Sometimes, even the bad guys need a hug. Welcome to Watchmojo.com, and today we’re counting down our picks for the top 10 sympathetic Villains in Cartoons. For this list, we’re taking a look at villains that aren’t evil just to be evil. Some of them have a soft side to their villainous ways, others turned to the dark side because of a traumatic event, and a few aren’t even evil by choice. As a result, we can’t help but feel sorry them.

We're not saying we condone their actions, but we can't help but have a soft spot in our hearts for these bad guys. Welcome to http://www.WatchMojo.com, and today we're counting down our picks for the Top 10 sympathetic Movie Villains.

These sympathetic villains are some of the best in MCU history. For this list, we’ll be looking at villains featured in MCU films and television shows with the most interesting pasts.

We all have a dark side, right? Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most charming, compelling film villains we can’t bring ourselves to hate—animated ones not included, unfortunately. Spoiler alert: sympathetic villainy and some major plot points will ensue.

It may be frowned upon, but we get these villains. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the movie villains who we can best see bits of ourselves in, even when we might not want to.

These Disney villains are bad for a reason: backstory. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most tragic and sympathetic origins behind this studio’s antagonists.

Spider-Man's on-screen rogues gallery is nothing to scoff at. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most threatening, sympathetic and intimidating antagonists in live-action and animated webhead films.