“ | "Megamind": You dare challenge Megamind?! Tighten: This town isn't big enough for two supervillains! "Megamind": Oh, you're a villain alright! Just not a super one! Tighten: Yeah!? What's the difference!? "Megamind": ...PRESENTATION! |
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~ "Megamind" (actually Minion) as he begins to face off Tighten. |
“ | See, people love that cozy feeling Supes give them. Some golden c*** to swoop out of the sky and save the day so you don't got to do it yourself. But if you knew half the shit they get up to? Ooh... f***in' diabolical. | „ |
~ Billy Butcher describing what the "heroes" are really like. |
A Supervillain is a villain who displays special powers, skills, or equipment powerful enough to be a typically serious challenge or threat to a superhero. The term has largely been coined by comic books, where superheroes fight similar to super-powered villains.
Supervillains exist not only in comic books from Marvel and DC Comics and are expanded to other media (in fact the honor of the world's first supervillain has often gone to Professor Moriarty of Sherlock Holmes, who predates modern comic books by many years):
- Good examples of supervillains in comic books are Doctor Doom, Red Skull, Venom, the Joker, Lex Luthor, Darkseid, and the Shredder.
- Good examples of supervillains in movies are Elijah Price, Kevin Wendell Crumb, Darth Vader, Richmond Valentine, Poppy Adams, and Judge Doom.
- Good examples of supervillains in anime and manga are Frieza, Isaac Ray Peram Westcott, Cell, Kurumi Tokisaki, Lord Boros, All For One, Wiseman, and Esdeath.
- Good examples of supervillains in cartoons are Black Hat, Bill Cipher, Lawrence Limburger, Dark Danny, Mojo Jojo, Vilgax, the Dark Lord, Syndrome, Yokai, Aku, Makuta Teridax, and Dr. Drakken.
- Good examples of supervillains in video games are Bowser, Dr. Eggman, Dr. Wily, Ganondorf, Shao Kahn, King K. Rool, King Dedede, Yuuki Terumi, the Herrscher of the Void, Heihachi Mishima, and Dimentio and Cats (The Battle Cats) and Their Rivals.
It is a huge relief if the supervillain decides to redeem themselves and become a superhero themself, because then they become the complete opposite of who they were and may be able to defeat other supervillains (like Megamind and Tighten).
IMPORTANT: Note that supervillains only appear within productions with superheroes; however, superhero genre is vast and has many different takes. In general, it can be considered that any super-powered protagonist who fights at least one other super-powered antagonist can be defined as a "superhero" (and likewise, the antagonist will be recognized as a supervillain). They do not have to dress up in fancy costumes or follow the usual trend of Western comic books to qualify; they need only display powers and ambitions beyond those of the normal population in their setting.
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- A (Bungo Stray Dogs)
- A-Robots
- A-Squad Power Rangers
- A-Train (comics)
- A-Train (TV Series)
- A.D.A.M.
- A.I.M. (Marvel)
- A.J. the Alien
- A.R.N.O.L.D.
- Aamon
- Aaravos
- Aaron Davis (Earth-42)
- Aaron Davis (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Aatrox
- Abaddon (Guild Wars)
- Abaddon (Supernatural)
- Abaddon the Despoiler
- Abadon
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- Abbot Thanademos
- Abdad
- Abdul Alhazred (Marvel)
- Abel Cuvier
- Abeloth
- Abigail Walker
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- Abigor (Ghost Rider)
- Able Kaelus
- Abomatons
- Abominable Snowman (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Abomination (2008 Novelization)
- Abomination (2010 Marvel Animated Universe)
- Abomination (LEGO Marvel Super Heroes)
- Abomination (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Abomination (Marvel's Avengers)
- Abomination (Marvel)
- Abominatrix
- Abra Kadabra
- Abra Kadabra (Arrowverse)
- Abracadaver
- Abraham Langstrom
- Abraxas (Marvel)
- Abraxas (Tron)
- Absalom (Marvel)
- Absolute Hades God N Ma
- Absolute Tartarus
- Absorbing Man (Marvel)
- Abstergo Industries
- Abyss (DC)
- Abyss (Marvel vs. Capcom)
- Abyss (X-Cell)
- Abyss Mages
- Abyss Order
- Abyssal Fleet
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- Ace Android
- Ace Hardlight
- Ace Killer
- Acererak
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- Acheron
- Achilles (Cyborg 009)
- Acid Breath
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- Acnologia
- Acolytes (Marvel)
- Acqua of the Back
- Acronix
- Adagio Dazzle
- Adam (Evangelion)
- Adam (Hazbin Hotel)
- Adam (Medieval Cop)
- Adam Monroe
- Adam Susan
- Adam Taurus
- Adam Warlock (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Adam Weishaupt
- Addicus
- Adegast
- Adel (Final Fantasy)
- Adel (Kamen Rider Ghost)
- Adheera
- Adiane the Elegant
- Adjudicator
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- Adjutant Shiima
- Admin T. Irving
- Admiral Haruki Kusakabe
- Admiral Majin
- Admiral Malkor
- Admiral Perry
- Admiral Prawn
- Admiral Razorbeard
- Admiral Whiskers
- Adoborute-G of the Vital
- Adolf Hitler (Danger 5)
- Adolf Hitler (DC)
- Adolf Hitler (Dragon Ball)
- Adolf Hitler (Duke Nukem)
- Adolf Hitler (Kung Fury)
- Adolf Hitler (Preacher)
- Adolf Hitler (The Twilight Zone)
- Adolf Hitler (TMNT)
- Adolf Hitler (Wolfenstein)
- Adolf Hitler (Zombie Army Trilogy)
- Adonis (Kamen Rider Ghost)
- Adonis (Marvel)
- Adonis (Teen Titans)
- Adrenazon
- Adrian (Little Nicky)
- Adrian (Power Rangers)
- Adrian Graye Vernworth
- Adu Du
- Advanced Yokai Nue
- Adversary (Marvel)
- Adwaita
- Aeos (Dragon Ball)
- Aethyr
- Aftershock (Marvel)
- Aftershock (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur)
- Agams
- Agatha Harkness (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Agent Abrella
- Agent Bishop
- Agent Liberty (Supergirl)
- Agent Orange (Marvel)
- Agent Smith (The Matrix)
- Agent Stone (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Agents of Crash
- Agents of DIO
- Aggregor
- Agmis
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- Agron (Marvel)
- Aguilera
- Aguma
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- Ah Ling
- Ahmanet
- Ahuizotl (My Little Pony)
- Aida (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
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- Air Man
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