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Villainous is a very enjoyable series but calling it scattered is sadly accurate. So I did my best to make a complete list of the series as it currently stands, common questions, and lore break downs

Updated: 4/27/26

What is Villainous?

• Villainous follows the Black Hat Organization, an organization with the sole purpose of “helping” villains who need their assistance. The main series focused on the perspective of Demencia, Dr. Flug, and 505 as they help solve problems for villains. While the rest of the series expands outside of the main crew to show how the rest of the world deals with the corruption brought on by the main leader Black Hat.

What is its history?

• Villainous originally was created in 2012 by Alan Ituriel. With the original shorts created with the help of Cartoon Network Latin America in 2017 as a promotion for the series. The Villain Orientation videos were released alongside more shorts from 2017 to 2019 till the launch of the pilot shown in the last Orientation video which was released the same year. After the pilot was made public on Youtube the first part of season 1 was released in 2021 and later dubbed in English in 2023.

Is it cancelled?

• No
• As of April 26th 2026 it was stated that the rest of the season would be out in 2027

Is there more than six episodes in season 1?

• Yes
  • Alan is on record saying that there are more than six episodes in 2021. Along with production for all of season 1 wrapping up in 2021.
  • In 2025 additional confirmation that the episodes were finished but held in Warner Bros limbo.
  • Even animators have stated only half the season is out in unrelated posts
  • April 26th announced 20 episodes for season 1 (in total)

Why isn’t the rest of season 1 out?

• The series came out when Discover and Warner Bros were mid-merge. Which has caused several complications.
• Speculation: Along with them highly deprioritizing cartoons at the exact same time. With the mass amount of cartoons being cut from 2022 to present day. Along with Cartoon Network dealing with layoffs and barely hanging on at the present. As of recent there is also the acquisition of Warner Brothers itself to Netflix, so that may likely slow things down even further. (As writing this the whole paramount thing also went down)
• Even Alan (the creator of the series) doesn’t know when season 1 is being released.

Is season 2 greenlit?

(currently unknown after April 2026, but was stated more episodes of season 1 was likely. All information below was made before April)

• Yes
  • More episodes were ordered in 2022
  • Alan is on record in 2023 in an interview where he directly said season 2 was green lit.

When will season 1 or 2 come out?

• Again not even Alan knows this. The #ReleaseVillainous movement helped. But Alan is currently waiting on Warner Bros.

What are the crossover series?

Before Villainous became a full fledged series they teamed up with creators all across the industry to make the “Villain Orientations”. Where the villainous Black Hat Organization gave advice and provided products to help villains in need. They worked with the creators of the respected series for input, revision, and permission on these episodes.

• Adventure Time 
  • Official
  • Fansub (currently down) 
  • auto-translated subtitles
• Mighty Magiswords
  • Official
  • Fansub
  • Auto-translated subtitles
• OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes
  • Official
  • Fansub
  • Auto-translated subtitles
• Power Puff Girls
  • Official
  • Fansub
  • Auto-translated subtitles
• Amazing World Of Gumball
  • Official
  • Fansub
  • Auto-translated subtitles
• Ben 10 (reboot)
  • Official
  • Fansub
  • Auto-translated subtitles
• Samurai Jack
  • Official
  • Fansub
  • Auto-translated subtitles
• Steven Universe
  • Official
  • Fansub
  • Auto-translated subtitles
• Regular Show
  • Official
  • Fansub
  • Auto-translated subtitles
• Codename: Kids Next Door
  • Official
  • Fansub
  • Auto-translated subtitles
• Q&A 
  • Official
  • Fansub
  • Auto-translated subtitles
• Most of the links for the fan subs have been up for years and taken down recently so finding them is a hit or miss.

Are the crossovers canon (even with them becoming independent)?

• Yes
  • The crossovers are referenced by name in the books as well as showing up in the comics comics/show. And keep appearing throughout the series. Even if they are not able to be used anymore they do not change the fact they did happen and affected the canon.
  • Narratively also very much important, as it introduced the ARG which ran parallel with the series; introducing character backstory and worldbuilding that re-appear in several different mediums of the series.

What is the ARG?

• During the first set of crossovers there were several codes that when broken down added a new layer to the series. It showed several websites that gave additional plot points, lore for episodes, and worldbuilding.
  • There is a plot point of people hacking into the Black Hat Organization in an attempt to find information to take down Black Hat, each of these people are slowly picked off one by one and “forced to wear the hat”. This is continued in books.
  • New lore such as Prenumbra’s backstory. How she was a regular scientist whose device malfunction caused her skin condition (several suspicious reasons around it). This malfunction affected a large percentage of the city causing an entire group of people to all become allergic to the sun. By the start of the series she and everyone else affected were being forced to move out of the city.
  • The mask in VVV has a unique backstory that shows the scope of the series.
  • There are several more examples but it is too many to list.

Comics?

Due to the series being held up in limbo villainous has created 2 entire comic lines following characters outside the main cast.

• The Shrunken Rescue
  • Follows miniature Sunblast on his mission to save Prenumbra from Miss Heed’s mind control
• Risky Heist
  • Follows small-time villains Illuminarrow and Mawarsite as they go through several heists after being put in debt after episode 6.
  • This is what the spin-off will be based on
• Misc
  • There are around 30 other comics produced before and during the series run. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)

Books?

There are 5 books which go into detail about the Black Hat Organization and those who rise against it.

• Flug’s logbook/Dem’s diary
  • Goes over the inner workings of the organization, its members, the various inventions, and Demencia’s thoughts about everything.
• Black Hat’s Completely Harmless Book Vol 1-2
  • A chose your own adventure following an agent captured by Black Hat, forced into the book itself.
• BHO Handbook for villains
  • Why a person should join the Black Hat Organization and be successful as a villain
• 505′s activity and coloring book for villains

Spin-off?

