Top 10 Best Dreamworks Animated Villains

Lord Shen - Kung Fu Panda 2

Lord Shen is the main antagonist of Kung Fu Panda 2. This regal white peacock decided traditional martial arts weren't quite cutting it, so he opted to conquer China with weaponized fireworks instead. Renowned actor Gary Oldman provides the vocal performance for this incredibly intense bird.

Shen is one of the most complex movie villains ever. His relationship with the Soothsayer is amazing, his rivalry with Po felt genuine, his fighting style is fluid and visually satisfying, his voice is awesome, and he has a sympathetic backstory.
He's one of the only villains who are funny as well as intimidating (Ultron done right). He's also literally animal Hitler.

Lord Shen isn't just my favorite DreamWorks villain of all time - he's my favorite animated villain of all time.
Everything about him is perfect, from his character design to his character arc to his dialogue to Gary Oldman's voicework. I just love Shen. Not even love to hate - love to love.

Rameses - The Prince of Egypt

Some of the villains are pretty evil here, but I personally think Ramesses is the best villain because of how sympathetic he is. It just didn't feel right for Moses to abandon his brother for a god he met like one time at the end of the movie.

I can't even describe how evil this guy is.

He is my favorite villain of all time.

Tai Lung - Kung Fu Panda

Best villain of all time. He wasn't a coward like Shen was. He actually fought his own battles. He didn't use machinery to kill opponents either. Tai Lung defeated the whole Furious Five with ease and nearly killed Shifu without a scratch.
He knows the secrets of Kung Fu, unlike Shen, and is the most hardcore villain of all DreamWorks time.

I don't have to explain. He's simply the best out of all in this list. From personality to skills, I personally liked him the most. Plus, he's an independent fighter, unlike Shen, who relied on weapons, and Kai, who stole chi from other masters and fighters just to make himself stronger.

Fairy Godmother - Shrek 2

How is she not #1? She's the best example of a twist villain, and her performance of "I Need a Hero" is legendary.

She's my favorite DreamWorks villain of all time! I love her voice and her quotes!
She should be in the top 3.

I like how she has a blend of humorous and villainous character, and she undeniably has a great voice.

Chantel Dubois - Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

The most feral villain out of the 10. Who knew a normal human could be this insane?!

She made me become a misanthrope and lose my faith in humanity.

She is really evil, but considering she just wanted a lion's head?

Lord Farquaad - Shrek

Lord Farquaad is the main antagonist of the 2001 animated feature film Shrek and its 4D attraction adaptation, Shrek 4-D. He is the ruthless ruler of Duloc who seeks to become king by marrying Princess Fiona. The character is voiced by John Lithgow.

The way he died because of a dragon in the first movie and in Shrek 4D was funny.
To be honest, he wanted to kill Shrek and lock Fiona in the tower again. He is not really evil, but he is evil.

Literally animated Hitler. Even the small height jokes resemble what everyone did with tyrants back in the old days. Lord Shen is a frightened child with mental problems, Farquaad is truly evil, if maybe a bit incapable and kind of a weakling.

He was that evil, especially considering how badly he wanted to kill Shrek.

General Mandible - Antz

I think General Mandible was mean because they did not let him meet Princess Bala.

Pitch Black - Rise of the Guardians

He has shown to be very manipulative, luring Jack Frost away from the rest of the Guardians so his Nightmares could destroy the Easter Eggs. He was able to trick an enraged Jack into finding sympathy for him.
However, if he couldn't persuade someone, Pitch resorted to blackmail. For example, he threatened to murder Baby Tooth if Frost didn't yield his staff.
When it came to Jack, Pitch took a sinister, twisted, and ruthless approach towards him. Initially, Pitch saw him as nothing more than a "neutral party" and ignored him. However, when Jack overpowered the Boogeyman using his ice powers, Pitch was impressed and began to relate to him. Although it is possible he saw him as nothing more than a personal gain than an actual friend.
After Jack refused his partnership, he broke his magical staff and left him for dead. Pitch played extremely sadistic mind games with Jack Frost throughout the film. When he lured him to his lair, he cruelly taunted him over his forgotten memories and mocked him over the Guardians never accepting him as a member.
He was insulting, as an example was when he told the Easter Bunny to suck an egg and threatened to smother the Tooth Fairy's helpers with a pillow. He was so depraved and evil he was perfectly fine with murdering Baby Tooth and Jamie to fulfill his goals.

Mrs. Tweedy - Chicken Run

She is the master of animal abuse and of abusing her husband. Even if she does not look evil, she literally climbed onto a plane just to turn the chickens into a pie.

Mrs. Tweedy's defeat was painful, but she survived and again tried to kill Ginger in the sequel, but got exploded by the robot ducks.

She might look like a simple farmer's wife, but she is threatening and scary.

Grimmel the Grisly - How to Train Your Dragon

He tried to kill Toothless, so Hiccup sacrificed himself. But the Light Fury saved Hiccup, so Grimmel fell and drowned to his doom.

