Best Sierra Villain Tournament! Tier #1

[Datadog]

All right! Going full-steam ahead with this!

I've managed to assemble a list of 50 Sierra Villains. Most of them are the main villains from each Sierra adventure game (even the not-so-popular ones,) although a few from other genres have been put in at other's requests, as well as a few popular side-villains. I've completely randomized these with no pre-made matches. Also, given how insanely difficult it is just to find the names of some of these characters, I won't bother making up a bracket of head-shots this time (that's a whole day of googling right there.)

I cut down the list of villains based on the following qualifications.

1. Must make an intelligent and independent effort to kill, hinder, or annoy the player (personally, or through their henchmen.)
2. No henchmen, goons, or guards (unless they get personal with the main character (i.e. the Gippazoid company from SQ.))
3. Deadly wildlife does not count (unless the angry wildlife gets personal.)
4. Must be an original character (no Horned King, Dracula or Minotaur)

Obviously, there's a lot more villains that fit these qualifications than who I put on the list, and some on the list who technically stretch the rules, but at this point, I just want to get this off the ground. Also, it's likely I might have gotten some info wrong about a few characters since I haven't played all these games, or forgot about them (there's not many biographies for Sierra villains on the net.)

On this first tier, I've included all the names of any spoiler villains and put them inside tags (even the more well-known ones, just in case.) I'll be leaving their names out of future tiers and using their pseudonyms instead.

And if there's any favorites you don't see on this list, just call them out and I'll ready a bonus match next round. Sound good? Awesome.

Let's go!

1. Sludge Vohaul (Space Quest) vs Li Deng (Heart of China)
2. Minos, The Mastermind (Quest for Glory 5) vs. Katrina, the Head Vampire (Quest for Glory 4)
3. Deng Hwang (Rise of the Dragon) vs. The Demon Wizard (Quest for Glory 3)
4. Dr. Nonookee (Leisure Suit Larry 2) vs. Kenny the Kid (Freddy Pharkas)
5. Excelsior Montreaux, Leader of the Adepts of Holy Blood (Gabriel Knight 3) vs. The Boogeyman (King's Quest 7)
6. Donald Gordon/Demon, The Psychopath (Phantasmagoria) vs. Mannannan (King's Quest 3)
7. The Kids (King's Quest 7) vs. Slaughter (Ecoquest 2)
8. Raemes T. Quirk, The Pukoid Commander (Space Quest 5) vs. Pecand (Torin's Passage)
9. Penelope Primm, The Oil Baron (Freddy Pharkas) vs. Lillian Prune, The Dijon Plantation Killer (The Colonel's Bequest)
10. Gir Draxon (Stellar 7 and Nova 9) vs. Lolotte (King's Quest 4)
11. Ad Avis (Quest for Glory 2) vs. The Dark Being (Lighthouse)
12. Mr. Bigg (Leisure Suit Larry 5) vs. The Ixupi (Shivers)
13. The Bigwig (Woodruff) vs. Hagatha (King's Quest 2)
14. Arnoid (Space Quest 3) vs. Malicia (King's Quest 7)
15. Leona Humpford (Willy Beamish) vs. Flesh Eater (Ecoquest 1)
16. Michael Bains, The Pentagram Killer (Police Quest 3) vs. Malie Gedde/Tetelo, Leader of Voodoo Cartel (Gabriel Knight 1)
17. The Death Angel (Police Quest 1+2) vs. Baba Yaga (Quest for Glory 1)
18. WD-40 (Space Quest 5) vs. Sharpei (Space Quest 6)
19. The Real Curtis Craig, The Scary Thing (Phantasmagoria 2) vs. Lycentia (Torin's Passage)
20. Uncle Fred (Pepper in Time) vs. Abdul Alhazared (King's Quest 6)
21. Detective O'Reilly, The Leyendecker Museum Killer (Dagger of Amon Ra) vs. Amoniak (Gobliins 2)
22. The Wizard (Gobliiins) vs. Prometheus (Earthsiege, Earthsiege 2 and Starsiege)
23. Mordack (King's Quest 5) vs. Elmo Pugg (Space Quest 3)
24. Baron Friedrich Von Glower, The Black Wolf (Gabriel Knight 2) vs. Mitchell Thurman The Serial Killer (Police Quest 4)
25. Lucreto (Mask of Eternity) vs. G Man (Half-Life)

and a bonus match:

Al Scurva (Quest for Glory 2) vs. New Terra (Outpost 2)

[DeadPoolX]

1. Vohaul

2. The Mastermind

3. Deng Hwang (the main reason for this is the intentional drug addiction targeted at kids and teens)

4. Dr. Nonookee

5. Leader of the Adepts

6. Mannannan

7. Slaughter

8. Pukoid Commander

9. Dijon Plantation Killer

10. Lolotte

11. Ad Avis

12. Mr Bigg

13. Hagatha

14. Arnoid

15. Flesh Eater

16. Pentagram Killer

17. Death Angel

18. WD-40

19. N/A

20. Abdul Alhazared

21. Museum killer

22. Prometheus (if anyone votes for "The Wizard" then they really don't know the extent of terror, death and destruction Prometheus caused the entire human race for centuries )

23. Mordack

24. Serial Killer

25. G Man

[Collector]

1. Sludge Vohaul
2. Katrina
3. Deng Hwang
4. Dr. Nonookee
5. The Boogeyman (just because he is the Boogeyman)
6. Mannannan (a matter of insanity/possession vs. premeditation)
7. Slaughter
8. Pecand (Quirk was only an ass, not evil until he mutated)
9. Lillian Prune,
10. Lolotte
11. Ad Avis
12. Mr. Bigg
13. The Bigwig
14. Malicia (just because of the release of TSL)
15. Flesh Eater
16. Michael Bains,
17. Baba Yaga
18. WD-40
19. The Real Curtis Craig
20. Abdul Alhazared
21. Detective O'Reilly
22. Prometheus
23. Mordack
24. Mitchell Thurman
25. Lucreto

bonus: Al Scurva

[BBP]

1. Sludge Vohaul (Space Quest)
2. the Head Vampire (Quest for Glory 4)
3. The Demon Wizard (Quest for Glory 3)
4. Dr. Nonookee (Leisure Suit Larry 2)
Kenny has a stupid voice.
5. Leader of the Adepts of Holy Blood (Gabriel Knight 3)
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear... hard one... Both have a loathable approach to women. The first one has the coolest dialogue, and the second one legitimately scared me. I think I'll settle for the first one because I love vampires.
6. The Psychopath (Phantasmagoria)
7. Slaughter (Ecoquest 2)
Those kids... ugh.
8. Pecand (Torin's Passage)
9. The Oil Baron (Freddy Pharkas) Best plot twist I've seen in comic games.
10. Gir Draxon (Stellar 7 and Nova 9)
11. The Dark Being (Lighthouse)
12. The Ixupi (Shivers)
I used Tar Ixupi as an avatar for quite some time.
13. The Bigwig (Woodruff)
14. Arnoid (Space Quest 3)
(A villain who's scared of rats?)
15. Flesh Eater (Ecoquest 1)
16. Leader of Voodoo Cartel (Gabriel Knight 1)
17. Baba Yaga (Quest for Glory 1)
18. Sharpei (Space Quest 6)
19. Lycentia (Torin's Passage)
(One of my few "Honest" battles in which I know both well. I'm sticking with Lycentia as she's cool when she zaps you. Scary Thing's best moment is when he says "It's time to go now, Curtis" to the beat of the music.)

