Top 10 Classic Villain Archetypes

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    Villain archetypes that appear in a variety of movies, borrowing from classic tales and some reinventing the character, these villains can be found in virtually every movie you've ever seen. WatchMojo presents the Top 10 Villain Types. But what will take the top spot on our list? The Mastermind, The Equal, or the Machine, Watch to find out!
    00:36 #10. The Bully
    01:24 #9. The Dragon
    02:12 #8. The Vengeful
    03:08 #7. Fallen Hero
    03:55 #6. The Terrorist
    04:39 #5. The Beast
    05:28 #4. The Unhinged
    06:18 #3, #2, #1 ????
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  • @lugit36
    @lugit36 Před 7 lety +314

    Villain: You know, you and I......we're more alike than you think
    Hero: I AM NOTHING LIKE YOU
    Villain: *Explains plans to destroy the rest of the world after they kill the hero*
    Hero: *Kills villain in middle of explanation*

    • @angelkrom5338
      @angelkrom5338 Před 7 lety +2

      Lugit36 like ,totally.dontcha wish?

    • @hummingvoid7824
      @hummingvoid7824 Před 7 lety +5

      Lugit36 If only...

    • @Darkassassin505
      @Darkassassin505 Před 7 lety +2

      Lugit36 punisher?

    • @wiliiee
      @wiliiee Před 7 lety +2

      Scar. Long Live The King

    • @surgeland9084
      @surgeland9084 Před 6 lety +5

      But wait, you forgot how it's supposed to go:
      Hero: You're a monster (or other petty insult)
      Hero and Villain engage in massive fight. Hero almost dies, only to rise up and kill villain.

  • @thomasarcanine
    @thomasarcanine Před 7 lety +144

    Every villain is a hero in their own story.
    Every hero is a villain amongst their enemies...

  • @chase21592
    @chase21592 Před 7 lety +181

    I'm surprised the "Related to the Main Hero" type of villain wasn't here.

    • @lugit36
      @lugit36 Před 7 lety

      chase21592 haha true

    • @blackmercury2796
      @blackmercury2796 Před 7 lety +1

      chase21592
      Explain. Please, I don't know what you mean.

    • @willmiester4051
      @willmiester4051 Před 7 lety +21

      chase21592 They kinda did put that on the list in the form of "the Equal"

    • @blackmercury2796
      @blackmercury2796 Před 7 lety +4

      Will Miester
      I was thinking that too.

    • @chase21592
      @chase21592 Před 7 lety +2

      Will Miester I guess that works

  • @funkythor6448
    @funkythor6448 Před 7 lety +86

    "In every movie" shows adventure time

    • @anasaavedra5600
      @anasaavedra5600 Před 7 lety +1

      Benjamin Cerna Stranger Things and Lost have also been included

    • @sergiofernandoaguilaravile5919
      @sergiofernandoaguilaravile5919 Před 3 lety +1

      Well they said from the beginning All kind of villains in pop culture that de involves movies tv shows and cartoons

  • @Phanthief95
    @Phanthief95 Před 7 lety +22

    9:41 Actually, Loki was more the mastermind in the first Thor movie. In the Avengers, he's more like the dragon for Thanos.

  • @Trunkalunx
    @Trunkalunx Před 7 lety +77

    Now, let's get a Top 10 Types of Heroes That Are In Every Movie!

    • @Greendragon547
      @Greendragon547 Před 7 lety +4

      #3 The Anti-hero.

    • @faresfares-ultra
      @faresfares-ultra Před 7 lety +10

      #1 the patriotic american hero
      #2 the bad ass cop/solider
      #3 the some sorta athlete who become sport champion
      #4 the vigilante/anti hero
      #5 the asian martial art master
      #6 the superhero

    • @mukhtaarashraf3740
      @mukhtaarashraf3740 Před 7 lety +6

      Honorable mention: #TheChosenOne #The hero who loses his family #The animal protagonist

    • @fromthehaven94
      @fromthehaven94 Před 7 lety +6

      Trunkalunx The "I just happened to be here" guy

    • @Ray-ov5ot
      @Ray-ov5ot Před 7 lety +4

      The "I just happened to be here" guy reminds me of "John Mcclane from Die hard"

  • @joelgordon7814
    @joelgordon7814 Před 7 lety +9

    In regards to the fallen hero, I'm immediately reminded of Shinobu Sensui from YuYu Hakkusho.

  • @CrazyUncleDom
    @CrazyUncleDom Před 7 lety +16

    This is one of more captivating lists you've posted in a while, much appreciated WM!

