10 Of The Most Satisfying Villain Downfalls And 9 Villains That We Were Secretly Rooting ForSkip To ContentHomepageSign InSearch BuzzFeedSearch BuzzFeedlol Badge Feedwin Badge Feedtrending Badge FeedCalifornia residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data.Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2022 BuzzFeed, Inc PressRSSPrivacyConsent PreferencesUser TermsAd ChoicesHelpContactSitemapPosted on 16 May 2022 10 Of The Most Satisfying Villain Downfalls And 9 Villains That We Were Secretly Rooting For Guess which one Joffrey is. by Tom VyBuzzFeed ContributorFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink There are some villains that just have that knack for making your blood boil Then there are the ones that we secretly love making us question our moral compass Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF HBO Warning – Obviously big spoilers ahead 1 You instantly knew that Randall from Monsters Inc was bad news Buena Vista Pictures Distribution It’s a world inhabited by monsters and he is clearly the worst of them all. He’s snide and kidnaps kids. Do I need to say any more? View this video on YouTube youtube.com 2 But Loki was everyone s favourite from the very beginning in Thor Paramount Pictures A man burdened with glorious purpose. We first met Loki in Thor, and I know you instantly liked him. It's highly likely that you prefer him to most of the Avengers, and his death in Infinity War was devastating. He's cool, suave, and just the right amount of evil where you can still love him. Tom Hiddleston just sells it so well, and that British villain thing always works. Why are we always the bad guy? View this video on YouTube youtube.com 3 Dolores Umbridge is detestable in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Warner Bros. Pictures Voldemort wanted to kill Harry, and yet I still dislike Umbridge more. There’s something about smarmy villains that I find more annoying. When she went into the Forbidden Forest and met her best friends, the centaurs, I was smiling the whole time. Really deserved a spot in Azkaban. View this video on YouTube youtube.com 4 I just can t help but loveee Magneto in X-Men Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 20th Century Fox Definitely a villain you sympathise with, and sometimes even agree with. His methods can be a bit over the top, but his reasoning is always solid. His mutant ability is very cool, but it’s his charisma and the way he’s been played which gets me. He’s the high point of the movies. Loves a game of chess too. View this video on YouTube youtube.com 5 I don t think a single Game of Thrones fan was rooting for Joffrey Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF HBO No one has managed to enrage me as much as Joffrey did in Game of Thrones. From executing Ned Stark to everything he did to Sansa, I'm sure were praying for Joffrey to nicely disappear from the show. I can't really think of a villain that people hated more than him. I have to give credit to Jack Gleeson for playing him sooo well. His downfall was horrible but needed. View this video on YouTube youtube.com 6 But Kylo Ren had us all torn in Star Wars Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Kylo just seems vulnerable – I can't be the only one who wants to hug and lullabies to him. He did kill his dad, which does put a very bad mark against his name, but you can clearly see someone that’s been manipulated. Tbh by the end, you could hardly have called him a villain, as he redeemed himself. Also, it’s Adam Driver. View this video on YouTube youtube.com 7 You can t help feeling angry when you see Scar in The Lion King Buena Vista Pictures Who would’ve thought you could hate a computer-animated lion as much as this. He kills his brother and constantly tries to get Simba killed too. A truly awful villain, which made his downfall 10x better. Simba kicks him off that cliff, Street Fighter style and then Whoopi Goldberg comes with her friends and eats him alive. Justice. View this video on YouTube youtube.com 8 Although by the end of Harry Potter we all loved Snape more than anyone else Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Warner Bros. Pictures Played by the late great Alan Rickman, Snape isn’t technically a villain but we spend a long time thinking he is. In both the books and the films, he seems to be conspiring to make Harry’s life as miserable as possible. And even then, we all still liked him. I just loveeee the way he speaks. View this video on YouTube youtube.com 9 How can we forget President Snow and everything he did in The Hunger Games Lionsgate There’s nothing redeeming about President Snow because