20. Abdul Alhazared (King's Quest 6)
21. The Leyendecker Museum Killer (Dagger of Amon Ra)
22. The Wizard (Gobliiins)
23. Mordack (King's Quest 5)
24. The Black Wolf (Gabriel Knight 2)
25. G Man (Half-Life)

and a bonus match:
Al Scurva (Quest for Glory 2)

[AndreaDraco]

1. Sludge Vohaul
2. Katrina
3. The Demon Wizard
4. Kenny the Kid
5. Excelsior Montreaux
6. Mannannan
7. Slaughter
8. Pecand
9. The Oil Baron
10. Lolotte
11. Ad Avis
12. Mr. Bigg
13. The Bigwig
14. Arnoid
15. Flesh Eater
16. Malie Gedde/Tetelo
17. The Death Angel
18. WD-40
19. Lycentia
20. Abdul Alhazared
21. Detective O'Reilly
22. No vote
23. Mordack
24. Baron Friedrich Von Glower
25. G Man

PS: I'm shocked that me and BBP are the only one who voted the Black Wolf and the Head of the Voodoo Cartel

[BBP]

Maybe that depends on what you look for in a villain: pure evil, sexiness, kindness or humour or some combination of all of them. For pure evil I think Pecand or The Dark Being are good choices.

[JasefWisener]

1. Sludge Vohaul
2. The Head Vampire
3. The Demon Wizard
4. Dr. Nonookee
5. The Boogeyman
6. The Psychopath
7. Slaughter
8. The Pukoid Commander
9. The Dijon Plantation Killer
10. Lolotte
11. Ad Avis
12. The Ixupi
13. Hagatha
14. Arnoid
15. Flesh Eater
16. Leader of Voodoo Cartel
17. Baba Yaga
18. WD-40
19. The Scary Thing (In only because of the hilarity)
20. Abdul Alhazared
21. The Leyendecker Museum Killer
22. Prometheus
23. Mordack
24. The Black Wolf
25. G Man

Bonus: New Terra

[Datadog]

1. Sludge Vohaul (because he's bloody Sludge Vohaul!)
2. The Head Vampire (because when the interaction options are Kiss, Kill, and Cop a Feel, you know have a great villain)
3. Deng Hwang (because I'll take DPX's word for it, since the Demon Wizard battle annoyed me)
4. Kenny the Kid (because he done shot off yer ear... twice!)
5. The Boogeyman (because one time, he snuck up on me by hiding behind a grave! There wasn't even music! He was just WAITING for me!)
6. Mannannan (because even as a cat, he causes trouble)
7. The Kids (because if they're not vandalising property or abusing animals, they'll find a 1001 ways to kill you in their house)
8. The Pukoid Commander (because I like his transition from ass to full mutated super-villain)
9. The Dijon Plantation Killer (because this one won't even let you take a shower!)
10. Lolotte (because those dungeon moments are annoying)
11. Ad Avis (because it's not often a villain makes the hero their henchman.)
12. The Ixupi (because they made me want to stop clicking on everything in the game)
13. The Bigwig (because he shot your teddy bear!)
14. Arnoid (because it's so much fun to read his voice)
15. Flesh Eater (because he's a giant killer manta ray who takes hostages)
16. Leader of Voodoo Cartel (because of the interesting split-personality gimmick. Also, the snake.)
17. Baba Yaga (because I like it when villains send me on quests)
18. WD-40 (because there's a nice twist to her character, and the fight against her is one of my favorite parts of the game)
19. Lycentia (because she has the best reaction to bagpipes ever)
20. Abdul Alhazared (because he would've gotten away with it too if it weren't for that meddling prince!)
21. The Leyendecker Museum Killer (because it's fun to read this voice too)
22. Prometheus (because I'll take DPX's word on this one too)
23. Mordack (because he kidnapped your family AND took your castle!)
24. The Black Wolf (because he's one of the most interesting characters. Not exactly evil, yet he needs to be done away with. That's good writing, really.)
25. Lucreto (because I'm not yet acquainted with G Man's awesomeness, yet I remember the sweet fight against Lucreto.)

