Lets look at the most detestable fantasy villains. Not the best, not the most nuanced, but the most reviled.
#3 The Dagda Mor - Elfstones of Shanara
The Reaper was probably scarier. Scratch that, the Reaper was
definitely the scariest thing in the Shannara world. But The Dagda Mor
was the mastermind, a completely malevolent entity hell bent on destruction,
with no redeeming qualities. Lucky for us, Allanon and friends came out on top.
#2 Joffrey Baratheon - Song of Ice and Fire
In a series known for showing multiple points of view and having
"evil" characters who's actions are later justified by their
perspective, there is almost universal agreement that Joffrey is just an
insufferable, malicious, and sadistic little shit. There were few people who
did not rejoice when the Purple Wedding came.
#1 Voldemort - Harry Potter
He starts off the series as a mysterious bogeyman, and with each
successive book we are given more and more reasons to detest him. Even when we
hear about his origin story, which should humanize him, it only serves to make
him appear more of a detestable bigot.
Who's on your list?
Bonus points to anyone who can explain the origin of the term
"Death Eaters" to me. It seems like something that JK Rowling used because
it sounds scary, but doesn't actually make any sense. I don't remember the
origin being explained in the books.
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