Dark Hiccup. Grimmel is as evil as Drago, who, if delayed by one second, would have done the same thing Drago did: kill off a main character. Both outmatch Shen and Kai easily, two other villains whom I actually like, just like how the HTTYD franchise outmatches the KFP franchise.

Grimmel is my favorite villain of all time. The reason he deserves to be number 1 is because he ends up succeeding.

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Queen Barb - Trolls World Tour

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Veneer - Trolls Band Together

Eris - Sinbad: Legend of the 7 Seas

How can Eris not even be on the list when she is the most awesome DreamWorks villain ever? I guess it's because few people have seen this movie. Eris deserves to be in the top 10 with ease. She is clever, interesting, and a GOD! The goddess of discord and chaos.
She is so great she deserves another movie all of her own or cameos in many other DreamWorks movies.

DreamWorks' Maleficent. If Maleficent is usually regarded as the best Disney villain, why wouldn't Eris be considered the top dog here? She has caused the most harm across history, is the most evil and chaotic, and has power that goes beyond anyone here.

Kai - Kung Fu Panda 3

He has a great character design with creative blade weapons that make for some absolutely stunning action scenes. Voiced to perfection by the legendary JK Simmons, Kai is an absolute thrill of a villain to watch, despite his generic motivation and backstory. Also, his theme SLAPS.

He is basically if DreamWorks made Thanos from the MCU animated and evil. Because they both collect items to get power.

Kai beats up Tai Lung and collects his chi. As evil as Shen, but not as evil as Grimmel and Drago.

Titan - Megamind

Titan is basically Syndrome level in terms of kills! Definitely #1!

He is the DreamWorks version of Syndrome!

More like, under new management.

Death - Puss in Boots

I know everyone is saying he's not a villain, but you must take a point of view in Puss' character. He's the manifestation of fear from a person who is scared of death itself and wants to kill Puss in many ways because he saw somebody just wasting many lives as a punishment.
Imagine if you saw him in front of you. We always thought we are the bad guy, but no, Death basically is like a demon.

Hands down the best DreamWorks villain! The way they portrayed him is great, and Puss, the "fearless hero," was scared of him! He is the best.

Gallaxhar - Monsters vs Aliens

He has the highest body count out of any DreamWorks villain! He destroyed an entire planet for having the quantonium. I also love his spaceship and his computer.

He just wanted everything for himself.

He's the funniest villain ever!

Rumpelstiltskin - Shrek Forever After

Rumpelstiltskin is a character in the Shrek franchise who serves as the primary antagonist of Shrek Forever After. In the film, he tricks Shrek into signing a contract that alters reality. He is portrayed as cunning and manipulative, using deception to achieve his goals.

Yet again, another very huge threat villain from an underrated sequel. He may be small and ugly, but he knows what you wish for and tries to find an opportunity to trick you.

The Toad - Flushed Away

He was voiced by Ian McKellen, not to be confused with Uncle Ian from Alvin and the Chipmunks as he was brilliantly portrayed by Mr. Cross. (Oh who are we kidding, they sound nothing alike!)

The Toad was just perfect. He's one of the tallest characters in Flushed Away. Why does Flushed Away not even have a sequel yet?!

Drago Bludvist - How to Train Your Dragon

This guy is already terrifying. His plan was simple since he wanted to rule the world, but he is terrifying and evil.
He even killed Stoick the Vast. Stoick was a hero, to be honest.

Drago Bludvist is one of my favorite villains.
When Stoick died, he just did not care. He is really evil, and you can already see it.

A villain as menacing as Drago Bludvist is definitely worthy of the top 10 DreamWorks animated villains! I mean, he's menacing (as I said before) and not easily defeated. If anyone can kill off somebody like Stoick, then that's saying a lot already. Yep, Drago is definitely up there somewhere!

Stoick - How to Train your Dragon

I know everything about dragons, but I've never seen anyone like Stoick. He's amazing.

Megamind - Megamind

Ah yes. One of the most entertaining characters of all time.

Sneakiest villain of the list. I suppose he has a big head for a reason.

King Charming - Shrek the Third

Colonel Cutter - Antz

"Big" Jack Horner - Puss in Boots

This villain was amazing. Every second I saw him in the movie was a miracle. Thank you, DreamWorks, for making this villain. He's one of my top 5 villains, along with Shen, Death, Drago, and Rumpelstiltskin.

"Well, you know what they say. Can't bake a pie without losing a dozen men."
This guy is just unapologetically evil in a delightful, hysterical way. I love this guy.

Jack Horner is absolutely evil. He just lets his people die. He was willing to get the wishing star no matter what.

Professor Poopypants - Captain Underpants

He was defeated by getting shrunk and riding a bee away, and then got put in jail?

I wish my name was Professor Poopypants!

Funniest villain in the studio ever!