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But, yeah, I mean if you compare Zant with the likes of Commander Red, I'd say that he would be worse, partially because he has less resources than Red. While Red has his resources, he ultimately doesn't count, but one of the reasons as to why he was wanting the Dragon Balls was so that he could become taller. Even when it took sacrificing some members of his team.

And then there was Tao Pai Pai who was disqualified for not being as heinous as the other human antagonists. True, he was originally listed, because he set the heinous standard before the more powerful antagonists came along, but taht's beside the point. So, if we're going by that logic, then yes, Zant is worse.

With the Dragon Ball series, there's the relative heinous standard and the absolute heinous standard to take into account: relative as in regards to the work, and the absolute heinous standard which is the general heinous standard, or how in general how heinous the villain needs to be to qualify. That's where resources, screentime, and powers come in. The major antagonists of the DBZ anime have destroyed planets, wiped out nearly all life on Earth, and in the most recent case, destroyed life in every multiverse. That's what's giving me pause on Zant possibly qualifying.

Yes, he's a human, but he's far from being the only antagonist who kills people for no reason other than sadism; Frieza, for example decided to destroy the people of Namek even though he had what he wanted for no other reason than sadism. And, believe me, he has done worse with his resources, powers, etc.