Professor Moriarty from "Sherlock Holmes" also should be here. Every man who has read the book knows that Moriarty is one of the smartest villains. He is at the same level of intelligence with Holmes and he almost succeeded in bringing him down, which is very difficult, you do not even know how much it is.
My list: 1. Anthony Hopkins in "Silence of the Lambs" 2. Kevin Spacey in "The Usual Suspects" 3. Christoph Waltz in "Inglorious Bastards" Also all these actors share a very high intelligence in the real life!
Ye Darth Vader is cool and all but he sure isn't one of THE smartest villains considering the fact that he got his ass manipulated to chunks by none other than hoodie wrinkles A.K.A Emperor Palpatine
I think one recent villain worthy of an honorable mention here is Helmut Zemo from "Captain America: Civil War." He was only a man, and yet, he succeeded in being the only MCU villain to actually defeat The Avengers. He spoke several languages, hacked into heavily encrypted data and was able to "put the pieces" together on tons of files, improvised attacks on the UN and a high-security military site, committed murders which were not discovered until days later, and manipulated the Avengers into destroying themselves as a team. I'd say that takes a LOT of smarts to be able to do all of that!
Interestingenough4 you are right, he wasn't a super-villain or anyone with special abilities he was just a normal man who cared about his family and wanted revenge on the avengers for the death of the ones he loved He deserved at least fifth place on this list. He decided to destroy the avengers by tearing them apart from the inside.
I actualy like Hannibal lecter from the series "Hannibal" than the movie, I don't kno,w but the actor in the series is MARVELOUS at playing the cold, keen and very elegant psychopath. he is the kind of guy who can just invite you to be killed and you would consider it for a moment.
MrKlausbaudelaire I love the series. So amped for season 3. Mads Mikkelson is the actor but Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs takes the cake in my view
MrKlausbaudelaire Hannibal in the series is more true to the books than Anthony Hopkins (admittedly spectacular performance in the SIlence of the Lambs. Hannibal Lector actually being Lithuanian in the series really hit the mark for me.
I was confused by this too. It was clear from the beginning that the "culprit" took a "front row seat" as it was revealed, hence Jigsaw was who/what/where/why he precisely intended to be at that moment.
Yeah, it was misleading for them to talk about his suicide attempt (which was by car) while showing his ruse in the first movie where he simply posed as a corpse that blew his brains out.
I think he's alright at 8. Of all the villains on this list, his planning is by far the most unbelievable to the point where it's ridiculous. My suspension of disbelief can only go so far.
EMPtaticz bane found out batman's true identity, the batcave's location, made gotham his own city while he sent batman to a prison in the middle of nowhere with broken back and i think that's enough.
You have jigsaw on here BUT NO JOHN DOE FROM SE7EN?! It has one of the best sucker punch endings ever! It's so sad how it was waaaay ahead of its time and is still criminally underrated
But how does that mean he's the smartest? You can know something another guy doesn't; you can plan something another guy is unaware of. But either of those guys might be smarter than the other. Also why Jigsaw never really strikes me as smart. Sadistic, yes. Motivated, definitely. Smart? I'm not so sure. His traps are simple mechanical devises (compare to the lasers used by Goldfinger). His victims tend to be half-wits. Let's not conflate wanting to teach people to appreciate the things we may hold dear (like the bible's 7 no-nos) and being really sick in the head as intelligent.
I thoroughly enjoyed the Saw movies. They were always so well planned out and interesting to find out why he chose said trap. Even gave you a perfect quote to sum up the movies in Saw 2 "If you're good at anticipating the human mind, you leave nothing to chance."
Jenny? Were you not aware that her alcoholic father raped her repeatedly before she was 7 years old? She loved Forrest, she was taught to hate herself. She thought she was protecting him by staying away from him. That is a victim, not a villian.
"... _I'll chase him round the moons of Nebula and round the Antares Maelstrom and round perdition's flames before I give him up_ ..." ~ Khan Nooien Singh One of the best lines of dialog I've ever heard.
I love that Hannibal and Verbal are on this list, but there are some others you missed. John Doe from Se7en (planned it all out even including his death) and Roy (Aaron) from Primal Fear (biggest shocker).
MORIARTY! Where is he on this list? The man who can outsmart Sherlock Holmes? He would drive anyone on this list insane. Yes, Lecter is amazing as top, but even he would balk at this master. For that reason, others could have been better choices. Jigsaw does not belong on this list, that is the problem just "popular vote." People vote for favorites, most commonly without a logical argument. The man is an engineer, alright I get that, and he has to be some form of accomplished person with his ability to do some form of surgery and chemistry, but there are so many people who have a much more vast intellect (taking out technological advances to add power). Goldfinger, might be good at strategy but I don't think he belongs either. Some people have such a vast level of pure intelligence, strategy, book knowledge, and more. Lex Luthor would deserve a spot. What about Magneto? Even Green Goblin (Norman Osbourne) or Doctor Octopus? Cobra Commander? The Artchitect from Matrix? Dr. Frankenstein (still pretty up there maybe not best choice). Blofeld, the man who basically ran crime all over the world? Even Syndrome from the Incredibles (lacks some common sense though? Dr. Franknfurter from Rocky Horror is a trans-planetary genius too. This list is so limited, though it had great choices.
Wow... you have provided zero contribution to the discussion. This isn't about right, this is logical argument. I never said Jigsaw wasn't smart, but he really isn't the definition of genius either, as a genius is exceptional capacity of intellect or creativity especially shown in original work. There are much more deserving and fulfilling people that take on the role of genius. As I said before, Moriarty, a text book definition alongside Holmes. Cobra Commander, a man who nearly singlehandedly designed the world's most advanced weaponry with the capacity to take on national armies with just a few people? People like jigsaw and goldfinger pale in comparison. There is a difference between being genius and being smart.
Nathaniel Cromer Jigsaw was able to create his traps, get his victims, and place them in the trap and pretty much end the in walk away. He would put just about everyone else to shame
Thats minimal compared to others on this list. He is comparable to many real life murderers. Kidnapping, some traps and getting away is nothing incredible. Most of this scenarious take place in just hours, not even days. Thats a short time for a real investigation to find results for kidnappings and murders for a completely unknown assailant. There are plenty of real word scenarios that are torturous, kidnapping, and unsolved. His grand scheme is absolutely minimal and much more easily feasible by many more people as opposed to others on this list. There are some in here that intend to create complete chaos across cities, nations, and more. Many can, and have (essentially) done what jigsaw has done, and were not even considered very smart. Dr. Harold Shipman 250 murders over 2 decades? Jeffrey Dalhmer 17 murders over about 15 years? Dennis Nilsen 15 murders over 5 years. They all used a distinct style and took years to discover. Arguable, the same could be said for Hannibal Lecter, except he clearly defines a much stronger degree intellect. His genius is be able to do all of his evil misdeed even WHILE in lockup. He manipulates, pulls strings, and is much more feared over a larger area, and regardless of where he is. It is the environment of a movie that changes all this to create a harsh plot or not... but arguably, even another genius would struggle vs Hannibal Lecter. If you put all of these characters in a room, 1 vs 1 to talk. I see jigsaw and goldfinger dropping out MUCH faster than the others. Genius is about taking it to the next step, and jigsaw isn't really beyond that. If you seriously think Jigsaw would put all these guys to shame, then you need to sit down and watch these movies (again). Im not arguing that Jigsaw is stupid, he isn't. He is just logically doesn't display a level of genius some others. I myself could provide the same type of situation on others, though I never would.
Yes Jigsaw would end up bowing out. However, Dr. Lecter would still be there with barley no emotion of any kind. This is what makes Hannibal so dangerous. It's not the killings that he does. It is the fact that he can stand in a room show no emotion and yet control everyone around him. He did this even in prison. That is what makes him so scary. It is also the same reason why FBI was still going to him to capture other murderers. Dr. Lecter would give anyone pretty much a run for their money.
John Kramer (jigsaw) did not commit suicide -.- actually watch the movies please. That was part of the game, the only time he was ever injured besides his cancer was when he was in a car accident and impaled by a metal pole, he took the pole out himself as a live or die instinct. That's how he got the idea to see how far people would go to live or die, him getting cancer just added to it as them having to appreciate their life after...if they survived. Those who have watched saw movies know exactly what I'm talking about.
