Who is the best villain ever written?

40 of the Best Villains in Literature
  • Mitsuko, Quicksand, Junichiro Tanizaki. ...
  • Mr. ...
  • Infertility, The Children of Men, P. D. James. ...
  • The shark, Jaws, Peter Benchley. ...
  • The kid, The Giving Tree, Shel Silverstein. ...
  • Professor Moriarty, “The Final Problem,” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ...
  • Mrs. ...
  • Vanity, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde.
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Who is the best written villain of all time?

The Greatest Villains Of All Time
  1. Darth Vader. The Star Wars trilogy (1977-1983) Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge Of The Sith (2005), Rogue One (2016)
  2. The Joker. Batman (1966), Batman (1989), The Dark Knight (2008), Joker (2019) ...
  3. Loki. ...
  4. Hans Gruber. ...
  5. Hannibal Lecter. ...
  6. Hans Landa. ...
  7. Kylo Ren. ...
  8. Anton Chigurh. ...
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Who is the most evil villain of all time?

The Joker & The 9 Most Evil Movie Villains Of All Time, Ranked
  1. 1 Amon Göth (Schindler's List)
  2. 2 John Doe (Se7en) ...
  3. 3 Hannibal Lecter (The Silence Of The Lambs) ...
  4. 4 Joker. ...
  5. 5 Norman Bates (Psycho) ...
  6. 6 Hans Landa (Inglourious Basterds) ...
  7. 7 Sauron (The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy) ...
  8. 8 Voldemort (The Harry Potter Series) ...
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Who is the most loved villain?

Here are seven movie villains that we liked way more than the heroes:
  • Loki. ...
  • Hannibal Lecter. ...
  • Darth Vader. ...
  • Tyler Durden. ...
  • Pennywise. ...
  • Maleficient. ...
  • Jack Torrance. ...
  • The Joker. One of Batman's many enemies but the most popular of them all, The Joker has been popular in almost any version.
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Who is the greatest villain of all time in movies?

10 Best Movie Villains Of All Time, According To Ranker
  • Sauron (Lord Of The Rings) ...
  • Darth Sidious (Star Wars Saga) ...
  • Scar (The Lion King) ...
  • Bane (DCEU) ...
  • Thanos (MCU) ...
  • Hannibal Lecter (The Silence Of The Lambs) ...
  • Joker (DCEU) ...
  • Darth Vader (Star Wars Saga)
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Why Palpatine Is The Greatest Movie Villain Ever



Who is the most recognized villain?

The 50 most popular movie villains of all time, ranked
  • Tyler Durden. ...
  • Bane. ...
  • Sauron. ...
  • Hannibal Lecter. ...
  • Warden Norton. > Most popular film: "The Shawshank Redemption" ...
  • Two-Face. > Most popular film: "The Dark Knight" ...
  • Joker. > Most popular film: "The Dark Knight" ...
  • Darth Vader. > Most popular film: "Star Wars"
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Is Joker the best villain?

With the unique inhuman ability and powerful mind set, The Joker is undoubtely the best super villain of all times that can't be compared with any other super villains. He's incredible superhuman power made him the most popular and the most admired supervillain in the history of DC comics as well as for the Batman.
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Who is the biggest villain in Marvel?

Now, thanks to his starring role in Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, Thanos is not just seen as Marvel's biggest villain but he's a household name in his own right - even recreating his cosmically catastrophic Infinity Gauntlet 'snap' to murder half the Marvel Cinematic Universe, just as he did in Marvel Comics.
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Who is the evilest character?

These Are Some of the Most Evil and Awful Characters in Movies
  • 2 Anton Chigurh (No Country for Old Men)
  • 3 Nurse Ratched (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) ...
  • 4 Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street) ...
  • 5 Max Cady (Cape Fear) ...
  • 6 Dolores Umbridge (Harry Potter) ...
  • 7 Percy Wetmore (The Green Mile) ...
  • 8 Amon Göth (Schindler's List) ...
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Who is baddest character in the world?

