’s case) destroy both worlds and remake them in his own image

[@jamiewalsh3349]

Devimon and Myotismon are the top baddies of Digimon

[@mimisargent766]

Meicoomon isn’t a Bad digimon

[@tUBEwATCHER890]

Just, misunderstood, but born with evil data by happenstance

[@phantom115cw]

I want to Digimon Tamers have another season

[@hairman49er]

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

[@MangaSlayer102]

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

[@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

[@janette2691]

Myotismon and piedmon were awsome

[@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

[@ianmiller4301]

I like the detail of ken gained pupils when he regained his humanity

[@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.

[@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

[@7amart177]

Now do top most satisfying deaths in digimon

[@SwampTiGaH]

Jerri D-Reaper transform was absolute nightmare fuel

[@MasterGeek-mk5ne]

0:00 already starting strong

[@dotdarkness]

Nice

[@huntermyers3551]

All of the Digimon villains are my favorite

[@miroslavtomic7038]

Yukio Oikawa was not really an full villain. He, just like Digimon Emperor, was more of anti hero in the end. They both fully redeemed themselves in the end.

[@Thechaosmaster1997]

Let's be honest, we all saw Myotismon being number 1 on this list.

[@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.

[@aaronbreh2002]

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

[@planetsk2171]

Digimon love in 2024

[@mmurph]

I just noticed how a lot of the villains reference biblical demons

[@GerardoRodriguez-of4yf]

D reaper should be number 1 imo it really was terrifying to watch and it destroyed the life of Jerry even after the ending she never really came back. Almost made guilmon kill takato, almost killed beelzemon almost killed the whole digital and physical world omggg

[@dakotamcclung2988]

D reaper should have been number 1 with Kurata as 2! They were the most complex of all the villains!

[@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

[@Chrisyork1989]

Who the fuck is Wallace? You mean WILLIS???

[@zoewheeler3927]

Wallace (& Gromit - that's a joke) is his Japanese name.

[@johanstenfelt1206]

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

[@naetoru0746]

Lets put more respect at gulusgammamon and regulusmon name everyone of his apparition are so cool and shivering and every time he come and take the kill even his own other half and he got the best disgne of the top

[@azhyl84]

I've not watched this yet, but if Myotismon is not number 1, I'll be surprised!

[@kazukiishimura3972]

How about the Top 20 Partner Rookie Digimon?

[@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.

[@tonygonzalez5101]

Where have you been my whole life❤

[@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".

[@dreamguardian8320]

I had a feeling Myotismon would be number 1.

[@zekehartman6217]

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

[@grahamdamberger7130]

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

[@juanarroyo6262]

Blackwargreymon and Beelzemon!!!

[@mathieuleader8601]

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

[@axels3188]

I think that Myotismon is the best Digimon villains and I see that No Villians from Appmon made it on the list.

[@ianmiller4301]

I think Meicoomon power was a reference to the x antibody and show how dangerous it can be if a evil Digimon used it