Vile Villains: Nominate your Top TV Villains! - Featured

Surely the first in Buffy. He/She/It kept cropping up from the very beginning, untill the amazing final showdown in the final episode. It can impersonate any dead person (CREEPY!?) and has a whole horde of ugly soldiers to do its bidding, including the uber vampires! Plus its extremely deceptive and you often don't even know its behind everything! For villains, Buffy will always be my favourite. There were so many great ones! The master, Darla, Angelus, the mayor, Faith (on occasion), Adam, Williow (again, occasion)... its an endless list!

Angelus (BtVS/Angel)The First (BtVS)Wolfram&Hart (Angel)

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Ben is definitely my number one. Ice Truck Killer from Dexter season one (maybe even Dexter himself, but we like him too much) The Mayor from Buffy season three was one of the best villains of all time. Joe McCoy in Friday Night Lights (yes I consider him a villain) and lets say Aaron Eccles from VM just because I really miss that show.

after seeing the new episode of heroes this morning it has to be syler. the way he tricks parkman into doing that (no spoilers ;D) and also touches peoples brains for his hunger for power makes him the most evil kiniving sickest villains i have ever seen then dollhouse - alpha is, thanks to mind imprints, super smart and a perfect killer. he knows exactly what he wants and exactly how to get it which is perfect for a villian and finally violet in melrose place. i know she isnt really a villain but she steals, got a blackmail video of a married man she seduced, screws over other people to get to a guy and can easily get the blame placed on someone else other then that i havnt really seen any tv villains

Ok,Wrong, everyone.Maryann (True Blood) is without a doubt, by far the best villain of all of these shows. Number 2: Ice Truck Killer from Dexter- Clearly he was incredible. Number 3: Ben from Lost. Ben is a MASTER manipulator, so much he even manipulates the audience watching the show to like him at certain points, thinking he's doing the right thing, let alone the characters in the show itself. Of course he never is doing the right thing which is what makes him so good. Number 4: Sylar- He comes last because he is too powerful, and although he is a great villain for Heroes he is having quite the identity crisis.

Angelus (BtVS/Angel) = David Boreanaz Ari Haswari(NCIS) = Rudolf Martin The First (BtVS) Spike(BtVS) = James Marsters Mayor(BtVS) = Harry Groener

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Maryann (True Blood)Yellow Eyed Demon OR Alastair (Supernatural)YED because man, he had a plan going on for upwards of 20 years, and he was pretty bad ass....Alastair because he was portrayed perfectly by Christopher Heyerdahl so that you hated him on instinct.

SYLAR BY FAR!!!

1.Maryann - True blood2.Angelus- BTVS3.Sylar-Heroes Evil but still incredibly cool...Except Maryann; she is just plain crazy :D

Angelus(BtVS) because we loved him before and we loved him evilSpike(BtVS) because he's so evil he makes evil take off all it's clothing and throw itself at himEric Northman(True Blood) He's semi-evil, deliciously conniving, and just deliciousThe Preacher(Carnivale) he was just so so creepyThe Devil(Supernatural) we haven't seen a ton of him yet but we know he's badassKroehner(Six Feet Under) They were just such a slimy company, yechhhDevon Banks(30 Rock) he's gay, angry, and he wants Jack's job sorry I had so many. But there are so many good villains out there

Benjamin Linus is one of the most complex villians ever. To this point you can still not say definitively that he is in fact a villian. It could turn out like he said all along that he's the good guy, you just dont know yet. He has so many layers and depth to his character, and the actor who plays him(Michael Emerson) is so good as Benjamin Linus, you have to give it to him. Sloan from Alias had those same type of qualities, but Benjamin Linus takes it to another level. For the lighter side, give me Newman from Seinfeld, and Dwight from The Office. And a special write in vote for Michael Rosenbam's Lex Luthor on Smallville

Maryann from True Blood!!!No Doubt, No Hesitation!!!

Hm, my favourite villain... 1. Sylar (Heroes)-he's a jerk, determined, creepy, he's EVERYTHING.2. Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)-he's the 'villain gone good' kind of villain3. Lex Luthor (Smallville)-he always kept things interesting4. Yellow Eye'd Demon (Supernatural)-for 2 or 3 seasons he just didn't freaking DIE5. Logan Echolls (Veronica Mars)-the prankster6. Benjamin Linus (Lost)-he's the type you Love to Hate7. Azula (Avatar: The Last Air Bender)-she's a big pain in the butt8. Rita (Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers)-can't go wrong with a classic

Sylar (Heroes)Yellow-Eyed Demon (Supernatural)Arvin Sloane (Alias)Cigarette Smoking Man (The X-Files)

Eric Northman (True Blood)-he isn't formally evil but he is conniving, badass, and very manipulativeSylar (Heroes)- He might be having an epic identity crisis, but at the base of it all he's still the guy that stole brains with a smile.

