Doesn’t it often happen that we remember the bad guys tricks more than the obedient ones characteristic? It’s always said ‘Good over Evil’ but it becomes quite interesting when we consider just the evil aspect. Negative characters and their strides always have a greater impact on us than the positive characters. The positive characters have all the good traits but negative ones have a unique aura which varies and imprints on our minds. This Friendship Day, instead of filling your kitty with all the good supposedly loved by all characters, we bring to you some classy villainous characters who have been with us since childhood.
Mojo Jojo
If you got to be a smart villain you got to be someone like Mojo Jojo. A stout green-black monkey who needs no introduction in terms of smartness. Featured in the PowerPuff Girls animated series on Cartoon Network in the late 90s, Mojo Jojo became a friend of the guys who would watch the series and prefer his character traits over the three super power protagonist girls. Frankly, it does take a lot of effort to come up schemes to destroy the world and Mojo Jojo’s acts were to some extent commendable.
Cruella de Vil
You can forget the names of the dogs but you can’t forget her. You can’t forget her acts, tributes, style, her clothes and her deadly acts to kill the black spotted white dogs. Featured in Disney’s 101 Dalmatians Cruella de Vil, as her name suggests, was the devilish friend to look upto. All her negativity would force you to be good and not be like her. Indeed, she was a friend who was awaited by kids when the dogs were all happy and gay in the animated series.
Shere Khan
If a character could make you cringe back in your bed – that was Shere Khan. The powerful roar, the scary face, his intriguing pounce from the woods, fierce paws and commanding dominance over the human kid Mowgli, Shere Khan fascinated the viewers with his evil nature. Featured in The Jungle Book in 1989, though the advent of Shere Khan in every episode created trouble to the playful Mowgli, it was much awaited by the viewers. Surprisingly, Shere Khan was the most dangerous friend of kids.
Joker
“All it takes is one bad day.” We have read it, we have heard it and we have seen it. The clown prince of crime, the sadistic psychopath, Joker who was born 75 years back by DC comics has gone out to be one of the most loved villains in the comic verse and was recently iterated by Jared Leto in Suicide Squad and by Mark Hamill in Batman: The Killing Joke. Why we love him? He’s unpredictable, unrelenting, with little or no concern for himself, because everything is a joke to him. Over the years, the character has won our heart for his uncanny attitude and somewhere deep down, we all are insane, aren’t we?
Magneto
Once a friend of Charles Xavier, Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto) can be observed as a super villain, antihero or a superhero in the Marvel comics X-Men universe. Though he and Xavier had different philosophies, both had one thing in common, to protect the mutants. That’s what makes him a true friend as it can be seen that his friendship lied with Xavier and no matter what the circumstances may be, he will protect him and work together if the situation demands him to. Also, it’s hard to not agree with Magneto sometimes as humans have committed some horrible acts against mutants in the X-Men universe.
Loki
Why Loki? Being the “God of Mischief”, he doesn’t really seem all that threatening. Right from his attire – helmet with giant horns to his dialogues, Marvel’s Loki can be termed as a funny archenemy of Thor who gets himself in comical situations. And eventually it was because of him that Avengers was formed. Loki, a master at lies, manipulation, and generally finds ways to get whatever he wants, despite his lack of brute strength, is someone who reminds us of those people in our lives who might be evil to us but in the end their act leaves us astounded.
This Friendship Day, don’t just remember your friends but also those people who might have been a rival of yours. These are the guys who teach us lessons and who with their dark, twisted personality spice up our lives. Who knows maybe those who were once your enemy have turned into your best friends 😉