Final Fantasy is a series full of the old tale of good versus evil. For each good guy in the Final Fantasy games (and we’ve ranked them all!) there is a bad guy waiting in the wings to mess up everyone’s day.
THE EMPEROR MATEUS – FINAL FANTASY 2
Mateus is a real jerk. Not only does he berate others by referring to them as worms, but he often sends lackeys to do his dirty work instead of doing it himself.
XANDE/CLOUD OF DARKNESS – FINAL FANTASY 3
Xande is portrayed as the main villain in Final Fantasy 3 for much of the game. He is a student of a great mage who gives him the “gift” of mortality. This sends Xande over the edge and he kind of throws a fit about it
VAYNE SOLIDOR – FINAL FANTASY 12
Final Fantasy 12 has some of the best characters in Final Fantasy — lookin’ at you Balthier and Fran — but it is sorely lacking in memorable or worthwhile villains.
ZEMUS – FINAL FANTASY 4
Instead of just taking over the world, his goals are a little more specific in that he wants to populate it with his kind and end humanity.
GARLAND – FINAL FANTASY 1
Despite being the first game in the series, Garland isn’t just a villain with little backstory looking to kill everything and take over the world. He begins as a knight who becomes corrupted by power,
EXDEATH – FINAL FANTASY 5
Exdeath is pure evil and a master warlock. He is able to create natural disasters to wipe out entire islands. Much of his power likely comes from his origins. Many years before, humans sealed away the souls of evil beings into a tree.