Great Rogues Galleries Are Not Only For Superheroes
In comic books, the collective name for a group of villains is a rogues gallery. The term dates back 1855 when police would call a collection of criminal photos their rogues’ galleries. But this idea isn’t just for comics or police; so many movies and TVs contain a notable gang of baddies. Behind every great hero is a group of villains trying to kill them!
Below is a collection of the best rogues galleries in pop culture history.
Honorable Mentions:
Scooby Doo (Creeper, Ghost of Redbeard, Witch Doctor, Black Knight)
Darkwing Duck (NegaDuck, Beagle Boys, Fearsome Five, Magica De Spell)
Superman (Lex Luthor, Doomsday, Metallo, Zod, Brainiac)
5Buffy The Vampire Slayer
(EXAMPLE: The Master, Angelus, Glory, Dark Willow, The Trio, Adam)
Rogues galleries are so important on Buffy that they’ve earned a nickname: “Big Bads.” Each season introduced a new villain for the Scooby Gang to face, someone bigger & worse than the one before. Buffy’s Big Bads are so brutal that some of them have killed each other for the chance to kill our titular slayer.
