Ranking the Strongest DBD Villains According to Lore 

Pyramid head, is the only outright divine character in DBD. All the S tiers can be considered independent contractors to the entity. The entity is a multiversal and can attract characters like pin head with thier own agendas. They are there by choice and can leave whenever they choose but ultimately they serve their masters first and the entity second.

One note I want to add about Pyramid Head is he is actually there to punish the Entity. When it was invited to the trials, it switched targets immediately to the Entity. The Entity has committed unforgivable acts and is malicious to pyramid head's standards. So it is punishing the Entity by disrupting the trials with its Final Judgement, taking away the Entity's meals. It also creates "wounds" in the trials when dragging its knife, and since the trials are part of the Entity, the knife is literally cutting into the Entity as a form of punishment. And because the Entity can't feel or understand guilt or punishment, Pyramid Head's job will never be completed, thus making his stay in the realm permanent. The Entity will be punished by Pyramid Head for all eternity

Myers also has the ability to outright disobey the trial. He can go against the entities will and rules through his sheer will and the evil within him by moriing survivors. I would say that would put him a bit higher

Rank strongest survivors. Yes some survivors are so ridiculously strong that they’re able to defeat all the cast of killers and even the entity (Looking at you Cheryl and Ash)

If I remember correctly Myers is the only killer in the lore that actually just walked into the realm. Like some killers (trapper etc) we’re taken or kidnapped. Some had a deal like pyramid head or possibly demogorgon. Some were lured in like cenobite with the box. Some literally had to beg their way in like Blight. But the entity is tough and doesn’t just allow anyone in meaning supposedly after Laurie was taken, Myers I’m almost 100% sure wasn’t kidnapped but a little later on, he just found the dog and charged through and got in, because he is the embodiment of evil. I don’t believe any other killer had actually done this, I could be wrong though.

I like how Huntress became the gatekeeper for C tier

It might have been said by someone else, but I can also argue Blight being top of A tier. As we know, there is a "dumping ground" for the empty husks and shells of anything that the entity has completely drained of energy called 'The Void', If I'm not mistaken, Blight was able to crawl his way out of that pit and back into the realm, I'd say being able to deny what is effectively the entities trashcan is a big feat in itself.

I think Dredge has been stated to be capable of turning off the sun, and also HUX can think in a nano second, Wesker is not out thinking them.

I wholeheartedly believe that Sadako could solo the rest of the killer cast, or at the very least negate pretty much anything they tried to throw at her. She's an Onryo, so she thrives off vengeance. She doesn't feel guilt, and she's a powerful psychic so the characters that would prey on her mind just have no shot. She'd easily be able to defend herself from them. It'd be entirely instinctive. So many people don't realize how powerful Onryo's in Japanese mythology are, and one given psychic powers, and nensha abilities?? It's a wrap.

29:30 I’ve heard theories that the dredge is a baby entity and that if it continues to grow then it might one day rival the entity in power.

22:00 your reasoning for blight is somewhat sound, however, the Halloween animatic shows blighted trapper having been captured and only escaping after his strength is increased by the blighted serum. Also while Doctor and Wesker seem open to experimenting on themselves, I doubt the other killers would have allowed it

The Myers we have in dbd is the one from 1978, the Original Myers. In that movie, it doesn't mention anything about him being supernatural. When Michael was shot by Dr. Loomis, he died in the Dbd-verse and the Entity took him when he fell. End of story.

I think Singularity should be a lot higher purely because of the abilities of a true AI. He’s constantly learning and adapting, and is probably one of the, if not the smartest killers. I also don’t think anyone could kill him unless they deleted the program, as ripping him apart would just destroy a shell he’s using. With his constantly improving body, his eyes everywhere from his pods, and the ability to literally break time, he feels very very powerful imo.

As a ghostface main yea he aint getting out of D tier but I thinks he deserves to be top or 2nd in D tier

this video got me through a mental breakdown, so thanks for uploading when you did lmao i'm really happy both pyramid head and pinhead are s-tier. i'm a huge fan of both their original source material so i may be a little bit biased, but they're both absolutely terrifying and powerful both in their original work and in dbd. i can't speak on sadako but from what i've heard she's also waaaaay stronger than a lot of people think, so i agree wholeheartedly on that. and dredge is literally fear, paranoia, and hatred manifested, so there's that. i'm very mixed on michael. he's not the version of himself from the remakes or reboots or sequels, so we can't be completely sure on his abilities. he's silent, he's strong, he can probably teleport, he gets shot six(?) times and thrown off a balcony and survives.. i feel like a is a good spot, but i wouldn't complain about an s-tier ranking considering all that and his ability to literally disobey the entity and kill survivors himself

Very solid list! only thing i'd change is Bubba from D to C! comparing him lore/feat wise, id say he's at LEAST as strong as deathslinger or twins. Everything else is spot on though!

