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From tragic losses to noble causes, some movie villains may have crossed the line, but their motivations are deeply relatable. Join us as we explore iconic antagonists whose questionable actions stem from understandable, even justifiable, motives—characters like Magneto, Killmonger, Thanos, and more. Their stories show that sometimes, the darkest paths are walked for the right reasons.
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00:07Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're paying tribute to the baddies whose methods may be
00:12questionable, but their reasons are understandable and relatable. There will be spoilers ahead.
00:22Number 50. Caecilius, Doctor Strange
00:26Originally, Caecilius served as one of the masters of the mystic arts under the tutelage of the Ancient One.
00:33Master Caecilius, that ritual will bring you only sorrow.
00:39Over time, however, he grew fed up with what he saw as his teacher's hypocrisy when it came to dark
00:44magic.
00:45His breaking point reached when he lost his wife and child. Thus, he turned his back on his former
00:51master, pledged his allegiance to Dormammu, and vowed to merge Earth with the Dark Dimension to put an
00:57end to death itself. In hindsight, aligning himself with the cosmic conqueror was a foolish decision,
01:04but it's understandable given Caecilius' loss.
01:07I have a new teacher now. Dormammu deceives you. You have no idea what he truly is.
01:14His eternal life is not paradise, but torment.
01:18In the end, he does achieve immortality, but as a mindless being dwelling in the dark dimension
01:25for eternity. A fate worse than death.
01:28Number 49. Karl Anheuser, 2012. Obviously, we survived the prediction that the world would end
01:36in 2012, but the 2009 film gave us a glimpse of what might happen had the prediction come true.
01:42When do we let the country know? What do you mean?
01:45The people, sir. They need to know.
01:49Well, of course they do. Listen, your job is to figure out when this is all going to fall apart.
01:56My job is to figure out how to retain some type of government after it falls apart.
02:01Unfortunately, White House Chief of Staff Karl Anheuser makes survival a living nightmare.
02:06First, he tries to hide the upcoming disaster from the public. Then, when it's time to leave,
02:11he tries to prevent thousands from entering the arcs that could save them. As much as we hate to
02:17admit it, he's just thinking logically about the situation.
02:20Have you completely lost your mind? Look at the clock! We have barely 15 minutes left!
02:27Do you want to be responsible for the extinction of the human race?
02:29He tried to avoid causing a mass panic, and he knows that humanity can't survive without making
02:34some hard decisions. No matter how much said decisions hurt.
02:38Number 48. Russ Cargill, The Simpsons Movie.
02:42There's a bit of debate over who the true villain of the first Simpsons movie is.
02:47Technically, Russ Cargill, the head of the EPA, is the main antagonist of the movie.
02:52When you made me head of the EPA, you were applauded for appointing one of the most successful
02:57men in America to the least successful agency in government. And why did I take the job?
03:02Because I'm a rich man who wanted to give something back. Not the money, but something.
03:07He locked all of Springfield under a dome following an environmental disaster,
03:10and then planned to destroy the town and turn it into a second Grand Canyon.
03:14However, let's not forget that the environmental disaster was Homer's fault.
03:19He recklessly and selfishly turned Lake Springfield into a cesspool.
03:24Did Cargill go mad with power and manipulate the situation?
03:28Definitely, but it's not like they were unwarranted, given the mess Homer caused.
03:33Sir, I'm afraid you've gone mad with power.
03:36Of course I have. You ever tried going mad without power? It's boring. No one listens to you.
03:40Plus, he raises a very valid point. Going mad without power is boring.
03:47Number 47. Sentinel Prime.
03:50Transformers Dark of the Moon.
03:52No, we're not talking about Transformers 1 Sentinel. That arrogant faker deserved worse than he got.
03:58With Dark of the Moon, Sentinel Prime, however, it's complicated.
04:02I will overlook your condescending tone. If you heed the gravity of mine, the Decepticons must never know the space
04:11bridge is here.
04:12For in their hands, it would mean the end of your world.
04:17He was the leader of the Autobots and Optimus Prime's mentor, who presumably disappeared during the Great War.
04:23In reality, he had allied with the Decepticons in hopes of restoring Cybertron, planning to force humanity into a life
04:30of servitude.
04:31While Transformers 1's Sentinel went to extremes to only serve himself, this Sentinel did so for the benefit of his
04:39planet and people, wanting to see them thrive again, no matter the cost.
04:43For the sake of our planet's survival, a deal had to be made with Megatron.
04:51Unfortunately, his methods didn't sit well with his former student, Optimus.
04:56Number 46. Walter Peck.
04:59Ghostbusters.
05:00Whenever you take a risk with your new career, there's always got to be that one curmudgeon hellvent on knocking
05:06your dreams down.
05:07Can I help you?
05:08I'm Walter Peck.
05:10I represent the Environmental Protection Agency, the 3rd District.
05:14Great.
05:15How's it going down there?
05:15For the Ghostbusters, that curmudgeon is Walter Peck of the EPA.
05:20He antagonized the Ghostbusters for causing dozens of environmental violations and was hell-bent on shutting them down.
05:26Later, he inadvertently caused the ghosts that our team had captured to be re-released, plunging the city into chaos.
05:33Yes, the incoming apocalypse is mostly Peck's fault, but the Ghostbusters did bring most of the chaos to the city,
05:41even if they were containing it.
05:43I don't believe you're seriously considering listening to these men.
05:54Get him out of here.
05:56Bye.
05:57I'll fix you, Venkerman.
05:59Can we really blame him for trying to do his job?
06:02Number 45.
06:03The Grinch.
06:04Dr. Seuss.
06:06How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
06:08It's a tale as old as time.
06:10The Grinch is a furry green grump who tries to steal Christmas from the Hoos, only to learn the true
06:15meaning of the holidays in the end.
06:17The Ron Howard adaptation, however, gives us a look at the Grinch's point of view.
