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[Kallor]

Yeah. This thread is really about 2nd and 3rd place. I nominate The Joker for second. Hopefully Thanos soon joins the ranks after Infinity War . Right now hes just purple smiling dude for most people.

 

[graffix13]

I love Vader but I think Dracula would be #1.

He's been around since the 1800's, yo!

 

[Numb]

DIO.

 

[Toxi]

Vader's not even that evil. He's mostly a villain by association with Tarkin and the Emperor. What's he even do? Kill Ben I guess but Ben was into it. Plus he kills that knucklehead Imperial officer so his kill count is even Stevens good guys and bad. I suppose he shoots down some Rebels around the Deathstar but the Rebels were actively trying to murder like a billion people so that's fair self defense. Vader puts Han on ice but Han was a deadbeat trying to cheat a gangster so he deserved it.

He looks imposing and he's got good menace and all but you can tell his heart isn't really in it.

Give Vader a break, he's a 42 year old washed-up war veteran with asthma and four prosthetic limbs and every time he attends a board meeting someone makes fun of his religion. I can't blame the guy for not putting in his best effort.

I love Vader but I think Dracula would be #1.

He's been around since the 1800's, yo!

Ooh, good point. Can't believe I forgot Dracula. He might beat Vader considering all his depictions and his presence in pop-culture.

 

[Brianimaniac]

Vader's not even that evil. He's mostly a villain by association with Tarkin and the Emperor. What's he even do? Kill Ben I guess but Ben was into it. Plus he kills that knucklehead Imperial officer so his kill count is even Stevens good guys and bad. I suppose he shoots down some Rebels around the Deathstar but the Rebels were actively trying to murder like a billion people so that's fair self defense. Vader puts Han on ice but Han was a deadbeat trying to cheat a gangster so he deserved it.

He looks imposing and he's got good menace and all but you can tell his heart isn't really in it.

 

[BlackGhost]

We lost him before His time

 

[Lmo911]

Nice pick, he's one of my top ten. I just can't deny that scenery chew. But I don't think he's anywhere near Vader, Joker or Dracula. Those guys are icons.

 

[Manmademan]

Give Vader a break, he's a 42 year old washed-up war veteran with asthma and four prosthetic limbs and every time he attends a board meeting someone makes fun of his religion. I can't blame the guy for not putting in his best effort.

Ooh, good point. Can't believe I forgot Dracula. He might beat Vader considering all his depictions and his presence in pop-culture.

going on longevity dracula probably DOES have it. Not much else that's been persistently a symbol of complete freaking evil for that long that isn't Satan. And naming that guy is kind of cheating.

There are a lot of interpretations of that guy though, and its questionable just how beloved the original is- most would cite knockoffs in film or tv going by the same name, not the O.G.

 

[cdyhybrid]

Maybe not on the level of Vader/Joker/Dracula, but Magneto? If he's even considered a villain anymore.

 

[Manmademan]

Maybe not on the level of Vader/Joker/Dracula, but Magneto? If he's even considered a villain anymore.

I was debating throwing him in. I guess so, why not. His influence in films isn't as great, but he's definitely a top tier comics villain.

 

[Brashnir]

 

[UnforgivenTwin]

If we were to ignore obvious choices like The Joker, I'd vote for this guy.

I couldn't stand him. Every time he showed up,it pissed me off. Just go away and let me explore the island please.

 

[KillGore]

He's a space samurai with a badass voice.

 

[Manmademan]

You can't throw up Biff Tannen and leave out the ultimate 80s asshole:

 

[HF2014]

Hes the vilain??? God i always tough he was the good guy and i cried a lot when that heartless Luke Skywalker chop his hand off.

😛

 

[Parch]

Twilight and other recent vampire movies have made vampires a joke. Dracula guilty by association.

Joker is a good 2nd, but non-comic fans probably don't fully understand how friggin' awesome he is.

#1 Darth Vader has the look, the voice, the attitude. Such a great badass.

