10 Horror Movie Villains Who Never Lived Up To Their Potential

10. Mark Hoffman - The Saw Franchise

Despite Jigsaw's minimal appearance in Saw, he quickly became as iconic as Michael Myers or Jason Voorhees, primarily because of Tobin Bell's towering performance. Even though he infrequently showed up in Saw II and Saw III, viewers never tired of the puppet-crafting mastermind's musings or witnessing his grisly tests.

But since Jigsaw was terminally ill, the devious villain wasn't going to be around forever. And when he kicked the bucket in Saw III, the saga could've ended then and there.

However, in Saw IV it was revealed that Jigsaw had a secret apprentice working behind the scenes. This protégé was revealed to be Mark Hoffman, the same cop tasked with bringing Jigsaw down.

Unfortunately, Hoffman is nowhere near as compelling as his mentor. The duplicitous officer fails to emulate the same menace as Jigsaw, despite being more ruthless. His backstory, although intriguing, is quickly discarded, turning Hoffman into a one-note baddie. His motivation keeps changing, making it difficult to understand what he's trying to accomplish.

Despite having five movies to flesh out the character, Hoffman is never half as interesting as his predecessor.