Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-29275465-20160826234143/@comment-26884760-20160916192003

when it comes to cartoons setting is what matters, universes like DB have so many brutal villains you're not getting many CMs.. save for Frieza.. same applies for universes like Smurfs and FiM, that are so light-hearted you'll rarely see a CM (especially since FiM is into awkward "redeem every villain possible" these days).

that being said, Captain Planet is a goofy show but had a very effective CM - http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Verminous_Skumm.. he skyrocketed the villainy standards of the show and went as far as manipulating a kid into overdosing on drugs (fatally) for no reason other than it amused him.

in a "children't show" we had a villain who was wanting to kill and ruin everything for no reason at all and unlike other polluters, who had selfish (often "stupid evil") goals Skumm had no goals whatsoever.. none of his schemes would really benefit himself in the long run, he just wanted to make the world a worse place for his own amusement.