it’s not what they call you it’s what
you answer to welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 best bad guy names in
movies a certified in this case via
audible cunts may for this list we’ve
sought out the villains in film with
names that strike fear in their enemies
and reflect the evil their actions
perpetuate you should emit your
situation there would be more dignity
Anna we are also taking into account the
extent to which these names and the
characters that hold them have cemented
their places in pop culture this town
deserves a better classic I’m gonna give
it to number 10 Hans Gruber diehard aah
machine gun oh oh oh
there’s just something about German
names that make them great for the bad
guys mr. MacLean some may say it’s
because of World War 2 when the Cold War
but we like to think it as something to
do with Hans Gruber do you really think
you have a chance against us mr. cowboy
in this action flick Alan Rickman
redefined the modern villain rejecting
the cat stroking mustache twirling bad
guy archetype and instead portraying a
character with deep layers of extreme
intelligence and sinister brutality I’m
going to count to three
there will not be four give me the coat
the name Gruber translates to mean
Hollow which we think accurately
describes the hollow pit where this bad
guy’s heart should be
now when filmmakers look to make a
villain they’ll often look to Hans
Gruber betrayals Hans number nine Keyser
söze the usual suspects greatest trick
the devil ever pulled was convincing the
world he didn’t exist the greatest trick
the devil ever pulled was convincing the
world he did not exist in this film the
only thing we really know about Keyser
Soze is his name which begs the question
is this guy even real
there is no Keyser Soze the answers we
receive as the mystery crime thriller
progresses only increase our intrigue as
nobody can identify this villain but all
fear him legend has it he killed his own
family rather than give in to Hungarian
mobsters but we’ll never really know
well I believe in God and the only thing
that scares me is Keyser Soze with this
bad guy you’re left in the dark but the
name is enough where’s your boss I work
for Keyser Soze number 8 Sauron the Lord
of the Rings franchise the Dark Lord
Sauron forged in secret a master ring to
control all others this Dark Lord holds
the most feared name in middle-earth
even in death
Oh
in making the One Ring Sauron forged a
connection with the ring that kept his
spirit alive even when he was struck
down and apparently killed by a seal
door but the power of the Ring could not
be undone as long as the One Ring lives
on
so does Sauron and his relentless
pursuit of domination the light of the
Evenstar is failing sauron’s power grows
her strength wanes word of Sauron and
his menacing forces sends waves of
Terror through middle-earth forcing most
to flee rather than fight his impending
evil reign you cannot escape his
all-seeing eye the Eye of Sauron now
turns to Gondor the last free kingdom of
men number 7 judge doom Who Framed Roger
Rabbit
it’s pretty rare to see an animated
movie villain reduce audiences to tears
but judge doom manages to get the job
done I’ll catch the rabbit mr. valiant
then I’ll try him hit him and execute
this guy is crazy scary yet somehow he
became the all-powerful judge of
toontown’s district Superior Court since
I’ve had toon town under my jurisdiction
my goal has been to rein in the insanity
and the only way to do that is to make
two lists law judge does exactly what
his name suggests bringing doom to the
citizens of toontown regularly
sentencing them to death by way of the
dip when he throws them into a chemical
VAT and watches them melt determine time
acetone benzene he calls it a dip to
think he does all of this just to build
a freeway when the guy leading your town
has a name like that better
not slip-up no matter the rabbit won’t
get far my men little find number six
Maleficent Sleeping Beauty listen well
all of you mirror mirror on the wall
who’s the most evil one of all in this
Disney animated classic the answer is
definitely Maleficent before the Sun
sets on my 16th birthday she shall prick
her finger on the spindle of a spinning
wheel and die her name literally means
capable of evil and this character likes
to demonstrate her Menace through you
guessed it death Oh shall you deal with
me Oh Prince and all the powers of the
mistress of all evil curses Princess
Aurora to die on her 16th birthday just
because she wasn’t invited to the
christening touch the spindle watch as I
say insecure maybe but regardless this
witch is ruthlessly determined to spread
evil of course her name was a fair
warning next time save yourselves the