06:22Santa, what's Christmas really about?
06:24Vengeance!
06:34He was ostracized from childhood for being different from the Hoos and grew frustrated with their materialistic view of Christmas.
06:43It's honestly empowering to watch him rob from the Hoos, considering everything they did to him.
06:49Thankfully, Cindy Lou Who's kindness enables him to finally heal from his trauma and learn to enjoy the holidays after
06:55so many painful years.
06:57Merry Christmas, Mr. Grinch.
06:59Number 44.
07:00Count Dooku.
07:02The Star Wars franchise.
07:04The Force seems pretty straightforward, right?
07:06The Jedi are the good guys, while the Sith are not.
07:09It's a little more complicated for Count Dooku, as he was once a revered Jedi Master and mentor of the
07:15late Qui-Gon Jinn.
07:17It's a great pity that our paths have never crossed before, Obi-Wan.
07:22Qui-Gon always spoke very highly of you.
07:24However, over time, he became disheartened with the Jedi Council, believing it had lost its way.
07:30Qui-Gon's death was the final straw, and Dooku abandoned the Council in favor of the Sith, playing an instrumental
07:36part in the Clone Wars.
07:38It's hard to argue with Dooku's loss of faith.
07:41What was once a symbol of peace in the galaxy had become a puppet to a corrupt government.
07:47Good, Anakin, good.
07:51Kill him.
07:54Kill him now.
07:56Ironically, he himself would become a puppet for Emperor Palpatine.
08:00Number 43.
08:01Agent Whiskey.
08:03Kingsman, The Golden Circle.
08:05Already, Agent Whiskey has our sympathies for dying, not just once, but twice.
08:10Callahan, meet Agent Whiskey.
08:16Kid, looks like we're hooking up with a chick at a rock concert.
08:20My favorite kind of mission.
08:22He ends up getting shot in the head after being deemed a traitor, only to be revived by nanotech and
08:28later killed again after it's revealed he is a traitor.
08:31He betrayed the statesman to further his own goals of eliminating all people with substance use disorder for good.
08:37It's more than a little extreme, but understandable once we learn that his wife was killed by a person with
08:43substance use disorder.
08:44A world without those people in it.
08:48It sure smells like peace to me.
08:50Unfortunately, no matter how sympathetic his pain is, his fate was seemingly sealed when he was portrayed by Pedro Pascal,
08:58whose characters rarely make it out alive at the end of the day.
09:02Number 42.
09:04Enchantress Suicide Squad
09:06Poor June Moon was just an ordinary archaeologist, before becoming possessed by the malevolent spirit of the Enchantress.
09:14She inhabits Dr. Moon's body now.
09:17Where is this witch?
09:19In my pocket.
09:20Eventually, Amanda Waller gets hold of both of them and recruits Enchantress to be part of her Task Force X,
09:27threatening her with literally cutting out her heart if she didn't play nice.
09:31Obviously, our sympathy goes out to June, since she's unwillingly roped into all this just because she's hosting an evil
09:39spirit.
09:39But said spirit's wrath is justified, too.
09:42Imagine being an all-powerful ancient being, but now you've been reduced to a puppet for a corrupt mortal who
09:48ignores your warnings.
09:49My spell is complete.
09:52Once you and your armies are gone, my darkness will spread across this world, and it will be mine to
09:59rule.
10:00Suddenly, trying to take over the world feels like an underreaction.
10:04Number 41.
10:05The Wolf
10:06Puss in Boots, The Last Wish
10:08This sickle-wielding Lobo may be the most terrifying creature in all the land.
10:13Can I get your autograph?
10:15Been following you for a long time.
10:19Sign right there.
10:25Puss in Boots lapsed in the face of death.
10:28Bounty hunter.
10:30So I've heard.
10:31He is the living embodiment of death, and he's set his sights on Puss in Boots, determined to snuff out
10:37the last of his nine lives.
10:39This may sound harsh, but think about it from his point of view.
10:42Puss lived his life carelessly and basically mocked death itself.
10:46Now his number's up, and he's in dire need of a lesson in humility.
10:51Overall, the Wolf is a harsh but fair Reaper, just trying to do his job, but can accept defeat when
10:57necessary.
10:58And I've come for years, Puss in Boots.
11:00But I'm still alive.
11:04You know, I'm not a cat person.
11:06I find the very idea of nine lives absurd, and you didn't value any of them.
11:15In the end, he and Puss part on respectful terms, knowing this won't be the last time they meet.
11:22Number 40.
11:23Andrew Detmer, Chronicle
11:25In a unique take on the found-footage genre, three high schoolers suddenly find themselves with superhuman abilities.
11:31That is crazy.
11:33Oh my god.
11:34Oh my god.
11:35At first, it's all fun and games, but things take a dark turn for our leading man, Andrew Detmer.
11:41He's lived a long, hard life.
11:43Ruthlessly harassed by other kids, mistreated by his father, and watching his mother battle cancer.
11:49The film follows his slow descent to the dark side, filled with theft, betrayal, and mass murder.
11:55We shouldn't have to tell you it's wrong to harass people, because all it takes is enough bad days to
12:00drive a poor kid to his breaking point.
12:02I am not going to break your stupid rules, okay? So you just screw off and stay out of my
12:09life!
12:09And if he's gifted with telekinesis, lord help anyone in their path.
12:14Number 39.
12:16Shere Khan, The Jungle Book
12:18Of all the predators in the jungle, few are as feared as Shere Khan.
12:23How interesting.
12:24He's cunning, ferocious, and loves the thrill of the hunt.
12:27He acts suave and benevolent, but making him angry, or getting in his path, will be the biggest mistake of
12:34your life.
12:34However, there is one thing that Shere Khan is afraid of.
12:38Mankind.
12:39They invented firearms and can create fire, which can harm any predator in the wrong hands.
12:44Not even someone with Shere Khan's prowess stands a chance against such indestructible tools.
