Top 10 Super Mario Villains
Dimentio is an evil harlequin magician and the main antagonist of the 2007 Nintendo Wii video game known as "Super Paper Mario". One of his notable features is that he has created his own Dimension, known as Dimension D. Totally THE BEST villain. There were little hints sprinkled within the game about his true purpose, but nobody saw this coming. Unlike Count Bleck, who (spoilers) decides nothing matters anymore without Tippi, the love of his life, Dimentio actually wants to destroy all worlds, make better ones, and become a god.
He's a genius in that he pretends to serve Count Bleck but in reality, wants all the power to himself. He was probably the one Mario villain that got the closest to his goal. Plus, he's an absolute nihilist, not caring for the other people in the worlds, only caring about becoming omnipotent. He's a sociopath who made a master plan from the very beginning.
On top of all that, he's an enjoyable villain. Dimentio is by far the best villain, no question about it, and I'm really sad that he didn't get the attention he deserved.
Bowser is the main antagonist of the Mario Bros. Franchise. From kidnapping Princess Peach to simply destroying a fun game between Mario and Friends in the Mario Party spinoff series, this king of the Koopas has set up a certain hatred towards himself amongst the large cast of Mario Characters. He first... read more Bowser is my favorite villain. He isn't always the smartest. Yet, in M&LDT he actually outsmarts the main villain Antasma to become the main villain in Dreamy Bowser, the most powerful incarnation of Bowser (besides Black Paint Bowser, Dark Bowser, Star Rod Bowser, Crown Sticker Bowser, Paper Bowser, and Real Bowser giant mech...Bowser has a lot of powerful forms, doesn't he?) and nearly succeeds in winning unless you beat his face in.
It is a strong testament to his badassery that of the top ten spots, only four are from main Mario games, with the rest being from RPGs. One of those is Wario, who's more of an anti-hero, and Bowser Jr., who is his son.
Fawful, known in Japan as Gerakobits, is a fictional character appearing in the Mario & Luigi series of role-playing video games developed by AlphaDream. Fawful, the loyal minion who does anything for Cackletta using a flying mouth! He is her best pupil, making Peach robots, which is awesome. But when she doesn't show the same respect for him, he works on his own and brainwashes all of Bowser's army, turns Peach's castle into a robot, and absorbs the Dark Star.
Even after Mario and co. defeat him, he gets absorbed by Dark Bowser, and when Bowser inhales him, Fawful still fights Mario and Luigi as a powerful boss. He's not even always a villain, actually. In Partners in Time, he's a shop guy and he plays that role well too.
Bowser Jr., or sometimes simply Jr., is a video game character who appears in Nintendo's Mario franchise as the secondary antagonist. He is the youngest son of the series' primary antagonist, Bowser. Do I really have to explain? Bowser loves this kid. He has tools of mass destruction. And apart from this, he's a good person! Well, as good as a villain can be, anyway. He wants nothing more than to have fun and make his papa proud.
He is Shadow Mario, he can reincarnate things, and his theme from SMG is my favorite Mario song. He and Diddy Kong should've been in Mario Kart 8 instead of Baby Rosalina and Pink Gold Peach.
He may be cute, but the Koopa prince is also smart. Bowser Jr. will build a robot and smash the opposition flat, making Bowser proud.
Count Bleck, true name Lord Blumiere, is the central antagonist turned anti-hero of the 2007 Nintendo Wii videogame Super Paper Mario. Without a doubt, the most complicated villain in the Mario series, and dare I say, one of the most complicated villains ever. He tries to destroy every world because he lost his loved one, and now everything has lost meaning in his eyes.
He lies to his underlings, saying that he wants to create a perfect world, while in reality, he doesn't want to recreate anything. He just wants everything to die. The only one who understood his true plan was Dimentio (which is my second favorite).
Also, the loved one he lost is your partner Tippi. So, when you face him, he gives a somewhat regretful speech about how it doesn't matter anymore because he's gone too far. Truly a fantastic character, especially considering that this is a Mario game.
Cackletta is a witch from the Beanbean Kingdom, and the main antagonist of Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga. Her name is a pun on the word "cackle". She can create portals, fire, and lightning, but she never really exposed her full powers. Mysterious and full of potential, even Fawful saw her as more superior than himself.
By far my favorite Mario villain of all time. She scared the hell out of me as a child, but she really grew on me.
I think Cackletta is slightly better than Fawful. She had a more intimidating design, and after all, she was Fawful's master. She also possessed Bowser and made him look super scary!
