@@clavididk1236I’d say even more powerful than Tommy. It seemed like he was in absolute control of his business where as Tommy had some people above him.
Honestly I'm happy with any of them. Every villain felt different and had their own personalities. Thats one thing I really appreciated about the show, it never felt like ideas were repeated or overdone and they all kinda came at Tommy from different directions and for different reasons.
Jimmy Mcavern had SO much potential to be higher up in terms of the all time Peaky Blinder villain GOATS. No joke, that first scene with him just so ruthlessly killing Bonnie was imo one of the greatest introductions to a villain I've seen in any media. Damn well better be in the movie and have his showdown with Arthur
Here's hoping, but I honestly doubt it. I can see him being the last piece of muscle for Mosley in the movie, but besides that I don't think we will see him again.
Ong Jimmy was underated he was the darth Vader of peaky blinders just killing who he wanted and that's why I liked him so much because he killed one of my favourite characters son and then aberama got FUCKING REVENGE
My ranking would probably go: 9) Laura Mckee 8) Jack Nelson 7) Sabini 6) Billy Kimber 5) Jimmy Mccavern 4) Father Hughes 3) Luca Changretta 2) Moseley 1) Campbell Honourable mention on behalf of the fanbase for Linda.
Jimmy was terrifying, a lot of the scenes where the billy boys were present it was always in a really foggy and sinister environment. I would’ve loved to see more scenes like that
I agree had a lot of potential but his accent is too poorly executed takes away fear. Every time he speaks comes across as more funny and parodical than serious and threatening.
Campbell has my vote for the best villain in the series. It's such an interesting contrast to Tommy - he sees himself as the hero of his own story who will bring the criminals to justice and get the girl, but when the inverse happens his morals drop and he becomes utterly detestable. And he was around for just the right amount of time in the show and didn't overstay his welcome. I thought Father Hughes was pretty intimidating but I feel as if his whole past with Michael wasn't told that well and was rather manufactured. Though, it might be worth giving season 3 a rewatch to see if my mind changes. Loved Mosely, but thought he could have had more to do in Season 6. Is my second favourite villain in the series.
idk man, that's a bit harsh on the series... Alfie's my favourite character, too, and he and Tommy are easily the two best written characters on the show, but to say it would be "nothing" without him? This would still be Tommy's show, and Cillian's performance would still carry the fuck out of it. It would still be a great show. Alfie just makes it even better!
One thing what bother me a lot in this series was that, alfie betrayd tommy 3 times, even killed his men and they were still friends, like wtf? Second thin was whole season 6, full of plotholes
totally agree with mosley being number 1, he was the villain i was most scared of honestly, seeing the rise of fascism was terrifying and he embodied it. obviously we know he isnt going to succeed because he didnt in real history but he still manages to make me fear his presence
What I have to say about Campbell is he’s insanely good because he feels like he could take down Tommy at any moment. Something later seasons feel like it wouldn’t happen. Idk something about his presence was so powerful and anxiety inducing that I find it actually hard to watch the first two seasons because the peaky blinders feel so vulnerable. Don’t get me wrong later seasons technically they’re even more likely to die but I just think his threat is much larger than anyone elses to Tommys success I’m kinda glad they ditched the Michael plot line because he’s such a bad villain turn around in season 5 that I’m satisfied with his ending. Michael just never felt like an equal to Tommy so when it felt like they were building up to the possibility that Michael takes over the business and tbh he just doesn’t feel anywhere near as smart and charismatic as Thomas Shelby. Idk if that’s a writer problem or just a Cillian Murphy diff
I understand your points about Luca in season 4 but I have to disagree with you that there was bad writing in fact I consider it to be some of the best writing television has to offer. Luca was easily the best villain of the show in my eyes and the way Tommy defeated him I thought was absolutely brilliant writing. Luca and Tommy were both very smart but in the end Tommy was one tiny step ahead by keeping Luca occupied in England and using his weakness against him in order to take the fight right to the source. The whole plan with Author’s fake death was done perfectly making us think that the Peaky Blinders were the most vulnerable they’ve ever been until Tommy had one more trick up his sleeve. I think Lucas intimidating presence and story was done perfectly and they ended it very fittingly solidifying Luca as the best villain of the show imo
Fair enough mate. For me personally, I didn't overly enjoy his character due to what was in my opinion, sloppy writing (more about this can be seen in my season ranking video). But besides that, I still thought he was a neat character, and a great antagonist. Just not as good as the ones above him. Hope you enjoyed the video!
@@PowerHubShorts idk if I'd call it sloppy writing as much as I'd call it purposeful, Mafia men in those days ruled by power and numbers which Luca thought he had. Not understanding that Tommy could reach much farther than the streets of Birmingham, Luca had a very strong hand in his own demise based on limited knowledge of the world outside Mafioso New York. Agree with the ranking but definitely thought his tenure was masterful writing.
You’re right . Every scene with jack Nelson was literally gold . Especially that scene where jack ask tommy if he really believes in the cause . The way the camera quickly pans over all of them was just too cool . And the way bro stared at tommy while tommy was looking at his daughter chair accompanied with the crazy soundtrack in the background easily make him one of my favorite villains . Also don’t play with any one who is willing to serve u your balls on a silver plate 😤😤
I find Campbell to be the most interesting because while others are dangerous, Campbell was a man *corrupted* by the world he thought he can conquer. Berated constantly by his men, spurned by his love, outwitted by his enemy, yet he continued on. It's pretty rare to see a villain corrupted by the (anti)hero and it really was a fun watch seeing him fall.
