Classic Villain Rankings

[waxphantom85]

I was wondering how you all would go about ranking all 69 of the classic villains in one ranking. Here they are divided by show:
Where Are You:
1. Black Knight
2. Phantom of Vasquez Castle
3. Ghost of Captain Cutler
4. Miner Forty-Niner
5. Witch Doctor (Decoy for a Dognapper)
6. Ghost of Geronimo
7. Ghost of Elias Kingston
8. Ape Man
9. Charlie the Haunted Robot
10. Phantom Puppeteer
11. Wolf Man
12. Gypsy Fortune Teller
13. Dracula
14. Frankenstein’s Monster
15. Mummy of Ankha
16. Witch
17. Zombie
18. Space Kook
19. Ghost of Red Beard (Go Away, Ghost Ship)
20. Red Beard’s Crew (Go Away, Ghost Ship)
21. Phantom Shadows
22. Snow Ghost
23. Ghost of Mr. Hyde (Nowhere to Hyde)
24. Ghost of Zen Tuo
25. Scare Pair
26. Creeper
27. Caveman
28. Headless Specter
29. Witch Doctor (A Tiki Scare of Fair)
30. Mano Tiki Tia
31. Ghost of Silas Long: The Werewolf
32. Wax Phantom

The New Scooby Doo Movies:
1. Gunslinger
2. Cigar Store Indian
3. Hooded Man
4. Scarecrow
5. Captain Moody’s Ghosts
6. Gargoyle
7. Masked Men
8. Ghost of Mr. Hyde (Sandy Duncan’s Jekyll and Hyde)
9. Dragon/Freaky Sheik/Bear/Ghost/Lion/Mummy/Pirates/Indian (Sandy Duncan’s Jekyll and Hyde)
10. Pescado Diabolico
11. Skeleton
12. Red-Eyed Vulture
13. Cave Ghosts
14. Ghost of Bigfoot
15. Ghost of the Red Baron
16. Ghost of Red Beard (Ghostly Creep from the Deep)
17. Red Beard’s Crew (Ghostly Creep from the Deep)
18. Swampy Pete
19. Haunted Horseman of Hagglethorn Hall
20. Moat Monster
21. Viking Mannequin
22. Davy Crockett Mannequin
23. Dryad
24. Troll
25. Minuteman Ghost
26. Redcoat Ghost
27. Ghost of Paul Revere
28. Sea Serpent
29. Island Ghosts
30. Ghost of Captain Scavenger
31. Ghost of Injun Joe
32. Jadal the Evil Djinn
33. Ghost of Fireball McFain
34. Various Ghosts and Monsters (The Exterminator)
35. Hooded Men
36. Green Globs
37. Ghostly Strongman

To me these two shows are Scooby Doo at its finest and its villains are unique in story and design. My rankings are currently in the works.

[Doo]

This is a fun idea for a thread! waxphantom85, I think you forgot a few villains from each series. The Ghost Clown from Where Are You is missing, and the Vulture (from "Wednesday Is Missing"), the Circus Ghosts ("The Haunted Carnival"), and the Phantom Fountain and Ghost ("The Caped Crusader Caper") are all missing from The New Scooby-Doo Movies.

Where Are You
1. Headless Specter
2. Phantom Shadows
3. Wax Phantom
4. Space Kook
5. Ghost of Captain Cutler
6. Ghost of Mr. Hyde
7. Creeper
8. Ghost of Silas Long
9. Ghost of Elias Kingston
10. Phantom of Vasquez Castle
11. Ghost Clown
12. Black Knight
13. Phantom Puppeteer
14. Dracula
15. Mummy of Ankha
16. Witch
17. Frankenstein’s Monster
18. Redbeard
19. Zombie
20. Scare Pair
21. Snow Ghost
22. Wolfman
23. Zen Tuo
24. Miner 49er
25. Witch Doctor (A Tiki Scare is No Fair)
26. Caveman
27. Ape Man
28. Charlie the Haunted Robot
29. Mano Tiki Tia
30. Fortune Teller
31. Redbeard’s Crew
32. Witch Doctor (Decoy for a Dognapper)
33. Ghost of Geronimo