  • @operatorlink
    @operatorlink Před 7 lety +14

    missing "The Mad Scientist" villian

  • @jamiewalsh3349
    @jamiewalsh3349 Před 6 lety +8

    The fallen hero is the type of villain that I consider as the ultimate bad guy archetype

  • @synergy4867
    @synergy4867 Před 7 lety +6

    Zod from Man of Steel was terrifically written and acted. Very underrated in my opinion

  • @maplehugger1857
    @maplehugger1857 Před 6 lety +11

    I'd just like to point out that in the MCU, Loki was never The Mastermind. He was more of The Dragon in that case, working on Thanos's designs.

  • @swastman2
    @swastman2 Před 7 lety +28

    Another type of villian who think they are doing the right thing .For exmp. Ras as ghul in Batman Begins thinks Gotham city is corrupted he can only save it by destroying it . Perhaps he is amongst "The Equal" villians.

    • @Keres1995
      @Keres1995 Před 7 lety +2

      I guess he's the "terrorist" archetype in this case. A fanatical view on his own principles that he thinks is doing the right thing and his followers share his goal.

    • @swastman2
      @swastman2 Před 7 lety

      Well said.

    • @junkyyard2273
      @junkyyard2273 Před 5 lety

      Stain from BnHA probably

    • @WhyTho525
      @WhyTho525 Před 5 lety

      @@Keres1995
      Much Thanos and the Black Order ? I wouldn't see them as terroristic villains .

  • @edit.5308
    @edit.5308 Před 4 lety +8

    I love the morally grey villian, a villain with motivations in good but going around them in the worst ways possible.

  • @anasaavedra5600
    @anasaavedra5600 Před 7 lety +45

    Top ten types of heroes
    Top ten types of Sidekicks or
    Top ten types of love interests (Cough MrsMojo Cough)

    • @EarlyIdeasStudios
      @EarlyIdeasStudios Před 7 lety +2

      Right on.

    • @EarlyIdeasStudios
      @EarlyIdeasStudios Před 7 lety +3

      Ana Saavedra Also top ten ways fictional characters fight.

    • @3bismyname404
      @3bismyname404 Před 7 lety +8

      types of heroes
      10. the anti hero (punisher, the bride, Jack sparrow)
      9. the Reluctant hero (Frodo baggins, John McLain, Han solo)
      8. the loner hero (lone ranger, samurai jack, the hound from game of thrones)
      7. the tragic hero (Anakin skywalker, Sweeney todd, ned stark)
      6. the active hero ( luke skywalker, hercules, Westley from the princess bride)
      5. group oriented hero (simba, green lantern, tarzan)
      4.the catalyst (king arthur, Captain america)
      3. the chosen one (Harry potter, po from kung-fu panda, superman, jesus)
      2. the avenger (the bride, batman, Django)
      1. the all loving hero (hiccup, Santa claus, professor x).
      not necessarily in that order but that's a pretty good lineup I'd say.

    • @singeou7649
      @singeou7649 Před 7 lety +1

      Hercules is seeking peace after killing his wife and children, that's why he did the Ten Labours (plus two others because he cheated for the second and the fifth). He's a tragic hero.

    • @3bismyname404
      @3bismyname404 Před 7 lety

      Singeou 7 he's both. most heroes fall into multiple archetypes

  • @AleksanderKazecki
    @AleksanderKazecki Před 7 lety +3

    The Bully is certainly the most common.

  • @obblivionkr
    @obblivionkr Před 7 lety +57

    What? An actually interesting video? That's new.

  • @pawnzalivesea521
    @pawnzalivesea521 Před 5 lety +4

    Joker is the mastermind, the equal, the unhinged, the dragon, and possibly the bully to the one and only batman

  • @patrickdertz9110
    @patrickdertz9110 Před 7 lety +7

    Loki wasn't really a mastermind he was a pawn in the big picture

  • @zsu-23-4shilka2
    @zsu-23-4shilka2 Před 2 lety +3

    Every other villain type: _has a (sometimes complex) motive for being evil_
    The beast: “mmm, hungry”

  • @crazybonehead1835
    @crazybonehead1835 Před 6 lety +3

    You forgot one. A form of the unhinged, the all powerful maniac. Someone with no morals or restraint, willing to use immense power to simply have fun. Example: skull kid in Majoras Mask.

  • @MichaelDeLaRosa
    @MichaelDeLaRosa Před 6 lety +4

    My top 3
    Fallen hero
    Master mind
    The unhinged (joker type)

  • @jonnyESQ1
    @jonnyESQ1 Před 7 lety +3

    I saw the mastermind and I had a feeling Loki would be there.

