Pure Evil/Examples

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Examples

Mythology

• Apep (Egyptian mythology).
• Greco-Roman mythology:
  • Tantalus
  • Lycaon
• Angra Mainyu (Zoroastrianism).
• Demiurge (Gnosticism).

Literature

• Stephen King:
  • Randall Flagg (The Stand).
  • Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption:
    • Warden Samuel Norton
    • Bogs Diamond
  • William Wharton (The Green Mile).
  • It/Pennywise (It).
• James Bond/007:
  • Auric Goldfinger (Goldfinger).
  • Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Thunderball).
• A Song of Ice and Fire novels:
  • Craster
  • Gregor Clegane/Robert Strong
  • Karl Tanner
  • Joffrey Baratheon
  • Aerys II Targaryen
  • Maegor I Targaryen
  • Ramsay Bolton
  • Euron Greyjoy
  • Walder Frey
• Chronicles of Prydain:
  • The Horned King
  • Arawn Death-Lord
• Harry Potter:
  • Lord Voldemort
  • Bellatrix Lestrange
  • Dolores Umbridge
  • Fenrir Greyback
• Middle-earth:
  • Sauron
  • Morgoth
• Thomas Harris' Hannibal Lecter:
  • Mason Verger (Hannibal).
  • Vladis Grutas (Hannibal Rising).
• Lewis Dodgson (Jurassic Park book series).
• Nyarlathotep (Cthulhu Mythos).
• Queen Akasha (The Vampire Chronicles).
• Napoleon (Animal Farm).
• Count Dracula (Bram Stoker's Dracula).
• Dr. Carl James Hatch (Michael Vey series).
• Mr. Boggs and Mr. Ulcer (Christmas Dinner of Souls).
• Anton Chigurh (No Country For Old Men).

Theatrical

• Shakesphere:
  • Iago (Othello).
• Abigail Williams (The Crucible).

Comic Books

• DC:
  • Brainiac
  • Mongul
  • Joker
  • Black Mask
  • James Gordon, Jr.
  • Abattoir
  • Victor Zsasz
  • Mayor Oswald Cobblepot
  • Barbatos
  • Professor Zoom
  • Gorilla Grodd
  • Vandal Savage
  • Doctor Psycho
  • Doctor Poison II
  • Cheetah III
  • Nekron
  • ​Krona
  • Commander Blanx
  • ​Malefic
  • Darkseid
  • Black Manta
  • Felix Faust
  • Major Force
  • Anton Arcane
  • Ragdoll
  • Mister Mind
  • The Batman Who Laughs
  • The First of the Fallen
• Marvel:
  • Carnage
  • The Thousand
  • Jack-O-Lantern
  • Crime Master
  • Dr. Otto Octavius
  • Knull
  • Solus
  • Red Skull
  • Baron Zemo
  • Arnim Zola
  • Fabian Cortez
  • Mister Sinister
  • Omega Red
  • Donald Pierce
  • Selene
  • William Stryker
  • Contagion
  • Dormammu
  • Shuma-Gorath
  • Bullseye
  • ​Mister Fear
  • Maestro
  • Ultron
  • Abraxas
• Image Comics:
  • Malebolgia
  • Violator
  • Mammon
  • Jason Wynn
  • Billy Kincaid
• Dark Horse Comics:
  • Kevin
  • Ethan Roark Jr.
  • The Colonel
  • Nimue the Blood Queen (Hellboy).
• Anathos (Les Légendaires/The Legendaries).

