Batman without Joker, Mario without Bowser, Luke Skywalker without Darthvader -- every hero has their necessary counterpart and these vilifying villain finds pay homage to those whose attention is encased in negativity.
Granted the Joker is a psychotic villain and probably doesn't deserve much sympathy, nonetheless without him the Batman universe just wouldn't be the same. Everyone gives Batman all the praise and attention while those that enable him to be the spotlight are cast aside.
Villains are popular because they are figures that people hate while being simultaneously envious of their will to not be restrained by rules and boundaries. Villains also don't have to constantly worry about having their secret identity revealed, they embrace and revel in their diabolical schemes for world domination. Given the choice I think I would choose to be a super villain, having people constantly depend on you to save them can get so old.
73 Vilifying Villain Finds
Celebrating Those Who Revel in Their Diabolical Schemes:
Andrew Robertson — Jun 27, 2012 — Pop Culture
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Gritty Villainous Visages
David Rodriguez Renders Batman's Enemies in Horrifying Style
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Villain iPad Decals
Make Nerdy Accessories Look Gnarly with Comic Book Stickers
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Hunkified Disney Villains
Pixiv Artist J Gives Ugly Antagonists a Handsome Makeover
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Untooning Video Game Characters
Bowser Gets Real
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Chic Sci-Fi Villains
Chase Kunz Gives Star Wars Baddies a Gentleman's Makeover
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Rick Forton Depicts Celebrities in Stunning Detail
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Phil Jones' Shirts are for Pop Culture Junkies
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Re-Gendered Disney Evildoers
Mae Uy Interprets Iconic Movie Villains as Females
64
Phantom Villain Paintings
Arnaud de Vallois Illustrates Images with a Sinister Spectral Style
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Frightful Film Antagonist Art
David Murdoch Paints Movie Villains in a Nightmarish Manner
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Pop Culture Produce Portraits
Delightful Icons Turn Vegan in the Verdura Character Series
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Photobombing Villain Blogs
'Not Now, Skeletor' Tumblr Puts the Evil Man in Various Cartoon Scenes
60
Clean-Cut Comic Villains
Artist Yeso Illustrates Batman's Enemies in a Neat and Orderly Style
59
Scary Sorceress Graphics
The Stuntkid Illustrations Show All Good Things Come from Bad Girls
58
Super Villain Body Suits
A Fishnet Unitard That Puts Catwoman's Appeal to Shame
57
Sci-Fi Brass Sculptures
Bellino Alain Recreates Darth Vader's Helmet Using Fancy Junk
56
Imaginary Villain Fashion
The Other Hats Of Darth Vader
55
Retired Villain Photography
The Bad Guys in 'Horror Vacui' by Federico Chiesa are About Done
54
Minimalist Villain Visuals
Adam Dello Buono Renders Batman's Rogues Gallery with Famous Quotes
53
Horrorvertising
Burger King's ‘Open Late' Campaign Caters to Scary Villains
52
Gritty Nintendo Nemeses
Nekoixa Renders Badass Versions of Super Mario Villains
51
Historic Star Wars Miniatures
These Jonathan Kuriscak Figurines put Iconic Space Villains into WW2
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Movie Monster Muses
Donald Caron Paints Cinematic Images of Nightmarish Scenes
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Villainous Humanimal Shoots
Damien Vignaux Elroy Captures Macabre Captures
48
Menacing Cinema Paintings
Chris Labrenz Renders Villains and Anti-heroes from the Silver Screen
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Veggie Sith Lords
Learn to Carve Your Very Own Carrot Darth Vader
46
Deeply Diabolical Depictions
The Inner Demons Spread is Eerily Captivating
45
Sci-Fi Script Art
This Darth Vader Redesign Recreates the Villain as First Described
44
Vigorous Villain Visuals
