I would like the world to know that I got a paper cut between my fingers this morning and I’m 99.9% sure it’s Kyle’s fault.

@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@sandbun7348

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure, are we confident it's not sloth's fault?

@Obsessedwithfandoms

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@keravnos2231

Жыл бұрын

That zoom in at the scene of the "attack"

@JNJsingers

Жыл бұрын

Bring back the custom-made closed caption! Those were hilarious I love them. They were very unique as well to your channel

Ah yes the one from Hunter x Hunter. I too think Hisoka/Chrollo/Meruem/Pariston/Illumi/Beyond/Tserriednich is a great villain.

@merphynapier42

Жыл бұрын

Too many to choose from 😂

@XraynPR

Жыл бұрын

what about Tonka though?

@JaswiL-_51

Жыл бұрын

BACK PAIN IS THE REAL VILLAIN

@jesse8924

Жыл бұрын

Shoutout to the biggest villain Ging, for explaining his total absence with a "you know, I didn't _want_ to raise you, what can you do?" attitude.

@achimwienzi381

Жыл бұрын

@@merphynapier42 I had the same reaction. My first thought was Meruem but than I thought Hisoka and then... Yes I truley know the villain Merph means. Its obviously Gon. but its probably Meruem? right?! Right?!! RIGHT?!!!!

First Law villain unnamed 0:47 One Piece Doffy 4:29 Wild Seed Doro 5:37 The Mask of Mirrors villain unnamed 7:13 Random chatter about what makes best villain 8:43 Honorable Mentions Hunter X Hunter unnamed villain 10:13 Malazan unnamed villain 10:24

@merphynapier42

Жыл бұрын

Random chatter 😂

Doflamingo is one of my all time favourite villains. He is so hatable and believable I love it. I also just really like his design. From his first appearance in One Piece he became one of my favourite characters based solely on his outfit. ‘DonQuixote Doflamingo’ is also just really fun to say. Hunter x Hunter also has one of my favourite Ant-agonists. 😉

@royalfun1031

Жыл бұрын

Fax he cool af

@neverland8688

Жыл бұрын

Is one piece a book or an anime?

@syntheticreality549

Жыл бұрын

@@neverland8688 both.

@wittweirdo3066

Жыл бұрын

@@neverland8688 It's an anime based on a manga. Though, most prefer the manga.

@neverland8688

Жыл бұрын

@@wittweirdo3066 thanks

I think my favorites villains are ones that their goals arent wrong, but the methods they use to achieve them are. There is something interesting and compelling, when you see someone doing something awful but you can get why they are doing it. It not justifiable really to outsiders but that you can see the internal logic that got them there, its so unsettling and compelling. Although mustache twirling villians are very fun for different reasons.

@kp29

Жыл бұрын

For me, it's the reverse. I don't find the right goal, wrong path villains interesting. To me, they either feel like antiheroes (Catwoman, punisher) or it feels like they lack critical thinking (Thanos). I prefer a villain who's smart even if they are an outright villain (like Frank Underwood in House of Cards).

@Ryuksgelus

Жыл бұрын

@@kp29 They almost always lack critical thinking. Most of these villains come off whiny.

@kp29

Жыл бұрын

@@Ryuksgelus Yep. I guess that's the problem. I don't like whiny characters. Especially if that's a personality trait and not just a scene.

@MinecraftGambits

Жыл бұрын

@@kp29 dr doom would be a good example I think.

@kp29

Жыл бұрын

@@MinecraftGambits I haven't read enough Dr. Doom comics tbh to comment on that. But from what I know, he does seem like a good villain. Joker is another villain who's smart even if his goals are rarely good.

Right now I'm reading "Monster" by Noaki Urasawa for the first time. I'm only 3 deluxe volumes in (please no spoilers) but the main villain is absolutely fascinating And the crazy thing is... we barely see him.

@user-wv1rd4he4e

Жыл бұрын

I can't wait for Merphy to read it. Monster is something special.

@royalfun1031

Жыл бұрын

In the pages

@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723

Жыл бұрын

Johan the goat

@nyxary

Жыл бұрын

​@@user-wv1rd4he4e Monster tends to preform very poorly on polls sadly.

