Purely Evil Villains Wiki:List of Auto-Approved Pure Evil Candidates

This is a wide list of villains that are both iconic enough to the community and more widely accepted to fit the Pure Evil criteria at this point, so it was agreed that they don't need to be proposed and can directly have their pages created. If one feels it is perhaps valid to make a proposal for one of these villains to clarify valid contentions, one can ask an administrator for permission to create a proposal, called a formality post, for such villains.

Animanga Pure Evils

• Akihiro Kurata from Digimon
• Akio Ohtori from Revolutionary Girl Utena
• Cell from Dragon Ball
• Chaka from Black Lagoon
• Champ from Akame Ga Kill
• Charles Augustus Milverton from Moriarty the Patriot
• Chikou from YuYu Hakusho
• Conrad from Berserk
• Cyrus from Pokemon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
• Dante from Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)
• Dio Brando from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
• Donquixote Doflamingo from One Piece
• Elder Toguro from YuYu Hakushu
• Father from Fullmetal Alchemist
• Frieza from Dragon Ball
• Fritz from Attack on Titan
• Gihren Zabi from Mobile Suit Gundam
• Griffith from Berserk
• Hunter J from Pokemon the Series: Diamond & Pearl
• Jagi from Fist of the North Star
• Jinmen from Devilman
• Light Yagami from Death Note (manga only)
• Luciano Bradley from Code Geass
• Mahito from Jujutsu Kaisen
• The Major from Hellsing
• Megatron from Transformers: Unicron Trilogy
• Muzan Kibutsuji from Demon Slayer
• Myotismon from Digimon
• Naraku from Inuyasha (manga only)
• Piedmon from Digimon
• Prime Minister Honest from Akame ga Kill!
• Ragyo Kiryuin from Kill la Kill
• Shou Tucker from Fullmetal Alchemist
• Slan from Berserk
• Solf J. Kimbley from Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)
• Super Buu from Dragon Ball
• Syura from Akame Ga Kill (manga only)
• Ubik from Berserk
• Void from Berserk
• Yami Bakura from Yu-Gi-Oh!
• Yami Marik from Yu-Gi-Oh!
• Zamasu from Dragon Ball

Animated Films Pure Evil

• Archibald Snatcher from The Boxtrolls
• The Beldam from Coraline
• Blackwolf from Wizards
• Brainiac from Superman: Red Son
• Coachman from Pinocchio
• Dag from Barnyard
• Darkseid from DC Animated Movie Universe
• Dr. Facilier from The Princess and the Frog
• Drago Bludvist from How to Train Your Dragon
• The Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• General Mandible from Antz
• Harlequin from Justice League: Gods and Monsters
• Grimmel the Grisly from How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
• Jacques from Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
• Jenner from The Secret of NIMH
• Joker from Batman: Under the Red Hood
• Joker from The Dark Knight Returns
• Joker from Injustice
• Joker from Batman: The Long Halloween
• Joker (Earth-2) from Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earth trilogy
• Joseph Stalin from Superman: Red Son
• Judge Claude Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame
• Krang 1 from Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
• Lex Luthor from Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
• Lex Luthor from Superman: Doomsday
• Lots-o’-Huggin' Bear from Toy Story 3
• Melisha Tweedy from Chicken Run
• Owlman from Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
• Professor Zoom from DC Animated Movie Universe
• Randall Boggs from Monsters Inc.
• Scar from The Lion King
• Sentinel Prime from Transformers One
• Shan Yu from Mulan
• Syndrome from The Incredibles
• Toyman from Superman: Doomsday
• Ultron from Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow
• Unicron from The Transformers: The Movie

