Villains

[twylyght]

Did the search and didn't find anything, so here we go.

 

Villains have gone through tremendous numbers of iterations over the millennium.  The traditional villain was someone or something that gave our protagonist to face off against.  In my own lifetime, I have grown to appreciate just how important the villain is in a story to make it that much better.

 

I'll post my list a bit later, but wanted to kick this off to see if anyone has a favorite in a movie/book/play/etc.

 

I'll start off with one of the most iconic of my generation.  It isn't a favorite for myself, but it is for many people.  Extremely little back story, bad as hell, abso-fugin-lutely not to be fuged with:

 

 

Like the pics thread.... no rules/qualifications.  Give us a proper villain and why they need to be on the list

[PandaPancake]

Where do anti heroes fall? Are they villains?

And there has been one true villain.

Forgot about him:

[Doc Holiday]

Hellsing has always had one of my favorite villains, not your normal baddie the mad major.

And Alucard the hero of the story??? Really can't say he's a good person haha

[bLACKpANTHER]

I left Marvel and DC comic book characters out of my list or it would be over populated with the likes of the Joker, Lex Luther, Venom, etc.

So here are my Top 10:

 

Captain Hook

 

Darth Vader

 

Cell

 

Bowser

 

Shredder

 

Sephiroth

 

many versions of Dracula

 

T-1000

 

Bill

 

Gus

 

Nazis

[The Saltman]

[Davidson Deac II]

In all my years as an Adult, only one movie has truly ever scared me.  Silence of the Lambs scared the crap out of me.  Primarily because of Hannibal Lecter/Anthony Hopkins. 

[Killa Cam 69]

[Cary Kollins]

One of my favorites

 

 

 

This scene says it all.

 

[Brooklyn Bully]

Best. Villain. Ever.

 

 

Jim Moriarty from Sherlock.

 

 

[MichaelNewtonII]

I left Marvel and DC comic book characters out of my list or it would be over populated with the likes of the Joker, Lex Luther, Venom, etc.

So here are my Top 10:

Captain Hook

Darth Vader

Cell

Bowser

Shredder

Sephiroth

many versions of Dracula

T-1000

Bill

Gus

Nazis

Pie for Cell

[MichaelNewtonII]

Pretty much any DBZ villian would be on my list but the baddest of them all had to be Majin Buu

[nickzz]

Pretty much any DBZ villian would be on my list but the baddest of them all had to be Majin Buu

 

buu?????????????????????

 

no way

[cardiackat88.]

Antiheroes are more the focus these days:

Dexter Morgan

Walter White

Nick Brody

Jax Teller

Vic Mackey

[twylyght]

 

STRONG Villain out of the gate!  Not familiar with the Van Damme character, so I can't comment on him.  However, Ledger's Joker is one of my favorites.  He is an outstanding mix of a number of genres that was beautifully executed by Nolan.  The Joker as portrayed in The Dark Knight gives us a look at a villain that steals scenes wherever he shows up.  He is a mixture of The Corruptor, The Teacher, The Maniac, Avant-Gard, the Allegory, and the Crime Lord.