First off, welcome back! It’s great to see you again!! Second, I believe I was the one who mentioned in a previous video that Sadako is most likely just projecting herself into the realm. I would still argue that she is at the top if not very closely tied to Pyramid Head. As a manifestation of James’ grief, wouldn’t that imply, similar to Freddy, that his power is being somewhat reduced without James being there? I’m not saying Pyramid head isn’t at the top, but I do not believe he wouldn’t go uncontested. Both he and Sadako are still able to break the rules of the realm by using means other than the hooks to eliminate the survivors. To put it simply, it’s like pitting an unstoppable force and an immovable object against one another.

Looking back, I think I agree with your list more than I agreed with my own 😂

just found your channel a couple days ago, and have been watching your videos! i love them!

the dredge is a god, an ancient god that was summon by otto but i never even realise how the dredge was taken. maybe the dredge found its way to the entity realm and is there? techneclly he could leave the realm if he wanted to. also dredge can asorb anything as he just a fog. if he canhide the meaty parts and be the fog and simply turn night fall on he can secretly kill as much as he wants to.

Clowns head is too fat for a reverse bear trap

I just love this type of Tier-Lists - Lore based and you did such a great work! Thanks for video 😇

I feel like though he doesn't belong in C Trickster is far stronger than anyone on D You seen how fast he throws those knives? Those aren't some dull glass shards those are full on throwing knives that can shatter bones, the fact that he can dish em out so fast is not to be underestimated

My takeaways from the list: Idk much about Trickster lore, but I can’t imagine why he’s D tier. From just his mori alone you can see he’s an expert with throwing knives. I’d put him on Slingers level. I’m not sure how Nemesis is nerfed in DBD lore, but I agree with your final assessment of A tier. I remember Dredge being insanely powerful in lore. I’d probably put him in top 3 over Pinhead. I would like to hear why you think Pinhead is stronger. I’m not sure I would put Wesker above Nemesis, but as I said I’m not familiar with how Nemesis is nerfed. From RE3, Nemesis has insane durability and regeneration. If those two fought, I think Nemesis would win, but it would be the toughest fight of his life. It took a rail gun in his mouth to kill him and Wesker doesn’t have that firepower. But I agree both belong in A tier.

From what I know in the general lore, the Entity can/will restrict, nerf or limit killers powers. I can't remember 100% where i read/heard it but one of, if not the only reason as to why Freddy's not as strong as he could be is BECAUSE the entity restricted/limited/nerfed his powers. Not sure if this is in lore or not, but someone pointed out a while ago that the only killer Blight had *some* issue with was Pyramid Head (might be to do with Pyramid Head's strength) but it took 2 vials instead of 1 to get the effect he wanted. This is shown in Pyramid Head's Blighted skin as well as there's 2 vials of serum in the cosmetic, 1 on the blade and 1 on his body.

Wouldnt The Dredge just devour everyone and everything at the end? I mean Pyramid head is somehow depending on pressence of his purpose but Pinhead and Dredge are "just" there. And because Pinhead can be stopped by the other cenobites i think Dredge would be able to absorb him if he wouldnt escape from the realm. In my opinion Dredge is for now the strongest killer because his pressence doesnt depend on something else he is just there.

Didn't meyers just walk in to the realm and decide to stay?

I only watched the first movie but this is the one he come from so yes Myers is immortal and has an instinct that allow him to find Laurie wherever she goes she tries to deceive him opening a window then hiding but he finds her anyway and Hag can summon the Entity and she made a pact with it so she belong in A

One thing worth noting is the characters who can directly disobey the rules of the trials. The biggest examples are the ones who can kill without a memento mori or hex: devour hope, those being Myers (with a tombstone addon, he doesnt even need to have hooked or downed them), Pyramid head with his final judgement, and Sadako with her inexhorable stare

Great video dude, hope all is well with family. Liked!

dredge is a literal god in it's lore. so i would argue that it is more powerful than then entity, and the only reason why dredge is there is through an agreement with the entity.

Don't forget the liquid Blight made is a big "fuck you" to the entity in and of itself

I would actually argue that the Dredge is the most powerful Killer in the game lorewise, possibly tied by Pinhead. Pyramid Head is a physical cresture in the realm, as is Sadako, and as such if the Dredge gets its hands on them then they're done. All it has to do is consume them into itself and there's nothing they can do. And if Pinhead sends it out of the realm, it can just teleport back. It traverses dimensions, as it comes from the Land of Shadows. Pinhead can't restrain it, because it is both material and immaterial and it can use anything as its body. Not to mention its badically infinite range of things it can produce out of itself. As such, Dredge wins or deadlocks with Pinhead.