Comic Books

• Annihilus from Marvel Comics
• Anti-Monitor from DC Comics
• Anton Arcane from Swamp Thing (Pre-Crisis)
• Barbatos from DC Comics (Rebirth)
• Barbatos from Tales of the Dark Multiverse: Dark Knights: Metal
• Baron Karza from Micronauts
• Baron Wolfgang von Strucker from Marvel Comics
• Barracuda from Punisher MAX
• The Batman Who Laughs from DC Comics
• Black Manta from Aquaman
• Black Mask from Batman (Post-Crisis)
• Black Mask frm Batman (New 52)
• Black Noir from The Boys
• Brainiac from DC Comics (Pre-Crisis)
• Brainiac from DC Comics (Post-Crisis)
• Brainiac from the Frank Miller trilogy
• Bullseye from Marvel Comics
• Carnage from Spider-Man
• Cletus Kasady from Spider-Man
• Cassandra Nova from Marvel Comics
• Cobra Commander from G.I. Joe (Marvel + Devil's Due)
• Contagion from Marvel Comics
• Darkseid from DC Comics (Post Crisis)
• Darkseid from DC Comics (New 52)
• Darth Krayt from Star Wars Legends
• Deacon Blackfire from DC Comics
• Doctor Destiny from DC Comics
• Doctor Light from DC Comics
• Dormammu from Dr. Strange
• The Entity from Micronauts
• Ethan Rourke Jr. from Sin City
• Exar Kun from Star Wars Legends
• Gorilla Grodd from Flash
• Hugo Strange from Batman (Pre-Crisis)
• Hugo Strange from Batman (Post-Crisis)
• Jigsaw from Punisher
• John Godolkin from The Boys
• John Wakefield from Scars
• Joker from DC Comics (Post-Crisis)
• Joker from DC Comics (New 52)
• Judge Death from Judge Dredd
• Klaw from Black Panther
• Knull from Marvel Comics
• Malebolgia from Spawn
• Major Force from DC Comics (Post-Crisis)
• Malekith the Accursed from Marvel Comics
• Mephisto from Marvel Comics
• Mister Mind from Captain Marvel/Shazam! (Pre-Crisis)
• Mister Mind from Captain Marvel/Shazam! (Post-Crisis)
• Mister Mind from Captain Marvel/Shazam! (Rebirth)
• Mister Sinister from X-Men
• Mongul from Superman (Pre-Crisis)
• Mongul from Superman (Post-Crisis)
• Mongul from Superman (New 52)
• Mongul from Superman (Rebirth)
• Nekron from Green Lantern
• Nekron from Tales of the Dark Multiverse: Blackest Knight
• Nemesis from Nemesis
• Norman Obsorn from Spider-Man
• Professor Zoom from Flash
• Professor Zoom from Tales of the Dark Multiverse: Flashpoint
• Purple Man from Marvel Comics
• Red Skull from Captain America
• Sabretooth from X-Men
• Shadow King from X-Men
• Tomas de Torquemada from Nemesis the Warlock
• Trigon from DC Comics
• Ultron from Marvel Comics
• Unicron from The Transformers (Marvel)
• Vandal Savage from DC Comics (Post-Crisis)
• Victor Zsasz from DC Comics (Post-Crisis)
• Victor Zsasz from DC Comics (New 52)
• Violator from Spawn
• Zodiac from Dark Reign

Literature (Includes Light & Web Novels)

• Abdul-Aziz al-Razim from Alex Rider
• AM from I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
• Anton Chigurh from No Country For Old Men
• Aunt Ruth Chandler from The Girl Next Door
• Baron Vladimir Harkonnen from Dune
• The Beldam from Coraline
• Bluebeard from Bluebeard
• Cluny the Scourge from Redwall
• Count Dracula from Dracula
• Dorles Umbridge from Harry Potter
• Euron Gregjoy from A Song of Fire and Ice
• General Zaroff from The Most Dangerous Game
• Gregor Clegane from A Song of Fire and Ice
• Issac Ray Peram Westcott from Date A Live
• Joffery Baratheon from A Song of Fire and Ice
• Judge Holden from Blood Meridian
• Julia Rothman from Alex Rider
• King of Faubley from Rising of the Shield Hero
• Lord Voldemort from Harry Potter
• Maegor I Targaryen from A Song of Fire and Ice
• Malty S. Melromarc from Rising of the Shield Hero (Light Novel only)
• Medea Pideth Machina from Rising of the Shield Hero
• Mason Verger from Hannibal
• Morgoth from The Lord of the Rings
• Napoleon from Animal Farm
• Patrick Bateman from American Psycho
• Pennywise from Stephen King
• The Qu from All Tomorrows
• Ramsay Bolton (Books) from A Song of Fire and Ice
• Randall Flagg from Stephen King
• Rawhead Rex from Rewhead Rex
• Sauron from The Lord of the Rings
• Simon Legree from Uncle Tom’s Cabin
• Slagar the Cruel from Redwall
• Steerpike from Gormenghast
• Swartt Sixclaw from Redwall
• Tsarmina Greeneyes from Redwall
• Ungatt Trunn from Redwall
• Vilu Daskar from Redwall
• Y’golonac from Cthulhu Mythos

