The Guinness World Records 2013 Gamer's Edition features a full countdown of the top 50 video game villains, with many expected baddies and a few surprises.
The Joker comes in at number three from his appearance in Batman: Arkham Asylum, followed by The Legend of Zelda's Ganon, Pokemon's Gary Oak and Final Fantasy VII's Sephiroth.
Further down the list, the Minecraft creeper ranks at number ten and the Police in Grand Theft Auto are number 24, while Sonic's nemesis Dr. Robotnik rounds out the list at number 43.
The names of certain villains are most likely major spoilers if you haven't played some of these games. These character's are not revealed as villain much later in those games or there is a plot twist making them such. I've put some of the game names under spoilers to help in this regard to best of my knowledge.
Check out the full top 50 video game villains list below:
50. Hades - Kid Icarus
49. Atlas - BioShock
48. Jacqueline Natla - Tomb Raider
47. Shepherd - Call of Duty
46. Herobrine - Minecraft
45. Solidus Snake - Metal Gear Solid
44. Diablo - Diablo
43. Dr Robotnik - Sonic the Hedgehog
42. Dr Neo Cortex - Crash Bandicoot
41. Shao Kahn - Mortal Kombat
40. Zoran Lazarevic - Uncharted
39. Tabuu - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
38. Kaos - Skylanders
37. Wheatley - Portal 2
36. Mother Brain - Metroid
35. Ghirahim - The Legend of Zelda
34. Dr Nefarious - Ratchet & Clank
33. Xehanort - Kingdom Hearts
32. Kessler - Infamous
31. The Flood - Halo
30. The Locust Hordes - Gears of War
29. Vanitas - Kingdom Hearts
28. Darth Vader - Star Wars
27. Dr Wily - Mega Man
26. Team Rocket - Pokemon
25. Kefka Palazzo - Final Fantasy VI
24. Police - Grand Theft Auto
23. Zombies - Call of Duty
22. Aliens - Space Invaders
21. The Reapers - Mass Effect
20. N - Pokemon
19. Zeus - God of War
18. Alduin - Skyrim
17. M Bison - Street Fighter
16. The Covenant - Halo
15. Andrew Ryan - BioShock
14. Donkey Kong - Donkey Kong
13. Psycho Mantis - Metal Gear Solid
12. Albert Wesker - Resident Evil
11. Vladimir Makarov - Call of Duty
10. Creeper - Minecraft
9. Liquid Ocelot - Metal Gear Solid
8. Inky - PAC-Man
7. The Borgias - Assassin's Creed II
6. Sephiroth - Final Fantasy VII
5. Gary Oak - Pokemon Red/Blue
4. Ganon - The Legend of Zelda
3. The Joker - Batman: Arkham Asylum
2. GLaDOS - Portal
1. Bowser - Super Mario Bros