Bonus Match:
Go Al Scurva! Show New Terra what you're made of! (I like to picture him in the boxing ring, punching a planet)

[QuestCollector]

1. Sludge Vohaul
2. The Head Vampire
3. Demon Wizard
4. Dr. Nonookee
5. Boogeyman
6. Mannannan
7. The Kids
8. The Pukoid Commander
9. The Dijon Plantation Killer
10. Lolotte
11. Ad Avis
12. Mr. Bigg
13. The Bigwig
14. Arnoid
15. Leona Humpford
16. Voodoo Cartel Leader
17. The Death Angel
18. WD-40
19. Lycentia
20. Abdul Alhazared
21. Leyendecker Museum Killer
22. Prometheus
23. Mordack
24. The Black Wolf
25. G Man

Bonus: Al Scurva

I would suggest Khaveen from QFG2 as a later bonus. What do you think?

[Jules]

1. Sludge Vohaul
2. Katrina
3. The Demon Wizard
4. Kenny the Kid
5. Excelsior Montreaux
6. Donald Gordon/Demon
7. Slaughter
8. Raemes T. Quirk
9. Penelope Primm
10. Lolotte
11. Ad Avis
12. Mr. Bigg
13. Hagatha
14. Malicia
15. Flesh Eater
6. Malie Gedde/Tetelo
17. Baba Yaga
18. WD-40
19. The Real Curtis Craig
20. Abdul Alhazared
21. Detective O'Reilly
22. The Wizard
23. Mordack
24. Baron Friedrich Von Glower
25. Lucreto

Al Scurva

[MusicallyInspired]

Yey! Another one of these!

1. Sludge Vohaul
2. the Head Vampire
3. Deng Hwang
4. Kenny the Kid
5. The Boogeyman
6. Mannannan
7. Slaughter
8. The Pukoid Commander
9. The Dijon Plantation Killer
10. Gir Draxon
11. The Dark Being
12. The Ixupi
13. Hagatha
14. Arnoid
15. Flesh Eater
16. Leader of Voodoo Cartel
17. The Death Angel
18. WD-40
19. Lycentia
20. Abdul Alhazared
21. The Leyendecker Museum Killer
22. The Wizard
23. Mordack
24. The Black Wolf
25. G Man


Bonus: Al Scurva


I'm surprised King Bodd or Forbalus wasn't included (from Goblins 3).

[Datadog]

Thanks - those were the names I couldn't remember. A lot of game sites don't cover the details on the Coktel games, and there was virtually nothing about the Goblins 3 villain, so I let it slide and hoped nobody here would notice.

Looks like King Bodd will be fighting Khaveen next bonus round!

[dotkel50]

1. Li Deng (just coz no one else picked him )
2. Katrina (I hate vampires)
3. Demon Wizard
4. Kenny the Kid
5. The Boogyman
6. Mannannan (I got so pissed that he kept killing me that I never finished the game)
7. Slaughter
8. Quirk
9. The Dijon Plantation Killer
10. Lolotte
11. The Dark Being
12. The Ixupi
13. Hagatha
14. Malicia
15. Flesh Eater
16. Leader of Voodoo Cartel
17. The Death Angel
18. WD-40
19. Lycentia
20. Abdul Alhazared
21. Leyendecker Killer
22. The Wizard (never played Starsiege)
23. Mordack
24. The Black Wolf
25. Lucreto
Bonus: Al Scurva

[Datadog]

Four matches are currently tied!

4. Dr. Nonookee (5) vs. Kenny the Kid (5)
12. Mr. Bigg (5) vs. The Ixupi (5)
13. The Bigwig (5) vs. Hagatha (5)
17. The Death Angel (5) vs. Baba Yaga (5)

These are the big four that need to be broken. To prevent against further ties, I'm setting up a Bracket-Freeze where any final votes that cause more ties will be ignored. Next voter ends the round!