Live-Action Films

• Ajax from Deadpool
• Amon Goeth from Schindler’s List
• Anton Chigurh from No Country for Old Men
• Apocalypse from X-Men: Apocalypse
• Black Mask from Birds of Prey
• Bogs Diamond from Shawshank Redemption
• Bullseye from Daredevil
• Capitan Vidal from Pan’s Labyrinth
• Carmine Falcone from The Batmanv
• Chucky from Child’s Play
• Clarence Boddicker from Robocop
• Count Dracula from the Universal films
• Count Dracula from the Hammer films
• Count Orlok from Nosferatu (original)
• Count Orlok from Nosferatu (2024 remake)
• Darkseid from Zack Snyder's Justice League
• Blade from Blade
• Dick Jones from Robocop
• Donald Pierce from Logan
• Edwin Epps from 12 Years a Slave
• Ego from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
• Erich Ludendorff from Wonder Woman
• Ethan Roarke Jr. from Sin City
• Evil Ash from Evil Dead
• Frank from Once Upon a Time in the Wild West
• Frank Booth from Blue Velvet
• Freddy Krueger from Night on Elm’s Street
• Ghidorah from Godzilla (original)
• Ghidorah from Godzilla: Gods & Monsters
• Greg Stillson from The Dead Zone
• High Evolutionary from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
• Immortan Joe from Mad Max: Fury Road
• Jang Kyul-chul from I Saw the Devil
• Jill Roberts from Scream 4
• John Doe from Se7en
• John Milton from Devil's Advocate
• John Ryder from The Hitchiker
• Johnny Wong from Hard Boiled Egg
• Joker from Batman (1989)
• Joker from The Dark Knightv
• Judge Doom from Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
• Kang from Ant-Man: Quantumania
• Kurgan from Highlander (original)
• Lord Cutler Beckett from Pirates of the Carribean
• Longshanks from Braveheart
• Lou Bloom from Nightcrawler
• Max Cady from Cape Fear
• Michael Myers from Halloween (original timeline)
• Michael Myers from Halloween (H20 timeline)
• Michael Myers from Halloween (2018 timeline)
• Mr. Hong from Enter the Dragon
• Mysterio from Spider-Man: Far From Home
• Noah Cross from Chinatown
• Owen Damian from Mission Impossible III
• Patrick Bateman from An American Psycho
• Pazazu from The Exorcist
• Red Skull from Captain America: The First Avenger
• Roman Bridger from Scream 3
• Samuel Norton from Shawshank Redemption
• Satan from End of Days
• Sauron from Lord of the Rings
• Sarris from Galaxy Quest
• Scorpio from Dirty Harry
• Sebastian Shaw from X-Men: First Class
• Skynet from Terminator
• Steppenwolf from Justice League
• Tall Man from Phantasm
• Top Dollar from The Crow
• Thinker from The Suicide Squad
• Thrax from Osmosis Jones
• Water Street Butcher from Poughskeepie Tapes
• William Tavington from The Patriot
• Wong Chi-hang from The Untold Story
• Zander Rice from Logan

