A new study looking at Google search data has found that Mewtwo from Pok茅mon is the worldB次元官网网址檚 most popular video game villain.

Research conducted by online gaming platform SolitaireBliss analyzed worldwide data for the 59 most popular video game villains and ranked them according to the average monthly searches they receive.

Mewtwo had 438,000 monthly searches, according to the search data.

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The study did not account for villains outside the video game world, such as the well-known and equally sought after Darth Vader or Joker from the Star Wars and Marvel series.

Other famous characters who left a mark included the ultimate Mario antagonist, Bowser, as the third most Googled video games villain, Waluigi ranking fourth, and Wario in fifth. Other Mario villain, King Boo is ranked twenty-fifth with 40,000 searches.

Pac-man ghost and Dr. Wily are tied as the lowest monthly searched villains, with 400 total searches out of the total 59 villains included.

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