Top 10 My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Villains

The shape-shifter queen managed to replace and impersonate one of the Equestrian princesses, turned the captain of the guards into a mind-controlled puppet, temporarily took over the Equestrian capital, defeated Celestia in a duel, and managed to alienate Twilight Sparkle from her friends and family. All in her first appearance.

She and Discord share the top of my preferences in villains from this show. They have wits and skills. By comparison Nightmare Moon was playing mind games with her opponents and posed no physical threat, Tirek seems to be an energy vampire who just tries to drain everyone, Sombra seems to be a mute character and a literal shadow of his former shelf, and Starlight Glimmer at her worse was satisfied with controlling a small village. They pale in comparison.

A beautiful queen of destruction who beat Celestia ( although to be honest Celestia is a PRETTY big let down.-. ) and almost destroyed equestria. twice. I honestly hope she makes a come back soon, like maybe making Princess flurry fart evil ( although that baby is pretty evil already in my books ) or something like that. But then again it's a show targeted for five year olds, so I don't expect much. Another good plot would be to finally destroy equestria and then because of princess twilight and the chosen one ( Mc Flurry heart ) save the day because of MaGiC ( oh scawy )

Queen Chrysalis is tied with Discord. Changelings are weird and cool. If there was a changeling/draconequus (A draconequus is what Discord is) hybrid and they were a boy they would be the best character on the show (probably)

Queen chrysalis did defat celestia and captured her and changed into kadence. And almost destroyed the crystal empire.

Nothing special to say here besides... Discord ist the Pure chaos and that's what he makes him what he is. Literally Discord is purely made out of chaos. If there wouldn't be tirek I don't think Anyone could beat him and his chaosmagic of Doom!

The reason Discord is the best villain, is because he shows how people can change for the better or the worse. Fluttershy showed him kindness when nopony else would. This made Discord change and realized how valuable friendship was to him. Later on, Tirek convened Discord to join him in an act of rebellion against Equestria. Discord is a real relatable villain. You can also count on him for a good laugh.
-TheMyLittlePonyExpert

Discord is awesome. He deserves the number one spot. He cares very deeply for Fluttershy, and all of her friends. Not to mention, he's hilarious! His looks don't matter to me, I love Discord no matter what the cost.

I hate when people say that Tirek is more powerful the only reason Discord did not attack was because he was caught off guard and did not know how to react. In my headcannon he actually let Tirek stealhis powers so that Twilight could unlock the playset I mean castle. He should have been nr 1.

Nightmare moon has the best reasons to be a villain. She was jealous and was emotionally hurt because no pony cared about her, or what she did for them for HOURS. Then when she got banished, she had to have been furious! Away from any other life form for 1,000 years! Also in the season 5 finale, her universe was probably the best one to live in. No war, hiding for your life, mass destruction, pollution, chaos, just a different way of living normally. She is also the prettiest villain. Go Nightmare!

Nightmare Moon, is the BEST villain, no doubt about that, she's gorgeous too! But she didn't do that much damage, I know, she hurt Celestia once, but spreading eternal night across Equestria is probably the least thing any villain on MLP has done! I wish Celestia could have turned her, she's my favorite character, I have Nothing against Luna, I just wished Nightmare Moon was good, not bad

Best season opener they could've done! Nightmare Moon is a phenomenal villain with an amazing backstory.

I think that nightmare moon is on of the coolest villain in the entire series.

He's one of the most successful villains in the MLP franchise. Sucking magic from ponies to feed him is a such a great idea for a villain!

Only because in certain ways he seems a little like Bowser, my favorite villain of all time. He's a big angry horned brute like Bowser and his appearance reminds me of Giga Bowser!

I agree with wren6 Tirek is like thanos maybe they are long lost brothers!

What is with him and power!? He doesn't need power.

She lives her friend starlight so much.

Truly yes, she is evil, she prefers to win, and power, instead of friends

Snail hasn't shown 1% of his power yet. There are several easter eggs hinting he is a god, plus he already is charismatic and fun.

He works for Sunset in Equestria Girls. But reforms. And he's too dumb to be a good villain.

Not a villain

I love her! She would be nice and generous if her mom didn't control her life!

She's more of an antagonist than a villain. She isn't evil. Mean, but not evil.

Diamond Tiara is not a villain anymore! Stop voting!

That little filly is so annoying! the poor cutie mark crusaders.

In my humble opinion, I think that Adagio is the best Villain, or at least in the top five.
Not only is her design (Both Human and Siren form) aesthetically pleasing, but she, along with Aria and Sonata, have a very good reason for being evil in the first place. Unlike the Changelings, who can be reformed, and no longer really need to worry about feeding anymore, since it's a given from being around other Ponies and Changelings; The Sirens don't really have a choice. They have to feed of off other's hate, or else they will die.

I also forgot to mention how great their Songs are. Like seriously.

I mean, one of the things that I feel a good Villain should have is an actual motive for being evil in the first place, (Unlike the Mane-iac *Cough cough* Who was a down right horrible Villain who spat out cringy Horse Puns every few minutes) and I feel that Adagio and the other Dazzlings have more than achieved this, thus earning them a solid spot in my Top Five Villains.

