So basically Jefferey Combs was the best villains ;)

Tomalak was seriously underrated because he was played by the always awesome and much missed Andreas Katsulas.

Brunt is great, but I feel like Kai Winn should be 1. Just because she gives me PTSD just from hearing her name. I mean, she arranged for a school to be blown up just so she could attempt to have her rival assassinated. Diabolical.

The idea of punching Kai Winn earned your like for the day. Well said.

Every Character done by Jeffrey Combs was great. Brunt and Weyoun were some of his best, but I have to say that Shran was my favorite.

The Breen's enviro-suits always reminded me of Princess Leia's bounty hunter disguise from ROTJ edit: "e'ah-tay, e'ah-tay, ji'oh-toh." **activates bomb**

I agree, The Kardashians are major villains....... wait are we still talking about star trek?

0:42 "When you step back from well known villains like the Klingons or Romulans..." 2:08 a Romulan, 3:06 a Klingon

So basically, DS9 has the best villains? Yes.

Jeffrey Combs - the man, the myth, the legend! 🖖

I'm not the biggest fan of Voyager but I feel like seska should be on this list at least in the upper numbers

Hirogen are underrated imo. Voyager meets them in season 4, they have this huge com array, implying they have huge territory. They stay until the end.

Next time you want to make a Jefferey Combs appreciation video, just make a Jefferey Combs appreciation video 😆

Anyone else think it's not a coincidence that the actress that played Kai Winn was the original Nurse Ratched on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?

If you want to take care of a Weyoun, just have them talk to Worf again. *Laughs and belts back some Kanar*

I would like to point out that half of these are from ds9

I had hoped Sela, Yar's daughter, would have made the list. When they made Nemesis they wanted a Khan like villain. Sela should have been the villain and not clone Picard.

I feel like we need a video something like "Jeffrey Combs' characters ranked worst to best".

I vote the Vidiians! They were a sad race in a desperate situation; and they sure had some impressive and deadly technology.

I cannot lie: I want to see more of the Intendant than all the others, for reasons.

The best line from your number one: "Your mother... is wearing clothes." How is Harry Mudd not on this list?

Kivas Fajo was a wonderful villain, in his own way. I would have loved to have seen more of him or at the very least seen others like him, out there flying around the universe playing by their own rules.

I know he's not really all that reliable of a source, Weyoun says that the Breen homeworld isn't a frozen hellscape but a temperate planet much like Earth. He even implies that not even the Dominion has been able to learn what they look like underneath their suits or why they wear them.

The Breen are the Mandalorians of Star Trek. The helmets they are wearing looks a lot like the helmet Princess Leia wore in Return Of The Jedi.

Didn’t one of the Weyoun’s say the Breen home world was a tropical paradise and he couldn’t figure out why they needed the suits?

There was one villian that honestly was a bit more than underrated if you ask me. Michael Eddington The Star Fleet Security Chief of DS9 turned traitor and Maquis leader. They were extreamists in their acts but none of the others would turn to biological warfare like he did or for that matter push a starfleet captain the way he did either.

How about when Hoshi Sato became the Mirror Universe's Empress in _Star Trek: Enterprise_ ? She was badass

Lore should have made the list.

Kai Winn was literally the worst. Where's Seska? How did Toral get on this list? 😂

I don't think I'd ever have considered Kai Winn underrated.

I might have been less annoyed by the Breen if the costume design hadn't just straight ripped off the Ubese bounty hunter hat from RotJ for them.

Finally someone noticed the connection. The "kardashians" 🤣🤣🤣

Kai Winn! That's who Professor Umbridge reminds me of! Thanks, now I hate them both even more.

Gul Evek deserves a spot on that list. He was definitely a thorn in Picard, Sisko, Chakotay and the Maquis’ side during Richard Poe’s short time on TNG, DS9 and VOY.

Kai Winn was fantastically portrayed by the actress and a great villain, but what most people forget, it that she was in the right place at the right time to eventually change her mind about what she was doing and help Sisco defeat Dukat and the Pa Wraiths at the very end.

Landru seeks tranquility. Peace for all. The universal good.

Thank you for including Toral, I did Rick Pasqualone makeup for that episode!!!! That was such a fun episode and Rick was so into the character and process of the makeup !

Marcus, I love your list!!! I especially love your enterpritation of the "Cardassians" !! Bravo. 🖖

The Salt Vampire from TOS. The ability to appear differently to people in the same location was pretty cool. The mind sees what the mind wants/expects to see.

#5 is my personal favorite but then Kira was the hottest character on DS9 both in looks and personality

Commender eddington should have made the list but it was a good list

Kira and Dukat have almost certainly seen what the Breen look like under their helmets, and lived to tell. They both stole Breen suits while rescuing Ziyal, and Kira stole another one on Cardassia.

