Quote Originally Posted by Sephiroth View Post
Things like a pseudo villain and natural godly entity from the beginning Dark Cloud are counted but not Bhunivelze?

AHA.

I might as well say creator god Hyne from FFVIII then. He had godly powers from the very beginning. He created everything. He was a villain because he killed his own creations instead of just letting them alive because they were too much of a problem. His power was the one Ultimecia would have achieved through Time Compression by reuniting all sorceress powers in her body.

Granted, being a creator god does not automatically mean anything but I at least wanted to point it out because it is definitely powerful.

Or Etro or Muin. And, and and.

Bringing in gods just because they "never became" gods like the main villains but where gods from the beginning is not fair though.
Actually, if you notice I don't mention any of the sequels/prequel villains in my list. Largely because I hold true to Sakaguchi's intention that the numbered entries are meant to be standalone titles and thus all sequels/prequels/side-stories are non-canon in the series.

As for Hyne, we don't even know if he ever existed as he never actually shows up in VIII and is only briefly mentioned twice in the game in folklore, and once more in the Ultimania as folklore. So his very existence is questionable.

CoD and Necron largely get passes because they are self-contained villains within their mythos and are ultimately the game's major villain for better or for worse. Though Necron is more of a shout-out to CoD and Zeromus, CoD is shown to be a true force of the universe who is hinted to in the story of the Warriors of Darkness and their world being flooded by light. They are not like Zeromus or Neo-Exdeath who have stated origins with their games respected villains and thus extensions of them.

She's also the highest on this list because III's ending implies that she'll eventually win as well. Logically CoD could technically defeat any villain in the series so far regardless.