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Fairy Tales are always about a simple formula: the villains serve as the foil towards the heroes but are always defeated because good conquers evil. However, while we enjoy the heroes defeating the villains, we can't help but also enjoy our dark sides. Villains are characters who make these stories possible. Without villains, there would be no story. And we just love to embrace their darkness. Please note that I could add possible spoilers. So here is my ranking of the villains I have seen so far:



18. The Dark Swan: When Emma Swan became the Dark One, I was like, "No." And I was right. Evil just does not suit Emma. She got on my nerves and I hated her, not loved to hate her, just hated her. She isn't one for murder and torture, she is supposed to be the Savior. Keep her as a hero, and not a villain.

17. The Author: Not exactly as intriguing as the other villains. I mean, I've always did love the lore behind the fact that nearly everything in the Enchanted Forest that happened was because of him. I even found the whole Heroes and Villains episodes pretty good. He, as a character, is kind of boring.

16. Nimue: Also known as the very first Dark One. Why is she so low on the list? Well, that's because ol the watsed potential on her. You'd expect the frist Dark One to be this all-powerful entity that all Dark Ones feed the dark energy off of. Except she does not appear much and just talks endlessesly. She just didn't turn out to be a great villain like the ones below.

15. Ursula: The Sea Witch. She is low on this list because while she is classified as a villain, she was easily brought back to the light and got her happy ending by getting her singing voice back and reunited with her father. I know I root for villains to get their happy endings but she didn't even commit villainous acts either. All she did was choke Belle, which is not too much of a villainous act to be honest, and drowned Captain Hook,

14. Tamara: She just really annoyed me. You see, there are villains I root for, and villains I love to see their downfall. I was glad she got killed by Gold.

13, King Arthur: Again, not really that interesting to me.

12. King George: Well, he threatens the life of his son, then claims he is not his son, tries to kill him and then curses his son's wife so she can never have children again. Next, he frames Ruby for the murder of an innocent man. Seriously, you just hope for his downfall.

11. Greg Mendall: Probably the most well motivated villain on this show. I mean, all he wanted was to be with his father again, who was taken from Regina and then murdered. The tears in his eyes as a boy makes you kind of enjoy it when he tortures Regina. Sure, he would cutthroat anyone who got in his way but you can't help but feel extremely sorry for him.

10. Ingrid: She framed and tortured Elsa and Emma, framed Anna and imprisoned her, threatened Stroybrooke, etc. However, you can't always help but feel sorry for her. She accidently kills one of her sisters, and the other one calls her a monster and imprisons her. All she wants is a family where she is loved. You can't help but empathize with her. You can't help but want to give her a hug of support.

9. Captain Hook: I know he's a good guy now but there's no denying that he was an evil pirate. He killed hundreds of innocent lives, stole a poor man's wife who was just trying to keep his family together, then taunted him, and then blamed him for the death of the woman he stole. Eventually, he reformed himself for Emma and became a step-father for Henry. While he is a hero now, it doesn't change the fact that he was an evil, selfish pirate who would kill and betray anyone to get what he wanted. When he was the Dark One too, there was no denying that it was pretty cool.

8. Maleficent: While she isn't as evil and sinister as the Maleficent we know and love from the Disney film but she was pretty evil.

7. Hades: He feaking scares the Dark One!!! He is cunning, evil and dark. Whenever someone disobeys him, their souls become damned.

6. Cruella de Vil: So we are just going to ignore her all because she can't kill anybody? Heck no! With her accent and nightmarishly glamourous look, she is a woman to be feared. While she can't kill you, the animals she commands can. I liked the change in Cruella when she was given the ability to do more than just skin puppies. From our perspective, we saw that she was a victim of her mother, seeing her imprisoned in her room, while she was actually being protected by her mother from prison. She killed her mother's three husbands, one of them her father, then manipulates the Author into giving her powers so she can kill her mother. Then she infamously skins her dalmation dogs and makes the fur coat she desired to do in the original tale. Oh yeah, she deserves her role in the top 10s.

5. Cora: The abusive mother of Regina. While she selfishly abandons her first born for power, she tortured Regina and made her into the Evil Queen. She was the mastermind behind the creation of the Evil Queen. She poisoned Snow White's mother (But can you really blame her? Snow's mother ruined her happy ending), killed Regina's true love and then began manipulating her daughter to the darkness again. She made sure that Regina remained evil.

