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<blockquote data-quote="The Serge" data-source="post: 2050075" data-attributes="member: 4049">Coolest villain: Darth Vader at first, with Hannibal Lecter a close second.&nbsp; Vader had everything, from a cool physical appearance to his voice to his breathing to a great background.&nbsp; Also, there's not a single villain with a theme as memorable or as appropriate as Vader's; &quot;The Imperial March&quot; is a fantastic representation of the character.Hannibal Lecter, whether from the novels or from the film adaptations, is another great villain with an interesting background; he also has this near supernatural aspect to his nature (the sixth finger elements in the books harken to that, although it's not captured at all in the movies).Keyser Soze was another great villain.&nbsp; The villain in the shadows that manipulated dozens of people around the world just so he could get in and kill the one man who could ID betray him just before disappearing into obscurity.Vilest Villain:&nbsp; The Joker.&nbsp; Of all villains in comics, I don't think there's a single villain as reprehensible as The Joker.&nbsp; Everything's a meaningless joke to him and he gets off by harming and killing people.&nbsp; From his torture of Barbara and James Gordon to the murders of Robin II (Jason Todd) and Sarah Gordon to the multitudes of other calamities he's brought upon the world, The Joker does all of this with a smile on his face and often kills his victims with the very same smile.&nbsp; And, like a ghoul, he seems immortal, often returning when least expected after is was clear that he fell or blew up to his well deserved end.&nbsp; Sick.Another vile villain is the guy from Seven played with relish by Kevin Spacey.&nbsp; All in the name of &quot;righteousness,&quot; that nameless creep murdered seven people in some of the most gruesome ways.&nbsp; Clearly brilliant, he had none of Lecter's charm in his mania, making him all the more repellent. The Emperor.&nbsp; This sick bastard.&nbsp; Aside from ruling the galaxy, all this disgusting jerk wants is to bring ruin to the lives and souls of the pure.&nbsp; His pursuit of both Anakin and Luke Skywalker is nothing short of satanic and perverse.&nbsp; And as soon as one became a liability or as soon as he saw something better, so long to the old, hello the new.&nbsp; I hated The Emperor.In many ways, the vilest villains tend to be the best...&nbsp; Frankly, The Joker has a place with the coolest and vilest, so I think he's the all around best villain in popular culture.Stupidest Villain...&nbsp; Wow... That's a tough one.&nbsp; I can't think of one off the top of my head.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Serge, post: 2050075, member: 4049"] [b]Coolest villain:[/b] Darth Vader at first, with Hannibal Lecter a close second. Vader had everything, from a cool physical appearance to his voice to his breathing to a great background. Also, there's not a single villain with a theme as memorable or as appropriate as Vader's; "The Imperial March" is a fantastic representation of the character. Hannibal Lecter, whether from the novels or from the film adaptations, is another great villain with an interesting background; he also has this near supernatural aspect to his nature (the sixth finger elements in the books harken to that, although it's not captured at all in the movies). Keyser Soze was another great villain. The villain in the shadows that manipulated dozens of people around the world just so he could get in and kill the one man who could ID betray him just before disappearing into obscurity. [b]Vilest Villain:[/b] The Joker. Of all villains in comics, I don't think there's a single villain as reprehensible as The Joker. Everything's a meaningless joke to him and he gets off by harming and killing people. From his torture of Barbara and James Gordon to the murders of Robin II (Jason Todd) and Sarah Gordon to the multitudes of other calamities he's brought upon the world, The Joker does all of this with a smile on his face and often kills his victims with the very same smile. And, like a ghoul, he seems immortal, often returning when least expected after is was clear that he fell or blew up to his well deserved end. Sick. Another vile villain is the guy from [i]Seven[/i] played with relish by Kevin Spacey. All in the name of "righteousness," that nameless creep murdered seven people in some of the most gruesome ways. Clearly brilliant, he had none of Lecter's charm in his mania, making him all the more repellent. The Emperor. This sick bastard. Aside from ruling the galaxy, all this disgusting jerk wants is to bring ruin to the lives and souls of the pure. His pursuit of both Anakin and Luke Skywalker is nothing short of satanic and perverse. And as soon as one became a liability or as soon as he saw something better, so long to the old, hello the new. I hated The Emperor. In many ways, the vilest villains tend to be the best... Frankly, The Joker has a place with the coolest and vilest, so I think he's the all around best villain in popular culture. Stupidest Villain... Wow... That's a tough one. I can't think of one off the top of my head. [/QUOTE]

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