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1. Bizarro
2. President Lex Luthor
3. Man-Bat (though not strictly a villain)
4. Sinestro
5. the Rhino

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 8 January 2004 15:29 (twenty-two years ago)

1. General Zod
2. The Joker
3. Skeletor
4. Skyscream
5. Krang

― Alex K (Alex K), Thursday, 8 January 2004 15:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Darth Vader
Galactus
Mr Burns
Cigarette-Smoking Man
Magneto

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 8 January 2004 15:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Dr. Destiny
Dr. Doom
Dr. Octopus
Dr. Terwilliker
Dr. Evil

― robster (robster), Thursday, 8 January 2004 15:48 (twenty-two years ago)

ooh i might have to cast out Burnsy for Sideshow Bob

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 8 January 2004 16:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I would bump Sinestro for Zod.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 8 January 2004 16:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Megatron
Canada
Keyser Soze
Boss Hog
Satan

― Aaron A., Thursday, 8 January 2004 16:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Magneto
Cassandra Nova from New X-Men
Quimper from the Invisibles
Herr Starr & D'Aronique from Preacher
Sauron

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 8 January 2004 16:18 (twenty-two years ago)

I got to junk Skyscream for Boba Fett.

― Alex K (Alex K), Thursday, 8 January 2004 16:37 (twenty-two years ago)

I lost a lot of respect for Boba Fett after AOTC.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 8 January 2004 16:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Sure but he was just a kid back then. Anybody who can nod a silent 'respect' as cooly as Fett does in Jaba's palace in Empire deserves legend status. Seriously. Check it out.

― Alex K (Alex K), Thursday, 8 January 2004 16:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Empire? Return.

― Alex K (Alex K), Thursday, 8 January 2004 16:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Sauron
Jabba the Hut
Slugworth
Unicron
Ganon

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 8 January 2004 16:44 (twenty-two years ago)

the Boba Fett of the 80s Marvel comics was waaaay cool.
But Boba in Return and Jango in Clones were both taken out waaay too easily. another example of Lucas underusing cool characters (see also Darth Maul and Lando Calrissian) (and for the flipside see Jar Jar Binks and, uh, Luke Skywalker).

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 8 January 2004 16:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Huck - do you mean the Rhino from James and the Giant Peach?

Lando Calrissian was one of the best characters of all, with one of the best lines of all - "they told me they fixed it!".

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 8 January 2004 16:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Shit. I need to add the Lord of the Nazgul to my list. Now he was one bad motherfucker.

― Alex K (Alex K), Thursday, 8 January 2004 16:54 (twenty-two years ago)

n'lish, I meant the Rhino from the old (old) Spider-man cartoon. Basically, he smashed stuff with his face. It is an awesome power, one which I have often mistakenly (when boozed up) thought I had myself. Which is why I'm so plug-ug.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 8 January 2004 16:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Non-comic book or Sauron related supervillians:

Scorpius
The Borg
Emperor Palpatine - not the old softie that Vader was
T-1000

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 8 January 2004 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Grand Moff Tarkin was waaay better than Vader or Palpatine. He was evil for evil's sake, not for any romantic aspirations to power or order.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 8 January 2004 16:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah, but could he channel raw bolts of electricity through his hands to fire at will at someone, while at the same time urging them to strike down his most longstanding and loyal servant?

― Alex K (Alex K), Thursday, 8 January 2004 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

what's with this Vader hatin' - true villainy is all about who has the best costume, duh

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 8 January 2004 17:07 (twenty-two years ago)

he got neutered, that's what!

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 8 January 2004 17:08 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't believe you guys haggling over these puny little meat creatures. Unicron was a PLANET! Made of METAL! That transformed *cheechukookoo* into a GIANT MUSTACHIO'D ROBOT!!! He would crush all of those Sith with one tiny finger!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 8 January 2004 17:09 (twenty-two years ago)

You like Unicorns?

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 8 January 2004 17:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah, you got to love Lord Vader - the dude led from the fucking front. He was pretty much the first through the front door of the rebel base on the assault on Hoth.

― Alex K (Alex K), Thursday, 8 January 2004 17:10 (twenty-two years ago)

1) Kang
2) Dr. Doom
3) Sandman
4) Sentinels (yeah, I like purple)
5) Super Skrull (told ya)

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 8 January 2004 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Unicron was ripping off Galactus a bit

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 8 January 2004 17:33 (twenty-two years ago)

You mean EGO THE LIVING PLANET, don'tcha?

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 8 January 2004 17:36 (twenty-two years ago)

http://theages.superman.ws/Encyclopaedia/Bizarro1.jpg

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 8 January 2004 21:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Quell le fuck est la?

― @lex K (Alex K), Thursday, 8 January 2004 21:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Scarface ... He would have to be a supervillian to do that much coke and take that many bullets.

Goldfinger ... "No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die." Bonus points for having Pussy Galore and Oddjob working in his organization.

Dr. Doom ... Vader/Scorpius all started here.

Mr. Burns ... Boils down many evils to a true gruel.

Khan ... Richardo Monteban is pretty damn suave and the whole "Kirrrrk...Kirrrrk" thing is so over the top it is genius.