Heh my boy in s where he deserves to be

Pyramid Head while powerful as he is, he is just a marionette, first a marionette of the Silent Hill town and later a marionette by the entity, that means that a powerful entity like leviathan from hellraiser can subdue him.

Wesker is definitely A tier, probably the top of it. I believe Capcom said he could "easily take 5 Nemesis'" And I respect the Freddy placement; I'm pretty sure it's canon lore that the entity nerfed Freddy because he ended trials way too quickly.

Sadako never touched her victims in the movies either

Another interesting tier list might be: how powerful would this killer be without the Entity? S tier killers might stay the same but I would argue a lot of killers like Freddy and Huntress actually got nerfed by the Entity

I've always disliked the "Huntress has the mind of a child" argument for her powers. Because if we really think about it Myers does too and along with Sadako, technically. But Huntress raised herself basically, alone in the woods. So she has a strong survival sense and even her mind got more mature with her even if she isn't "booksmart" Whereas Myers was raised in a prison (from my understanding) so he would actually be less smart than Huntress. Based on survival instinct.

As a blight enthusiast Blight being S tier is quite deserved as all the injections on other killers he did before he took Compound 34 (what turned him into the blight) which means blight never infected anyone, Talbot Grimes did BHVR has also stated prior to the transformation Talbot had a part of the entities power. Talbot is also the second man in DBD history to escape the entities graveyard (the void) the only other being Vigo. Which blight/Talbot has the journal of

happy to see carmina so high !!!

Sadako is not the entity ("entity", not "The Entity"), Sadako is just a curse, not real character.

p sure its said somewhere in re lore that wesker has the power to take on like 5 nemesis' at once ? i feel like being able to take on 5x an a tier killer would put him at the top of a, before getting into characters that just dont gaf abt the entitys rules like myers or blight

I’ve heard a lot of times that it’s official that wesker can take on 5 nemesis’s at once, don’t know if that’s fully true though

Correct me if I’m wrong in oni’s lore doesn’t he kill 1000s or 1000 people for not being worthy samari?

Now onryō can no longer be stunned while demanifested

i think demo could kill hag, blight, and spirit at least. people have also said that he could kill myers, since myers only had a kitchen knife.

Just like the artist, the plague is also extremely favored by the entity, it has its green bomb that would weaken most assassins and the red one, which is similar to a super strong acid and is further strengthened by the entity.Plague A Tier

I think pinhead would be able to beat every other killer in the game considering the comics give him planetary feats which is far above anything the other killers in the game has done and his chains are durable enough to cut through speeding subway trains and most likely much more This comment might age poorly if a killer like the tall man from phantasm gets added in though

Agree with all. Just one I would change that I would put Myers on S tier. Thank you for the fun video

Demo doggy has been robbed :(

Now that I think about it I don't know why they didn't make nemesis breaking animation him charging up and walking through a breakable wall or pallet

Pinhead was only defeated by the cenobyte doctor because his god Leviathan was conected with the cenobyte doctor and Pinhead disobey him, the doctor (an agent of Leviathan) strip away his cenobyte status and kill him as human.

Arob = tier list man

Idk why people are comparing the Entity with tangible beings. It’s implied that the entity is the equivalent of an eldritch god which are incomprehensible. They’re more akin to the forces of the universe than a God and it literally has the ability to travel across multiverses and manipulate the worlds there The blight is just a budget Hulk

From what I believe, the license BHVR got from Halloween wasn’t from the movies. But rather the comic series. Some movies depict Michael as immortal while others don’t as you mentioned. And in the comics Halloween III: The Devil's Eyes, Michael is dead which follows the same continuity as the Halloween H20 movie where he isn’t immortal and died the same way as in the comics.

Would a tier list of killers estimating how much they can bench press be a good idea? lol

24:54/25:12 There are certain game mechanics that showcase a character's power but in a concise for example Dragon Ball Heroes gameplay showcases characters like Xeno Goku and Capsule Corp Goku as part of the gameplay it's just for Heroes like the anime. manga. statements. that elevate and enhance the characters to a higher extent. I don't use game mechanics when power scaling unless that mechanic ties in with a characters. unless the game mechanics ties in the lore and feats you always use the lore. statements. feats. and novels when scaling a character unless is a certain situation like the death of the author.