trouble and invite this Wicked Witch I
really felt quite distressed at not
receiving an invitation you weren’t
wrong number 5 Freddy Krueger being
Nightmare on Elm Street franchise
you’d better not fall asleep because the
most famous man in horror is coming to
get you – Freddie we love you Jason
Vorhees but there’s a reason everyone
knows the name Freddy Krueger he is
terrifying
your worst nightmare Freddy is beyond
scary to look at
as he sports a melted burned up face you
also can’t hide from him because he
kills you from inside your dreams and no
matter how hard you try to resist you
have to sleep at some point the best we
can do is wish you luck and hope you
escape an encounter with the biggest
baddest name in slasher movie history
Freddy number 4 Lex Luthor the Superman
franchise this is Lex Luthor only one
thing alive but less than four legs can
hear this frequency Superman and that’s
you this guy’s real name Alexander
actually translates roughly to defending
or protector of men and in a perverted
way he may think that’s what he’s doing
but millions of people will die
billions once again the press
underestimates me through his actions
however Lex Luthor actually does the
exact opposite in trying to rid the
world of Superman
the real defender of men Luthor believes
the ends justify the means and
deliberately harms the people of
Metropolis all in the name of helping
them of course hi hello Lex it is a
pledge out wow that is a good grip you
should not pick a fight with this person
one of the top super villains of all
time Luthor’s name has now been cemented
in pop culture history representing the
ultimate rich evil genius I don’t get
number three Lord Voldemort the Harry
Potter franchise all right follow morgue
Voldemort
Shh the Dark Lord you know who Tom
Riddle he-who-must-not-be-named
this bad guy has plenty of names but the
one he’s most known for is the one that
put
the fear of death in almost every Wizard
Lord Voldemort Voldemort is my past
present and future the leader of the
Death Eaters Voldemort is hell-bent on
ridding the Wizarding World of muggle
blood Harry Potter the Boy Who Lived his
first attempt failed thanks to the
Potters but he left behind a bloody
trail of bodies that nobody has since
forgotten afterwards no one had the
courage to say his name
save for Harry in fear that he would
come again that worked out well he’s
back he’s back foldable spot number 2
dr. Hannibal Lecter The Silence of the
Lambs
good evening Carrie there are plenty of
names that will scare you but Hannibal
Lecter is the one that will send shivers
down your spine at the lamb stop
screaming
Lecter projects an air of elegance and
even care but beneath the surface lies a
demented serial killer going so far as
to wear the face of one of his victims
got him on lactated ringers running and
uh and the
but Lecter’s true sinister beauty lies
in the nickname he was made for Hannibal
the cannibal
he literally dines on his victims with
some fava beans and a nice Chianti
naturally before we unveil our number
one pick here are some honorable
mentions for the tell you they’re going
back to the city know me watching he
takes the knife to her laughing while he
does it he turns to me and he said why
so serious um I don’t think you really
deserve this if I practically
gift-wrapped those Cubs for you and you
couldn’t even disclose them no it was an
accident I didn’t mean to kill anybody
well my little pretty I can call that
it’s too right okay people you have to
tell me these things all right I’ve been
frozen for 30 years okay throw me a
frickin bone here I have a small
surprise from your friends back at the
barracks I think I’ll go to heaven not
yet
number one Darth Vader the Star Wars
franchise he told me you killed me I am
loved off kylo Ren is a pretty badass
villain name but his hero the original
Star Wars villain takes our top spot
escape is not his plan I must face him
alone Darth Vader roughly translates to
dark father in German and Dutch
according to George Lucas which kinda
makes his name a spoiler in retrospect
good work commander leave us conduct
your search and bring his companions to
me he is the perpetuator of evil and
darkness as he serves the Galactic
Empire whatever his name is supposed to
mean though it became known as the most
feared moniker in the entire galaxy far
far away and is now probably the most
well known name of all movie villains
have you not do you agree with our list
wonderful couldn’t have said it better
myself which bad guy do you think has
the coolest name put down the gun and
give me my detonators for more
frightening top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
the first time in 16 years I shall sleep
well