The New Scooby Doo Movies:
(Note that I didn't include Swampy Pete here as I personally don't consider him a villain)
1. Lantern Ghost
2. Captain Moody’s Ghosts
3. Redcoat Ghost
4. Ghost of Paul Revere
5. Island Ghosts
6. Ghost of Fireball McFain
7. Ghost of Captain Scavenger
8. Ghost of Fireball McFain
9. Ghost of Injun Joe
10. Ghost of Bigfoot
11. Haunted Horseman of Hagglethorn Hall
12. Cave Ghosts
13. Exterminator Ghosts
14. Pescado Diabolico
15. Ghostly Strongman
16. Sea Serpent
17. Phantom Fountain
18. Scarecrow
19. Green Globs
20. Circus Ghosts
21. Redbeard’s Ghost
22. Redbeard’s Crew
23. Skeleton
24. Ghost of the Red Baron
25. Moat Monster
26. Hooded Men
27. Gargoyle
28. Hooded Person (Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair)
29. Gunslinger
30. Vulture
31. Masked Men
32. Ghost (The Caped Crusader Caper)
33. Dryad
34. Troll
35. Cigar Store Indian
36. Jadall
37. Mr. Hyde
38. Various Villains from “Sandy Duncan’s Jekyll and Hyde”
39. Red Eyed Vulture
40. Viking
41. Davy Crockett

[waxphantom85]

Don’t know how I missed the ghost clown smh. I didn’t include the vulture from Wednesday is Missing because I haven’t seen it in quite some time and couldn’t put forth a good ranking on that one. Other omissions I just forgot. Ranking coming soon.

[matt]

Using the villains from Doo's episode guide: scoobysnaxepguides.weebly.com/scooby-doo-where-are-you.html

I'll do New Scooby Doo Movies later, but here is Where Are You:

38. Bulldog (What the Hex Going On)
37. Ghost of Geronimo
36. Balloon Ghost
35. Phony Phantom
34. Pirate Puppet
33. Viking Puppet
32. Redbeard's crew
31. Mano Tiki Tia
30. Witch Doctor (Decoy For a Dognapper)
29. Caveman
28. Ape Man
27. Phantom of Vasquez Castle
26. Zen Tuo
25. Frankenstein
24. Snow Ghost
23. Wolfman
22. Fortune Teller
21. Mummy of Ankha
20. Scare Pair
19. Dracula
18. Witch Doctor (A Tiki Scare Is No Fair)
17. Wax Phantom
16. Witch
15. Zombie
14. Black Knight
13. Werewolf
12. Miner 49er
11. Charlie the Funland Robot
10. Puppetmaster
9. Elias Kingston
8. Creeper
7. Phantom Shadows
6. Mr. Hyde
5. Redbeard
4. Captain Cutler
3. Headless Specter
2. Ghost Clown
1. Space Kook

[Doo]

I noticed when reading Matt's list that I didn't include a couple minor ones that I have on my episode guide, so here's how I would rank them (all are in my bottom 7):

Where Are You
32. Balloon Ghost
33. Viking Puppet
34. Phantom Puppet
35. Witch Doctor (Decoy for a Dognapper)
36. Ghost of Geronimo
37. Phony Phantom
38. Bulldog

I also noticed that I lumped villains together for episodes that had numerous ghosts, so I split them up as per my episode guide. It was very tough ranking them because design-wise, a few of them are among my faves of the series (some of the cemetery ghosts in "The Spooky Fog" and the Picture Ghoul from "The Exterminator"). However, they don't really have any screen time in the episode other than a quick scare, so I tried to balance it out where I was ranking them on both design and their presence in the episode.