The biggest problem with Luka was that instead of really flushing his character out, they tried to hard in the writing to mirror the Godfather. I honestly couldn’t stand him as a character in PB. The top 3 though, dead on mate!
I agree mate! Especially considering they werent able to pull off the interpretation that great. Either get it exactly like the godfather, or do your own spin on it yk. But yeah, those top 3 are sensational!
I hear ya on the Luca story arc. I thought he was a great character, had a great background, and portrayed perfectly by Brody. Unfortunately, that all seemed like wasted potential with the haphazardly way his story ended.
They just tried to cram so goddamn much into that finale that there just wasn’t any time for Luca. He was contending with Jessie Eden, Tommy’s retirement, Alfie’s fake death, Michael’s expulsion, and all the Parliament stuff. A real shame, other than that I’d say season 4 was my favorite overall.
Luka was for sure my favorite. Italian gangsters just hit different. And watching an Italian American mobster feud with a British Gypsy gangster was such a unique dynamic
Malacki byrne had massive potential i was disappointed he was killed off so quickly. Love the way he sits in the garrison sipping lime cordial whilst threatening tommy
Inspector Campbell (in season 1 and 2) was easily the most hated (hence, great actor) and deserves a top 2 in my opinion alongwith Luca Changretta. Mosley would come at 3. Oswald Mosley's character is yet to play out and he hasnt yet made any grave villainous moves like the Campbell ('handled' Polly, he beat up Arthur, beat up Tommy, blew up his pub etc ) while Luca literally killed John.
Great reasonings! I simply put Oswald at the top because IMO he is the closest and 'smartest' villain Tommy has ever faced + having the most potential to actually cause change and harm (becoming the PM etc). As for Luca, my reasonings in the vid explain my view on his character, I wish we had gotten something closer to Michael/Vito Corleone etc.... as well as this, he did kill John, but Laura Mckee and the IRA killed Polly, Aberama and Barney; yet this doesn't make her a great antagonist yk. Hope you enjoyed the video!
I'd have to go Campbell number 1 and Hughes number 2. Hughes coz he's probably the most evil of the villains, while Campbell is incredibly well developed and fleshed out
I really enjoyed the one on one scenes between Tommy and any of the antagonists of this show. They are all good and made it a big part of why this series was so succesful.
Luca is the best antagonist in my opinion, I enjoyed every second when Brody was on screen. I said to my freind season 4 really puts PEAK in Peaky Blinders.
While Mosley was a potent adversary, I would rank him among the lowest villains because it felt like the writing was weak. The fact that Mosley was a real-life person with a known history hampered the script IMO. I also disliked how little we saw of what or how he did to plan or prepare, he just seemed like a know-it-all. Luca had scenes of scheming and plotting, like when he met with Polly. Likewise with Sabini and Campbell. Mosley was a horrible person, but didn't work for me in the show. Campbell is #1.
Billy McCavern is based on a real life gangster called Billy Fullerton. The reason he isn't around for long is because well... he's a bit controversial in Scotland
Luca scared the crap outta me, when he killed John. He literally made the peaky blinders huddle together. But Father Hughes and Oswald Moseley litterally traumatised me through season 3, 5 and 6. They are interchangeable with each other as the most powerful antagonists of the series ig.
I think the way that Jack Nelson was given less screen time was a good thing. They built up Jack Nelson as this incredibly powerful man, and so to have him in more scenes would have spoiled the anticipation and impact of his character.
Mosley was easily number 1, this is not even a question in the slightest. He was next level powerful compared to all the other villains Tommy faced. Very high up in British parliament, massive influence, personal friends with Hitler himself, the list goes on. Tommy never really came close to taking him out, as it seemed like Mosley was always at least one step ahead. All of the other guys are way off in the distance. That being said IMO number 2 was probably Luca considering he did kill one of the Shelby brothers and almost took out Arthur too. 3 is probably Jack Nelson, although he was never really much of a villain to be honest as much as the others were albeit he was powerful. After that they’re all kinda the same in my mind.
Ok this was ranked on the power smarts intelligence and everything about how much of a problem they were but in my opinion which I go by the plot, charachter development and acting. So here's my list 8- sabini 7- billy Kimber 6- father Hughes 5- Jack nelson 4- Mosley 3- jimmy mcavern 2- Luca changretta But number my favourite villian the best acting by a villan the best character development, plot, motives, INSPECTOR CAMPBELL! he was almost identical to tommy in the way they did business and the way they held themselves but Campbell had the best character. For example in the first couple episodes he's made out to be a very smart capable foe of tommy sent to retrieve the stolen guns (btw there would not be a show without the accidental theft of the guns) and eventually campbell takes advantage of his situation and uses tommy for his own work, AND finds the guns, He won against tommy but in season two we realise that he loved graces but she loved tommy which made him furious so he stayed to try to crumble the peaky blinders empire. We see he is a broken man always getting hookers raping polly and just being an ass and this is what eventually got him killed. His never ending hatred of the peaky blinders and especially tommy which led to him raiping polly and polly killing him. An overall perfect character in my opinion
Inspector campbell is just so unapologetically sinister. Only did he and father hughes feel like actual threats. There's nothing worse than a corrupt cop because they have law and possibly the public on their side. The moment he mentioned how'd he have finn raped brutally everyday in prison just set an upset feeling in my stomach.