@bPaul_

Жыл бұрын

Monster is so good

I love Sauron as a villain. But my favorite aspect of him you only see in the Silmarillon. In LOTR, people tend to dismiss him as just the stereotype of the dark lord but in the Silmarillon, he is crafty, he is cunning, he is manipulative…he is patient as all hell. “Oh, look an island of blessed humans I can’t match in military might. How about I spend literal generations corrupting them and making God himself take them out?”

Dolores Umbridge never hated another character more than her

@corrinflakes9659

Жыл бұрын

This was true until I watched JoJo. Cioccolata in Part 5. He's a gaslighter like Umbridge, but imagine everything knotched all up.

@notsogirlytype1376

Жыл бұрын

Me too

@lexanneklimes5411

Жыл бұрын

@LOL yes! On that note, any person that takes pleasure in abusing other people, especially when those people they are supposed to care for (i.e. loved ones and parental figures) makes me so angry I want to enter the book and physically strangle the character myself.

@fransgreidanus5678

Жыл бұрын

I read The Order of the Phoenix again now and Umbridge is horrrrribleeeee, please stop talking

I loved Azula from TLA. But I think everyone did. A really phenomenal evil character that you can still understand the inner brokenness of. And then I hated Ozai. It's always about the bottom line even with his own children. World's worst dad. I liked that both don't get a redemption arc in the show. Some people are just bad and can't be saved. It felt more realistic even though it made me sad.

doflamingo is still my favourite villain even after the recent saga

@XraynPR

Жыл бұрын

I figure we will get more for the most recent villain in the further story, but yeah I felt his flashback and motivations lacked a little bit

One of my favorite villains is Griffith from Berserk, and there is this guy you might now from HxH 😁

Best "I just hate them" Villains: Dolores Umbridge (Harry Potter) / Lukas Wykes (The Beginning After The End) Best "Evil and relishing in it" Villain: DIO (JJBA) Best "Outright terrifying" Villain: Johan Liebert (Monster) Best "Loose cannon" Villain: Homelander (The Boys _TV Series_ ) Best "Understandable but still a monster" Villain: Griffith (Berserk)

I recently watched Season 1 of Jessica Jones, and what surprised me is that Kilgrave genuinely seems to believe he's done nothing wrong. Most of the justifications he gives are obvious bullshit, like when he says he never killed anyone because he makes other people do it. I think his worldview is so warped that he actually believes every word of his own BS and that's fascinating to me.

@jesse8924

Жыл бұрын

I admit that because he's played by David Tennant, I couldn't hate him straight away despite clearly being evil.

@taylor_green_9

Жыл бұрын

When he complains about how hard it is for him to word any requests in such a way that his power doesn't come into play, and how he always thought Jessica was genuinely consenting to sex, it was such a disturbing character moment

@jalapenoofjustice4682

Жыл бұрын

@@taylor_green_9 at that moment I was practically yelling at the screen "you could've asked her, jackass! you literally asked someone to tell the truth earlier today!"

@purpleghost106

Жыл бұрын

@@jalapenoofjustice4682 I think that's one of those things he absolutely didn't want to know the truth of. He *wanted* her to love him, and he didn't want to believe she didn't; so even if there was ample reasons to test for the truth he never would have. What he wants matters more to him than what she wants, which is part of why he is a vaillain-- but it's also part of why he's human, he's selfish, but until Jessica he rarely had to confront that reality. His ego is built on the idea that it's not his fault that people do what he wants, and that because he can't help who he is that means he should get to do things, even if that hurts people. Love to hate him. He's just... Entitled in a way that gives me shivers.

@johnathanrhoades7751

Жыл бұрын

He's one of the best TV villains that I have seen. So good.

My top 3 are 1. A certain dude from Bleach 2. A certain dude from Berserk 3. A certain dude from Monster All 3 have an aura around them which signifies them as the one in control even in the worst case scenarios and the sense of superiority that each of them possesses is so natural and you would think that would be there biggest fault but it isn't. Its their attitude and the way they are presented that makes them such good characters in general

@maazmunir9213

Жыл бұрын

I agree with all of these 3. Although Aizen is weakest as a villain of the 3 imo

@wittweirdo3066

Жыл бұрын

@@maazmunir9213 I agree, Bleach antagonist shouldn't be above Berserk antagonist.

