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<blockquote data-quote="Wombat" data-source="post: 2446387" data-attributes="member: 8447"><p>First Round </p><p></p><p>1. Ming the Merciless -- I go for MING! He's Merciless!</p><p>2. Francis Begbie (Trainspotting) -- Begbie; he's unambiguously evil</p><p>3. Dr. Doom -- Hmm, let's see ... a classic comic book villain or ... Okay, Dr. Doom, easily</p><p>4. The Joker -- no question again. The Joker is so twisted...</p><p>5. Thanos vs Plankton (Spongebob Squarepants) </p><p>6. Napoleon the Pig (Animal Farm) -- some animals are better than others</p><p>7. Lady Deathstrike (X-men) -- don't really know her, but I found Fat Bastard so ... boring</p><p>8. Cain (Robocop) -- don't have my heart in either</p><p>9. Lord Voldemort -- Bow Before Your True Master</p><p>10. Ernst Stavro Blofeld (James Bond) -- I mean, the nurse is evil, but Bloefeld had PLANS!</p><p>11. Bill Sikes (Oliver Twist) -- tough choice! I go with Bill for the classic appeal, but both are great</p><p>12. Dr. Fu Manchu -- plans and webs of terror win out</p><p>13. Bhaal (Forgotten Realms) -- but neither is high in my books</p><p>14. The Master (Dr. Who) -- The Master! The True Villain!</p><p>15. Satan (The Exorcist) -- Lloth does nothing for me...</p><p>16. The Clock King -- because the best Prince John was Claude Rains <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></p><p>17. Hal 9000 -- What are you doing, Dave?</p><p>18. Godzilla -- this is tough, mainly because it is hard to judge big-n-green, but I go with a guy in a rubber suit stomping on a model of Tokyo -- it's a universal language!</p><p>19. Khan Noonian Singh -- was this a serious match up? PacMan tasks no one...</p><p>20. Chairface Chippendale (The Tick) vs Thoth-Amon (Conan Stories)-- who else dared to carve his face on the moon?</p><p>21. Jon Irenicus (Baldur’s Gate 2) -- steals souls for fun, ruins whole cultures and cities, and he is just so SATISFYING to kill at the end!</p><p>22. Evil Ash (Army of Darkness) -- groovy</p><p>23. Mr. Burns -- Excellent, Smithers! Have the Rolling Stones killed!</p><p>24. Dorian Gray -- gotta love classical decadence</p><p>25. Mr. Edward Hyde -- ditto</p><p>26. Iago (Othello) -- Draw them close, build them up, ruin them. Subtlty wins here.</p><p>27. Anubis (Stargate SG-1) -- He's nice and nasty</p><p>28. Chancellor David Carlton -- by default only. Neither one of them is a wow</p><p>29. Cigarette Smoking Man (X-Files) -- how many lies? how many conspiracies? how many webs?</p><p>30. Docter Octopus -- Doc Oc by a head ... err ... tentalce</p><p>31. Darth Vader -- He's big, he's black, he's got one of the coolest entrances in all of moviedom...</p><p>32. Thulsa Doom -- this is not a contest</p><p>33. Hannibal Lector -- he's the scariest kind of guy going, highly intelligent and utterly without morals</p><p>34. The Borg Queen -- neither one of them really fully does it for me</p><p>35. Darth Maul -- much smoother moves</p><p>36. Mr. Glass (Unbreakable) -- because some things just need to be</p><p>37. Graf Orlock (Nosferatu) -- I have a thing for the silents <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>38. Jack Torrence (The Shining) -- unnerving</p><p>39. Magneto -- pure power and vengeance versus pretty much a nobody</p><p>40. Bob (Twin Peaks) -- ooh! Very tough! I like Davros, but BOB haunts my nightmares now</p><p>41. Angelus (Buffy and Angel) -- only because he was marginally better written</p><p>42. Gul Dukat (DS9) -- starts as a political weathervane, shifts to self-deluding destroyer of worlds, he's slimey and great!</p><p>43. John Powell (Night of the Hunter) -- not wild about either</p><p>44. Jabba the Hutt -- again, not wild about either</p><p>45. Servalan (Blake's 7) -- because I've never been forced to sit through Blake's 7, so it HAS to be better...</p><p>46. Casanova Frankenstein (Mystery Men) -- let's boogie!</p><p>47. Dracula -- Mickey's got a lot going for him, but the Count is the Count, pure classic!</p><p>48. Tony Montana (Scarface) -- only because of what he is matched with</p><p>49. Gollum -- Gollum is interesting</p><p>50. Lex Luthor -- an ordinary man who takes on Superman? That takes chutzpah!</p><p>51. Snidely Whiplash (Rocky and Bullwinkle) -- NYAHahah!</p><p>52. Pinhead (Hellraiser) -- but both bore me</p><p>53. Mr. Crocker (Fairly Oddparents) -- because he isn't in He-Man...</p><p>54. Sauron (Lord of the Rings) -- a demigod versus a robot? Please...</p><p>55. The Queen (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves) -- now SHE'S scary!</p><p>56. Kingpin -- the man who organizes wins!</p><p>57. Morgoth (JRR Tolken) -- poor Wiley, crushed flat by a god!</p><p>58. John Doe (Se7en) -- at least he's interesting</p><p>59. Six (Battlestar Galatica) -- oh glak! having to go with BG because of Smurfs!</p><p>60. Galactus -- they guy eats planets!</p><p>61. Wicked Witch of the West (Wizard of Oz) -- she's pure-on nasty!</p><p>62. Professor James Moriarty (Sherlock Holmes novels) -- AGH! AGH! How to choose? In the end I go with Moriarity because he is the Ultimate Nemesis, whereas Morgan le Fay is at least an ambiguous character, but I love them both!