Villain

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"The greatest joy in doing evil is to be rewarded by the sight of those who suffer its consequence!"

— Mephisto, in The Silver Surfer #3 (Marvel Comics, 1968), exemplifying the code of the villain.

"Much to learn, you still have."

— Yoda to Count Dooku, in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, illustrating the arrogance of the villain.

"Your overconfidence is your weakness."

"Your faith in your friends is yours."

— Luke Skywalker and Emperor Palpatine, in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, suggesting the moral equivalence of villain and hero.

"I met him when I traveled around the world. A foolish young man I was then, full of ridiculous ideas about good and evil. Lord Voldemort showed me how wrong I was. There is no good and evil, there is only power, and those too weak to seek it."

— Professor Quirrell, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, reflecting the origin of the villain's psychology.

"Good is a point of view, Anakin. The Sith and the Jedi are similar in almost every way--including their quest for greater power."

— Chancellor Palpatine, in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, illustrating the both similarities of villains and heroes, and the villain's psychology.

"I'm going to enjoy watching you die, Mr. Anderson."

— Agent Smith, The Matrix, explaining the hedonist motive of the villain.

"Unwilling though I was to follow my namesake's instructions, it has all come down to this. The ultimate risk, for the ultimate prize - day of reckoning with those who made us slaves."

— Megatron, in Beast Wars' "The Agenda Part 3," portraying the slavish origin of the villain.

"I was directly responsible for the deaths of all twenty-four thousand colonists when the Pfhor returned and sacked the planet. Yet I cannot think of any better way I could have served humanity: Tau Ceti's sacrifice bought time for Earth, which the Pfhor are even now planning to invade."

— Durandal, in The Slings & Arrows of Outrageous Fortune of (Marathon), idealizing the ambitions of the villain.

"Greetings, Green Ranger. Or should I just call you Tommy? How does it feel to be stripped of your powers forever? Are you green with envy? And your humiliation is far from over! You will soon pledge your allegiance to me!"

"No way!"

"Do you even recognize yourself? The Green Ranger, always willing to sacrifice, always ready. You must have saved your friends a hundred times, and think of all of Rita's monsters you destroyed. You and your powerful DragonZord! Witness the greatness you once were, Tommy. Because it's all over now!"

— Goldar and Tommy Oliver, in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' "Green No More, Part II", revealing the vulgarity of the villain.

"I will not fail again!"

"QUIET! Those Power Rangers are nothing but mere infants! You were defeated by children! You dare call yourself an Empress of Evil? You have made me very angry! Your days of control are over, there will be no other chances."

"Can't we talk?"

"Silence! I have spoken."

— Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd, in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' "The Mutiny, Part I", belying the capability of the villain.

"Why, Mr. Anderson? Why do you do it? Why get up? Why keep fighting? Do you believe you're fighting for something? For more than your survival? Can you tell me what it is? Do you even know? Is it freedom? Or truth? Perhaps peace? Yes? No? Could it be for love? Illusions, Mr. Anderson. Vagaries of perception. The temporary constructs of a feeble human intellect trying desperately to justify an existence that is without meaning or purpose. And all of them as artificial as the Matrix itself, although only a human mind could invent something as insipid as love. You must be able to see it, Mr. Anderson. You must know it by now. You can't win. It's pointless to keep fighting. Why, Mr. Anderson? Why? Why do you persist?"

— Agent Smith, in The Matrix Revolutions

"If you only knew the power of the Dark Side. I must obey my master."

— Darth Vader, in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

"The Alliance... will die. As will your friends. Good, I can feel your anger. I am defenseless. Take your weapon. Strike me down with all of your hatred and your journey towards the Dark Side will be complete!"

— Emperor Palpatine, in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

"There will be no bargain, young Jedi. I shall enjoy watching you die."

— Jabba the Hutt, in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (translated from Huttese)

"My lord, is that legal?"

"I will make it legal!"

— Nute Gunray and Darth Sidious, in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

"I had rather be a canker in a hedge than a rose in his grace..."

— Don John referring to his half-brother Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing

"I had a speech... I learned it all... Oh god, she won't understand, she won't understand..."

"Of course she won't understand, Sparky. I'm beyond her understanding. She's a girl! With sugar, and spice, and everything... useless, unless you're baking. I'm more than that. More than flesh. More than blood. I'm... you know what? Honestly don't think there's a human word fabulous enough for me. Oh, my name will be on everyone's lips. Assuming their lips haven't been torn off. But not just yet. That's alright, though. I can be patient. Everything is well within parameters. She's exactly where I want her to be. And so are you, Number 17. You're right where you belong. So, what'd you think? You'd get your soul back, and everything'd be jim-dandy? A soul's slippier than a greased weasel, why do you think I sold mine? Well, you probably thought that you'd be your own man. And I respect that. But you never will. You'll always be mine. You'll always be in the dark with me... singing our little song. You like our little songs, don't you? You've always liked them. Right from the beginning. And that's where we're going... right back to the beginning! Not the bang. Not the word. The true beginning. The next few months are going to be quite a ride, and I think we're all going to learn something about ourselves in the process. You'll learn you're a pathetic schmuck, if it hasn't sunk in already. Look at you, trying to do what's right. Just like her. You still don't get it. It's not about right. Not about wrong. It's about power."

