Top Ten RWBY Villains

The Top Ten
1 Neopolitan

Neo you don't need to say a word. Your style and the way you owned that fight with Yang says it all. Plus she fights with a parasol. This gal took on badass Yang (who is way taller and physically stronger) and her gun gauntlets using just her parasol and won. Amazing.

She is a genius. Think about it. She doesn't just dodge Yang's attack, she blocks or counterattacks them with her umbrella. Yet when she hits Yang it hurts but it's not hard enough to trigger Yang's Semblance! Plus she has a cool Semblance.

Ice cream + Mary Poppins + Badass = Neo Politan! What's not to love about the sadistic yet adorable sidekick of Roman Torchwick! She absolutely annihilated Yang at the end of Volume 2 and is the shortest character in RWBY! I really hope she returns in Volume 6 or 7!

Hard pick between Neo, Torchwick and Emerald, but I still have to go with Neo.

2 Roman Torchwick

If RWBY had themes, I'd say that it's optimism in the face of darkness. Think about it, all the villains are pessimistic on some level. Team RWBY's most jaded member was a member of the White Fang, a criminal.

Roman is pessimistic and selfish, acting as a contrast with the selfless and naive Ruby. Roman also had the most presence and each girl had reasons to go after Roman. He's also charismatic and just plain fun to watch on screen.

He is by far the most personal feeling villain. He gives Ruby a nickname, and there is a clear rivalry between the two. Team RWBY all have reasons to go after him. His final battle with Ruby I'd say is his finest hour.

Ruby's blind desire to be a hero caused her to confront Roman alone. Roman and Neo double teamed Ruby, displaying the best teamwork in the series. Ruby had to resort to dirty tricks in order to send Neo off the airship.

While beating on Ruby, Roman explains that he joined because it's not about what he has to ...more

I mean come on. This guy has charisma for days and both his personality, the way he operates, and his motivation in why he does what he does is more interesting than that of the "main villains" such as Cinder and Salem. The best villain is not always the most powerful one. Rather the best villain can be the one the audience strangely enjoys whenever they're on screen, despite what despicable actions they commit.

Roman was amazing. He had charisma, good jokes, and was classic. He seemed to be like that villain that stood in front of the mighty ones (Cinder, Salem, Tyrian, etc.) to keep the young protagonists distracted. Once he was killed, that was a sign that team RWBY has matured and has moved on to the next step of their training.

Have you looked at him, I mean he has a bowler hat, scarf, coolest coat ever, and his weapon is a cane gun! Not to mention he bested Sun AND Blake! And his death speech was bad A.

3 Cinder Fall A mysterious woman who possesses fire-based powers and uses a pair of blades that combine to form a bow that she uses to fire arrows.Vol. 2 She also fights with glass and has been noted to have fused Dust into some of her clothing. Cinder is a very cunning and secretive woman, with goals of gaining power and becoming feared by others, and the end goal of overthrowing Ozpin, as per her superior Salem's wishes.Vol. 3, Ch. 7 She leads a team with Mercury and Emerald and is Torchwick and Neo's superior. In Volume 3, Cinder kills the Fall Maiden and claims her power. She also supposedly killed Ozpin and is responsible for killing Pyrrha, but is later engulfed in the light caused by Ruby unleashing ...read more.

She brought down an entire kingdom and made the whole world of Remnant fear for war. She killed Amber, she's the reason Penny is dead, is the reason Ozpin is missing and killed Pyrrha within a few episodes. She went from a boring villain from Volume 2 to an evil cold woman in the next volume. Monty would be proud.

4 Salem

Ok, why is she #3?! Cinder is nothing compared to her. I can obviously she will be a very large threat in Volume 4. She is the narrator. I've known that frisking narrator was evil the whole time. I felt it in my gut. She has so much mystery and it's insane how Cinder is above her.

5 Adam Taurus

I like for some reason

6 Emerald Sustrai
7 Mercury Black Mercury Black is an antagonist in RWBY. He is an associate of Cinder Fall and partner of Emerald Sustrai.
8 Grimm

Grimm are not villains, they are faceless monsters that get killed by the main characters.

9 Malachite Sisters
10 Tyrian Callows

I don't understand why Tyrian is below the creatures of Grimm.

The Contenders
11 The White Fang
12 Raven
13 Grimm Dragon
14 Arthur Watts
15 Nevermore
16 Ursa
17 Junior
18 Goliath
19 Boarbatusk
20 Beowolves
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