The 23 Most Iconic Video Game Villains of All Time
Kingpins, mad scientists, sarcastic machines and monsters that hunted you for a whole game, pulled from four decades of consoles. Which one left the deepest mark?
1BowserThe Koopa King who has been stealing Princess Peach and headlining Mario games since 1985.1000pts
2M. BisonStreet Fighter's Psycho Power dictator and the arcade final boss that ate a generation's quarters.914pts
3DraculaCastlevania's undying count, the fixed point every Belmont generation is born to fight.801pts
4SephirothThe silver-haired Final Fantasy VII antagonist whose one-winged silhouette defined JRPG villainy.705pts
5Doctor WilyMega Man's scheming roboticist, back with a new fortress and new bosses every entry.705pts
6RidleySamus Aran's dragon-like Space Pirate rival across the Metroid series.633pts
7Lady DimitrescuResident Evil Village's towering, clawed aristocrat who became an instant internet phenomenon.548pts
8Kefka PalazzoThe cackling Final Fantasy VI jester who actually succeeded in destroying the world.548pts
9GLaDOSPortal's passive-aggressive test-chamber AI, equal parts comedian and murderer.548pts
10Vaas MontenegroFar Cry 3's volatile pirate lord, remembered for his monologue on the definition of insanity.548pts
11The Lich KingArthas Menethil, the fallen paladin whose frozen throne anchored World of Warcraft's most famous expansion.548pts
12GanondorfThe Gerudo warlord who returns to menace Hyrule in era after era of The Legend of Zelda.548pts
13Psycho MantisMetal Gear Solid's telepathic boss who read the player's memory card and broke the fourth wall.448pts
14Shao KahnMortal Kombat's Outworld emperor, as famous for his taunts as for his hammer.448pts
15Handsome JackBorderlands 2's smug Hyperion CEO, whose chatter made him the series' breakout antagonist.448pts
16Andrew RyanBioShock's objectivist founder of Rapture, whose city collapsed under his own philosophy.448pts
17GruntildaThe rhyming witch of Banjo-Kazooie, out to steal Tooty's looks with a beauty-swapping machine.329pts
18Doctor EggmanSonic's mustachioed nemesis, a self-declared genius who keeps rebuilding his badnik empire.329pts
19Pyramid HeadSilent Hill 2's executioner, a walking projection of the protagonist's guilt.329pts
20NemesisThe relentless tyrant that stalks Jill Valentine through Resident Evil 3.329pts
21Albert WeskerResident Evil's sunglasses-wearing traitor who turned himself into a superhuman.329pts
22SHODANSystem Shock's stuttering rogue AI, the template GLaDOS and countless others followed.0pts
23Doctor Neo CortexThe mad scientist with the N on his forehead who created and then hunted Crash Bandicoot.0pts
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Naoto Ohshima drew the hero and the villain, and the villain answers to two names: Robotnik in the films, Eggman in the games: https://youpick.best/articles/sonic-the-hedgehog-ranked-many-ways