Live-Action TV

• Angelus from the Buffyverse
• Anti-Monitor from the Arrowverse
• BOB from Twin Peaks
• Caleb from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Captain Gunther Lutze from The Twilight Zone
• Carl Buford from Criminal Minds
• The Cigarette-Smoking Man from The X-Files
• Dandy Mott from American Horror Story: Freak Show
• Daniel Whitehall from Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Davros from Doctor Who
• The Devil from American Horror Story
• Dollmaker from Arrow
• Dr. Oliver Thredsonv from American Horror Story: Asylum
• Eobard Thawne from the Arrowverse
• Frank Underwood from House of Cards
• God from Supernatural
• Ser Gregor Clegane from Game of Thrones
• Great Leader from Kamen Rider
• Gyp Rosetti from Boardwalk Empire
• Hugo Strange from Gotham
• Jerome Valeska from Gotham
• Jim Moriarty from Sherlock
• Kilgrave from Marvel's Jessica Jones
• Killer BOB from Twin Peaks
• Littlefinger from Game of Thrones
• Lorne Malvo from Fargo
• Marlo Stanfield from The Wire
• The Master (Classic) from Doctor Who
• The Master (Harold Saxon) from Doctor Who
• The Master (O) from Doctor Who
• Michael from Lucifer
• Nicholas Pike from The Flash (1990)
• Nina Myers from 24
• Professor Pyg from Gotham
• Queen Rhea from Supergirl
• Red John from The Mentalist
• Ramsay Bolton from Game of Thrones
• The Reaper from Criminal Minds
• The Trickster (1990) from The Arrowverse
• The Trickster from The Flash (1990)
• Windom Earle from Twin Peaks
• Zoom from The Flash

Video Games

• Albert Wesker from Resident Evil
• Alduin from Elder Scrolls
• AM from the IHNAIMS game
• Ares from God of War
• Arkham from Devil May Cry
• Avon Hertz from Grand Theft Auto Online - The Doomsday Heist
• Brainiac from Injustice 2
• Brian Irons from Resident Evil 2 (OG)
• Brian Irons from Resident Evil 2 (remake)
• Chakravartin from Asura's Wrath
• Colonel Volgin from Metal Gear Solid
• Consul D from Xenoblade Chronicles 3
• Dahlia Gillespie from Silent Hill
• Dahlia Hawthorne from Ace Attorney
• Darkrai from Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
• Darm from Ys
• Deathshead from Wolfenstein
• Demise from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
• Denise Daniels from Criminal Case
• Dimentio from Super Paper Mario
• Dimitri Rascalov from Grand Theft Auto IV
• The Doctor from Cave Story
• Donald Love from Grand Theft Auto (3D Universe)
• Dr. Angus Bumby from the Alice duology
• Dr. Pickman from Manhunt 2
• Dr. Weil from Mega Man Zero
• THE END from Sonic Frontiers
• Frank Fontaine from Bioshock
• Frank Horrigan from Fallout 2
• Frank Tenpenny from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
• Ga'ran Sigatar Khura'in from Ace Attorney
• Hades Izanami from BlazBlue
• Hector LeMans from Grim Fandango
• Hugo Strange from Batman: Arkham City
• Joker from Batman: Arkham series
• Junko Enoshima from Danganronpa series
• King Boo from Luigi's Mansion trilogy
• Kristoph Gavin from Ace Attorney
• Lavos from Chrono Trigger
• Lionel Starkweather from Manhunt
• Lucrezia Stein from Criminal Case
• M. Bison from Street Fighter
• Manfred Von Karma from Ace Attorney
• Mannimarco from Elder Scrolls
• Mark Jefferson from Life is Strange
• Mephiles the Dark from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
• Micah Bell from Red Dead Redemption II
• Mother Brain from the Metroid series
• Mumkhar from Xenoblade Chronicles
• Mundus from Devil May Cry
• Null from The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
• Pious Augustus from Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requeim
• Princess Shroob from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
• Prophet of Truth from Halo
• Quan Chi from Mortal Kombat (original timeline)
• Quan Chi from Mortal Kombat (2nd timeline)
• Quan Chi from Mortal Kombat 1
• The Radiance from Hollow Knight
• Raven Beak from Metroid: Dread
• Reclusa from Mario & Luigi: Brothership
• Relius Clover from BlazBlue
• Ridley from the Metroid series
• Rugal Bernstein from King of Fighters
• Scarecrow from the Batman: Arkham series
• Shadow Queen from Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
• Shang Tsung from Mortal Kombat (original)
• Shang Tsung from Mortal Kombat (2nd Timeline)
• Shang Tsung from Mortal Kombat 1
• Shao Kahn from Mortal Kombat (original)
• Shao Kahn from Mortal Kombat (2nd Timeline)
• Shinnok from Mortal Kombat (original)
• Shinnok from Mortal Kombat (2nd Timeline)
• SHODAN from System Shock
• Stanislaus Braun from Fallout 3
• Sundowner from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
• Vladimir Makarov from Call of Duty
• Vulpes Inculta from Fallout: New Vegas
• William Afton from Five Nights at Freddy's
• Yuuki Terumi from BlazBlue
• Zachary Hale Comstock from Bioshock Infinite
• Zant from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
• Zanza from Xenoblade Chronicles
• Zeus from God of War