I think my top 3 is Luca third because he is really cool and made season 4 my favourite season Oswald Mosley because of how powerful and unexpected he can be at times I mean the season 6 ending I knew he was going to do something to Tommy but not that And finally major Campbell because he was throughout a huge villain for both seasons who was focused on the Peaky blinders especially Tommy and really brought the show to life and overall character development was amazing plus because Peaky blinders was still quite new really did a great introduction of Tommy being an absolute intelligent but also ruthless man
I wish mccavern was expanded upon. He technically didn't lose to the peaky blinders at all. So this seemingly powerful character who the peaky blinders didn't win against just dissapears.
Yeah, it would have been nice to have closure to his arc! But as in the video, the reasonable explanation is that in real life, the gang more or less disbanded.
Same. But at the same time there’s really no point for Tommy to try and kill mccaven. aberama was dead and he was the only one that had a reason to kill mccaven.
Laura McKee used to bully Tommy, but in S6 she was basically a pathetic pawn. Tommy used her to gather Mosley and Nelson together and after that Peaky Blinders put her life to an end for Polly.
In terms of all factors....originality, drive, threat (regardless of power) etc 1) Moseley (could have been way better) 2) Campbell (probably most dynamic villian) 3) Luka (strong potential then fell through 4) Hughes (didnt think he was particularly great) 5) jimmy mccaervn
I don’t really see Mosley as an antagonist, and even if I did, I’d never place him as high as you did.. He was clueless to his own assassination and was only stopped due to a mole working for a villain you placed at the bottom of the list, while she was the only villain to truly stop Tommy, not Mosley.. As Tommy quoted “WHAT HAPPENED, HE KNEW NOTHING”. Mosley is portrayed as sinister at first, but after they formed their partnership, he lost all appeal and threat to me, with his arc never to be fulfilled like all of Season 6’s cast, he simply left a bitter after taste in my mouth alike Jack Nelson.
The blond haired duchess was right up there. " We ate breakfast while they ate grass. I have to keep reminding you all this is serious business." And don't forget Ada's son Karl. A true psychopath in the making.
Adrien Brody's Luca. Oh, i love his character. His performance was one the best in the whole damn series. I love the scene when tommy and luca meet for the first time. Amazing.
1. Campbell overall just for writing and acting. 2. Father Hughes as you mentioned as a god. 3. Luka for classic villain vibes. 4. I put Mosley here honestly because I am not as big a fan of the latter season
easily the top 3 main villains are mosley campbell and Michael thematically They are the most personal ops to tommy they represent 3 stages of himself His conflict with campbell represents his morals he sees a foe who is a man of the law who brings justice to those who commit crimes he poses the question of how morally corrupt can tommy stoop on his quest for ambition and looking at him from campbells perspective we see that tommy has basically controlled the streets of Birmingham through fear and intimidation its the first real look we get of how Tommy's ambition is the only thing he cares about which would get worse as the show goes on. Michael represents his family he takes michael in who at first wants to work legit in the company to create a respectable face on the outside its only really when father hughes turns up on the scene does michael seek the violent life after tommy knows how bad the life is he proceeds to let michael kill hughes so he can get revenge after he got abused as a child. And after that killing Michael is never the same again see what tommy did was create another killer like himself and as the seasons go on at first Michael is on board with entering that world by Tommy's side. as he starts to see the effect tommy has over the rest of the family and how they suffer daily he starts to question him and disobey him see in Michael's eyes. Tommy's drive for success has made those closest around him suffer and lose their lives that's one of the reasons he seeks to oust him in s5 since his plan was to start a clean slate and have the family retire with enough money to keep them going so polly would of got married to aberama when tommy rejected that proposal it intern cost the lives of both polly and aberama as in Michael's head if he had let the family make their own choices to start fresh without you putting them in danger polly would still be alive. This is what michael has been saying in his lethal hand speech. Tommy didn't like Michael's motives towards him ousting him from his company cuz like tommy did with Billy kimber by taking over his races tommy thought he would end up like that but in living like that Michael picked up habits tommy has already done before Steven Knight said himself the dynamic between those two is he wanted to create a younger tommy and it's really good actually Michael's story shows just what the street life can do to you And last we got mosley who represents Tommy's war past. Like tommy mosley is also changed by the events of ww1 which fuels his rhetoric against Jews and helps him gain a following politically. In mosley tommy can see another war and the reason why mosley is the most dangerous villain Is because for tommy to beat him he'll have to dig himself back up out of the tunnels again. Mosley is the foe tommy can't defeat really cuz unlike the other villains who want material objects things they can obtain since mosley is really an ideology even if he were killed his message would always live on. But yea that's just my take got to say I love the villains of this show these characters are often hated but ppl don't realise without them there would be no plot at all
Brilliant analysis mate! I simply would put Michael a bit lower (as in the vid) simply due to the fact that he had such little screen time in season 6, and he really didn't achieve much against Tommy as a villain.
Campbell is the best by a large margin. He was the main villain for 2 seasons back to back at the time when the series was at its peak. After S2 the quality was descending till the start of S5 when everything went downhill.
Luca only lost to the plot. There were many occasions he could have just killed Tommy but didn't for some reason. On one occasion he even took the bullets out of his gun and just left him alive
I was fine with Luca intentionally not killing Tommy so that he could suffer more, but then he makes a deal with Polly to just, kill Tommy and spare the rest? Like at that point why not just kill Tommy when you have the chance?
It's between Section D and Mosely , their information networks are leagues above Tommy's , to the point that even he knows he can't fool them and thus his only option was to comply with the them until he got the higher ground
9. Michael Gray 8. Darby Sabini 7. Jack Nelson 6. Billy Kimber 5. Alfie Solomons (better as a friend than villain) 4. Luca Changretta 3. Jimmy McCavern 2. Chester Cambell 1. Sir Oswald Mosley (6th Baronet)
Luca was the most entertaining....Paster Hughs was the most dangerous....That guy put Tommy through hell ...Mosley is the most powerful smartest one...But Pastor Hughs 😱
Appreciate you saying this my friend. I have been trying to establish more videos as opposed to 'shorts' content. I also enjoy making it more, and interacting with you guys more! Hope you enjoyed the video!
