Top 10 Star Wars Villains

Nobody in film history is as great as him! Vader's story from jedi to sith explains all the details on why he became one and to show his backstory.

Not only is he the best Star Wars villain, he is one of the greatest villains of all time! He is a dark, sinister, unpredictable, intimidating, dangerous, ruthless and evil father! His scene in Rogue One was so epic. He seemed like a horror villain! Yeah, he has some good left in him but Darth Vader and Anakin Skywalker are two separate entities. Darth Vader is Anakin's darkest personality come to life. He even plots to overthrow the Emperor. His voice is so creepy and he murdered thirty children. Seriously, no Star Wars villain can top Darth Vader. He may not have been skilled with the Lightsaber in the original trilogy but he is one of the most powerful Siths in Star Wars!

He is good but not nearly as powerful as his reputation! In the OT he only could force choke people, which could kill, but after a long struggle from the victim, could physically remove it, allowing breathing!

Lets see, he killed a room of thirty kids, choked his wife (and many other people at that), chopped off his son's hand, tempted to turn his daughter to the dark side, killed his own mentor and best friend, helped created a space station that destroys planets, yes I am quite sure Darth Vader is the most powerful villain and force user at that (Darth Sidious said it himself in revenge of the Sith)

In my opinion, Emperor Palpatine is the best Star Wars villain simply due to being a representation of pure evil. While he may not have a tragic backstory or a deep character, he is always fun to watch. His purpose is to serve as a devil-like figure in the Skywalker saga who tries to tempt our heroes with promises of power, and as a representation of an evil ruler similar to real-world fascist dictators.

Vader is the best Star Wars villain and overall, one of the best villains but Palpatine is the Puppet Master. He manipulates Jedi's and uses them for his own bidding, only to backstab them when he finds a better fighter. He is sinister, unpredictable and is also a powerful Sith. He won't just let a Jedi strike him without a fight.

As much as I love Vader, Palpatine is the best villain in Star Wars. He is incredibly powerful, very manipulative and well you know, he destroyed almost the entire Jedi Order and ruled the Galaxy for 20+ years before his death.
And NO! He died at the end of ROTJ. The stupid garbage called the Sequel trilogy is non canon to me.

He IS the evil, how could you not agree with me? Why is Vader on the Top?! Sure, he killed his Commanders after the smallest mistakes but at the end he found back to his lighter side. Darth Sidious is just genius, beeing the kind Chancellor on the one side and the evil Sith Lord on the other side.

He was a silent badass in Episode I. His appearence there alone would guarantee him top three. However, they also brought him back for Clone Wars and Rebels, and made him one of the most developed villains of the entire franchise!

Darth Maul has the three scariest things that a good Star Wars villain needs:horns, face paint, and a double-bladed lightsaber. The only problem was that he died so early in the prequels that we never got to know anything about him, but at the first look at him you can tell he means business

He controls Mandalore and did what Death Watch failed to do under Pre Vizla's power. Though Maul won't ever beat Darth Vader on this list, he is still the baddest most powerful character included in some of the best story arcs in Star Wars.

He didn't say much... But he made up for it in an incredible end fight sequence!

Although I think boba is awesome he isn't necessarily a villain. He's just someone who is doing their job. I mean if the rebels were smart enough to hire him he would be good, it just so happens that Vader hired him

Dude, the jetpack, the awesome gun, everything makes up for him being bad. Hey but I personally LOVE Jango Fett, and I think he's the best! Just forgot to got for him that's all..

Cool armor Flame thrower epic and missile launchers on arms what else could you want. Darth Vader is just I don't like him much.

I loved Boba even tho he had a little amount of screen time during the original trilogy.

