[Scienceisgood]

Hey guys;

I was just wondering after re-reading Inheritance and wondered who people think in their whole arsenal of books they have read who takes the trophy as the world's best villain.

Well, who is it?!

I will probably say mine is Magneto from Xmen, will say why later when I have time to edit this.
This thread is NOT only limited to books but also comics, manga and plays.

Well, why I think Magneto is the best villain;
Well, Magneto has to be one of the more complex villains I have seen. Knowing his loyalties lye in trying to improve the quality of living for people like him and his fear for what the world has done to him turned to hate. Having a character evolve in such a way is so fascinating to me. So, since his loyalties lye in both his side and towards the X-Men's side, it has to be him because of the way he relates and as such will do anything to protect the majority of the people and doesn't do it for selfish reasons like many other book characters I know of.
Basically, a tragic hero.

[Ape Gone Insane]

It would have to be a toss up between Morgoth, from Lord of the Rings, who makes Sauron look like an overly energetic kitten, Count Olaf, from A Series of Unfortunate Events, who was quite an effective yet simultaneously terrible villain when I read the books in my childhood, and the Shrike, from the Hyperion Cantos, which was downright terrifying.

And if you're counting comics/graphic novels, then the Joker from The Killing Joke definitely gets a mention.

[isaacworthington]

Abigail Williams. Two words: ****ing bitch.

[Something_Ironic]

Coyote from loony tunes. God bless his persistence.

[Malevolent]

There can only be one winner VOLDEMORT. Seriously though Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes stories. Cthulu maybe or however the hell you spell it ? Claudius as well from Hamlet is a good call

[Revolutionary Vol2]

Judas

[dizzy09]

The Angel, Islington, from Neverwhere.

Actually, make that Croup and Vandemer from the same novel; comic genius.

[willbee]

Mrs Coulter in His Dark Materials. Her and all the gobblers who kidnapped children to sever their souls. scary stuff. Also, Voldemort, who committed similar crimes that led to his downfall: horcruxes.

And I always thought Lady Macbeth was wonderfully evil.

[theking1]

(Original post by Something_Ironic)
Coyote from loony tunes. God bless his persistence.

I really hope people can take a moment to appreciate this post.

[theking1]

Barry Trotter.

He was a right, facetious ****.

[OmicronPersei8]

Alec D'Urberville.

[PierceBrosnan]

Iago from Othello.

[anna-chipie 95]

Either Voldemort, or Mr Burns (but he's evil in a funny way, so kinda defeats the point...)

[Myth717]

Rat from Brent weeks Way of Shadows

[Ape Gone Insane]

(Original post by anna-chipie 95)
Either Voldemort

(Original post by willbee)
Also, Voldemort, who committed similar crimes that led to his downfall: horcruxes.

This is the same guy that attempted (and failed) to kill a baby, got embarrassed by a barely-teen boy on five occasions, got his ass handed to him by an old man and, upon being resurrected after 13 years after a nonsensically complicated scheme that had every chance of failing, had a 3 hour bout of procrastination where he proceeded to describe his unmatched power, brilliant intelligence and long life history before releasing the protagonist from his bonds and handing back his wand so he could then again be embarrassed by a teenage boy.

That Voldemort? I would describe him more as a tragic villain.

[willbee]

(Original post by Ape Gone Insane)
This is the same guy that attempted (and failed) to kill a baby, got embarrassed by a barely-teen boy on five occasions, got his ass handed to him by an old man and, upon being resurrected after 13 years after a nonsensically complicated scheme that had every chance of failing, had a 3 hour bout of procrastination where he proceeded to describe his unmatched power, brilliant intelligence and long life history before releasing the protagonist from his bonds and handing back his wand so he could then again be embarrassed by a teenage boy.

That Voldemort? I would describe him more as a tragic villain.

Well, have you seen his nose? It's pretty badass.

[Ape Gone Insane]

(Original post by willbee)
Well, have you seen his nose? It's pretty badass.

You're not supposed to mention the nose. It's a touchy subject for him.

[anna-chipie 95]

I go back on what I said earlier.

Umbridge.

Pink-wearing b*tch.

[RalphsDisciple]

He's not the best villain at all, but in terms of the "bad guy" I've hated most, it has to be Jack from Lord of the Flies. I mean, I actually experienced hatred when it came to that character. I've never hated anyone or anything before in my life, but when fcuking Jack Merridew entered my brain, I couldn't control it

[TheNoobyPotato]

Book: President Snow from the Hunger Games Trilogy. Putting children into an arena to fight to death year after year as a punishment for an uprising that they had nothing to do with? Or i agree with the person that said Mrs Coulter from His Dark Materials. She's a creepy lady with a scary monkey. AND of course Voldemort.

Play: Lady Macbeth!