[Tawmis]

1. Sludge Vohaul (Space Quest) vs Li Deng (Heart of China)

Sludge. He keeps coming back...

2. Minos, The Mastermind (Quest for Glory 5) vs. Katrina, the Head Vampire (Quest for Glory 4)

Memory is foggy, but going with the Mastermind.

3. Deng Hwang (Rise of the Dragon) vs. The Demon Wizard (Quest for Glory 3)

Demon Wizard. (Mostly because I can't recall RotD)

4. Dr. Nonookee (Leisure Suit Larry 2) vs. Kenny the Kid (Freddy Pharkas)

The good Doctor... he was just evil. The original Doctor Evil.

5. Excelsior Montreaux, Leader of the Adepts of Holy Blood (Gabriel Knight 3) vs. The Boogeyman (King's Quest 7)

Leader of the Adepts.

6. Donald Gordon/Demon, The Psychopath (Phantasmagoria) vs. Mannannan (King's Quest 3)

Wow. Tough one. I am going with Mannannan because he can appear anywhere! Even if you use the Debug Mode and go FAR away!

7. The Kids (King's Quest 7) vs. Slaughter (Ecoquest 2)

The Kids.

8. Raemes T. Quirk, The Pukoid Commander (Space Quest 5) vs. Pecand (Torin's Passage)

Pecand.

9. Penelope Primm, The Oil Baron (Freddy Pharkas) vs. Lillian Prune, The Dijon Plantation Killer (The Colonel's Bequest)

The Plantation Killer all the way...

10. Gir Draxon (Stellar 7 and Nova 9) vs. Lolotte (King's Quest 4)

Lolotte... she was just dog nasty evil.

11. Ad Avis (Quest for Glory 2) vs. The Dark Being (Lighthouse)

Dark Being... because it stumped me.

12. Mr. Bigg (Leisure Suit Larry 5) vs. The Ixupi (Shivers)

Mr. Bigg...

13. The Bigwig (Woodruff) vs. Hagatha (King's Quest 2)

Hagatha.

14. Arnoid (Space Quest 3) vs. Malicia (King's Quest 7)

Arnoid... I just have this weird feeling... He'll be back.

15. Leona Humpford (Willy Beamish) vs. Flesh Eater (Ecoquest 1)

Flesh Eater.

16. Michael Bains, The Pentagram Killer (Police Quest 3) vs. Malie Gedde/Tetelo, Leader of Voodoo Cartel (Gabriel Knight 1)

Bains, all the way. The dude was nuts.

17. The Death Angel (Police Quest 1+2) vs. Baba Yaga (Quest for Glory 1)

The Death Angel.

18. WD-40 (Space Quest 5) vs. Sharpei (Space Quest 6)

Sharpei.

19. The Real Curtis Craig, The Scary Thing (Phantasmagoria 2) vs. Lycentia (Torin's Passage)

Lycentia... she tried to kill a baby for crying out loud!

20. Uncle Fred (Pepper in Time) vs. Abdul Alhazared (King's Quest 6)

Alhazared.

21. Detective O'Reilly, The Leyendecker Museum Killer (Dagger of Amon Ra) vs. Amoniak (Gobliins 2)

Museum Killer.

22. The Wizard (Gobliiins) vs. Prometheus (Earthsiege, Earthsiege 2 and Starsiege)

Wizard.

23. Mordack (King's Quest 5) vs. Elmo Pugg (Space Quest 3)

Mordack.

24. Baron Friedrich Von Glower, The Black Wolf (Gabriel Knight 2) vs. Mitchell Thurman The Serial Killer (Police Quest 4)

The Black Wolf.

25. Lucreto (Mask of Eternity) vs. G Man (Half-Life)

G Man, because I refuse to acknowledge MoE.

Al Scurva (Quest for Glory 2) vs. New Terra (Outpost 2)

Scurva.