@thelastquincy1457

Жыл бұрын

@@maazmunir9213 u even saying aizens name is a massive spoiler for the best arc in bleach.

@thelastquincy1457

Жыл бұрын

@@wittweirdo3066 well the OG commenter went out of his way not to spoil who the villian is because they both didn't start out as the villian and saying who they are spoils the best arc of both series.

@wittweirdo3066

Жыл бұрын

@@thelastquincy1457 I apologise, most comment sections mention it casually so you get habituated. I've edited though. I thought the Og commenter was trying to be funny, i should have been smarter i guess. It's kinda obvious now.

[REDACTED] from Monster is the only fictional villain, or fictional character really, who has scared me by quietly appearing in a scene and then doing nothing.

I think a kinda underappreciated type of villain is the one that's just really pathetic. Stoic and badass villains are also cool ig, but there's just something so interesting and human about a character who isn't above begging and crying and groveling (and then probably stabbing you in the back as soon as you start to pity them) to get what they want

@SaturdayParker

Жыл бұрын

Like that rat dude from Harry Potter?

@viinaart

Жыл бұрын

@@SaturdayParker yeah, I guess he does qualify lmao personally I'm not that big of a fan of him tho

@SaturdayParker

Жыл бұрын

@@viinaart me either

doffy is one of my favorite villains.the scene where the henchmen laughs at pica's voice and his explanation of how his officer agents are his family and that they are closer to him than his blood relatives and that monet and vergo gave there lives for him and you see how much it hurt him too have them do it even though we know how cold and heartless he can truly be.

I'm on Rhythm of War from my Stormlight re-read. I won't say his original name because of spoilers but... Vyre. This man. Every single time he is on the page he makes my skin crawl and anger boil inside so hard that I almost want to skip to the next scene or POV. The arrogance and self-righteousness, the justifications, the blame shifting, the absolute horror of how he actually gets inside our beloved boi's head and is so close to making him lose it all. I hate hate hate hate him and I can't deal with my emotions about him in any rational way.

Have you ever read Worm?? It's a web series. I think it has a good Villain/Protagonist dynamic and even premises. You'll literally question other story if their powers was from Alien Eldritch Simulations.

@sacreddeerhunter

Жыл бұрын

spoilers man

A character who I really appreciate for how it was well written is Light Yagami, from Death Note. You can understand how manipulative and subtle he can be, doing the wrong things for a "right cause". Light is very smart, and I liked how he was portrayed, how he articulates his movements, making his path clear of clues that he is Kira. First time I got into DN I enjoyed him a lot, second time I was more into L's side, although I still enjoy Light's character.

@jackwriter1908

Жыл бұрын

I tried Death Note but didn't get into it... It's just... I hate it when you portrait a Character to be extremely smart and than let him do something stupid so the plot get's along. In an early episode someone exclaimed on live television that they would find this Kira. And the first thing I thought was _It's a Trap!_ After all until then they had no real evidence that someone controlled their deaths, so for some Detective to go on live television and claim they are going to capture Kira sounded so sus... And instead of looking into it Light immediatly killed him... Why? Sure he had a God Complex, but at that time there was no threat to him nor any real reason to kill a police officer who did or at least looked like to do his job. There are a few stories that may very well be good, that I haven't finished because of things like that. If your Character isn't smart, than let them make big mistakes. But if you have a smart character and have later have him fight in a battle of wits with another character... Than don't let him make stupid things to get the story along.

@jackwriter1908

Жыл бұрын

@Anarchy Rising but that's what I said, just because you have a God Complex doesn't mean you suddenly become stupid. Sure probably thought no-one could outsmart him or something like that, but at that point no-one had evidence that there actually was someone doing that. So some Detective claiming he will investigate into someone who can kill you without being in the same room... No conplex in the world can explain that stupidity. It just feels like an attempt to give the police the knowledge where they should look into. Let's be honest if he didn't make that mistake, they porbably would have never been able to catch him, since they would have never known where Kira was. Light making mistakes is fine, especially when he starts thinking of himself as a god more and more, but just at the beginning, where he shortly before build a complicated security system for the Death Note...