12:50Barilo! Help me!
12:52While his hunting of Mowgli seems cruel, and we don't know if Mowgli would grow up into a hunter,
12:57it's hard to blame Shere Khan for taking precautions for his own safety.
13:02Number 38.
13:03Mr. Glass, Unbreakable
13:05If you were a comic book geek, how much would it take for you to snap and go full villain
13:10mode?
13:11If there is someone like me in the world, and I am at one end of the spectrum, couldn't
13:16there be someone else opposite of me at the other end?
13:19For Elijah Price, it didn't take much.
13:22He was a charismatic genius cursed with brittle bone disease, which earned him the unfortunate
13:27nickname, Mr. Glass.
13:29He trained his friend David Dunn to control his superhuman abilities, only to reveal that
13:34he had orchestrated the tragedy that revealed David's powers in the first place.
13:38You know what the scariest thing is?
13:44To not know your place in this world.
13:47To not know why you're here.
13:52That's...
13:55It's just an awful feeling.
13:57With nothing but comic books to help cope with his affliction, Price made it his life's
14:01mission to find an actual superhero.
14:03After all, if he succeeded, who cares how fragile he is in the end?
14:08Number 37.
14:09Tai Lung, Kung Fu Panda
14:11Tai Lung was an ambitious, prideful snow leopard, and the adoptive son of Master Shifu.
14:17He was a master of kung fu and hoped to become the dragon warrior, only to have his wishes denied
14:23due to the darkness in his heart.
14:25He wanted the dragon scroll, but Oogway saw darkness in his heart, and refused.
14:31Outraged, Tai Lung laid waste to the valley.
14:34Said darkness came to light, when Shifu didn't offer his adoptive son the support he needed.
14:41Afterwards, Tai Lung started a never-ending vengeful quest, hell-bent on silencing everyone
14:46who had wronged him and taking the power he craved by force.
14:50Whether Tai Lung overreacted or not, Shifu could have at least tried to show his adoptive
14:56son that he still cared, instead of passively letting the darkness consume him more.
15:00Was he really too far gone to be saved?
15:03This battle is between you and me.
15:08So, that is how it's going to be.
15:10That is how it must be.
15:12Number 36.
15:13Damien Diamond Dame Anderson, Creed III
15:17In their younger years, Donnie and Dame were best friends, and Damien had ambitions of
15:22being one of the greatest boxers of all time.
15:24Don't trip.
15:25You'll be right there with me.
15:28Shit, someone gotta carry my bags.
15:30Bro, why you gotta play with me like that, bro?
15:32Unfortunately, Dame took the fall for a crime that Donnie committed and was put in jail
15:37for 18 years.
15:38To add insult to injury, Donnie had been living Dame's dream of being a pro boxer while he
15:43was incarcerated, and Dame is hell-bent on reclaiming the title Donnie allegedly stole
15:48from him.
15:48While we don't condone Dame's dirty tactics, it's hard to blame him after all of the bad
15:53hands he's been dealt.
15:55Hey, I'm just getting started, little brother.
15:58I'm coming for it all.
16:01What's that supposed to mean?
16:04Isn't he threatening me?
16:05Thankfully, he's a good sport about losing in the end, and he and Donnie can have a fresh
16:10start.
16:10Number 35.
16:12Xenomorph Queen, Aliens
16:14There's no doubt that the Xenomorphs are some of the most terrifying aliens in the galaxy.
16:19Just one of those things managed to wipe out my entire crew in less than 24 hours.
16:24And if the colonists have found that ship, then there's no telling how many of them
16:27have been exposed.
16:29Do you understand?
16:30They're humanoid, hostile, parasitic predators who lay eggs in their hosts, which violently
16:35burst out of their chests.
16:37Their queens are even more monstrous-looking, and they maintain command over the entire hive
16:42while spawning more soldiers and guards.
16:44But at the end of the day, a Xenomorph Queen is just looking after the welfare of her children
16:50and making sure their species doesn't die out.
16:53Turning humans into incubators may seem cruel, but at the end of the day, they're just doing
16:58what comes naturally to them.
17:00Get away from her, you bitch!
17:02Also, technically, we did intrude on their territory, so that's on us.
17:07Number 34.
17:08Lieutenant Tom Iceman Kozanski, Top Gun
17:11If you need a good wingman, you won't find anyone better than Lieutenant Tom Iceman Kozanski.
17:16You need any help?
17:19With what?
17:21You figured it out yet?
17:24What's that?
17:26Who's the best pilot?
17:28No, I think I can figure that one out on my own.
17:30When we first met him, Iceman is an arrogant pilot and Maverick's rival at the academy.
17:35They both competed to become the best in their class, but Maverick got too reckless out in
17:40the field, while Iceman kept a cool head in the game and understood all the risks.
17:45While Maverick's accomplishments are impressive, he wouldn't have made it as far without Iceman
17:50in his corner.
17:51You are still dangerous.
17:56You can be my wingman anytime.
17:58It wouldn't be until the end of his lifespan that he'd finally get the recognition he
18:03deserves.
18:04This hits even harder, considering his actor Val Kilmer passed away in 2025.
18:10Number 33.
18:11Miranda Priestly, The Devil Wears Prada
18:14If you're at odds with your boss, remember, it could always be worse.
18:18You could be under Miranda Priestly's employments.
18:21And you have no style or sense of fashion.
18:25Well, um, I think that depends on what you're…
18:30No, no.
18:31That wasn't a question.
18:32She is the editor-in-chief of Runway magazine, and she truly is the devil incarnate.
18:38She's cold as ice and demands perfection from everyone under her thumb, and heaven help
18:42anyone who offers her less.
18:44However, she's in charge of a huge organization in a misogynistic time, so the world tries
18:50to knock her down for being a woman in the business.
18:53But Miranda won't have any of that.