Through Emperor Palpatine, The Star Wars prequel trilogy basically prophesized the Obama Administration, with the clone army representing the mainstream media.
Ok, sure Hannibal is a great and smart villain. But what about Professor Moriarty from Sherlock Holmes? He appears in movies, and he is without any doubt the world's greatest criminal mind.
I guess it's down to his popular portrayals, and he hasn't been that popular when appearing on film whereas in any of the TV series it's a different story
Yeah, that threw me at first two. but he attempt suicide. His surviving the crash is what lead him to realize how precious life was. And then a series of events lead him to despise people that took life for granted.
You're wrong. He did attempt suicide, we were told this in the films. However, the scene was never shown in the movies so apparently WatchMojo used the scene when he played dead instead, probably because they think it fits.
The Yorkshire Person You mean "The Revenge of the Special Effects"? Or was it "The Revenge of the Screen Transitions"? Except for moderately captivating action that film had nothing. How old are you? 7?
Gerald Butler in "Law Abiding Citizen". After they killed his wife, you definitely felt for him, but he was ultimately a villain or "anti hero", whatever you wanna call him, but he was very smart!
Brian DuBois lol that fact makes Law Abiding Citizen one of the most underated movies ever. The fact that he became a murderer that stop a murderer. Really good ending. He didn't have to do what he did but in the end he was no better.
Kenny Spillman That's without a doubt still killing. If I place a bomb in a room where I know someone is going to, then lock that room, that's killing someone. Doesn't really matter if you tried to talk him of her out of it. The cop thing to do was not placing any bomb and just having 20 cops ready to arrest him when he returned.
They are right about Hannibal being #1 but don't judge him by the movie version, read the books. He is way smarter, scarier, and amazing in the books. The end of the second book is fucking spectacular. The movie version of part 2 changed it to garbage. I won't spoil it, just read the books.
KingKaiserSW This... I don't understand why they didn't use the original. It was so much better in showing how powerfull the manipulation over people hannibal had.
Fabricio Osuna the book was a fuckfest no one wants to see Clarice Starling turn into a cannibal, the movie wasnt good either but the book ending sucks
Palpatine #1 This guy actually won ! He made the most complex and evil plan in history of cinema. Not Palpatine's fault it is badly understood in the prequels. He was responsible for deaths of 10000 Jedi and an entire planet..
@@godemperorofmankind3.091,not to mention he got busted(as in killed) by the guy he manipulated into turning to the Dark Side(Darth Vador),and plus how dare he try to hurt a baby with electricity?By this,I'm obviously making fun of how weak Luke is compared to Darth Vador and Emperor Palpatine because of how powerful and even experienced they are(not to mention,it's a reference to the fact that Luke and Leia were born around the time that Anakin became Darth Vador)!
@@nirjhar4803,but with all that lightning,and him crying out to Vador,Luke actually feels like a defenseless baby,especially remembering that he is Vador's son to begin with!
Alan Rickman, your amazing performances will never be forgotten, you did a very difficult task of making a villain Hans Gruber very likable and a hero aka Snape distasteful until you figure out his true intentions and motivations. A remarkable man and a remarkable actor who left a big impression on all who saw him in his roles.
Well if you agree to his view of the world, wolfs and sheep, survival of the fittest... I think Hannibal wouldn't consider himself a villain :) Maybe that's why you also don't.
Jar jar is so evil he convinced even George Lucas to change the plot in episode 2...... If you were a true believer in this conspiracy then you will understand :)
I thought the exact same thing I was waiting for him to appear. Thinking he's probably number 1. And then nothing.... He has appeared in the movie "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" Wonderfully portrayed, I thought, by Jared Harris
Hannibal Lecter is certainly the most brilliant villain. Sorry if you don't agree with the statement, but he mostly manipulated his victims into killing themselves for his meal (or used brute force to kill his victim). He broke out of prison by cutting someones face off. And you think a Sherlock Holmes character is above that?? :/ Sorry, but I disagree.
Hannibal Strider Oh yeah, I agree that Hannibal is absolutely brilliant, but Professor Moriarty is one of the most genius villains in fiction. He was almost if not smarter than Sherlock himself. Hannibal was definitely cunning and manipulative, but so was Moriarty. Besides, I'm not saying Moriarty should be first, I'm just saying he should be on the list.
Well, there is a fan theory that Jar Jar was a secret Sith Lord. Seems fairly plausible, too. There are about a trillion videos on RUclips pertaining to the subject, if you're interested.
I neither know nor care if Jar Jar is a sith; but he sure as fuck sucks ass, and I want to see him die slowly and painfully. Preferably by Darth Vader as the executioner.
personally I think if Hal 9000 was on the list the Skynet AI should have been too. It's one thing to be a genius AI, but it's another thing to have to fight a bunch of people who already know exactly what you're going to do before you do it and try to think accordingly.
Hannibal wearing a Joker suit and Ozymandias wearing latex and a gasmask and the Joker wearing Moriarty walk into a bar.. Have a drink with Captain Marvel.. The end.
@@milanivosevic4771 Thanks. Means not insignificantly to me to read there is ATLeast! One goddam mofo that fkn gets!it!! LOL just kidding.. The fervor is real.. My maturity however... I'm stull on on hold until I let the trap get me to apeace the gods... Not.. lol! You are cool I am not atm except I am.. Logic is out Art is in!
Lex Luthor was an honorable mention?! He's the literally archtype of the super-smart villain! And Goldfinger? Seriously? The man had a great plan I'll admit, but he was hardly a genius and he kept making completely idiotic mistakes. Kaizer Soze on the other hand, that I'll go for. Dr. Hannibal Lector too. Hal 9000 wasn't a villain though, he was a victim. Palpatine, he was a genius villain, that I'll go for, though you folks forgot to mention the whole 'starting and manipulating a galactic war for power and revenge' part of things.
Jigsaw and the Joker should have been higher up on the list.I think Mr Glass should have been on the list vs certain others, not just honorable mention!
True. Then again, most directors have villains fail and have the good guys win because people apparently always want happy endings. I want the villains to win in the end, I want some verity in my movie victories.
+Rocky Basnayaka Influencing a few people... how incredible. Compared to others on the list who committed genocide. I doubt that just fixes itself via the death of one man. Let us compare Jigsaw with The Emperor from Star Wars. Some murders vs the entire destruction of a planet and the annihilation of a galaxy wide governmental power. This is like comparing Jeffrey Dahmer with Adolf Hitler. Heavens to betsy 17 murders is worse than... how many people died due to Hitler direct actions? Oh that's right, something around 56 million people. And the emperor pulled a blanket over no part of Europe, but THE FUCKING GALAXY. The man literally STOLE AN ENTIRE GALAXY and made most of it his bitch for 30 or so years, while destroying atleast an entire planet. An ENTIRE planet... which was probably somewhere in the ballpark of a lot more then 56 million people. I am sure even though the emperor is dead, that everything will be alright in a few days. Right? Shit... there are 3 more stars wars movies though too (e7-9), lets see how the galaxy fairs after the emperors death just to make sure. But sure... Jigsaw was definitely much more evil, capable and intelligent than all the others.
"Smartest movie villains", fyi that means who is the smartest we aren't counting number's. If we are Galactus would be the number one for me he eats planets for dinner :) I'd rather watch 10 people getting killed in unique way than watching a galaxy wiped out in a same old boring ass bombs ect.. Inconclution you went all out and explain some irrelevant bull crap.
Lady Kira he died once in the whole series, although his death and event's surrounding his death were brought up several times to explain "how/what/who"
Jigsaw should have been third on this List, some people still work for Him even tho he's DEAD 1. HannibaL 2. "Verbal" 3. Jigsaw 4. Mr. Glass 5. Dr. Gordon(since i did not see that one coming) 6. Freddy(since he made Jason.V come back from the "dead") 7. the dude from Law Abiding Citizen(he would be 6th place but he FAILED in the End) 8........................
***** He was a master of psychology. Making incredible guesses as to which path a person would take when put into a situation. He does manipulation of people is such a way that you often don't know what he's doing until it's over.
Kyle Stubbs the fact that the Joker in the Dark Knight said he doesn't like making plans was supposed to be considered b******* notice he kept changing the story about how he got his facial scars he lies constantly if you notice in the movie he has very intricate plans so the whole thing about him not making plans is a lie
PhilipTrouble I wasn't really saying that the Joker isn't smart. I was predicting that something Batman related would be in the video since watchmojo has such a big boner for the guy.
