“ | Good. That skin will bring me much money. | „ |
~ Abdullah planning to skin Duma. |
“ | Home, home on the range, where the critters are tied up in chains. I cut through their sides, and I tear off their hides, and the next day I do it again. | „ |
~ Percival C. McLeach |
Poachers are evildoers who hunt immorally illegaly, often for prey that is endangered or otherwise protected by the law. There are many forms of poaching: they could be hunting or capturing endangered species for zoos and pet trades (e.g. Abdullah), hunting on land where animals were protected (e.g. Amos Slade and Shaw), or animals that were legal to hunt while doing it the wrong way (e.g. Man and Grimmel the Grisly). Many of them tend to be illegal fishermen, farmers and lumberjacks as well.
A common motivation for poachers is pure greed. If a prey is extremely rare or highly valuable, the temptation of money will be enough for them to disregard the environmental catastrophe the prey's extinction would cause (e.g. Sloan Blackburn, Giovanni). Sometimes, the poachers are only hunting to make ends meet for their families.
Note: do not put all villains who hunt in this category, only if the work clarifies that their hunting is breaking the law add them to this category. For example, Elmer Fudd is a villain and a hunter, but it is established that he hunts prey only when they are in season, hence all his talk about Rabbit and Duck Season, thus making him not a poacher. Also, do not add farmers who kill their own animals since they have a right to do so. For example, Mrs. Tweedy and Mr. Tweedy have the right to butcher chickens since they are farmers. Therefore, they are not breaking the law despite how cruel they are to their chickens, they should go under Animal Cruelty instead.
-
The Collector (The Owl House) -
Chris McLean -
Dr. Robotnik (Live-Action) -
Michael Morbius (Sony's Marvel Universe) -
Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik -
Joker (DC) -
Mr. Krabs -
Malty S. Melromarc
All items (539)
- Ab Cross
- Abdullah
- Abraham Van Helsing
- Ackland
- Agent Red
- Agent Trout
- Airachnid
- Alan Yates
- Alan Yates' Crew
- Alec Frost
- Alejandro Gutierrez
- Alexandrina Victoria Hannover
- Aliens (Insaniquarium)
- Alistair Beldingford
- Alistair Patton
- Alpha (Up)
- Alva (Pokémon)
- Alvin the Treacherous (books)
- Alvin the Treacherous (DreamWorks)
- Amos Slade
- Andrei Strasser
- André (Rayman)
- Angel-Face
- Anthony Trumper
- Archibald Snatcher
- Armando and Tipa
- Asav
- Asher (Brickleberry)
- Aurelia Hammerlock
- Axle (Road Rash)
- Aziz (Shedeed and Tamam)
- Bablu
- Baby Bonnie Hood
- Bandits (Jungle Book 1994)
- Bangray
- Barnaby (Impy's Wonderland)
- Baron Marackai
- Baxter Stockman (IDW)
- Beast (Disney)
- Beatrice Stanhope
- Beauty Smith (Disney)
- Beauty Smith (Zanna Bianca)
- Belsar Corporation of Animal Protection
- Berserker Tribe
- Bertie Dread
- Beta and Gamma
- Big Boss (Rio)
- Bill Clinton (Family Guy)
- Bill the Elder
- Billy Yoder
- Biosyn
- Black Mask (Arkhamverse)
- Black Mask (Doraemon)
- Black Mouth
- Bob Ewell
- Bobby Possumcods
- BoDean Lynn
- Boggis, Bunce and Bean
- Boris Badenov
- Boss (FernGully)
- Bowser (Mario)
- Brafilius
- Bree Blackburn
- Brooks & Elwyn
- Bruiser Sr.
- Buggy the Clown
- Buldeo (Disney)
- Buldeo (The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo)
- Bull and Axle
- Bunto
- Burnish
- Burnsiverse
- Cachirula
- Caipora
- Captain Ahab (The Adventures of Moby Dick)
- Captain Hero
- Captain James Hook (Hook)
- Captain Myles Standish
- Captain Nolan
- Carl Denham
- Carol Miller
- Cattlemen
- Chantel DuBois
- Charles F. Muntz
- Chato (The Littlest Outlaw)
- Cheetah (DC)
- Chef Hatchet
- Chester V
- Chicken Boo
- Chief (Disney)
- Chimpanzombies
- Chris McLean
- Chuck Muckle
- Ciccio and Guido
- Claire Wyden
- Clayton (Disney)
- Clayton's Pirates
- Cleve
- Coconuts
- Colonel Pierson
- Conrad Cuppman
- Conroy Bumpus
- Corporal Edwards
- Corporal Spivey
- Cottontail Smith
- Crazy Feathers
- Creature King (Space Ghost)
- Cruella De Vil (1996)
- Cruella De Vil (Descendants)
- Cruella De Vil (Disney)
- Cruella De Vil (Once Upon a Time)
- Curator Ponds
- Cyclops (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- Cyrax (Insaniquarium)
- Cyrus (Pokémon anime)
- Czerka Corporation
- Dabio
- Daffy Duck
- Dagur the Deranged
- Daichi (Fire Emblem)
- Damon Kronski
- Dan Halen
- Dar
- Dark Priest Mamon
- Dark Zuckerberg
- Darst Legion
- Darth Maul (Star Wars)
- Deathstroke (DC)
- Decepticons (Transformers)
- Demon Hunters
- Demons (The Promised Neverland)
- Demons (theology)
- Dennis Nedry (film series)
- Denzel Quincy Crocker
- Dial
- Dieter Stark
- Dirk (Pokémon)
- Dirk Moran
- Dix Perdix
- Doctor Shreddarius
- Dog (The Three Bears)
- Dog Catcher
- Dogold
- Dolmanstein
- Don Paolo
- Donita Donata
- Dr. Calico
- Dr. Eggman (Archie Comics)
- Dr. Eggman (Manga)
- Dr. Gross
- Dr. Herman Varnick
- Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik
- Dr. Ivo Robotnik (AoStH)
- Dr. Ivo Robotnik (USA)
- Dr. Kuzniak
- Dr. Military
- Dr. Morbis
- Dr. Neo Cortex
- Dr. Nitrus Brio
- Dr. Paradigm
- Dr. Robotnik (Archie Comics)
- Dr. Robotnik (Live-Action)
- Dr. Robotnik (SATAM)
- Dr. Zara
- Drago Bludvist
- Dragon Hunter Commander
- Dragon Hunters (Ninjago)
- Drizelda
- DuBois' Men
- Duck Collector
- Duke of Molto
- Dwayne LaFontant