Arvin Sloane from Alias was too perfect!Omar and Avon Barksdale from The WireLuther Mahoney from Homicide

1) Eric Northman - True Blood: He's a bit of both, good and bad, mostly bad through :P And sexy as hell! He's the only one who torture, bite, shoot and starve Lafayette and we STILL love him anyway. Bad boys are always irresistible on TV ... 2) Maryanne - True Blood Season 1 + 2: She was so cunningly sweet to everyone and then made this big plan to sacrifice Sam while they were high on her voodoo. Plus she ate people's hearts. The way she could make Tara love her and then start killing her friends. She was a psycho. 3) Damon - Vampire Diaries: People might not have seen the show and think this one is weird, but he MANIPULATES and is so cunning. OMG the best villain i've seen for ages. He just wont go away not matter what happens.

Spike and Angelus from BtVS

I can't believe no one's mention Dark Willow from BtVS! She was so bad-ass! I love Ben from Lost and Maryann from True Blood.

Blates Sylar.

ben linus - lostdan scott - one tree hillmonty burns - the simpsonsmaryann - truebloodethan zobelle - sons of anarchyarvin sloane - aliasIrina derevko - aliasethan - lostice truck killer -dexter

The Smoke Monster - Lost nuff said.

brainiac - smallvillelex luthor - smallvillespike - buffyice truck killer - dexterelle - heroes

1. Sylar (Heroes) - he's creepy, he's calculating, unpredictable and practically indestrucable2. Benjamin Linus (Lost) - You never know what game he's playing, except that you're a pawn in it.3. The Trinity Killer (Dexter) - If you've ever watched 'Third Rock from the sun' his character comes as a bit of a shock in Dexter. Sadistic, ritualistic and cold-blooded, not caught after decades and has a family. Strange and disturbing.

guys, sylar sucks, do you still not realize that??? its only been four years

The best villain of all time has to be ANGELUS from the Buffyverse (Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Angel). He was cunning, clever, and took his time to turn his victims crazy before he decided what to do with them. Angelus made killing an art; for him, it wasn't just the rush most vampires get when they kill someone, but he loved the thrill of the chase. And not to mention the fact that he had a way to hurt people with the truth. He never lies; but rather he finds the weakest spots in his victims and focuses on them.The best thing about Angelus as a villain is that the audience is never completely against him. No matter how much we might despise him at the moment, in the long run we would not want him killed because that would mean also destroying the beloved character of Angel.Angelus truly does have the face of angel- but it belongs to a monster.

1. Benjamin Linus (Lost)2. Maryann (True Blood)3. Sylar (Heroes)4. Logan Echolles (Veronica Mars)5. Smoke Monster (Lost)6. Alpha (Dollhouse)7. Arvin Sloane (Alias)

The trinity killer from Dexter , as the series goes on he is getting more disturbing, props to John Lithgow

Top: Maryann /// True BloodRunner Up: Sylar /// Heroes

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The Borg Collective - Star Trek

Of the three pictured, Ben Linus. The man messes with your mind. He's an evil genius!

Yellow Eyes from SupernaturalLilith from SupernaturalDamon from Vampire DiariesLex Luthor from Smallville

10) Mr. Opportunity - Honda commercials: because I say so. 9) Damon - Vampire Diaries: this dude is hell-bent on making his brother's existence miserable, no matter the body count, with every towns-person a pawn or meal, while sometimes both... 8) Davis Bloom - Smallville: the dude was a psycho-killer, even when he wasn't also DOOMSDAY... 7) Megatron - Transformers(all incarnations): do I REALLY have to explain this one...? 6) Angelus - BtVS/Angel: world renowned for being the best of the worst, the good guys fear him and other bad guys want to be him; he's also always a moment of happiness away... 5) Spike - BtVS/Angel: he may have started as a wussy mama's boy, and he may be one of the good guys now, but he still took down two slayers and is second in infamy only to Angelus, much to his chagrin... 4) Ruby - Supernatural: while others might easily put Yellow-Eyes, Alistair, Lillith, or Lucifer on their lists, my pick is Ruby because she successfully turned Sam and Dean against each other and made Sam all 'dark-side', while having everyone convinced she was sincerely a good-guy demon, including a frickin' ANGEL! 3) The Mayor - BtVS: his nefarious plan was to give the commencement speech to the graduating class, then commence eating said graduating class to ascend as a demon - all the while acting like an evil Ned Flanders... 2) Sylar - Heroes: a near unstoppable serial-killer who likes to get hands-on with his victim's brains(which isn't even necessary any longer); yet he's so awesome, ya can't help but root for him... 1) Maryanne - True Blood: This bish takes the top spot for being the only villain on my list that I personally wanted to got to town on with a rusty piece of re-bar...