  • @kevinlane1219
    @kevinlane1219 Před 6 lety +1

    Brilliantly informative. Thank you.

  • @DragonPupil-pu8rz
    @DragonPupil-pu8rz Před 7 lety +3

    How about Macbeth as a Fallen War Hero (in the movie adaptations)?

  • @thomdornscheidt2157
    @thomdornscheidt2157 Před 7 lety +3

    For the first time, I actually agree with the number one

  • @edwelljohnpavia8572
    @edwelljohnpavia8572 Před 7 lety +27

    can you do a top 10 overused story plots

    • @daplinko3433
      @daplinko3433 Před 7 lety +1

      Edwell John Pavia *cough* White House has fallen *cough*

    • @tvbnine793
      @tvbnine793 Před 7 lety

      I'd suggest watching their top 10 horror movie cliches, both lists of romance cliches, fantasy cliches, action movie cliches, comedy cliches, and sci fi cliches.

  • @MrWebby93
    @MrWebby93 Před 7 lety +3

    I would also say The Zealot and the Patriot. The Patriot is the villain who kills for the good of the heroes. EG Shepherd from Modern Warfare

  • @chadpeterson5698
    @chadpeterson5698 Před 3 lety +4

    You forgot one. Intelligent Powerhouse these characters have both physical, technology , and or magical power as well as intelligence perfect examples of these are Ganon, Ares, and Shao Kahn.

  • @westonhamilton8073
    @westonhamilton8073 Před 7 lety +11

    You CAN'T Define the Joker... he is a TOTALLY unique villain/evil.

    • @BRG1807
      @BRG1807 Před 2 lety +4

      Nah he's the pure evil villains but he's unique in his personality and his main goal

  • @ryanmccall5330
    @ryanmccall5330 Před 7 lety +8

    The Machine technically qualifies as the beast

  • @Cure_Diarrhea
    @Cure_Diarrhea Před 7 lety +1

    Nice list ♥

  • @GeneSv
    @GeneSv Před 7 lety +3

    So is Loki (MCU) a Mastermind or a Dragon?
    (He's smart and resourceful but operates under Thanos and The Other and shows up in the beginning of the movie. He likes to make elaborate plans and let the heroes fight each other but also does the dirty work like he did in the Avengers, being the first one to come out of the portal)

    • @JoaoGa210
      @JoaoGa210 Před 7 lety +1

      Draw Back Depend from the movie that we're talking about, Thor: mastermind, Avengers: dragon

    • @GeneSv
      @GeneSv Před 7 lety

      Joao Gabriel I'm talking about his current position on the throne of Asgard

    • @JoaoGa210
      @JoaoGa210 Před 7 lety

      Oh, ok

  • @willdouglas6554
    @willdouglas6554 Před 4 lety +3

    Glad to see Star Wars represented on this list

  • @bry1838
    @bry1838 Před 7 lety +2

    what about the inevitable betrayal villain? You know the guy that's a good friend the whole time and then all of a sudden is the villain at the very end. Maybe for a second list or list all on its own?

  • @julianzabala9010
    @julianzabala9010 Před 4 lety +2

    I really like the Pawn type of villain. The character who is being manipulated or mind-controlled by the Mastermind. I feel like it's a subcategory of Dragon, tho

  • @bodhirobertson7186
    @bodhirobertson7186 Před 7 lety

    great vid!

  • @ethanwinnegrad3402
    @ethanwinnegrad3402 Před 3 lety +5

    What catagory would Voldemort fall into? Evil incarnate? Or the mastermind? Or something else?

    • @BeryAb
      @BeryAb Před 3 lety

      Well, he's pretty much pure evil.

  • @jimmorrisonsbelt2337
    @jimmorrisonsbelt2337 Před 5 lety +2

    Can you do a Part 2 of this ?

  • @allen604
    @allen604 Před 7 lety +4

    *My favorite villains are the justified but questionable judgment ones. They really aren't the villains if seen from a different perspective. ex. Inspector Javert from Les Misérables, Roy Batty from Blade Runner or Francis Hummel from The Rock*

  • @MasterSkywalker86
    @MasterSkywalker86 Před 5 lety +3

    Hmm that can be argued. Loki is a mastermind. But..Thanos kinda....used him too making him the mastermind of masterminds. Lex is a mastermind.

  • @yaboigotmoney5911
    @yaboigotmoney5911 Před 7 lety +70

    I'm here before the "you're running out of ideas" comments.

  • @huskylife3397
    @huskylife3397 Před 7 lety

    your vids are awesome

  • @imjuil4108
    @imjuil4108 Před 7 lety +10

    What about the villain who does it because it's his job like a hitman? or is that just a machine?

