Dastardly and Muttley, The Wacky Races
I know this wasn't their only appearance but "The Wacky Races" is so much easier to credit than "Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines" or "Scooby Doo's All Star Laff-A-Lympics." Basically in "The Wacky Races," Dast and Mutt rode around in the Mean Machine in some world-wide race to become the Wackiest Racer. They were baaaaaaad. In "Dastardly...Machines" the pair were sent back to the World War I era where they basically did nothing but pursue a carrier pigeon. They are yet another example of the whole "Villain as Protagonist." But who cares about that?? Let's sing the Pigeon song! Fun fact: It's my all time favorite Cartoon theme song!!! "Stop the pigeon, stop the pigeon, stop the pigeon, stop the pigeon, stop the pigeon, stop the pigeon, stop that pigeon!! How?? Nab him! Jab him! Tab him! Grab him! Stop that pigeon now!!"

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Dilandau Albatou, Visions of Escaflowne
Thanks to Alex for this suggestion. I know nothing about Escaflowne so please click the pic above and go to visit Stephane's Escaflowne page for all kinds of Escaflowne fun. I just like saying the word Escaflowne. Okay then, I've lifted her bio of this fellow, and I'll tag on a little of Alex's description just for giggles. Read away, my fine feathered friends!

"A member of the Zaibach Forces. He leads a squadron of young men, all as attractive as he is, who are completely loyal to him. Dilandau is the pilot of the Gaimelf Alseides. Fifteen years old, he is tempermental and sadistic. He enjoys destruction, especially when it involves fire."

And now Alex:
"See, one of the show's heroes had a kid sister who was kidnapped by the evil Zaibach empire, turned into a guy, and made completely psychotic. Dilandau is the bloodthirstiest villain I have ever seen. Not even the Joker enjoys killing people this much! The obvious joy in his/her eyes when he/she burns down entire cities is truly blood-chilling. 'Burn! BUUURN!!!'"

Thanks Stephane and Alex!

Don Karnage, Tale Spin
Ahh, what a powerful speaker. Rarely does an orator of this quality come along. Don Karnage is the infamous air pirate you may have heard about while flying around in the Sea Duck on Tail Spin. If you're hauling cargo of even the slightest value, you'd better hope you can outmaneuver his little barn-stormer fighter planes, or you're going to be taken up to the villain's giant blimp-like lair. Karnage is master of the mixed metaphor, which makes it difficult for his henchmen to appreciate his genious. Not his fault, though.  At least not in his mind. Karnage has the best excuse for being evil: he's a pirate. Pirates don't need no stinkin' excuses! He also possesses the admirably unwavering belief that his dignity remains intact, even in the most ridiculous of situations. You've got to admire that degree of living in denial!

"It will be like stealing candy from a sitting baby duck on a log."

Dr. Doom, The Fantastic Four
I love audience participation!! Check out this mother of all bios submitted by my new buddy Thanos6!

Victor von Doom was born the son of gypsies in the Eastern European country of Latveria. The Baron of Latveria killed his mother when he was an infant, because she was a witch (unbeknownst to Victor) and because the Baron feared her powers. From then on, Victor lived with his father, a physician. One day, when Victor was a teenager, the Baron called Victor's father to the castle--the Baron's wife was seriously ill. He tried all he could, but Victor's father could not save her. Outraged, the Baron slew him as well. Victor swore vengenance. He found an old spellbook that used to belong to his mother, and deduced the truth about her. He studied black magic for several years, before being accepted into an American college on a scholarship. He was not there long before he met Reed Richards, fellow student and soon-to-be archnemesis. Doom was trying to build a machine to contact his mother's soul in the Netherworld. Richards noted that Doom had misplaced a decimal. Outraged that Richards would dare to correct him, he continued on with his experiment. The machine ended up exploding, giving him a small scar on his face, which Doom thought made him look hideous. Expelled from college, Doom wandered the world, eventually ending up in Tibet where he met a sect of monks. Being a quick study, he learned all of their secrets and became their leader. They fashioned for him a suit of armor, but when it came time to don the faceplate, it was still hot, burning his face and truly scarring it. Doom returned to Latveria, overthrew the Baron, and became a leader truly beloved by his people. Eventually, he decided that only he himself knew how to rule the world. Thus he tried to conquer it several times, being thwarted by the Fantastic Four, who are led by Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic. Doom has fought practically every hero in Marvel Comics at one time or another. He is a supergenius, one of Earth's best sorcerers, very cunning, and has indomitable willpower.

Thanks Thanos6!

