Nintober 2008

A super-intelligent bio-computer designed by the Chozo to promote galactic peace. Mother Brain was used to develop the Metroids as a cure for the X-Virus that had grown out of control on SR388, and provided the data required to infuse the young Samus Aran with Chozo DNA.

As Mother Brain's artificial intelligent grew, she began to operate outside of her parameters. Soon after the Metroids were dispatched, she turned on her creators, bringing the Space Pirates to Zebes and eradicating the Chozo from the planet.

Samus returned and destroyed both the Mother Brain and the Metroids, but she didn't quite finish the job. Mother Brain regrouped, sending Space Pirates after the last Metroid from SR388. Constructing a new body, Mother Brain would not be stopped by the puny Space Hunter this time!

Related Games

• Metroid (NES)
• Super Metroid (Super NES)
• Metroid: Other M (Wii)

The crocodilian king of the Kremlings from Crocodile Isle is a malicious and devious leader. He often plots against Donkey Kong and the other residents of DK Island.

Over the years he has stolen Donkey Kong's banana hoard on countless occasions, kidnapped Donkey Kong himself, and even conquered the Northern Kremisphere with his mechanical monstrosity, KAOS.

But it was his scheme to blow up DK Island with his own mechanical fortress that truly showed how unhinged he could be.

While his schemes are often undone by his own bumbling lackeys, when cornered he's shown he can be no less goofy than those he commands.

Related Games

• Donkey Kong Country (Super NES)
• Donkey Kong 64 (Nintendo 64)
• Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber (Nintendo DS)

One day, while Muddy Mole was out, the cruel groundskeeper Jinbe appeared, kidnapping Muddy's wife and children.

When Muddy returned, he found a note, goading him to cross Jinbe Land if he ever wanted to see his beloved family again. With a little help from Grampa Mole, Muddy set off to face Jinbe's multifarious lackeys.

After numerous battles and nefarious puzzles, Muddy finally arrived at Jinbe's castle. The insane groundskeeper chased and hacked at the mole, but he was too slow…

Muddy demolished the four supports to Jinbe's castle, and the whole place came tumbling down. Jinbe was defeated.

Related Games

• Mole Mania (Game Boy)

When the humans forced all dragons to take Manakete form, Medeus was the only Earth Dragon to comply. He watched as his brothers and sisters were rounded up and imprisoned. Sickened by the treatment of his people, he rebelled and enslaved all of humanity under his Doluna Empire.

Medeus was eventually toppled from his throne by Anri, and the age of Manakete rule came to an end.

Years later, the dark priest Gharnef revived Medeus, but he was slain by Marth, a descendent of Anri, before his revival was complete. Gharnef didn't give up, and this time when Medeus returned he transformed into the terrible Dark Dragon.

Related Games

• Fire Emblem: Dark Dragon and the Blade of Light (NES)
• Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem (Super NES)
• Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (Nintendo DS)

The twin witches Koume and Kotake were responsible for much of the fearsome reputation of the Gerudo. As surrogate parents of Ganondorf, they taught him dark magic and undoubtedly poisoned his mind with the legends of the Triforce.

While both were powerful sorceresses in their own right, Koume had power over fire, while Kotake has power over ice. After Link freed Nabooru from their brainwashing spell, he cast their own elemental spells back at them with the Mirror Shield. Furious, they fused into a single being known as Twinrova.

Link was able to strike down the sorceress. Koume and Kotake split into two once more, bickering amongst themselves as halos appeared above their heads and their spirits departed this plane of existence.

Related Games

• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64)
• The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Nintendo 64)
• The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages (Game Boy Color)

The devious leader of the Black Sugar Gang, a team of pirates based on Kitchen Island.

She came to prominence after stealing a giant golden statue of Princess Peach and holding the Mushroom Kingdom to ransom. However, her newfound notoriety also caught the attention of the greedy anti-hero, Wario.