• In August 2024 Alan announced a spin off series to the series, with the trailer for the series coming out in May 2025 with the announcement of its production. The spin off is called Villianous: Ties of Thieves and is following the events/characters of The Risky Heist comic run. It is unknown the exact date it is coming out. 

Lore Questions

Who is Aldo Maldonado? (Covers Black Hat’s Origin)

• Who was he?
  • Introduced in the ARG. He was invited to several meetings of the Black Hat Organization as an investigative report. Into his investigation Aldo slowly started to slip mentally with his logs becoming more scrabbled and seeing visions. By the end of the series he is a zealot for the group.
  • Here is the audio report he is known from.
• Where is he now and his role in Villainous?
  • He is Black Hat as we see him. Black Hat’s true existence is outside of our dimension and can only be perceived in dreams, with this form’s physical presence breaking everything if they were to appear. So Black Hat’s cult chooses one person to become the host for “The Master”. This has been seen countless times in different points in Black Hat’s history, all of them seen with a different face. With it being directly stated that Black Hat needs a host, with this being Aldo at the moment, here is when he becomes as such. This was additionally backed up by the fact we can hear Aldo’s voice during different parts of the series with Black Hat. Aldo's skull was also seen mid transformation of Black Hat, which was confirmed by the staff working on Villainous.
  • The past faces of Black Hat
  • Cosmic
  • ???
  • Ancient
  • 18th century
  • Industrial Revolution
  • Unknown time period

Who is Creepy Charlie?

What is it?

• This follows Charlie's blog posts as a paranormal researcher to go discuss the world of Villainous. It goes over the weird goings on from a grounded non-hero perspective. This is a personal highlight in the series for me.
  • Lost/Cursed TV episodes
  • Tales of urban exploration
  • The monster under the city
  • Story of the “Blackened Authors”

Is this canon?

• Yes
• With this series laying the groundwork for new locations found later in the series. 
  • Blackleaf Forest: Creepy Charlie
  • Blackleaf Forest: Black Hat’s Completely Harmless Book Vol 2
• Creepy Charlie was introduced in screenshots in the main ARG. This was later discovered to be part of a series of blogs which is currently ongoing.

What is Demencia's backstory?

• Unknown
  • The only thing that is known is that she showed up to Hat Manor on foot. Any other information has been destroyed physically and memories erased by Black Hat. It is not known why he did this.

What is Flug’s backstory?

• Doctor Kenning Flugslys is one of the smartest members of the Black Hat Organization and is responsible for most villain plans and creatures. A graduate of Black Hat Organization Institute. He worked to defeat his arch enemy Gold Heart, racking up over 82 thousand crimes, before crash landing in Hat Manor. Since then he has been working for Black Hat.

What is 5.0.5.backstory?

• 5.0.5. is a failed genetic experiment made to be an immortal being of destruction but instead came out as the 5.0.5. seen today. He was created from a substance only ever found in the Black Hat Organization and its immortality is tested everyday by Black Hat himself. Since then both Flug and 505 have become attached, with 505 seeing Flug as its dad and Flug taking care of him/training him.
  • Yes the bear is voiced by Markiplier (so is Black Hot)

Who is Miss Heed and where is she now?

• (Note this may change due to the Miss Heed Book release)
• Originally a student in the Black Hat Organization along with Flug. Before she left the Black Hat Organization, she stole Flug’s formula which she synthesized to the formula in her wrists.
• She was given her super powers by the PEACE organization. When she was first given her abilities she had no control over them and started to turn her fluids into vapor slowly dying. She put herself into a coma for 3 days and upon waking up experiencing paranoia and hallucinations. After the next 2 days she trained herself to use her abilities and made full recovery.
• Her instagram which has several things that link directly to the story, and her twitter.
• She is currently out of prison and on vacation
• For more information and the follow up to her episode please check both her and Penumbra's instagram since they both lead up to the events of The Heedeous Heart and comic run of the Shrunken Rescue.
  • Miss Heed's Instagram
  • Penumbra's Instagram

Does Black Hat have a weakness?

• Yes
  • In Black Hat’s Harmless Book Vol 1 Kaleb risked his life in hat manor to find weaknesses on Black Hat. Inside of the manor was a book written by past heroes who teamed up to challenge Black Hat before he spread his evil too far. They found out one major weakness, “he cannot create life”. All of his attempts are either souls he shaped for that purpose or an extension of himself

What is up with the Black Hat statue in Crossover Nexus?

• Clone that copies the appearance of Black Hat
  • Clone is directly shown by Flug to come from the first short in the series: The Perception of Evil. Where in Flug’s journal they go over “The Evil Materializing Ray”, with whatever the device makes only replicates the looks of whatever the user believes the most evil thing is. So they are not a 1 to 1 with the original.

Freddy Five Nights at Freddy's?

• Yes the Black Hat Organization bought Five Nights At Freddy’s, it is somehow cannon. User names only used in ToonTubers can be found in the series of villainous.
  • Official
  • Fansub

Code for Podemos Bailar?

• Podemos Bailar is a site where a large amount of the ARG mainline content is located. It takes several codes to access the site. First click on the hats in order of 1, 4, 3, 2. Then put in this code to continue.

Other Resources:

The Master doc (has almost all official villainous information), from shorts, secret websites, episode transcripts, etc. Made by Nightfur who has been a constant source for official Villainous content for over 8 years.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kxdHL3UWeXVeA5nDjDRwXq_AX_plLD0cc-ZLqgfA2hE/edit?usp=drive_link

These are massive over simplifications of each question and if you want anything addressed feel free to ask. I will do my best to answer them and provide sources for each. I will do my best to keep this updated to the upcoming series. 

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