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1. Maryanne - True Blood, because lets be honest, she was amazingly evil and thats why i liked her 2. Sylar- Heroes, as he has become one of the original villains that are unstoppable and when you think villain, he always comes to mind Compared to those two, most villains on other shows are weak, although a creeping 3rd may be Damon from Vampire Diaries just because of how he manipulates everyone like their his toys

1) Sideshow Bob - The Simpsons2) Michael Tritter - House3) T-Bag - Prison Break (one of the creepier/scummier characters I've ever seen)4) Phil Leotardo - The Sopranos (not always a villian but I know I was literally cheering when he died)

Some of the creepiest villains I've ever seen are:Ben Linus - LostSylar - HeroesCigarette Smoking Man - X-FilesMaryann - True BloodAlistair - SupernaturalTrinity - DexterFrank - Criminal Minds

Mary ann was a very underrated villan, which many people didn't understand and is by far the most cunning and ruthless.

Sorry, but Firefly has two or possibly four of the best/most realistic villains of all time. First up: Jubal Early the bounty hunter. Such a crazy, existential view on his 'role' in life as a bounty hunter. Unpredictable and extremely skilled, only outsmarted in the end by a super genius/psychic prodigy. Also, From the Feature Film 'Serenity' I really like 'The Operative' because he truly believes in what he is doing and knows that he is a villain. He honestly believes he's making a better world, on faith, that he knows he can't ever be part of."I'm not going to live there. There's no place for me there... any more than there is for you. Malcolm... I'm a monster.What I do is evil. I have no illusions about it, but it must be done. " Also consider the two alliance agents/scientists 'two by two, hands of blue' from the show. They kill EVERYONE who has even met or come into contact with River. They don't even care if they talked to her or not. And the craziest part, they kill with a sonic device that makes your blood boil out of every opening in your body, and they wear special ear things. I know I sound like a fanboy, but....... you can't stop the signal. (browncoats forever!)

sylar- heroes dexter- dexter Davis Bloom-smallville

Being one for the humorous side of life I vote; Cobra comander,Composite Santa - he freaks me right the F&*%K out - Robot Chicken but in seriousness,Jasmin - Angel, a vilain that no one else knows is the vilain is freaky.Teeth Puller spy - Alias Oh, I just thought, ... REAVERS - Firefly - Definately Creepy

"Two by two, hands of blue" guys -Firefly Number 1 from -Battlestar Darleks - Dr. Who Willamina -Ugly Betty

I can't believe none of you buffy fans have mentioned Warren! He was the worst by far, he might have been the most pathetic villain in the series, but he caused the most pain. None of the others killed one of the scoobies and he did (even if he didn't mean to kill tara). And hes the reason will turned bad-ass... Warren, by far is the worst.

and besides... Angels a cutie :]]

The first : BTVS

and Dark willow! : BTVS

Patty Hewes: Damages

Ben Linus, hands down. Someone hit the nail on the head earlier with what they thought about him. He is very complex with many layers, a master manipulator. In my opinion, that is the worst kind of villain. Sure, you can expect bad things from really evil people. That's easy. Ben ambushes both your preconceived and undetermined notions about him, the path the show is taking, and any alliances that may exist. He catches you off-guard in the most intelligent, nefarious ways. He's deceitful, mysterious, and can only be trusted, it seems, in those "life or death" situations in the most tenuous manner. When you cannot determine whether someone has a core of evil or they are just secretive, "efficient", and misunderstood -- THAT is a good villain, in every sense of the word.

The First (BtVS)Sue Slyvester (Glee)

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i loved Glory from BTVS, however she wasn't really top material in a villainous way, but more comedic. I'd say for number 1: The First on BTVS, and 2: Is Maryanne from True Blood.

