Top 10 Most Underrated Villains

Hi, I'm the Amateur Critic. I review just about anything.

I know I promised some editorials recently and the LarryBoy and the Bad Apple movie review. However, I've had some crazy ideas, besides the "Top 10 Weirdest Scenes In The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole." And yes, this is another countdown.
For this countdown, I'd thought I will recognize the bad guys from TV shows and movies that aren't as popular as big names like Megatron from Transformers, Loki from Marvel's The Avengers, etc. In fact, the villains that I'm going to count down as the most underrated aren't household names for most people. You know what? Let's do it. This is my Top 10 Most Underrated Villains.

10. Dr. Flurry from The League of Incredible Vegetables

Now this Veggietales DVD is about a year old now, but I had to mention Dr. Flurry in this countdown.
Anyway, Dr. Flurry was a mad scientist vegetable that wanted to literally freeze people in their fears. (Yeah, the show's theme was about handling fear.) He has three penguin minions that do most of his evil bidding.

What I found surprising about this villain was that he immediately showed remorse and tried to make it up to the League soon after LarryBoy saved him from his penguin ship collapsing. That was a rarity in most LarryBoy villains.

Anyway, probably why Dr. Flurry is underrated in a way is because again, the DVD is at least a year old, and is still attracting Veggietales fans.

9. The Bad Apple from LarryBoy and the Bad Apple

She was the talking-apple version of temptation. She was the epitome of evil in a green cape and spider legs.
What made her controversial, though, was that considering that she was supposed to represent temptation in the movie, her character and the fact that she's an apple refer to the Biblical story of Adam and Eve, where a snake tricks Eve in eating an apple (the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Life) just by tempting her.

Despite her character and symbolism being a little risky, Appley was one of LarryBoy's greatest villains. Since this movie was the comeback of LarryBoy since his Cartoon Adventures fail, the Bad Apple could've been a household name, but I'm not sure what exactly happened to that. Nonetheless, she's a pretty bad-ass villain, "rotten to the core."

8. Music Meister from Batman The Brave and the Bold

This was the only villain that I paid the most attention to on this show. That's Neil Patrick Harris doing the voice of the Music Meister. And wouldn't you know it, Neil Patrick Harris is the same guy that did the voice of Dr. Blowhole from Penguins of Madagascar, especially on that TV movie The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole.

The Music Meister was pretty fun to watch, with his creative costumes, angelic singing voice, and such an attitude that you'd swear Dr. Blowhole himself broke into the recording studio and sang the songs.

Although this villain proved to be a 1-dimension character, he did have a soft side for Black Canary, because she too had a beautiful singing voice... but then he turns on her when she rejects him. Ouch!
If you haven't seen this show, especially this episode with the Music Meister, then check it out on Youtube or iTunes.

7. Awful Alvin from LarryBoy and the Angry Eyebrows

This villain was in the premier episode of LarryBoy The Cartoon Adventures. In fact, thank God that Awful Alvin is underrated, because this guy is practically insane. In fact, no Veggietales or LarryBoy episode could ever pull him off as normal.

Awful Alvin has a sidekick named Lampy, who's nothing but a floor lamp. He creates the Angry Eyebrows, because... I don't know; he must have a hair or eyebrow fetish(?)
Well, I guess the reason why he's not as underrated as the other villains that I'll announce later on in the countdown is because again, this was the premier episode of LarryBoy The Cartoon Adventures, which apparently got promoted in some way, and the series spawned a chapter book series.
Either way, this villain is insane as is.

Why? Well, don't tell me that the stuff he does or how he acts when he's evil was NOT influenced by a drug-induced imagination. I mean, there was no way that Awful Alvin could've been sober throughout his role.
Despite his craziness and how this movie got promoted, he's still underrated, because I don't hear anyone say his name when LarryBoy is mentioned.

6. The Fib from Outer Space from LarryBoy and the Fib from Outer Space

This was the first villain in LarryBoy history. His power was that whenever someone tells a lie and then more and more lies, he grows until he's giant and capable enough to eat people.
Why is he not talked about when we think about LarryBoy?

Well, in my review and editorial for this movie, I criticized the Fib for not having an exact origin (aside from being from outer space), and for not having an explanation as to what kind of monster he is (aside from being a fib). For those reasons, he wasn't much of a household name... unless you're a die-hard LarryBoy fan like me.

Regardless, the Fib from Outer Space is the coolest monster that I had ever laid eyes on, and he continues to fascinate me to this day.

5. The Alchemist from LarryBoy: Leggo My Ego

The Alchemist is, by far, a momma's boy. He didn't do much in the movie. In fact, he let his mother do all the evil bidding. And no, I'm not including his mom Mother Pearl in the countdown, because she's not the main villain in this movie (although she could've been, seeing that she did all the evil deeds in that movie).

I guess, that's what makes him underrated is because he's a friggin' momma's boy. And besides, this movie wasn't promoted much as the premier episode, Angry Eyebrows. And plus, the Alchemist seems forgettable, now that I think about this.

