Best Villain

[Brian G Turner]

Darth Vader in terms of film...

But in literature - ah, now that's the challenge - to create an antagonist who is believably real and not vaudevillian melodrama. In which case, I'd have to consider Raistlin from Dragonlance a great villain for his entirely self-centered motivation and betrayal.

 

[a|one]

The Moidart / Ravenheart, Stormrider

Whats not to like? He has brains, balls, no mercy, and an excellent pathos in my opinion. Far more intriguing than Winter Kay(The main villain in the story).

 

[Calis]

wish i had my own theme when i walked in to a room.

 

[kaneda]

wish i had my own theme when i walked in to a room.

no u don't. theres an episode of family guy when peter asks a genie for his own theme song and it all goes a bit wrong.

Brian - im agreeing with you. Raistlin is a great villian in books.
I'm also going to go with Frater hugh (alia ).
I have a thing about likeable villians.

Film wise - darth vader no question, for all the reasons that feline eyes said.

Gamewise - Sephiroth in final fantasy 7, and also sarevok in baldur's gate.

 

[Calis]

Gamewise - Sephiroth in final fantasy 7.

Smart girl.

 

[kaneda]

have never finished the game though! Im strong! very strong! but i was trying to get "knights of the round" materia to five stars!!!!! then i broke my playstation. then when i got a ps2 i got ffX and then i broke my ps2 as well

 

[Calis]

lol, you need anger management i think.

 

[kaneda]

or i need to start putting them on the floor so that when i trip on the controller it doesnt fall from on top of my tv which is on top of VCR which is on top of my desk

 

[BAYLOR]

Kane The Mystic Swordsman.

 

[svalbard]

Ramsay Bolton - He really is a nasty piece of work, both on screen and in the books.

 

[BAYLOR]

Ramsay Bolton - He really is a nasty piece of work, both on screen and in the books.

Indeed.

 

[BAYLOR]

Lord Foul

 

[Vince W]

Obadiah Hawkeswill.

 

[Dan Jones]

No question. O'Brien from 1984. The face of the faceless.

 

[galanx]

Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemar from Neverwhere- for style.

 

[The Bluestocking]

Mr Smith from THE MATRIX trilogy.

 

[wam]

Hawker & Boon (The Somnambulist/ Domino Men)

 

[nixie]

There are a lot of good villains about, a lot of them already been mentioned. Currently reading Brent Weeks Light Bringer series and Andross Guile deserves a place on the list.

 

[Extollager]

One of the best-imagined sf/f villains in my reading experience is Wither, the deputy director of the NICE, in C. S. Lewis's That Hideous Strength. He's just back from Davos....

 

[soulsinging]

Darth Vader
Agent Smith (Matrix)
Dolores Umbridge (Harry Potter BOOKS)
Milo Minderbinder (Catch-22)
The Mayor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Lex Luthor (despite some unfortunate live actor showings)