@wittweirdo3066

Жыл бұрын

@@jackwriter1908 I get your criticism. But you are wrong on a few fronts. Light had a a narcissistic attitude from the beginning actually. You can see hints of that in his first convo with Ryuk. Also, God complex CAN make you that stupid. In real life, it usually makes people even more stupid than light was tbh. Narcissism makes you incredibly delusional and unable to see reality in a practical way. Moreover, if you are a new murderer (like light was), then an action like L's would trigger a nervous reaction which would make you reckless and stupid, no matter how logical you are. You are seriously underestimating the amount of influence mental issues and phenomena can have on someone.

@trollerno.150

Жыл бұрын

@@jackwriter1908 him killing the detective is not stupid at all. If by any chance he was L, Light could've gotten rid of him. Moreover if he wasn't Light could've made an impression as a god like being who can punish people without coming in contact with them. It's just that L was too smart for a highschool student which is completely fine.

@jackwriter1908

Жыл бұрын

@@trollerno.150 sorry, but your name was too distracting... If he would want to portait a God like Image then he would have tried to kill the Detective beforehand, the fact that he killed him only after watching the livestream showed that he was a human, after all why would a god wait until there was a live stream. He could have easily waited a couple of days and then let the "Detective" kill some criminals before commuting suicide, instead he does something rash.

'Him' from Power Puff Girls got to me

Hao Asakura from Shaman King is one of my favourite villains from my childhood. I like how pleasant a person he is, how much of a presence he has on the story and how unbelievably strong he is. **SPOILER** I love how he ends up essentially winning in the end, with everyone else being VERY aware that they are on borrowed time at the end of the series.

@PlusquamPerfekt256

Жыл бұрын

Love to see someone remembering shaman king. Hao is awesome.

@katlavender2806

Жыл бұрын

I love Hao, and I love his arc, he’s my favorite character since childhood. I absolutely hate the humor in the series though, and the way it handled his ‘defeat’.

@PlusquamPerfekt256

Жыл бұрын

@@katlavender2806 yeah his defeat was kinda weird and anti climactic. But Haos presence as antagonist is top tier.

@katlavender2806

Жыл бұрын

@@PlusquamPerfekt256 agreed, every page he’s on except the final chapter, he’s a MENACE, but the end cheapened it so much by that stupid mom calling him out thing. Ugh. I cringe so hard thinking about it and can’t get over it lol!

@mijanhoque1740

Жыл бұрын

It’s weird I kept calling him Zeke as a kid mainly cause that was his name in the English dub on Fox Kids 🤣

I love this energy SO MUCH

I haven't read the book but the fact that the guy's name is KYLE is just perfect

Havent watched the video yet but my fav villain is doflamingo from One Piece😈

Merph before Doffy: "I cannot WAIT to HATE this lanky boy!!" Merph after Doffy: "oh no he's relatable"

4:30 Doffy

Doflamingo is my favorite antagonist in one piece but Blackbeard is still probably the most conniving and impactful one

Great video, thank you! Definitely agree about THAT one from the First Law, the last pages did leave a very strong aftertaste. Also, wanna give a shoutout to King's "Revival" and the incredibly unsettling, creepy, malevolent but somewhat relatable Charles Jacobs. Personally, the entire book I desperately wanted him to be right, even though his flaws were evident from the start.

Just started Mask of Mirrors today on the way into work. Thanks for the heads up.

I knew this video will happen after you talked about Caribou on the fantasy character tierlist.

She will definitely like Johann Liebert from the manga Monster

Monster manga has one of the best villain ever. I hope you read it in the future.

Great list

One of my favorite villains is Agatha Christie’s The Man in the Brown Suit. The most unsettling thing about him is that you can’t help but like him even after he is revealed, even after knowing all the horrid stuff he’s been a part of. Christie made you love him, then pulled away the lies at the last second to reveal what I never would have guessed. So yeah that book is fantastic.

I love that you picked Yzma from Emporers New Groove for the thumbnail! I had a cat named after her!

But we all know Black Beard will be the greatest villain of all time someday. It is his crown to be taken.