24 Menacing Movie Characters Who Were Just Pure Evil
  1. Amy Dunne - Gone Girl. ...
  2. Esther - Orphan. ...
  3. Joker - The Dark Knight. ...
  4. Hannibal Lecter - Red Dragon. ...
  5. Raman - Raman Raghav 2.0. ...
  6. Rahul Mehra - Darr: A Violent Love Story. ...
  7. Amon Goeth - Schindler's List. ...
  8. Warden Samuel Norton - Shawshank Redemption.
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Who is the strongest horror villain?

20 Most Powerful Horror Movie Villains, Ranked
  1. 1 Kayako - The Grudge.
  2. 2 Death - Final Destination. ...
  3. 3 The Xenomorph - Alien. ...
  4. 4 The Monster - It Follows. ...
  5. 5 Pennywise - IT. ...
  6. 6 The Demon - Annabelle. ...
  7. 7 Sadako - The Ring. ...
  8. 8 Candyman - Candyman. ...
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Who is the most evil villain in literature?

The best villains in literature
  1. Shere Khan (The Jungle Book) Buy the book now from Amazon. ...
  2. Professor Moriarty (The Final Problem) ...
  3. Nurse Ratched (One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest) ...
  4. Count Dracula (Dracula) ...
  5. Sauron (Lord Of The Rings) ...
  6. Iago (Othello) ...
  7. Napoleon (Animal Farm) ...
  8. Hannibal Lecter (Red Dragon)
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Who is the scariest Marvel villain?

Thanos isn't exactly an Avengers' villain, he's everyone's villain so the Avengers have had to face him more than once. There are few villains out there who elicit the kind of fear that Thanos does; every time he shows up, one thing is for sure- many will die.
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Who is the oldest supervillain in Marvel?

1 Galactus (Before Time)

Galactus is traditionally thought of as a villain, but even within the pages of Fantastic Four, he is often regarded with an appreciation of his circumstances.
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Who was the first supervillain?

The first supervillain ever to appear in Marvel Comics was Mole Man in Fantastic Four #1. Mole Man remains an iconic Marvel villain, mostly because he was the first. However, as a villain, he brought little to the Marvel Universe.
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Who is the strongest villain?

Thanos. Thanos, without a doubt, caused the most death and ruination than anyone else on this list.
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Which superhero has best villains?

Top 10 Superheroes With The Best Villains
  • #8: Daredevil. ...
  • #7: Captain America. ...
  • #6: Superman. ...
  • #5: Fantastic Four. ...
  • #4: The Flash. ...
  • #3: X-Men. ...
  • #2: Spider-Man. ...
  • #1: Batman. The Caped Crusader has, without a doubt, the most iconic lineup of villains in all of comics.
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Who is the bravest superhero?

The 10 Bravest Heroes In Marvel Comics, Ranked
  1. 1 Daredevil Is The Man Without Fear.
  2. 2 Wolverine Has Never Met A War He Won't Fight. ...
  3. 3 Captain America Has Been Proving His Bravery For Years Now. ...
  4. 4 Spider-Man Has Been Proving How Brave He Is Since He Was A Teenager. ...
  5. 5 Black Panther Is A Dauntless Fighter. ...
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Is Joker well written?

He is the most popular villain but he's popular for all the right reasons: because readers respond to smart, well-written characters. This is why Joker is one of the greatest characters in comics history – and the greatest villain.
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Who played the best Joker?

1. Heath Ledger. To many, Heath Ledger will always be the ultimate Joker. As the main villain of the second, and ultimately most critically acclaimed, part of Christopher Nolan's trilogy, Ledger's Joker was nothing like those who came before him.
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Is Heath Ledger Joker the best villain?

He's the most diabolical

Of all the incarnations of the Joker, this iteration seems to be the most violent and cunning. Other Joker variants have played childish tricks on the caped crusader, while Ledger's Joker takes planning and crime to a whole new level.
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Is Thanos the greatest villain ever?

Thanos was the main threat in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, and also played an important role in films like Guardians of the Galaxy and The Avengers. These are the worst things that Thanos has done, proving that he is the best villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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What makes a good villain?

Villain Characteristics Checklist:

He's a worthy enough opponent to make your hero look good. You (and your reader) like when he's on stage. He's clever and accomplished enough that people must lend him begrudging respect. He can't be a fool or a bumbler.
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