​Live-Action

• Count Orlok (Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror).
• Count Dracula (Dracula (1931)).
• Anton Bartok (The Fly II).
• Dr. Charles Decker (Konga).
• Godzilla:
  • King Ghidorah
  • Gigan
  • SpaceGodzilla
  • Monster X/Keizer Ghidorah
  • Controller X
• The Man with No Name Trilogy:
  • Ramón Rojo (A Fistful of Dollars).
  • El Indo (For a Few Dollars More).
  • Angel Eyes (The Good, The Bad and The Ugly).
• Cannibal Holocaust:
  • Alan Yates
  • Mark Tomaso
• Scorpio (Dirty Harry).
• Peter Stegman (Class of 1984).
• Mola Ram (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom).
• A Nightmare on Elm Street:
  • Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise).
  • Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)).
• Princess Mombi (Return to Oz).
• Judge Doom (Who Framed Roger Rabbit?).
• Andrei Strasser (Mighty Joe Young).
• Nizam (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time).
• Scar (The Lion King).
• Queen Ingrith (Maleficent: Mistress of Evil).
• Pirates of the Caribbean:
  • Lord Cutler Beckett (Dead Man's Chest).
  • Blackbeard (On Stranger Tides).
• Star Wars:
  • Emperor Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious
  • Grand Moff Tarkin
  • Orson Krennic
  • Captain Phasma
• Halloween franchise:
  • Michael Myers
  • Dr. Terence Wynn (The Curse of Michael Myers).
• Middle-earth films:
  • Sauron
  • Azog (The Hobbit trilogy).
  • The Lord of the Rings trilogy:
    • Saruman
    • Gothmog (The Return of the King).
• Robocop:
  • Clarence Boddicker (Robocop).
  • Richard "Dick" Jones (Robocop).
  • Cain (Robocop 2).
  • Paul McDaggett (Robocop 3).
• Hellraiser:
  • Frank Cotton
  • Julia Cotton
• James Bond/007:
  • Red Grant (From Russia with Love).
  • Karl Stromberg (The Spy Who Loved Me).
  • Hugo Drax (Moonraker).
  • Max Zorin (A View to A Kill).
  • License to Kill:
    • Franz Sanchez
    • Dario
  • Xenia Onatopp (GoldenEye).
  • Elliot Carver (Tomorrow Never Dies).
  • General Luiz Medrano (Quantum of Solace).
  • Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Spectre).
• Hans Gruber (Die Hard).
• Chucky (Child's Play franchise).
• Alex (Bad Influence).
• Vilos Cohaagen (Total Recall).
• Catherine Tramell (Basic Instinct).
• Andrew Scott (Universal Soldier).
• Abigail Williams (The Crucible).
• Amon Goeth (Schindler's List).
• Norman Stansfield (Léon: The Professional).
• Henry Evans (The Good Son).
• Quentin McNeil (Cube).
• Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg (The Fifth Element).
• Dr. Zachary Smith (Lost In Space).
• Lewis Dodgson (Jurassic Park film series).
• Scream franchise:
  • Roman Bridger
  • Jill Roberts
• Queen Akasha (Queen of the Damned).
• X-Men:
  • Sebastian Shaw (First Class).
  • Ajax (Deadpool).
  • Apocalypse (Apocalypse).
  • Logan:
    • Dr. Zander Rice
    • Donald Pierce
• Alex (Elephant).
• Abbott Hayes (Children of the Living Dead).
• The Dark Knight Trilogy:
  • Scarecrow (Batman Begins).
  • Joker (The Dark Knight).
• Marvel Cinematic Universe:
  • Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger (Iron Man).
  • Abomination (The Incredible Hulk).
  • Red Skull (Captain America: The First Avenger).
  • Thor film series:
    • Malekith the Accursed (The Dark World).
    • Hela Odinsdottir (Ragnarok).
  • Guardians of the Galaxy film series:
    • Ronan the Accuser (Guardians of the Galaxy).
    • Ego (Vol. 2).
  • Mysterio (Spider-Man: Far From Home).
• Transformers:
  • Megatronus Prime/The Fallen (Revenge of The Fallen).
  • Harold Attinger (Age of Extinction).
  • Esther Coleman
• The Conjuring franchise:
  • Valak
  • Annabelle the Doll
  • Bathsheba Sherman
• Edwin Epps (12 Years a Slave).
• Koba (Planet of the Apes trilogy).
• The Witch Queen (The Last Witch Hunter).
• DC Extended Universe:
  • General Erich Ludendorff (Wonder Woman).
  • Steppenwolf (Justice League).
  • Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey:
    • Black Mask
    • Victor Zsasz
• Happy Death Day:
  • John Tombs (Happy Death Day).
  • Dr. Gregory Butler (Happy Death Day 2U).
• Sony's Marvel Universe:
  • Carlton Drake/Riot (Venom).
• Rose Armitage (Get Out).
• Poppy Adams (Kingsman: The Golden Circle).
• Super Sentai:
  • Black Cross Führer (Himitsu Sentai Gorenger).
  • Star King Bazeu (Dengeki Sentai Changeman).
  • Great Professor Bias (Chojuu Sentai Liveman).
  • Vulgyre (Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman).
  • Radiguet (Choujin Sentai Jetman).
  • Grandiene (Kyūkyū Sentai Gogo V).
  • Tau Zant (Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger).
  • Sandaaru (Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger).
  • Dezumozorlya (Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger).
  • Agent Abrella (Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger).
  • Hades God Dagon (Mahou Sentai Magiranger).
  • Long (Juken Sentai Gekiranger).
  • Yogoshimacritein (Engine Sentai Go-Onger).
  • Akumaro Sujigarano (Samurai Sentai Shikenger).
  • Enter (Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters).
  • Messiah (Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters).
  • Deathryuger (Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger).
  • Ginis (Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger).
  • Bangray (Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger).
  • Quervo (Uchu Sentai Kyuranger).
• Power Rangers:
  • Darkonda (Power Rangers in Space).
  • Deviot (Power Rangers Lost Galaxy).
  • Queen Bansheera (Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue).
  • Octomus the Master (Power Rangers Mystic Force).
  • Venjix Computer Network (Power Rangers RPM).
  • Serrator (Power Rangers Samurai).
• Rita Repulsa (Power Rangers 2017).
• Once Upon a Time:
  • Peter Pan
  • Jafar
• Doctor Who:
  • Koquillion
  • Great Intelligence
  • Ramón Salamander
  • The Classic Master
  • The Harold Saxon Master
  • Marshal of Solos
  • Sutekh
  • Rassilon
  • Morgus
  • The Rani
  • John Lumic
  • Max Capricorn
  • Winifred Gillyflower
  • Lord Sutcliffe
  • Tzim-Sha
  • Davros
  • House
  • O Master
  • Ashad
  • Daniel Barton
• Marvel Cinematic Universe:
  • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.:
    • John Garrett (Season 1).
    • Daniel Whitehall (Season 2).
  • Jessica Jones:
    • Kilgrave.
    • Foolkiller.
  • Agent Orange (The Punisher).
  • D'Spayre (Cloak & Dagger).
• Arrowverse:
  • Arrow:
    • Cecil Adams
    • Dollmaker
    • Werner Zytle
    • Lonnie Machin
    • Konstantin Kovar
    • Ricardo Diaz
  • The Flash:
    • Zoom
    • The Trickster
  • Supergirl:
    • Indigo
    • Rhea
• American Horror Story:
  • The Devil
  • Dr. Oliver Thredson (Asylum).
  • Dandy Mott (Freak Show).
  • James Patrick March (Hotel).
• Supernatural:
  • God
  • Lucifer
  • Michael (Apocalypse World).
  • Dick Roman
  • Lilith
  • Abaddon
  • Alastair
• Clark Ingram (Hannibal).
• Adolf Hitler (The Twilight Zone).
• Aaron Peel (Killing Eve).

