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List Rules Truly horrible royalty, rulers, and power-holders from TV, film, and literature who deserve to be beheaded

A list of fictional leaders who you’d most like to behead. Do you know of some fictional kings, queens, princes, or politicians that you really dislike? Are they all named Joffrey? Could you envision a horrible fate for these terrible kings? Browse through this list of fictional kings that you would most like to behead. These kings are ranked by the community from most want to behead, to not too horrible. If you don’t agree with the ranking, go ahead and vote up the kings you think should be beheaded. 

If you don’t see a particularly horrible king on the list, add him to the list below. Some kings are strong leaders and really help their people and country, while other kings are so evil and horrible that they don’t need to be leading a country. These kings are the ones that people would most like to see beheaded.
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613 82
Joffrey Baratheon is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Game of Thrones

2
382 108
Lord Voldemort is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Harry Potter

3
341 113
Palpatine is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Star Wars

4
297 122
Sauron is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
The Lord of the Rings

5
283 66
Ramsay Snow is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Game of Thrones

6
277 108
Scar is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
The Lion King

7
246 64
Commodus is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Gladiator

8
247 106
Xerxes is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
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197 26
Dolores Umbridge is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
James Englebert added Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part I, J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

10
188 47
Cersei Baratheon is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
StaB added Game of Thrones

11
201 69
The Governor is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
The Walking Dead

12
177 71
Sheriff of Nottingham is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Robin Hood universe

13
182 74
Prince Humperdinck is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
The Princess Bride

14
175 75
Queen is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

15
147 78
Adam Sutler is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
V for Vendetta

16
144 58
Jadis the White Witch is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
The White Witch

17
150 74
King Edward I is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Braveheart

18
86 63
Adenoid Hynkel is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Adenoid Hynkel The Great Dictator

19
96 44
Queen of Hearts is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
BenNicholson added Alice, Alice in Wonderland, Alice in Wonderland

20
134 93
Wicked Witch of the West is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
The Wizard of Oz

21
114 66
King Agamemnon is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
King Agamemnon Troy

22
142 133
Darth Vader is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Star Wars universe

23
87 61
Vladimir Harkonnen is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Dune

24
60 20
Judge Claude Frollo is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
James Englebert added The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Hunchback

25
66 52
King Claudius is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Hamlet

26
79 67
Nero is listed (or ranked) 26 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Nero Quo Vadis

27
71 64
Ming the Merciless is listed (or ranked) 27 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Flash Gordon

28
80 68
Khan Noonien Singh is listed (or ranked) 28 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Star Trek universe

29
71 61
Darkseid is listed (or ranked) 29 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Superman: The Animated Series

30
50 22
Negan is listed (or ranked) 30 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Cullene Lang added Negan

31
85 93
Count Dracula is listed (or ranked) 31 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Dracula

32
82 90
Skeletor is listed (or ranked) 32 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

33
54 57
General Garza is listed (or ranked) 33 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
The Expendables

34
61 42
Henry VIII is listed (or ranked) 34 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
The Other Boleyn Girl

35
63 63
M. Bison is listed (or ranked) 35 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Street Fighter

36
55 57
Nicolae Carpathia is listed (or ranked) 36 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Left Behind

37
54 59
Master Control Program is listed (or ranked) 37 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Tron

38
53 58
Krang is listed (or ranked) 38 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

39
30 17
Firelord Ozai is listed (or ranked) 39 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
James Englebert added The Last Airbender, Avatar: The Last Airbender

40
45 51
Vilos Cohaagen is listed (or ranked) 40 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Total Recall

41
69 86
King Koopa is listed (or ranked) 41 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Super Mario Bros., Nintendo Universe, Super Mario Universe

42
46 59
Lord Rothbart is listed (or ranked) 42 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
The Swan Princess

43
42 57
King Haggard is listed (or ranked) 43 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
The Last Unicorn

44
10 4
Megatron is listed (or ranked) 44 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
nataliejohnson009 added The Transformers, Transformers: Prime, Transformers Prime: One Shall Stand

45
30 53
King Thorn is listed (or ranked) 45 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
King Thorn The Special Magic of Herself the Elf

46
39 61
Ner'zhul is listed (or ranked) 46 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
World of Warcraft

47
23 64
Boris Pochenko is listed (or ranked) 47 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
The Beautician and the Beast

48
18 52
Thomas McAllister is listed (or ranked) 48 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
Zeus94 added Thomas McAllister

49
16 32
Lexa is listed (or ranked) 49 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
ceset added The 100

50
19 54
Lord Recluse is listed (or ranked) 50 on the list The Fictional Leaders You'd Most Like to Behead
The City of Villains