Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-2175012-20170823181810/@comment-26120048-20170925015656

I don't know all the candidates, so I'll only comment about those I'm confident about. The thing is, in most cases I just don't find them evil enough to warrant the title "Pure Evil". Yes, most of them commit grave crimes, plot immense destruction and are gargantuan assholes, but - in my opinion - they just don't stand out enough. This is what villainy has become nowadays and I don't find these villains are that much different from almost any other villain.

DECU's Luthor: Yes, he has evil plans and is ruthless in their pursuit but I really don't see the point here. He is on a personal crusade and while he accepts collateral damages and death, the sheer scale of his plans are limited. And, from what I remember, his father abused him in the past so that might facture in his perception of powerful figures. I don't really see him as pure evil.

While Ludendorff willingly unleashed gas that would have eradicated the entire city in minutes, I doubt that Luthor thought further in his creation of Doomsay than: "This thing is gonna kill Superman for sure".

The Ogre: Basically a standard serial killer who does not stand out in the slightest. Other villains in the show have set the standard far higher, like Galavan or Jerome.

Prometheus: Definitely not. His entire crusade is based on loss. His loss- the death of his father basically destroyed him and took everything from him. Of course, he is far from being the victim of the story but given how he is portrayed in the show, I think that he is not suitable for "Pure Evil". He wants to let Oliver feel the pain and loss that he has felt and while he is a sadistic, cruel, emotionless and deranged bastard, I think he does not fit the Pure Evil category due to the reason behind his motivation. I also don't think that the fact that he is a hypocrite factors into the Pure Evil thing.

Andrew Diggle: I know that hardly counts as an argument but I think he is far to uninteresting and unimportant to be a Pure Evil candidate. Yes, he betrays his family twice and is absolutely loyal to his organization but yeah, I just can't point him out as a purely evil.

Riddler: Just because Telltale delivers a different spin on the character than most shows or games, I don't think that he is Pure Evil. These murderboxes are not new either, they remind of the traps and puzzle rooms in the Arkhamverse. Again, he does not really stand out as a pure evil character, nothing about his villainy is special or extraordinary. If we accept characters like that as Pure Evil characters, we can put half of this wiki's articles into the category.

Simon Stagg: Similar to the others. Just doesn't stand out. A ruthless businessman, no more.