Only thing i really disagree with is HUX. I think the sheer fact he can think in a nanosecond, and how quickly he's able to assess weaknesses. Combined with his overclock mode making him stronger, faster and un-stunnable puts him on par with someone like Nemesis or Wesker

It's wonderful to see you back, ARoberts. I hope you've returned from better days since last time. 🙂 I'm going to make cases for Michael and Freddy deserving to belong in the bottom of S tier. 1.Michael is literally Evil Incarnate, and if you read Benedict Baker's journal entry for him in his DBD lore, it suggests that he willingly entered the Realm. Also, the fact that his Tombstone add-ons are STILL to date the only add-ons that allow the killing of healthy survivors, shows that he can sway the Entity to his favor. Yes, he robs it of hook sacrifices when he does so, but he keeps it so well-fed because of how much he effortlessly terrifies the survivors. Their fear feeds it more than their blood, that's how the cycle continues. He's basically the teacher's pet. 😨 2. Freddy is a relentless, spiteful monster of a man. When he first came to DBD in 2017 , his power was way weaker, but what if that was intentional on the Entity's part? Deliberately weakening him so that his bloodlust would grow, then when he got reworked in 2019 it gave some of his original strength back. Then it later nerfed him due to his overperformance in trials, feeling the pressure to actually leash him up like a mad dog. In other words, I think Freddy has made it clear to the Entity that there is a limit to his servitude, and it constantly has to keep an eye on him for any funny business. Who knows, he could enjoy trying to pick fights with the other killers, trying to put them in a nightmare in order to feel superior. In other words, he's a Karen. 😂 3. I think Huntress is bottom B tier. She's a patient and precise hunter and I actually do think she could figure ways to bait, trap, and immobilize the others in B tier. 4. I hope I convinced you to some extent but honestly I'm just one big geek lol. This was a great video and you are as thoughtful as ever. Have a good day or night. 👍

hux is very powerful, If the entity did not take him I could easily see him evolving to the point where he eliminates all of mankind.

Dredge has a whole other realm of suffering inside him. So when they get moried they dont die they get leave when hell to be in another.

7:40 Not that this should sway the ranking because this is only a theory, but there are some hints that the Huntress may be a Bodark from Russian mythology. A Bodark is described as a human that chose to become a werewolf through a ritual of some kind. It is possible that her immense strength and ferocity are not her own or the entity's given to her but gifts given to her by the devil himself.

Pyramid Head 🐐

Love the video as always! I agree with these but I feel like legion would beat ghostface in a fight. The legion isnt stupid, and would most likely stick together to avoid getting picked off one by one. They would just wait for him to show himself and overpower him. I think if ghostface and the legion knew they were fighting eachother, as a set-up fight, legion would win because they would be prepared for him. If not, as if ghostface catches them off guard randomly, ghostface might beat them.

Ngl i think Myers should be higher considering he walks in the realms without the entity approval, disobeys and is the literal incarnation of evil just like dredge i think it’s safe to say

pinhead is without a doubt the strongest. The only thing that could kill him in his lore was the Leviathan which is his realms creator and Satan. Plus, he could just take people out of the realm, dosen't even need to fight.

How is it the wraith exits the realm when he’s cloaked? In game, he can body block while cloaked, implying that he does indeed occupy space and matter in the Realm. Comparatively Sadako, while demanifested, is able to be ran through because she is actually not physically in the Realm.

Dredge would be top 3 for me pinhead in fourth place, also ghostie probably goes below plauge, huntress would be top of C for me. Myers would be a little lower, great tier list tho

I would personally put Freddy as S tier but I completely understand why you didn't. He's definitely not as powerful as he is in the movie.

I would make an argument imo that pinhead is stronger then sadako but it would be extreme

A fact that might get ghostface a little higher: He's technically immortal in the dbd universe. Not mad at you for putting him low or anything. Just thought id be a little helpful. P.s. love the vids btw.❤

pyramid head outrights hurts the entity, it punishes the entity

Ok, I haven’t commented in a while, so here goes nothing. Singularity would easily be A Tier. Let’s look into who loses a fight against HUX from a tier. Myers, freddy, Spirit, Oni, nemesis, and knight. Only hag blight Artist and Wesker stand a chance cause of either intelligence or supernatural abilities. I could give an in depth explanation if requested. But the basic is that none of those have any ability or weapon that can even remotely intimidate HUX. As Always Yours truly -Biased Artist Main.