you answer to welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 best bad guy names in
movies a certified in this case via
audible cunts may for this list we’ve
sought out the villains in film with
names that strike fear in their enemies
and reflect the evil their actions
perpetuate you should emit your
situation there would be more dignity
Anna we are also taking into account the
extent to which these names and the
characters that hold them have cemented
their places in pop culture this town
deserves a better classic I’m gonna give
it to number 10 Hans Gruber diehard aah
machine gun oh oh oh
there’s just something about German
names that make them great for the bad
guys mr. MacLean some may say it’s
because of World War 2 when the Cold War
but we like to think it as something to
do with Hans Gruber do you really think
you have a chance against us mr. cowboy
in this action flick Alan Rickman
redefined the modern villain rejecting
the cat stroking mustache twirling bad
guy archetype and instead portraying a
character with deep layers of extreme
intelligence and sinister brutality I’m
going to count to three
there will not be four give me the coat
the name Gruber translates to mean
Hollow which we think accurately
describes the hollow pit where this bad
guy’s heart should be
now when filmmakers look to make a
villain they’ll often look to Hans
Gruber betrayals Hans number nine Keyser
söze the usual suspects greatest trick
the devil ever pulled was convincing the
world he didn’t exist the greatest trick
the devil ever pulled was convincing the
world he did not exist in this film the
only thing we really know about Keyser
Soze is his name which begs the question
is this guy even real
there is no Keyser Soze the answers we
receive as the mystery crime thriller
progresses only increase our intrigue as
nobody can identify this villain but all
fear him legend has it he killed his own
family rather than give in to Hungarian
mobsters but we’ll never really know
well I believe in God and the only thing
that scares me is Keyser Soze with this
bad guy you’re left in the dark but the
name is enough where’s your boss I work
for Keyser Soze number 8 Sauron the Lord
of the Rings franchise the Dark Lord
Sauron forged in secret a master ring to
control all others this Dark Lord holds
the most feared name in middle-earth
even in death
Oh
in making the One Ring Sauron forged a
connection with the ring that kept his
spirit alive even when he was struck
down and apparently killed by a seal
door but the power of the Ring could not
be undone as long as the One Ring lives
on
so does Sauron and his relentless
pursuit of domination the light of the
Evenstar is failing sauron’s power grows
her strength wanes word of Sauron and
his menacing forces sends waves of
Terror through middle-earth forcing most
to flee rather than fight his impending
evil reign you cannot escape his
all-seeing eye the Eye of Sauron now
turns to Gondor the last free kingdom of
men number 7 judge doom Who Framed Roger
Rabbit
it’s pretty rare to see an animated
movie villain reduce audiences to tears
but judge doom manages to get the job
done I’ll catch the rabbit mr. valiant
then I’ll try him hit him and execute
this guy is crazy scary yet somehow he
became the all-powerful judge of
toontown’s district Superior Court since
I’ve had toon town under my jurisdiction
my goal has been to rein in the insanity
and the only way to do that is to make
two lists law judge does exactly what
his name suggests bringing doom to the
citizens of toontown regularly
sentencing them to death by way of the
dip when he throws them into a chemical
VAT and watches them melt determine time
acetone benzene he calls it a dip to
think he does all of this just to build
a freeway when the guy leading your town
has a name like that better
not slip-up no matter the rabbit won’t
get far my men little find number six
Maleficent Sleeping Beauty listen well
all of you mirror mirror on the wall
who’s the most evil one of all in this
Disney animated classic the answer is
definitely Maleficent before the Sun
sets on my 16th birthday she shall prick
her finger on the spindle of a spinning
wheel and die her name literally means
capable of evil and this character likes
to demonstrate her Menace through you
guessed it death Oh shall you deal with
me Oh Prince and all the powers of the
mistress of all evil curses Princess
Aurora to die on her 16th birthday just
because she wasn’t invited to the
christening touch the spindle watch as I
say insecure maybe but regardless this
witch is ruthlessly determined to spread
evil of course her name was a fair
warning next time save yourselves the
trouble and invite this Wicked Witch I
