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Future Danny Phantom is the Ultimate Nickelodeon Villain! (The Ultimate Enemy Halloween Rewatch)

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The Ultimate Enemy is arguably the best Danny Phantom TV movie specials, and also presents one of the greatest Nickelodeon villains to date: Future Danny/Dark Danny/Dan Phantom, an amalgamation of Danny and Vlad Plasmius' ghost halves, an evil force that decimates most of the world, leaving Amity Park protected from the outside world. Between his arsenal of abilities, like the iconic ghostly wail, dark origins and great meaning behind the character, let's gush about this villain in the name of Halloween!

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20 Comments

@Zistheone2 5 years ago

It’s funny how this whole Ultimate Enemy is also a representation of how bad standardized tests are

@Nite-Rise 5 years ago

Dark Danny has to have the darkest origin story of all of Nickelodeon characters.

Danny’s entire family and friends were killed. He lost everything because of one childish mistake he made. Was forced to move in with a guy that tried to kill him. Was so depressed he wanted to stop feeling, so he had Vlad tear his humanity away so he wouldn’t have to anymore. Only to be burned to death by your ghostly other half.

I mean... DANG

@Champsr0ck2247 5 years ago (edited)

I think the reason why Dark Danny is such a good villain is the fact he kills. He killed Danny, he killed Valerie, you can't really kill ghosts but he literally had the entire Ghost Zone afraid of him. He knows Vlad was still alive but he couldn't be bothered to kill him off. He knew who Clockwork was. The only reason why he even let the cast live is because of his weird perception of time travel.

@keirybreedy8791 5 years ago (edited)

If Danny phantom had og teen titans energy it would have been even better than it already was, dark danny would have been more amazing

@mokaccino_z 5 years ago

Actually according to Vlad Danny wanted to get rid of his human emotions, not the ghost powers. He wanted to stop feeling the grief. I wonder if that was an allegory for suicidal thoughts

@DerpityEllis 5 years ago (edited)

I heard of a really dark theory once that Future Danny possibly didn't even kill his human half, instead opting to completely take over his mind in order to use his body to blend into crowds more easier to wipe them out from within, explains why when Jazz used the peeler, it literally stripped Danny's body from Future Danny instead of forcing Future Danny into defaulting back into his "ghost form". This really takes on a whole new meaning with Vlad's comment on his human half, "Some things, my boy, are better left unsaid."

@LokiThePug 5 years ago

Literally
“Either die as a hero or live enough to become the villain”
But with a few and im joking about the few part, but a few twisted and honestly depressing parts

@insecurecow 5 years ago

15 years later and i STILL remember the sound of that "ghost wail". damn this show was too good for its time.

@AgentVenom95 5 years ago

Dark Danny is underrated...
*SEVERELY UNDERRATED!*
With that Majestic Voice!

@insomniacowl5392 5 years ago

Dark Danny Phantom
So evil that the Masters of reality commanded a god to to break their rules and destroy him

@electrobob992 5 years ago

Also maybe he didn't actually KILL his original human self, but essentially LOBOTOMIZED him very graphically then possessed his brainless corpse. Lobotomized in a way where his vital brain functions would still well function.
This would then explain why he was able to turn into a younger version of danny, cause his ghostly form was keeping said corpse suspended. And that the fenton peeler quite literally peeled away the corpse.

@jejeakle 5 years ago

“I am the box lunch! Daughter of box ghost and luck lady!”
Ew

@triforceofcourage100 5 years ago

The most terrifying part of Dark Danny is the monotone he maintains throughout the episode at least Freiza takes joy in his mass slaughters Dark Danny destroyed the world and was bored while doing it it’s a very unique kind of terror to know that he’s going to kill you and everyone you love and your destruction will mean absolutely nothing to him leaving your last thought as Why? an answer we never receive

@ako_gare 5 years ago

Funny enough, The Ultimate Enemy wasn't written by Hartman alone while on the other side Phantom Planet was written by only Hartman.

@greyworld6242 5 years ago (edited)

I wish past vlad met his future self. Would’ve been great character development.

You know what’s makes dark Danny much more scarier is that in the end he still exists, he’s still there which means Danny can still become him.

@ScaleCrest-e9c 5 years ago (edited)

This series was truly stopped to early and needed more time to evolve and it sucks that will never see how

@donovan802 5 years ago

Despite people’s problems with the finale, Danny and Sam’s kiss was still great and heartwarming

@riokamishiroakameragkastle3077 5 years ago

Dan Phantom: I was inevitable before MCU Thanos made it cool

@TheEvilWarlock 3 years ago (edited)

What ultimately makes "The Ultimate Enemy" so great is that it's essentially a metaphor for all the angst and anxieties of a typical teenager. When you're Danny's age, the future is inherently scary and full of uncertainty. Not knowing what your life will be like as an adult, not knowing if you're gonna turn out fine in the end, not even being sure if you'll be able to recognize yourself...
The idea that your adult self might be a completely different person from your current, kid self is terrifying , so much so that this episode portrayed it as turning into a monstrous supervillain that embodies all of your worst traits.
"The Ultimate Enemy" works so well because it connected with its audience on a deep, emotional level.