My All Time Favorite Villains

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The following is my list of all-time favorite villains.  My only rule for this list is that the villain can’t be real.  Most of them fall into the “modern” era, simply because I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s.  If you can think of a better one, drop me a line, or leave a comment.  I love to hear from folks.  In no particular order:

11. The Wicked Witch of the East: She hates Dorothy and her little dog, too.  She has an aversion to houses and water, but certainly loves black and green and fire.  She’s a lady who knows what she likes and doesn’t care who knows it.  In the Wizard of Oz book by L. Frank Baum, the Witch doesn’t really come into the picture until Dorothy and her friends are on their way to kill her.  Did you know there were actually 14 Oz books written by Baum?  Unfortunately, only a couple have made it to the movies.  There are a lot more stories to be told in that realm.

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10.  The Borg (Star Trek): These villains are a bit passé these days.  I still like them, though.  Remember when Picard was assimilated?  Boy, I still remember the dread I felt the whole summer waiting to see how they got him out of that mess!

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09. Lex Luthor (DC): Lex Luthor is one of those everyman villains, and one of the vainest villains ever. He does well with comedy or straight evilness.  He has simple needs which basically involve getting more land /money/power, and also killing superman.  One wonders what he would actually do if he were able to succeed at either of his two missions.

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08.  Dr. Doom (Marvel Comics): Dr. Doom is one of those villains who seems to have absolutely no sense of humor.  He radiates hate and loathing.  He’s scary and powerful, but with a Mommy complex.  Besides trying to take over the world, he really wants to rescue his mommy from hell.  Aww…. Isn’t that so cute! Doom got his start in 1964.  Pretty much every superhero hates this guy. He even fought Superman in a cross-over mag.

I actually like the comic book version of Doom much more than the movie version (from the recent Fantastic Four movies).  While Julian McMahon does a great job, he just can’t compete with nearly 45 years of history.

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07.  The Race of Cylons (TV): My favorite cylons are the ones from the 70’s and 80’s:  the tin cans.  They were super-cool, and just a bit scary.  All they wanted to was kill the humans while avoiding rust.  However, the new Battlestar Galactica is heads above the original in terms of acting, story development music, special effects, etc.  I just wish the original cylon models would have more of a presence.

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06.  Darth Vader (Movies): The ultimate bad dude:  he doesn’t take kindly to failure.  As you may have seen in the newest Star Wars movies, he has a mommy complex too.  What is it with scary men who would kill you over a slight but want to save their mommies from a fate worse than a fate worse than death?

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05. Sylar (TV): I am watching Heros right now on DVD.  Let me tell you, it is amazing.  And Sylar totally creeps me out.  Villains who are completely and totally insane give me major chills….  Heros does an awesome job with painting a dreary future, showing us the same terrible events from different perspectives.  I can’t wait to see how Season 1 ends.

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04.  The Terminators: These robots are the stuff of nightmares - pretty much unstoppable creatures of destruction.  Who hasn’t dreamt they were being chased by these juggernauts?  I still remember standing outside the movie theater in the rain looking at the poster for the original movie.  You know the one where it shows Arnold in those huge black sunglasses and leather coat with a pistol in one hand?  Classic.  Even though I didn’t see the movie until many years later, that poster made a huge impact on my mind.

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03.  The Joker (DC Comics): He’s one of the few villains I know of who has actually killed a major hero.  In fact, he killed one of Batman’s Robins.  He’s just the kind of guy to use a squirting lapel flower with acid, or a spiked mallet, or even a pistol with a four foot long barrel.  Nothing is too bizarre for this guy.

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02.  Voldemort (Books): He hates “The Boy Who Lived,” Muggles, muggle lovers, cute kittens, etc.  He does like snakes, however.  How come it’s always white cats or snakes with these guys?  Is there a law against evil-doers carting around a hamster? Or maybe a gazelle?

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01.  The ALIEN (movies): You know which alien I’m talking about.  This is one of only a couple of evil bad dudes/dudettes, that I can honestly say is evil in every single stage of its life.  I mean, even Darth Vader had a cute (albeit annoying) kid stage.  With appropriately named life stages such as the Face Hugger, or the Chest Burster, this one is pure, gooey drippy evil all around.  Evilness Rating:

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