really felt quite distressed at not
receiving an invitation you weren’t
wrong number 5 Freddy Krueger being
Nightmare on Elm Street franchise
you’d better not fall asleep because the
most famous man in horror is coming to
get you – Freddie we love you Jason
Vorhees but there’s a reason everyone
knows the name Freddy Krueger he is
terrifying
your worst nightmare Freddy is beyond
scary to look at
as he sports a melted burned up face you
also can’t hide from him because he
kills you from inside your dreams and no
matter how hard you try to resist you
have to sleep at some point the best we
can do is wish you luck and hope you
escape an encounter with the biggest
baddest name in slasher movie history
Freddy number 4 Lex Luthor the Superman
franchise this is Lex Luthor only one
thing alive but less than four legs can
hear this frequency Superman and that’s
you this guy’s real name Alexander
actually translates roughly to defending
or protector of men and in a perverted
way he may think that’s what he’s doing
but millions of people will die
billions once again the press
underestimates me through his actions
however Lex Luthor actually does the
exact opposite in trying to rid the
world of Superman
the real defender of men Luthor believes
the ends justify the means and
deliberately harms the people of
Metropolis all in the name of helping
them of course hi hello Lex it is a
pledge out wow that is a good grip you
should not pick a fight with this person
one of the top super villains of all
time Luthor’s name has now been cemented
in pop culture history representing the
ultimate rich evil genius I don’t get
number three Lord Voldemort the Harry
Potter franchise all right follow morgue
Voldemort
Shh the Dark Lord you know who Tom
Riddle he-who-must-not-be-named
this bad guy has plenty of names but the
one he’s most known for is the one that
put
the fear of death in almost every Wizard
Lord Voldemort Voldemort is my past
present and future the leader of the
Death Eaters Voldemort is hell-bent on
ridding the Wizarding World of muggle
blood Harry Potter the Boy Who Lived his
first attempt failed thanks to the
Potters but he left behind a bloody
trail of bodies that nobody has since
forgotten afterwards no one had the
courage to say his name
save for Harry in fear that he would
come again that worked out well he’s
back he’s back foldable spot number 2
dr. Hannibal Lecter The Silence of the
Lambs
good evening Carrie there are plenty of
names that will scare you but Hannibal
Lecter is the one that will send shivers
down your spine at the lamb stop
screaming
Lecter projects an air of elegance and
even care but beneath the surface lies a
demented serial killer going so far as
to wear the face of one of his victims
got him on lactated ringers running and
uh and the
but Lecter’s true sinister beauty lies
in the nickname he was made for Hannibal
the cannibal
he literally dines on his victims with
some fava beans and a nice Chianti
naturally before we unveil our number
one pick here are some honorable
mentions for the tell you they’re going
back to the city know me watching he
takes the knife to her laughing while he
does it he turns to me and he said why
so serious um I don’t think you really
deserve this if I practically
gift-wrapped those Cubs for you and you
couldn’t even disclose them no it was an
accident I didn’t mean to kill anybody
well my little pretty I can call that
it’s too right okay people you have to
tell me these things all right I’ve been
frozen for 30 years okay throw me a
frickin bone here I have a small
surprise from your friends back at the
barracks I think I’ll go to heaven not
yet
number one Darth Vader the Star Wars
franchise he told me you killed me I am
loved off kylo Ren is a pretty badass
villain name but his hero the original
Star Wars villain takes our top spot
escape is not his plan I must face him
alone Darth Vader roughly translates to
dark father in German and Dutch
according to George Lucas which kinda
makes his name a spoiler in retrospect
good work commander leave us conduct
your search and bring his companions to
me he is the perpetuator of evil and
darkness as he serves the Galactic
Empire whatever his name is supposed to
mean though it became known as the most
feared moniker in the entire galaxy far
far away and is now probably the most
well known name of all movie villains
have you not do you agree with our list
wonderful couldn’t have said it better
myself which bad guy do you think has
the coolest name put down the gun and
give me my detonators for more
frightening top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
the first time in 16 years I shall sleep
well
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