Best villain ever?

The possibilities are endless...

Iago, from Shakespeare's Othello.

Cause he killed Optimus.... the bastard!

Searching works

The Illest Villain

TV?

Cartoons?

Movies?

TV: Don't Have one....

Cartoons:
MEGATRON OF COURSE!!!

Movies:
its a toss up between OT Vader and Hannibal Lecter.

"Mr. Cowboy"

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That one is pretty good But Micheal Corleone from Godfather two because he was the good guy in the Godfather then when he recieved power everyone became an enemy to him

TV: Al Swearengen from Deadwood vs. Brother Justin from Carnivàle.

Sauron is pretty OK, too.

Dr. Claw!

I couldn't argue best, but certainly my favorite.

Dark Heart

Although I have to admit I also like this fellow...

well how about my favorite

Gary Oldman - Léon

In Comic books?



I once took two personality tests; one to see which superhero I was most like, and the other which villian. Apparently I am BOTH SPider-man AND the Green Goblin which makes me my own worst enemy. And yes, by and large, that makes a lot of sese

Kathy from East of Eden

But he was still the protagonist, not a villain.

-Ben Kingsley in Sexy Beast
-The Joker (I mean in the comics, not Jack Nicholson)
-Al Swearengen in Deadwood
-The refrigerator in Requiem for a Dream
-Amon Goeth in Schindler's List
-Robert Mitchum in Night of the Hunter
-Max Shreck in Nosferatu
-HAL 9000 in 2001
-Harry Lime in The Third Man
-Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvet
-Aaron Eckhart in In the Company of Men

Oh, Peter Lorre in M. I'm sure more will spring to mind. Including villains from books, if I really stretch.

Oh god yes! "sometimes a monster can be born from the thighs of mankind" (paraphrasing). How could I foget such a wonderful character!?