*Error Correction: During the portion on Nomura I say that Peer Gynt's author Henrik Ibsen is Danish, this is incorrect, he is Norwegian.
A good reminder to always double check your sources!
It looks like the play was published by a Danish publisher and was written in Danish, which is probably where my confusion came from. Oops!

One thing i like about Gunmar is that he is not just a brute

He actually has a brain

He just sees few humans and already connects that the bridge is open, he used changelings to do stuff for him while he was in jail, he took so much care to not be seen by anyone, and uses draal as a tool to make Jim afraid of fighting and hurting his friend, not only that but also in wizards he somehow managed to use the Sun petrification as a weapon by ordering his mindless soldiers to roll out and be petrified but because gravity and momentum exist, they didn't stop rolling, he is actually smart and knows how to make strategies

I wouldn’t really classify Angor Rot as a “Side Villian”. He had his own motives, and had the majority of a season for his arc of going from an angry troll sorcerer… to an even MORE angry troll sorcerer.

I don’t think it’s a bad thing that the big villains aren’t complex in their motives, having the side villains be more interesting while the main ones act as the big scary end threat is fine by be, and really I think you can call stricklander and Angor rot main villains (stricklander in beginning and middle of P1 and Angor rot in the whole 2nd section of part 1). Yes morgana was worst villain in Trollhunters but I think wizards made her a better character.

Angor Rot was the first time I saw spiritual magic being used for a tragic villain without being an excuse for lazy writing.

I'll admit that the relationship between Bular and Gunmar was a missed opportunity because we saw that there was much potential. He often speaks with a softness in his voice towards Bular he almost never uses for others, and he looks and acts genuinely heartbroken that his only child, the only genuine connection he has had in centuries was taken from him.  The line "What should a father do, to the one that MURDERED his only son!" was one of the most chilling and morbidly relatable things he ever said. We hear from Chompsky that Gunmar was enraged when he heard he killed Bular, not his servant, his son, and was so wanting vengeance that not only did he vow to kill his friends and family, but he used their actual names. Wouldnt it has been more impactful if we see his shadow capture Gnome Chompsky and when he learns about Bular's death he gives off a sound and horrific bellow that shakes the entire darklands.

Angor Rot is Definitely My Favorite Character Of The show by far and he’s the best villian

I’ll be honest- when I first watched the show and saw Strickler for the first time, my kind literally went
“This one. This one will be my favorite.”
And he still is, even among all the other characters I like in the show

Gunmar having depth doesn’t make as much sense. He was born out of the darkness of trollkind when the first Heartstone die he by definition was born evil from a magic rock.

I think Wizards messed up angor rots backstory cause there was no opportunity for Gunmar to attack his village if as soon as Morgana became the eldritch queen Gunmar was trapped in killahead bridge.

I completely agree with you on Strickler! Although I prefer Angorot by just a tad bit because he's just scary and has a great back story. While Gunmar is just scary and Bular is scary mainly because he's the first big bad that goes against Jim.

I think one of my favourite strickler moments is when he is held hostage in Jim’s house to protect protect from Angor Rot. When he’s given a sock and says he doesn’t eat that stuff cause it was when I properly realised he was trying to be as human as possible and had blocked out some of his more trollish aspects.

Seeing this analysis and knowing the Wizards is out, and we see total motivation behind Morgana, quite fun. I personally love the side villains over the main as well. Morgana is a great character in her own right, but after Wizards, it’s hard to see her as a main antagonist. Her Trollhunters début and her Wizards certainly paints her in two different lights: a vengeful witch who fought Merlin and gained a champion and used said champion against loved ones, and a wayward sister who only wished to be happy and see her brother happy as well as a lost soul who only wishes to rest in peace.

Aside from this, I would have to say Angor Rot will always be my favorite side villain. His backstory and ties to the Pale Lady are tragic. His fight with Jim was always intriguing. He looked at Jim as prey, which was pretty freaky, but it was also very intense during the first watch through.

What can I say? It’s so good that I could rewatch all over again, lol.

of all the side villains, Strickler is probably my favorite from his growth as a character alone

Does Steve Palchuk count as a villain? He started out as a generic bully but became a fleshed-out hero over the course of all three shows.

Don't forget Angor Rot's beautiful menacing voice. I also was REALLY upset when tney chose to kill him off the 2nd time. I REALLY would've found 3 Below, Wizards & the upcoming movie if he was around. The idea of seeing him after his first lifespan ending in tragic sarrow, his 2nd chance be about him gradually regaining purpose & care for another's life. But from the experience of what it's like to be on the dark side (that's not intended to be a Star Wars reference), it could've made him stronger for doing nis best to not let others go down the same path. All that time when Jim was controlled by (Morgana's Brother who I don't care to remember the name of), I was thinking Angor would've contributed in supporting that there’s still some Jim left in him, as HE himself has been in those shoes.
I can only imagine the chemistry of if he decided to stay in the Trollhunters finale to look after Arcadia how it be awkward working with Toby & AAAAARG after what he did to both of them. And imagine how he'd be so reluctant to help ones like Strictler & Morgana after what they did to him, but finding to see their like him of just conflicted souls. (BTW I NEVER forgave Morgana for killing off my #1 favorite character)!
I also can imagine him starting off still with GORGEOUS raspy voice maybe in 3 Below, then by the end of Wizards, he's begun gaining his original voice.
+ I am bias for wanting to see him fighting the aliens as well as the antagonists of Wizards & the upciming movie. I think him not dying the 2nd time would've done notning but either contribute more to fleshing him out as a character, or at the very least satisfy me on having my favorite character a key root for in these Trollhunters sequel/spin-offs.

My mom guessed Ursurna was evil on the spot.
Like the opposite thing Lencelot said
"You have a very (un)trust worthy face"

I watched this show like 5 times and all this lore shit is new and interesting to me, well done

Stricklander is the true Main-Vilian, je helps Bular, he awake Angor Rot, je give Jim the Last triumpig stone so he can free gunmar. After he let Morgana free, it was complete.

All this is true, but also a joke

I really don't understand why Tales of Arcadia isn't more popular. IMHO, it's the best cartoon Netflix has produced so far. I would dare to say it's in the same quality tier as Avatar.
Sure, it has some flaws but so did Avatar. I don't expect perfection, just greatness.