10 Surprisingly Rubbish Animated Movie Villains

8. Skeletor - He-Man

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So, it isn't hard to understand why Skeletor isn't good at his job. He-Man is a serial television show (as well as a movie), after all, and unless you want your hero to constantly lose his battles, the show depends upon the antagonist Skeletor failing, and failing often. But honestly, it's like he's not even trying.

There is an episode of Skeletor where he tells his henchmen to take them to dungeons and make their stay, "uncomfortable", which is a weird choice of words. Uncomfortable is more what you would use to describe a subpar Best Western -- if that's how you felt while being held hostage by a supervillain, he's not doing too hot.

And this might be petty and superficial, but have you heard this guy's voice? Talk about not striking fear into the hearts of your enemies. He should just use a voice modulator, like all the other bad guys who have been cursed by nature to have the same voice as the especially irritating guy at your office from Accounts Payable.

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Audrey Fox is an ex-film student, which means that she prefers to spend her days in the dark, watching movies and pondering the director's use of diegetic sound. She currently works as an entertainment writer, joyfully rambling about all things film and television related. Add her on Twitter at @audonamission and check out her film blog at 1001moviesandbeyond.com.