Greatest Villain Tournament 2014 Edition: Nomination Thread

[Pharass]

It's been said that true evil can never be destroyed completely.
Yes, once again it's time to decide who is the best of the worst, the baddest of the bad in the annals of fictional villainy. However, before we get this show on the road, here are the rules:

Nominations will close next Saturday, I figure that should give anyone who is interested enough time.

Although this tournament is for the fictional evil-doers,fictionalized versions of historical figures, such as Shakespeare's Richard III are acceptable.

Finally: People may have different opinions regarding whether or not a character really is a villain. However, don't worry about that and just nominate your favorites.

That's all folks, the floor is yours.

List of Nominees:

Spoiler

Captain Battleship (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)
Dio Brando (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)
Yoshikage Kira (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)
Meruem (Hunter x Hunter)
Shinobu Sensui (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Frollo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
Makoto Shishio (Rurouni Kenshin)
Angelus (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
Heisenberg/Walter White (Breaking Bad)
Gustavo Fring (Breaking Bad)
Mike Ehrmantraut (Breaking Bad)
Hans Landa (Inglorious Basterds)
Angel Eyes (The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly)
Macbeth (Gargoyles)
Tony Montana (Scarface)
Macbeth (Shakespeare)
Long John Silver (Treasure Island)
Randall Flagg (The Stand)
Count Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dr. Frankenstein (The novel)
Askeladd (Vinland Saga)
Hans Gruber (Die Hard)
Mr. Freeze (BTAS)
Einishi (Rurouni Kenshin)
Equinox (Batman: The Brave & The Bold)
Darkseid (DC)
Green Goblin (Marvel)
Magneto (Marvel)
Loki (Marvel)
Snoop (The Wire)
Marlo Stanfield (The Wire)
Tony Soprano (The Sopranos)
Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
Thulsa Doom (Conan)
Thoth-Amon (Conan)
Napoleon (Animal Farm)
Captain Beaty (Farenheit 451)
Lady Macbeth (MacBeth)
Iago (Othello)
Irene Adler (Sherlock Holmes)
Professor Moriarty (Sherlock Holmes)
Yuki Michio (MW)
Midora (Toriko manga)
Matal Mogamett (Magi)
Ragin' Lincoln Redcrow (Scalped)
Danger (Astonishing X-Men)
Dead Larry (Burn Notice)
Simon (Burn Notice)
The Governor (The Walking Dead)
Two-Face (Batman)
The Thing (John Carpenter's Thing)
Hush (Batman comics)
Mad Dog/One Eye (Hard-Boiled)
Vincent (Collateral)
Judge Holden (Blood Meridian)
Colonel Bozzo (The Black Coats)
Edmund (King Lear)
Sir William Gull (From Hell)
Francis Urquhart (House of Cards Trilogy)
Steerpike (Gormenghast)
John Charity Spring (The Flashman Papers)
Nox (Wakfu)
Lady Kaede (Ran)
O'Brien (1984)
Calvin J. Candie (Django Unchained)
Edwin Epps (12 Years A Slave)
Shere Khan (The Jungle Book)
Ra's Al Ghul (DC)
Lex Luthor (DC)
Doctor Octopus (Marvel)
Doctor Doom (Marvel)
David Xanatos (Gargoyles)
V. V. Argost (The Secret Saturdays)
Masato (Mermaid Saga)
Mask of Ice (Pokemon Adventures)
Vermouth (Detective Conan)
Bourbon (Detective Conan)
Legato Bluesummers (Trigun)
Legato Bluesummers (Trigun Maximum)
Zeno Bell (Zatch Bell)
Masami Eiri (Serial Experiments Lain)
Tetsuo (Akira manga)
Rezo the Red Priest (The Slayers franchise)
Vergil (Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening)
Chrollo Lucifer (Hunter X Hunter)
Frieza (Dragon Ball Z/Kai)
Andrei Sergeivich Kalinin (Full Metal Panic! series)
Claudandus (Felidae)
Kang the Conquoror (Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes)
