7 Antagonists That Became Fan Favourites

Many villains venture into the grey field of morality in order to win our hearts, often leaving their sinister selves behind for more altruistic reasons. Others take on a down-to-earth persona that makes them more authentic than their heroic counterparts, polite, and relatable. There is no doubt that certain movie villains excel in their attempts to win audiences' loyalty and admiration, driving many fans to cheer for the bad guy, regardless of the tactic. Here are the 7 most endearing film villains that we can't help but love.

Posted On October 28th, 2020

Loki

Inspired from the Marvel Comic books was first introduced in the movie Thor. This Villian won the hearts of almost everyone. Loki was more like a misguided hero, unlike other villains who are warmongering and evil, Loki was a man who felt the blood like glory run through his veins but instead was set aside by a hypocritical adoptive father and an excessively proud brother. But Loki doesn't give up his quest for power in spite of his pitiful state of affairs. The poor god, in truth, presses on after each loss, determined to build off his losses and aspire for victory. He's the epitome of back up leaping anytime you fall down. Despite his attempts to take on his brother Thor and the Avengers, these characteristics make him instantly relatable.

Draco Malfoy

Draco Malfoy, the all-time rival of Harry Potter. Is one of the most loved villains of all time. In the shape of a school bully, Draco Malfoy first appears. He prefers kids whose parents aren't as rich as their own. Like any bully, all who refuse to step into what he considers fit the "norm" are also immediately the subjects of his scorn. He's portrayed as the usual rogue for about half of the season. Draco does, however, develop into an amazing magician. His intellect and his natural-born abilities mean that he has tremendous promise.

Lord Lestat

In The Vampire Chronicles, Lestat de Lioncourt is a popular vampire, featuring in most of them as the lead or, to a lesser degree, as a supporting position. He is either the antagonist or an anti-hero of sorts, known for his boldness, depending on the reader's point of view.

Cersei Lannister

For all the Game of Thrones aficionados, Cersei is one such character whose evil acts kept us astounded. She was the Queen of the Seven Kingdoms at the start of the season. She is the daughter of Lord Tywin Lannister, Ser Jaime Lannister's twin sister and lover, and Tyrion Lannister's older sister and arch-nemesis. She is King Robert I Baratheon's wife and the mother of Joffrey, Myrcella, and Tommen, both of whom are children born of incest. She is also House Stark's primary arch-enemy, particularly Arya Stark.

Hannibal Lecter

One of the most infamous and intriguing characters in movie history has been Hannibal Lecter from The Silence of the Lambs. And even though the guy was a serial killer, notorious for consuming the entrails of a singer because he played out of tune, people are eager to point out their love for the character. So how could such a terrifying villain be so loved? The solution to that resides inside the mind of Hannibal Lecter. His potential for insightful and careful thinking places him at a level that most of us can never achieve. His reasoning is solid and his logic, both characteristics that can be used to bring down a frightening serial killer or to cook a human liver to perfection, are unmistakable.

Serena Joy

Serena Joy is an exhausting antagonist, and The Handmaid's Tale will want to make you pity her as soon as you hate her guts (or, in June 's words, want to see her get run over by a truck). She's a dynamic character, one who is made conscious by the devoted performance of Yvonne Strahovski.

Tyler Durden

Brad Pitt did justice to the role of this character. It's clear since the start that this guy(Tyler) has no interest in upholding the laws of "the man" from the first moment we see Durden. Instead, as uncorrupted creatures who are free to behave as they please without the shackles of humanity holding them down, he would rather create mayhem and force people to uncover their true identity. So we easily fall in love with his character and look forward to his prosperous moral outrage towards corporate evil, amid Durden's appetite for destruction and anarchy. Even when it was discovered that Durden is simply a figment of the fractured emotional state of the Narrator himself, we are still delighted to see the fictional anarchist alive and well within the heart and mind of the protagonist of the film.