Antagonists
| Name | Original French name | Appears in | Voiced by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gargamel | Gargamel | Comics + Cartoon + Movie | Paul Winchell (Cartoon) Hank Azaria (Movie) |
| The main antagonist, Gargamel the sorcerer is the sworn enemy of the Smurfs. He is an evil wizard with limited powers. Gargamel is absolutely obsessed with the Smurfs and his main goal vacillates from trying to eat the Smurfs to trying to capture them to use in a potion to make gold. His robe is worn and patched, and his teeth are rotten. He lives in a run-down hovel with his cat Azrael. He sounds exactly the same as Dick Dastardly, since both Hanna-Barbera villains are voiced by the late Paul Winchell (making him the Smurfs equivalent of another Hanna-Barbera villain, The Hooded Claw from The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, who is voiced by the late Paul Lynde) | |||
| Azrael | Comics + Cartoon + Movie | Don Messick (Cartoon) Frank Welker (Movie) |
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| Gargamel's pet cat. Although Gargamel never treats him well, Azrael manages to put up with his master. Azrael tends to realize beforehand that Gargamel's schemes will go awry, but reluctantly goes along with them anyway in hopes of possibly capturing a Smurf. Azrael shares Gargamel's distinctive laugh. Azrael was originally female in the comic books, but was changed to a male in the cartoon show and returned as a male in later comics and in the movie. In one episode of the series, Azrael got tired of Gargamel treating him so cruelly that he turned against his master. However, in the movie, he still remains loyal to Gargamel. Azrael is the Smurfs equivalent of Muttley, since both Hanna-Barbera animal sidekicks are voiced by the late Don Messick. | |||
| Hogatha | Cartoon | Janet Waldo | |
| Hogatha is an evil, ugly witch who uses her magic in an attempt to lure unsuspecting suitors, and occasionally cause trouble for the Smurfs. Hogatha snorts loudly with her large Wart covered nose. She thinks she's beautiful, although she is actually quite ugly and wears a red wig to cover her baldness. She rides on a vulture. She and Gargamel dislike each other, and she refers to him as "Garglesmell". Hogatha used a spell to disguise herself as a Smurf who constantly snorts and causes trouble, under the name Snorty Smurf, in the first season episode "The Fake Smurf". | |||
| Balthazar | Cartoon | Keene Curtis | |
| Balthazar is Gargamel's godfather. Balthazar despises the Smurfs and is actually more cold-hearted than Gargamel, in addition to being a more powerful sorcerer. He lives in a large castle whose moat houses a fearsome dragon called a Moat Monster. | |||
| Chlorhydris | Cartoon | Amanda McBroom | |
| Chlorhydris is an evil coldhearted sorceress, more powerful than Hogatha, who devotes her time to remove love from the world. A nasty, irredeemable woman as ugly as she is evil. It is revealed in the season 7 episode "Chlorhydris' Lost Love" that she was once kind and caring, but became hateful when her true love was stolen away from her. And in The Tears Of A Smurf, she married a Nobleman and had a daughter named Priscilla. after becoming insanely jealous over her husband loving her daughter more than her cause the "death" on her husband when Priscilla was a young toddler and Priscilla grew up in a castle without the love of her mother Chlorhydris and became furious when a young prince fell in love with Priscilla and used her maligant magic to cause the Prince's disappearance and put a curse of ugliness on Priscilla to keep anyone from falling in love with her. | |||
| Nemesis | Cartoon | Frank Welker | |
| Nemesis is a sinister, hiccupping creature shrouded in a purple robe. He is an evil wizard like Gargamel, only powerful. He is constantly trying to steal the Long-Life Stone, which is the magical artifact that grants the Smurfs their extremely long lifespans. He was once a human but after a magic accident, he became so grotesque that people are horrified at the sight of his face, so he keeps his hood over it. | |||
| Scruple | Cartoon | Brenda Vaccaro | |
| Scruple is Gargamel's apprentice. Scruple was expelled from a wizard school and lives with his uncle Gargamel as kind of an indentured servant. | |||
| Count Gregorian | Cartoon | (probably) Paul Winchell | |
| Count Gregorian is an evil wizard who only appeared in the Season 2 episode "The Raven Wizard". He was originally thought to be Princess Savina's new tutor, but he became cursed where his head changes into that of a raven when the temporary spell to keep his human head wore off. He only wanted to transfer Savina's youth onto his face so that he could restore his human face. He failed when Peewit entered his castle and shattered the heart diamond, and the wizard turned into an entire raven. He is similar in trait to Gargamel in that they're both evil wizards and voiced by the late Paul Winchell. | |||
| Mordain | Cartoon | (possibly) Paul Winchell | |
| Mordain is an evil wizard who solely appears in the Season 2 episode "The Good, The Bad and The Smurfy". He captured Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Clumsy Smurf and Brainy Smurf to entertain King Argon and his Knights on the King's birthday. When the other Smurfs entered the castle to free the captured Smurfs, Papa Smurf turned him into a frog, where he now spends his days eating flies. He is similar in trait to Gargamel and Count Gregorian in that they're evil wizards and voiced by the late Paul Winchell (though Count Gregorian and Mordain are not actually related to Gargamel). | |||
| Wartmongers | Cartoon | Various Voices for each one | |
| The Wartmongers are little toad-like creatures who live in the muck and slime of Creepy Deepy Swamp and often cause the Smurfs problems. They consider having more warts than others as a source of pride. They like ripping the wings off of pixies, and like the pixies at first think that Smurfs turn into horrible monsters. The leader of the Wartmongers is King Bullrush (voiced by Kenneth Mars) who commands his minions to do his bidding. | |||
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