You know, these bad guys sorta had a point. From Syndrome, to Raoul Silva, to Roy Batty, these villains had goals that made sense. WatchMojo counts down the top film villains with justifiable motives.

We're not saying that what they did wasn't despicable, just that they had their own reasons. Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today, we’re counting down our picks for the Top 10 TV Villains Who Had Justifiable Motives. For this list, we’ll be looking at some of television’s villains with the best reasoning for their terrible actions. We’re excluding series protagonists, such as Dexter Morgan and Walter White.

Turns out these movie villains ain't all bad. For this list, we’ll be looking at villains who actually had some good points.

Well... they have a point. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the bad guys with the best reasons for doing what they do. We’re not saying we condone their actions – just that we understand their motivations.

Sometimes you just can't help but feel for the villain. For this list, Todd Haberkorn will be taking a look at the Villains in Video Games who had justifiable motives such as Superman, The Illusive Man and Scorpion. Who do you think had to most justified motive? Let us know in the comments!

Top 10 Anime Villains Who Had Justifiable Motives

They're terrifying villains, but we kind of get it! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the horror baddies who had the most sympathetic motives.

We hate to admit it, but these characters kind of have a point. For this list, we’ll be looking at even more big screen villains with understandable motivations and complex back stories. We’ll be excluding animated baddies, as that list already exists, but we will be including secondary, or even tertiary, antagonists. Point is, they don’t have to be the primary villain to earn themselves a spot. Our countdown will include villains from films such as “The Dark Knight” (2008) , “The Matrix” (1999) and “Watchmen” (2009). Which villain do YOU think had the most understandable motivation? Let us know in the comments!

We all have a dark side, right? Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most charming, compelling film villains we can’t bring ourselves to hate—animated ones not included, unfortunately. Spoiler alert: Sympathetic villainy and some major plot points will ensue.

There are some things that only adults understand about Disney villains. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most notable influences, motives, and more surrounding antagonistic characters in the studio’s films that the grown ups in the room are more likely to pick up on.

Everybody makes mistakes! For this list, we’ll be looking at serious villains who either did dumb things or concocted very silly master plans. Keep in mind there will be spoilers.

Get ready to tent your fingers and cackle! For this list, we’ll be looking at the best antagonists that appeared in live-action tv and film projects between January and June 2022. While we’ll be mainly focusing on new bad guys, we’ll consider veteran villains if they were reimagined or recast. And beware of major spoilers ahead.

Who doesn’t love a good bad guy? For this list, we’ll be looking at the greatest movie villains of the 2000s and 2010s, ranking them based on their popularity, complexity, and overall contribution to film history.

These are the worst CGI villains in live-actions movies. The heroes couldn’t protect our eyes from these horrible looking villains. For this list, we're looking at the worst-looking computer-generated antagonists in film. We’ll only be picking CGI villains who were unintentionally bad, so purposely cheesy effects like the abominations featured in “Sharknado” will not make the list. Join WatchMojo as we break down the worst CGI movie villains.

We hate to say it … but we can see where these baddies are coming from. For this list, we’re looking at horror movie villains whose motivations understandable. We’re not saying that they were right to do what they did - just that we get why. Our includes the antagonists of “Carrie” (1976), “Us” (2019), “The Ring” (2002), “The Cabin in the Woods” (2012), “Friday the 13th” (1980), and more!