I don't get people like you, name me more than one video where Batman or Batman related doesn't deserve to be on the list. You just want attention. Fucking hell I hate people that just hate for no reason. "Watchmojo have a boner for Batman". Shut the fuck up.
Give Hannibal, Joker and Jigsaw all a month to make a plan to kill eachother and then see who wins. Joker dies because he doesn't know wtf to do when hes confronted with death. Hannibal would survive but then gets outsmarted by a time-trap. And jigsaw dies first because thats his plan...
***** jigsaw makes the traps,Hannibal makes I dunno dinner for the survivors maybe,joker not so much he will just make the traps funnier but still deadly
+OfficialJaffaBair If they were all personally intent on killing the other two, using smarts alone from scratch with no resources. Joker would probably murder them both pretty fast. If he sole goal was to kill, he is much more aggressive in planning and doesn't bide his time and try to stay hidden. Despite the other two being very intelligent, Hannibal would be able to garner the resources he needed for money, hired help, weapons, etc... but he would do it slowly without drawing attention. As for Jigsaw, he probably falls short of the other two, as he is a "DIY guy" and never appears to as high a level of manipulation or access to resources. He likes to plan, but in the end... Joker I think would be too fast for the others, though Hannibal probably retains being the smartest but smarts wont always win against slightly less smarts with much more brawn.
Palpatine should honestly have been number 1. Considering how incredibly detailed and on-point his plan was, which lasted over 13 years, you can't deny that he is the true mastermind of evil
Hannibal Lecter was canonically a skilled forensic psychiatrist and surgeon, a polymath with extensive experience in Renaissance art and classical literature who spoke and read at least six languages, and a pianist who sat on the board of the Baltimore Philharmonic Orchestra. Not to mention that he was an unsurpassed manipulator of people who murdered and ate at least nine victims before his capture - feeding parts of several of them to unwitting others - all while hiding in plain sight by *actively and officially participating in the police and FBI efforts to solve the murders he committed*. Quite happy for him to be number one on the list
@@rhonafenwick5643 Palpatine fooled an entire galaxy, drove them into war and then became a dictator without firing a single shot. You can't get smarter than that
@@FernandoRamirez-xd3wz You're arguing in favor of a science fiction villain over one that is actually realistic. The only way to consider Palpatine smart is to suspend your disbelief on a galactic scale.
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Khan was an idiot. He had a ship and supplies he could have waited and ambushed Kirk at any time in the future even waited until he was stronger. But he just had to chase him down.
Dafuq, Ozymandias, Dr Hannibal, Verbal Kint, all have their plans succeed. and as Mr.Ozymandias said: "Do you think i'm the kind of villain who let you have time to turn the table ? I have active it 35 minutes ago" and even almighty DrManhattan can't either stop or punish his genuis plant
HAL has been the source of many nightmares for me.. 2001 isnt really a horror film.. but with the exponential growth of technology in the last 3 decades, it makes sense to me that a computer may try its hand at trying to be the top of the food chain. I read a story called I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream, when i was 11 or 12.. and it has haunted me ever since
Silva in Skyfall. He predict that Q would plug in the computer genius' laptop to MI6's internal network. He could blow up MI6 HQ with a computer via the internet. He predicted where Bond would stand when the bomb he planted would go off so the train would fall on Bond.
In my opinion, I think that John Kramer should have been in the number 1 position. He demonstrated throughout 8 movies how, through planning, construction of advanced machinery, control and mental domain, to circumvent the highest authorities of justice and practically have several disciples that they came from the lowest to being evil geniuses shows that John Kramer should have been in position 1. If Hannibal Lecter could John Krammer too and with greater difference since he has more knowledge in subjects such as civil engineering, the various arts and the sciences. Hannibal Lecter may know more subjects like Theology but this can hardly help him to overcome Jigsaw's plan and even more to stay in first place John Do=Hannibal
***** Voldemort was powerful and ruthless, he loved killing innocent and powerless people, but he was actually not that intelligent. Even Harry Potter as a boy keeps outwitting him. Voldemart never really understood how the elder wand worked, and never really understood what it meant that Harry was one of his horcruxes. Remember: when Voldemort finally finds Grindelwald (Dumbledore's old partner, imprisoned by Dumbledore), Grindelwald laughs in his face and calls him a fool. He was an idiot, and his entire life was a huge fail. He never got to be leader of anything other than a little band of murderers. He never gained real power, leadership, or a good life.
Palpatine was in the top 5 most powerful fighters in that galaxy, controlled both sides of a planetary war while controlling everyone as puppets took over that whole galaxy and was beloved by a great deal of its people. Really can't compare anyone on the list to him since he destroyed planets and conqueror solar systems. Lex Luthor wanted to make billions by sinking California, Palpatine would consider that a petty crime way beneath him lol
You have to take everything in context of their own individual world. Palpatine clearly existed in a world where there are many worlds, and interstellar travel. Lex of course lives in a world where it's just one planet... and his greedy tendrils reach all over his world. Palpatine still had to look to find where his enemies were hiding. Lex would never need to search as wildly as that.
Palpatine should have been number 1. Seriously, as diabolical and evil as everyone on the list is, this is supposed to be about the "smartest" villain. Palpatine had an entire galaxy dancing to his tune. His only mistake across an entire franchise was trying to kill Luke right in front of Vader.
BSGA22 Based on movie portrayals alone, the Joker is a way better candidate for the list. Lex hasn't been done justice in a movie yet; he's only been a bumbling idiot trying to pull off real estate schemes. (See the Justice League cartoon for an example of Lex Luthor done right.)
Technically, depending on how you look at it, he could be considered an anti-hero. Since it is kinda left up to the viewer to decide, that may be why he was left out.
Cynical Cthulhu Isnt that how a lot of villains start out? The justice system may have been corrupt but him killing people with families and children wasnt justified. For me that makes him a villain. If he stopped the killing at the man who killed his family then i could see him as "a man seeking justice"
Your Mom He needed to send a message, and that certainly did it. You would be surprised at what people will do when they have nothing to lose. He is an anti-hero to me. He didn't want anyone else getting wronged by the system, so he needed to make a big enough commotion in order to get peoples attention. The vast public would hardly pay attention if he just stopped after killing Darby and his friend. He needed to get people to see just how badly the system is made, hence why the court room scene went the way it did. He wanted to show the judge and everyone else in the courtroom how easy it is to get off with murder. I hope this doesn't seem like a rant, cause it's not. lol
William Stryker - the X-Men franchise, Ultron - Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mysterio/Quentin Beck - Spider-Man: Far From Home, Howard Payne - Speed, Smaug - The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, Ajax - Deadpool, and Cipher - Fast and Furious 8
Or rather he might be more of an anti-villain but it's hard to label him exactly. He's certainly no hero but I also don't think he's purely evil like a stereotypical villain. He's definitely somewhere in between.
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Professor Moriarty from "Sherlock Holmes" also should be here. Every man who has read the book knows that Moriarty is one of the smartest villains. He is at the same level of intelligence with Holmes and he almost succeeded in bringing him down, which is very difficult, you do not even know how much it is.
I was going to say the same thing! Prof. M deserves to be in the top 5. He orchestrates the "Game of Shadows" for Christ sake!!
He is THE smart villain.
Totally agree
Yes
It‘s movie villains, though...
What about Jason? He once grunted something that sounded like a word.
Omg 😂😂😂😂☠
Wow so smart
He's smarter than me!
Canned Bread 🍞 that is sad
Lol
Thank you, Hannibal Lecter is an absolute genius character
He is scary but very smart.
Just like Odin ;)
Must not have been that smart. He got caught lol.
Dan Carlo true, but look how long it took him to get caught and all that he got away with during his whole life. Also he ended up escaping
@@danc5644 Hang on, all the villains in this list got caught.
My list:
1. Anthony Hopkins in "Silence of the Lambs"
2. Kevin Spacey in "The Usual Suspects"
3. Christoph Waltz in "Inglorious Bastards"
Also all these actors share a very high intelligence in the real life!
Didn't stop 2 from being caught.
Ozymandias is snubbed
Yeah Kevin Spacey.... highly intelligent for sure hahahaha
Kevin Spacey the pedophille isnt too smart for getting caught.