I just love how you said Kyle's name the first time round, basically everyone I know who has read Liveships says it the exact same way and its great XD

Thank you for this video, you really make me feel what you seem to feel talking about these vilains because that's just what you do. I am continuing my journey of convincing you to begin to read Kingdom, the same way as my fellow One Piece fan did, by telling you that it is one of the greyest stories I've ever read. It has protagonists of course but, as Doflamingo said, the winner defines what justice is. And so, history decided we should stand for one particular side but really there isn't a "good" side. Thus reading Kingdom you find yourself cheering for monsters on your side and fearing ones that could be considered saints on the other side. This feels really confusing but great at the same time.

One of my favorite villains is actually Bleeder from Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson. He sets it up so well and really puts Wax through the ringer with what he does. One of Sanderson's best-written villains for sure

@karlwilker579

Жыл бұрын

Heartbreaking twist, aswell.

yay! a merphy upload 💙

I think Kennit is the most complex villain I have read. I hate him a lot but also can't help but feel a bit sad about his life story.

@Sunaki1000

Жыл бұрын

The Jew, or someone else? Im just started to watch that Video and I see Kyle everywhere.

@neverland8688

Жыл бұрын

@@Sunaki1000 what book is kyle from?

@Sunaki1000

Жыл бұрын

@@neverland8688 No Idea, but it was the second one she mentioned. I personaly just made a Southpark Reference.

@lazycat1278

Жыл бұрын

@@Sunaki1000 Liveship traders trilogy by Robin Hobb

@scheitahnberg

Жыл бұрын

He's such a fantastic character, being a villain in the truest sense he's still my favourite.

Donflamingo is definitely a great villain. Honestly, he represents all the qualities in villains I like - good backstory and being able to understand their motivations, a lot of cruelty, and manipulation I also remembered, there was a kids series I used to read called wings of fire. It had a villain, a queen who basically captured prisoners, used them as playthings and tortured them, or forced them to fight to the death in an arena. She also manipulated a child soldier, basically, into psychotic loyalty of her, and into killing anyone that opposed her. Then she was poisoned, disfigured, then came back a few books later, took her family hostage, got the throne back, murdered a lot of people, then was finally killed

Such an enjoyable video

Bondrewd from Made in Abyss is the only villain that has made me throw up with disgust from what he did. Not only is he horrible enough to leave an impression on me forever, but he is also so dang charismatic I can't help but like him despite everything he did.

@pablolacalle6098

Жыл бұрын

One word: elevator 🤢

@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723

Жыл бұрын

Bondrewd is on another level, what a villain, one of the very best I have seen.

@kennethmendoza1350

Жыл бұрын

A father who loves preparing lunchboxes.....

@Ryuksgelus

Жыл бұрын

He up there.

@jamesmacleod9382

Жыл бұрын

He was a truly appalling monster.But I feel the same way about Accelerator in Index. I know the majority of people think he's a cool anti-hero type, but killing 10,000 girls in a few weeks and laughingly brutalizing them while he was at it is an unforgivable act, no matter how he tries to redeem himself now.

Mine is :- Jeoffry Ramsey Euron Greyjoy, this list wont stop( when it comes to making horrible villains George is genius) Umbridge from harrypotter Doflamingo from one piece King Bradley from full metal alchemist Ayt Madashi from green bone saga Johan Liebert from Monster

@jesse8924

Жыл бұрын

Ramsey is one of the few high points of A Dance With Dragons.

Best rant I've ever listened to 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

President Snow from Hunger games. He's cruel, ruthless and he doesn't care about anything but power. And he's damn smart. Their cofrontations with Katniss were so damn entertaining to read. And the fact that the man has no regrets AT ALL...

I love you Merphy you're hilarious!!

One of the Villains from Tigana, by Guy Gavriel Kay gave me my first fantastic taste of what a fully fledged antagonist could add to an already Epic Story. In his followup book, A Song For Arbonne, Kay gave me 3 Antagonists of varying villainy, who added nuance to the emotional impact he’d successfully established in earlier work. David Gemmell’s Rigante Books had a satisfying mix of depth and oleaginous evil in the numerous antagonists presented.

I personally love villains who are terrible people, can do horrible things without any remorse yet STILL manage to make me laugh somehow. Exemple: the Joker, Spandam and Ceasar from One Piece, Aku from Samurai Jack.