Thomas Campbell is the right answer because he was a character which stood better in the series than most side characters that have been in the show all the time
for me luka is first then mosley and then father hughes luka was just amazing and in the end when he was defeated and kil*ed it was one of the best seens in the show
honestly if we talk about the season that aplhie actually was a villain, then he is number one in my opinion, he just screamed intimidation and fear in season two, i was always on edge when i saw him in that season, only later in season 4 i did not expect him to give major intimidation, wich he still did during the conversation with tommy and micheal wich nearly got him shot. number one non-shelby character in my opinion.
Number 1 should be Tommy himself. Quote:" *All you people have decided that the only person that could ever kill Thomas Shelby is...Thomas Shelby himslef* ".
For me there's no doubt, Father Hughes is one of the scariest villains ever. He was the one who really brought Tommy to his knees.
Indeed he was!
Also incredible acting... I hated him so much😂
Tommy didn't even have to kill him
Tommy got Michael to do it
@@brown1winz655 because he was busy not dying and then following Hughes's instructions, digging like crazy 😀
Luka and Mosley are top 2 in my opinion. Mosley is still alive and he did as he wanted. Luka literally killed John.
They are both 2 great villains!
And uncle Jackie Nelson. He's just like the American Thomas.
@@clavididk1236I’d say even more powerful than Tommy. It seemed like he was in absolute control of his business where as Tommy had some people above him.
@@ChanelU. 💯
@@ChanelU. He even had connections to the White House!
#1 villain is Arturs wife, no doubt.
LINDAAAAA
couldn't agree more 😂
“Fook Lindah.” - Arthur Shelby
That woman does more damage to Arthur than any other villain in the whole PB
@@kpcuento1821 she's a good person from another pov tho 😆
Honestly I'm happy with any of them. Every villain felt different and had their own personalities. Thats one thing I really appreciated about the show, it never felt like ideas were repeated or overdone and they all kinda came at Tommy from different directions and for different reasons.
Agreed!
Jimmy Mcavern had SO much potential to be higher up in terms of the all time Peaky Blinder villain GOATS. No joke, that first scene with him just so ruthlessly killing Bonnie was imo one of the greatest introductions to a villain I've seen in any media.
Damn well better be in the movie and have his showdown with Arthur
Here's hoping, but I honestly doubt it. I can see him being the last piece of muscle for Mosley in the movie, but besides that I don't think we will see him again.
His accent is annoying though
The worst Scottish accent ive heared
The actor does the worst scottish accent I've heard in a while
Ong Jimmy was underated he was the darth Vader of peaky blinders just killing who he wanted and that's why I liked him so much because he killed one of my favourite characters son and then aberama got FUCKING REVENGE
Yeah his momentum got killed off by that dumb truce lol
My ranking would probably go:
9) Laura Mckee
8) Jack Nelson
7) Sabini
6) Billy Kimber
5) Jimmy Mccavern
4) Father Hughes
3) Luca Changretta
2) Moseley
1) Campbell
Honourable mention on behalf of the fanbase for Linda.
Nice ranking mate... fook Linda!
Fook Linda!
Lizzie is also a Main villan She is the Biggest reason I felt annoyed watching the show her Character was so terrible always crying
Wrong order you got there
That moment you realize the final seasons of Breaking Bad and Peaky Blinders both have a fascist/nazi villain named 'Uncle Jack'
Jimmy was terrifying, a lot of the scenes where the billy boys were present it was always in a really foggy and sinister environment. I would’ve loved to see more scenes like that
Same! The whole atmosphere of season 5 was incredible!
I agree had a lot of potential but his accent is too poorly executed takes away fear. Every time he speaks comes across as more funny and parodical than serious and threatening.
@@PowerHubShortsHe should have been in s6
Father Hughes was definitely the most impactful imo when it came to being enemies with Tommy
Agreed, he was sensational!
Major Campbell is the best for me. Sam Neill and Cillian had good chemistry. Campbell also had the best dialogue
It was up there with some of the best!
It's Tommy for all seasons and it isn't even close.
Tommy isn’t 100% evil
Campbell has my vote for the best villain in the series. It's such an interesting contrast to Tommy - he sees himself as the hero of his own story who will bring the criminals to justice and get the girl, but when the inverse happens his morals drop and he becomes utterly detestable. And he was around for just the right amount of time in the show and didn't overstay his welcome.
I thought Father Hughes was pretty intimidating but I feel as if his whole past with Michael wasn't told that well and was rather manufactured. Though, it might be worth giving season 3 a rewatch to see if my mind changes.
Loved Mosely, but thought he could have had more to do in Season 6. Is my second favourite villain in the series.
Great reasonings mate, yeah Campbell is an amazing villain, and my top 3 does change every so often! I like his almost tragic hero storyline!
Campbell never had any morals! Your morals don’t drop! He was a demagogue and a POS… Thank you Aunt Pol❤
Luca was the best as it is Adrien Brody. Billy Kimber deserves to be 7th, but he was entertaining to watch. "I'm Billy Kimbah!" 😂
Without Alfie Solomons this series is nothing....that's the power of his presence....when he is in a scene he takes over with his presence
idk man, that's a bit harsh on the series... Alfie's my favourite character, too, and he and Tommy are easily the two best written characters on the show, but to say it would be "nothing" without him? This would still be Tommy's show, and Cillian's performance would still carry the fuck out of it. It would still be a great show. Alfie just makes it even better!