The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1. Lantern Ghost
2. Captain Moody’s Ghosts
3. Redcoat Ghost
4. Ghost of Paul Revere
5. Island Ghosts
6. Ghost of Fireball McFain
7. Ghost of Captain Scavenger
8. Ghost of Fireball McFain
9. Ghost of Injun Joe
10. Ghost of Bigfoot
11. Haunted Horseman of Hagglethorn Hall
12. 3-Eyed Spook
13. Lady Ghost (The Spooky Fog)
14. Ghostly Man in Purple Cape
15. Skeleton Stage Coach Driver
16. Giant
17. Pescado Diabolico
18. Ghostly Strongman
19. Sea Serpent
20. Phantom Fountain
21. Scarecrow
22. Green Globs
24. Headless Horsemen of Sleepy Hollow
25. Redbeard’s Ghost
26. Redbeard’s Crew
27. Joker and Penguin
28. Skeleton
29. Ghost of the Red Baron
30. Moat Monster
31. Hooded Men
32. Gargoyle
33. Sea Monster
34. Window Ghost (Mystery of Haunted Island)
35. Sheet Ghost (Mystery of Haunted Island)
36. Knight
37. Ghost Picture
38. Frankenstein
39. Ghost Bird
40. Werewolf
41. Creepy Man
42. Hooded Person (Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair)
43. Gunslinger
44. Vulture
45. Masked Men
46. Ghost (The Caped Crusader Caper)
47. Dryad
48. Troll
49. Ghost (Mystery in Persia)
50. Invisible Couple
51. Cactus
52. Cigar Store Indian
53. Roller Coaster Ghost
54. Camera Ghost
55. Ghost Racer
56. Jadall
57. Living Statues
58. Ghost Arm
59. Mr. Hyde
60. Abdullah
61. Brontosaurus
62. Ghost (Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hydes)
63. Dragon
64. Mummy
65. Other Exterminator
66. Red Eyed Vulture
67. Viking
68. Davy Crockett
69. Bear
70. Lion
71. Freaky Shiek
72. Indian Chief (Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hydes)

[matt]

Feb 11, 2024 13:44:29 GMT -5 Doo said:

I noticed when reading Matt's list that I didn't include a couple minor ones that I have on my episode guide, so here's how I would rank them (all are in my bottom 7):

Where Are You
32. Balloon Ghost
33. Viking Puppet
34. Phantom Puppet
35. Witch Doctor (Decoy for a Dognapper)
36. Ghost of Geronimo
37. Phony Phantom
38. Bulldog

I also noticed that I lumped villains together for episodes that had numerous ghosts, so I split them up as per my episode guide. It was very tough ranking them because design-wise, a few of them are among my faves of the series (some of the cemetery ghosts in "The Spooky Fog" and the Picture Ghoul from "The Exterminator"). However, they don't really have any screen time in the episode other than a quick scare, so I tried to balance it out where I was ranking them on both design and their presence in the episode.

The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1. Lantern Ghost
2. Captain Moody’s Ghosts
3. Redcoat Ghost
4. Ghost of Paul Revere
5. Island Ghosts
6. Ghost of Fireball McFain
7. Ghost of Captain Scavenger
8. Ghost of Fireball McFain
9. Ghost of Injun Joe
10. Ghost of Bigfoot
11. Haunted Horseman of Hagglethorn Hall
12. 3-Eyed Spook
13. Lady Ghost (The Spooky Fog)
14. Ghostly Man in Purple Cape
15. Skeleton Stage Coach Driver
16. Giant
17. Pescado Diabolico
18. Ghostly Strongman
19. Sea Serpent
20. Phantom Fountain
21. Scarecrow
22. Green Globs
24. Headless Horsemen of Sleepy Hollow
25. Redbeard’s Ghost
26. Redbeard’s Crew
27. Joker and Penguin
28. Skeleton
29. Ghost of the Red Baron
30. Moat Monster
31. Hooded Men
32. Gargoyle
33. Sea Monster
34. Window Ghost (Mystery of Haunted Island)
35. Sheet Ghost (Mystery of Haunted Island)
36. Knight
37. Ghost Picture
38. Frankenstein
39. Ghost Bird
40. Werewolf
41. Creepy Man
42. Hooded Person (Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair)
43. Gunslinger
44. Vulture
45. Masked Men
46. Ghost (The Caped Crusader Caper)
47. Dryad
48. Troll
49. Ghost (Mystery in Persia)
50. Invisible Couple
51. Cactus
52. Cigar Store Indian
53. Roller Coaster Ghost
54. Camera Ghost
55. Ghost Racer
56. Jadall
57. Living Statues
58. Ghost Arm
59. Mr. Hyde
60. Abdullah
61. Brontosaurus
62. Ghost (Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hydes)
63. Dragon
64. Mummy
65. Other Exterminator
66. Red Eyed Vulture
67. Viking
68. Davy Crockett
69. Bear
70. Lion
71. Freaky Shiek
72. Indian Chief (Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hydes)

Ironically enough, perhaps my biggest disagreement with either list is about the Other Exterminator, despite you being a much bigger fan of the episode itself than I am lol. Though that is partially because it is the part of the episode that is most memorable to me, going back to when I saw it as a kid (With the swimming pool scene as a close second). But I love how he just kinda pops in and it is like "Wait a minute, who is that?"