A Justice League Unlimited marathon on Boomerang has inspired this thread. They've really left no genre or personality out of this one. It's a good list, all in all, but I've got a few gripes. For example, Darth Vader is the greatest bad guy ever conceived, and anyone who disagrees deserves to be Force-choked. I can hear arguments on this, but for him to not even be in the top three is just insane. Also, Cobra Commander, Megatron, and Gollum should be WAY higher, imo. And no Ivan Drago AT ALL? Srsly? He's gotta beat out Mr. Joshua, at least. I've had a hard time finding an official link....near as I can tell this was printed in the actual magazine and not from their website. Credit of course goes to the folks at Wizard, but I copied the list from here. Discuss: 100. Mr. Joshua (Lethal Weapon) 99. Beholder (D&D) 98. The Others (Lost) 97. Francis Buxton (Pee Wee's Big Adventure) 96. Sephiroth (FF7) 95. Stewie Griffin (Family Guy) 94. Braniac (Superman the animated series) 93. Norman Bates (Psycho) 92. Dean Wormer (Animal House) 91. Auric Goldfinger (Goldfinger) 90. The Gentlemen (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) 89. Bill Lumberg (Office Space) 88. Frank Booth (Blue Velvet) 87. Endo (Lethal Weapon) 86. Mr. Blonde (Reservoir Dogs) 85. Col. Kurtz (Apocalypse Now) 84. Deathstroke (DC comics) 83. The French Taunter (Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail) 82. Luther (The Warriors) 81. Angel Eyes (The Good and the Bad and the Ugly) 80. Clubber Lang (Rocky 3) 79. Cancer Man (X-files) 78. R.J. Fletcher (UHF) 77. The Flood (Halo, combat evolved) 76. The Soc's (The Outsiders) 75. Big Brother (1984) 74. Herr Starr (DC vertigo) 73. Biff Tannen (Back to the Future) 72. Tony Montana (Scarface) 71. Walter Peck (Ghostbusters) 70. The Balrog (LOTR, fellowship) 69. J.R. Ewing (Dallas) 68. Megatron (Transformers) 67. Venom (Marvel comics) 66. Sideshow Bob (The Simpsons) 65. Kevin (Sin City) 64. Syndrome (The Incredibles) 63. Samara (The Ring) 62. Gollum (LOTR, Return of the King) 61. Johnny Lawrence (Karate Kid) 60. Judge Doom (Who Framed Roger Rabbit) 59. Bob (Twin Peaks) 58. General Zod (Superman 2) 57. Principal Ed Rooney (Ferris Bueller's Day Off) 56. John Doe (Seven) 55. The Overlook Hotel (The Shining) 54. Leatherface (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) 53. Cobra Commander (G.I. JOE) 52. Kid Miracleman (Eclipse comics) 51. Catwoman (DC comics) 50. Max Cady (Cape Fear) 49. Amanda Woodward (Melrose Place) 48. Iago (Othello) 47. Bill the Butcher (Gangs of New York) 46. Starcream (Transformers) 45. Mr. Burns (The Simpsons) 44. Godzilla (Gojira 1954) 43. Serpentor (G.I.JOE) 42. Keyser Soze (The Usual Suspects) 41. Hal 9000 (2001 A Space Odyssey) 40. Buu (Dragonball Z) 39. Michael Corleone (The Godfather part 2) 38. Dark Phoenix (Marvel) 37. Predator (Predator) 36. Alex Delarge (A Clockwork Orange) 35. Roddy Piper (WWE) 34. Mayor Richard Wilkins (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) 33. Tony Soprano (The Sopranos) 32. Hans Gruber (Die Hard) 31. Grand Moff Tarkin (Star Wars) 30. Dracula (Dracula) 29. T-1000 (Terminator 2) 28. Jabba the Hutt (Return of the Jedi) 27. Hillbillies (Deliverance) 26. Jason Vorhees (Friday the 13th) 25. Ozymandias (DC) 24. Agent Smith (The Matrix) 23. Darkseid (DC) 22. Thanos (Marvel) 21. Red Skull (Marvel) 20. Khan (Star Trek 2, the wrath of Khan) 19. Green Goblin (Marvel) 18. Galactus (Marvel) 17. Magneto (Marvel) 16. The Thing (John Carpenter's the Thing) 15. Pennywise (IT) 14. Freddy Krueger (Nightmare on Elm Street) 13. Aliens (Aliens) 12. Sauron (LOTR) 11. Darth Vader (Star Wars) 10. The Shark (JAWS) 9. Pinhead (Hellraiser) 8. Lex Luthor (DC) 7. The Borg (Star Trek, TNG) 6. Hannibal Lector (Silence of the Lambs) 5. Zombies (Dawn of the Dead 2004) 4. Dr. Doom (Marvel) 3. Palpatine (Star Wars) 2. Pazuzu (The Exorcist) 1. The Joker (DC)
I wasn't liking this list and then I saw Zombies from the Dawn of the Dead remake and I knew I was done with it, professionaly.
I take any opportunity possible to say this: The Operative from Serenity (Chiwetel Ejiofor) was one of my favorite bad guys. T-1000 but not the orignal Terminator?
Man I didn't even catch this one. Arnies Terminator was definitely a classic and should have been included. Voldemort as well, and I've only seen one of the Potter movies and read none of the books. If you've barely seen the source material, yet are aware of a given bad guy, then said bad guy should probably be on a list of bad guys.
Lists like this are always worthless unless they express what type of criteria they used when ranking them. Having said that, Darth Vader should be in the top 10 (at least) regardless of what type of criteria is being used.
ummm... Keyser Soze in the 40's??? Did they not see the scene where they raped his wife and then he killed his own kids? #1...
Ummm... maybe he's not #1, but they put Sephiroth at #96? Come on! I think Sephiroth and Stewie Griffin should fight it out. Whoever wins gets #95. And where's Griffith from Berserk?
Joker's #1 to make up for the fact that they put Wolverine as the top comic book character of all-time and not the Caped Crusader. This lists capitalizes off the feelings generated about the Joker after the Dark Knight.
Can't agree with that. Joker is well established as an iconic villain. He's one of the few bad guys who is, imo, on any top five list of baddies. He'd probably be my #2 behind Vader.
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