Season 1 and 2 were solid and they didn't have Alfie solomons
@@funnylawredude 😆 S2 had Alfie Solomon the most he and his Gang Solomons and Sabini gang were side villans of the story
One thing what bother me a lot in this series was that, alfie betrayd tommy 3 times, even killed his men and they were still friends, like wtf? Second thin was whole season 6, full of plotholes
Not True. But The brilliant tom Hardy did to Alfie what the writers wanted him to do…Meet Tommy toe to Toe❤Such brilliant acting❤
Tatiana and Alfie are my favourites as "antagonist", they both mirrors Tommy's personality, visions his humanity(and craziness).
totally agree with mosley being number 1, he was the villain i was most scared of honestly, seeing the rise of fascism was terrifying and he embodied it. obviously we know he isnt going to succeed because he didnt in real history but he still manages to make me fear his presence
Agreed, he was an amazing villain.... it was as well an amazing performance by Sam!
He really was the worst one 😂😂 could not take him seriously at all as he just looked like Finick from hunger games 😅😂
Can’t even compare the priest to any of the rest. He’s in a different category of villain
Agreed, he is diabolical
Pure evil
My List Would Be
1.Mosley
2.Father Hughes
3.Major Campbell
4.Luca Changretta
5.Laura Mckee
6.Jack Nelson
7.Jimmy Mccavern
8.Sabini
9.Billy Kimber
Absolute agree, Father Hughs was the most dangerous villain.
Amazing villain!
Him and the Russians were lame.
What I have to say about Campbell is he’s insanely good because he feels like he could take down Tommy at any moment. Something later seasons feel like it wouldn’t happen. Idk something about his presence was so powerful and anxiety inducing that I find it actually hard to watch the first two seasons because the peaky blinders feel so vulnerable. Don’t get me wrong later seasons technically they’re even more likely to die but I just think his threat is much larger than anyone elses to Tommys success
I’m kinda glad they ditched the Michael plot line because he’s such a bad villain turn around in season 5 that I’m satisfied with his ending. Michael just never felt like an equal to Tommy so when it felt like they were building up to the possibility that Michael takes over the business and tbh he just doesn’t feel anywhere near as smart and charismatic as Thomas Shelby. Idk if that’s a writer problem or just a Cillian Murphy diff
I understand your points about Luca in season 4 but I have to disagree with you that there was bad writing in fact I consider it to be some of the best writing television has to offer. Luca was easily the best villain of the show in my eyes and the way Tommy defeated him I thought was absolutely brilliant writing. Luca and Tommy were both very smart but in the end Tommy was one tiny step ahead by keeping Luca occupied in England and using his weakness against him in order to take the fight right to the source. The whole plan with Author’s fake death was done perfectly making us think that the Peaky Blinders were the most vulnerable they’ve ever been until Tommy had one more trick up his sleeve. I think Lucas intimidating presence and story was done perfectly and they ended it very fittingly solidifying Luca as the best villain of the show imo
Fair enough mate. For me personally, I didn't overly enjoy his character due to what was in my opinion, sloppy writing (more about this can be seen in my season ranking video). But besides that, I still thought he was a neat character, and a great antagonist. Just not as good as the ones above him. Hope you enjoyed the video!
@@PowerHubShortsseason 4 is the best season
Felt that Luca was no different than a mafia/gangster boss from some thriller crime medium
@@kdizzle901luca was fun to watch on screen, but that season bored the hell out of me. Took me 2 weeks to finish it but watched 5 and 6 in like 4 days
@@PowerHubShorts idk if I'd call it sloppy writing as much as I'd call it purposeful, Mafia men in those days ruled by power and numbers which Luca thought he had. Not understanding that Tommy could reach much farther than the streets of Birmingham, Luca had a very strong hand in his own demise based on limited knowledge of the world outside Mafioso New York. Agree with the ranking but definitely thought his tenure was masterful writing.
1. Oswald mosley
2.father hughes
3.inspector campbell
4.luka
You’re right . Every scene with jack Nelson was literally gold . Especially that scene where jack ask tommy if he really believes in the cause . The way the camera quickly pans over all of them was just too cool . And the way bro stared at tommy while tommy was looking at his daughter chair accompanied with the crazy soundtrack in the background easily make him one of my favorite villains . Also don’t play with any one who is willing to serve u your balls on a silver plate 😤😤
Agreed!
I find Campbell to be the most interesting because while others are dangerous, Campbell was a man *corrupted* by the world he thought he can conquer. Berated constantly by his men, spurned by his love, outwitted by his enemy, yet he continued on. It's pretty rare to see a villain corrupted by the (anti)hero and it really was a fun watch seeing him fall.
He felt much more fleshed out like a real character than many of the others.
All I could think of when seeing Father Hughes was hot fuzz
The biggest problem with Luka was that instead of really flushing his character out, they tried to hard in the writing to mirror the Godfather. I honestly couldn’t stand him as a character in PB. The top 3 though, dead on mate!
I agree mate! Especially considering they werent able to pull off the interpretation that great. Either get it exactly like the godfather, or do your own spin on it yk. But yeah, those top 3 are sensational!
@@PowerHubShorts Exactly!
@@PowerHubShorts where are you from? And also, are you a Man U fan?
I hear ya on the Luca story arc. I thought he was a great character, had a great background, and portrayed perfectly by Brody. Unfortunately, that all seemed like wasted potential with the haphazardly way his story ended.