  • @ken___5367
    @ken___5367 Před 7 lety

    great list! 😀

  • @jasondavis2381
    @jasondavis2381 Před 7 lety +5

    I always feel for fallen heroes cuz it's not always their fault they turn to the dark side.

  • @smokeandmirrors3913
    @smokeandmirrors3913 Před 7 lety

    Nice list Wmojo jojo.

  • @DCLeadboot
    @DCLeadboot Před 7 lety +7

    Judge Claude Frollo appearing in the intro, wouldn't he represent yet another chilling sort of villain? The religious fanatic - whose personal justification that he's doing atrocities in the name of what he considers his god can serve as a mirror for a hero whose beliefs are generally more noble.

  • @b3rz3rk3r9
    @b3rz3rk3r9 Před 7 lety +1

    What about the Fool? The fool can be described as a hero who is tricked throughout most of the story to being the unwitting villain, until the remainder when they come to their senses or end up betrayed.

  • @user_8982
    @user_8982 Před 7 lety +4

    Misunderstanding is the villain in many movies

  • @smiththeinspiringanimator7042

    Awesome and cool! :D

  • @edgarulisescespedeschew4279

    This list is FIRE.....HELLFIRE!!!!

  • @SignedWithBlood
    @SignedWithBlood Před 7 lety +3

    Isn't Loki a Dragon instead of a Mastermind? I mean, he is being used by Thanos..right?

  • @PinnacleStudioPro
    @PinnacleStudioPro Před 7 lety +20

    Bullies are vengeful dragons and terrorists who become unhinged beasts through their desire to mastermind a means to be the fallen hero who has no equal and rages against the machine. Does that cover all 10?

  • @ghostofsparta757
    @ghostofsparta757 Před 7 lety +9

    The rival will always be the best villain

    • @brandonontama2415
      @brandonontama2415 Před 7 lety

      Great Teacher Lol looks like someone been watching thatanimesnob

  • @insomniac465
    @insomniac465 Před 5 lety +2

    I think the dragon is more appropriately termed the enforcer

  • @dreamsbetween5575
    @dreamsbetween5575 Před 7 lety

    This was a well done interesting list

  • @NinjaFoxProduct
    @NinjaFoxProduct Před 7 lety +2

    Imagine a movie with all of these

  • @faithxhopexxx2225
    @faithxhopexxx2225 Před 7 lety +2

    y'all are so Awesome

  • @patrickeid1689
    @patrickeid1689 Před 7 lety

    Good list

  • @jediknight38
    @jediknight38 Před 5 lety +3

    The trouble with the mastermind is that they have an annoying habit of telling the hero everything they have planned when they are so close to winning.

  • @EvanMonroe
    @EvanMonroe Před 7 lety +1

    Thanks for throwing Mandy in at 4:11. Please do Top Ten 24 Moments.

  • @ReelNinja1
    @ReelNinja1 Před 7 lety +2

    Honorable Mention: The Disease (Evil Dead, The Crazies, 28 Days Later, Cabin Fever, World War Z, etc...)

  • @kiamaria331
    @kiamaria331 Před 5 lety +2

    Bucky should have been listed under The Machine. His only purpose in Winter Soldier was to accomplish his mission. There was nothing else in him. And Loki should have been The Dragon, considering he was being puppeteered by Thanos and Thanos was the unseen true threat all along. Though to be honest, he fits more than one of these types.

  • @kevrink5605
    @kevrink5605 Před 2 lety +3

    I think Drago from HTTYD 2 is the Unhinged. As Stoick put it: men who kill without reason cannot be reasoned with. And his Bewilderbeast is quite literally the Dragon

  • @RafaAnto
    @RafaAnto Před 7 lety

    This is....actually a good video.

  • @starrquedent1789
    @starrquedent1789 Před 7 lety +1

    More movie analisys type videos please!

  • @dellsantiago8108
    @dellsantiago8108 Před 7 lety

    nice one

  • @jeremiemccary2943
    @jeremiemccary2943 Před 7 lety

    Awesome

  • @juancarloang
    @juancarloang Před 7 lety +2

    #1 Villain trope should definitely be the Magnificent Bastard.

  • @michaellumpkin4689
    @michaellumpkin4689 Před 7 lety +2

    Top Ten Anime that everyone's looking forward to

  • @brendansully12
    @brendansully12 Před 7 lety

    Great!

  • @dylanm6335
    @dylanm6335 Před 7 lety +1

    So glad they used Star Wars examples!

