Have you ever found yourself re-watching a movie or re-reading a book that you first encountered years ago, but now see the whole plot totally differently? Very often in such cases, we see some of the characters in a different light. Suddenly, we want to justify those who we hated or thought to be villains, realizing why they chose a certain path. Reddit user @u/Chadderbug123 decided to ask others online “What villain was terrifying because they were right?” and received more than 25k answers. People online soon started giving interesting answers, naming villains from well-known movies, TV shows, books, games, and even commercials. These were followed by explanations and elaborate backstories of some of the characters.
Which one of these were you terrified of? And if you don’t see your favorite villain on this list, don’t forget to leave their name in the comments down below!
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#21 Thanos (Marvel Universe)
Not terrifying, but Thanos had some good points, also Ultron had his heart in the right place and he was terrifying in the What If episodes
Edit: I'll add Gorr the God-Butcher as well, even though the new movie was boring, he was pretty scary and his motives were fair, he was just giving the Gods what they have given others for centuries
66points
#22 Green Goblin (Marvel Comics)
Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin from Spider-Man. "In spite of everything you've done for them, eventually, they will hate you." Dude was right about how the perception of public figures changes over time.
64points
#23 Count Dooku (Star Wars Franchise)
Count Dooku just straight up told Obi-Wan that the Sith control the Senate.
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61points
#24 Byron And Ella Montgomery (Pretty Little Liars, 2010–2017)
Aria’s parents on Pretty Little Liars. They’re villainized for not letting their high school daughter date her teacher??
61points
#25 Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz (Phineas And Ferb, 2007–2015)
Dr.Doofenshmirtz
54points
#26 The Three Bears (Robert Southey, 1837)
The bears from goldilocks and the tree bears
49points
#27 Syndrome (The Incredibles, 2004)
Syndrome - “When everyone’s super…nobody is.”
44points
#28 Glados (Portal, 2007)
GLaDOS - she was absolutely right, you are a terrible person
39points
#29 Dexter Morgan (Dexter, 2006)
Dexter Morgan.
I wouldn't say he was a villain, but what he did was right even if illegal.
39points
#30 Q (Star Trek Franchise)
Where is Q from Star Trek? He introduced the Borg just to prove a point.
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38points