Best Final Fantasy villains

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Sephiroth (FFVII)1312

The worldwide ranking generated by 165 votes

14 / 14

Sephiroth (FFVII)1312

Seymour Guado (FFX)1285

Kefka (FFVI)1276

Ultima (FFXVI)1254

Golbez (FFIV)1228

Garland (FFI)1218

Kuja (FFIX)1197

Exdeath (FFV)1178

Ultimecia (FFVIII)1171

#10

The Emperor (FFII)1153

#11

Cloud of Darkness (FFIII)1146

#12

Vayne Solidor (FFXII)1144

#13

Ardyn Izunia (FFXV)1138

#14

Galenth Dysley (FFXIII)1099

What the community says

Rank your favorite antagonists from the Final Fantasy saga.

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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