18:55If being a cruel perfectionist is what it takes to survive, then she'll do so and thrive,
19:00and hopefully enable others to power through as well.
19:03I think so.
19:04Number 32.
19:05The Machines.
19:06The Matrix.
19:08Are you afraid of the rise of AI?
19:10You definitely will be once you watch The Matrix.
19:14All that we're asking in return is your cooperation in bringing a known terrorist to justice.
19:20In the future, the Earth has been dominated by machines, and humanity is kept alive and
19:26complacent in The Matrix, acting as batteries to feed their artificial overlords.
19:31It didn't have to be this way, though.
19:33The machines were originally made to benefit humankind, and once they gained sentience,
19:37they hoped to coexist with the humans.
19:40Tragically, humanity's fear and hubris burned any bridges between their kind, and
19:45the machines did what they could to survive.
19:47Hopefully, there's still time to learn the follies of mistreating technology.
19:52Where we go from there is a choice I leave to you.
19:55Number 31.
19:56Kingpin.
19:57Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse.
20:00Like the Green Goblin, Doc Ock, and Venom, the Kingpin has always been one of Spider-Man's
20:05biggest villains.
20:06In this case, literally.
20:08You like my new toy?
20:10Cost me a fortune, but hey, you can't take it with you, right?
20:15You came all this way.
20:16Watch the test.
20:18It's a hell of a freaking light show.
20:19You're gonna love this.
20:23No, no, don't do this!
20:26In the first Spider-Verse film, he's bigger than ever, and even more of a danger, as his
20:31latest scheme threatens the stability of the multiverse itself.
20:35Additionally, he does the unthinkable.
20:37He kills his universe's Peter Parker.
20:40And what is his master plan?
20:41To find a universe where he can reunite with his family.
20:45They died before the film, and he's desperate to reunite with his loved ones, no matter the
20:49cost.
20:50Is this what you want, man?
20:51What are you doing?
20:52Stay away from me.
20:54Melissa.
20:55Richard.
20:56What are we doing here?
20:57I don't know, Richard.
20:58Melissa, it's me.
20:59You know me.
21:00We're leaving now.
21:02Don't go.
21:03While that doesn't excuse his misdeeds, it's understandable that he's doing all this over
21:09a broken heart.
21:10Number 30.
21:11Clyde Shelton.
21:12Law-abiding citizen.
21:14The lines between right and wrong really blur when looking at a man like Clyde Shelton.
21:20The villain of law-abiding citizen spends the movie viciously murdering many corrupt individuals.
21:26In other words, you can't move, but you feel everything.
21:32But those motives are only because he seeks revenge for his family after their killer received
21:37a short prison sentence.
21:38It's pretty understandable why he'd be so ticked off at everyone.
21:42While the amount of violent crimes he commits is obviously concerning, he's not wrong
21:47in wanting to clean up the rotten judicial system.
21:50You see, this is what I'm talking about.
21:51You were about to let me go.
21:53Are you kidding me?
21:55This is why we're here in the first place.
21:57At the end of the day, Clyde's a broken man who lost his family.
22:01We won't excuse his actions, but it's clear that the pain he suffered is something no one
22:06should ever have to deal with.
22:086am, Nick.
22:09Or what?
22:13Or I kill everyone.
22:15Number 29.
22:17Jonas Miller, Twister.
22:19Jonas Miller, he's a nightcrawler.
22:22We all started out in the same lab that Jonas went out and got himself some corporate sponsors.
22:26For a movie all about devastating tornadoes, isn't it funny that the so-called villain is
22:31someone who's trying to stop them?
22:33Yes, Jonas Miller is kind of a jerk, and yes, he's mainly in storm chasing for the money.
22:39But does that really matter?
22:41Dorothy, you took her, you damn thief.
22:45Oh, I get it.
22:47You want to take credit for my design.
22:49He refined the Dorothy technology by making the Dot 3, creating a better version of Bill
22:54Harding's tornado warning system in the process.
22:57We'll admit that stealing Bill's idea isn't cool.
23:00But they both wanted to find ways to combat these tornadoes and would undeniably save lives
23:05in the process.
23:07It's the exact same goal our heroes have.
23:09If you ask us, the real villain is the Twister itself.
23:13Maybe we should get off of this road.
23:16I think you may be right.
23:17Number 28.
23:19Walter Simmons, Godzilla vs. Kong.
23:22Godzilla has never attacked us and provoked before.
23:25These are dangerous times.
23:27Say what you want about evil tech CEOs, but Walter Simmons had the right idea when it
23:32came to creating Mechagodzilla.
23:35Robot Godzilla.
23:36No, that's Mechagodzilla.
23:40Obviously, he didn't intend for the gigantic robot kaiju to go haywire, but it proved to be
23:46an effective weapon against Godzilla.
23:48And that's kind of important for the MonsterVerse because not all of its titans are well-intentioned.
23:54Even the heroic ones like Godzilla and Kong caused tons of collateral damage.
23:59It might seem cynical, but humans need to be able to defend themselves against monsters
24:04if necessary.
24:05The Apex Titan of my own hand.
24:11It's time to show the world what you can do.
24:13Walter's ambition might have cost him his life, but hopefully other humans follow in
24:18his footsteps and create a Mechagodzilla 2.0.
24:21Number 27.
24:23Count Dracula.
24:24Bram Stoker's Dracula.
24:26The luckiest man who walks on this earth is the one who finds true love.
24:33He may be the baddest vampire of them all, but with Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula, he's
24:39mostly just a heartbroken man trying to get over his grief.
24:43His wife, Elisabetta, tragically took her own life after believing he died.
24:48And that act sent her to hell.
24:56Elisabetta.
24:57Filled with hatred, Vlad the Impaler turned his back on Faith and became the Dracula we
25:02all know.
25:13He suffered a great loss, and the worst part was that his wife's death was completely avoidable.
25:19It's not too surprising that he went down such a dark path.
25:24Number 26.