@@walteraprichard6456 worst thing is that he didn't get caught - he admitted it on Twitter as if the world was going to forgive him pmsl
"Do you expect me to talk?"
"No, Mr. Bond! I expect you to die!"
What an epic quote. Bad ass to the bone!
Unless he starts shooting people, Mr Goldfinger better lower his expectations.
All bond villains are stupid
I know right,
It is an awesome quote!
@@alejandrocarvajal6952 excuse me? What about drax from moonraker? He litteraly built a City in the space😅 or Blofeld he was an evil genius ^^
Jigsaw literally continued to plan events AFTER his death, and prepared for them brilliantly. Why is he eight?
Jigsaw is a victim of favoritism
If this list was for the most iconic villains, Jigsaw would probably be top 3.
Why is he eight? Because it's watchmojo xD
WatchMojo probably didn't watch anything after saw 3
Idk poor judge of character, trusted the wrong people
John Doe from "Se7en" should be on this list!
1. Hannibal Lecter (Silence Of The Lambs)
2. Kaiser Sauzé (Usual suspects)
3. Joker (The Dark Knight)
4. Jigsaw (Saw films)
5. John Doe (Se7en)
6. Hans Gruber (Die Hard)
7. Emperor Palpatine (Star Wars Saga)
8. Darth Vader (Star Wars Saga)
9. Hans Lander (Inglorious Basterds)
10. Khan Noonien Singh (Star Trek)
agreed
Kylo Ren what's so smart about darth vader?
Ye Darth Vader is cool and all but he sure isn't one of THE smartest villains considering the fact that he got his ass manipulated to chunks by none other than hoodie wrinkles A.K.A Emperor Palpatine
Kylo Ren James Moriarty?
Kylo Ren You mean Darth Sidious, not emperor Palpatine. Palpatine was his old name
I think one recent villain worthy of an honorable mention here is Helmut Zemo from "Captain America: Civil War." He was only a man, and yet, he succeeded in being the only MCU villain to actually defeat The Avengers. He spoke several languages, hacked into heavily encrypted data and was able to "put the pieces" together on tons of files, improvised attacks on the UN and a high-security military site, committed murders which were not discovered until days later, and manipulated the Avengers into destroying themselves as a team. I'd say that takes a LOT of smarts to be able to do all of that!
And what makes it all the more impressive is he didn't even have any powers!
Interestingenough4 you are right, he wasn't a super-villain or anyone with special abilities he was just a normal man who cared about his family and wanted revenge on the avengers for the death of the ones he loved
He deserved at least fifth place on this list. He decided to destroy the avengers by tearing them apart from the inside.
It also takes massive balls to take them on, especially with no powers.
Maybe the reason he wasn't included in the list was because civil war is just full of plot holes and makes little sense.
@@kailashsingha4073 Nah, it's because this list came out 2 years before Civil War.
I actualy like Hannibal lecter from the series "Hannibal" than the movie, I don't kno,w but the actor in the series is MARVELOUS at playing the cold, keen and very elegant psychopath. he is the kind of guy who can just invite you to be killed and you would consider it for a moment.
MrKlausbaudelaire I love the series. So amped for season 3. Mads Mikkelson is the actor but Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs takes the cake in my view
MrKlausbaudelaire Hannibal in the series is more true to the books than Anthony Hopkins (admittedly spectacular performance in the SIlence of the Lambs. Hannibal Lector actually being Lithuanian in the series really hit the mark for me.
D. Grizzly
well, both actors are awesome, thats unarguable, but we all pick a favorite between the two ^^
D. Grizzly Lithuanian with a heavily Danish accent rofl
Freja Rößle I don't have much of an ear for Euro accents haha
“. . . and seduces Anakin Skywalker.”
You couldn’t have added “to the dark side” to that sentence? Really?
But then we couldn't have this conversation :(
He seduced Anakin Skywalker to the Dark Side of the Force, creating Darth Vader, the most famous villain figure in History.
He seduces him in more ways than 1
@@Liam-Welch Yes, High Ground
Swiper The Fox? From Dora The Explorer?
I was also wondering why he wasn't on there. C'mon WatchMojo!!
Dang nabbit Dale!
Because these are movie villains.
Braydon Crawford
Dora has had movies.
***** hes not smart he is most likely the cheesiest villain ever a little girl and a monkey can outwit him
jigsaw didn't attempt suicide in the bathroom, that was a ruse
I was confused by this too. It was clear from the beginning that the "culprit" took a "front row seat" as it was revealed, hence Jigsaw was who/what/where/why he precisely intended to be at that moment.
+Machetes AreFun they were not talking about the bathroom that he tried commuting suicide it was when he was trying to kill himself by driving the car
+James hadderson yeah you get it!
he tried to kill himself by driving off a cliff
Yeah, it was misleading for them to talk about his suicide attempt (which was by car) while showing his ruse in the first movie where he simply posed as a corpse that blew his brains out.
Imo Jigsaw should be number 5 or 4. I mean, he made everything from Saw to Saw 3D, and he died in the third one.
That's exactly what I was thinking
Yeah, I was thinking Jigsaw would be number 2 only behind Hannibal..I would love to see them against each other in a movie, like Freddy vs Jason.
Saw is good cause he makes BAD people choose life or death for their actions.
I think he's alright at 8. Of all the villains on this list, his planning is by far the most unbelievable to the point where it's ridiculous. My suspension of disbelief can only go so far.
DerMoerpler
Perhaps
Joker deservers top 3 because he outsmarts BATMAN
But Batman himself is not the smartest guy around.
@@lars9925 name someone who could outsmart batman
@@beefyking2117
Some people on this list, Lex Luthor, Sherlock Homes, Data, Gandalf...
@@lars9925 gandalf😂
@lars batman’s iq is higher than sherlocks
I was gonna say Doofy from Scary Movie but. . .
smartest DUMB-ASS of any exploitation movie !
well, his character was based on verbal from usual suspects. almost the same ending.
OMG XD
The joker is a fucking genius..
He not smarter than hannible
I love the Joker, but Bane should have taken his place on this list.
Ox Bellows whys that?
EMPtaticz bane found out batman's true identity, the batcave's location, made gotham his own city while he sent batman to a prison in the middle of nowhere with broken back and i think that's enough.
yo noir if we talking about batman villains ra's al ghul would be mine
I would definitely include Gerard Butler's character from Law Abiding Citizen and Edward Norton's character from Primal Fear
He was more like a movie hero not villain
Little late to the show, but I missed these exact same 2 characters in this list.
You have jigsaw on here BUT NO JOHN DOE FROM SE7EN?!
It has one of the best sucker punch endings ever!
It's so sad how it was waaaay ahead of its time and is still criminally underrated
Truth!
John Doe tops even Verbal Kint.
jostie SE7EN was amazing
Seems like Watch Mojo based their list on a one-villain per actor rather than who's the most brilliant villains.
But how does that mean he's the smartest? You can know something another guy doesn't; you can plan something another guy is unaware of. But either of those guys might be smarter than the other.
Also why Jigsaw never really strikes me as smart. Sadistic, yes. Motivated, definitely. Smart? I'm not so sure. His traps are simple mechanical devises (compare to the lasers used by Goldfinger). His victims tend to be half-wits.
Let's not conflate wanting to teach people to appreciate the things we may hold dear (like the bible's 7 no-nos) and being really sick in the head as intelligent.
John Krammer number 8? really?
Noe Black Moon Yes really
Noe Black Moon he should have been 5 or 3
The Joker was "the most philosophical baddie on the list". That's what I took issue with.
I know right.
'cause thats unbelieveable what he done.
I thoroughly enjoyed the Saw movies. They were always so well planned out and interesting to find out why he chose said trap. Even gave you a perfect quote to sum up the movies in Saw 2
"If you're good at anticipating the human mind, you leave nothing to chance."
number 1 should be jenny from forrest gump
+Joaco K she just use him
i totally agree with you ahah how evil is this girl ?!
She wasn't a smart villain. Sorry but using and abusing a retarded guy doesn't mean you're a genius, just an evil scumbag that's all.
Jenny? Were you not aware that her alcoholic father raped her repeatedly before she was 7 years old?
She loved Forrest, she was taught to hate herself. She thought she was protecting him by staying away from him. That is a victim, not a villian.
"... _I'll chase him round the moons of Nebula and round the Antares Maelstrom and round perdition's flames before I give him up_ ..." ~ Khan Nooien Singh
One of the best lines of dialog I've ever heard.
