Lord Black Hat

Founder and Executive Director of Black Hat Organization
Leader of all villains of the Cartoon Network multiverse

Black Hat is an enigmatic, sinister, intimidating, and manipulative individual who is very sadistic and takes pleasure in pure evil, even helping villains with plans to defeat the heroes. Black Hat also has a burning hatred for heroes, and if angry enough he does not hesitate to rage and torture. He especially gets very angry when any villain is defeated by the heroes, usually torturing these villains in addition to being irritated by Dr. Flug's failed experiments.

Black Hat appears to be a tall humanoid demon with dark gray skin, black sunken eyes, sharp pale green teeth and his left eye being covered by a monocle. Sometimes, when Black Hat is using one of his powers, said monocle will turn black and red, and start glowing. has been shown wearing only his formal attire, if the show progresses he might be shown wearing something else. He wears a black trench coat reaching down near the ankles, the collar of which is popped. Under that, he wears a red and gray undershirt, along with long gray pants as well as black and white dress shoes. He wears his iconic black top hat with a red band going around the bottom, and dark gray gloves and a black tie.

Wrathful Businessman

Mass murder
Mundicide
Psychological and physical abuse
Stalking
Theft
Animal cruelty
Torture
Slavery
Pollution
Defilement
Aiding and abetting
Weapons dealing
Terrorism
Grand theft animarum
Mass property damage

Profit from selling his products to supervillains.
Help all villains of the Cartoon Network multiverse to get rid of all heroes (all ongoing, but most of the Cartoon Network villains have failed him).
Help every Cartoon Network villain get rid of all the heroes (presumably; ongoing).

Nigh-omnipotence
Nigh-omniscience
Nigh-omnipresence
Immortality
Shapeshifting
Exceptional charisma
Genius-level intelligence
Explosion manipulation
Cunning
Strategic intellect
Manipulation
Portal creation
Fire manipulation
Mastery in Intimidation
Musical talent
Umbrakinesis
Weather manipulation
Telekinesis
Laser vision
Shadow teleportation
Interdimensional travel
Shadow manipulation
Technology manipulation
Sharp teeth and claws
Enhanced senses
Ghost sealing
Superhuman strength
Portal creation
Dimensional travel
Pyrokinesis
Acidic vomit
Resistance to Toxins and Acid

Black Hat is the overarching protagonist of Villainous. A retired villain, he currently entertains himself by managing a company, Black Hat Organization, which sells products and services to other villains in exchange for money and/or souls.

Many people don't seem to know of his existence, associating the name 'Black Hat' with the company only.

Black Hat is very, very old

2.03 meters, or about 6.66 feet tall.666 is a number often associated with sin, the devil, and demons in general, fitting his appearance and mannerisms.

He can play both the organ, and the violin. The one he owns has strings made out of cat's guts.
He likes neither dogs nor cats.
He doesn't need to sleep.
Whether or not he actually can sleep is debatable.
According to an AI Animations livestream, he uses British slang, particularly saying "bloody" very often. During said livestream he also used the word "pillock".
When asked about whether Black Hat has organs or not, Alan replied that once he ripped his own heart out to scare 5.0.5., then simply dropped it on the ground and left.
He's able to walk at the bottom of the ocean
Black Hat doesn't like any living being and only enjoys their presence when they're suffering.
After you sign a contract with Black Hat your perception of him changes.
Black Hat has attended meetings of his own cult.
Black Hat won't praise Flug even if he does it perfectly. If Black Hat can't find a flaw with Flug's work, he'll be like 'it's your job anyway'.
Black Hat is said to be in retirement, however, he is still attempting to run a business by selling evil items to villains despite this. This is due to boredom.
He's the ruler of Hat Island, and the landlord of all villains that choose to live there.
Black Hat rules from the shadows: although all inhabitants of the island know the Hat, not all know about his existence.
Black Hat is aware of your existence

At the moment, little is known about his weaknesses.

Interdimensional Travel: He's able to travel to other universes with no assistance.
Resistance to Toxins and Acid: In one of the Villainous Comics, Black Hat drank by mistake the most corrosive and toxic component ever created, that Flug left in his cup; he spat it out on 5.0.5.'s face, deeming it too sweet for his taste.
Fourth Wall Awareness.