@manadillon2722

Жыл бұрын

S..Spandam!? YES! 🤣

1- I love your sweater and 2- yesss bring all the baddies. I love a WELL WRITTEN Villain, especially if I REALLY hate them, you know they're good LOL. You should check out A Lesson in Vengeance (YA Dark Academia Psychological Thriller) It's not a full on villain reveal (well it's hard to say without spoilers lol) but it messes with you where there's information about the story that you get breadcrumbs and dont know till almost the end, and the ending OMG.

Villains can be so much fun in stories!

Ah Merphy I thought Caribou would be your favourite Villain.

In my opinion some of the best villains in manga are Griffith from Berserk, Johan Liebert from Monster and Friend from 20th century boys, but when it comes to my favourite ones its probably Doflamingo from One piece and Lieutenant Tsurumi from Golden Kamuy. I don't really want to get to deep into the reasons why I love/hate them because of spoilers, but all I'll say is this, man I love/ despise me a good manipulator in a story and even more the ones that have somewhat human reasoning and bonus points for the ones who lead a misguided band of misfits ( I know the last part is wierdly specific but for some reason I love that trope, even if I don't come across it that often)

This isn't what you asked for, but: I'd love to see a video where you suggest actors/actresses you think best to play roles for movie adaptations of books which haven't been done before...

Agreed on First Law! One of my favorite villain arcs ever.

Hisoka and the phantom troupe are amazing. I won't talk about him to much incase you ever decide to read it but I love Pain from Naruto as well. He came in there and turned the whole story upside down.

I don’t read a lot of stories that necessarily have villains, but one of my faves is from the webcomic Tower of God. She’s not really anyone special, and I think I read that rather than the protagonist, she’s the one the reader is supposed to insert themselves into or relate to. But the author uses her presence in the story so well!

@ihuh1000

Жыл бұрын

All my homies hate rachel

@gracie814

Жыл бұрын

@@ihuh1000 I mean I get it, but she does so much for the plot that I can’t find it in me😅

@ihuh1000

Жыл бұрын

@@gracie814 i got the same love hate relationship with griffith

- Iago (legit makes my blood boil) - Shaiapouf (i love how absurdly committed he is to his ideals, plus his dramatic soliloquies) - Nurse Ratched (her job/position makes her tyranny feel so much worse) - Long John Silver (layered and complex, feels so dangerous/imposing by the end) - Aizen (he's cool af, and I never believed for a second that the good guys could take him)

@sernoddicusthegallant6986

Жыл бұрын

Damn that is a diverse range of media youve pulled your villains from bravo

@kennethmendoza1350

Жыл бұрын

Actually glad I'm seeing Aizen here, considering a lot of Bleach Backlash from before(though I stil prefer Ulquiorra)

@FancyTuna77

Жыл бұрын

I had no idea who Iago was until I looked it up and assumed you just truly hated the parrot in Aladdin lol

@srswriter1165

Жыл бұрын

If you haven't already, I'd encourage you to find and watch the TV series Black Sails. It's sort of a prequel to Treasure Island mixed with some historical characters and events. It does some really interesting things with the characters of Long John Silver and Captain Flint. It has a somewhat shaky start (and is a bit frontloaded with violence and sex as most cable shows are) but once it gets going it has some of the most magnificent writing and performances on television (seasons 2-4 in particular).

@pippaschroeder4388

7 ай бұрын

Reading Othello in my AP lit class and Iago really just wants to see everyone suffer

I rate meruem the highest. He is complex... new born and even made it the short span of his live questionable if we are right. Sometimes i think about about the world with such a ruler and basicly more time to adapt

Idk why but your thumbnail actually made me come in expecting Yzma, and I couldn’t be more disappointed. Good video nonetheless 🙃

I'm sooooooooooo happy thats you're reading Robin Hobb, please read the whole Realm of the Elderlings series 🙏 I want to hear what you think and see how you fall in love with the characters ❤

I always have soft spots for villains that are calm, patient and careful planner. Something about them just unnerves me

I just want to say I really appreciate the way you said "Kyle" at about 2:23.

"I can kick him out of my life, I can't kick him out of my book!" Damn.

