Bradford is certainly a villain: anyone who thinks not only that the world should be conquered, but that they're the ones to do the conquering, is kind of a villain by definition. He just thought he was justified in what he was doing because, as he saw it, adventure was a concept that brought only chaos and disorder and disruption. He saw only the bad that was in it, without recognizing that adventure is also beauty, and wonder, and excitement.

I see bradford as more in denial.

He's been insisting from day one that he's not a villain, despite his agents embracing the role of Supervillain. Heron and Taurus Bulba outright called themselves as such, and were thrilled to do so. pretty much all of Bradford's agents not only accepted, but loved the role of supervillain. all except Bradford himself.

Studying bradford's philosify, his insistence in not being the villain is ultimatly what led to his ruin. The common downfall of most villains is their own vanity or arrogence, bradford was the direct opposite. his downfall can be atributed to that deep rooted denial of being a villain. if he'd snapped, and basicially went "screw it, i AM the villian", he might've actually succeded.

Wow 20 votes and %100 yes lol

No, it wasn't simple denial—Bradford was being dishonest with himself. That was evident when he decided to indulge in a moment of what he admitted was petty villainy in trying to kill a member of Scrooge's family right after he had just promised to let them live out adventureless lives. He probably might not have openly admitted as much if not under the influence of the Sword of Swanstantine, but as it amplified what was already inside him, we can only conclude that even a part of Bradford himself saw his own motives and actions as villainous. When the sword was taken from him and he reverted to normal, he went back to steadfastly denying that he was a villain. Bradford Buzzard is DuckTales' reigning king of cognitive dissonance. Fortunately, it seems that, without a Papyrus of Binding, he was never actually all that good at convincing anyone else to doubt what they could plainly perceive; even other F.O.W.L. agents were obviously just humoring him whenever he protested against the appearance of villainy.