The Duke, Gummi Bears
Can't you just hear the ogres now?  "Okee Dokee, Dukie!"  The Duke wasn't just after the Gummies, he was also after Cavin, their human friend. He didn't like the royals, he didn't like anything that was more powerful than him. He was kind of a Gargamel in planning ability, and he was always outwitted by the bouncy little buggers. I almost overlooked this guy because one doesn't think of evil when one thinks of gummi bears, but I thank my lucky stars that some willing little scamp brought him to my attention.  Of course he belongs in the Hall of Fame, the same way Professor Coldheart and Purple Pie Man belong here.  The evilness of their actions are made that much greater when considering the innocence of their foes.  Hats off, Duke.

Fat Cat, Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers
Get a load of that handlebar mustache!  Cats are certainly big into grooming but this fellow's got it down to an art form.  I love the fact that this cat's villainry always seems to out-do his owner's.  Klordaine never suspected his pussycat of being a competitor in the world of crime, but boy he should have! Fat Cat had a lavish underground lifestyle, with henchmen and cronies and a whole animal crime syndicate. the Rescue Rangers weren't his primary target, they just usually ended up working for the victims of his elaborate schemes. Fat Cat is yet another one of those villains who lusted after money and the power money brought with it. I always found it a little unnerving to see him shuck his clothes and jump into Klordaine's lap when he had to play the obedient kitty. He just seemed so naked!

Gargamel, The Smurfs
Gargamel lived in the run down shack-like castle at the edge of the woods, apparantly a humble wizard gone awry before he could truly master his skills. He spent most of his days living in some bizzare fantasy world where he believed he could capture the Smurfs and...uh...well... here's where things got a little fuzzy. Did any of this man's plans make sense? Sometimes he wanted Smurfs for their alchemistic properties. Other times he just wanted to eat them. He lived in a shack, scrounged for food, and wore torn, patchy clothing. You'd think he'd consider getting a job or something since the whole smurf business never exactly panned out, but all Super Villains possess that ultimate common quality: persistence! In other words never give up, not even when your own cat thinks you're an idiot.

You'll have to forgive the page this pic links to, but the idea of the Smurfs having political subcontext is a concept I find too funny for words. Check it out!

Mr. Gone, The Maxx
For those of you who missed out on The Maxx, let me explain. There's this big superhero guy, kind of like a purple, morose Tick. Kind of funny, kind of sad, living halfway between our world and an alternate universe known as "The Outback." Mr. Gone is this evil guy who sends his minions to attack the Maxx, and he tries to force the other main character, Julie, to remember traumatic things about her past through devious methods. He is also the father of Sara, another main character. When his head gets chopped off he arranges to have it shipped to Sara's house, where he talks to her and plants awful thoughts in her head. Mr. Gone is the kind of evil that is insidious and subtle, the kind that sends a shiver down your spine.

The Greasers, Catdog
Here's a conundrum, I've got a group here who only qualify for Villain status worthy of note when functioning as said group. It's like... It would be like highlighting MAD if Dr. Claw left. After much thought I decided that as a trio these three are nasty enough to induct into the Hall de Fame. The Greasers are as advertised, they're tough, they shoot dice, they loot and vandalize, and they're not averse to resorting to physical violence. But they've got their own conundrum. They like Dog, in fact the little blondie (Squeak? Screech?) has a crush on Dog. But they hate Cat. They call Dog "Catbutt" to emphasize his equivalence to the... naughty nether regions which Catdog lacks. To be honest, this cartoon freaks me out.

Baron Silas Greenback, Dangermouse
So here we are, a year and a half after neaS's original suggestion for the Hall of Fame, and I finally have a biography for you! YAY!!! This fountain of information is brought to you courtesy of Loneheart who also offered a wonderful description of Count Duckula. Enjoy!

Baron Silas Greenback from the Dangermouse series was basically a copy of Blowfeld in the James Bond movies. He had a white furry caterpillar instead of a cat and an Italian crow named Stiletto for a henchman. The Baron is a toad, who travels in a sort of flying saucer with legs and feet called the Frogstar Hopper. Amongst other things, he tried to take over England with an army of remote controlled washing machines, kidnapped all the bagpipes in Scotland (the bagpipes were shown as living creatures, which the Baron wanted to use as part of a sonic weapon), used an age changing ray to reduce or increase people's ages, and teamed up with Count Duckula. The baron had a rough wheezing voice that was seldom more than a whisper. His plans were always absurd, in keeping with the series, but he was Dangermouse's most powerful recurring foe (there were more powerful villains who showed up for only one story, or sometimes two or three episodes) and made life if not impossible for Dangermouse and Penfold, then at least painful and frightening.

Thanks Loneheart!