Cartoons

• Disney:
  • The Coachman (Pinocchio).
  • The Horned King (The Black Cauldron).
  • Percival C. McLeach (The Rescuers Down Under).
  • Scar (The Lion King).
  • Judge Claude Frollo ​(​The Hunchback of Notre Dame).
  • Shan Yu (Mulan).
  • Commander Lyle Rourke (Atlantis: The Lost Empire).
  • Dr. Facilier (The Princess and the Frog).
  • Syndrome (The Incredibles).
  • Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear (Toy Story 3).
• How to Train Your Dragon:
  • Drago Bludvist (How to Train Your Dragon 2).
  • Grimmel the Grisly (How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World).
• Tales of Arcadia:
  • Bellroc
  • Skrael
  • Queen Usurna (Trollhunters).
  • General Morando (3Below).
• Laika:
  • The Beldam (Coraline).
  • Archibald Snatcher (The Boxtrolls).
• One-Eye (The Dino King/Speckles the Tarbosaurus).
• Thrax (Osmosis Jones).
• Jenner (The Secret of NIMH).
• Steele (Balto).
• Dag (Barnyard).
• Gargoyles:
  • Jackal
  • Proteus of the New Olympians
• Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls).
• Taurus Bulba (Darkwing Duck).
• The Huntsman (American Dragon: Jake Long).
• Zhan Tiri (Tangled: The Series).
• DC Animated Universe:
  • Joker (Batman: The Animated Series).
  • Superman: The Animated Series:
    • Darkseid
    • Brainiac
  • Justice League Unlimited:
    • Lord Orm
    • Mongul
• Alpha (Men in Black: The Series).
• Adventure Time:
  • The Lich
  • Dr. Gross
• Samurai Jack:
  • The High Priestess of the Cult of Aku.
  • The Dominator
• 2010 Marvel Animated Universe:
  • Avengers Assemble:
    • Thanos
    • Ultron
  • Abomination (Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.).
  • Wolf Spider (Ultimate Spider-Man).
• Courage the Cowardly Dog:
  • Katz
  • Fusilli
  • Stitch Sisters
• Slade (Teen Titans).
• Professor Dick Hardly (The Powerpuff Girls).
• Dr. Robotnik (Sonic SatAM).
• Surt (Extreme Ghostbusters).
• Megabyte (Reboot).
• Piella Bakewell (Wallace and Gromit).