Agreed man, it was a shame
They just tried to cram so goddamn much into that finale that there just wasn’t any time for Luca. He was contending with Jessie Eden, Tommy’s retirement, Alfie’s fake death, Michael’s expulsion, and all the Parliament stuff. A real shame, other than that I’d say season 4 was my favorite overall.
Luca felt like he was out of a comic book to me. He got old real fast.
Jimmy and jack Nelson shouldve gotten more screentime
Agree, but I Think they will in the movie
Luka was for sure my favorite. Italian gangsters just hit different. And watching an Italian American mobster feud with a British Gypsy gangster was such a unique dynamic
Malacki byrne had massive potential i was disappointed he was killed off so quickly. Love the way he sits in the garrison sipping lime cordial whilst threatening tommy
Inspector Campbell (in season 1 and 2) was easily the most hated (hence, great actor) and deserves a top 2 in my opinion alongwith Luca Changretta. Mosley would come at 3.
Oswald Mosley's character is yet to play out and he hasnt yet made any grave villainous moves like the Campbell ('handled' Polly, he beat up Arthur, beat up Tommy, blew up his pub etc ) while Luca literally killed John.
Great reasonings! I simply put Oswald at the top because IMO he is the closest and 'smartest' villain Tommy has ever faced + having the most potential to actually cause change and harm (becoming the PM etc). As for Luca, my reasonings in the vid explain my view on his character, I wish we had gotten something closer to Michael/Vito Corleone etc.... as well as this, he did kill John, but Laura Mckee and the IRA killed Polly, Aberama and Barney; yet this doesn't make her a great antagonist yk. Hope you enjoyed the video!
I just can’t give mosley a high spot simply because i hate the guy
Yeah. Definitely one of the best character introductions in the show
Oswald was frightening - “MOSELY KNEW NOTHING!!! WHOOOOO?!”
I'd have to go Campbell number 1 and Hughes number 2. Hughes coz he's probably the most evil of the villains, while Campbell is incredibly well developed and fleshed out
Sam Claflin is such an underrated actor. Just watch him in The Nightingale.
I have only remember Luca and Moseley. I forgot about the others and I am rewatching the entire series again LoL
I hope characters like Jimmy that were absent in s6 can come back for the film, tie up some lose ends
I really enjoyed the one on one scenes between Tommy and any of the antagonists of this show. They are all good and made it a big part of why this series was so succesful.
Small role but Chang definitely deserves to be on here
fr man his introduction was CRAZY. One man had Shelby brothers by the balls in that room. Went in like a f-cking boss.
Major Campbell, Father Hughes and Mosley are just different
Agreed, they are built different.
Mosley was an absolute boss 😊.. side lining him in season 6 for his wife who had the hots for Tommy was a huge mistake
Definitely would have preferred more Mosley in s6!
Luca is the best antagonist in my opinion, I enjoyed every second when Brody was on screen. I said to my freind season 4 really puts PEAK in Peaky Blinders.
Alfie and Tommy are best friends but will never admit it
Arthur and Jimmy having the meeting both of them wanted...
Ah, that would be grand!
While Mosley was a potent adversary, I would rank him among the lowest villains because it felt like the writing was weak. The fact that Mosley was a real-life person with a known history hampered the script IMO. I also disliked how little we saw of what or how he did to plan or prepare, he just seemed like a know-it-all. Luca had scenes of scheming and plotting, like when he met with Polly. Likewise with Sabini and Campbell. Mosley was a horrible person, but didn't work for me in the show. Campbell is #1.
Fair enough, I thought Mosley was written great!
They made him a cartoonish caricature of Hitler rather than anything like the man himself
Totally agree with your list and comments - Mosley was just superb.
Thank you Alvin! What a phenomenal character aye!
Billy McCavern is based on a real life gangster called Billy Fullerton. The reason he isn't around for long is because well... he's a bit controversial in Scotland
1. Mosley
2. Hughes
3. Changretta
4. Campbell
5. Mccavern
6. Kimber
7. Nelson
8. Sabini
Great list Mate!
Totally agree with this list!
Inspector Campbell was my favorite villain
Luca scared the crap outta me, when he killed John. He literally made the peaky blinders huddle together. But Father Hughes and Oswald Moseley litterally traumatised me through season 3, 5 and 6. They are interchangeable with each other as the most powerful antagonists of the series ig.
I would’ve loved to have seen the mccavern story come to an end. I really wanted to see gold get vengeance, but….
I don't rank them per se, but I loved hearing your breakdown. Alfie is a tough call, friend and foe.
I think the way that Jack Nelson was given less screen time was a good thing. They built up Jack Nelson as this incredibly powerful man, and so to have him in more scenes would have spoiled the anticipation and impact of his character.
season 4 best season, alfie best villian, father H most ruthless and intimidating.
I don't think The Billy Boys should be on this list either considering the fact that the Billy Boys were essentially being controlled by Mosley.
12. Darby Sabini
11. Jack Nelson
10. Laura McKee
9. Michael Gray
8. Jimmy McCavern
7. John Hughes
6. Vincente Changretta
5. Alfie Solomons
4. Luca Changretta
3. Inspector Campbell
2. Billy Kimber
1. Oswald Mosley
Nice list mate! who runs the races?
