We see various villains with varying personalities inStudio Ghiblifilms.

Seeing these villains defeated always brings some satisfaction, however, which ties in nicely with the ending.

These anime movies will give you Ghibli vibes.

3 Studio Ghibli main characters; Arrietty, Chihiro, and Kiki in a collage format.

Many Studio Ghibli villains have done things way too dark to be in a movie for kids.

Yet they provide suspense and thrill to audiences of all ages.

However, not all are bad, and characters like Haru and Yubaba offer some comedic relief.

Split images of the Tale of the Princess Kaguya, Spirited Away, and Howl’s Moving Castle

Whether witches or lords, they are driven by their great ambition.

She managed to succeed in capturing Homily, but Haru’s plans ended up being ruined.

His skills as a wizard are top-notch, making him a bit too obsessed with seeking eternal life.

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Lord Cob also doesn’t forgive incompetency and kills people out of his short temper.

The only life he seems to value is his own, and he wants to preserve it forever.

The Parakeet King is the ambitious ruler of this group of Parakeets.

Lord Cob, Muska, and Nanny are shown.

All he cares about is taking control of the world from a wizard who was also Mahito’s granduncle.

Her parents had important businesses to take care of, so they traveled a lot.

She often utters hurtful statements to make Marnie feel worse about herself.

Scenes from different Ghibli-like films. From left to right: In This Corner of the World, Millennium Actress, Mary and the Witch’s Flower, and Kids on the Slope.

She did so to diminish her beauty out of jealousy as Howl was taking an interest in her.

She is obsessed with preserving her beauty till her death and uses magic to keep herself in shape.

However, The Witch of the Waste lost her powers during her interaction with Madam Suliman.

Haru is wearing green glasses in Arrietty.

She thenredeems herselfand supports the main characters of the movie.

She saved many people from her demise and gave them refuge in Irontown.

Her ambitious qualities are definitely praiseworthy, but a few actions she took paint her as the villain.

Lord Cob is  looking back in Tales from Earthsea.

Lady Eboshi also shot Nago, a giant beast who subsequently turned demonic.

Her actions led to a war that destroyed the Iron Kingdom, even though she regrets it.

Eboshi takes full responsibility for her actions and resolves to make a better society for humans.

The Parakeet King pulls out his sword as his henchmen carry the trapped Hime behind him in The Boy And The Heron.

She took a few characters away from Chihiro’s name and renamed her Sen to trap her there.

She is shown to harbor great animosity towards her sister Zeniba.

For this purpose, he kidnapped a young girl to get the crystal required to harness it.

Nanny and two maids are shown in When Marnie Was there.

He shoots a gun towards Sheeta even though it doesn’t hurt her physically.

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Closeup of Lady Eboshi during her duel with San in Princess Mononoke.

Chihiro, a young girl in a pink outfit, and Yubaba, a short, older woman, stare at something in the bathhouse in Spirited Away.

Muska is grinning in Castle in The Sky.