― earlnash, Friday, 9 January 2004 00:03 (twenty-two years ago)

The Joker
Dr. Doom
Magneto
The Riddler
Venom

― Ian Johnson (orion), Friday, 9 January 2004 00:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Joker fr. The Animated Series (also: TAS Joker >>>>> Luke Skywalker)
Kingpin (caveat: writ by Frank Miller only pls thank you)
The Borg (before any of that Queen nonsense)
Trever fr. Aeon Flux
Rasputin fr. Hellboy

― Leee Smith (Leee), Friday, 9 January 2004 03:00 (twenty-two years ago)

The Riddler???
Please explain.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 9 January 2004 15:04 (twenty-two years ago)

The Riddler is the joint. Uber camp geek in tight fighting green catsuit - and with a dada sense of humour.

― @lex K (Alex K), Friday, 9 January 2004 15:08 (twenty-two years ago)

What more do you want from a supervillian?

― @lex K (Alex K), Friday, 9 January 2004 15:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Does he still wear the bowler?

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 9 January 2004 15:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah! The Bowler! He was decades ahead of his time - I mean, the Face says that Bowlers are now hard in, right. New Burlesque la la la... just wait - in six months we'll all be prancing about in lyrcra green skin-tight all-overs and twirling stupid canes just like Eddie Nygma.

― @lex K (Alex K), Friday, 9 January 2004 15:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I wonder whether leaving giant parcels covered in question marks from which pop a bizarre jack in the box clown-like figure clutching a comedy 'bomb' when you open them lying around will also become all the rage?

― @lex K (Alex K), Friday, 9 January 2004 15:27 (twenty-two years ago)

i want to put Agent Smith in now

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 9 January 2004 15:27 (twenty-two years ago)

or how about being awfully similar to that other Batman villain?

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 9 January 2004 15:28 (twenty-two years ago)

The fat one named Oscar, you mean?

― @lex K (Alex K), Friday, 9 January 2004 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)

The Riddler = Joker + The Penguin.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 9 January 2004 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)

To pay homage to Pacino "he's a little more than that, Kevin.

― @lex K (Alex K), Friday, 9 January 2004 15:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Well yeah.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 9 January 2004 15:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Waitaminute, it's Oswald, not Oscar isn't it - Oswald Cobblepot or something. Shit, I need to brush up on my supervillain genealogies.

― @lex K (Alex K), Friday, 9 January 2004 15:35 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't understand the Penguin part?

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 9 January 2004 15:39 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought you was saying El Riddler was similar to somebody... hence shower of Penguin references.

― @lex K (Alex K), Friday, 9 January 2004 15:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, but Dan's formula.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 9 January 2004 15:51 (twenty-two years ago)

That? Oh I thought that was just good old fashioned defamation.

― @lex K (Alex K), Friday, 9 January 2004 16:10 (twenty-two years ago)

http://thebatman.bravepages.com/comics/dc140.jpg

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 9 January 2004 16:16 (twenty-two years ago)

It's ripped man.

― @lex K (Alex K), Friday, 9 January 2004 16:17 (twenty-two years ago)

bummer.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 9 January 2004 16:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Yer.

So what was it?

― @lex K (Alex K), Friday, 9 January 2004 16:23 (twenty-two years ago)

i think was the cover of the riddler's first app.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 9 January 2004 16:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Unicron - a planet what eats planets. How could any meat-creature possibly be anywhere near as bad-ass?
http://www.snapbag.com/~flux/tf/cards/unicron.jpg

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 9 January 2004 16:32 (twenty-two years ago)

It's no Sun Eater.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 9 January 2004 16:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah but it scores null points in two of the most vital supervillain attributes: Subtlety and Campness.

― @lex K (Alex K), Friday, 9 January 2004 16:37 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't know, I think a cannibal planet is plenty camp. If only he wore a funny hat...

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 9 January 2004 16:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually, you know, looking at that picture of Mr Unicron, he does appear to be wearing a rather dinky silver skull cap a la Nicol Williamson's masterful essaying of Merlin in Boorman's Excalibur. Perhaps mechanised world-eating planets can be camp too.

― @lex K (Alex K), Friday, 9 January 2004 16:42 (twenty-two years ago)

There aren't that many I love. Sandman, certainly (the Spidey villain), Dr Doom and Darkseid when done well. Mysterio was a bit lame, but with Ditko on art with all that smoke, he looked fabulous. I guess I'd add the Joker as the fifth.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 9 January 2004 22:00 (twenty-two years ago)

THE LEGION OF THE OBVIOUS!
Darkseid
Deathstroke the Terminator
Galactus
Lex Luthor
Mandarin
Magneto
Nimrod
Ra's Al Ghul
Terrax the Tamer
Thanos

SECRET SOCIETY OF THE UNJUSTLY OBSCURE

Annihilius (Fantastic Four)
General Eiling as the Shaggy Man (JLA)
KGBeast (Batman)
Kulan Gath (Conan, Spiderman, the X-men, and at one point all of NYC)
Lady Shiva (Question, Batman)
Mr Nobody (Doom Patrol) (Backed up by Sleepwalk, Love Glove and The Quiz)
Murmur (Flash)
Prometheus (JLA)
Queen Bee (JLA)
Urthona (Dr Strange)

― Lord Custos Omicron (Lord Custos Omicron), Sunday, 11 January 2004 05:48 (twenty-two years ago)

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