Trinity (Dexter)
Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2)
Sir Crocodile/Mr. Zero (One Piece)
Michael Corleone (The Godfather series)
Dudley Smith (L.A. Quartet)
Scorpius (Farscape)
Livia Drusilla (I, Claudius)
The Duke of Lorraine (Rex Mundi)
Mr. Pullman (The Unwritten)
Pfistomel Smyke (The City of Dreaming Books)
Griffith/Femto (Berserk)
Captain Nemo
Hannibal Lecter
Drusilla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
Don Karnage (TaleSpin)
Negaduck (Darkwing Duck)
Bushroot (Darkwing Duck)
Magica De Spell (Scrooge McDuck comics/DuckTales)
Phantom Blot (Mickey Mouse comics)
Red Skull (Marvel)
Baron Zemo (Marvel)
The Joker (Batman)
Alfonzo Harris (Training Day)
Sy (The Rebel)
Akuma (Street Fighter series)
Shin (Fist Of The Northstar)
Xeexi (Sym-Bionic Titan)
M. Bison (Street Fighter series)
Saito (Rurouni Kenshin)
Lono (100 Bullets)
Thunderleg (Drunken Master)
John (The Legend Of The Drunken Master)
Hell Master Phibrizzo (Slayers NEXT)
Valgarv (Slayers TRY)
Gin (Detective Conan)
Zofis (Zatch Bell)
Cassim (Magi)
Sakyo (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Izaya Orihara (Durarara)
Majin Buu (Dragon Ball)
Prince Zuko (Avatar)
Light Yagami (Death Note)
Gauron (Full Metal Panic!)
Colorado (Mackenna's Gold)
King Piccolo (Dragon Ball)
Godzilla (Godzilla original 1954 film)
Predator (Predator)
Xenomorph (Alien)
Yujiro Hanma (Baki)
Li Zhao (Infinite Kung Fu)
Aku (Samurai Jack)
Edmond Dantes (The Count of Monte Cristo)
Professor Padraic Ratigan (The Great Mouse Detective)
Cersei Lannister (Game of Thrones)
Joffrey Baratheon (Game of Thrones)
Tywin Lannister (Game of Thrones)
Gorilla Grodd (DC)
The Brain (DC)
Sinestro (DC)
Vilgax (Ben 10 franchise)
Chase Young (Xiaolin Showdown)
Knives Millions (Trigun Maximum)
Zazie the Beast (Trigun Maximum)
Elendira the Crimson Nail (Trigun Maximum)
Giovanni (Pokemon Adventures)
Moryomaru (InuYasha)
Hakudoshi (InuYasha)
Kagura (InuYasha)
Friend (20th Century Boys)
Starjun (Toriko manga)
Tommyrod (Toriko manga)
Scarecrow (DC)
Anson (Burn Notice)
Shiva (Streets Of Rage series)
Boyd Crowder (Justified)
Mags Bennett (Justified)
Nikolai Stavrogin (The Possessed)
Harry Lime (The Third Man)
Professor Pericles (Scooby Doo: Mystery Inc)
Darth Traya (SW: Knights of the Old Republic II)
Slade Wilson (DC)
Norman Bates (Psycho)
Darth Vader (Star Wars)
Darth Sidious/Emperor Palpatine (Star Wars)
HAL 9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey)
King Kong (King Kong)
Michael Myers (Halloween)
Regan MacNeil (The Exorcist)
Captain Vidal (Pan's Labyrinth)
Darth Malak (Knights of the Old Republic)
Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter series)
Saruman (The Lord of the Rings series)
Smaug (The Hobbit)
Ganon (The Legend of Zelda series)
SHODAN (System Shock 1&2)
Kirei Kotomine (Fate)
The Rani (Doctor Who)
Ragyo Kiryuin (Kill la Kill)
Simon Skinner (Hot Fuzz)
Priest Poe (Space Sheriff Shaider)
Scanty & Kneesocks (Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt)
Handsome Jack (Borderlands 2)
Barry Dylan (Archer)
Bill (Kill Bill)
Jacinto (The Devil's Backbone)
Noein (Noein)
Walpurgisnacht (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
Ushio Okazaki (CLANNAD)
Hideo Kuze (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG)
Whiplash (Iron Man 2)
Dr. Faciller (The Princess and the Frog)
Stinky Pete the Prospector (Toy Story 2)
Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear (Toy Story 3)
Syndrome (The Incredibles)
Randall Boggs (Monsters Inc.)
Talia Al Ghul (DC)
Brainiac (DC)
The Weird Sisters (Gargoyles)