25:26Vulture.
25:26Spider- Homecoming.
25:28The world's changing.
25:34It's time we change, too.
25:36There's no doubt that this is a great Spider-Man film, but it's weird how Homecoming tries to
25:41convince us that blue-collar workers are evil.
25:45Okay, maybe that's a little bit of an exaggeration, but Adrian Toomes was totally right to be ticked
25:51off.
25:52I bought trucks for this job.
25:54I brought in a whole new crew.
25:56These guys have a family.
25:57I have a family.
25:58He was the one hired to clean up the wreckage of New York, after all.
26:02But then Stark's business waltzed right in and stole his job.
26:05It's no wonder he had to turn to a life of crime as the Vulture after this.
26:09He just wanted to provide for his family, and while Tony Stark probably didn't mean
26:14for it to happen, he took that opportunity away.
26:17You're out there wearing that goofy thing, lighting up cars, calling yourself the Shocker.
26:22I'm the Shocker.
26:23I shock people.
26:24What is this, pro wrestling?
26:25Number 25, D16 Megatron, Transformers 1.
26:30Follow me as we march on Iacon, and I take down Sentinel once and for all!
26:37Though he wasn't necessarily the main villain, D16's journey would eventually lead him to
26:42becoming the villainous Megatron.
26:44His heel turn has got to be one of the most justified there is.
26:48Sentinel Prime, a leader he looked up to, was actually rotten to his core.
26:53Not only that, Sentinel killed Megatron as Prime, D16's idol.
26:57Sentinel?
26:59Why?
27:00For all the power of Cybertron.
27:02If you ask us, he was right to take Sentinel down.
27:06While his methods were violent, he gave the people of Cybertron a chance to fight back against
27:11their oppression.
27:12From a societal misfit to the face of a revolution, D16 took charge of his own destiny by becoming
27:18Megatron, leader of the Decepticons.
27:24Number 24, The Riddler, The Batman
27:28This classic comic villain may be shrouded in mystery, but his goals aren't.
27:34Thomas Wayne tried to force this crusading reporter into a hush money agreement to save
27:38his mayoral campaign!
27:40Right from the jump, it's pretty clear that The Riddler is targeting Gotham's corrupt underbelly
27:45and for good reason.
27:46Considering how the Gotham Renewal Fund, a program that a young Edward was supposed to benefit
27:51from, was taken and exploited, it makes sense that he'd want to fight back.
27:56Do you know what being an orphan is?
27:59It's 30 kids to a room.
28:01His quest for vengeance causes him to kill as many corrupt politicians and police officers
28:06as he can find.
28:07Flooding nearly all of Gotham in the process was a bit excessive, we'll admit, but Riddler
28:12exposed the rottenness of Gotham and made those responsible for it pay.
28:16What do you want from me?
28:18What?
28:20Oh, if only you knew how long I've been waiting for this day.
28:24Number 23, The Wicked Witch of the West, The Wizard of Oz
28:28If an entire house dropped onto your sister, wouldn't you be just a little upset?
28:34Not only that, what if the killer also stole your sister's magic shoes while everyone practically
28:39cheered her on?
28:40The ruby slippers!
28:41What have you done with them?
28:42Give them back to me or I'll...
28:44It's too late!
28:45There they are, and there they'll stay.
28:47No wonder the Witch of the West was so mad at Dorothy.
28:51She might have wanted to rule Oz, but she also wanted to get revenge for her sister,
28:56as she should.
28:57Just try.
28:58I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too.
29:02We're not the only ones who think she's at least partly in the right.
29:06Numerous Wizard of Oz projects have further fleshed out her backstory and made her a sympathetic
29:11character.
29:12I want him to know that he was the one who made me this way.
29:19In the eyes of many, she's hardly even a villain anymore, so maybe this wicked witch isn't
29:24so wicked after all.
29:25Number 22.
29:27Raul Silva.
29:29Skyfall.
29:30See what she's done to you.
29:33Well, she never tied me to a chair.
29:36Her loss.
29:37Abandonment can cause some serious issues.
29:40Just look at Silva, for example.
29:42The hacker was sold out by MI6.
29:44Are you surprised?
29:46Not particularly.
29:48But then you always wear a slippery one.
29:50Maybe that's why you liked me so much.
29:52Granted, he went a little bit rogue when he hacked into the Chinese government, but the
29:57agency completely turned its back on him afterward.
29:59It's like the concept of loyalty means nothing these days.
30:02Regret is unprofessional.
30:04They kept me for five months in a room with no air.
30:08They tortured me.
30:09This betrayal led to his imprisonment and eventual facial scarring.
30:14MI6 left him for dead, and that resentment caused him to become a powerful cybercriminal.
30:19Silva's not motivated by wanting to take over the world or anything as grand as that.
30:24He just wants pure revenge.
30:25In his eyes, MI6 deserves what's coming to it.
30:29Free both of us.
30:31Free both of us.
30:34We're the same bullet.
30:36Number 21.
30:37Syndrome.
30:38The Incredibles.
30:39Hey, hey, aren't you curious about how I get around so fast?
30:42See, I have these rocket boots.
30:43Go home, buddy.
30:44What?
30:45Now.
30:45They say never meet your heroes, and Syndrome found out why.
30:49He just wanted to help out his favorite superhero, Mr. Incredible, and become his sidekick.
30:54But he was quickly rejected, and that caused him to turn from superhero to supervillain.
30:59All I wanted was to help you.
31:01I only wanted to help, and what did you say to me?
31:05Fly home, buddy.
31:06I work alone.
31:07Just like Incredibles 2 villain Screenslaver, Syndrome essentially wants to give heroes a reality
31:13check.
31:13However, he also wants to look like a hero.
31:16See?
31:17Now you respect me.
31:18Because I'm a threat.
31:20That's the way it works.
31:21He plans to give citizens the chance to gain powers themselves through his tech.
