Abby Anderson from the last of us 2
Or Karli morganthau from falcon and winter soldier
Gai Amatsu.
Vaas from Far Cry 3
Mr. Freeze (Batman and Robin), Lex Luthor (BvS) and Doomsday (BvS) and Galactus (Rise of the Silver Surfer) to name a few
Any villain that lacks a real point or any depth to their character, is too illogical, is too unoriginal/clichéd, is too predictable, relies on nothing but being “cool” or “hammy”, is edgy for edginess’s sake, is hardly a threat, or is annoyingly cartoonish; in essence, villains from which there is no intellectual gain or which possess no interesting qualities whatsoever. For obvious examples, this probably includes most anime villains and any creepypasta, FNaF, or Undertale villain, along with Monika from DDLC. Yes, I am singling out those two franchises and that character especially. God, they suck.
Aside from that though, Voldemort for instance is one villain I never saw much appeal in since the main thing I remember about Harry Potter is just “Wizard Hitler bad”. Yeah, we get it… and?
That and Palpatine. What could one tell me about Palpatine? “He represents the evils of imperialism”? Wow, real original. Unless it’s “He helps drive the plot” or “He’s cool because he shoots lightning”?
I guess you could say there aren’t many fictional characters I like (or take seriously) in general.
Vass from farcry doesn't suck he's the best farcry villain.
Any fnaf villians and Kronika from mortal combat. They are basically evil for the sake of evil and lack any real motivation
That may be true for William Afton, but not all FNaF villains. The original gang and Golden Freddy especially want vengeance on their murderer, the Puppet wants to help the other victims move on and prevent Afton from continuing his killings posthumously, Elizabeth wants to earn her father's love and approval and Vanny is brainwashed and desperately tries to regain control of her consciousness.
It's not groundbreaking, but that is not what i would define as evil for the sake of it.
I forgot comic book villains (as a generalization). The Joker, any of his versions, is grossly overrated/over‐saturated and very basic as a character in my opinion. “Me crazy, society bad.”
I wouldn’t say he’s among the shittiest or most terribly written (who knows what that would even be?), but he’s just as silly and cartoonish as any other comic book villain—especially when he, the over‐the‐top literal clown who acts “cRaYzAy” and whose enemy is a guy in a fursuit, is supposed to be taken seriously as some horrific monster in the edgier settings.
What do you think?