In the Super Mario series, King Boo is the leader of all the Boos and a major antagonist. He is an ally of King Bowser. He is depicted as a large white Boo with a crown similar to that of Princess Peach... read more How is King Boo low on this list? I mean, he shouldn't be number one, but he's still an awesome villain and deserves to be higher on the list. If you play both of the Luigi's Mansion games, you can see why he's someone you shouldn't mess with.
He breaks the Dark Moon, causing the ghosts to go hostile, kidnaps Mario twice, and overloads the universe with hostile ghosts, risking its collapse. He tries to become the supreme ruler of the world. Also, you know a villain is awesome if he produces two jump scares in Dark Moon and his latest design has pink eyes.
If it wasn't for Luigi, he probably would have succeeded. He wasn't even discovered as responsible by E. Gadd and Luigi until later in the game. Obviously, he's a sneaky and intimidating kind of villain. Then again, he's King Boo. The name speaks for itself.
Antasma is an evil bat king, and one of two main antagonists of Mario and Luigi: Dream Team, alongside Bowser. I like Antasma, the way he speaks and how he does things. Antasma is basically smoke with a purple hue, which I thought looked silly. But later, when he was revealed as a bat, he became cool.
I'm not sure if he had any intentions to kill anyone, but he was ultimately betrayed by the ultimate loser, King Bowser (no idea why he is number two). It was also mentioned that Antasma had a tragic past, being trapped in a dimension for 100 years due to some nightmare that made him become evil.
He is also very intelligent, having ideas that not even the evil and dumb Bowser could have thought of. He was smart enough to pierce through the dimension he was trapped in, and Bowser couldn't even think about breaking the bridge to let Mario fall into the lava himself in Mario Bros.
The best part is his final form. It's the coolest form of all. He becomes all-powerful, although he can only demonstrate it in the dream world. It's still very cool. He is quite smart to think of making dream portals on his own without the Dream Stone, so he can encounter Mario anytime with this form.
So, I like Antasma.
Dry Bowser is the fossilized version of the main antagonist of the Mario Bros. Franchise, Bowser. He first appeared in New Super Mario Bros. on the Nintendo DS after Bowser had been dumped into the lava and was left with his skeleton. Since then, Dry Bowser has appeared as a villain in games like Super... read more I think Dry Bowser looks awesome, but I feel like his existence is a bit of a scam. He's a clone character and was loved by game designers, so they stuffed him in over and over again.
I mean, this might not be helpful, but he's one of my worst enemies in Mario Kart 8. Yes, that's the unhelpful part. In fact, all of it is an unhelpful part.
Yoshizilla-Rhedosaurus made him even cooler than he was. And he was already a more awesome Bowser to begin with.
Donkey Kong is an arcade game released by Nintendo in 1981. It is an early example of the platform game genre, as the gameplay focuses on maneuvering the main character across a series of platforms while dodging and jumping over obstacles. They were enemies, then friends, then enemies again, now friends and so on. Now I'm confused.
The Newcomers
Really the first original Paper Mario antagonist since SPM. He deserves to be higher.
Roy Koopa is one of the seven Koopalings. In the DIC cartoons Roy is called Bully Koopa. Roy has a tough guy demeanor, but wears pink which is most likely a reference to real men wear pink. Roy also wears hot pink sunglasses and from an angle it looks like he has no eyes.
Kamek is a common enemy in the Mario Bros. Franchise. He usually appears in New Super Mario Bros. Games, Super Mario Bros. Games, or other similar games. He also appears in spinoff titles, like Mario Party, in which he is not a playable character but creates an obstacle for the players on their way... read more Kamek is amazing! Without him, we wouldn't have Bowser! He took care of Bowser when he was a kid. Even now, he still looks out for him. Whenever he's fallen, Kamek assists. Kamek even goes to lengths like reviving Bowser and turning him into Dry Bones Bowser.
How is Dimentio higher than Kamek? Dimentio was in one game, and Kamek has been in many! He is the main antagonist of the awesome Yoshi series, and he has aided my other favorite character, Bowser, many times!
Kamek is a recurring villain in the Mario series and Yoshi series. He's been there to get Mario since he was a baby. He raised Bowser. He's definitely one of the best villains.
Bowletta is a form of Bowser as a result of being possessed by Cackletta. In this form, Cackletta is able to use her abilities combined with those of Bowser. Basically Cackletta but creepier and more powerful.
It's literally Cackletta with Bowser's body.
A fusion of Cackletta and Bowser, disturbing look but creepy as well.
Birdo is a dinosaur that is well known for her (or his) confused Gender. It was originally stated that Birdo was a male who believed he was a female, but this was changed in later games. Birdo is commonly referred to as a girl, however, they are in a relationship with Yoshi. Birdo first appeared in... read more I am so confused. How is she an antagonist of Mario? She's barely in any game.