<p style="font-weight:normal;">4. T he Evil Queen: Again, I know she is now a hero but there is no denying that she was a villain. She is also a perfect example that evil is never born, but made. She used to be the most kindest person alive. However, because of her abusive mother, she became the evil villain we know and love. While she is actually better as a hero, she was awesome as a villain too. She has that charismatic and sassy personality and just enjoyed her evilness within the pre-first curse time. She killed a lot of poeple, seperated two children from the father, doublecrossed those she uses to get her revenge, and the list can go on forever! As Regina Mills, before she became a hero, she was so sinister. I mean, she framed Mary Margaret - who didn't even know about what she did and was just scared and confused - and admitted to her that she kindapped David's wife, and then laughed in her face as Mary Margaret was crying. YEESH THAT'S EVIL! The Evil Queen is pretty much the Maleficent of Once Upon a Time. She is one of the greatest female villains on this show. She isn't higher because, like I said, she became a hero.

<p style="font-weight:normal;">3. Zelena: I know she is basically a green-Evil Queen copycat but still, she has committed a few original evil deeds. How about the fact that she managed to enslave Rumplestiltskin, the Dark One, something that not even Cora was able to do, and then hide right under our noses as Marian and get pregnant by Robin Hood, just to ruin Regina's happy ending. I still don't see the difference between evil and wicked but whatever. I enjoyed it when she was enjoying being evil (Don't). Again, you can't help but also feel extremely sorry for Zelena. I mean, she was abanoned by her mother as a baby, sent into a cyclone, then raised by a family which had an abusive 'father'. She could've used her powers for good but was brought to the darkness because of how her sister's life is. Now just think for a second. Regina may have been abused by her mother, but at least she had a mother, riches, luxary and everything. Then when she has the child. she is not allowed to see her and is also tormented and bullied by Regina. I can't help but just root for her whenever the two sisters clash.

<p style="font-weight:normal;">2. Peter Pan: He is, without a doubt, the most evil villain in this show. He abandoned his own son for youth, kidnaps and abuses Lost Boys who even think about leaving Neverland, acts cruel towards Wendy by keeping her in a cage and using her as leverage for her brothers, John and Michael, manipulates a young boy just to have his heart to be immortal, then possesses Henry and I can come up with many more reasons to justify this! He is chaotic and just so evil. He made everyone see their darkest secrets and even Captain Hook and the pirates fear him! Like Captain Hook said, he may look like a boy, but he's a bloody demon.

<p style="font-weight:normal;">1. Rumplestiltskin: Not only is he my favourite villain, he is my favourite character overall in this series. I began watching this show for Captain Hook, but after realizing I wasn't much of a fan of this version of Hook, I ended up staying anyway for Rumplestiltskin. He has a sympathetic character. I mean, he lost his wife, son and nearly everything. Sometimes, you can't help but want to hug him when he makes that sad face, and that's his weapon! I would easily be able to forgive him when he makes that face, but luckily, Belle was able to be strong enough to banish him. I mean, don't get me wrong! Rumpbelle is my OTP in this series, but he was going too far with his manipulating and lying towards her. That aside, as Mr. Gold, he was a mastermind. With magic, he is a force to be reckoned with. And that scene where he went to get Regina's heart, the way he said, "I really don't want to hurt him, but I will." was hilariously awesome! He even acted as the main antagonist in Season 4 by manipulating everyone, inculding Emma Swan by almost getting her trapped in a hat! Next, he uses Captain Hook as a slave and still looks like a neutral hero towards everyone else! As Runmplestiltskin, the Dark One, he reminds me of the Joker for some reason. Like, he is super hilariously insane. The way he talks is just like the Joker. Anyways, how about the fact that the entirety of the Evil Queen's curse was to get him to reunite with his son! He is also awesome both ways, as a hero and villain. When he gave his life to kill Peter Pan and faced Merida and Hook as a hero was awesome. And now, I know I might sound like a horrible person for this, but I kind of enjoyed it when Rumplestiltskin threw Milah into the River of Lost Souls. She did break his heart and insulted him endlessely. I really didn't want to see Hook reunited with the woman he stole from Rumplestiltskin. There are many more reasons to justify why Rumplestiltskin is the best villain in this show in my own opinion.

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<p style="font-weight:normal;">So that's my list! What's your list of your favourite villains and why? <ac_metadata title="Who are your top villains?"> </ac_metadata>