I have to say it was a tough choice between Adagio Dazzle or Sunset Shimmer for me, but I think Adagio Dazzle pulls the villain thing off just a tiny bit better than Sunset. If this was a Top Ten most Underrated villains, than Sunset would definitely be number 1 in my book, but Adagio Dazzle is probable the most cunning villain the show has ever had. She and the other two Sirens came over to Canterlot High after Adagio saw that there was now Equestrian magic there, kept a low profile until they found a place they could not only use their magic effectively, but also use as a jumping point to get their dark magic and evil spell up and running. After that, Adagio set her sights on the main 6/7 because she saw that they had the most powerful Equestrian magic out of the whole school, and always turned the tables so they were in her favor. Her plan was so successful that at the end of the movie, the Dazzlings were able to beat the main 6 in power and were only defeated because the main 6 ...more

I vote for Adagio Dazzle and the dazzlings as a whole, but mostly Adagio
Not only is she hot as hell (and this is coming from a woman), but was very intimidating and also has an amazing voice. What I like about her is how cunning she is, always 5 steps ahead and always 5 minutes away from snapping at Aria and Sonata.
She's like a spider, always waiting for her victims to come to her, and personally toying with them before enacting her plan. Also, the fact that she is yellow, my least favorite color, makes me love to hate her even more
I give Adgio Dazzle 10/10

Um, Hello? She should be first. Not even the main five could beat her. Sunset Shimmer had to help. She was banished to Equestria 1,000 years ago, same time as when all the other villains were around. But those villains weren't bad enough to be sent here.

Tempest Shadow (Fizzle-bop Berry-twist) is totally the #1 villain in the she show. She has the best singing voice, and I feel so sorry for her. She is so underrated. I mean her friends abandoned her after she saved them. She can make really cool fireworks, and she deserves a better place on this list than what she has now.

She honestly has amazing character development, and even though she was reformed, she managed to take down a lot of the princesses, something not many other villains can do. She can be manipulative and other traits which perfectly describe antagonist.

She's a great villain. She's even cooler when reformed. Discord, Starlight, the Changelings, and Trixie are awesome too!

It isn't really Tempest's fault that she is/was a villain! It's more because childhood "friends" gave her such a hard past life

She only care about herself and she doesn't understand friendship or loyaty like Rainbow Dash.I hate her!
And she will never understand the love of friendship or loyaty like Rainbow Dash and Rainbow is the best and most unique pony.I love Rainbow Dash!

She's a bully like Gilda

He's not a villain, he just sucks!

I honestly don't get why this guy didn't make it to the top. I get he didn't do much but for me though he's my top. Seriously not only is his appearance intimidating he also one unicorn had the power to handle two VERY powerful alicorns. And it required an artifact to beat him. I'm so disappointed because I feel like this guy deserves way more attention than the amount he's initially getting.

He's making a come back the final season's main villain! Even better, he kidnaps Flurry Heart, and destroys the Tree of Harmony and the Elements! He's surely more than the Elements then!

He is awesome! Sure, we don't really get to see him do that much evil things, but his horn looks great and so does he in general

He is so cool! He has a flowing mane! he is the best villain ever! and lighting dust is the worst for sure.

Best villain ever! She brainwashed a village AND destroyed time?! If you look at the episode It's About Time, Twilight realizes that time can't be altered. BUT STARLIGHT DID JUST THAT! She created alternate universes by altering Starswirl's spell HERSELF with no pony to help her! AND she was able to keep up with Twilight's alicorn magic! AND (I promise this is the last one) she was able to take away cutie marks and erase pony's DESTINIES! I love Starlight!

She may not have as much raw power as Discord or Chrysalis but her ability to cast complex spells such as duplication, speed and hypnosis rival that of Princess Twilight (Possibly the other princesses too). She also possesses a signature spell which can remove a pony's cutie mark at will and replace it with an equal sign. This was confirmed in The Cutie Map pt 2 when she admitted that none of this [the Village] would've been possible if it weren't for HER cutie mark stealing magic. Cutie marks are an essential factor of a pony's destiny and talents so it's kind of a big deal. She also swapped the Royal Sisters cutie marks for a day. Moreover, in Every Little Thing She Does, she casts a variety of spells which impress Twilight herself. Such as the crystal shield and acceleration spells.
In the Season 5 finale, the whole history of Equestria was at stake. In 'A Matter if Principles' she fired an immensely destructive beam which supposedly "banished" Discord, which was powered by her ...more

She is not a villain. She becoming a villain just because she doesn't know everything about FRIENDSHIP! That's it! Rather than Queen Chrysalis, she almost destroyed Equestria TWO TIMES! Now, Starlight is nice towards the others. She also used to be a hero in the episode "To Where And Back Again" Without her and her team, I don't know what will happened in Equestria...

Acquiring and refining Starswirl's time travel spell was pretty threatening. The whole fate of Equestria was at stake. Although she sought revenge against the Mane 6, her kind heart stopped her from doing so after seeing what would happen to Equestria as a result.

She isn't evil! She used to be but not anymore!

She was reformed after the first movie.

She is bad you guys don't understand!

I think she is awesomely evil!

I don't remember him.

Daybreak has so much Power. In season 7 episode 10 dabreaker melted dream world turned into a asteroid and made an immortal power.

She is a season 7 episode 10 character. She is an alter ego of princess celestial. She is gorgeous and is awesomely funny

This villain was only one-shot. Give her some more screentime before the show ends Hasbro! She deserves more!

A rip off of Nightmare moon, all she is is an evil version of Celestia.

Aria Blaze VS Sonata Dusk- The Ultimate Battle... Seriously, these 2 work great together as siblings. They demonstrate sibling rivalry just great!

She's always trying to take leadership over Adagio in the group, that's what I like about her, always trying to be number one and derail the number one. She's also my favorite MLP character.

Now she maybe a backing vocal singer but her voice is beautiful.Not only that,she is punky and the mean one in the group but that's what makes me love her.

She is always brave enough to talk back causing her to be a good inspiration for being a bad girl

It's Taco Tuesday's enemy sister!

Totally hilarious villain. She's one of my favorite MLP characters!

Why do I need a explanation?

She should be at the top!

She might not be a villain, but I think she's selfish, she always wants to win everything, and she's only loyal when she needs to be,