Instrumentalism: As seen in "The Note of Destruction", Black Hat appears to be proficient in playing piano/organ.
Singing: He has the ability to proficiently sing. He also tends to make people go insane with his singing.[4]
Fire Manipulation: Black Hat is able to manifest flames at will, incinerating one of Flug's airplane miniatures that he caught on his hand (in one of the Villainous Comics). During a fit of rage, he summoned red pillars of fire (and set his eyebrows ablaze as well) in "The Lost Cases of Boxmore".
Shadow Manipulation: As shown in "The Lost Cases of Elmore", Black Hat can teleport via his shadow. He also can transform his shadow into a cane.
Telekinesis: In the same episode, Black Hat is shown to have the ability to choke people by simply using his mind. He does this to Dr. Flug as a warning for him not to boast about himself.
Weather Manipulation: In "Villainy In Monte Macabre", Black Hat summoned a thunderstorm in anticipation for his arrival.
Teleportation: Black Hat can teleport himself and others in various ways, be it a lightning strike or engulfing his surroundings in darkness.
Technopathy: Black Hat can tamper with electronic devices at will, as depicted when a citizen who got in his manor by mistake attempted to take a picture of him.
He can also interact with the digital world, as he forcefully stuffed said citizen in there through his own cell phone, as well as crawling out of 5.0.5.'s computer after jumpscaring him.
Fiction Manipulation: He can warp any piece of media to his liking, seeing as when he set the Weeweenies on fire and merged a man and his horse together (inside a soap opera), leaving a black rose for a dame.
Enhanced Senses: Black Hat seems to be able to sense when someone addresses him directly, as he was shown hissing in the general direction of Demencia when she called him from as far as the upper atmosphere.
Transmutation: He's able to turn into dark mist and a mass of worms.

Shapeshifting: Black Hat, on various occasions, changes his appearance in order to fool or torment others. The most notable example of this being when he changed himself into a perfect replica of 5.0.5. in order to terrify Demencia in "Wearing Evil".
Size Manipulation: Likely as another form of his shapeshifting, Black Hat can change the size of his body to that of a giant, been shown using this ability in "Sculpting Evil", "The Dreadful Dawn" and in one of the Villainous Comics.
Black Magic: As seen in "Ice Cream of Fear", he has some sort of proficiency in black magic, as he is able to bring back 5.0.5.'s ice cream to a seemingly normal state, while also giving it demonic qualities.
Laser Vision: In "Bad Security", Black Hat killed a blue jay by shooting deadly lasers out of his eyes. He also uses this ability to zap Dr. Flug in "The Lost Cases of Townsville".
Charisma/Manipulation: Black Hat, as a salesman, uses various forms of charisma and manipulation to convince other villains to buy his inventions.
Portal Creation: As shown in "Squeak" and "Villainy In Monte Macabre", Black Hat is be able to open portals to alternate dimensions with his claws.
Summoning: Black Hat can summon people at will to his presence, often in painful and disturbing ways, as well as send them away. He's also able to summon a hellish steed for him to ride on.
Ghost Sealing: Black Hat is able to force ghosts to possess inanimate objects, exploiting this as a service to be provided by this organization.
Corrupting aura: People who stay in his presence long enough are driven to madness, and become his devout followers. It's unknown if this is a passive ability or if he chooses to do it.

Black Hat is an enigmatic, sinister and very sadistic manipulative individual. Who takes pleasure in pure evil, Whose helping the villains defeat the heroes. However Black Hat also hates Abusoluta heroes, and if angry enough he does not hesitate to rage and torture. and gets very angry when any villain is defeated by heroes, usually torturing these villains in addition to being irritated by Dr. Flug's failed experiments Beyond Kindness.

Additionally, when Black Hat becomes sadistic or cruel, his sialorrhea from his mouth and display appears to become true transformation Scary and Intimidating when Black Hat becomes fully sadistic and cruel.

Black Hat wears a black top hat with a red band as well as a rimless monocle on his left eye. He has dark grey skin, cyan fangs, and a forked tongue. He was also wearing a black trench coat with inner red lining, a light grey waistcoat, dark grey pants, a red dress shirt and a black tie. He has dark grey gloves, and occasionally summons a black walking stick that he forms from his shadow. His shoes are black with white spats.

Black Hat's existence is a mystery to Earth. It's unknown where he is from or how he was born.

Apparently, he is very old if judging by portraits and things in his mansion from ancient times of our era to the present. As evidenced by the fact that it was he who arranged the volcanic eruption in Pompeii and destroyed it.

The clothes he wears and his mansion are reminiscent of old English culture, including architecture, furniture and paintings. Dr. Flug suggests in his logbook that this era may be nostalgic to him.

At some point he started Black Hat Organization, as well as schools and camps for villains under his name.

Before Dr. Flug, he had a previous mad scientist that he vomited on and presumably killed.