The Powerpuff Girls/Characters/The Villains

HIM
Voiced by: Tom Kane

A mysterious, effeminate (apparently androgynous) and immortal caricature of Satan. He is the ultimate embodiment of evil, and talks in a chilling voice that echoes at all times as if in a cave; the voice itself can vary from a high pitched, effeminate falsetto voice, to a deep, roaring demonic voice. He is also the Girls' most dangerous foe as well as the hardest villain to defeat. He's one of the girls' main enemies, but in particular an enemy for Bubbles. The narrator, during the 2009 marathon leading up to the premiere of "Powerpuff Girls Rule!", lampshaded this, and eventually settled on calling him "HERM".
 * Ambiguous Gender: There's been a lot of confusion of what gender HIM really is. However, he is most likely a unisex if anything.
 * The Bad Guy Wins:
 * In "Speed Demon", we're shown what would happen if he did. It's not pretty!
 * In "Him Diddle Diddle", the girls fail to stop him from making Professor Utonium pay for his pancakes, though he ends up being insulted by the Professor and loses him as a customer.
 * Badass Biker: HIM rode a motorcycle in The Powerpuff Girls Rule.
 * Beard of Evil: He has a goatee just like the frequent depiction of Satan.
 * Berserk Button: Never interrupt him while he's exercising. When it happens to him in "Telephonies", he's absolutely furious, as demonstrated by an angry phone call he makes to Mojo and Fuzzy, and later by the way he interacts with the Gangreen Gang, whose prank calls were responsible for the interruption. The only reason he didn't get angry at the Powerpuff Girls — who were the ones who actually interrupted him — was because he quickly cottoned on that they'd been tricked.
 * Big "NO!": Highly prone to giving these when he chooses to act hammy.
 * Creepy Crossdresser: He's incredibly frightening both in-universe-and-out most of the time and wears a dress.
 * Creepy High-Pitched Voice: Has a very effeminate-sounding voice, fitting for his status as a Sissy Villain. Although the reverb effect in his voice is one of the things that actually make him legitimately scary.
 * Dangerously Short Skirt: Which raises his creep factor even further.
 * Disproportionate Retribution: In "Telephonies" he worked with Mojo and Fuzzy to beat up the Gangreen Gang after the girls are tricked into breaking into his home. Unlike Mojo and Fuzzy, however, the girls didn't actually hit him, all they did was break in (although they did destroy the roof of his home...).
 * The Dreaded: Not only are the girls more frightened of him than of the other villains, but even Mojo is afraid of him... at first.
 * Dystopia Justifies the Means: Implied by "Speed Demon", where the Bad Future ruled by Him is very much this.
 * Emotion Eater: Hatred and despair make him stronger.
 * Establishing Character Moment: In "Octi Evil," his manipulative nature is shown as he manipulates the girls into fighting amongst one another. He will be doing this throughout the series.
 * Sissy Villain: Currently provides the trope image, and for good reason - he's as much of a Flaming Devil as one can get away with in a kids' show. Effeminate voice? Check (usually). Effeminate clothing? Check (see image). Mannerisms? Check. Thrives on possession and psychological torture? Check.
 * Slasher Smile: With deadly fangs when he goes into a nightmarish creepy mode.
 * Vile Villain, Saccharine Show: Especially in the earlier seasons. He's basically the devil on a kids' show.
 * Villainous Crossdresser: Wears feminine clothing and is the manifestation of pure evil.
 * You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry: Him is truly frightening when he actually gets pissed.

The Gangreen Gang

 * Gratuitous Spanish: Lil' Arturo speaks like this.
 * Green and Mean: There's a reason they're called The Gangreen Gang.
 * Simpleton Voice: Big Billy sounds as stupid as he acts.
 * Snake Talk: Snake uses this when pronouncing his S's.