I love that Hannibal and Verbal are on this list, but there are some others you missed. John Doe from Se7en (planned it all out even including his death) and Roy (Aaron) from Primal Fear (biggest shocker).
They mention John Doe in the video as an honorable mention.
IceHedge They only mentioned the role as one in which Kevin Spacey "stole the show" but the character was not actually given an honorable mention.
I never hear any one mention Roy from Primal Fear! Great film!
One of my favorite Edward Norton films!
Lisa Edwards by far his best movie imo
MORIARTY! Where is he on this list? The man who can outsmart Sherlock Holmes? He would drive anyone on this list insane. Yes, Lecter is amazing as top, but even he would balk at this master. For that reason, others could have been better choices.
Jigsaw does not belong on this list, that is the problem just "popular vote." People vote for favorites, most commonly without a logical argument. The man is an engineer, alright I get that, and he has to be some form of accomplished person with his ability to do some form of surgery and chemistry, but there are so many people who have a much more vast intellect (taking out technological advances to add power). Goldfinger, might be good at strategy but I don't think he belongs either. Some people have such a vast level of pure intelligence, strategy, book knowledge, and more.
Lex Luthor would deserve a spot. What about Magneto? Even Green Goblin (Norman Osbourne) or Doctor Octopus? Cobra Commander? The Artchitect from Matrix? Dr. Frankenstein (still pretty up there maybe not best choice). Blofeld, the man who basically ran crime all over the world? Even Syndrome from the Incredibles (lacks some common sense though? Dr. Franknfurter from Rocky Horror is a trans-planetary genius too. This list is so limited, though it had great choices.
+Nathaniel Cromer Jigsaw has every right to be on this list
Wow... you have provided zero contribution to the discussion. This isn't about right, this is logical argument. I never said Jigsaw wasn't smart, but he really isn't the definition of genius either, as a genius is exceptional capacity of intellect or creativity especially shown in original work. There are much more deserving and fulfilling people that take on the role of genius. As I said before, Moriarty, a text book definition alongside Holmes. Cobra Commander, a man who nearly singlehandedly designed the world's most advanced weaponry with the capacity to take on national armies with just a few people? People like jigsaw and goldfinger pale in comparison. There is a difference between being genius and being smart.
Nathaniel Cromer Jigsaw was able to create his traps, get his victims, and place them in the trap and pretty much end the in walk away. He would put just about everyone else to shame
Thats minimal compared to others on this list. He is comparable to many real life murderers. Kidnapping, some traps and getting away is nothing incredible. Most of this scenarious take place in just hours, not even days. Thats a short time for a real investigation to find results for kidnappings and murders for a completely unknown assailant. There are plenty of real word scenarios that are torturous, kidnapping, and unsolved. His grand scheme is absolutely minimal and much more easily feasible by many more people as opposed to others on this list. There are some in here that intend to create complete chaos across cities, nations, and more. Many can, and have (essentially) done what jigsaw has done, and were not even considered very smart. Dr. Harold Shipman 250 murders over 2 decades? Jeffrey Dalhmer 17 murders over about 15 years? Dennis Nilsen 15 murders over 5 years. They all used a distinct style and took years to discover.
Arguable, the same could be said for Hannibal Lecter, except he clearly defines a much stronger degree intellect. His genius is be able to do all of his evil misdeed even WHILE in lockup. He manipulates, pulls strings, and is much more feared over a larger area, and regardless of where he is. It is the environment of a movie that changes all this to create a harsh plot or not... but arguably, even another genius would struggle vs Hannibal Lecter. If you put all of these characters in a room, 1 vs 1 to talk. I see jigsaw and goldfinger dropping out MUCH faster than the others. Genius is about taking it to the next step, and jigsaw isn't really beyond that. If you seriously think Jigsaw would put all these guys to shame, then you need to sit down and watch these movies (again).
Im not arguing that Jigsaw is stupid, he isn't. He is just logically doesn't display a level of genius some others. I myself could provide the same type of situation on others, though I never would.
Yes Jigsaw would end up bowing out. However, Dr. Lecter would still be there with barley no emotion of any kind. This is what makes Hannibal so dangerous. It's not the killings that he does. It is the fact that he can stand in a room show no emotion and yet control everyone around him. He did this even in prison. That is what makes him so scary. It is also the same reason why FBI was still going to him to capture other murderers. Dr. Lecter would give anyone pretty much a run for their money.
John Kramer (jigsaw) did not commit suicide -.- actually watch the movies please. That was part of the game, the only time he was ever injured besides his cancer was when he was in a car accident and impaled by a metal pole, he took the pole out himself as a live or die instinct. That's how he got the idea to see how far people would go to live or die, him getting cancer just added to it as them having to appreciate their life after...if they survived. Those who have watched saw movies know exactly what I'm talking about.
Emperor palpatine is the best because
He is the senate
Not yet.
10. TheGreenGoblin.
9. Poison Ivy
8. The Riddler
7. Voldemort
6. Mr Freeze
5. Catwoman
4. Penguin
3. Joker from Dark Knight Returns
2. Sauron
1. Emporer Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Through Emperor Palpatine, The Star Wars prequel trilogy basically prophesized the Obama Administration, with the clone army representing the mainstream media.
One of the fews that actually belongs on this list.
NO its hannibal lecter
I love Hannibal Lecter so much
Me too :)
Hannibal Lecter is the smartest and the best. I love him in The Silence of the Lambs. 👊👊👊👊👊👊
Same
yess queeen agreed
I looked up manipulative but I only found a picture of my step mom
Cybernetic Genetics oof, fuckin rough
Get your own place and move out. QUICK.
Cant trust step parents
Moryiarty in the BBC's Sherlock, he's stupid smart in that series.
This is a movie list
@@monkeyman2242 And also that show sucks
美的 タランチュラTARANTULA_7U ok
@@monkeyman2242 yeah
nah jared harris moriarty is smarter
Ok, sure Hannibal is a great and smart villain. But what about Professor Moriarty from Sherlock Holmes? He appears in movies, and he is without any doubt the world's greatest criminal mind.
I guess it's down to his popular portrayals, and he hasn't been that popular when appearing on film whereas in any of the TV series it's a different story
You stole my comment
And #SHERIARTY
Hannibal Lecter was always going to be Number 1.
Kramer did not attempt suicide in the first Saw movie. It was all part of the plan. The blood and head wound were all fake.
He still attempted suicide, I guess that image was just the best to express that.
Nicholas Cannaday I was under the impression he never did. I might have missed/forgotten it.
Lttlemoi He got despondent and flipped his car on purpose in a flashback.
Yeah, that threw me at first two. but he attempt suicide.
His surviving the crash is what lead him to realize how precious life was. And then a series of events lead him to despise people that took life for granted.
You're wrong. He did attempt suicide, we were told this in the films. However, the scene was never shown in the movies so apparently WatchMojo used the scene when he played dead instead, probably because they think it fits.
Profesor James Moriaty. Sherlock Holmes. One of the most brilliant.
Yes.Professor Moriarty from the movie is beyond genius
Before I get to #1, I just wanna say I'd better see Scar from the Lion King.
We're talking live action. Scar just had to pull off one heist.
Kyle Stubbs I see.
+spongebobfan190 True he his one of the only villains who has a plan the works
Agreed
evan stevenson And one who wasn't stupid enough to tell anybody his plan.
How can Darth Vader be smart while Anakin is an idiot?
VisualGourmet Cause the prequels were shit that's why
XXI_UNIVERSE _ I was already referring to the plot hole, Einstein. Next time I'll add an sarcastic smiley...
Episode 3 was awesome
VisualGourmet Have you heard natalie portman talk? xD hehe
The Yorkshire Person You mean "The Revenge of the Special Effects"? Or was it "The Revenge of the Screen Transitions"?
Except for moderately captivating action that film had nothing. How old are you? 7?
Gerald Butler in "Law Abiding Citizen". After they killed his wife, you definitely felt for him, but he was ultimately a villain or "anti hero", whatever you wanna call him, but he was very smart!
I agree
He is top 3 on my list. Jamie Foxx had to break the law to beat him
Brian DuBois lol that fact makes Law Abiding Citizen one of the most underated movies ever. The fact that he became a murderer that stop a murderer. Really good ending. He didn't have to do what he did but in the end he was no better.