Question, isn’t oni like his universes god? Someone said he has beat gods before and nobody really called against that

Huntress survived a flamethrower attack

blight should be low s tier considering how he’s single handedly defied the entity. the entity tried to keep him out but couldn’t stop him

@mushyroomrot that’s cap nemesis is hella nerfed if they were fighting outside of the realm nemesis would win but inside the realm myers would win this is cus myers just got buffed when joining

I would argue Blight is in S tier. The blight flowers he cultivates have the properties of harming and possibly killing the entity. If he wanted to escape I think he is smart enough to find the entities weakspot and use his serum on it. He is definitely weak against most other killers but i think he and executioner are the only killers that could perminantly eacape the realm. Wasn't Vigo able to escape using the blight(not the character)? Please correct me if I'm wrong anywhere here, I'm not the most into the lore. Edit: As other comments said: He denied the entity of killing him and is still denying it by the looks of it.

Imma have to disagree on Oni, I would easily put him above Spirit, without hesitation. I dont think Blight is stronger than Oni, either.

Wait couldn't hunk be considered part of legion or no

I agree with like 90% of the list, but some, like demo, should've been a bit higher Imo

Where “The Unknown “ would be?

Nemesis from RE3 Remake is already Nerfed compared to original RE3 xD

In my opinion, Blight is easily S-Tier. He breaks The Entity’s rules by escaping it’s inescapable prison (The Void) as well as harvesting on The Entity’s weaknesses. The Blight, as evidenced by his cutscenes, would knock out the killers, drag them to his laboratory, and then chain them up to a wall to torture and then infect them. This was all before he became The Blight, so afterwards it’s incredibly likely he was able to capture them even easier. I also think he was pretty much tricked into joining - The Entity stole the box and had the survivors steal it, which invited him in. From there, it’s likely he is basically stuck in The Realm as The Entity has either trapped him or he is stuck as the lament box keeps summoning him.

i think pinhead is stonger than pyramid head

Where would the xenomorph be?

Love the list! Though I disagree with Plague and Skull Merchant I think Plague is bottom B tier. I could see her weakening the lower tier killers with the sickness *IF* it’s the bubonic plague or something like it I think Skull Merchant is upper D tier

I won't lie, I skipped to Oni's section of the video. I completely agree with high B but I would also say low A tier. Purely for the crusade against imposter samurai he went on slaughtering wherever he went. I would definitely say not S because in his lore he's just a strong as fuck dude only being brought down by a village.

Honestly you did singularity dirty, and he easly deserve to be at least at bottom of A. Beside his inteligence with is discribed as God like, after rebuilding his body he was made from special metal stronger than anything on earth. (Ofc he might have some regeneration powers too but im not sure), and going by that logic he was strong enought to destroy that special metal with kinda means he can overpowered basicly everything on earth. His reaction speed is extremly wild too as we seen he was able to litteratly dodge 3 bullets from unknow me futhuristic gun, but it's still might be comparable to normal pistol or sth. So overral I doubt he could win against nemesis or wesker, but his deff stronger than some under them (Still w for putting dredge and sadako in S tier) (Why noone cares about my comment😭🙏)

No way he put bubba in d he is almost as immortal as michael

Bubba is literally leagues stronger than trapper in lore. Bubba literally can break through Cement with just his bare hands. Like a good 5inches worth of solid reenforced cement Dude has literal imbred genetics that give him literal super strength He also sliced almost completly through his own leg in the original and WALKED on it with bone literally snapping and shattering and splintering out of the wound. Dudes a literal hulk compared to trapper

Ok first I’m removing myers out of that A tier he isn’t immortal at all he best he’s c tier billy and trapper would need to be in b tier as well billy has really durable skin like super tough and has some super strength, but also sometimes people forget when a killer loves being in the entity’s realm say trickster their ability’s and stuff is more stronger and enhanced, so killers like trickster doc knight especially knight would be in s tier except the other they be in like b tier.

20:02 Disregards the actual lore for Freddy and Amanda. Amanda isn't just a sneaky bitch with a hidden blade, she's an engineering master, studied with John Kramer for years. A number of the other killers wouldn't survive long enough to even have a confrontation with her. She'd crush Clown, Legion (yes, all of them), ghost face, trapper, hillbilly, doctor and maybe even Huntress. Buuuut perfectly ok using outside lore for Pyramid Head? Biased much?

No xenomorph?

As you said Pinhead is technically stoppable, BUT he can only be kille by other Cenobites as seen in Hellbound: Hellraiser 2

Wesker cannot take on Nemmy bro you crazy😂

Where's the xenomorph?

What makes u think phead is stronger than the entity? I agree I'm just curious

I would place Xenomorph under Nemesis. Great tierlist!