Mosley was easily number 1, this is not even a question in the slightest. He was next level powerful compared to all the other villains Tommy faced. Very high up in British parliament, massive influence, personal friends with Hitler himself, the list goes on. Tommy never really came close to taking him out, as it seemed like Mosley was always at least one step ahead. All of the other guys are way off in the distance. That being said IMO number 2 was probably Luca considering he did kill one of the Shelby brothers and almost took out Arthur too. 3 is probably Jack Nelson, although he was never really much of a villain to be honest as much as the others were albeit he was powerful. After that they’re all kinda the same in my mind.
thankful i got recommended this video, great script writing and usage of clips
Ok this was ranked on the power smarts intelligence and everything about how much of a problem they were but in my opinion which I go by the plot, charachter development and acting.
So here's my list
8- sabini
7- billy Kimber
6- father Hughes
5- Jack nelson
4- Mosley
3- jimmy mcavern
2- Luca changretta
But number my favourite villian the best acting by a villan the best character development, plot, motives, INSPECTOR CAMPBELL! he was almost identical to tommy in the way they did business and the way they held themselves but Campbell had the best character. For example in the first couple episodes he's made out to be a very smart capable foe of tommy sent to retrieve the stolen guns (btw there would not be a show without the accidental theft of the guns) and eventually campbell takes advantage of his situation and uses tommy for his own work, AND finds the guns, He won against tommy but in season two we realise that he loved graces but she loved tommy which made him furious so he stayed to try to crumble the peaky blinders empire. We see he is a broken man always getting hookers raping polly and just being an ass and this is what eventually got him killed. His never ending hatred of the peaky blinders and especially tommy which led to him raiping polly and polly killing him.
An overall perfect character in my opinion
Really great list and reasonings my man! Thank you for taking the time to write this!
@PowerHubShorts what can I say I'm a big fan of the Clay Kicker himself
Inspector campbell is just so unapologetically sinister. Only did he and father hughes feel like actual threats.
There's nothing worse than a corrupt cop because they have law and possibly the public on their side. The moment he mentioned how'd he have finn raped brutally everyday in prison just set an upset feeling in my stomach.
I think my top 3 is
Luca third because he is really cool and made season 4 my favourite season
Oswald Mosley because of how powerful and unexpected he can be at times I mean the season 6 ending I knew he was going to do something to Tommy but not that
And finally major Campbell because he was throughout a huge villain for both seasons who was focused on the Peaky blinders especially Tommy and really brought the show to life and overall character development was amazing plus because Peaky blinders was still quite new really did a great introduction of Tommy being an absolute intelligent but also ruthless man
Great analysis thomas! I agree, Mosley and Campbell were amazing villains... especially Mosley masterminding the plan to make tommy end himself!
I wish mccavern was expanded upon. He technically didn't lose to the peaky blinders at all. So this seemingly powerful character who the peaky blinders didn't win against just dissapears.
Yeah, it would have been nice to have closure to his arc! But as in the video, the reasonable explanation is that in real life, the gang more or less disbanded.
Same. But at the same time there’s really no point for Tommy to try and kill mccaven. aberama was dead and he was the only one that had a reason to kill mccaven.
I absolutely loved Tom Hardy as Alfi in this show
Oswald Mosley easily should be on No. 1.
He is a real life villain after all
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Laura McKee used to bully Tommy, but in S6 she was basically a pathetic pawn. Tommy used her to gather Mosley and Nelson together and after that Peaky Blinders put her life to an end for Polly.
In terms of all factors....originality, drive, threat (regardless of power) etc
1) Moseley (could have been way better)
2) Campbell (probably most dynamic villian)
3) Luka (strong potential then fell through
4) Hughes (didnt think he was particularly great)
5) jimmy mccaervn
Billy Kimber is 100x more entertaining than Jack Nelson.
Agreed, Kimber is probably the most entertaining villain of them all
I don’t really see Mosley as an antagonist, and even if I did, I’d never place him as high as you did.. He was clueless to his own assassination and was only stopped due to a mole working for a villain you placed at the bottom of the list, while she was the only villain to truly stop Tommy, not Mosley.. As Tommy quoted “WHAT HAPPENED, HE KNEW NOTHING”. Mosley is portrayed as sinister at first, but after they formed their partnership, he lost all appeal and threat to me, with his arc never to be fulfilled like all of Season 6’s cast, he simply left a bitter after taste in my mouth alike Jack Nelson.
Gotta admit the series played down Luca's power massively with that buyout + the Capone reference.
The blond haired duchess was right up there. " We ate breakfast while they ate grass. I have to keep reminding you all this is serious business."
And don't forget Ada's son Karl. A true psychopath in the making.
Me & my wife started binge watching this for first time like 3 weeks ago we love this show it’s so good.
What I find most interesting compared to most other characters in the Peaky Blinders setting is that Mosley was actually a real person
So was Darby Sabini and Billy Kimber
Paddy Considine was so good in that part, i hate the sight of him in other parts.. even comedies, like Shaun of the dead
Literally the same as my ranking! Fantastic list
Thank you!
I liked Luka, but despised the Preist. Mosley is a good final boss.
Adrien Brody's Luca. Oh, i love his character. His performance was one the best in the whole damn series.
I love the scene when tommy and luca meet for the first time. Amazing.
1. Campbell overall just for writing and acting. 2. Father Hughes as you mentioned as a god. 3. Luka for classic villain vibes. 4. I put Mosley here honestly because I am not as big a fan of the latter season
Mosley and Sabini are criminals who were still able to survive Tommy's attack
easily the top 3 main villains are mosley campbell and Michael thematically
They are the most personal ops to tommy they represent 3 stages of himself
His conflict with campbell represents his morals he sees a foe who is a man of the law who brings justice to those who commit crimes he poses the question of how morally corrupt can tommy stoop on his quest for ambition and looking at him from campbells perspective we see that tommy has basically controlled the streets of Birmingham through fear and intimidation its the first real look we get of how Tommy's ambition is the only thing he cares about which would get worse as the show goes on.