Anime/Manga

• Dragon Ball:
  • Frieza
  • Cell
  • Babidi
  • Super Buu
  • Zamasu/Goku Black
• Berserk:
  • Femto
  • Void
  • Slan
  • Ubik
  • Conrad
  • Emperor Ganishka
  • Wyald
  • Vlad Tepes
• Yu Yu Hakusho:
  • Gonzo Tarukane
  • Elder Toguro
• One Piece:
  • Captain Kuro
  • Akainu
  • Hody Jones
  • Caesar Clown
  • Donquixote Doflamingo
• Digimon franchise:
  • Adventure:
    • Myotismon
    • Piedmon
  • Lucemon (Digimon Frontier).
  • Professor Akihiro Kurata (Digimon Data Squad).
  • Fusion:
    • Tactimon
    • NeoMyotismon
    • Gravimon
• Inuyasha:
  • Naraku
  • Taigokumaru
• Fist of The North Star:
  • Amiba
  • Jagi
  • Jackal
  • Uighur
  • Jakoh
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure:
  • Dio Brando
  • J. Geil
  • Terence T. D'Arby
  • Anjuro "Angelo" Katagiri
  • Cioccolata
  • Diavolo
• Yu-Gi-Oh!:
  • Yami Bakura
  • Yami Marik
  • Jean-Michel Roger
• Fullmetal Alchemist franchise:
  • Fullmetal Alchemist manga and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood:
    • Father
    • Shou Tucker
    • The Gold Toothed Doctor
  • Fullmetal Alchemist (2003):
    • Dante
    • Fuhrer King Bradley/Pride
    • Barry the Chopper
    • The Crimson Alchemist/Solf J. Kimblee
  • Atlas (Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos).
• Bleach:
  • Shrieker
  • Sōsuke Aizen
  • Szayel Aporro Granz
  • Yhwach
• Tokyo Ghoul:
  • Tsuneyoshi Washuu
  • Kichimura Washuu
  • Big Madam
• Gundam:
  • Gihren Zabi (Mobile Suit Gundam).
  • Colonel Killing (Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket).
  • Bask Om (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam).
  • Yazan Gable (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam).
  • Rakan Dahkaran (Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ).
  • Fonse Kagatie (Mobile Suit Victory Gundam).
  • Ulube Ishikawa (Mobile Fighter G Gundam).
  • Wong Yunfat (Mobile Fighter G Gundam).
  • Gym Ghingnham (Turn A Gundam).
  • Muruta Azrael (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED).
  • Lord Djibril (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny).
  • Ali Al-Saachez (Mobile Suit Gundam 00).
  • Ribbons Almark (Mobile Suit Gundam 00).
• Transformers:
  • Unicron
  • Beast Era:
    • Megatron
    • Tarantulas
  • Megatron (Transformers: Cybertron).
• Fairy Tail:
  • Acnologia
  • Jackal
  • Zash Caine (Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry).
• Akame ga Kill!:
  • Prime Minister Honest
  • Syura
  • Champ
• Wiseman (Sailor Moon R).
• Isaac Peram Ray Westcott (Date A Live franchise).
• Unknown Man (Elfen Lied).
• Light Yagami (Death Note).
• Nightmare (Kirby: Right Back at Ya!).
• Alexis • Kerib (SSSS.Gridman).