Fabricio Osuna he didnt kill him, he tried to talk him out of killing himself
Kenny Spillman That's without a doubt still killing. If I place a bomb in a room where I know someone is going to, then lock that room, that's killing someone. Doesn't really matter if you tried to talk him of her out of it. The cop thing to do was not placing any bomb and just having 20 cops ready to arrest him when he returned.
James Moriarty???????????
Why?
Professor
James Moriarty.
Hes better in the show and the books
Joker Number 6 COME ONNNNNN
They are right about Hannibal being #1 but don't judge him by the movie version, read the books. He is way smarter, scarier, and amazing in the books. The end of the second book is fucking spectacular. The movie version of part 2 changed it to garbage.
I won't spoil it, just read the books.
I agree, blame Jodie Foster for the ending to Hannibal.
KingKaiserSW
Really? She made them change it? Smells like feminism.
Titus Orelius Pretty much, but why they didnt use the original ending after Jodie dropped out of the movie still boggles me.
KingKaiserSW This... I don't understand why they didn't use the original. It was so much better in showing how powerfull the manipulation over people hannibal had.
Fabricio Osuna the book was a fuckfest no one wants to see Clarice Starling turn into a cannibal, the movie wasnt good either but the book ending sucks
MORIARTY...WHERE THE FUCK IS MORIARTY.
YASSSSS
There hasnt been a Sherlock Holmes movie with Moriarty? Theres been 2 in the last 10 years.
Busy fucking Mr. Holmes over, apparently.
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Because the cinematic Moriarty doesn't even come close to the literary.
Palpatine #1
This guy actually won !
He made the most complex and evil plan in history of cinema.
Not Palpatine's fault it is badly understood in the prequels.
He was responsible for deaths of 10000 Jedi and an entire planet..
he won? he got a reactor core rammed up his ass.
@@godemperorofmankind3.091,not to mention he got busted(as in killed) by the guy he manipulated into turning to the Dark Side(Darth Vador),and plus how dare he try to hurt a baby with electricity?By this,I'm obviously making fun of how weak Luke is compared to Darth Vador and Emperor Palpatine because of how powerful and even experienced they are(not to mention,it's a reference to the fact that Luke and Leia were born around the time that Anakin became Darth Vador)!
Stephanie Zambrano Luke is way more powerful than both Vader and Palpatine in terms of potential...
@@nirjhar4803,but with all that lightning,and him crying out to Vador,Luke actually feels like a defenseless baby,especially remembering that he is Vador's son to begin with!
@@godemperorofmankind3.091 yes, his plot to take over the galaxy was a success
The first SAW had me mindfucked. Loved it.
I loved Saw and Saw 2. Saw 3 was pretty good, but 4 was meh. I haven't watched any others
It also only had a budget of 1.2 million dollars which is nothing.
it was a few grand, not million
Chill Island - No Copyright Music My source is IMDB whats yours?
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Alan Rickman, your amazing performances will never be forgotten, you did a very difficult task of making a villain Hans Gruber very likable and a hero aka Snape distasteful until you figure out his true intentions and motivations. A remarkable man and a remarkable actor who left a big impression on all who saw him in his roles.
I KNEW IT! That number 1 would be Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Thanks for spoiling it for me. 😂
Same
Justin Bel i agree, but john krammer should have been either second or taken first.
Also the villain in red 2
If Hannibal Lecter would not have been number 1, I'd been really disappointed :D
You and me both! The whole time I was watching the video I knew Hannibal Lector just had to be # 1 or at least on the list.
blossom punch e
I love Hannibal, but didn't expect to see him on this list. I guess I didn't think him as a villain :)
Well if you agree to his view of the world, wolfs and sheep, survival of the fittest... I think Hannibal wouldn't consider himself a villain :) Maybe that's why you also don't.
completely right.
1. Jar Jar Binks
lmaoooooooo
Jar jar is so evil he convinced even George Lucas to change the plot in episode 2...... If you were a true believer in this conspiracy then you will understand :)
I know right
Darth Binks
+Janusz Jan That would be on the Top 10 Most Annoying Movie Villains list.
What about Professor Moriarty? He's one of the smartest villains in fiction history. I guess we are going off movie versions, though...oh well.
I thought the exact same thing I was waiting for him to appear. Thinking he's probably number 1. And then nothing.... He has appeared in the movie "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" Wonderfully portrayed, I thought, by Jared Harris
Hannibal Lecter is certainly the most brilliant villain. Sorry if you don't agree with the statement, but he mostly manipulated his victims into killing themselves for his meal (or used brute force to kill his victim). He broke out of prison by cutting someones face off. And you think a Sherlock Holmes character is above that?? :/ Sorry, but I disagree.
Hannibal Strider Oh yeah, I agree that Hannibal is absolutely brilliant, but Professor Moriarty is one of the most genius villains in fiction. He was almost if not smarter than Sherlock himself. Hannibal was definitely cunning and manipulative, but so was Moriarty. Besides, I'm not saying Moriarty should be first, I'm just saying he should be on the list.
Frodo33 Yeah, considering how many have said that Moriarty should be on the list, I certainly agree. He should've been maybe 2nd or 3rd?
That's what I was thinking.
"Why not Moriarty"
"When you're good at anticipating the human mind, you leave nothing to chance" -John Kramer, smartest man on this list
Jar Jar Binks, he gave powers to the Chancellor which brought him to power, all bow to Lord Binks
The wise will rise
There deifinitely needs to be a scene in Rogue One where he gets lightsabered to death. By Obi Wan.
Well, there is a fan theory that Jar Jar was a secret Sith Lord. Seems fairly plausible, too. There are about a trillion videos on RUclips pertaining to the subject, if you're interested.
In my reality, he is a sith lord. Nuff said. Everybody bow to my opinion.
I neither know nor care if Jar Jar is a sith; but he sure as fuck sucks ass, and I want to see him die slowly and painfully. Preferably by Darth Vader as the executioner.
HAL 9000 and Hannibal Lecter make my skin crawl they're so creepy...
personally I think if Hal 9000 was on the list the Skynet AI should have been too. It's one thing to be a genius AI, but it's another thing to have to fight a bunch of people who already know exactly what you're going to do before you do it and try to think accordingly.
Hannibal Lecter is really creepy
Im afraid i cant do that
Hannibal the cannibal
Am i the only one bummed out that the shark from Jaws didn't get an honorable mention ?
jackie boy Kappa
jackie boy was it the one who own the ship was he evil?
jackie boy He wasen't a villain. He was just hungry. Really hungry. For people.
jackie boy What about suppose the Indominus Rex also? Or JPI's THE BIG ONE RAPTOR?!
jackie boy no im a little diapointed about that but she was not clever
Kinda dissaponted Ozymandias only got a honorable mention, John Kramer being only in eight place and James Moriarty not being on the list.
Hannibal wearing a Joker suit and Ozymandias wearing latex and a gasmask and the Joker wearing Moriarty walk into a bar..
Have a drink with Captain Marvel..
The end.
@@gumunduringigumundsson9344 Beautiful. 😭😁😁
@@milanivosevic4771 Thanks. Means not insignificantly to me to read there is ATLeast! One goddam mofo that fkn gets!it!!
LOL just kidding..
The fervor is real..
My maturity however...
I'm stull on on hold until I let the trap get me to apeace the gods...
Not.. lol!
You are cool
I am not atm except I am..
Logic is out
Art is in!
@@gumunduringigumundsson9344 logic was never in. 😂
@@milanivosevic4771 was just a song i hit after listening the song GIG in sky .. cuz im like weee
10. Hans Gruber
9.Lex Luthor
8. Owen Shaw
7. Alexander Pierce
6. William Stryker
5.Magneto
4.Deacon Frost
3.Loki
2.The Joker
1.Professor James Moriarty
Deacon frost??Why?His plan wasnt brilliant or something it was pretty simple but hard to pull off and he died despite being a god
+Γιάννης Χασμάς idk I just thought it was good.
+Γιάννης Χασμάς how about Raoul Silva in the place of Deacon Frost. He's a whole lot better villain.
Lex Luthor was an honorable mention?! He's the literally archtype of the super-smart villain! And Goldfinger? Seriously? The man had a great plan I'll admit, but he was hardly a genius and he kept making completely idiotic mistakes. Kaizer Soze on the other hand, that I'll go for. Dr. Hannibal Lector too. Hal 9000 wasn't a villain though, he was a victim. Palpatine, he was a genius villain, that I'll go for, though you folks forgot to mention the whole 'starting and manipulating a galactic war for power and revenge' part of things.