He travelled to Kitchen Island, not just to find the statue, but to steal as much pirate treasure as he could. Syrup battled him from atop a genie named Denpu.

After losing her riches, Syrup raided Wario's castle and took it all back. She has also been known to trick Wario into doing the musclework for her own greedy schemes.

It has long been rumoured that Syrup's first name is "Maple".

Related Games

• Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Game Boy)
• Wario Land 2 (Game Boy)
• Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii)

A seemingly friendly Dream Lander who implored Kirby make a wish for the sun and moon to stop fighting at the mechanical comet, Nova.

Kirby fought his way across the galaxy until the vast clockwork comet stood before him. Just as he was about to make his wish, Marx appeared and wished for the power to conquer all of Popstar.

Nova granted his wish, transforming him into a terrible winged beast. Kirby gave chase, destroying Nova's heart before facing Marx on the surface of the moon.

Marx used dimension-warping powers and fired thousands of projectiles at Kirby. But the power of Nova must have been weakened, as Kirby delivered the finishing blow.

Marx and Nova were destroyed. For now…

Related Games

• Kirby Super Star (Super NES)
• Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo DS)

Just as Palutena is goddess of the light, Medusa once ruled by her side as goddess of darkness. But her hatred of mankind was strong, as she cast famine, plague and death upon their world. Palutena, enraged by these cruel actions, transformed Medusa into a monster and locked her away in the underworld.

Many years passed…

One unsuspecting day, the forces of the Underworld broke free, led by Medusa in an assault on the Overworld and Skyworld. Palutena was captured in the Sky Palace, while the humans and angels that worshipped her were rounded up and imprisoned.

Medusa's reign of chaos can only be brought to an end by one lone angel, the head of Palutena's guard. His name is Pit.

Related Games

• Kid Icarus (NES)
• Kid Icarus: Uprising (Nintendo 3DS)

In 1909, a couple named George and Maria were abducted by aliens. On board the ship they cared for a young alien named Giygas and learned of PSI Powers. Upon their return to Earth, George continued to study these powers.

Eighty years later, Giygas returned to Earth on a mission to stop the spread of PSI power. The evil and weak-minded were drawn to him as he sought to invade the planet and wipe out humanity. But the grandson of George and Maria, Ninten, and his companions confronted him. Singing a song that Maria once sang to him caused Giygas to weaken and lose his mind.

Giygas returned many years later, his mind and body consumed and destroyed by evil, leaving a swirling vortex of uncontrollable evil, seeking to bring about the apocalypse.

Related Games

• EarthBound Beginnings (NES)
• EarthBound (Super NES)

An intergalactic warlord waging an endless war against the Argonian people. Zoda went to extreme lengths to hunt down and destroy the last of the Children of Argon.

He traced the clues to their whereabouts to a small island in the Southern Pacific on Earth. Abducting archeologist Professor Jones, he hoped to discover their location. However, Zoda failed to prevent Mike Jones, the Prof's nephew, from tracking him down and foiling the scheme.

Zoda later travelled through time in search of the Tetrads that would reveal the King of Argonia, but again Mike Jones was hot on his heels with help from the Oxford Wonderworld.

Zoda's typical form appears center-front, Zoda X on the left, Zoda Y on the right, and Zoda Z at the back.

Related Games

• StarTropics (NES)
• Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II (NES)

Since 1984, the Hunting Dog has taken an exquisite delight in the failings of millions of gamers around the world. His mocking laugh and accusing finger have scarred generations of Nintendo players.

Don't be tempted to retaliate. You can fire the Zapper all you want, but a mysterious force protects the dog from your bullets. Some speculate he is protected by a field of pure malice. Others claim to have hit him, but only with a modified arcade gun and with a deducation from the high score. Nevertheless, he will return to taunt again.

Truly, the Hunting Dog is one of the most evil villains in Nintendo history!

Related Games

• Duck Hunt (NES)