Marcus I love ya man, It's always a delight when you are on a list it makes the day just that little bit better!

Can we just talk about Kira’s hips for a minute?! I mean, damn

Every time I see a Klingon woman, I remember the time when Quark took one for the team. I sorta wondered what a half Klingon half Ferengi would look and act like.

Underrated Star Trek Villain number one: Benjamin Sisko. Seriously, his "you betrayed your uniform" was the most bada** any Captain has ever said.

The Intendant was so drenched in camp, it's hard to take her seriously as a villain.

I personally have always wanted to see more done with the Tholians, they are mentioned a decent amount, but rarely shown, likely because of being non-humanoid. They are a race that could always be used if they wanted to have an antagonist that they could have a lot of open room to be creative with, as they don't have backstory that fans would be upset if changed like Klingons in Discovery (Unless it went too much against beta cannon but I don't know how much that would impact)

2:26 Just watched this episode again and noticed that the Romulan on the left is played by Marc Alaimo, who played Gul Dukat. Some of the things he said could be interpreted to reference the Dominion War.

(clears throat)...My child

Can't say "Brunt" without "FCA"

Jeffrey Combs is one of my favorite Star Trek characters. So funny.

So basically DS9 is still underrated as hell

This is DS9 list.

The black blob thing scared the crap out of me when I was a kid.

I’M SO RELIEVED WINN WAS SO HIGH

Commander Tomalak didn't get more screen time because Andreas Katsulas was busy on Babylon 5... and he died in 2006.

What is so God damn creepy about this.... Is that only 3 hours ago, I finished watching DS9 Crossover..... I open KZfaq.... And then see the alternative universe Major Kirra on the thumbnail of this video....

Kai Wynn, known on Earth as Mildred Ratched.

Damn! Y’all forgot about Gul Dukat! He would alternate between Bad and likeable, but unlike Vader, there was NO final redemption in the end when he battled Sisko and permanently ended up with the Evil Pah-wraith.

This list, and the comments, show that it's hard to keep clear the difference between great villains and underrated villains.

The episode with Moriarty was the first TNG episode I watched when BBC2 showed it in the early 90s

Awesome list!!

I got one, a baddie just as powerful as Q and not as nice. TNG, Nagilum.

all these years later and I'm still shocked that Christopher Lloyd was cast as the Klingon commander Kruge. of course we all love Doc Brown, but in '84 he was only known for playing Jim Ignatowski on Taxi. that's means at least one person with authority in the production of ST: 3 saw at least one episode of Taxi, saw the brain-damaged- from-drug-use a plenty Rev. Jim slur through his lines at .25 speed and said, "him. thats our Klingon baddie for this movie!"

Harry Mudd, Seska, Sela, the aliens from TNG: Conspiracy (yes, I know, the Borg were their replacement), and possibly the Prime universe Gabriel Lorca turning up alive and not completely different to his mirror counterpart.

Kai Winn had the same talent for avoiding truth as garak

Moriarty was an isomorph, a kind of light-based organism common in the delta quadrant but relatively unheard of on our side of the galaxy before Voyager's return

What about the Packleds?

Harry Mudd, (Mudd's Women, Season 1, episode 6, Original Series). Underrated is putting it mildly. Mudd was such a thorn in the side of the Enterprise crew that he got a passing mention in Star Trek into Darkness (Kelvin Timeline).

Yes... Kai Winn by far my favorite villain. Glad to see Winn on the list.

1. I believe Nana Visitor started off as a dancer. That's why she can work those hips! ;-) 2. There were also the Solanae, the subspace aliens who kidnapped Enterprise crew members and experimented on them, sometimes even killing them. In recent years, the online game "Star Trek Online" has become the "unofficial-official" continuation of Star Trek. (With a lot of cast members providing voices. I can definitely picture Kira sashaying her hips underneath the Kai robes!) In STO, the Solanae were a servitor race of the Iconians.

even though Dukat is universally considered Trek's greatest villain (sorry Khan), I still think he is underrated. he is that great of a character.

Tomalak was played Andreas Katsulas who played G'Kar on Babylon 5 one of the best well written and superbly acted characters in television.

You have to hand it to Louise Fletcher, who played Kai Winn that her acting is fantastic. To cause such visceral reactions from people shows how great her performance was.

So....Winn gets the 'UMBRIDGE' Treatment? I'M IN!!!

