Top 10 Best Call of Duty Villains

Vladimir Makarov. A man, a single man who brought the world to the brink of WW3. Killed millions of innocents. Never afraid to get a gallon of fresh blood on his clothes. Perfect example of a cold hearted killer. Has forever loyal men, and a pack of combat experience. He managed to kill Soap and Yuri, hell, he was even at the second to last second at pulling the trigger on Price. Along with this feat, he traumatized General Shepard by nuking everyone single one of his soldiers. Makarov respectively also shows how easily one man could bring living hell upon the world. Anything that has a heart, is in Makarov's objective to kill. Ultimately the best example of a villain in general.

It was either Makarov or Menendez. But if people could sympathize for Menendez, then that doesn't make him the most evil. Plus, when we control that Arab undercover dude who was with Menendez, you could get your hands dirty, kill the navy seal main character and live. If it was Makarov, you're dead either way, so is the navy seal dude. With Makarov, no matter who you are, you have a feeling he's gonna kill you. You can't sympathize with him. Menendez may have followers. If Makarov had followers, he'd kill them all. He'd kill every innocent, anyone. He would destroy the world if he had the opportunity. It took 3 modern warefare series (and "in-story" many years) to finally stop him using PRICE (the Chuck Norris of MW who never dies when he's supposed to). Menendez is just more interesting. But not the most evil.

Makarov is the main antagonist of the Modern Warfare series. He's the mastermind behind WW3 and terrorist extraordinaire. He orchestrated No Russian and ordered the detonation of the nuke in Call of Duty 4. Tens of thousands died because of the will of a single man. How many of our playable characters has he killed... just think about it. No one else did as much damage as he did. From his great voice actor to his awesome quotes. He was definitely the best Call of Duty villain. Makarov even went out in a cool fashion.

Vladimir Makarov is the man who officially started WWIII. He was Zakhaev's successor. Responsible for the nuke going off in MW1, brilliantly organizing No Russian to start WW3, and surviving for so long up until the end of MW3. This man is always a step ahead of everybody. Every time you have him within your grasp, he knows what your plan, motivation, and what your skills are. He outsmarted the CIA, Joseph Allen, outsmarted our MW protagonists, and the entire world itself. There is no one more cold-hearted and smart as Makarov. Price may have been able to defeat him once but Makarov beat Task Force 141 countless times!

It was either Makarov or Menendez. But if people could sympathize for Menendez, then that doesn't make him the most evil. Plus, when we control that Arab undercover dude who was with Menendez, you could get your hands dirty, kill the navy seal main character and live. If it was Makarov, you're dead either way, so is the navy seal dude. With Makarov, no matter who you are, you have a feeling he's gonna kill you. You can't sympathize with him. Menendez may have followers. If Makarov had followers, he'd kill them all. He'd kill every innocent, anyone. He would destroy the world if he had the opportunity. It took 3 modern warefare series (and "in-story" many years) to finally stop him using PRICE (the Chuck Norris of MW who never dies when he's supposed to). Menendez is just more interesting. But not the most evil.

He wasn't an evil but a villain. He had a big heart and it was all for his sister, he was a real good guy and professional in his job and he knew what's he doing, something I don't understand is why did he wanted to annoy David? He was just a kid when woods killed Jossefina, even Hudson, Alex mason and the entire America were innocent! Makarov is a bloody bastard he deserves to be the first villain, but Menendez is very tough and powerful, he might tried to destroy the world but he had a reason, something I think Makarov didn't even think about it.

Hands down the best Call of Duty villain ever. While Makarov is great, Menendez is so much better simply because you can sympathize with his motives somewhat. He is not your typical bad guy. There is method to his madness. The world has destroyed everything he has cared about, so he seeks to destroy the world. Seeing how so many games have made the "end of the world" scenario seem so cliché, the character of Menendez seeks to destroy those who have destroyed his life by speaking out to those who should fear him the most. Never has a Call of Duty game created such a compelling villain, nor is it likely to again.

To be honest, I don't think I need to say why he's the best. Play B02 and BO Declassified. Pay close attention to his storyline. This guy is a mastermind. Makarov is evil, yes. But Raul is smart, cold, and loving of his innocent sister who Woods killed. He is a tragic villain through and through. But what makes him such a good antagonist is that, in the end he wins. No matter what, Menendez won. How? Well, Treyarch released a timeline of the Black Ops games a while back stating that it is canon that Menendez gets killed by Section at the end of BO2. Meaning that in the end, Cordis Die rioted, burnt the White House down and caused years and years of civil unrest in the US.

Then in one ending, If he is spared his virus shuts the US down and he murders Woods, one of his longtime goals. He wins. Plus, no matter what ending you got, he still severely damaged China and America with his drones (which he stole from the United States), and this damage was bad enough to were the D.E.A.D ...more

Now I'm not a huge fan of how he was used in MW2. MW2 needed a little more if they were going to make Shepherd a bad guy and his reasons for betrayal just weren't good enough. That aside, he was still a pretty good villain. His betrayal of Task Force 141 on Estate Takedown is one of my favorite video game moments period. Price told Ghost and Roach not to trust Shepherd even if it was already too late.

He's one of the worst villains because he betray taskforce 141 and he killed Ghost and Roach. But he didn't do enough bad stuff to be at number three. All he did was really betray task force 141 and kill some of the most important people in MW2 but he didn't try to destroy the world or anything.

General Shepard was real bad if he would stay on the SAS's side for about 15 years and then kill hundreds of people in 3 missions that altogether lasted an hour and a half (average). He is villainous put HIM on dlc in ghosts.

Shepherd was mad cool, and the twist where he kills Ghost and roach is very well written. My only complaint is that they didn't explain his motives very well.

Makarov took a few notes from this man. Zakheav's ideals of a return to Soviet ways eventually led to WWI even after he had died. He even launched two ballistic missiles at the east coast of the US. The casualties would have been over 41 million. Not to mention he survived an assasination attempt that cost him his left arm.

This guy rocks. Plus Makarov never would have became leader of the ultranationalists if he had not been shot on the bridge. Would shoot Rorke with a fragile before Rorke even knew what happened.

Imran Zakhaev is one of my favorite antagonists in modern Warfare. Not much too say though considering that he was only in one game.

The man who started it all. Even in death he manages to torment the 141 through his protege.

Adolf Hitler would have made an amazing villain but he never physically appeared in a Call of Duty game. I'd probably vote for him if he did make physical appearances. My hopes are up for that in Call of Duty WW2.

This guy was real so he should be number one because he was real. And he had gas showers to kill people with. He cooked people in ovens. He also burnt people's skin off.

Can't believe they aren't already on the list! If he had modern weapons we would have nuked and taken over the world

He isn't a Call of Duty character because he never made a physical appearance.

We all know who he is in real life. He doesn't have a major role in Black Ops but he's still a villain and cracks this list.

In real life, the invaders of Cuba were the villains. Fidel Castro was a hero.