Veidt though.
Pretty sure Professor Moriarty established the super-smart villain character way before Lex Luthor
Tristen Yeak but how is being first, also he didn't do it in movie form that good taht early
Such fantastic grammar...I think we found Moriarty!
Dannyboy90ify I'm not quite sure what you're trying to say...
Where's Jar Jar Binks at?
IKR
lol
He was too smart for watchmojo to figure out he was even the villain
there is the theory that Jar Jar was the "Phantom Menace" and is behind most of the events in the first prequel and was just pretending to be an idiot
Yoda I Am fuck you jar jar is awesome
Jigsaw and the Joker should have been higher up on the list.I think Mr Glass should have been on the list vs certain others, not just honorable mention!
It‘s not clear if HAL is really the villain in 2001. He wants to survive… just like Dave and Frank.
HAL will be vindicated soon when A.I. is running EVERYTHING.
With the totally wrong intention: To try to kill frank and dave. That is the important difference.
Extremely intelligent villains are not only the most entertaining, but also the most fearful.
He looks like a melted candle.
True. Then again, most directors have villains fail and have the good guys win because people apparently always want happy endings. I want the villains to win in the end, I want some verity in my movie victories.
They also usually have the best back stories and the best motives.
jigsaw is number one for me,his master plan is amazing. he influence shitt even after he's dead!
I know right
+Rocky Basnayaka and just how many times can the Jigsaw die?
+Rocky Basnayaka Influencing a few people... how incredible. Compared to others on the list who committed genocide. I doubt that just fixes itself via the death of one man.
Let us compare Jigsaw with The Emperor from Star Wars. Some murders vs the entire destruction of a planet and the annihilation of a galaxy wide governmental power. This is like comparing Jeffrey Dahmer with Adolf Hitler. Heavens to betsy 17 murders is worse than... how many people died due to Hitler direct actions? Oh that's right, something around 56 million people. And the emperor pulled a blanket over no part of Europe, but THE FUCKING GALAXY. The man literally STOLE AN ENTIRE GALAXY and made most of it his bitch for 30 or so years, while destroying atleast an entire planet. An ENTIRE planet... which was probably somewhere in the ballpark of a lot more then 56 million people. I am sure even though the emperor is dead, that everything will be alright in a few days. Right? Shit... there are 3 more stars wars movies though too (e7-9), lets see how the galaxy fairs after the emperors death just to make sure.
But sure... Jigsaw was definitely much more evil, capable and intelligent than all the others.
"Smartest movie villains", fyi that means who is the smartest we aren't counting number's. If we are Galactus would be the number one for me he eats planets for dinner :) I'd rather watch 10 people getting killed in unique way than watching a galaxy wiped out in a same old boring ass bombs ect.. Inconclution you went all out and explain some irrelevant bull crap.
Lady Kira he died once in the whole series, although his death and event's surrounding his death were brought up several times to explain "how/what/who"
Jigsaw should have been third on this List, some people still work for Him even tho he's DEAD
1. HannibaL
2. "Verbal"
3. Jigsaw
4. Mr. Glass
5. Dr. Gordon(since i did not see that one coming)
6. Freddy(since he made Jason.V come back from the "dead")
7. the dude from Law Abiding Citizen(he would be 6th place but he FAILED in the End)
8........................
Jigsaw needed to be way higher on the list.
***** He was a master of psychology. Making incredible guesses as to which path a person would take when put into a situation. He does manipulation of people is such a way that you often don't know what he's doing until it's over.
*****
If you thought Jigsaw is someone who's only building traps then you don't even know what the fuck is Saw.
"This better be Keyyser Soze" Is all I said when loading this up. lets see.
Man thats one very underrated movie
The Cocomastiux exactly.
I haven't watched this yet, but I am willing to bet that watchmojo put Heath Ledger's Joker on here somewhere.
He's surprisingly smart for someone who doesn't like making plans. Then again, he has questionable sanity.
Kyle Stubbs the fact that the Joker in the Dark Knight said he doesn't like making plans was supposed to be considered b******* notice he kept changing the story about how he got his facial scars he lies constantly if you notice in the movie he has very intricate plans so the whole thing about him not making plans is a lie
Phil V Joker is actually one of the smartest villains ever.
PhilipTrouble I wasn't really saying that the Joker isn't smart. I was predicting that something Batman related would be in the video since watchmojo has such a big boner for the guy.
I don't get people like you, name me more than one video where Batman or Batman related doesn't deserve to be on the list. You just want attention. Fucking hell I hate people that just hate for no reason. "Watchmojo have a boner for Batman". Shut the fuck up.
jigsaw n 8? wtf? NUMBER 2
Hannibal Lecter 1st place by far
joker number 3 jigsaw number 2 and hannibal lecter at number 1 he deserves it by farrrrrr lol
@@jessicabuckley6536 agreed, would be my top 3 aswell, maybe even jigsaw on 1 and lecter on 2
Should have been
1 Hannibal Lecter,
2, Jigsaw,
3 Palpatine
4 Joker
5 Khan
6-10 as they were in order on the list.
Kint escaped. I think he deserves a mention.
Give Hannibal, Joker and Jigsaw all a month to make a plan to kill eachother and then see who wins. Joker dies because he doesn't know wtf to do when hes confronted with death. Hannibal would survive but then gets outsmarted by a time-trap. And jigsaw dies first because thats his plan...
***** jigsaw makes the traps,Hannibal makes I dunno dinner for the survivors maybe,joker not so much he will just make the traps funnier but still deadly
+OfficialJaffaBair I had put a poll up to see who would win between Hannibal and Jigsaw
+OfficialJaffaBair If they were all personally intent on killing the other two, using smarts alone from scratch with no resources. Joker would probably murder them both pretty fast. If he sole goal was to kill, he is much more aggressive in planning and doesn't bide his time and try to stay hidden. Despite the other two being very intelligent, Hannibal would be able to garner the resources he needed for money, hired help, weapons, etc... but he would do it slowly without drawing attention. As for Jigsaw, he probably falls short of the other two, as he is a "DIY guy" and never appears to as high a level of manipulation or access to resources. He likes to plan, but in the end... Joker I think would be too fast for the others, though Hannibal probably retains being the smartest but smarts wont always win against slightly less smarts with much more brawn.
Nathaniel Cromer interesting
Nathaniel Cromer That might be true but don't underestimate the Devil
Ozymandias from Watchmen. So smart he actually won.
Palpatine should honestly have been number 1. Considering how incredibly detailed and on-point his plan was, which lasted over 13 years, you can't deny that he is the true mastermind of evil
Hannibal Lecter was canonically a skilled forensic psychiatrist and surgeon, a polymath with extensive experience in Renaissance art and classical literature who spoke and read at least six languages, and a pianist who sat on the board of the Baltimore Philharmonic Orchestra. Not to mention that he was an unsurpassed manipulator of people who murdered and ate at least nine victims before his capture - feeding parts of several of them to unwitting others - all while hiding in plain sight by *actively and officially participating in the police and FBI efforts to solve the murders he committed*. Quite happy for him to be number one on the list
@@rhonafenwick5643 Palpatine fooled an entire galaxy, drove them into war and then became a dictator without firing a single shot. You can't get smarter than that
@@FernandoRamirez-xd3wz You're arguing in favor of a science fiction villain over one that is actually realistic. The only way to consider Palpatine smart is to suspend your disbelief on a galactic scale.
*looks at the word manipulative, sees Palpatine with text saying "Do it!"*
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Khan was an idiot. He had a ship and supplies he could have waited and ambushed Kirk at any time in the future even waited until he was stronger. But he just had to chase him down.
Where are Bane and Lord Voldemort?
Can Sonay that's right,where the Fuck is bane
Can Sonay While I like Bane, I can't help but wonder how much of the plan was of his own making, and how much was made by Talia behind the scenes.
This is BS. Everyone knows that #1 is Scar from Lion King
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Scar aint that smart he killed a dear loved one in the most brutal of ways..
+Garett Gee No. Your comment is bs.