Not really a villain, but she is my favorite Mario character of all time.
She used to be an enemy back then, so this counts.
Waluigi is a lanky self-centered, brusque young lad as he is considered evil and the main rival of Luigi. Waluigi is shown causing local havoc in most games he appears in alongside his partner Wario. Waluigi is not instinctively evil or the antagonist (not counting DDR), as a matter of fact, he shows... read more Man, it surprises me that he isn't in Smash. He is funky and funny, and he has two of the best Mario Kart tracks based on him (Waluigi Pinball and Waluigi Stadium).
Not really a villain, and yet he's got more fans than Bowser. Obviously, something went right for this to happen.
Waluigi is one of the most creative characters Nintendo has ever created. I love this guy!
Wario is a character in Nintendo's Mario series who was originally designed as an antagonist to Mario. His motives are driven by greed and he will take the side of whoever will give him the most pay. Although he may seem like just a mean man with no heart, he does have a very tragic past. Well, he's more like a greedy man than a villain, and as the description says, he was ORIGINALLY planned to be a villain. He's more like...a rival to Mario, just like Waluigi's sole purpose in life was to have a rival for Luigi.
I hate just about every villain on this list, so I had to go with Wario. Wario's only a villain in one true Mario game though...
Nastasia is one of the supporting antagonists of Super Paper Mario, and is Count Bleck's personal assistant. Nastasia is a great villain. She leaves an impression, even though we don't fight her. Also, she can mind control people, and is responsible for single-handedly converting almost all of Bowser's army to Count Bleck's cause.
You don't fight her, but she still leaves an impression!
Ludwig Von Koopa is a villain in the Super Mario Franchise. He is the self-proclaimed leader of the Koopalings and has a pompous and arrogant personality. He is said to have all the powers of the other six Koopalings. He can clone himself, cause earthquakes, teleport, and shoot lightning bolts from... read more All of the Koopalings in the official games are stupidly easy, but Ludwig is generally more challenging and creative when it comes to the Koopaling bosses.
King Bob-omb became a recurring boss in later games, specifically spin off games such as Mario Party 9 and Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. I hate all Bob-ombs, and it doesn't seem like this one is worse on the evil scale.
Gooper Blooper is a recurring antagonist throughout the Super Mario series, making its debut as a boss in Super Mario Sunshine. It is a giant Blooper with enlarged tentacles, and is capable of spitting out graffiti goop as a means of attack. His boss battle in Super Mario Sunshine is really disturbing because you have to rip out his tentacles countless times. Otherwise, he is cool.
Shy Guys are an enemy from the Mario and Yoshi series that have been seen in many games, and they are masked because of their shyness.
Okay, Mimi is amazing. The first time I saw her, I knew she wasn't going to turn out to be a good guy, but I didn't expect a giant scary spider with the ability to shape-shift working for Count Bleck.
I think Mimi is a great villain for Paper Mario. She was an annoying villain to beat, plus you have to beat her like three times. But she really got me the first time she turned into a creepy, annoying spider. I kinda freaked out.
Mimi is a terrifying villain. The way she literally snaps her own neck, then twists her head around to become a huge spider is so creepy. She even has a purple textbox, which is reserved for the most horrific characters in the Paper Mario series.
The best dark version of any character ever. Shadow Mario, Mr. L, the Shadow Queen, none of them even come close to being more badass than Dark Bowser. He is an even more evil Bowser, hellbent on destroying the entire planet in his ever-growing greed for power.
He is also the only dark version character I think is just as good as the original.
I know Dark Bowser just seems like a darker clone of Bowser, but he's much more than that. Dark Bowser is the living embodiment of darkness that wants to cover the entire Mushroom Kingdom in eternal darkness.
The youngest of the seven original children of the Koopa King. Lemmy has always been fascinated by the circus and acrobatic acts and so he's made it his life's calling. Lemmy dreams of showing the world his incredible physical feats and never passes up a chance to gain a captive audience. Though he... read more
Koopa Troopas, or just simply Koopas, known in Japan as Nokonoko, are a fictional race of turtle-like creatures from the Mario series, as well as its sister Yoshi series. They most often appear as common ground enemies. Koopa Troopa may not be the strongest villain, but he is a fantastic one. A turtle that can walk... Imagine if he was real! He is actually fast. It takes a real turtle like one day to go one mile.
The Shadow Queen is the overarching antagonist and final boss of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. She is widely considered one of the most difficult bosses in the Paper Mario series. Not the most powerful Paper Mario villain, but she should definitely be higher on the list.