Seta Soujiro (Rurouni Kenshin)
Kanna (InuYasha)
Bankotsu (InuYasha)
Magatsuhi the Evil Will (InuYasha)
Byakuya of the Dreams (InuYasha)
Nosferatu Zodd (Berserk)
Wrath/King Bradley (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
Pride/Selim Bradley (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
Solf J. Kimblee (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
Envy (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
Ren Gyokuen (Magi)
Donquixote Doflamingo (One Piece)
Kyuubey (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
Cruella DeVille (101 Dalmations)
Lady Eboshi (Princess Mononoke)
Poison Ivy (DC)
Harley Quinn (DC)
Demona (Gargoyles)
Owen Burnett/Puck (Gargoyles)
Alex Rosewater (The Big O)
Alan Gabriel (The Big O)
Schwartzwald (The Big O)
Naraku (InuYasha)
The Infant/Akago (InuYasha)
Wham (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)
Nui Harime (Kill la Kill)
Menthuthuyoupi (Hunter X Hunter)
Ithnan (Magi)
Crona (Soul Eater manga)
Medusa (Soul Eater)
Justin Law (Soul Eater manga)
Roberto (Monster)
Shogo Makishima (Psycho-Pass)
The Terminator (The Terminator)
T-1000 (Terminator 2: Judgement Day)
Vicious (Cowboy Bebop)
Makuta Teridax (BIONICLE)
Megatron (Beast Wars)
Megatron (Transformers Animated)
Dreadwing (Transformers Prime)
Hazama/Yuuki Terumi (BlazBlue)
Relius Clover (BlazBlue)
Steven Armstrong (Metal Gear Rising Revengeance)
Monsoon (Metal Gear Rising Revengeance)
I-No (Guilty Gear)
That Man (Guilty Gear)
Raven (Guilty Gear)
Justice (Guilty Gear)
Gray Fox (Meta Gear Solid)
Tsubasa (Kannazuki no Miko)
Al Swearengen (Deadwood)
Letho of Gulet (The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings)
Squealer (From the New World)
Roger Chillingworth (The Scarlet Letter)
Beloved (Beloved)
Claudius (Hamlet)
Megatron (Transformers Prime)
Starscream (Transformers Prime)
Knockout (Transformers Prime)
Shockwave (Transformers Prime)
Shockwave (Transformers Animated)
Mumm-ra (Thundercats (80's))
Vultureman (Thundercats (80's))
Tombstone/L. Thompson Lincoln/The Big Man (The Spectacular Spider Man)
Venom/Eddie Brock (The Spectacular Spider Man)
Thailog (Gargoyles)
Agatha (Pokemon Adventures)
Lance (Pokemon Adventures)
Giga (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)
Dr. Mashirito (Dr. Slump)
Bakura (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
The Claw (Gun X Sword)
Phantom Limb (The Venture Bros.)
Jetstream Sam (Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance)
Axel Gear (Rocket Knight Adventures)
Genshin (Ninja Gaiden II)
Scar (both FMA series are pretty much the same character, right?)
Greed (Just the first series' Greed. I can't stand Greed Ling)
Souther (Fist Of The Northstar)
Caiera (Planet Hulk)
Hulk (Do I need to be specific? If so, World War Hulk)
Eric Cartman (South Park)
Gollum (The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings)
Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde (Novel)
Brutus (Julius Caesar)
G.M. Dark (Something Wicked This Way Comes novel)
Rupert of Hentzau (Prisoner of Zenda)
Director Whither (That Hideous Strength)
Xayide (The Neverending Story)
Millions Knives (Trigun anime)
The Red Hood (animated movie version only)
The Misfit (A Good Man Is Hard to Find)
Mandy (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
Zim (Invader Zim)
The Monarch (The Venture Bros.)
Dr. Mrs. The Monarch (The Venture Bros.)
Manjoume (20th Century Boys)
Valmont (Jackie Chan Adventures)
Shendu (Jackie Chan Adventures)
Tarakudo (Jackie Chan Adventures)
Wuya (Xiaolin Showdown)
Jack Spicer (Xiaolin Showdown)
Raven (Zoids: Chaotic Century/Guardian Force)
