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Worst Villain Cliches

Created by Finley Hayes Staff · May 2024 · Updated May 2025

Worst Villain Cliches: 31 items ranked by popular vote. Browse more in Characters.

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Wanting to rule over something

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Evil laugh

Evil laugh

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Falling to their death

Falling to their death

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Extremely deep voice

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Being crazy

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Bad childhood

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Henchmen with low intelligence

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They give the heroes enough time to survive

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The killer is thought to be dead but really isn't

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They believe what they're doing is right

They believe what they're doing is right

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The villain has an easy-to-escape death trap

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Calling people "fools"

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Dark clothing

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"You will die"

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Naturally evil

Naturally evil

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Killing their own henchmen

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Being an animal that is commonly stereotyped as a villain

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Wants to kill everyone or destroy the world

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They talk rather than kill

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Hates the protagonist more than he hates anyone else

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Looking more effeminate or androgynous than the hero

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They watch over the protagonists with a magic orb

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They smoke

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They are a family member of the hero

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Associated with darkness

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Having a scary speech in the climax

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Wears a longer coat than the hero

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Being bloodthirsty

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Having a species of animal as henchmen

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Has longer hair than the hero

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They are very good at vocabulary

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Created: May 14, 2024
Updated: May 2025
Items: 31
Topic: Characters

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