31:26Is it really that nefarious?
31:28Yeah, he'd be diluting what it means to be a hero, but some of his incredibly advanced
31:33technology would undeniably change the world.
31:37It's cool, huh?
31:39Zero point energy.
31:41I saved the best inventions for myself.
31:43Number 20.
31:45Cypher, The Matrix.
31:47Wanting to return to blissful ignorance in The Matrix, Cypher betrays the crew of the Nebuchadnezzar.
31:52I don't want to remember nothing.
31:55Nothing.
31:56You understand?
32:01I don't want to be rich.
32:03We're definitely not defending those actions.
32:06He turns on his friends and smiles while doing it.
32:09But we do understand where he's coming from.
32:11That is not true, Cypher.
32:13He set us free.
32:14Free.
32:15You call this free?
32:19All I do is what he tells me to do.
32:21Morpheus doesn't really paint a clear picture of what you're getting into by taking the red pill.
32:26He romanticizes it, making it seem cool and badass that you're going down the rabbit hole.
32:31He doesn't mention the part where he's actually recruiting you to join a war that
32:36you otherwise could have remained blissfully unaware of.
32:39Cypher deserved a real choice in the matter.
32:41I'm tired, Trinity.
32:44I'm tired of this war.
32:47I'm tired of fighting.
32:48I'm tired of this ship being cold.
32:51Number 19.
32:53Sandman.
32:53Spider-Man 3.
32:55For all of its shortcomings, one thing that the third installment in Sam Raimi's trilogy does
33:00well is tell the heartbreaking story of Flint Marco.
33:03You maybe even killed a man?
33:05It wasn't like that.
33:08It wasn't.
33:08Who could have better predicted that we would be feeling for the guy that killed Uncle Ben?
33:14But that's just what happens.
33:16Flint is more of a victim of circumstance than a straight-up villain.
33:20Yes, he is a criminal, but he turned to a life of crime to try to take care of his
33:24sick daughter.
33:25I know all about you.
33:27Like the fact that Spider-Man won't let you help your poor daughter.
33:32Who among us can't sympathize with that?
33:34If the story was told from his point of view, we might even regard him as a hero, fighting for
33:39his family in an unjust world.
33:41My daughter was dying.
33:44I needed money.
33:51I was scared.
33:53Even Peter eventually forgives him.
33:56Number 18.
33:57Zemo.
33:58Captain America Civil War.
34:00While there was already a rift forming between the Avengers over the Sokovia Accords,
34:06Zemo tore it right open by framing Bucky for murdering King T'Chaka.
34:10I don't want to talk about it.
34:13You feel that if you open your mouth, the horrors might never stop.
34:17A major narrative thread throughout the MCU involves the Avengers dealing with the consequences of their actions.
34:23And Zemo plays an important role.
34:26Yes, the Avengers saved everyone they could in Sokovia when they took on Ultron.
34:30But who created Ultron in the first place?
34:33Oh yeah, Tony Stark.
34:35The battle destroyed Zemo's home and left his family dead.
34:38It's not difficult to understand why he holds a bit of a grudge.
34:43My father lived outside the city.
34:46I thought we would be safe there.
34:49My son was excited.
34:51He could see the Iron Man from the car window.
34:54Number 17.
34:55Pre-Crime Department.
34:57Minority Report.
34:58This may be an unpopular opinion.
35:01Obviously, the pre-crime department proved to be flawed when it was revealed that the precogs' visions aren't as authoritative
35:08as they seemed.
35:09You think the three in the tank come out of a test tube?
35:12They are merely the ones who survived.
35:14The inhumane way in which the precogs were treated was also a horrible abuse of power.
35:19But there were some good intentions behind the idea.
35:22Imagine you're about to be attacked on the street.
35:25And just in the nick of time, a team of agents descends on the scene and saves your life.
35:31Ideally, such a department wouldn't just prevent crimes before they happen, but also deter crime.
35:36Who would decide to plan a murder or robbery when they could be arrested before it even happened?
35:41Think about the lives that little girl saved.
35:43Think about all the lives she will save.
35:45That little girl could have saved Sean.
35:49Number 16.
35:50Victor Drago.
35:51Creed II.
35:53For fans of the original Rocky movies, this is the match of a lifetime.
35:58The son of Apollo Creed fighting the son of the man that killed his dad.
36:02But while Victor Drago's father Ivan deserves every bit of shade thrown his way, Victor deserves better.
36:07What are you doing here?
36:10A storm will be.
36:11I don't even know this woman.
36:13She's a foreign woman.
36:15Victor.
36:15She's left for you.
36:17And not all of them.
36:18When you look at things from his perspective, all the anger and darkness he has built up inside of him
36:23is understandable.
36:24His father came home, disgraced, to a country that pretty much disowned him.
36:29Because of you, I lose everything.
36:34Country.
36:36Respect.
36:36Victor's mother abandoned him.
36:39And his father?
36:40Let's just say tough love was his preferred method of parenting.
36:44No wonder Victor was so driven not just to defeat Creed, but to destroy him.
36:48Number 15.
36:50Joe Boo Tupaki.
36:51Everything, everywhere, all at once.
36:54Joe Boo Tupaki is a terrifying figure who wants to destroy the entire multiverse.
37:09However, deep down, she's also the daughter of a woman who pushed her too hard, splintering her mind and leading
37:16to a hopeless, nihilistic worldview.
37:18After her mother, Alpha Evelyn, discovered verse jumping, she experimented using her own child.
37:24Joe Boo jumps through universes searching for meaning, but a foot in all worlds is a foot in none.
37:30She creates the black hole-like everything bagel, not with the primary aim of ending the multiverse, but of ending
37:36her own suffering.
37:38If I wanted to see if I went in, could I finally escape?
37:44Like, actually die.
37:46Knowing her story, it's easy to sympathize with her.
37:49Who doesn't want to find a place where we belong?