— An insane Spike and The First (taking the forms of Warren, Glory, Adam, Mayor Wilkins, Drusilla, The Master, and Buffy), in Buffy the Vampire Slayer's "Lessons."

"What do you want from us? We're evil! EVIL!"

— Dr. Clayton Forrester and TV's Frank, in Mystery Science Theater 3000.

"Do you really expect them to pay?"

"No, Mr. Powers, I expect them to die..."

— Austin Powers and Dr. Evil, in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.

"My children... from the very beginning, it was the children who gave me my power. The Springwood Slasher, that's what they called me. My reign of terror was legendary. Dozens of children would fall by my blades. Then the parents of Springwood came for me, taking justice into their own hands. When I was alive, I may have been a little naughty, but after they killed me, I became something much, much worse. The stuff nightmares are made of. The children still feared me, and that fear gave me the power to invade their dreams. And that's when the fun really began! Until they figured out a way to forget about me! To erase me completely! Being dead wasn't a problem, but being forgotten... now that's a BITCH! I can't come back if nobody remembers me! I can't come back if nobody's AFRAID! I had to search the bowels of Hell, but I found someone. Someone who'll make 'em remember! He may get the blood, but I'll get the glory. And that fear is my ticket home..."

— Freddy Krueger in Freddy vs. Jason.

"But you use your powers for evil!"

"Evil? Your evil is my good. I am Sutekh the Destroyer. Where I tread, I leave nothing but dust and darkness...I find that good!"

— The Doctor and Sutekh the Destroyer, from Doctor Who

"Davros, if you had created a virus in your laboratory. Something contagious and infectious that killed on contact. A virus that would destroy all other forms of life... would you allow its use?"

"It is an interesting conjecture."

"Would you do it?"

"The only living thing...the microscopic organism... reigning supreme... A fascinating idea."

"But would you do it?"

"Yes. Yes. To hold in my hand, a capsule that contained such power. To know that life and death on such a scale was my choice. To know that the tiny pressure on my thumb, enough to break the glass, would end everything. Yes. I would do it. That power would set me up above the gods. And through the Daleks I shall have that power!"

— The Doctor and Davros, creator of the Daleks, from Doctor Who

The Doctor: "This carnage isn't necessary."

Terileptil leader: "It's survival Doctor. Just as these primitives kill lesser species to protect themselves, so I kill them."

The Doctor: "That's hardly an argument."

Terileptil leader: "It's not supposed to be an argument! It's a statement!"

— The Doctor, from Doctor Who serial "The Visitation"

"So, Lone Star, now you see that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb."

— Dark Helmet in Spaceballs.

"Khan is played as a cauldron of resentment by Ricardo Montalban, and his performance is so strong that he helps illustrate a general principle involving not only Star Trek but Star Wars and all the epic serials, especially the James Bond movies: Each film is only as good as its villain. Since the heroes and the gimmicks tend to repeat from film to film, only a great villain can transform a good try into a triumph."

— Roger Ebert, review of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

"Evil is merely a perspective that no longer concerns me, Brother Luther."

— Paul Augustine, also known as Pious Augustus, Eternal Darkness, noting the indifference to morality present in many villains.

Viewtiful Joe: Hey, what is this? Captain Blue, enemy of evil, guardian of the world, the guy who gave us the courage to... Why, Captain Blue?

Captain Blue: Guardian of the World? What does that mean? No matter how many villains I knock down, this world will not last. No... I'm going after the real world, where my powers will mean something! I'll rule over the entire earth! And then I can exact my revenge on you people, who confine us to this fleeting, transient place! Humans who just create things and then throw them away when they are bored and done with them, just like so much tissue paper!

— Viewtiful Joe and Captain Blue in Viewtiful Joe, expressing the self-interest that corrupts would-be heroes.

"'Justice'? I'm embarrassed to think you even said that! You think such pretty ideals can govern the people!? Why are you able to use that sword? Why do you think the people call you a hero? It's all because of me!! Because I dirtied my hands you're here! You should be thanking me, not despising me!!"

— Dycedarg in Final Fantasy Tactics, reflecting the arrogance and egotism of the villain that blinds them to the consequences of their actions.

Robin: So why did you do it? For money? Status? Those dark powers?

Slade: Not everything is so cut and dry, Robin.

Robin: Selling out our world for your own personal gain seems pretty cut and dry to me.

Slade: With or without me, there was no stopping this.

Robin: But you played a part. And just like everything else you’ve ever done, it’s made people suffer.

Slade: It’s what I do best.

— Slade (Deathstroke) in Teen Titans (The End, Part 2).

"You know, by all accounts you should be dead by now, like everyone who's ticked me off to the degree you have. But, Calix, when we first shanghaied you, I thought I saw something in you that I liked. Now that I have the opportunity to crush your soul, I like you even more."

— Bun-bun to Calix, Sluggy Freelance, April 15, 2005, reflecting the malicious nature of the villain