Have you ever watched a movie or read a book and come away thinking that the wrong person won? That the “bad guy” was actually just mistreated, misunderstood, or cast in a light that didn’t seem fair?
If so, this is the thread for you.
These 17 people are rightfully indignant about the treatment of these villains, who they think definitely deserved a hero’s welcome instead.
17. You just have to get to know him.
Mojo Jojo. He was actually a really nice person onc e you got to know him.
Honestly there should be a serious movie about a villain winning with their vision to (cleanse the world and bring peace) and actually bringing peace after they win.
Then the story leaves us wondering who the real villain was
16. I mean, he wasn’t trying to kill anyone.
I dunno, the villain from The Rock just wanted to get veterans their disability and veteran wages.
“Three tours in Vietnam, Panama, Grenada, Desert Storm; two Purple Hearts, three Silver Stars, and the Congressional Medal of Jesus.”
15. Leave the whale alone.
Moby Dick.
He’s just trying to be a f**king whale and people keep trying to harpoon him.
“….That’s why my favorite book is Moby Dick. No frufu symbolism, just a good simple tale about a man who hates an animal.”
14. Peter Pan is kind of a s*%t.
The older I get the more I sympathize with Captain Hook.
Peter Pan cut off Captain Hook’s hand and fed it to the crocodile as a joke. Can you believe Hook is hell-bent on revenge? It’s just a prank bro.
13. Heartbreaking.
Mr. Freeze is a fictional character. He’s spending the money he stole to find a treatment for a fatal ailment.
That Arkham Knight storyline with him was heartbreaking.
12. A freedom fighter.
Robbie Rotten.
Most of the time, he just wanted to chill, vibe, and get rid of that mustache creep in tight clothes who hangs out with kids way too much.
Lazy town is home to a monster who forces hard working tax payers to exercise against their will. Robbie Rotten is a freedom fighter trying to liberate the people and the media has warped the narrative to show the oppressor as the hero
11. We can all identify with a little revenge.
The villain in Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet. I think his name was Hope? I forgot completely.
Either way, I couldn’t help but sympathize with his quest for revenge.
10. Not the best life.
The Rabbit from the Trix commercials. My man literally spent his OWN MONEY to get this own Trix cereal, and then those dang kids stole his property, saying “lol Trix are for kids!”
F**k those kids.
Back in the 90’s he did get to finally have Trix after winning a race or something and the prize was a bowl of Trix.
They found out it was the rabbit and you had to write in to let them know if he should or shouldn’t get to have the Trix.
9. Just a guy with a hobby.
The dad from the LEGO Movie. He didn’t know the toys were sentient and didn’t want to be super-glued, he was just a guy with a hobby who didn’t want his kid destroying his creation.
He got his kids their own Legos so they had no reason to mess with his world. As someone with siblings who used to wreck each other’s lego creations all the time, the end of the movie and portrayal of the dad as a bad guy for just having a hobby bugged me.
8. We look up to him, honestly.
Scorpio, Hank. He appeared like such a kind person.
“On your way out if you want to kill somebody, you would help me a lot.”
I say this every time a fellow employee tells me they’re quitting.
7. He kept his end of the deal.
Hades from Hercules.
He kept his end of the deal but Hercules gets to cheat and punch him in the face, always pisses me off lmao. It’s why I can’t watch that movie.
6. Can you even imagine living next to those two?
Squidward.
Imagine having loud and annoying neighbors on both sides of you, making it difficult to get any peace and quiet in your own home. At the very least, you can have some solitude in your job at this restaurant that no one ever really visits anyway.
…And then your neighbor applies for the job, passes with flying colors, and attracts loads of new customers, not only making your job busier and livelier than what you signed up for, but absolutely decimating that home/work balance you once had.
5. Seems like a simple solution.
Wile E. Coyote.
I always wondered why he didn’t just order ACME catering. I’m sure they must have had freeze dried Roadrunner, tinned Roadrunner and a bunch of other Roadrunner products in that d**ned catalog.
4. Jack is the villain.
The giant from Jack and the bean stalk even thou he’s not the villain.
Yeah jack just intruded on his home, then f**king killed him when he tried to shoo him away.
Like, what the hell man? What is this story trying to teach? Breaking and entering is ok?
3. He really deserved it.
Tom from Tom and Jerry.
Man, when I was little Jerry had me crying. I was going to sleep mad because I couldn’t beat him up.
Me and my brother actually HATED mice because of Jerry and would stay up plotting against Jerry. My parents had to ban Tom and Jerry around and after dinner hours.
2. Just living the cat life.
I always wanted Azrael (Gargamel’s cat) to catch and eat a Smurf.
There are so many useless smurfs too, he can eat one of them
1. Just a bit of a dictator.
Pagan Min, Farcry 4, not really a tragic story, and yes he was bit of a royal dictator, but it was either him, who would then pass it off the MC, or the rebellion leaders where it would become an overly religious land that executes anyone who doesn’t share the same religion, or a drug country with child soldiers used to protect the fields
Yeah nah I’d choose the bad guys in this game.
I’m definitely thinking about some of these in a different light, how about you?
Do you have a pet villain you’d love to see flip the script? Tell us your reasoning in the comments!
