Greatest Villain Tournament 2014

[Pharass]

Results:

General Woundwort: 15 pts
The Red Hood: 13 pts
Sabato Rokudo: 4 pts
Ragyo Kiruyin: 11 pts
Prof. Pericles: 17 pts

Sy: 11 pts
Maleficent: 20 pts
Makuta Teridax: 11 pts
R'as Al Ghul: 18 pts
Thulsa Doom: 16 pts

Woundwort, Pericles, Maleficent an R'as move on to Round 2.

Round 1, Match 61:

Dr. Facilier (The Princess and the Frog)



Vs

Eric Cartman (South Park)



Vs

Tano Cariddi (The Octopus)



Vs

Pride/Selim Bradley (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)



Vs

Stinky Pete the Prospector (Toy Story 2)



Round 1, Match 62:

Jakotsu (InuYasha)



Vs

Randall Flagg (The Stand)



Vs

Tsubasa (Kannazuki no Miko)



Vs

Claudandus (Felidae)

Spoiler

[close]

Vs

Friend (20th Century Boys)



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My Votes:

Tano Cariddi - The most fascinating character in this long-running Italian series. Manipulative and ruthless, yet not without occasional glimpses of humanity.
Eric Cartman
Dr. Facilier
Pride
Stinky Pete

Claudandus
Friend
Flagg
Jakotsu
Tsubasa

Note: Since Felidae is a mystery-story, I decided to keep Claudandus' picture hidden. I thought about doing the same thing with Pride, but then I realized that whoever nominated him had already written out his full name and that anyone who looked at the list of nominated characters could see it. Besides, I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that most people here have either seen Brotherhood or read the manga.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

First Match:
Eric Cartman
Dr. Facillier
Stinky Pete
Todd
Pride

Second Match: Same as Pharass

[LumRanmaYasha]

Match 61:

Eric Cartman
Pride
Stinky Pete
Dr. Facillier
Todd Cariddi

I'm going to have to pass on match 62.

[gunswordfist]

stinky pete, pride, todd, dr. and cartman.

[Avaitor]

Dr. Facilier
Cartman
Stinky Pete
Tano Cariddi
Pride

Gonna have to pass on the second for now.

[VLordGTZ]

Same as CX

[Pharass]

Results:

Dr. Facilier: 18 pts
Eric Cartman: 24 pts
Tano Cariddi: 14 pts
Pride/Selim Bradley: 15 pts
Stinky Pete the Prospector: 18 pts

Jakotsu: 4 pts
Randall Flagg: 6 pts
Tsubasa: 2 pts
Claudandus: 10 pts
Friend: 8 pts

Tie between Dr. Facilier and Stinky Pete. As usual, I leave the outcome in your hands.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Switch Dr. Facillier and Cartman on my list.

[Pharass]

Dr. Facilier, Eric Cartman, Claudandus and Friend move on to Round 2.

Round 1, Match 63:

Mujaki (Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer)



Vs

Prince Zuko (Avatar)



Vs
Vergil (Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening)



Vs

Livia Drusilla (I, Claudius)



Vs

Xayide (The Neverending Story)



Round 1, Match 64:

Seta Soujiro (Rurouni Kenshin)



Vs

Dudley Smith (L.A. Quartet)



Vs

Wham (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)



Vs

Thoth-Amon (Conan)



Vs

Joffrey Baratheon (Game of Thrones)



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My Votes:

Livia
Zuko - Arguably the most well-developed character in Avatar, seeing what the decisions he would make and what path he would take was always interesting.
Xayide - It's been a long time since I last read The Neverending Story, but I do remember her being a very effective and manipulative villain.
Mujaki
Vergil

Dudley Smith - Ah, the epitome of the corrupt cop. With his falsely jovial personality and penchant for manipulation, Dud Smith is the devil-figure of James Ellroy's books, making pretty much every other character to appear in the L.A. Quartet seem less evil by comparison. One of the greatest villains in literature.
Seta Soujiro - Probably my favorite of Shishio's followers.
Wham - My favorite of the Pillar Men.
Joffrey Baratheon - There are smarter villains, there are more charismatic villains, there are certainly villains with more complex personalities. However, for sheer loathsomeness, King Joff is pretty hard to top (well, there's Ramsay I guess..). There are few villains I enjoyed hating as much as this little shit. Well done, G.R.R. Martin, well done.
Thoth-Amon

[LumRanmaYasha]

Match 63:

Livia Drusilla
Mujaki
Zuko - Like Vegeta in DB, he's not a villain by the end of the series, so it's hard for me to think of him as one, so to compromise I'm putting him in the middle.
Vergil
Xayide

Match 64:

Seta Soujiro
Joffery Baratheon
Wham
Dudley Smith
Thoth-Amon

[Spark Of Spirit]

Xayide was very good in the book, not quite as good in the movie.

Xayide
Livia
Zuko
Mujaki
Vergil

Seta Soujiro
Dudley Smith
Thoth-Amon
Wham
Joffrey Baratheon

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Match 1: Opposite of Desensitized

Match 2: Same as CX

I'd actually give more credit to Jack Gleeson for Joffrey being so despicable that it's fun to hate him than GRRM in this case. I've read up to the 3rd book, so far, and I was surprised to see that Joffrey had considerably less scenes in the books. He was still a total douche, but I came to realize that his book counterpart almost seemed tame compared to the show, because they really cranked his douchiness up to 11 in the show, and it was really Jack Gleeson's delivery that made you really want to punch that little shit in the face.

Conversely, I find Ramsay to be way more despicable in the books (at least to the point where I'm at) than he is in the show, and a large part of that has to do with how they cut out his back-story from season 2 of the show. He's still detestable enough in the show, but to me, his portrayal in the books make him a far more vicious and evil character than even Joffrey.

[Avaitor]

Same as Pharass for the first

Thoth-Amon
Seta
Joffrey
Wham
Dudley Smith

[gunswordfist]

vergil, zuko, x, m and livia.

[Pharass]

I'd actually give more credit to Jack Gleeson for Joffrey being so despicable that it's fun to hate him than GRRM in this case. I've read up to the 3rd book, so far, and it was surprised to see that Joffrey had considerably less scenes in the books. He was still a total douche, but I came to realize that his book counterpart almost seemed take compared to the show, because they really cranked his douchiness up to 11 in the show, and it was really Jack Gleeson's delivery that made you really want to punch that little shit in the face.

True, Gleeson was excellent in the role and I have a feeling that he will always be associated with Joffrey, just like we associate say, Sean Connery with James Bond.

Anyway, here are the results:

Mujaki: 14 pts
Prince Zuko: 20 pts
Vergil: 15 pts
Livia Drusilla: 22 pts
Xayide: 15 pts

Seta Soujiro: 23 pts
Dudley Smith: 14 pts
Wham: 13 pts
Thoth-Amon: 11 pts
Joffrey Baratheon: 14 pts

Tie between Dudley Smith and Joffrey. As usual, I leave it up to you.