Gunther Prozen (Zoids: Chaotic Century)
Hiltz (Zoids: Guardian Force)
Prince Baka (Level E)
Minoru "Doctor" Kamiya (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Constantine Drakon (DC.)
Katz (Courage The Cowardly Dog)
Nabiki Tendo (Ranma 1/2)
Shampoo (Ranma 1/2)
Ran (Urusei Yatsura)
Ryoko Mendou (Urusei Yatsura)
Pantyhose Taro (Ranma 1/2)
Happosai (Ranma 1/2)
Ryu Kumon (Ranma 1/2)
The Girl Gang (Sugar, Ginger, and Pepper) (Urusei Yatsura)
Jakotsu (InuYasha)
Renkotsu (InuYasha)
Hisoka (Hunter X Hunter)
Illumi Zoldyck (Hunter X Hunter)
Shaiapouf (Hunter X Hunter)
Welfin (Hunter X Hunter)
Elder Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Yomi (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Father Mozgus (Berserk)
Kars (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
Hoppered the Gauntlet (Trigun Maximum)
Midvalley the Hornfreak (Trigun Maximum)
Leonof the Puppetmaster/Emilo (Trigun Maximum)
Grinpatch (Toriko manga)
Chiyo (Toriko manga)
Creed Diskenth (Black Cat)
Copy Rezo (The Slayers)
Duclis (The Slayers Revolution)
Zumma (The Slayers Revolution/Evolution-R)
Lust (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Gendo Ikari (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Hannibal Roy Bean (Xiaolin Showdown)
Saddam Hussein (South Park)
Garv (Slayers NEXT)
Xellos (Slayers NEXT/TRY)
John Hammond (Jurassic Park novel)
Speed of Sound Sonic (One-Punch Man)
Sea King (One-Punch Man)
Akainu (One Piece)
Rob Lucci (One Piece)
Pierrot Le Fou (Cowboy Bebop)
Korosensei (Assassination Classroom)
Akira Takaoka (Assassination Classroom)
Gakuho Asano (Assassination Classroom)
Sabato Rokudo (Rin-ne)
Renge (Rin-ne)
Captain Kuro (One Piece)
Arlong (One Piece)
Kaku (One Piece)
Eneru (One Piece)
Aokiji (One Piece)
Blackbeard (One Piece)
Suikotsu (InuYasha)
Tsubaki (InuYasha)
OVER (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)
Halekulani (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)
Pluto (Astro Boy)
Jiko-bo (Princess Mononoke)
Marik Ishtar (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Maximillion Pegasus (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Lorelei (Pokemon Adventures)
General Blue (Dragon Ball)
Giller (Animal Land)
Sailor Galaxia (Sailor Moon manga)
Wiseman/Death Phantom (Sailor Moon manga)
Mujaki (Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer)
Airachnid (Transformers Prime)
Predaking (Transformers Prime)
Judar (Magi)
Yukyuzan Anji (Rurouni Kenshin)
Gein (Rurouni Kenshin)
Crystal Boy (Space Adventure Cobra)
Envy (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Father (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
Father (Codename: Kids Next Door)
The Delightful Children From Down The Lane (Codename: Kids Next Door)
The Library Killer (The Name of the Rose)
Tano Carridi (The Octopus)
Olrik (Blake & Mortimer)
Justin Crowe (Carnivale)
Roose Bolton (Game of Thrones)
Lucius Cornelius Sulla (Masters of Rome)
"Preacher" Harry Powell (The Night of the Hunter)
Vigo (Ghostbusters 2)
Jake Martinez (Tiger and Bunny)
Lunatic (Tiger and Bunny)
Albert Maverick (Tiger and Bunny)
Rai-dei the Blade (Trigun Maximum)
Him (The Powerpuff Girls)
Mojo Jojo (The Powerpuff Girls)
Mandark (Dexter's Laboratory)
The Red Guy (Cow and Chicken)
The Shredder (TMNT)
Agent Bishop (TMNT '03. My favorite thing about the show)
Proto Man (as Break Man in Mega Man 3)
Commander Rehalt Guou/Richard Guyot (Guyver)
Guyver 2 (Guyver)
Enzyme (Guyver)
Aptom (Guyver)
Ahab (Moby Dick)
General Woundwort (Watership Down)
Ladd Russo (Baccano!)
Szilard Quates (Baccano!)
Czeslaw Meyer (Baccano!)