Emo kid who gets beat up by untrained scavenger. He was injured but he still beat Finn who had years official first order stormtrooper military training. "BuT ReY UsEs A sTaFf." Rey wasn't trained to use a staff because she was struggling to afford food let alone get martial arts lessons. Staffs, swords and axes can all be used effectively without training, but are simply more effective with training. Just cause she beats up unarmed thief's with a staff doesn't mean she actually can use it as effectively as Finn who had military training. So kylo ren is weak. If Dooku, anakin, palpatine, yoda, maul or obi wan was shot they could still easily beat up Rey.

Why is Kylo here?! And above Tarkin?! What?
I cannot for the love of me understand WHY people like this emo? He turns to the dark side because his lame uncle, Jake Fakewalker tought about killing him, oh that makes Kylo sympatethic, WRONG! After that, he murders a bunch of innocent padawans and wants to take over the universe and helps kill billions. His whiny and psycho attitude is annoying. Did they not realise that those traits where the part of the worst aspect of Anakin?

Ill admit, he was cool in TFA the first time I saw that movie, but because they had no plan what so ever, they had no idea where to take him or any of the other characters. They basically took the worst parts of Prequel Anakin and made Kulo Pen out of that.

It takes the Empire half a movie to commit genocide. He commits it in the first five minutes. Then he blows up not one, but FIVE planets. Then, he kills his own father. In my opinion, Kylo Ren is one of the nastiest villains in Star Wars history.

Also, his lightsaber looks like a fiery cross. I'm betting that a future Sith will have a four-bladed saber, following the one-blade (Vader), two-blade (Maul), three-blade (Kylo Ren) pattern. I can't wait for what they do with him in the future.

Adam Driver gives him some of the coolest lightsaber moves in the franchise. I would've preferred if he had stayed evil, because I really like how he was portrayed in The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi as an insecure Vader wannabe, and after taking over the First Order he got a chance to try to be even more like his idol, but that was kind of wasted in The Rise of Skywalker

One phrase: "Jedi Scum"

Need I say more? Well as far as we know he is the only droid (though he is actually a cyborg) to murder not one, not two, but FOUR Jedi. Heck, where do you think he got those lightsabers? He is easily one of the best characters in the entire franchise hands down.

I like General Grievous. Would have been badass if he could have been voiced by Gary Oldman. I think they lost an opportunity with this character. He is part alien and machine. He could have been a resurrected Darth Maul.

This is the worst villain in star wars series. He spends the whole movie caughing and he has little to do with the plot of the movie. He looks even stupid with four lightsaber.

He's the prototype vader, and was able to defeat jedi without the force by outplaying them, the dude's awesome.

Count Dooku should be at 3rd place, & he's better than Darth Maul, Dooku's the most underrated villain of all time, & his backstory is pretty tragic, but just like Darth Vader, I feel there is still some good in him and a chance of redemption.

He easily beat both Anakin and Obi Wan, and Darth Maul had a tough time killing Qui-Gon and got killed by YOUNG Obi Wan, while Dooku easily took out Obi-Wan in his prime.

Dooku should be #3, He's like Vader & Palpatine combined.

Wisest and least arrogant sith.

After I watched Attack of the Clones I watches theories, read books, searched online, and look deeper into video games to learn more about Jango Fett and his past. I wish the movie showed him more but if you liked Jango as much as I do I recommend reading about him and looking at the comics.

Jango Fett had the skills, smarts, looks, determination, strength, power, bravery, ruthlessness, and the fighting. He he definitely the best bounty hunter in the whole galaxy!

I would have picked Boba too but Jango Fett had been doing it all way before Boba and with the same attitude that Boba would have picked up from him. In that case I should really be picking Mandalorians because ultimately they were bred that way. Fearless strong proud warriors who do not let the mighty powers (powers beyond their own) of a lightsaber wielder (good or bad) deter them from battling out with them.

Jango Fett is waay better and more cool then Boba Fett. First of all he is the original person (Boba Fett and all the clone troopers are clones of him). Second, he killed Coleman Trebor, a jedi master on the council in like 2 seconds. Thirdly, he fought off Obi-wan Kenobi and pretty much one on the ground and in the space battle.