Michael represents his family he takes michael in who at first wants to work legit in the company to create a respectable face on the outside its only really when father hughes turns up on the scene does michael seek the violent life after tommy knows how bad the life is he proceeds to let michael kill hughes so he can get revenge after he got abused as a child.
And after that killing Michael is never the same again see what tommy did was create another killer like himself and as the seasons go on at first Michael is on board with entering that world by Tommy's side. as he starts to see the effect tommy has over the rest of the family and how they suffer daily he starts to question him and disobey him see in Michael's eyes. Tommy's drive for success has made those closest around him suffer and lose their lives that's one of the reasons he seeks to oust him in s5 since his plan was to start a clean slate and have the family retire with enough money to keep them going so polly would of got married to aberama when tommy rejected that proposal it intern cost the lives of both polly and aberama as in Michael's head if he had let the family make their own choices to start fresh without you putting them in danger polly would still be alive. This is what michael has been saying in his lethal hand speech. Tommy didn't like Michael's motives towards him ousting him from his company cuz like tommy did with Billy kimber by taking over his races tommy thought he would end up like that but in living like that Michael picked up habits tommy has already done before Steven Knight said himself the dynamic between those two is he wanted to create a younger tommy and it's really good actually Michael's story shows just what the street life can do to you
And last we got mosley who represents Tommy's war past. Like tommy mosley is also changed by the events of ww1 which fuels his rhetoric against Jews and helps him gain a following politically. In mosley tommy can see another war and the reason why mosley is the most dangerous villain Is because for tommy to beat him he'll have to dig himself back up out of the tunnels again. Mosley is the foe tommy can't defeat really cuz unlike the other villains who want material objects things they can obtain since mosley is really an ideology even if he were killed his message would always live on.
But yea that's just my take got to say I love the villains of this show these characters are often hated but ppl don't realise without them there would be no plot at all
Brilliant analysis. Love how each of these villains are reflections of the protagonist.
Brilliant analysis mate! I simply would put Michael a bit lower (as in the vid) simply due to the fact that he had such little screen time in season 6, and he really didn't achieve much against Tommy as a villain.
Campbell is the best by a large margin. He was the main villain for 2 seasons back to back at the time when the series was at its peak. After S2 the quality was descending till the start of S5 when everything went downhill.
Oswald Mosley is the lone victor against Tommy.
Luca only lost to the plot. There were many occasions he could have just killed Tommy but didn't for some reason. On one occasion he even took the bullets out of his gun and just left him alive
Yeah legit, thats why season 4 is ranked the lowest for me. Just to many ridiculous moments
I was fine with Luca intentionally not killing Tommy so that he could suffer more, but then he makes a deal with Polly to just, kill Tommy and spare the rest? Like at that point why not just kill Tommy when you have the chance?
lmao campbell didn’t even get a spot on the thumbnail
It's between Section D and Mosely , their information networks are leagues above Tommy's , to the point that even he knows he can't fool them and thus his only option was to comply with the them until he got the higher ground
Yeah legit! I would say tho, by the time of season 6, that Mosley would have more power/influence than Section D!
Sam Claflin gave one of the best performances i've ever seen as Mosley
My antagonist ranking:
1. Billy Kimber
2. Darby Sabini
3. Vincente Changretta
4. Father Hughes
5. Luca Changretta
6. Oswald Mosley
7. Jimmy McCavern
8. Michael Gray
9. Michael Gray
8. Darby Sabini
7. Jack Nelson
6. Billy Kimber
5. Alfie Solomons (better as a friend than villain)
4. Luca Changretta
3. Jimmy McCavern
2. Chester Cambell
1. Sir Oswald Mosley (6th Baronet)
Luca was the most entertaining....Paster Hughs was the most dangerous....That guy put Tommy through hell ...Mosley is the most powerful smartest one...But Pastor Hughs 😱
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Appreciate you saying this my friend. I have been trying to establish more videos as opposed to 'shorts' content. I also enjoy making it more, and interacting with you guys more! Hope you enjoyed the video!
@@PowerHubShorts Thanx.
Nelson out of everyone brought the most fear to both Thomas and the audience
I wish we saw more of him! but he was indeed a great, intimidating villain (arguably the most powerful as well)
Thomas Campbell is the right answer because he was a character which stood better in the series than most side characters that have been in the show all the time
Jimmy will be heavily focused in the movie!.
for me luka is first then mosley and then father hughes luka was just amazing and in the end when he was defeated and kil*ed it was one of the best seens in the show
honestly if we talk about the season that aplhie actually was a villain, then he is number one in my opinion, he just screamed intimidation and fear in season two, i was always on edge when i saw him in that season, only later in season 4 i did not expect him to give major intimidation, wich he still did during the conversation with tommy and micheal wich nearly got him shot. number one non-shelby character in my opinion.
i think the best villain is tommy himself
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Number 1 should be Tommy himself.
Quote:" *All you people have decided that the only person that could ever kill Thomas Shelby is...Thomas Shelby himslef* ".
Luca top 3
What a perfect list, exact same opinion,i only like Campbell more than father Hughes because more screen time and comedy.
Thank you my man, I reall do appreciate you saying this!
Not having Sam Niel in the opening image was a crime, dude carried the show in the first seasons
my favourite villain in the show is Tommy Shelby.
The Priest is my favorite villain in the series