[close]

[Spark Of Spirit]

I'm going to have to think on this awhile. There's a lot of them to comb through.

[LumRanmaYasha]

Only ten? Ugh, how am I going to pick and choose? 

I'm gonna need to play the waiting game and see what other ones people nominate. However, I do know one of my favorites that I know no one else will nominate that I want in this competition...



Captain Battleship (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)

I'm going to have to think on my rest. I hope the max limit gets extended at some point. 

[VLordGTZ]

Dio Brando (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)
Yoshikage Kira (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)
Meruem (Hunter x Hunter)
Shinobu Sensui (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho)

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Alright, here goes:

Frollo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
Makoto Shishio (Rurouni Kenshin)
Angelus (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
Heisenberg/Walter White (Breaking Bad)
Gustavo Fring (Breaking Bad)
Mike Ehrmantraut (Breaking Bad)
Hans Landa (Inglorious Basterds)
Angel Eyes (The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly)
Macbeth (Gargoyles)
Tony Montana (Scarface)

I tried to vary up my nominations a bit, but there's still a shit-ton that I'm leaving out.

GSF, I'm leaving it up to you to at least remember to nominate Vincent from Collateral and Mad Dog from Hardboiled.

[Avaitor]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Johan win the previous villain's tournament?

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Johan win the previous villain's tournament?

True, but there was no rule set by Pharass stating otherwise. If you want, though, I'll drop him and nominate someone else in his place.

[Avaitor]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Johan win the previous villain's tournament?

True, but there was no rule set by Pharass stating otherwise. If you want, though, I'll drop him and nominate someone else in his place.

Nah, I think we should wait for Pharass' call first. I just wanted to make sure.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Macbeth (Shakespeare)
Long John Silver (Treasure Island)
Randall Flagg (The Stand)
Count Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dr. Frankenstein (The novel)
Askeladd (Vinland Saga)
Hans Gruber (Die Hard)
Mr. Freeze (BTAS)
Einishi (Rurouni Kenshin)
Equinox (Batman: The Brave & The Bold)

I tried to spread it out. There's a lot to pick from so I went with different types from different mediums.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

So, Avaitor, are you going to nominate Spike by any chance? Just because he turns good (relatively) later on doesn't negate his early days as a villain, IMO. I would've nominated him but I opted not to in order to keep my nominations more varied between series (though I had to make an exception for Breaking Bad).

[Avaitor]

Maybe, I'm still trying to decide.

Right now, I'm also trying to think if Tony Soprano would fit here or not.

[Spark Of Spirit]

And I just realized I missed a few. Here's hoping for the limit to be raised soon. 

[Avaitor]

Darkseid (DC)
Green Goblin (Marvel)
Magneto (Marvel)
Loki (Marvel)
Snoop (The Wire)
Marlo Stanfield (The Wire)
Tony Soprano (The Sopranos)
Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
Thulsa Doom (Conan)
Thoth-Amon (Conan)

[LumRanmaYasha]

Everyone's nominations reminds me how I need to read more books and watch more live-action television. 

Napoleon (Animal Farm)
Captain Beaty (Farenheit 451)
Lady Macbeth (MacBeth)
Iago (Othello)
Irene Adler (Sherlock Holmes)
Professor Moriarty (Sherlock Holmes)
Yuki Michio (MW)
Midora (Toriko manga)
Matal Mogamett (Magi)

I too tried the best of my ability to diversify my choices while nominating villains I didn't think anyone else would choose. I'm half-tempted to revoke my Captain Battleship nomination for a character with a better chance...but I don't wanna cause I love the guy.  There are SO many more villains I still want to nominate though. I really hope the limit is extended. 

[gunswordfist]

Alright, here goes:

Frollo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
Makoto Shishio (Rurouni Kenshin)
Angelus (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
Heisenberg/Walter White (Breaking Bad)
Gustavo Fring (Breaking Bad)
Mike Ehrmantraut (Breaking Bad)
Hans Landa (Inglorious Basterds)
Angel Eyes (The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly)
Macbeth (Gargoyles)
Tony Montana (Scarface)

I tried to vary up my nominations a bit, but there's still a shit-ton that I'm leaving out.

GSF, I'm leaving it up to you to at least remember to nominate Vincent from Collateral and Mad Dog from Hardboiled.

Thanks homie. Like a day or two ago, I was thinking about putting Mad Dog in this contest. Whoa, this snuck up on me, thanks Pharass! Also, are you sure Montana counts? Ok, from the list I literally saved on my computer this week (plus the two ek just named):

Ragin' Lincoln Redcrow (Scalped)
Danger (Astonishing X-Men (Whedon is getting a lot of good representation here!))
Dead Larry (Burn Notice)
Simon (Burn Notice)
The Governor (The Walking Dead)
Two-Face (Batman)
The Thing (John Carpenter's Thing)
Hush (Batman comics)
Mad Dog/One Eye (Hard-Boiled)
Vincent (Collateral)

Sucks that Alfonz/so from Training Day and Saito apparently got cut off my list but I guess I'll hold out for whenever I can possibly put them on. Also, Lono if Tony Montana really counts.