Nope it's definitely JAR JAR BINK
Dafuq, Ozymandias, Dr Hannibal, Verbal Kint, all have their plans succeed.
and as Mr.Ozymandias said: "Do you think i'm the kind of villain who let you have time to turn the table ? I have active it 35 minutes ago" and even almighty DrManhattan can't either stop or punish his genuis plant
I knew HAL was a villain when he said he was “the most reliable computer ever made”
HAL has been the source of many nightmares for me.. 2001 isnt really a horror film.. but with the exponential growth of technology in the last 3 decades, it makes sense to me that a computer may try its hand at trying to be the top of the food chain. I read a story called I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream, when i was 11 or 12.. and it has haunted me ever since
His not from a movie but Ramsey Bolton was dammn good Villian. As well as the guy from No Country for Old Men.
Ramsey Bolton is from Game of Thrones
which iiiiiiiiiiiiiis................
A show on HBO. Adapted from a book series.
Raidenx147
exactly.
Not a movie, bro.
Yeah but Chigur was just a ruthless stone cold badass, he wasnt really all that genius.
+Auz He said in the first sentence he's not from a movie you acting likenyoure teaching him that just makes you look kind of... foolish
Silva in Skyfall. He predict that Q would plug in the computer genius' laptop to MI6's internal network. He could blow up MI6 HQ with a computer via the internet. He predicted where Bond would stand when the bomb he planted would go off so the train would fall on Bond.
I came for jigsaw
Was it part of a test?
Cup Meister which one
Same
In my opinion, I think that John Kramer should have been in the number 1 position. He demonstrated throughout 8 movies how, through planning, construction of advanced machinery, control and mental domain, to circumvent the highest authorities of justice and practically have several disciples that they came from the lowest to being evil geniuses shows that John Kramer should have been in position 1. If Hannibal Lecter could John Krammer too and with greater difference since he has more knowledge in subjects such as civil engineering, the various arts and the sciences.
Hannibal Lecter may know more subjects like Theology but this can hardly help him to overcome Jigsaw's plan and even more to stay in first place
John Do=Hannibal
my favorite is kaiser sauzé because he thinks about every single detail of the history and we never sespect him before the end
I watched this review with some fava beans and a nice Chianti
And did you have an old friend for dinner?
Lol, Indeed
I saw this putting the lotion in the basket
Jonathan Sweeting So you're the one who stole them!
Netaroxis ERB refrence
Jigsaw should have been higher just by the pureanount of things he was able to predict and set up after his death
Like the joker and him are similar but the joker gets caught and jigsaw does what the joker does except for several more movies
I couldn't figure out if the thumbnail was Jigsaw from Saw or Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars.
I thought it was an older Rutger Hauer who played Roy Batty in Blade Runner.
I thought it was jigsaw from saw
Lol I thought it was palpatine
What about Professor James Moriarty?
who
the arch-nemesis of Sherlock Holmes
He was pretty smart
no shit that was my number 1 pick
sup hey I agree
Ozymandias wasn't really a villain, it's one of the reasons watchmen was a great film.
A great book
I don't think they "got" Watchmen.
One of the best book to film adaptations made
The graphic novel is amazing, but the film was great as well. Not at the same level of greatness as the book, but still good
Jake Cotton graphic novel not a book and it was a horrible movie
I'm confused, where is Lord Voldemort
He nerver said something smart :P
He shud have been in here for tricking harry in the order of the phoenix
***** i read the books.But i could do that too.
***** that what voldemort did :P if i was a wizard
***** Voldemort was powerful and ruthless, he loved killing innocent and powerless people, but he was actually not that intelligent. Even Harry Potter as a boy keeps outwitting him. Voldemart never really understood how the elder wand worked, and never really understood what it meant that Harry was one of his horcruxes. Remember: when Voldemort finally finds Grindelwald (Dumbledore's old partner, imprisoned by Dumbledore), Grindelwald laughs in his face and calls him a fool. He was an idiot, and his entire life was a huge fail. He never got to be leader of anything other than a little band of murderers. He never gained real power, leadership, or a good life.
The greatest ending one-liner in the movies:
GAME OVER!
No Moriarty???
It was for movies :(
Sherlock Holmes is a movie too... and the one with Moriarty is pretty great
moriarty ftw
The BBC TV series 'Sherlock' with Moriarty is far better.
Palpatine was in the top 5 most powerful fighters in that galaxy, controlled both sides of a planetary war while controlling everyone as puppets took over that whole galaxy and was beloved by a great deal of its people. Really can't compare anyone on the list to him since he destroyed planets and conqueror solar systems. Lex Luthor wanted to make billions by sinking California, Palpatine would consider that a petty crime way beneath him lol
You have to take everything in context of their own individual world. Palpatine clearly existed in a world where there are many worlds, and interstellar travel. Lex of course lives in a world where it's just one planet... and his greedy tendrils reach all over his world. Palpatine still had to look to find where his enemies were hiding. Lex would never need to search as wildly as that.
HAL wasn't really a villain. He was confused and afraid, it's quite sad really, especially when he is begging not to be shut down.
How can A.I. have feelings like fear and confusion??
Mr. Brown Idk
Arent this a lot of “villains“
kevin spacy in s7en must be on the list
LOL, jigsaw did not attempt suicide in that scene, it was just part of the game
He tried to crash his car but survived.
its not what he said. He attempt suicide and after decide to put people throught test.
Comes here for Palpatine, is not disappointed :)
Palpatine should have been number 1. Seriously, as diabolical and evil as everyone on the list is, this is supposed to be about the "smartest" villain. Palpatine had an entire galaxy dancing to his tune. His only mistake across an entire franchise was trying to kill Luke right in front of Vader.
This list is trash but I agree with that Palpatine is a smart one belonging on the list.
I enjoy the Joker a lot but I don't think he is smarter than Lex.
Good thing lex was just an honorable mention and the joker was actually on the list =_=
They never base there top 10s solely on the title, how big/famous/good the movie is usually a bigger factor than the theme itself.
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And that's what makes me wonder why I'm still subscribed.
BSGA22 Based on movie portrayals alone, the Joker is a way better candidate for the list. Lex hasn't been done justice in a movie yet; he's only been a bumbling idiot trying to pull off real estate schemes. (See the Justice League cartoon for an example of Lex Luthor done right.)
Lex is the smartest man in DC, he is even smarter than batman
Auric Goldfinger, Hans Gruber & Lex Luthor!!😁👍🏿
John Kramer and joker are way down the list.....
So is Emperor Palpatine
I'm surprised Professor Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes movies wasn't mentioned.
Agreed, he definitely deserved a spot on this list, he is an absolute genius.
Where was Gerard Butler in Law Abiding Citizen?
Awesome movie! I don't know why the hell do critics hate it
Technically, depending on how you look at it, he could be considered an anti-hero. Since it is kinda left up to the viewer to decide, that may be why he was left out.
Not a villain so much as a man seeking justice.
Cynical Cthulhu Isnt that how a lot of villains start out? The justice system may have been corrupt but him killing people with families and children wasnt justified. For me that makes him a villain. If he stopped the killing at the man who killed his family then i could see him as "a man seeking justice"
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He needed to send a message, and that certainly did it. You would be surprised at what people will do when they have nothing to lose. He is an anti-hero to me. He didn't want anyone else getting wronged by the system, so he needed to make a big enough commotion in order to get peoples attention. The vast public would hardly pay attention if he just stopped after killing Darby and his friend. He needed to get people to see just how badly the system is made, hence why the court room scene went the way it did. He wanted to show the judge and everyone else in the courtroom how easy it is to get off with murder. I hope this doesn't seem like a rant, cause it's not. lol
William Stryker - the X-Men franchise,
Ultron - Avengers: Age of Ultron,
Mysterio/Quentin Beck - Spider-Man: Far From Home,
Howard Payne - Speed,
Smaug - The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug,
Ajax - Deadpool,
and Cipher - Fast and Furious 8
Clyde Shelton from Law Abiding Citizen? Come on now, he is arguably smarter than half of this list
Terrence Shumate
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I agree, only reason I can think of is maybe he's more of an anti-hero which is why they didn't include him.
Or rather he might be more of an anti-villain but it's hard to label him exactly. He's certainly no hero but I also don't think he's purely evil like a stereotypical villain. He's definitely somewhere in between.
He should be Number 1
I was gonna comment that then decided to look in the comment section to see if anyone else commented it, well done, and I totally agree