I wonder what are Merphy’s thoughts on Askeladd since she’s getting into Vinland Saga. He’s like THE BADDIE of the series. But I wonder how she’ll think when she gets into Berserk because oh boy... Griffith...

@audax_

Жыл бұрын

I mean, Vinland Saga goes way beyond Askeladd, i don't really see him as a villain, an antagonist at most

@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723

Жыл бұрын

Askeladd is neither a villain nor an antagonist

@kristiannaabril6770

Жыл бұрын

@@audax_ I know right! That’s what makes his character so good!

@kristiannaabril6770

Жыл бұрын

@@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723 It’s up to interpretation lol. But what I can definitely say is that he is one of the most interesting characters, if not the most interesting, in Vinland Saga.

@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723

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@@kristiannaabril6770 oh yeah💯🙌🏻, Askeladd is... I don't have enough words to describe how fascinating he is. For me he is top best characters of all time in fiction.

For villains in terms of manga, I recommend reading 20th Century Boys and Monster, Manga created by Naoki Urasawa. He is a genius. Also if you can, please read Homunculus manga, it took me an entire night to read it, it's a quick read

I kinda love Lord Ruler from Mistborn. He is just an a$$hole. Yet still, he cares about the greater good.

My list as movies and shows goes would be Joffrey Lannister, Ramsay Bolton, Mereum, Hisoka, Homelander, Darth Vader, Dracula, Thanos, Joker, Gus Fring

I always like a villain that knows what they are doing is wrong and bad, but they do it anyway because it keep them satisfying for their own needs and goal. I also like a villain to be funny that is not taken serious and a villain that have the intelligence and the power that make them a threat

Yo, I'm on book 3 of Liveship Traders. I'm constantly amazed both how good the story continues to be and how very different it is than Assassin's Apprentice.

🤣🤣I shouldn't laugh at your pain, but your reaction to Hobb's character had me cracking up.

Great discussion. It got me thinking about what makes a villain... well, villainous. Taking something or someone good and poisoning them and their "goodness", shows a true villain. Making truth into a lie. Making bad into good. Those are the WORST!

My fav villain of All time is still Meruem, I just LOVE his character development

I am so curious about Ship of Magic now. When I think villains Doffy is my go to guy but lately I have been reading The Scum Villain's Self Saving System and wondering if Shen Qingqiu counts. He is technically the villain... But the rest would be spoilers. 😏

Madara Uchiha. Evil Morty. Doflamingo. Thanos. Meruem. The Joker. Kira/L whichever way you view it. Greed. And of course, VECTOR.

I love the First Law still my favorite series to this day, there are so many villains in that series but THAT VILLAIN is different 🧙🏻‍♂️

Marco Inaros from The Expanse. Having endured (and finally escaping) a relationship with a narcissist, I had a hard time getting through his storyline and not feeling deeply upset on a personal level. He was very well written as a wholly dispiccable character. In particular, the way he used and manipulated his son had me grinding my teeth in anger. Hate him.

Yes, I am taking the thumbnail as confirmation Yzma is Merphy's favorite villain of all time

I think that you will really like Kingdom. It's a war story manga. It's just like every war that have existed, but like no war story that have ever been told

Admittedly, I like villains with morally grey motivations, like they're characters you could side with because their logic is sound, it's not necessarily 'bad', but it just depends on the point of view of the reader and the characters seeing what's going on. It's like, the villain isn't even cruel, perhaps manipulative, but not harsh, it's a character that people actually like and want to follow, but his motivation is in the gray area and can be seen as right or wrong depending on the perspective.

Cant wait for u to read Monster, its a true meaning of masterpiece, a true 10/10 manga.

Ooh that First Law trilogy bad guy was a kick in the teeth. Once I realised, I absolutely hated the guy, probably mostly because I didn't see it coming fully.

(This is kinda related to great villains, since its about Captain Hook.) Maybe you already knew this, Merph, but if you didn't... The first actor to play the dual role of Mr. Darling/Captain Hook in the play "Peter Pan" was Gerald du Maurier. Gerald was the brother of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies, the mother of the boys who were Barrie's inspiration for "Peter Pan." He was also the father of Daphne du Maurier. So... that kinda makes Daphne the Darling children's cousin... sorta. 🤣🤪

A lot of people seem to like redeemable villains or villains who are doing "the wrong thing for the right reason". I like villains who are trully evil. I like characters who don't give a fuck lol characters like Dio from Jojo.

