May 10th, 2022

45 Animated Tattoos of Cartoon Villains

Who's your favorite cartoon villain of all time?

Every story needs a hero and a villain. Villains add conflict, and even cartoons for children need a bad guy or gal. But let’s be honest, many of our favorite villains are totally awesome. Villains have some of the best costumes in all of animation—with many of our favorites falling under the always fabulous purple, green, and black color scheme. They’re also incredibly sassy and petty, which we love to see. Plus, we can’t forget that villains often have some of our favorite musical numbers of all time. For fans of these iconic characters, cartoon villain tattoos are a bold and stylish way to showcase their admiration.

Villains are totally great and they deserve all the shine. We’ve gathered up some of our favorite tattoos of cartoon villains in the gallery below. Take a peek at these tattoos and let us know your favorite bad guy or gal from this list in the comments section on social media.

Scar—”The Lion King” (1994)

 

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Harley Quinn—”Batman: The Animated Series” (1992-1995)

 

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Ice King—”Adventure Time” (2010-2018)

 

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Mojo Jojo—”The Powerpuff Girls” (1998-2005)

 

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Shego—”Kim Possible” (2002-2007)

 

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Plankton—”SpongeBob SquarePants” (1999-Present)

 

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Gaston—”Beauty and the Beast” (1991)

 

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Azula—”Avatar: The Last Airbender” (2005-2008)

Ursula—”The Little Mermaid” (1989)

Angelica Pickles—”Rugrats” (1991-2004)

 

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Roger M. Klotz—”Doug” (1991-1999)

 

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DoodleBob—”SpongeBob SquarePants” (1999-Present)

 

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Evil Queen—”Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (1937)

 

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HIM—”The Powerpuff Girls” (1998-2005)

 

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Captain Hook—”Peter Pan” (1953)

Lord Farquaad—”Shrek” (2001)

 

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Cruella de Vil—”One Hundred and One Dalmations” (1961)

Poison Ivy—”Batman: The Animated Series” (1992-1995)

 

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Lady Tremaine—”Cinderella” (1950)

 

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Queen of Hearts—”Alice in Wonderland” (1951)

 

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Hades—”Hercules” (1997)

 

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Yzma—”The Emperor’s New Groove” (2000)

 

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Kronk—”The Emperor’s New Groove” (2000)

Maleficent—”Sleeping Beauty” (1959)

 

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Jafar—”Aladdin” (1992″

 

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Elmer Fudd—”Looney Tunes” (1937-Present)

 

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Sabor—”Tarzan” (1999)

 

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Prince John—”Robin Hood” (1973)

Bartok—”Anastasia” (1997)

 

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Skeletor—”He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” (1983-1985)

 

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Gargamel—”The Smurfs” (1981-1987)

Chernabog—”Fantasia” (1940)

 

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Dr. Facilier—”The Princess and the Frog” (2009)

Madam Mim—”The Sword in the Stone” (1963)

 

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Mother Gothel—”Tangled” (2010)

Cheshire Cat—”Alice in Wonderland” (1951)

Oogie Boogie—”The Nightmare Before Christmas” (1993)

 

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Lock, Shock and Barrel—”The Nightmare Before Christmas” (1993)

 

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Tamatoa—”Moana” (2016)

Te Kā—”Moana” (2016)

 

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Hopper—”A Bug’s Life” (1998)

Lotso—”Toy Story 3″ (2010)

 

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Randall Boggs—”Monsters, Inc.” (2001)

 

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The Other Mother—”Coraline” (2009)

 

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Mr. Burns—”The Simpsons” (1989-Present)

 

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