Wednesday, July 20, 2011

The Bad-Ass Anti-Heroes of the Cartoon World

 Lord Voldermort (1997-2011)


Finally, after much awaited  years of  daring,wandering and wondering .... nose less Voldermort uncle  is finally dead. 
But definitively he was one of the biggest bad-ass characters ever-created.


Hence came a thought  to relish and remember those good old bad villains of yesteryear when we were kids.


Cartoons of any form , whether its in comics,television or anime is love child to every one.
They are all but fantasy filled world where toys can dance, cars can jog,animals are billionaire,cats have love stories, and in the end " All is Well"......


So, dear friends, hold back and get ready for a journey towards a AWESOME vintage flashback of BAD-ASS anti-hero cartoon characters.




10.DisHonest John(Beany and Cecil)





Dishonest John is an evil baddie, who he is constantly scheming to foil Beany and Cecil’s adventures. His catch phrase is an epic cry “Nya ha ha!”. Whenever Dishonest John’s schemes are revealed to the heroes, Cecil tends to respond with an aghast “What the heck! D.J., you dirty guy!”. 


Not only is he evil as Dishonest John – but he becomes the supervillian Bilious Beetle who has a big stinger and can fly under his own power! He also occasionally appears in the mechanical squid “Billy the Squid” which he uses to trick Beany and Cecil. Dishonest John was the inspiration for the AC/DC song “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap”.(more in winkingpedia :)



9.Dick Dastardly(Wacky races)



who can forget his long thin knife sharp mustache and the horrific sarcastic dog??......


In Wacky Races, Dick Dastardly was one of the racers who competed in every episode for first place in a long and hazard-filled cross-country road rally. As his name implies, Dastardly aimed to win solely through cheating and trickery. His race car, named “The Mean Machine,” featured all sorts of devious traps for him to use against his opponents. Dastardly was always accompanied by his dog Muttley who has a very distinctive emphysemic laugh.



8.Wile E. Coyote(Road Runner)



Ok this guy is super-geek because of various obvious reasons.....


1.he has un-intercepted supply of acme explosives


2. In every episode he attempts to destroy the Roadrunner with a bag of tricks that would make any terrorist envious


3.the end result is SAME in the end. The innocent roadrunner escapes.......and wile blows himself up




7.Cruella de Vil(101 Dalmations)


I don't belive in sexism , so how about a lady villain ??.... who  in the sane world can forget the black and white lady . Elegant she may be… but attractive she is not! 


The evil Cruella spends all of her time trying to catch the 101 Dalmations required to make herself a beautiful Dalmation fur coat. She always has the left half of her hair white and the right half black. Cruella’s name is a play on the words cruel and devil, an allusion which is emphasized by having her country house nicknamed “Hell Hall”.


6.Elmer Fudd(Bugs Bunny)


When the bug bald egg head shaped hunter comes into jungle , its catastrophe. atleast thats what he thinks.We have witnessed numerous legendary episodes of him making foolery of his shooting skills.

 He speaks in an unusual way, replacing his Rs and Ls with Ws, so "Watch the road, Rabbit," is replaced with "Watch the woad, wabbit!" Elmer's signature catchphrase is, "Be vewy vewy quiet, I'm hunting wabbits", as well as his trademark laughter, "huh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh".

5.Charles Montgomery "MontyBurns aka Mr.Burns
(The Simpsons)



He is a stereotype of Corporate America in his unquenchable desire to increase his own wealth and power, inability to remember his employees' names (including Homer's, despite frequent interactions - which has become something of a recurrent joke) and lack of concern for their safety and well-being. 


Reflecting his advanced age, Burns is given to expressing dated humor, making references to pre-1950 popular culture, and aspiring to apply obsolete technology to everyday life.

4.Team Rocket(Pokemon)


Team Rocket desires to steal Pokémon to further its goal of world domination. They are led by the criminal mastermind, Giovanni. But in the end of every episode, team rocket rockets back into sky and become a star.#epic

3.Dark kat(The Swat Kats)

What happens when two cats fly a fighter jet and save the world.....they become SWAT KATS. My childhood memories had a heavy weightage of swat kats.

Dark Kat was the main arch-enemy of the SWAT Kats. He is very large, intelligent and evil with a black and red hooded coat and purple skin; Dark Kat wanted to destroy Megakat City to create a new lawless town called "Dark Kat City". Being highly intelligent and calculating, Dark Kat often anticipated his foes' actions with great accuracy, and it was a recurring theme throughout the series that all of his hideouts are rigged with explosives

2.Bluto(Popeye)


A classic example of how cartoons can be used as a pathway to make your kids eat healthy green vegetables.

The sailor- popeye in this carttons eats the green ( but in a can) spinach and beats bluto the super-heavy villian who is seldom seen kidnapping the over-skinny size zero Olive Oyl.


#1 Tom ,the CAT(Tom and jerry)



No guesses for top spot...... he is a seriously serious cat who has an oscar award under his belt.

Ladies and gentlemen presenting before you, the terrific,deadly and awesomo-awesome cat-TOM, who has been struggling since decades to win the unparallel ownership over jerry's body. 

His full name "Tom Cat" is based on "tomcat", a phrase which refers to male cats. He is very rarely heard speaking with the exception of a few cartoons.he sets traps, many of which backfire and cause damage to him rather than Jerry. Tom rarely sets out to eat Jerry, only to hurt or compete with him, going to great lengths in order to torment Jerry. However, Tom is shown to get along with Jerry at times.



other notable comics based (ommitted) anti-Heroes are :
1.Magento(X-men)
2.Megatron(transformers)
3.Shredder (ninja turtles)
4.Cobra (GI joe)
5.mumma-ra(thunder cats)
6.lex luthor (superman)
7.Devo(powerpuff girls)
  


BONUS 


Digvijay singh(UPA)


suprised ah??....  as per certain norms digvijay singh qualifies as cartoon because .,


1. he gives illogical answers for logical reasoning


2. whether right or wrong ; his BOSS IS always correct


3.he is king of bull-shitting


4. even after humiliating bashing from media, he still makes it up for next episode.....





"Don't worry about avoiding temptation... as you grow older, it will avoid you"



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