Top 10 Movie Villain Backstories
Whether they’re taking over the world or just need to rob a bank, these villains are certainly carrying some emotional baggage. Join as we count down our picks for the Top 10 Villain Backstories in Movies. Subscribe►► Facebook►► Twitter►► Suggestion Tool►► Channel Page►►
For this list, we’re looking at those classic cinematic villains, and are choosing those with the best and most effective stories that offer us a glimpse into why they’re bad to the bone.
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Yeah, it take 8 movies to release his "full" backstory, but it was still much better in the books
Davy Jones should of made 2 or 3rd. His reason is very reasonable.
Voldemort should be #1 not Vader
This is the reason why i always sides with the villain
WHY ISNT MICHAEL MYERS ON DIS LIST
You forgot Electro from Amazing Spiderman 2
So… The Incredibles started with the butterfly effect ?
I did every time at syndrome because I always call him down syndrome
Magneto is my favorite there, but Darth Vader is a close second (If weren't for the substandard quality of the prequel movies, thankfully the clone wars remedy that a lot). However I feel that Keyzer Soze should have made the list, his backstory is one of the most impressives.
Do you think that watchmojo should replace Mr evil with Davy Jones.
Oh throw me a freakin bone here were was doctor evil!??
And after we killed Freddy we moved into his house wtf?!
Severus snape supposed to be in this
Joker would have been a good choice but I suppose he would more so be in a "top 10 comic book villain origins"
I could accept dr. Evil not being In This list if they had the reason he became good in the end but then you couldn’t put Vader in this list if that’s the reasoning, dr. Evil holding the planet ransom for …1 million (billion) dollars and killing countless henchmen deserves a place man
HOW DID I KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BE DARTH VADER!!!!!!!!!!!!
Voldemort is a good villain but he couldn’t even take over a high school
Came here for Vader
Martha Mae Ho-vie
For the record the grinch didn’t really hate Christmas, he just hated people, and that’s fair
Ummmm,how does darth vadar have a backstory???!!?!He was INTRODUCED as a child and you WATCHED him develop!!!!Not learned through the 4th movie!!
The incredibles reminds me of the song Stan
Koba
Freddy is the best horror movie villain of all time
jigsaw should be number 1
Top 10 nicest movie characters ever
Top 10 nicest tv characters ever
10th The Grinch
9th Freddy Krueger
8th Malificent
7th Jason Voorhees
6th Alec Travelyan
5th Syndrome
4th Hannibal Lecter
3rd Lord Voldemort
2nd Magneto
Honorable Mentions
Jigsaw
Davy Jones
Mr glass
Koba
Simon preter Gorbon
1st Darth Vader
Charles Lee ray should have been number 1
When she said Lord voldermort I was like SHHHHHHH …
Harvey Dent is #1 on my list(Twoface)
Jason should be number one, he was bullied for being deformed and drowned (or lived…I’m confused as fuck) and saw his mother died and had an eternal lust for revenge…..I almost shed a tear for Jason……
But I lack emotion so…no tears from me, but I still feel bad for him.
Kylo Ren! Good video btw.
Freddie and Jason have the best it’s so sad
So appearantly the kid from Home Alone is Jig Saw
YEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!!! Darth Vader is number 1!!!
number 1 jigsaw
Where did lights out vanish to???
Voldemorts real backstory is in the sixth book his mum was a witch his dad a muggle
Damn Vader has made it to every frickin list
Candyman
The Maleficent movie completely upends the character. Maleficent is the "Mistress of all Evil," so writing a story where she is not only isn't the most evil character but returns to being a good person contradicts everything we've known about her until then. Let an evil character be evil- there's nothing wrong with that.
What about the hash slinging slasher.
You realise the last clip of Jason’s entry wasn’t actually Jason doing the kill right? It was Roy Burns, the paramedic who’s son died earlier in the film. To be honest, Jason doesn’t even physically appear in the film at all.