T-bag = Prision Break Gormogon = Bones Yellow eyed demon = Supernatural Dr Jones = Fringe

So many good ones... Buffyverse has tones...AngelusThe FirstDark WillowSpikeand so many more... Firefly didn't really have enough time to develop an amazing bad guy, but...Hands of blueReaversboth pretty great, reavers got better in the movie, and also from the movieThe Operative. Great bad guy She gets "Reformed" basically later but until then,Vala Maldaran from Stargate SG1Great bad Guy :) And the last thing I can think of,The Weeping Angels from Doctor Who. Amazing bad guys. Don't blink. Oh, and Syler sucks...He's really just annoying at this point...The choice to not kill him already is amazingly annoying. Now he's ultimately powerful, something which no other hero can be anymore, and he's separated from his body to boot. They're reaching and reaching for new ways to make him interesting again and it's not working...It will only end poorly...again...As soon as they made him un-killable he ceased to be fun anymore :(

1- Spike (Buffy the vampire slayer)3- T-bag (prison break)2- Syler (Heros)

Robert Knepper as an actor.(T-Bag in Prison Break and Samuel in Heroes) He creates by far the most loved, hated, creepy, conniving, and smart villians in any role he plays.

The First from Buffy Maryann from True Blood Sylar from Heroes Callisto from Xena

1. Sylar (Heroes) - How can he not be number 1? Unkillable, his only motivation is his lust to kill, and an unending supply of awesome super powers. 2. Dexter (Dexter) - Just because he is the main character doesn't mean he's not a villain. His ability to understand situations, gather information, pretty much own anyone he wants to, and act on his whims with being able to mask it from everyone make him amazing. I don't know if you saw the "headbutt scene" with Doakes, but the situation surrounding it and the action itself was priceless. 3. U-Turn (Weeds) - AIN'T NO RIGHT DICK! Best villain a comedy/drama could ever ask for.

Ron Perlman as Clay Morrow from "Sons of Anarchy".

1. Ben (Lost)2. Sylar (Heroes)

best villan of all time... SYLAR... 4 sure

Lex Luthor - SmallvilleBen Linus - LostYellow Eyed Demon - SupernaturalSloane - AliasSark [Dudes, he was an awesome evil guy!!] - Alias

I love Sylar...he has an incredibly twisted and interesting personality.. so he's number one yellow eyed demon second ( i hate him)

Scorpius from Farscape

Definatley Scorpy... or Angelus

Dr. Horrible

Yellow Eyes: supernatural. Because he's so evil but hilarious as well! Perfectly portrayed by Fredric Lehne.

Cigarette Smoking Man. With a side of Angelus.

Lilith - from Supernatural, the way she always possessed little girls and made them basically kill their own parents was nothing if not creepy. Sylar - I think no explanation is needed for this villain.

BtVS: The Mayor, Spike and Caleb Angel: Angelus, Spike and Holtz Stargate SG1: Goa'uld Nip/Tuck: The Carver

I know Prison break is dead and buried but shouldn’t t-bag get a look in, especially after his performance in season one and two

The Buffyverse has so many, but I can't believe no one has mentioned Angelus's greatest masterpiece, DRUSILLA! I guess not a lot of people appreciate her character, but I love her. She's a ruthless killer and permanently insane--you can't get much better for a villain than that! Other favorites:Angelus (BtVS/AtS)Spike (BtVS)The Mayor (BtVS)The Beast (AtS)Alpha (Dollhouse)Damon (Vampire Diaries)The Cabal (Sanctuary) Also, the Stargate series have put out many great villains: Goa'uld (especially Apophis and Anubis), Ori, Wraith, Michael (the crossbreed). But I think by far the most dangerous were the Replicators.

Dru: "I'm naming all the stars."Spike: "You can't see the stars, love. That's the ceiling. Also, it's day."Dru: "I can see them. But I've named them all the same thing, and there's terrible confusion..."

Sylar - Heroes (he is so sneaky and knows how to manipulate....he even killed his girlfriend)Lillith - Supernatural (who can resisted little girls....don't upset them!!!)and two i haven't seen listedT-Bag - Prison Break Catherine Weaver- Terminator: the SC Chr (how cold can your heart be....oh, she doesn't have one)Red John - the Mentalist (if you want to know how to murder and don't get caught...because you are too clever...just piss them off)

Angelus (BtVS/Angel) = David Boreanaz Spike(BtVS) = James Marsters

Dark Willow is pretty darn scary - twisted, passionate, reason. Supernatural always puts the creep-factor in each episode.

F me, from looking at all the comments, sidereel should just change their focus to a Joss Whedon fansite. Maryann was a really stupid villain that took waaaaaaaaaay too long to die. I mean seriously, we get it. You like to party and kill people. *fast foward AN ENTIRE DAMN SEASON* still partying and killing people. Not interesting. I'm with you on Ben Linus. Most complex and well acted villain in years, but then... The Ice Truck Killer? Come on. John Lithgow's character Trinity would eat that deranged pussy for breakfast. Special Agent Lundy couldn't even stand the heat! *blam blam*

I'm gonna go completely against the grain and mention a character from a show that you can't even get on Sidereel. Or most other sites for that matter. Obadiah Hakeswill from Sharpe. He's a lying, cheating, raping and murdering bastard. And he's got that Mercury twitch going on. He's just terrible.