he is an awful person. He’s all about maintaining the status quo, one that violently oppresses the people of Panem. I just hate that air of self-importance he has about him. He’s also a creep. View this video on YouTube youtube.com 10 Sharpay Evans is definitely misunderstood in High School Musical Disney Channel She’s nowhere near the level of evil that we’ve been discussing, but she is very much a villain in the film. What’s weird is that she’s more likable than everyone else. Ryan and Sharpay just work hard for their success, they aren’t even evil really. Plus, that Bop To The Top song is too catchy. View this video on YouTube youtube.com 11 While Emperor Palpatine deserved everything he got in Star Wars 20th Century Fox He looks a mess and he’s the embodiment of evil within the Star Wars franchise. He’s literally a snake, pulling the strings and whispering parseltongue into Darth Vader’s ears/helmet?. The good thing is we’ve been lucky enough to watch his downfall twice. So that’s enjoyable. View this video on YouTube youtube.com 12 I m sure we can all agree that Maleficent is one that we ve grown to adore Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures A classic villain trope. She was kinda good in the beginning but Stefan had to go and try to kill her. Stefan, Stefan. Having Angelina Jolie play the lead role certainly helps to add to her likeability, and live-action Maleficent is far easier to sympathise with. Unlike this next guy… View this video on YouTube youtube.com 13 Commodus is just the worst in Gladiator Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Universal International Pictures I almost forgot how much I disliked Commodus until I recently rewatched the film. He’s whiny and annoying in every scene he’s in. The complete opposite of Russell Crowe’s Maximus. The number of times he tries to cheat and get power will make you scream at your TV. Also, he is so, so weird towards his sister. View this video on YouTube youtube.com 14 Sherlock has one of the best villains in Moriarty Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF BBC He’s the main villain for the first series but you can’t help but be drawn to him. His mannerisms and style are just too entertaining. He has that natural charisma we all want in our villains and he’s definitely in my top five. Or maybe he is Rich Brook and I’m mistaken. View this video on YouTube youtube.com 15 I couldn t wait for Voldemort s downfall in Harry Potter Warner Bros. Pictures Voldemort is pure scum. He’s also kind of captivating, but you definitely don’t want him to win. Ralph Fiennes is nothing less than amazing here, and because his performances are so good, it's not hard to slightly like him and his cute nose. But I was glad to finally see him die after all the shit he’d caused. View this video on YouTube youtube.com 16 But the Joker was easily my favourite in The Dark Knight Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Warner Bros. Pictures Heath Ledger’s performance as the Joker is iconic and he’s definitely a villain that most of us love. We’ve all tried to copy his most famous lines. The truth is he always had me half wanting him to win.“You think you can just steal from us and walk away?” “Yeah.”Easily my favourite line. View this video on YouTube youtube.com 17 Training Day s Alonzo Harris is up there with the worst villains to have graced our screens Warner Bros. Pictures Good luck finding a guy as detestable as Detective Alonzo Harris. There’s something about corrupt police officers that makes them 10x worse. Throughout the whole of Training Day, Alonzo just enrages you more and more. There’s no way you could have liked him. Right? View this video on YouTube youtube.com 18 But Darth Vader is the best-loved character in Star Wars 20th Century Fox You can admit it, you secretly like Darth Vader. You’ve copied his lines, done that breathing thing, and must have felt sorry for him by the end. His redemption arc is what gets him a pass in my eyes. And his voice. And his confidence in wearing all black. Style icon. View this video on YouTube youtube.com 19 And every second that the White Witch is on-screen in The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe Buena Vista Pictures The White Witch/B***h has some front. Using Turkish Delight to bribe people. She also murdered Aslan, and that’s enough for me. 20 Which villains were you secretly rooting for and whose downfall did you celebrate Let us know in the comments Share This ArticleFacebook PinterestTwitterMailLink TV and MoviesGet all the best moments in pop culture & entertainment delivered to your inbox.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.