10. Felix Faust
As one of the more infamous villains from the Hellblazer comics, some die-hard fans might not be too happy Faust barely made it into the top 10. However, the Faust from the show was just a shade in comparison to the character from the comics. In the show, Faust was a cranky old man who was hardly featured, but rather was an excuse for delivering the story behind Chas’ miraculous gift. The episode was a good one, but Faust was clearly underused.
9. Marcello’s spirit
“Rage of Caliban” was definitely one of the creepier episodes of the show, if only because children are terrifying even when they’re not being possessed. In the end, it was a child that was the cause of all this disaster, or at least the spirit of a child that had left its adult body. Marcello was in a comatose state, but he was still getting around. After murdering his own parents, Marcello’s spirit fled his body and continued to cause havoc. With his spirit back in his body, Marcello is at least a bit less murderous — for now.
8. Zed’s father
Zed’s father is another character we have yet to see on the show, but since the mere mention of his existence sends shivers down our spines, we’re certain he deserves to break the top 10 on our list of Constantine‘s villains. Zed’s father is the leader of a cult who wants to use her powers against her will, and it’s obvious he’ll do anything to get her back after she ran away. He has no problem with kidnapping and drugging his own daughter, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this guy.
7. Pazuzu
We didn’t get to see much of Pazuzu on Constantine, and we only ever saw him while he was possessing John. Despite this, Pazuzu is a demon king with a whole lot of power. He was enough to chase off the ivunche, and that creature doesn’t look like it’s scared of much. It wasn’t easy to exorcise Pazuzu from Constantine, and he hadn’t even completely taken over his body yet.
The Brujería
You might be wondering why the Brujería aren’t higher on our list, but the answer is pretty simple — we know nothing about them. Over the course of 13 episodes, we never saw them directly; we’ve just seen Constantine dealing with the consequences of their presence. Plus, in the end, we learned that they weren’t even the Big Bad — Manny was! The Brujería certainly deserve to be respected, but since we don’t know exactly what they’re capable of just yet, we’re keeping them at number six on our list.
5. The Man
This character deserves our fifth spot for the sole reason that he isn’t a demon or a supernatural creature or a master of the dark arts — he’s just human, and that makes his presence that much more frightening and plausible. The Man is just a regular guy with a very, very twisted sense of love. He kills his brides and leaves their rotting corpses in bed together, and then uses their spirits to draw in the next lonely girl who crosses his path. We might not think someone like Felix Faust could exist in our world, but people like The Man certainly do.
4. Jacob Shaw
Shaw gets a top spot on our list for several reasons. Firstly, he had been operating for such a long time that he seemed to have his whole game planned out down to the tiniest detail. Secondly, his alternate universe was just plain terrifying. As long as there was a mirrored surface around, he could drag you into his world. There, you had to play by his rules, and it wasn’t until Ritchie came along that anyone could even think about breaking them.
3. Imogen
Imogen had us fooled right from the get-go, but can you blame us? The beautiful angel seemed so pure and innocent in the beginning, but once her feather was reunited with her wing, we finally saw her true colors — literally. Having gone from bright white to pure black in a matter of seconds, Imogen’s power took a dark turn and she wasted no time in flaunting it. With Zed in her grasp and John’s hands tied, it was up to Manny to stop his fellow celestial being. If he hadn’t been there, who knows what kind of destruction she could’ve caused.
2. Papa Midnite
Papa is perhaps the most dynamic character on Constantine. He’s not wholly good, but he’s not wholly evil; rather, he looks out for himself and plays the game whichever way he can. When he is being a villain, however, he is certainly a force to be reckoned with. Papa is powerful and intelligent, and that does not bode well for John. Midnite has no problem getting down and dirty either, and a leader who is wiling to get blood on his hands is someone everyone needs to pay attention to. If we end up getting a season 2, John will have to be on the lookout for a voodoo priest hellbent on revenge.
1. Manny
Yes, we’re saving our number one spot for a character who may or may not actually be a villain. Regardless of Manny’s true intentions, he is certainly working outside his normal constraints. Hiring the Brujería? Putting a bounty on John’s head? Being frustratingly vague and smug? If that’s not villainous, we don’t know what is. In all seriousness, Manny earns our top spot because he’s been controlling the Rising Darkness this entire time, and we just had no idea. On top of that, he’s supposed to be a good guy — he’s an angel for God’s sake! — and yet he definitely has his own agenda, which does not bode well for John Constantine.
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