Major Villains in Charmed - Season 7

Season 7

The Avatars (portrayed mainly by Joel Swetow, Patrice Fisher, Ian Anthony Dale and, since the seventh episode, Brian Krause), previously featured in season 5, come back for Leo. Their plan is to change the world into a Utopia, which implies - as the demon Zankou puts it - " will be out, and will be gone". After continuously haunting a very unstable Leo, by appearing to him as flying heads, the Avatars turn the other Elders against him with help of a possessor demon. Piper and Phoebe die after a demon attack, after which the Avatar, Alpha, finally appears to Leo in a vision, explains what they were about and what powers they possessed, and makes him join them as the only way to bring Phoebe and Piper back to life. Leo has a hard time hiding the fact that he is an Avatar, as the Halliwells view Avatars as threats and Paige's boyfriend, Kyle Brody, is willing to kill them, but the truth eventually comes out in a good way; the Seer, Kira, explains to the Halliwells that the Avatars will rid the world of demons. Joining forces with the Avatars, the Charmed Ones help them bring about Utopia. Leo then realizes that in order to maintain Utopia, the Avatars simply remove anyone who causes conflict. They also alter the way people think so they cannot feel grief, pain or mourning. Leo sacrifices himself so the Charmed Ones can realize the price they have to pay for Utopia. When they finally do, they team up with the demon Zankou and threaten to kill the Avatars unless they revert the world back to the way it was. The Avatars comply, and Leo is revived. However, the Charmed Ones end up with a new villain on their hands: Zankou. The Avatars leave and most are not heard from again. However, one of them, played by Bianca Chiminello, briefly appears in season 8, summoned by Piper.

Zankou (portrayed by Oded Fehr). He is the Source's rival, whom the Source orders locked up, as Zankou is too powerful. Zankou is freed when the demons learn that the Seer, Kira, is about to tell the Halliwells about the Avatars, as he presents an easy way to eliminate them all. After a failed attempt at killing the temporarily powerless Piper and Phoebe, and telling the Elders Leo is an Avatar, Zankou enlists Kyle Brody, then Leo, and finally the Charmed Ones' help to bring down the Utopia, which he succeeds at. Some time later, Zankou lures everyone out of the Manor and goes to the basement, searching for the Nexus. When the Charmed Ones arrive, he has already found it, but the Shadow enters Leo, who by then has become a mortal, and the Shadow - which cannot choose between Good and Evil - chooses a neutral being. After that, Zankou plots to steal the Book of Shadows, so the sisters cannot outdo him again. He does so by enlisting the help of an alchemist and makes the Charmed Ones confront the dead bodies of the innocents they failed to save. As their emotions are tied to their powers and therefore to the Book, Zankou can steal it while the Charmed Ones' self-confidence is diminished. When Leo takes in the Shadow, the Charmed Ones, hidden at Magic School, expel it from him with a spell. Realizing he could not steal Piper and Phoebe's powers without disempowering them, Zankou proceeded to do so. The Charmed Ones lure him away by channeling Prue's power of astral projection, then return to the attic and convert the Book back. As Zankou finally opens the Nexus and absorbs the Shadow, the Charmed Ones (still using astral projection) recite a spell that destroys the Nexus. The Shadow explodes and Zankou is blown up with it. The Charmed Ones use this opportunity to fake their deaths and start a new life.

Inspector Sheridan (portrayed by Jenya Lano). While hardly a demonic threat, she is the Halliwells' nemesis in the real world. After the future Chris' death in the previous season's finale, she suspects there is something wrong with the Halliwells, and forces Darryl Morris to help her investigate the sisters. She is put in a coma by Kyle Brody, after which Kyle, having become a Whitelighter, erases her memory. However, it is triggered when Piper and the demon Imara, posing as Phoebe, kill two demons posing as lawyers, and she goes back on their case. The Homeland Security agent, Keyes, finally reveals the Charmed Ones' secret to her, and she volunteers to infiltrate the Manor equipped with a hidden camera. However, the house is deserted save for Zankou, who kills her with an energy ball as soon as he ses her.