4. The Grand Duke of Owls from Rock-A-Doodle

Now, I'll admit that I've never seen this movie before, but the Nostalgia Critic's review on the movie didn't really glorify this villain, let alone the movie itself.

The Duke was this fat-ass owl in a cape that has magical breath that turns people into different creatures.

Also, he plans to keep the farm's rooster Chanticleer away so that the sun couldn't shine and that there be rainy weather all day every day. Plus, he's manipulative with everyone, including his henchmen... and gosh! Even his own nephew!

By the way, did I forget to mention that this owl is played by Christopher Plummer? You know, the same guy that played Captain von Trapp from The Sound of Music and... (researching) he's also that old explorer guy from Pixar's Up- the explorer that that old guy Fredricksen looked up to ask a kid, but then gone bat-shit mad with power because he wanted to capture and kill a bird that got him into trouble?!! (By the way, I'm not putting Charles Muntz on the countdown, because if the movie Up is still popular to this day, then he wouldn't be considered an underrated villain.)
So what makes this despicable creature underrated? Well, the word was that the movie was one of Don Bluth's worst films. Plus, the Nostalgia Critic thought it was a crappy movie.

Anyway, the Duke was a total douche bag, and thank God he's underrated, because a creep like him does NOT deserve mentioning.

3. Ozzy from Land Before Time 2: The Great Valley Adventure

Now this guy is everyone's worst nightmare: an addict. He's the reason why we have that A&E show Intervention (in my opinion).
Ozzy was the main villain in this movie. He has this serious egg addiction. (Well, he's a dinosaur that eats eggs. It's his nature.)
Anyway, he has a brother named Strut who tags along with him during his quest to snatch an egg and eat it.

(By the way, Strut will not be in this countdown either, because he not as ambitious as Ozzy.)
Oh, and did I forget to mention that Ozzy is played by Jeff Bennett, the same guy that plays Kowalski in Penguins of Madagascar... okay. Wait. Jeff Bennett and Neil Patrick Harris... together in this countdown? Is this a Dr. Blowhole reunion? I mean, what's next, Ty Burrell, the voice of Parker from The Penguin Who Loved Me is gonna show up in this countdown?! (Don't count on it.)

Anyway, Ozzy seems underrated because I don't know... maybe his weird addict got in the way of being an unforgettable villain. He's weird; he's an addict; he needs help... I'll pray that he checks himself into rehab some time soon.

2. Drake from The Pebble and the Penguin

This guy should be every woman's worst nightmare. Why? Because he's abusive; he's manipulative; and he's nothing but trouble. So, if I were you, don't date anybody that's like him. Just don't. (In fact, I may do an editorial on his guy.)
There are so many things about this guy that make me cringe. Sure, he may be only a 1-dimensional villain who sees that violence is the only option; but he's also recognizes abusive, macho men for the demon fucks they are.

In fact, this movie thought that it was okay to show this kind of evil in a so-called family film. (Again, I'll do an editorial on this villain to clarify whatever isn't covered on this countdown.)
Plus, Drake is played by Tim Curry, who played another obvious shady character (that Romanian guy) in the movie Congo, which was released in theaters the same year that this movie did. And plus, he was Pennywise the Clown from Stephen King's It; Forte the talking pipe organ from Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas; and that... transvestite from the Rocky Horror Show. So, what did you expect?!

Anyway, I'd say that Drake is an underrated villain, because he's not talked about this much. Although Tim Curry is best known for his villain roles, Drake is only a childhood nightmare to some people. Nothing more to say.

1. Dr. Blowhole from The Penguins of Madagascar

Why is Dr. Blowhole so underrated? Of all the villains that I had revealed in this countdown, Dr. Blowhole has to the one that's worth mentioning.

He's a dolphin super villain that wants to take over the world with his mad scientist wizardry; kill off the Penguins that try to stop him; and wants people to see that he's mad with power. I mean... that's the coolest villain ever!

Now, I got to admit that Dr. Blowhole's character can be weird at times (as mentioned in the Top 10 Weirdest Scenes in The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole), but he's pretty cool, when you get to know him. He has an army of lobster minions, a Segway that he can drive on land whenever he gets tired of being in the water, and a beautiful singing voice (provided by Neil Patrick Harris who does his voice).

Look, Dr. Blowhole can't be more underrated than this; I mean, it's just crap to see such villainy go to waste. I mean, I scream with joy inside whenever I see Dr. Blowhole on TV or on the Internet. Dr. Blowhole was the coolest idea ever.
I keep hearing that DreamWorks is going to do a movie on the Penguins of Madagascar; so I seriously hope Dr. Blowhole is the villain for that movie; otherwise, somebody will be Dr. Blowhole's next victim.
In the mean time, I declare that Dr. Blowhole is the most underrated villain in my countdown.

Thanks for joining me in this countdown. Stay tuned for editorials and for that LarryBoy and the Bad Apple movie review that I'm still working on.

Amateur Critic
Sources:
Veggietales
LarryBoy the Cartoon Adventures
Batman The Brave and the Bold
Rock-A-Doodle
Land Before Time 2: The Great Valley Adventure
The Pebble and The Penguin
Penguins of Madagascar

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