YAAAAAAAAAAH! DOFFY! DUDE'S SUCH A CHARISMATIC VILLAIN! I LOVE HIM!!!

My favorite villain of all time is Shira (although Anotsu Kagehisa is my favorite antagonist) from a manga called Blade of the Immortal. If there was someone you wanted to eradicate from the face of the Earth, it would definitely be Shira. Everytime he appears near your favorite characters, it always sends a chill down your spine. There was even a period in the story where he ended up having brain damage and he turned out to be even WORSE because he couldn’t feel pain anymore

@pablolacalle6098

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Eyyy blade of the immortal, i feel that series gets slept on a bit, fire take 🔥

@archlectoryarvi2873

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Now there's a villain I haven't thought about in a while. What made him stand out was that all the other "villains" in that story had some noble goal, tragic backstory or redeeming quality that made them somewhat sympathetic or even likable at times. Shira was like "screw all that nonsense, I'm just here to rape, murder and rape whilst murdering all I want and have a good time".

I've only read the blade itself but it is pretty obvious that you're talking about brother longfoot xD

Hey merphy, it's me again.. Merphy, I got a suggestion. I am also a novel reader as well as manga but I don't think I can suggest many books you haven't read it, I can though, suggest mangas. So here I go. 1 - Naruto - I been rereading and It really reminded of you, there are plany of themes you enjoy like loyalty, found families, friendship and adventure. Naruto has been dismissed a lot lately but it is a really good series, the fights are smart like Hxh and so full of them, I think you would love it. From a business perspective is by far the best choice after one piece and is a finished series Wich is a good experience. 2 - Akatsuki no Yona - I don't know how is being your experience with fruit basket, because I never read it, but is definitely the best shojo I ever read. Even though you my not be interested in the romance plot, as I'm not, there is a lot mor going on. I hope that reachs you, because I'm gonna insist on it. 😂

I’d really appreciate if you used chapters in your videos. Especially your longer ones so your fans can jump around to different parts of your video if they want to. Plus it’d look nice aesthetically bc you’re a BookTuber.☺️

What a great title

A villain I remember viscerally hating was Nyra from Guardians of Ga'Hoole. I don't think she was the deepest villain ever, but she was so evil and destructive that she earned every bit of my ire as I was reading the series

Favorite villains: Top 2 are the best, everyone else could go in any order. 1: Griffith (Berserk) 2: Johan (Monster) 3. Autarch Sartori (Imajica) 4. Unnamed (First Law) 5. Zaheer (Legend of Korra) 6. Roy Batty (Blade Runner) 7. Zeke Yeager (Attack on Titan) 8. The Joker 9. The Jackal (Red Rising) 10. Chrollo (Hunter X Hunter) There are a lot of villains that I love but my brain can't think of all of them. Hunter X Hunter has the best villains/antagonists cast ever.

I’ve read “The First Law” trilogy and I remember really enjoying it, but I had no idea who you were talking about and had to look it up. The series just slipped in the rankings for not being memorable.

It’s a cruel thing to put Yzma in the thumbnail and not mention Emperor’s New Groove

One villain that haunts me so much that I never want to re-read the book or watch the movie is the woman from Gone Girl. Ooh she makes my blood boil.

My favourite villian is kunagawa from the manga media box. He makes the entire show. It's hard to recommend as the start of the series is trying to find it's footing a lot in a competitive environment in jump and in that environment there is fumbling in the begging until they find a popular direction for the story. But once it introduces kumagawa it's beautiful

Top 10 list goes - Hunter: Chollo & Hisoka Yu Yu Hakusho: The younger Toguro & Sensui Dragon Ball Z: Vegeta, Piccolo & Freeza Claymore: Priscilla Deadman Wonderland: Wretched Egg Wizard of Earthsea: The dead woman Ged brings back to life All done so well! hats off to the writers of these characters

@sohailsadaqat6684

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wasn't Priscilla changed in the time skip

@noraa1991

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@@sohailsadaqat6684 she has a pretty big character arc regardless, very complex character from what I've seen/read

One that has quickly risen on my list has been Homelander