You thought the number 1 was gonna be a character from one of my favourite franchises...
but It was him.
Dio Brando from Phantom Blood. Probably a surprise inclusion for most of you (even for myself as this is a really recent character for me)... But man he just rocks It out of the park.
Remember everything I said about Mysterio and how I love villains who emotionally destroy the hero until they feel done for? Dio takes all of that to the next level and in an incredible way.
He took over Jonathan's life, took part in killing his own father, purposefully tried to kill Jonathan's father and killed his dog just for the sake of taking property of everything... And all kinds of other evils just to show the world his superiority and to the point he genuiely became a monster through the mask.
The way I saw It, Phantom Blood is a beautiful yet scary story about all the good will of humankind vs all the evil wills. Jonathan represents everything which can be good and valued on a human who makes bright use of his skills and talents... While Dio remembers us of what could happen if we let these skills and talents feed our egos to the point of no return. A classic, tragic and motivational story which for me did motivate me to keep going and being the Jonathan of my own life.
And don't even get me started on all the iconic moments: the fight at the burning House where he just walked on a pillar to escape death, his confrontation against Jack The Ripper, all of the stuff he did on his Young age... All stuff which isn't leaving my mind anytime soon just because of how iconic It all was.
So yeah, quite impressed that a villain who I got to know so recently managed to win me over so easily.