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Comic Vine's Top 10 Lamest Villains

People are drawn to villains. Here's some you should steer clear of.

There seems to be certain advantages to being a villain.  You get to laugh like a maniac.  The heroes won't kill you.  You also get to wear funky clothing.  Unfortunately not all attempts at villainy results in a success.  Here's a Top Ten list of the Lamest Villains.

 1.  Codpiece.  His career as a villain was cut short when his piece was dissolved.   His plans on being a supervillain were premature.  Is that a mini-cannon or are you just happy to see me?

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2.  Kite-Man.  He uses a kite strapped to his back to commit crimes.  He took the phrase, "Go fly a kite" literally.  No need to worry if it's not a windy day.

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3.  Condiment King.  He uses condiments to commit acts of crime.  Perhaps one day he'll mustard up the courage to become a bigger threat.

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4.  Angle Man.  Originally conceived as a villain obsessed over crimes with unbeatable angles, Angle Man can now be an inspiration to math students everywhere who ask "When will we ever use this?"

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5.  Typeface.  Down on his luck, Gordon Thomas became a signsmith.  After getting laid off, he drew letters on his face and used giant letters as weapons.  He later tried fighting against evil but seems to be typecast as a bad guy.

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6.  Doctor Bong.  With a past that includes being a journalist, performing in a rock band, being a scientist and psychologist, it's not really known where Doctor Bong's inspiration for his look came from.  During conversations, Doctor Bong always manages to chime in with a valid point.

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7.  MODOK.  Originally designed to serve AIM (Advanced Idea Mechanics), MODOK's ambition grew with the size of his head as he took over the organization.  Now he tries to get ahead by using his intelligence to try to take over the world.

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8.  Crazy Quilt.  After an experimental procedure to restore his eyesight, criminal Paul Dekker was driven insane by intense colors in his vision.  As Crazy Quilt, he uses a special helmet that allows him to hypnotize his victims with colors.  It's also said that he can be a real comforter to his henchmen.

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9.  Rainbow Raider.  Roy G. Bivolo wanted to be an artist.  Unfortunately being color blind made him turn to a life of crime.  He stole fine art thinking if he couldn't appreciate it, no one should.

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10.  Stilt-Man.  With telescopic legs, he can get tall.  Really tall.  He tried reaching for great heights by leaving behind his life of crime.  Things were looking good until he got shot in the crotch with a rocket by the Punisher.

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There are so many other lame characters.  We actually spent the past week trying to narrow it down to just ten.  Do you agree with this list?  Is there anyone you feel is more deserving to be in this top ten?


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roflol...

oh god... there are enough bad puns in there to make a writer break down a cry...

i agree with the list though... though Doctor Bong sounds like a villain from Bluntman and Chronic lol

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Bluntman and Chronic had villans like Cockblocker, why not Doctor Bong, Snoochie Boochies

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At least Codpiece always wears protection.

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Great list, can't argue with any of it.  Although I'm fond of M.O.D.O.K. for some inane reason .  Would like to see other characters you had thought about including.

 

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captaincrew said:
"Bluntman and Chronic had villans like Cockblocker, why not Doctor Bong, Snoochie Boochies"

That's why they said 'sounds like'... y'know, because his name is Bong?! :p

I feel sorry for Typeface.  He was a lame villain, and a worse hero... kinda sad he didn't survive Civil War.
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I agree withthat list. But what about MR. Xpltz or whatever his name is frorm the rouge galleries of Superman?

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Lantern Prime said:
"I agree withthat list. But what about MR. Xpltz or whatever his name is frorm the rouge galleries of Superman?"

You mean Mr Mxyzptlk!! :)

Oh dear... now there's a page that was blatantly copy & pasted from Wiki :(
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Bong man ha!

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xerox-kitty said:
"Lantern Prime said:
"I agree withthat list. But what about MR. Xpltz or whatever his name is frorm the rouge galleries of Superman?"

You mean Mr Mxyzptlk!! :)

Oh dear... now there's a page that was blatantly copy & pasted from Wiki :("

ugh... alright, i'll get around to fixing that page tonight

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what about lame superheroes? like that guy whos power is to clean off porcelain in an instant? i forget which one he was in but i think his name was porcelain man or something....horrible power. but useful for getting that stubborn stain out of your toilet

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hahaha Kite Man. That's funny.....and sad actually.

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COME ON! How could you forget the world's lamest villian? ARMLESS TIGER MAN! A man who's power is he can make up for not having arms... and he's a tiger man... without tiger powers.

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are you kidding!? the condiment king rawks!

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Abnormally Warm Guy said:
"COME ON! How could you forget the world's lamest villian? ARMLESS TIGER MAN! A man who's power is he can make up for not having arms... and he's a tiger man... without tiger powers."