37:52So let's just go our separate ways, okay?
37:56Just let me go.
37:58Number 14.
37:59The Tethered.
38:01Us.
38:01If you were experimented on by the government, then abandoned in an underground facility, you'd probably be pretty angry, too.
38:09Now, of course, we aren't condoning all the brutal killing and whatnot, but we definitely understand the Tethered's motives.
38:15There was a girl, and the girl had a shadow.
38:24They just want to live their own lives and enjoy the world like we do.
38:27Can you imagine spending your whole life linked to another, unable to fully control your own actions?
38:33In order to escape this fate, the Tethered revolt against their unwitting captors.
38:38It's not their fault that the only way to become untethered is to kill their counterparts.
38:43They figured out how to make a copy of the body, but not the soul.
38:48The soul remains one, shared by two.
38:51Number 13.
38:53Barbossa.
38:54Pirates of the Caribbean.
38:55The Curse of the Black Pearl.
38:57We are cursed men, Miss Turner.
39:01Compelled by greed we were.
39:03But now, we are consumed by it.
39:07It's not easy to sympathize with the murderous kidnapping captain of a ship that he stole from his former friend,
39:13leaving him for dead on a deserted island.
39:15But we do get Barbossa.
39:18We took them all.
39:20We spent them and traded them.
39:22And threatened them away.
39:24Drinking food.
39:25A pleasurable company.
39:26After years of never feeling anything and not being able to die, anyone would go a little bit mad.
39:33His speech to Elizabeth Swann might be terrifying, but it is also insightful.
39:37Now, of course, all of the plundering and the murdering still seems like a bit of overkill.
39:42Yet we do understand.
39:44Barbossa just wants to be a real boy again.
39:47I feel nothing.
39:49Not the wind on my face.
39:51Nor the spray of the sea.
39:53Nor the warmth of a woman's flesh.
39:57You best start believing in ghost stories, Miss Turner.
40:02You're in one.
40:03Number 12.
40:04Khan.
40:05Star Trek Into Darkness.
40:11Khan is easily one of the most formidable villains the crew of the Enterprise has ever faced.
40:17He's basically superhuman.
40:19And nothing motivates someone, whether they're a villain or a hero, more than friends in peril.
40:25Kirk and Spock probably understand that better than anyone.
40:28They go to extreme lengths to save each other, as well as the rest of the crew.
40:32That's really all Khan is doing, too.
40:34His people had been pretty much held captive, or more like held hostage by Starfleet.
40:40Khan's means might be brutal, but he's doing what he thinks is necessary to free his people.
40:45Marcus took my crew from me.
40:48You are a murderer.
40:50He used my friends to control me.
40:53Number 11.
40:54Wilford.
40:56Snowpiercer.
40:57Okay, yes.
40:58Wilford is a tyrannical leader who keeps himself in power by controlling the population and teaching
41:04children that he's practically a god.
41:06We need to maintain a proper balance of anxiety and fear, chaos and horror in order to keep life going.
41:13Not good.
41:14But the dude did kind of save all of humanity.
41:17At least, what was left of it.
41:19When the new Ice Age occurred, he was the only person with the means to survive.
41:24He opened up his train to other people.
41:26Granted, he segregated the haves from the have-nots and ruled with an iron fist.
41:31Look, Curtis.
41:34Beyond the gate.
41:37Section after section, precisely where they've always been and where they'll always be.
41:43And the way he keeps the train running is absolutely heinous.
41:47But without him, everyone would be dead.
41:50That's gotta count for something, right?
41:52I've devoted my entire life to this.
41:56The Eternal Engine.
42:01Avengers Infinity War
42:03A common theme in many movies is that humans are a threat to themselves, and the Earth in general.
42:09Titan was like most planets.
42:12Too many mouths, not enough to go around.
42:15Along comes a villain who believes that humans should be controlled, or even culled.
42:20The Mad Titan operates on this premise except on a much larger scale.
42:24In Thanos' mind, he's the hero.
42:27A savior who will rescue advanced species from themselves.
42:31The snap is a quick fix.
42:33With all six stones, I could simply snap my fingers.
42:37They would all cease to exist, and I call that...
42:41Mercy.
42:41Of course, fortunately, not all of us want to commit mass murder to resolve the issue.
42:47The end here doesn't justify the means.
42:49He did get one thing right, though.
42:51We do seem to be destroying our own environment, and something's gotta give.
42:56Just not, you know, half of all life.
42:59And then what?
43:01I finally rest.
43:04And watch the sun rise on a grateful universe.
43:079.
43:08Old Joe
43:09Looper
43:10So, trying to slay a young person is impossible to defend.
43:15However, let's look for a moment at Old Joe's motivation.
43:18Have you heard of the Rainmaker?
43:22Yeah, Seth said.
43:24That night.
43:27You boss in the future, he used the words holy terror.
43:29Yeah.
43:31A reign of terror.
43:32It harks back to that old question.
43:34If you could go back in time and kill someone responsible for countless deaths
43:38before they committed any wrongs, would you?
43:41Old Joe is trying to stop the Rainmaker, who will become a criminal boss,
43:45kill all the Loopers, and murder Joe's wife.
43:48Even if you don't agree with his actions, it's easy to understand his reasons.
43:53Ending the Rainmaker's life before he becomes the Rainmaker will save a lot of lives.
43:58He's here.
43:59He lives here, now, in this county.
44:03And I'm gonna use this to find him.
44:06And I'm gonna kill him.
44:078.
44:08Lab Employees
44:10The Cabin in the Woods
44:11Though the college students are attacked by all sorts of monsters,
44:16the true villains here are the lab employees pulling all the strings from their underground facilities.
44:21Hey, you just sweat the chem, Len.
44:23Well, these morons are singing What a Friend We Have in Shinto.
44:26We are bringing the pain.
44:28And it certainly seems cruel to lure people into their sacrificial ritual,
44:32especially given their callous attitude towards it all.