Videogames

• Super Mario Bros.:
  • King Boo (Luigi's Mansion).
  • Princess Shroob (Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time).
  • The Shadow Queen (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
  • Dimentio (Super Paper Mario).
• Legend of Zelda:
  • Veran (Oracle of Ages).
  • Zant (Twilight Princess).
  • Yuga/Yuga Ganon (A Link Between Worlds).
  • Manga Adaptations:
    • Ganondorf (Ocarina of Time).
    • Bellum (Phantom Hourglass).
• Metroid:
  • Ridley
  • Mother Brain
  • Raven Beak
  • Dark Samus (Metroid Prime).
  • Gorea (Metroid Prime: Hunters).
  • Boss (Metroid Prime: Episode of Aether).
• Mega Man:
  • Ra Moon (Mega Man).
  • Sigma (Mega Man X).
  • Dr. Weil (Megam X Zero).
  • Mr. King ( Mega Man Star Force 3).
• Final Fantasy:
  • Emperor Mateus
  • Kefka Palazzo
  • Professor Hojo
  • Fuhito
  • Hashmal
  • Dycedarg Belouve
• Street Fighter:
  • M. Bison
  • F.A.N.G
• Star Fox:
  • Andross
  • General Scales (Star Fox Adventures).
  • Aparoid Queen (Assault).
• Fire Emblem:
  • Lang
  • Gharnef
  • Hilda
  • Lekain
  • Validar
  • Grima
  • Iago
  • Hans
  • Surtr
• Xenoblade:
  • Zanza
  • Dickson
  • Mumkhar/Metal Face
• Hades (Kid Icarus).
• Porky Minch (Mother).
• Golden Sun:
  • Blados
  • Chalis
• Sonic the Hedgehog:
  • Black Doom (Shadow the Hedgehog).
  • Mephiles the Dark (06).
  • Erazor Djinn (Secret Rings).
  • Infinite (Forces).
• Mortal Kombat:
  • Emperor Shao Kahn
  • Shang Tsung
  • Quan Chi
  • Lord Shinnok
  • Lady Kronika
• Wizeman the Wicked (NiGHTS).
• The King of Fighters:
  • Rugal Bernstein
  • Clone Zero
• Resident Evil:
  • Albert Wesker
  • Brian Irons
  • Derek Simmons
  • Frederic Downing
  • James Marcus
  • Lucas Baker
  • Osmund Saddler
  • Vincent Goldman
• Dahlia Gillespie (Silent Hill).
• Jak & Daxter:
  • Baron Praxis
  • Kor/Metal Kor
• Ratchet & Clank:
  • Gleeman Vox
  • Loki Master
• Ivo Shandor (Ghostbusters: The Video Game).
• Ace Attorney:
  • Manfred Von Karma
  • Dahlia Hawthorne (Trials and Tribulations).
  • Kristoph Gavin (Apollo Justice).
  • Quercus Alba (Investigations 1).
  • Bansai Ichiyanagi (Investigations 2).
  • Phantom (Dual Destinies).
• BlazBlue:
  • Yuuki Terumi
  • Hades Izanami
  • Relius Clover
• Warcraft:
  • Deathwing
  • Gul'dan
  • Kil'jaeden
  • Azshara
• Call of Duty:
  • Vladimir Makarov
  • Khaled Al-Asad
  • Nikita Dragovich
  • Lev Kravchenko
  • Friedrich Steiner
  • Salen Kotch
  • Metz
  • General Barkov
• Suikoden:
  • Neclord
  • Luca Blight
• The Walking Dead:
  • William Carver
  • Joan
• Batman Arkham series:
  • Joker
  • Scarecrow
  • Penguin
  • Calendar Man
  • Professor Hugo
  • Simon Stagg
  • Firefly
• Injustice:
  • Joker
  • Brainiac
• BioShock:
  • Frank Fontaine
  • Zachary Hale Comstock
• Saints Row:
  • Phillipe Loren
  • Satan
• The Enchantress (Shovel Knight).
• Junko Enoshima (Danganronpa).
• Lord Brevon (Freedom Planet).
• Grandmaster Atticus Thorn (The Haunted Mansion).
• Hiruko Ubusuna (Shinobi).
• Gargos (Killer Instinct).
• Springtrap/William Afton (Five Nights at Freddy's franchise).