Nov 13 2012
5 Cartoon Villains too Sinister for Children
2. Katz, Courage the Cowardly Dog
Katz is the main antagonist in the show, and the most frequent recurring character. He is a tall, red cat who excels in business, sports, and scamming. He is always trying to dupe Courage’s owners Muriel and Eustace.
He has two passions: baking and collecting spiders. He has also used his expertise to manage several businesses, like clubs and hotels, to cover up his schemes.
He loathes dogs, and always posts “No Dogs Allowed” signs on his businesses in unsuccessful attempts to keep Courage out.
It is unknown what drives Katz other than his own greed and self-importance. But he makes for a very unsettling character and a great villain.
1. Him, The Powerpuff Girls
Him is a powerful, clawed, androgynous devil-like creature who wears makeup and traditionally girly clothes and accessories. It is said that he is “so sinister, so evil, so scary, so horribly vile that his real name can never be said.” He is meant to be the embodiment of pure evil. His conversational voice is an ominous, echoing, high-pitched tone, while his serious and angry voice is deeper and more demonic, but somehow less terrifying than his regular voice.
While most villains in the show aim to destroy, Him prefers torture and psychological terror to destroy his enemies.
He is definitely the most powerful villain in the show, and I’m pretty sure none of the heroes know who they’re really dealing with.
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Him’s (His?) voice is utterly terrifying. Like something out of a nightmare where you dream you’re at school and suddenly you’re naked. and all the other children are made of towers of spiders. And the lights go out.
I loved him as a child he was the entire reason I watched the show but I was a weird kid.
him scared me to death as a kid, yet i loved the episodes he was in
I’m pretty sure HIM’s name was/is/was supposed to be Satan Claws….think about it
Apparently Him’s original name was “Satan Claws’ But he wasn’t allowed to be called that due to censorship, sure explains why he’s wearing a santa outfit and has lobster claws though.
Courage the Cowardly Dog was such a creepy show
Is it weird that I don’t find the Red Guy with no pants terrifying? Yes he is psychotic but I actually find him funny and he’s the only reason I watched cow and chicken.
what about frieza?
I loved the list, brought up some good memories. My favorite character would be Katz. In fact, almost every evil/bad character in Courage I loved. But Katz is my fav.
Pegasus wasn’t sinister. He just wanted to bring back his dead wife. Now, his plan to do so was sinister. He could have asked, though, to just borrow what he needed.