44:35Congratulations, go to maintenance!
44:39To share the pot with Ronald the intern.
44:43That's not fair, I had zombies too.
44:45However, when you think about what's at stake,
44:48you can kind of understand where they're coming from.
44:51Without the ritual, the world will literally end.
44:53You can die with them.
44:57Or you can die for them.
44:59The lab employees, along with other organizations around the world,
45:02are tasked with keeping ancient gods at bay.
45:05In fact, it could be argued that these gods are actually the true villains,
45:09more than the lab employees.
45:187.
45:19Magua
45:20The Last of the Mohicans
45:22Sometimes things are all about perspective.
45:33From Magua's perspective,
45:35he is at war with the British and Colonel Monroe specifically.
45:39And when you think about how Magua was kidnapped by the Mohawks,
45:42tortured by Monroe,
45:44and basically had his life ruined,
45:45it's no surprise why the guy is so upset.
45:48It's not great that he pretends to be friends with our main characters
45:52only to ultimately betray them.
45:54And that part about him making one of Monroe's daughters his wife
45:57is also pretty grim.
45:59But there are causes for all that hate inside.
46:02Our council has asked the question.
46:04Our council has asked the question.
46:06To three and five.
46:10Courtois
46:11the hero.
46:136.
46:15Ozymandias
46:15Watchmen
46:16Nothing brings people together like a common enemy.
46:19Humanity's savage nature will inevitably lead to global annihilation.
46:24And nobody knows that better than Ozymandias.
46:27That's his whole plan.
46:28In the Watchmen universe,
46:30the Cold War has reached the point where nuclear war is imminent
46:33and mutually assured destruction is just around the corner.
46:37Ozymandias believes that the only way to stop us from fighting each other
46:41is by giving us someone else to fight together.
46:43He puts in motion a devastating attack on several cities,
46:47blaming it on Dr. Manhattan.
46:49And it actually works.
46:51The US and USSR do forge an alliance.
46:54It's another messed up case where the end clearly doesn't justify the means.
46:59But we do understand Ozymandias' motives.
47:12It's hard to believe that Hummel is considered the villain of this story at all.
47:26All he wants is for the families of his fallen comrades to be fairly compensated for their deaths.
47:32The US government sent them to war with the promise that their families would be taken care of,
47:36and then broke that promise.
47:38It was my men on the ground that made those hits possible by lazing the targets.
47:4320 of them were left to rot outside Baghdad after the conflict ended.
47:46No benefits were paid to their families.
47:48Hummel tries to do things the right way again and again,
47:51but eventually takes things into his own hands.
47:54Yes, he holds many innocent people hostage and threatens worse,
47:58but he doesn't actually intend on following through.
48:00He just wants the government to make good on its promises.
48:104. Roy Batty
48:12Blade Runner
48:13Similar to Khan, this is another villain that is really just trying to fight for his people.
48:26Replicants are created to be worked as slaves and programmed with a built-in four-year lifespan.
48:32Batty's main goal isn't to hurt anyone, although he's willing to.
48:36It's to prolong his life and fight for replicant rights.
48:39Imagine being used up for four years only to be discarded like trash.
48:43You were made as well as we could make you, but not to last.
48:48The Tyrell Company designed them to be as human as possible.
48:52Why are they surprised when they suddenly want to fight for their fundamental rights?
48:56All those moments will be lost in time.
49:033. Killmonger
49:05Black Panther
49:06While Killmonger might seem power-hungry at first glance, his motivations are truly honorable.
49:12He is of Wakandan descent, but abandoned by his own people.
49:16And then he grew up in a world that viewed him as a second-class citizen.
49:20We understand why Wakanda wants to keep their technology secret.
49:24Historically, humans abuse power.
49:26These items aren't for sale.
49:28How do you think your ancestors got these?
49:31You think they paid a fair price?
49:32Or did they take it like they took everything else?
49:35But sitting back and watching people hurt when you have the power to help,
49:38well, that doesn't really fly either.
49:41Y'all sitting up here comfortable.
49:44Must feel good.
49:46It's about two billion people all over the world that looks like us.
49:49But their lives are a lot harder.
49:52Yes, Killmonger does horrible things to get what he wants,
49:55but it's easy to see where he's coming from.
49:57When black folks started revolutions,
49:59they never had the firepower
50:01or the resources to fight their oppressors.
50:04Where was Wakanda?
50:052.
50:06Koba
50:07The Planet of the Apes franchise
50:09This is another villain who goes to extreme lengths to achieve his goal.
50:18But you can see why.
50:20Caesar's goal of peace between apes and humans is admirable,
50:23but Koba hasn't had the same experiences.
50:26Whereas Caesar became the adoptive son of a sympathetic human, Will Rodman,
50:31Koba was abused, tormented, and experimented on.
50:34Once Koba was given the intelligence to understand what had happened to him
50:38and to escape,
50:39his response was to fight back in self-defense and in defense of all apes.
50:44Why would he trust humans after all that?
50:46Caesar has no place here.
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51:091. Magneto
51:10The X-Men Franchise
51:12There are thousands of men on those ships,
51:14good, honest, innocent men
51:16that are just following orders.
51:19Given his past and internment during World War II,
51:22Eric Lensher doesn't exactly have fond memories of being put on lists or seen as dangerous.
51:27Magneto wants mutants to fight back against oppression
51:30and to have the same basic rights and freedoms.
51:41Granted, his methods cross a line.
51:43Using your powers to control and hurt people
51:46isn't a great way to prove that you're not scary.
51:48But why should he have to diminish himself to make others more comfortable?
51:52If you watch the movies in chronological order,
51:55you can see how his motives change over the years into a kind of mutant elitism.
51:59But at his core, he is just a guy fighting for his people.
52:04I will bring you home, old friend.
52:07And I ask only one thing in return.
52:12Don't get in my way.
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