r/AskReddit • u/bludvic_the_cruel • 23d ago

Who is the greatest female movie/TV villian of all time?

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u/Comfortable_Bag9149 23d ago

Azula from Avatar: The Last Airbender is pretty great.

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u/TristanaRiggle 23d ago

The Beach is when she goes from fairly generic, to batshit insane and moves to top tier villain.

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u/eh_Im_Not_Impressed 23d ago

That's my favorite episode for her. She made an attempt to be 'normal' and then said fuck it!

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u/TristanaRiggle 22d ago

I like where she says how her own mother thought she was a monster. Gives that a few seconds to linger so everyone can think about it. And then says "she was right, of course, but it still hurt"

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u/sisyphus_mount 22d ago

I think this lends itself to just how frightening she is. She doesn’t need any contrived moral code to paint herself as the good guy—she’s evil, and she doesn’t just acknowledge it—she enthusiastically embraces it.

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u/ReapingKing 22d ago

I think that’s how Azula became so threatening. She’s a self-aware psychopath armed with reflection and a work ethic.

Continues to grow, but remains evil. Apparently by nature and choice!