Top 10 Most Memorable Movie Villains of All Time
Darth Vader is a Star Wars character and the main antagonist of the first three original Star Wars films and the main protagonist of the Star Wars prequel trilogy under his original name Anakin Skywalker. He had been trained as a Jedi but defected to the Sith lord and Galactic Chancellor Palpatine. He adopted the name Darth Vader, and was placed in a suit after his legs were cut off and his body was burned after a fight with his former master Obi-Wan Kenobi on the planet of Mustafar. He returned to the light side upon feeling conflict when finding his son Luke and turned stopped the now emperor Palpatine from killing him. In the original trilogy, Vader was physically portrayed by David Prowse ...read more. An icon in film. He's a perfectly developed villain in the original trilogy of Star Wars. Darth Vader is a very quotable and instantly-recognizable character, he has lots of memorable moments especially the "I Am Your Father" scene in The Empire Strikes Back. There's nothing to hate about him! Well except his appearance in the prequels, but lets not talk about that, we're talking about original trilogy Vader!
Before even watching the Star Wars movie series, I've always heard of the name Darth Vader. He should definitely be number one.
So memorable that even people who aren't fans of Star Wars are familiar with him.
Besides Vader, Norman, Anton, and Hannibal this list is weak.
The Joker is a fictional super villain created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson who first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book Batman (April 25, 1940) published by DC Comics. Credit for the Joker's creation is disputed; Kane and Robinson claimed responsibility for the Joker's design, ...read more. This has got to be one of the best acting performances I've ever seen in any film. People doubted Heath Ledger as first, but then he soon completely blew them all away with this performances from that face to that maniacal laugh. He has some of his best quotes in this film like "Why so serious? " and "Let's put a smile on that face! ".
When I watch the Joker in The Dark Knight, I don't see an actor anywhere. Heath Ledger just disappears into the role and just becomes the Joker. Definitely one of the greatest acting performances ever.
And an even better cartoon villain
O for overrated
Lord Voldemort is a fictional character and the central main antagonist in J. K. Rowling's series of Harry Potter novels. Voldemort first appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which was released in 1997. A dark wizard. You know you're an evil bastard if you it's horrible to even have your name spoken.
The books are better!
He's a good villain in the movies too.
He who must not be named
A teenage girl
Loki Laufeyson, or Loki Odinson, is a fictional character appearing in the American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the adoptive brother and archenemy of Thor, and is known as the "God of Mischief". In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the character has been portrayed by Tom Hiddleston. He's my favorite movie villain!
Dr. Hannibal Lecter is a character in a series of suspense novels by Thomas Harris. Lecter was introduced in the 1981 thriller novel Red Dragon as a forensic psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer. A very disturbing character. His name says it, he's a cannibal.
He looks so full of himself
Pretty scary guy
Scar is the main antagonist of Disney's 1994 animated feature film, The Lion King. He was the second son of Ahadi and Uru — who were, at one time, King and Queen of the Pride Lands — the younger brother of Mufasa, and the uncle of Simba. Best Disney villain for sure! He is one evil bastard. He killed his own BROTHER and attempted to kill his nephew... TWICE! One of his most memorable lines from the movie was "Long live the king" which was when he was about to throw Mufasa off the cliff.
No, he is not the best.
It (sometimes capitalized as IT), more commonly known as Pennywise the Dancing Clown, is the titular main antagonist of the novel, its 2017 film adaptation and the 1990 TV adaptation. It was portrayed to be a shapeshifting and malevolent entity millions (possibly billions) of years old, and with no exact gender or solid identity; thus why it is called "IT". ...read more. The most recent movie villain on this list unless you count him from the 1990 film but we're talking about the newer version of Pennywise or should I say, IT. IT was one of the best horror films we got this year! The most memorable thing about IT was Pennywise, he is a very VERY interesting character if you look into his origins online, turns out that the clown is not it's true form and Pennywise isn't IT's name, IT is simply IT.
Anton Chigurh is a fictional character and the main antagonist of Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel, "No Country for Old Men."
In the 2007 film adaptation of the same name, he is portrayed by Javier Bardem. The scariest non-horror movie villain, he's an assassin, deadly murderer. From the picture, he just looks like some random middle-aged guy, but watch the movie, he's crazy.
Why is he depressed?
Norman Bates is a character created by writer Robert Bloch as the main character in his novel Psycho, and portrayed by Anthony Perkins as the primary antagonist of the 1960 film of the same name directed by Alfred Hitchcock and its sequels. A psychopath. That one shower scene shows you his evilness.
THis guy is the reason that Toy Story 3 is as good as it is, that and the incinerator scene
The best Pixar villain, he runs that sweet little daycare like Alcatraz prison.
I like him, but I don't think he is top ten material.
Is this really top 10 material?
Jason Voorhees is a character from the Friday the 13th series. He first appeared in Friday the 13th as the young son of camp cook-turned-murderer, Mrs. Voorhees. October was a perfect month for a friday the 13th this year.
He seemed unstoppable. He was a real threat, even to the T-800.
Hans Gruber is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the 1988 action film Die Hard portrayed by Alan Rickman. He was the best part of this movie.
Chernabog is a Disney villain from the 1940s film Fantasia, and in his segment, "A Night on Bald Mountain".
Boba Fett is a fictional character in the Star Wars series. In The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, he is a bounty hunter hired by Darth Vader and also employed by Jabba the Hutt. But he barely DID anything!
Agent Smith is a fictional character and the main antagonist of The Matrix trilogy. He was portrayed by Hugo Weaving in the films and voiced by Christopher Corey Smith in The Matrix: Path of Neo. However, due to scheduling conflicts, Weaving was not able to portray the role in The Matrix 4.Manure! I HATE Manure!
The Alien (also known as a Xenomorph XX121 or Internecivus raptus, or simply a xenomorph) is a fictional extraterrestrial species that serves as the title antagonist of the Alien film series.
Vito Andolini Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather and in Francis Ford Coppola's film series based on the novel, where he was portrayed by Marlon Brando in The Godfather and, as a young man, by Robert De Niro in The Godfather Part II.