The Monarch (real name: Malcolm) is the self-proclaimed (later legalized) archenemy of Dr. Venture in the Venture Bros. and is one of the world's most powerful supervillains despite his rather comedic lack of success: largely down to his arrogance, inability to not get tricked and his over-dramatic nature - all of which are parodies of traditional megalomaniacal behavior common in supervillains - he is named after the Monarch Butterfly, which he has taken an obsession with and modeled his entire empire around.