 

[Aylinato]

No one loves biff.

 

[3N16MA]

some pretty weak answers in this thread.

Joker is...ok. Most of his outings haven't been nearly as strong as the TDK version. The nicholson variant hasn't aged all that well (it just seems a bit too much like nicholson playing nicholson..which is kind of his thing) and the C.R. version is LOLworthy.

Some contenders that haven't been mentioned?

Shane is not a villain. 5 times the leader that Rick is.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

No that's probably Ronald Reagan.

Holy crap..bravo lol.

 

[Ran rp]

bowser
heisenberg

 

[old manatee]

Nathan Drake

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

These days, Harley Quinn

 

[Manmademan]

Shane is not a villain. 5 times the leader that Rick is.

a really good villain would get you to think that, wouldn't he

 

[zsynqx]

Nathan Drake

 

[Scientist Supreme!]

Batman

 

[f0lken]

Satan. He gave us all the good music.

By far

 

[The Artisan]

 

[JC Lately]

Vader's not even that evil. He's mostly a villain by association with Tarkin and the Emperor. What's he even do? Kill Ben I guess but Ben was into it. Plus he kills that knucklehead Imperial officer so his kill count is even Stevens good guys and bad. I suppose he shoots down some Rebels around the Deathstar but the Rebels were actively trying to murder like a billion people so that's fair self defense. Vader puts Han on ice but Han was a deadbeat trying to cheat a gangster so he deserved it.

He looks imposing and he's got good menace and all but you can tell his heart isn't really in it.

Did someone else kill a temple full of children?

 

[gutter_trash]

mass population pop culture knowledge
yeah, Darth Vader

 

[Secks4Food]

I throw the horns up e'ry day.

Hail Satan.

 

[Ol No Bones]

But he's a hero for the rest of the series and whenever you ask anyone about arnold in terminator they always refer to 2 not 1. The one where he is the hero.

And even the love for that still isn't as big as Darth Vader. My vote is Joker.

Vader is technically the hero too.

 

[Ol No Bones]

Gary Oak is the correct answer.

Spoiler

Hans Gruber

 

[Ran rp]

vader is lame

 

[Manmademan]

Did someone else kill a temple full of children?

the better james earl jones villain, imho.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Yeah, Vader is definitely #1. Heath Ledger's Joker comes at a close second.

 

[Hella Lugosi]

Gary Oak is the correct answer.

Not a villain. Not even really an antagonist. He's just a successful Pokemon trainer who Ash is unfairly jealous of.

 

[zeemumu]

You thought it was Darth Vader, but

 

[Xilium]

All the obvious answers have been thrown out so I'll throw in a more recent contender - Joffrey Baratheon, the villain you love to hate.

I think MCU Loki is another more recent example.

 

[Jason Frost]

What about the T-1000?

 

[Brashnir]

No one loves biff.

I love Biff, you lose.

He's a great character.

 

[Ran rp]

team rocket

 

[Manmademan]

All the obvious answers have been thrown out so I'll throw in a more recent contender - Joffrey Baratheon, the villain you love to hate.

Can't hate on this answer.

 

[roflwaffles]

 

[Manmademan]

amazing villain, but limited cultural impact for that film I think. tore me up not including him.

 

[jett]

It's probably the Joker. Everybody likes the Joker.

Darth Vader was retroactively ruined by the shitheel prequels.

 

[reelbigtink]

Guys, we got a Freddy Vs. Jason movie. They're obviously the frontrunners for this.

 

[Brashnir]

You can't throw up Biff Tannen and leave out the ultimate 80s asshole:

Billy Zabka was a true little shit, but Kreese was the best villain in the Karate Kid.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

Nah - he's probably the most iconic, but as a villain he's nothing special. Personally for me the GOAT villain is Griffith from Berserk:

 

[bionic77]

The correct answer is Gordon Gecko.

Gecko is so loved that most people actually flip the script and see him as the hero.

 

[Lashley]

Either him or The Joker