So, why is Boba Fett higher on this list?

This guy may be hideous, but he is not afraid of anything. He is a crime boss and since he is an endangered species, he must be kept alive but well trained guards.

Give him love

Darth Revan, Dark Lord of the Sith, Prodigal Knight, savior of the Republic. All he wanted was to save the galaxy from the threat of the evil Darkness knows as Vitiate/Valkoryon. He almost succeded. He is not really an evil character, not truely. To use the words of one of his former masters, Darth Traya, he was "the heart of the Force".

Even though he's a sith, he's not REALLY a villain. In KOTOR he is the playable character, and Malak is the villain.

He is the most hardcore

A super cool dark Sith

Thrawn, in my opinion, could have been what crushed the rebellion if "Space Whales" Hadn't taken Him. He's a great tactician who overcame the Alien Racism of the empire and He's not Evil by the sense of the word, he just works for the "Evil" Empire. His only weakness what not being able to predict obscure things like space whales. He could have bested Emporer Palpatine, Luke, and survive to tell the tale is he needed to.

Once Erased after Disney confirmed that Legends is no longer canon, he has now risen from the ashes once more to take his rightful place as the Grand Master Military Leader he is.

Nice twist to the normal narrative of the super strong bad guy, as he is the villain with little physical power, but great mental ability.

Should be number 1. He is... he is BEYOND anything I can possibly say. I wish their was someone as smart as him for real. I just... I'm speechless. AND I'M NEVER SPEECHLESS. EVER! I just can't describe his greatness... to try to do so would be shaming him. Nothing is good enough to describe him. NOTHING will ever be.

She's so badass! I hope to see an epic showdown between Captain Phasma and Finn!

Phasma isn't the best and a bit overrated in my opinion but she isn't stupid as people say she is

Overrated in my opinion plus most of the time she just stands there

Phasma is awesome

She was a interesting one. She is an enemy off Obi-Wan but then helps him escape from Maul and Savage Opress. I also love her fighting movements and her kiss and kill move she does.

Asajj was introduced as a one-dimensional character who was kind of boring to me, but over time she grew into someone who I actually really appreciate as more of a neutral character who was used by the Sith and then cast aside and left with nothing. I think if she had met Maul under different circumstances they could have gotten along really well

She is awesome because she is a bounty hunter, dark acolyte, nightsister, and former jedi. She can also flirt and fight at the same time.

At first I thought she was lame now she's amazing!

I wish we got to explore and look at General Hux's character and backstory a little bit more but I think he is a decent villain and a funny character.

General Hux is a badass Nazi-like leader! He is like the only guy to stand up to a Sith! He takes no from Kylo Ren.

I think Hux should have been seen more betraying Kylo but other then that he's an okay villain.

There are worse villains

He's so cool and has the best weapons!

Cad Bane needs more love

Savage Opress being Maul's brother saved him and helped him from turning crazy.

About equal to Darth Maul in strength.

Savage is a legend

Savage is the goat!

"I cannot be betrayed... I cannot be beaten..." *gets betrayed and beaten*

Agreed! Aurra left Bossk to rot in prision and just uses and bullies Boba then acts like a weak coward and left Boba caught. Castas just acted like a jerk to both of them and he didn't care what Bossk had to say and gives him zero respect.

Bosssssk! A super-strength lizard who protected and raised Boba Fett throughout the clone wars, yet, because not much people are hardcore fans as I am, he is still far lower than he should be. Thus, he is my #6.

Honestly Bossk can do WAY better without Aurra Sing and Castas! But he and Boba's friendship rock!

Awesome villain. I wish he had more lines and scenes in the prequels

The Bane Trilogy was amazing, I'm a huge fan of it. If Zannah was an option I would've voted her as well

The Lord Sith who survive the force battle.

This character isn't a badass but that doesn't matter. She is a good character with an interesting backstory.

He is an old bounty hunter and used by Dooku to kill young Boba and he can regenerate