1. Daleks - Doctor Who2. Ben Linux - Lost3. Lilith - Supernatural4. Ori - Stargate5. Borg - Star Trek

Rossum corp. (Dollhouse)Darryl Van Horne (Eastwick)The First (BtVS)

Alpha (Dollhouse)Damon (Vampire Diaries)Elle (Heroes)

Maryann from True Blood ....&& The First from Buffy: The Vampire Slayer!!!

1. T-bag - Prison Break2. Lex Luther - Smallville3. Angelus - btvs4. Dexter - Dexter5. Eric Northman - True blood not necessarily in that order.... and what's the deal with Sylar? he's character is so worn down I can barely remember why he was such a good baddie in the beginning! just let him die already, he has long outstayed his welcome!!

Dark Willow (btvs)sylar (heroes)maryann (trueblood)the source (charmed)the first (btvs)alpha (dollhouse)lex luthor (smallville)the carver killer (nip/tuck)the scale (biggest loser)jon (jon and kate plus 8)

Best in sylar from heroes cause the awesomest and i didnt even know ben linus was evil til someone told while i was watching season three then i started 2 notice the evil things!!!! BUT BUFFY AND ANGEL SHOWS SUCK!!!!!!!!

Cole - CharmedDan Scott - One Tree Hill

bg42888, that was the EXACT scene I was thinking about when I wrote about Dru! kkili, Catherine Weaver was not an enemy--she was against Skynet. Which now reminds me, I can't believe I left Slynet off my original list. They should be on it!

even though i liked t bag i guess i can still consider him a villian. also benjamin linus is amazingly awesome as well.

SYLAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From Heroes no doubt!!!!! Got to give it to Zachary Quinto, plays him amazingly!! I read that some people don't think he's that great of a villain now because of his identity crisis, but I think it's brilliant cos when he realises who he really is and rises to pure evil again it will be awesome. Plus have you not been watching the parts with Matt Parkman, the Sylar in his head is brilliantly evil, and funny aswell but in an awesomly fantasticaly evil way.

Angelus from buffy is my number oneSylarDark Willowmaryann(trueblood)Drusilla (yes, again from buffy)

Ted Roark from Chuck for SURE

1. Sylar - He freaking cracks open your skull and steals your ability and your life in the process [usually..fucking claire >:O ] ...He's just straight up the most badass villian there is...and i hope he comes back in full, ALTHOUGH the best Sylar was when he was weak and didn't have Claire's cheezeball regeneration power...Back when he was able to die...back when he was Desperate and human. Now he's... -almost- too godly. 2. Azazel [Yellow Eyed Demon] - The dude pretty much singlehandedly set the motions in action that freed Lucifer from hell. Seriously though man, Azazel is quite simply, a Master of Darkness and will always be one of my favorite Bad Guys. 3. Lucifer(from supernatural) - He's The Devil...No further explanation required.

you can always tell peoples ages and their lack of TV show knowledge from these things :-P mines have to be Angelus (BtVS & Angel)Spike (BtVS)Dark Willow (BtVS)The First (BtVS)Mr Burns (The Simpsons)Puppet Master from Heroes (that guy was freaky!)Sylar (even though he's fallen off the edge, he once was awesomely awesome)Wolfram & Hart (Angel)

Benjamin in lost makes the villain an interesting person to watch but Sylar in Heroes is straight up evil

mine are damon (vampire diaries)yellow eyed demon (supernatural)lyle (the pretender)meg (supernatural)white (dark angel)ruby (supernatural's katie cassidy not gc) she may not be evil exactly but she is such a kick ass chiclillith (supernatural)maybourne (stargate sg1)osiris (stargate sg1)ba'al (stargate sg1)alistair (supernatural)

omg who could forget The Trio BtVS Warren: "We're your arch nemesis-es. You may've beaten us this time, Slayer. But next time... Umm... next time..."Jonathan: "- Maybe not" you know it and i know it, thats who any of us would be if we ever became villains or satan out of reaper, solely because he does evil just for enjoyment

Wow so many Buffy fans out there, and yeh lots of great villains but seriously imo best Buffy villain = creepy Caleb (Nathan Fillion) omg I wanted to kill him myself. Other than that I love T-Bag (Robert Knepper) from Prison Break, little girl Lilith (Sierra McCormick) from Supernatural, not really a fan of the show but The Master (John Simm) from Doctor Who, and just for s**ts and giggles got to throw in Cartman (voiced by Trey Parker) from South Park (god that kid is evil).