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Chip Skylark of Space
11/09/09

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Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz [Evil Incorporated!]

This guy is definitely a genius, and definitely Stooo-pid, as Dexter said more then once about his sister. This show is the Rocky and Bullwinkle of my daughter's generation.
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drdoombot
11/06/09

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Doom does NOT belong on this list!

Not many super-geniuses can claim to have had as many victories as Dr. Doom. He succeeded in taking over the world in Emperor Doom, he conquered Franklin Richards' alt-Earth on the other side of the Sun (starting with no tech, either!), he tricked the Devil (Mephisto) into releasing his mother's soul in Triumph and Torment, he single-handedly ended the Secret Wars by stealing Galactus' power, and then using them to steal the Beyonder's power!

Most stunning of all, he recently (a few months ago, actually) turned an ignominious defeat into total victory. The reality-manipulating Marquis of Death turned Doom's heart to stone, his blood into acid and then dropped him off into the Pliocene era to be eaten by prehistoric sharks. However, Doom's hate kept him alive. He studied the black arts for millions of years, then transformed his body down to the molecular level to fool the Marquis of Death into accepting him as a pupil. He even killed a Watcher to protect his secret. It's not clear how powerful he is now, but he's definitely been upgraded. And he seems to be over his Fantastic Four hate as well.

Unlike most other supervillians, Dr. Doom has won too many times to be included on this loser list.

#drdoom #supervillains
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thufir_hawat
11/06/09

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Mojo Jojo? Anyone? "I was not born a super villain chimp with an oversized brain you know. Evil geniuses are made not born."

Also, wait, Penny dies in Dr. Horrible? Noooooooooo! #supervillains
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cihx
11/06/09

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another dumbass villain was nero from the star trek movie. "oh woe is me, my fargin' sun went supernova and i'm going to blame spock. so i'm going to blow up his entire planet, and every planet in the federation!"
frakkin' idiot. #supervillains
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BlueBeard
11/06/09

@cihx: I felt the same way about Nero- one of the lamest ST villains in the history of ST, and that's saying something. #supervillains
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collex
11/06/09

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You dare to insult Doom? Doom is not pleased. You will pay for your insolence against Doom. Immediately after Doom is finished with Julian McMahon. #supervillains
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tetracycloide
11/06/09

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i'd like to counterpoint cartman's inclusion on this list if i may.

exhibit A: "Scott Tenorman Must Die" Cartman is hoodwinked out of $16.12 by local teen scott tenorman through a series of cons and pitards played on Cartman. Scott then redicules him over his inabilty to recover his money and eventually this make Cartman so angry he trains a pony to bite off his wiener and tries to convine radiohead to appear and inform scott he's uncool, but only as a diversion from his true plan, to feed him chili made from Mr. and Mrs. Tenorman. Cartman suceeds and Stan and Kyle rightly point out that they should never piss off Cartman again, not ever.

so Cartman is an evil genious, perhaps the evil genious from which all others are measured, he just has to be really really mad first. #supervillains
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daveNYC
11/06/09

@tetracycloide: And he manages to get Radiohead to show up and make fun of Scott as he's mourning his parents. #supervillains
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mulderj
11/06/09

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As a parent with young children, I need to point out that Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirz from Phineas and Ferb definitely belongs on this list. #supervillains
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Logan5
11/06/09

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No Dark Helmet??? #supervillains
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LittleDragon
11/06/09

@Logan5: Dark Helmet isn't really an evil genius. He is a dark lord. The President of space ball planet or his scientists might be eligible. #supervillains
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Davio
11/06/09

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Good shout out on Luthor. His costume really is awful. #supervillains
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BadUncle
11/06/09

@Davio: those are complimentary colors, though. I mean, sure, they're kind of locked into Marriott Corporation's 80's-era interior design. But still. The guy looks buff, and retro-fashion-forward. #supervillains
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StormtrooprDave
11/06/09

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Did anyone else just google Squirrel Girl to see if she wasn't made up on the spot? #supervillains
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drukus
11/06/09

@StormtrooprDave: No. #supervillains
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tetracycloide
11/06/09

@drukus: yeah, me either. and i certainly didn't image search it just to see what the costume looked like... #supervillains
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MargaretMoony
11/06/09

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Heh, Squirrel Girl. I wish I knew about her before Halloween.
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lukeoneil47
11/05/09

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I would like to politely register my continued disapproval of stories formatted in this way. I know it helps with page views to have us click through each image, but for me it has the exact opposite effect and I often end up skipping the entire thing instead. Something about the layout is just very unwieldy and does not flow.

The content is good, however. Although you forgot Dr. Impossible
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VisibleHand
11/06/09

@lukeoneil47: Deleting "/gallery" and anything after it from the url puts them all on one page. #supervillains
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redqueenmeg
11/06/09

@VisibleHand: It does but it's annoying to have to do that with every gallery post. And I have to agree with @lukeoneil47: gallery posts are irritating. #supervillains
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TickMan
11/05/09

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Doom must be crazy if he wants the protection of Alpha Flight. Let me guess? All he got was Puck and the Owl chick, and then Jean Paul mocked his armor and cloak get up.

BTW, where is Stewie?
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LittleDragon
11/05/09

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Who are all of us to be passing judgment on these some times great leaders. When was the last time any of us came close to ruling the world? Don't count last week. That was an accident. The team of commandos they sent to stop us had bad burritos before trying to take down the hypnowave machine. And even there we failed. These great visionaries may have their weakness. Before you past judgment, go out and try and control 10 people for a day. Not the world, not a country, just 10 people. There is a reason we have the Academy of Mad Sciences and the University of Evil Geniuses and the College of Supervillainy and Dictatorship. And it is because this sort of thing is not as simple as most people believe it to be. And yes many obsess about their nemeses. But that is because, you reach a point in your life and realize that you could have it all and you could destroy all who stand before you, but what then? You live for as long as your science holds out, shaping the world into what you want? But will you learn and grow as a Evil Genius that way. No. You would stagnate and consume your self and the world you hope to create. If these Geniuses have failed, it is that they have failed to find the correct balance and have not hired enough graduates from the Academy of Mad Sciences.
And with that I have a paper due for Roklimber. And Mr. Glass does not belong on this list. He was brilliant and his plan worked. He found his balance, his nemesis. #supervillains
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Hamslicer
11/05/09

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Missing: Ernst Stravo Blofeld.
Some advice Ernie? Don't give him his cigarettes and just shoot him already. #supervillains
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