When it comes to villains, “Days of Our Lives” knows how to bring the drama.

The soap opera has been delivering shocking moments and devious characters for decades.

Over the years, fans have watched Salem troublemakers such asVivian Alamain and Kate Robertsstir up controversy around town.

John Aniston posing

The two men caused an unbelievable amount of devastation over the years.

The character was revealed to be a close friend of the Brady family, perSoaps in Depth.

The two dated, and Victor even coerced her into getting intimate with him.

John Aniston as Victor Kiriakis

However, Kimberly soon left Victor behind to reunite with the love of her life, Shane Donovan.

Shockingly, Kimberly wasn’t the only Brady woman whom Victor had a romantic past with.

Caroline and Victor opted to keep Bo’s paternity a secret.

John Aniston as Victor Kiriakis

However, Bo eventually found out the truth as a young adult.

This allowed him to get close to Serena Coleville and her daughter Diana.

However, they ultimately failed, perSoap Central.

John Aniston as Victor Kiriakis

Eventually, Victor made the decision to go legit and began his business empire with Titan Industries.

This trend continued on for years and even included Victor hurting his own family members.

Victor loved Justin but didn’t approve of his choice of women.

Victor and Carly on their wedding day

Victor decided that he wanted to pass off the child as his own and even proposed to Anjelica.

Justin eventually learned that Anjelica’s child was his, and they welcomed a son together named Alex Kiriakis.

However, when Anjelica exposed the truth, Justin and Adrienne split.

John Aniston and Suzanne Rogers smiling

He worked with Marina Toscano (Hunter Tylo) in hopes of finding her family’s hidden treasure.

Victor then took matters into his own hands by kidnapping Kayla and forcing Steve to find the key.

So, he targeted Kayla once again and framed her for the murder.

Eventually, Victor mended fences with both Justin Kiriakis and Bo Brady.

Sadly, he suffered a stroke soon after, which left him paralyzed.

However, the situation was complicated as his son, Bo, was also in love with Carly.

Despite Bo’s feelings, Victor proposed to Carly, and she accepted (viaSoap Central).

Before their wedding, Bo wrote Carly a letter begging her not to marry Victor.

However, Victor intercepted the message.

However, those relationships didn’t work out.

Over the years, Victor continued to participate in shady dealings, including a feud with the DiMera family.

Sadly, he still had some schemes left in him.

When the scheme fell apart a year later, Maggie was furious at Victor.

However, they worked through their differences and remained together.