  • @METROMANYOUTUBE
    @METROMANYOUTUBE Před 4 lety +1

    You should have added “the fan who wants to kill their heroes” like what they did in the incredible and Batman forever

  • @martynmcmurray5410
    @martynmcmurray5410 Před 7 lety +5

    What, and "Complete Monster" didn't become number 1?

  • @crayonchomper1180
    @crayonchomper1180 Před 7 lety +1

    He is a fallen hero that became a dragon only to betray the mastermind as he never saw a villain when he looked in the mirror, but an undercover hero that did what he had to to gain trust until the moment was right for his betrayal. That would be a good villain.

  • @azathoth528
    @azathoth528 Před 6 lety +1

    also, there is "The Saviour", a villain who doesn't do what he does for personal benefits or satisfaction, but for the greater good, most of this villains see the hero as a small obstacle or an important piece of their plan. Examples, SIr Leigh Teabing (the Da Vinci Code), Claude Frollo (Hunchback of Notre Dame) and Ozymandias (Watchmen)

    • @Mr.cladmaniac
      @Mr.cladmaniac Před 3 měsíci

      Frollo is far from being a true "saviour"

  • @MalindaPC
    @MalindaPC Před 7 lety +2

    You saved the best villain for last! Loki is yum yummy!

  • @nevad34
    @nevad34 Před 7 lety +23

    FYI loki is the dranon to Thanos

  • @nightravin
    @nightravin Před 7 lety +5

    How did you forget "The Opposite"?
    I watched this whole vid "knowing" what #1 was going to be but it didn't show up. Not even in the (Dis)Honorable Mentions. The Joker does what he does with next to nothing and Batman has everything. Joker is impulsive. Batman is disciplined. Joker is weak. Batman is strong. Superman has his equal, Zod, and his opposite, Lex.
    Kind of a big one to miss.

  • @1986Martinez
    @1986Martinez Před 7 lety +2

    In The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past, Aghnim was the servant, to the mastermind that is Ganon.

  • @elizabethkita5628
    @elizabethkita5628 Před 7 lety +1

    PLEASE TELL ME I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT MADE A VERY UNLADYLIKE NOISE WHEN THE CLIP FROM THE WINTER SOLDIER SHOWED UP

  • @swampnasty7238
    @swampnasty7238 Před 7 lety +1

    Plz do top 10 types of heros

  • @edwardness7497
    @edwardness7497 Před 6 lety +1

    with all the Dark Knight references, kind of missed the golden opportunity to use the "some men just want to watch the world burn" quote with the unhinged...

  • @triforceninja13
    @triforceninja13 Před 7 lety +2

    What about "The Delusional", villain who think they're the hero?

  • @JhonVLee
    @JhonVLee Před 6 lety

    Great!! Then... how about Hero Archetypes for next?? PLZ~!^^;

  • @ellnats
    @ellnats Před 7 lety +1

    now do top 10 types of heroes in every movie, its kinda written law that you can't do one without the other

  • @unholydiver1095
    @unholydiver1095 Před 7 lety +1

    Superman from Injustice is a great "Fallen Hero"

  • @julians7058
    @julians7058 Před 7 lety +2

    Kind of funny that everyone is always bashing against bullies yet no one does anything if someone gets bullied or actually some even join in. Cheers to you society

  • @chryssdale5747
    @chryssdale5747 Před 7 lety +1

    WatchMojo can do top10 Poppy's song or facts about poppy? :3

  • @Saltypeas
    @Saltypeas Před 7 lety +2

    I expected the matrix trilogy for mastermind the architect

  • @leojaksic8372
    @leojaksic8372 Před 7 lety +2

    Don't forget the Mad Priest.

  • @dickyanders8138
    @dickyanders8138 Před 7 lety +1

    Best example of "the dragon" is Wyatt in prison break, that dude scared the shit out of me

  • @hardlylouie6621
    @hardlylouie6621 Před 7 lety +1

    #8 is the prime example of the punisher

  • @DBPCINC
    @DBPCINC Před 7 lety +1

    I was gonna say Equal as #2 but WatchMojo beat me to it.

  • @harsyakiarraathallah2222
    @harsyakiarraathallah2222 Před 2 lety +1

    Make the top 10 character archtypes

  • @raven3067
    @raven3067 Před 4 lety +1

    The antihero should have at least been an honorable mention

  • @christopherkantz3617
    @christopherkantz3617 Před 7 lety +2

    What about the evil business man

  • @themilkman_7260
    @themilkman_7260 Před 7 lety +1

    Hey! Mojo can you please do a 311 top ten songs

  • @nikolaszuraff1234
    @nikolaszuraff1234 Před 5 lety +1

    They should reverse this and make classic hero archetypes