Western Animation

• Airachnid from Transformers Prime
• Aku from Samurai Jack
• Anarky from Beware the Batman
• Anti-Monitor from Green Lantern: The Animated Series
• Bill Cipher from Gravity Falls
• Brainiac from DC Animated Universe
• Brainiac from My Adventures with Superman
• Carnage (Spider-Man: TAS) from Spider-Man: The Animated Series
• Cletus Kasady from Spider-Man: The Animated Series
• Cluny the Scourge from Redwall
• Darkseid from Batman: The Brave and the Bold
• Darkseid from DC Animated Universe
• Desaad from Young Justice
• Dominator from Samurai Jack
• Emperor Belos from The Owl House
• Evil Entity from Scooby Doo: Mystery Inc.
• Faceless Hunter from Batman: The Brave and the Bold
• Granny Goodness from Young Justice
• Green Goblin from Spider-Man: The Animated Series
• Green Goblin from The Spectacular Spider-Man
• High Priestess from Samurai Jack
• Horde Prime from She-Ra and the Princess of Power
• Hugo Strange from The Batman
• Infinity Ultron from What If...?
• Joker from DC Animated Universe
• Joker from The Batman
• Kanjar Ro from Batman: The Brave and the Bold
• Katz from Courage and the Cowardly Dog
• Kraang Prime from the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Megatron from Transformers: Beast Wars
• Megatron from The Transformers G1 cartoon
• Orm from Young Justice
• Ozai from Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Pong Krell from Star Wars: The Clone Wars
• Dr. Robotnik from Sonic the Hedgehod SatAM
• Slade from Teen Titans
• Tarantulas from Beast Wars
• Trigon from Teen Titans
• Utrom Shredder from 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series
• Verminous Skumm from Captain Planet
• Zarm from Captain Planet

Other Media/Multimedia Examples

• Abaddon the Despoiler from Warhammer 40K
• Adam Smasher from Cyberpunk
• Angra Mainyu from Zorastrianism Mythology
• Apep from Egyptian Mythology
• Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars
• Erebus from Warhammer 40K
• Fabius Bile from Warhammer 40K
• Grand Moff Tarkin from Star Wars
• HABIT from Everyman Hybrid
• Iago from Othello
• King Richard III from Richard III
• Lord Xykon from Order of the Stick
• Makuta Teridax from BIONICLE
• Scarlet King ("Djoricverse" version) from the SCP Mythos
• SCP-106 ("The Young Man" version) from the SCP Mythos
• Slender Man from the OG Mythos
• Tonio from Pagliacci
• Vitellio Scarpia from La Tosca
• Yule Man from SCP Mythos