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That's definitely something...  I like how he uses a hammer as a weapon.  Just adds to this non-tiger powers.



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Alright, 10 lamest heroes, where are they?

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arent some characters like doctor bong intentionally funny. he was from Sensational She-Hulk which was a funny book. JLI had some stupids ones too like beefeater,Manga Khan or bluejay,but youd expect that in that kind of book.

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Lol,  I love these sort of things. You should make more.

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rainbow raider is too adorable

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Typeface isn't that bad lol.Where is Egg Fu and Arnim Zola?

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Nobody said:
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Turtle could kill everyone on that list at the same time.

Angle Man, lame though he may be, is a lot more powerful than he gets credit for too.
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modok isn't that bad

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Modok, really? I think someone else should be there. He isn't that bad. 

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G-Man said:
"6.  Doctor Bong.  With a past that includes being a journalist, performing in a rock band, being a scientist and psychologist, it's not really known where Doctor Bong's inspiration for his look came from.  During conversations, Doctor Bong always manages to chime in with a valid point.

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I think it's pretty obvious where he got his name and possibly costume. He used to be a rocker, right? Rockers do alot of drugs. One day he was getting baked and... the rest is history.
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I'm glad MODOK is on here.  Someone got lazy when creating him.

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I love how the picture of Modok has a squirrel on it. :-D

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i bet doctor bong it a drug addict...


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Vance Astro said:
"Typeface isn't that bad lol.Where is Egg Fu and Arnim Zola?"
Armin Zola came this close to making the list.  (Just imagine that I'm holding my thumb and forefinger really really close...)
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Hehe, I loved it when I first saw Arnim Zola... I was like "Wtf is that? He's a headless dude with a camera on his neck and a face on his chest? What? How did THAT happen?"

But I seriously Laughed-MAO when I saw Codpiece. From now on, that guy is my new favourite villain! And after reading his bio I love him even more! Bwahaha! Love it, thanks for that G-Man!

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LOL Codpiece is amazing XD

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Don't forget Calender Man

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Dr. Bong is from Howard the Duck, of course he's lame :-\

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Meteorite said:
"Don't forget Calender Man"
Another close contender. ll you have to do is look at your calendar to know when he's gonna strike.
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flynntanamo said:
"i bet doctor bong it a drug addict...

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that's absurd
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Codpiece, really?  Who thought of that, and who was the publisher who said that it was OK to print it.  Condiment King, more like weak sauce joker.  This is a really great top ten list G-Man. You can post this to our site http://www.toptentopten.com/ and then link back to your site. We are looking for top ten lists and our users can track back to your site.  The coolest feature is you can let other people vote on the rankings of your list.

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Impressive list I would further add

Ten Eyed Man He must have had brain damage to with the delusion Batman is responsible for what happened to him when he didn't fight in the Vietnam war. Furthermore he was one of the most incompotent Batman rogues that didn't even qualify as a annoyance just a easily defeated pushover.
SignalMan Was he high when actually thought this abomidable costume would result in thugs respecting him. Furthermore his gimick was nothing more than a gimick, and he was also a terrible hand to hand combatant that Batman defeated easily as if he was just a regular thug that Batman usually fights. Dumb all around concept.
Marvel Mirage The costume makes him look like  a complete moron. Furthmore his powers abilties are a poorman's Mysterio.
Mortimer Kadaver He keeps faking his own death. More annoying than scary. The name sounds like he belongs as a enemy of Duck Twacy not Batman. The guy isn't scary at all.

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Donovan Montgomery said:
"Dr. Bong is from Howard the Duck, of course he's lame :-\"
Howard isn't lame!
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I think Condiment King needs to be replaced with Baron Blood, Abestos Man, Paste Pot Pete, or some other lame super villain. He's a comic relief purposly lame super villain that's the purpose of the character hence his dumb lame name.

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LOL...LOVE the list...though Dr Bong REALLY shouldn't be here...Unlike the rest of these guys who are supposed to be serious villains (scary as that seems - it's even sadder that Marvel keeps trying to make MODOK and his "replacement" MODAM actual dangerous villains).

As for Dr Bong - he's as close to an "arch-enemy" for Howard the Duck as you can get...and since I can't take Howard (cool/funny as he is) seriously I can't consider Dr Bong an actual "serious" villain since he's not part of a "serious" book (it's like adding anyone from the League of Super Evil to this list).   

Something to consider...if Dr Bong was created in the 60's instead of the 70's he'd have a TOTALLY different look and powers.

(PS to say Howard the Duck is lame is to TOTALLY miss the point of Howard and his book)

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halow my name is giant bomb.

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Can we replace MODAK with MODAM?  I mean, if MODOK is bad, isn't the female version worse?

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modok is a good villain, it's just nobody can write him good

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I like MODOK =[

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Rainbow Rider sounds awesome lol