</p><p>63. Great Cthulhu -- Freddy knows nothing about the horrors lurking inside dreams...</p><p>64. Auric Goldfinger -- I give it to the free agent mastermind over the bad program</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wombat, post: 2446387, member: 8447"] First Round 1. Ming the Merciless -- I go for MING! He's Merciless! 2. Francis Begbie (Trainspotting) -- Begbie; he's unambiguously evil 3. Dr. Doom -- Hmm, let's see ... a classic comic book villain or ... Okay, Dr. Doom, easily 4. The Joker -- no question again. The Joker is so twisted... 5. Thanos vs Plankton (Spongebob Squarepants) 6. Napoleon the Pig (Animal Farm) -- some animals are better than others 7. Lady Deathstrike (X-men) -- don't really know her, but I found Fat Bastard so ... boring 8. Cain (Robocop) -- don't have my heart in either 9. Lord Voldemort -- Bow Before Your True Master 10. Ernst Stavro Blofeld (James Bond) -- I mean, the nurse is evil, but Bloefeld had PLANS! 11. Bill Sikes (Oliver Twist) -- tough choice! I go with Bill for the classic appeal, but both are great 12. Dr. Fu Manchu -- plans and webs of terror win out 13. Bhaal (Forgotten Realms) -- but neither is high in my books 14. The Master (Dr. Who) -- The Master! The True Villain! 15. Satan (The Exorcist) -- Lloth does nothing for me... 16. The Clock King -- because the best Prince John was Claude Rains ;) 17. Hal 9000 -- What are you doing, Dave? 18. Godzilla -- this is tough, mainly because it is hard to judge big-n-green, but I go with a guy in a rubber suit stomping on a model of Tokyo -- it's a universal language! 19. Khan Noonian Singh -- was this a serious match up? PacMan tasks no one... 20. Chairface Chippendale (The Tick) vs Thoth-Amon (Conan Stories)-- who else dared to carve his face on the moon? 21. Jon Irenicus (Baldur’s Gate 2) -- steals souls for fun, ruins whole cultures and cities, and he is just so SATISFYING to kill at the end! 22. Evil Ash (Army of Darkness) -- groovy 23. Mr. Burns -- Excellent, Smithers! Have the Rolling Stones killed! 24. Dorian Gray -- gotta love classical decadence 25. Mr. Edward Hyde -- ditto 26. Iago (Othello) -- Draw them close, build them up, ruin them. Subtlty wins here. 27. Anubis (Stargate SG-1) -- He's nice and nasty 28. Chancellor David Carlton -- by default only. Neither one of them is a wow 29. Cigarette Smoking Man (X-Files) -- how many lies? how many conspiracies? how many webs? 30. Docter Octopus -- Doc Oc by a head ... err ... tentalce 31. Darth Vader -- He's big, he's black, he's got one of the coolest entrances in all of moviedom... 32. Thulsa Doom -- this is not a contest 33. Hannibal Lector -- he's the scariest kind of guy going, highly intelligent and utterly without morals 34. The Borg Queen -- neither one of them really fully does it for me 35. Darth Maul -- much smoother moves 36. Mr. Glass (Unbreakable) -- because some things just need to be 37. Graf Orlock (Nosferatu) -- I have a thing for the silents :) 38. Jack Torrence (The Shining) -- unnerving 39. Magneto -- pure power and vengeance versus pretty much a nobody 40. Bob (Twin Peaks) -- ooh! Very tough! I like Davros, but BOB haunts my nightmares now 41. Angelus (Buffy and Angel) -- only because he was marginally better written 42. Gul Dukat (DS9) -- starts as a political weathervane, shifts to self-deluding destroyer of worlds, he's slimey and great! 43. John Powell (Night of the Hunter) -- not wild about either 44. Jabba the Hutt -- again, not wild about either 45. Servalan (Blake's 7) -- because I've never been forced to sit through Blake's 7, so it HAS to be better... 46. Casanova Frankenstein (Mystery Men) -- let's boogie! 47. Dracula -- Mickey's got a lot going for him, but the Count is the Count, pure classic! 48. Tony Montana (Scarface) -- only because of what he is matched with 49. Gollum -- Gollum is interesting 50. Lex Luthor -- an ordinary man who takes on Superman? That takes chutzpah! 51. Snidely Whiplash (Rocky and Bullwinkle) -- NYAHahah! 52. Pinhead (Hellraiser) -- but both bore me 53. Mr. Crocker (Fairly Oddparents) -- because he isn't in He-Man... 54. Sauron (Lord of the Rings) -- a demigod versus a robot? Please... 55. The Queen (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves) -- now SHE'S scary! 56. Kingpin -- the man who organizes wins! 57. Morgoth (JRR Tolken) -- poor Wiley, crushed flat by a god! 58. John Doe (Se7en) -- at least he's interesting 59. Six (Battlestar Galatica) -- oh glak! having to go with BG because of Smurfs! 60. Galactus -- they guy eats planets! 61. Wicked Witch of the West (Wizard of Oz) -- she's pure-on nasty! 62. Professor James Moriarty (Sherlock Holmes novels) -- AGH! AGH! How to choose? In the end I go with Moriarity because he is the Ultimate Nemesis, whereas Morgan le Fay is at least an ambiguous character, but I love them both! 63. Great Cthulhu -- Freddy knows nothing about the horrors lurking inside dreams... 64. Auric Goldfinger -- I give it to the free agent mastermind over the bad program [/QUOTE]
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