I don't really feel like Star Trek has villains as much as it has antagonists. Star Trek attempts (at least) to create narratives where everyone has their own story and is redeemable in some way. Obviously, it varies from series to series. TOS set the foundation but also had some "evil aliens of the week". TNG really brought it into maturity (even making you feel regret for the destruction of the Crystalline Entity). DS9 adopted it as a mantra (Everyone in DS9 is gray in some way. Except Ezri. She's just pure goodness.). And Voyager... [remembers the Janeway Protocol]

Kai Winn is a thorn! She urkes my soul! lmao i really enjoy Moriarty and i wished the utilized his character more often

You know what is sad about Winn? By her own admission, the Prophets never spoke to her. It is likely that she was the way we meet her because of that very fact. However, the Prophets didn't speak to her because they saw her villain bit at the end. Their inability to properly perceive linear time actually created a villain out of her.

What about Alex Kurtzman ? Could be Number one on the list !

The fact that Jeffrey Coombs has more than one place on this list pleases me greatly. Back on-topic, though: I'm going to delve into a series I really don't like that much, and say one of the better villains was the Hirogen, from ST: Voyager. A lot of people saw them as "Replacement Klingons", but they're not about War like the Klingons are...they're about The Hunt, and the drive to personal excellence. If they'd been able to take that drive to things not directly related to The Hunt, they'd be an incredible culture, but what little we got out of them on ST: Voyager itself left much to be desired. (There's a book in the DS9 post-finale novelverse that has an incredible fight scene between a Hirogen and a Jem'Hadar Elder, and it's great.)

I agree with your assessment and opinion of Kai Winn!

From Voyager, as a race the Hirogen, as individuals Seska, Captain Ransom (Equinox pt 1&2), and Annorax (Year of Hell pt 1&2)

I love how most of this list is comprised of characters from DS9 and TNG. Those shows had the best bad guys, eh? :)

Q is my all time favorite villain, but Kira as a vamp, the Intendant, was magnificent... She was absolutely delicious in that role.

Section 31 also shows up in Star Trek: In to Darkness as well.. or at least is mentioned

Wow, I've not seen TNG in ages. Never knew Andreas Katsulas was on it. That smirk is unmistakeable.

"Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't after you." -Joesph Heller

Toral was a weak choice vs Lursa and Betor. Even after their house fell into disgrace they still managed to stay in villain form and destroy the Enterprise D. Toral's only claim to fame is, after growing up, he got in Worf's way for maybe 30 sec tops? Agree with comments regarding Sela and Lore. I think to be an underrated villain, you have to have been more than a villain of the week and both qualify there. LOVE the choice of Wynn. I do not regard Sloan as evil, just ruthless. If we allow for movies, would V'ger qualify?

Louise Fletcher made Kai Wynn revolting to watch. I think that it's a testament to her skill and talent as an actress.

Having any of the Dark Triad personality traits can be virtues as they equip people to succeed at any cost.

I don't think that Weyoun or Winn are underrated at all. I think they both get the respect as villains that they deserve. The other characters though - spot on.

Some really obscure ones, one per first five series: Dr. Janice Lester. (TOS) Kila Marr. (TNG - She destroyed the crystalline entity.) Minister Jaro (DS9 - He WAS “The Circle.”) Gath (VOY - Prime Factors) Tolaris (ENT - Fusion, just creepy)

This is less giving them the honor they deserve and more putting a target on their backs! But Combs played Brunt too? I know he did Wayoune and Shran...man, the guy was great.

Well done

*Number 0: The New Essentialists.* These creepy, scruffy nerf-herders were against the comforts of replicators, comfortable summer wear, and horny, free love Risans. Enough said, how could _anyone_ sane be opposed to _any_ of these things, let alone _all three?_

I think all us Kira fans who have a submissive streak and a passion for dominant women absolutely adored the Intendant .

Jeffrey Combs is amazing. Brunt was a really great character. “Quark, your mother... is wearing clothes...” “Uhhh mother! You get undressed this instant!”

Love Sloan, the Founder Leader, Weyoun (anything JC did, really), Kai Winn, and the Intendant.

Considering that Kai Winn is literally Nurse Ratched with a theological degree, she is a great one for this list. As for one of my underrated favorites, I have to say the Kelvin universe version of Khan Noonian Singh. His icy demeanor and utter calm that could flip to sadistic violence was a nice contrast to Ricardo Montalban's epic Khan and his dramatic scheming. I thought Benedict Cumberbatch did a great job of the part in what was a somewhat chaotic movie. But the worst of the underrated bad guysis JJ Abrams. He cast the lovely Alice Eve as Carol Marcus in the Kelvin Star Trek, got her to take most of her clothes off, and then we never get to see her again! I'd be happy to see her again, even if she doesn't get mostly naked.