Leandro Franca Illustrates Awesome Antagonists From Geek Favorites
43
Villainous Watercolor Visuals
Jonathan A. Reincke Paints Runny and Smeared Batman Foes
42
Earth-Saving Super Villains
Darth Vader in a Sid-Splitting Earth Hour Ad
41
Child Sci-Fi Criminals
The Kid Star Wars Villains Portraits Show the Dark Side's Diaper Days
40
Ominous Occultist Raps
The Harry Potter Monster Parody Shows the Franchise's Villains
39
Neon Space Icon Portraits
Fabricio Moura Depicts Star Wars Characters with Chromatic Color Scheme
38
Horrifically Morbid Femmes
These Annie Owens Illustrations Evoke Villainesses from Scary Movies
37
ToyGiants Book
A Journey Into the World of Bizarre Vinyl Art Toys
36
Haute Couture Villains
Mehmet Turgut Captures the Sinful Fashions of His Favorite Crook
35
Psychotic Villain Visuals
Francesco Mattina Illustrates Batman Enemies in a Manic Style
34
Cold-Blooded Villain Previews
The Arkham City Mr. Freeze Trailer Leaves Viewers With Chills
33
Mutinous Masked Models
The Walter Van Beirendonck Fall/Winter 2012-2013 Collection
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Villainous Celeb Videos
The New York Times Magazine's Touch of Evil Sends Shivers Down Spines
31
Sci-Fi Villains at Play
'Lord on Vacation' is a Figurine of Darth Vader on his Downtime
30
Iconic Villain Galleries
'Arkham Eight' Showcases the Bad Guys of Batman's World
29
Disturbed Movie Character Depictions
Lorenzo Nuti Renders Fear-Inducing Images Inspired by Film
28
Villainous Hip Hop Apparel
Rock the MF Doom x Veenom Shirt and Show Your Love to the MC
27
Gangsta Sci-Fi Villains
Holla If Ya Hear Me Collection Gives Iconic Baddies the East L.A. Look
26
Literary Dark Knight Depictions
'DrFaustusAU' Mashes the World of Dr. Seus and Batman Together
25
Cutesy Villain Busts
Nick Ramey's Ceramic Art Will Blow You Away
24
Intergalactic Vigilante Mash-Ups
The Batman Darth Vader Cosplay is Epically Geeky
23
Epic Villainous Hybrids
Skevader Mashes Two Iconic Bad Boys for a Good Cause
22
Chilling Horror Film Cartoons
Bryan Baugh Renders Iconic '80s Villains from the Silver Screen
21
Patriotic Comic Book Ghouls
Clayton Ryder Crain Imagines Carnage in Various Historical Images
20
Villainous Video Game Teasers
Arkham City 'Joker & Harley' Pits Batman Against his Great Nemesis
19
Melancholy Villain Sketches
Erica Eyres Artwork Begs You to Smile
18
Joker-Monkey Mashups
The Why So Curious George Shirt and Print Channels the Dark Knight Villain
17
Shadow-Cloaked Villain Visuals
Lee Killeen Depicts Batman's Enemies in Dynamic Lighting Conditions
16
Decaying Villain Depictions
Chris Faccone Illustrates Batman Foes in a Corpse-like Fashion
15
Precious Pet Adoptions
The Shopping Total Ad Campaign Shows That Adopting Changes Lives
14
Villainous Vintage Disguises
Batman Villain Halloween Masks Depicts Retro Comic Baddies
13
Ad Executive Antagonists
Adam Witton Depicts Cast of Mad Men as Batman Villains
12
Provocative Video Game Trailers
World Premiere of Batman 'Arkham Asylum'
11
Sci-Fi Felted Dolls
Liberty Kraftz Shrinks Down Star Wars Characters to an Adorable Size
10
Kid-Friendly Villain Visuals
Matt Kaufenberg Illustrates TMNT Enemies in a Whimsical Style
9
Foot Clan Recruitment Prints
Shredder Says 'I Want You for the Foot' to Take out the Ninja Turtles
8
Vicious Villainous Characters
Vitaly Bulgarov Creates Video Game Figures That are Out of This Worl
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Religious Villain Art
Lubolo's Paper Darth Project is Sacrilegiously Sci-FI
6
Lighthearted Apocalypse Art
Romantically Apocalyptic Depicts the Grim Future in a Sweet Way
5
Sugary Sci-Fi Villains
The Jabba the Hut Cake Will Have Star Wars Fans Swooning
4
Downloadable Horror Villains
The Freddy Krueger DLC Puts the Nightmarish Foe into Mortal Kombat
3
Villainous Teapots
Drink in Evil with 'Pitchfork Pals' Over a Cup of Tea
2
Dark Side Brain Teasers
The Darth Maul Rubik's Cube Shows a Puzzling Side of the Sith
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Intergalactic Villain Ads
The NTT Docomo Darth Vader Ad Uses the Force to Sell Phones
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