John Doe

12: Count Dracula (1931)

11: Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Denis Villeneuve)

10: Sauron (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy)

9: Hans Gruber (Die Hard)

8: Patrick Bateman (American Psycho)

7: John Doe (Se7en)

6: Lou Bloom (Nightcrawler)

5: Pazuzu (The Exorcist)

4: Judge Claude Frollo (Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame)

3: Harry Powell (The Night of the Hunter) NOT APPROVED

2: Joker (The Dark Knight)

Honorable Mentions:

Scar (The Lion King)

Count Orlok (Nosferatu)

Max Cady (1962’s Cape Fear)

Commodus (Gladiator)

It (2017-2019)

Immortan Joe (Mad Max franchise)

1: Emperor Palpatine (Star Wars franchise)

I have already watched The Batman in theatres and… HOLY F-CKING SH!T!!!! It was an amazing film, even being closer to Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy! The best part of the film aside from Batman and Catwoman, is none other than the film’s main antagonist… The Riddler. The glimpse of terror gives me some John Doe and Zodiac Killer vibes every time he’s on screen. The glimpse of Pure Evil. His killings are so brutal that equals Nolanverse Joker’s killings due the fact of being so brutal, twisted and disturbing. Also [SPOILERS FOR THOSE WHO HADN’T SEEN THE FILM] trying to destroy Gotham city by flooding it to the ground, that’s more than the work of a serial killer, it is the work of an anarchist, one who puts Batman’s morals into question and while he reveals the truth about Thomas Wayne’s crimes, it was to break Batman’s spirit and destroy the spark of hope Gotham has.

I believe that The Riddler qualifies as Pure Evil, but that’s up to you.