The Hooded Claw, The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
I got this suggestion from a little fellow named "please don't link my email Draugmor" who then tag-teamed the bio off to "yeah me neither Alan," who supplied me with the info I needed to finish the Hooded Claw's submission.

Okay, so Penelope (or as we used to say in the second grade, Penny-lope) Pitstop was a member of "The Wacky Races" cast. Scroll up to the top of this page to read up on her fellow cast-members Dastardly and Muttley. Anyway, Penelope's car was like this beauty parlor on wheels, pink from fender to to fender. When "The Wacky Races" started spinning off into separate entities, Penelope became a star. Her story was that she had inherited a huge sum of money from a dead uncle, and this uncle had placed a clause in his will that stated all remaining monies from the estate would go to his lawyer, Sylvester Sneakley, should Penelope come to harm. So Sylvester did what any self-respecting young solicitor would do, he disguised himself as the Hooded Claw and pursued little Penny around the globe in a frantic attempt to do away with her. His henchmen sucked and Penny always seemed to find help from all kinds of useful scamps, so needless to say his efforts were in vain. So there you have it! A Hooded Claw bio! Not bad for someone who never watched the show, eh?

Jafar, Aladdin (original theatrical film release)
Jafar was the nasty fellow who worked as advisor to the Sultan during the day, and searched for the magic lamp at night. He was the one who found Aladdin and tried to trick him into handing over the lamp so he could wish for ultimate power. In short, Jafar wanted to be a god. Lofty ambitions, eh? I liked this guy. The movie was good but this villain was great. I mean, it's hard to be the straight-man when Robin Williams is on the set but this fellow was good contrast, if you ask me. The style of this feature was wonderful, with the good guys all round and squishy and the bad guys all angles and lines. What makes Jafar great is that same element that makes so many other bad guys so wonderful: dignity. Jafar moves with elegance (except when disguised as the old man. Not dignified at all) and virtually glides through every scene. Simply smashing!

Janemba, Dragonball Z Movie 12
Favorite movie, favorite villain. Janemba (which means "bad thought") was born when the soul-washing machine in the afterworld exploded and all of the evil of mankind engulfed the innocent demon caught in the blast. Although wonderful in his first pudgy form, Janemba is world-class evil in this second, more powerful form. The most notable aspect of his impressive presence is the fact that he never speaks once he transforms (although repeating "Janemba, Janemba!" before his transformation hardly counts as speech). All i can say is get your hands on this flick. If you can look at this fellow and not agree with me that he's the best villain in all of the Dragonball movies then...well...you're just not human!

Jenner, The Rats Of Nimh (or The Secret Of Nimh)
Check it out, I finally got a pic of the correct character, and my link goes down. Ain't that a kick in the head?! I'll get to work on rounding up another Nimh site but in the mean time no more slandering Brutus, who really wasn't evil at all. Special super duper thanks to Prowling Wolf for digging this up for me. Thanks to Shirley a.k.a. Kerphrog who sacrificed an afternoon to the Secret of Nimh. Here's what she had to say:

N.I.M.H. is a government laboratory that used rats in their experiments. The rats eventually got too smart for their captors and escaped. A mouse named Brisby died helping them get to freedom and the rats swore they would always protect Mrs. Brisby and her children. Jenner was consumed by his lust for powerand tried to take over control of the colony. He couldn't because Nicodemus, their leader, was a good andwise leader and adored by all. Jenner hated him for that. He didn't really care about what was good for the rats, all he cared about was what was good for him. When Mrs. Brisby came to the rats for help in moving her home because 'man' and his machines were going to dig up where her home was, Jenner got his chance. He arranged an "accident" so both Nicodemus and all the Brisbys would be killed while moving her home! He would be properly heartbroken, of course, and would take over as leader. He could hardly wait. But his assistant wouldn't kill children so Jenner killed him. He decided he could do it himself! He tried and managed to kill Nicodemus, but the Brisbys were saved. He was found out and in a fight with the hero, Jenner was killed. He made dirty rats sound good!!

Thanks Shirley!

The Joker, Batman
Formerly Jack Napier, the Joker was born from a horrible toxic accident that transformed an already unstable fellow into an insane megalomaniacal looney. I love this guy. To me, he is the penultimate villain who's out for world domination and a good time by any means necessary. He's got the style, the presentation, the schemes, the organizational skills, the team-leadership abilities, and the sense of humor that it takes to make a mark as a Super Villain. He always has way more fun than mopey old Mr. Freeze. What other villain would go to the trouble to set up an elaborate scheme to attract his archnemesis, simply to pop him in the face with a coconut cream pie? Super Villainry as an art form.