Originally posted by Adas
Sidious? I always thought of Vader as the ultimate villain (not just star wars, period).
Umm... Palpatine is the main villain of Star Wars. Even Lucas says that Vader is "just a lackey". Vader is more iconic, yes, and definately more associated with Star Wars - but he is neither the ultimate villain, most powerful villain, most evil villain, or main villain. Sidious is all of those. In terms of Star Wars.
Count Dooku was my favorite. The way with which he dueled was quite a sight to see. Both elegant and effective. And the way he just kept severely pawning Obi-wan was sweet. The yoda fight was good, although how I wish they could've showed Dooku wielding two lightsabers against him. In any case, the dueling, the political charm, and the charisma make Dooku my favorite lightsaber wielding villain.