Sinestro deserves a mention. The sheer level of hatred he had for Hal and the Green Lanterns was beyond a lot of the usual Doctor-Evil-Holds-Up-His -Pinky mwahahaha 'badness' seen in most comic book villains. Like Lex's hatred of Superman and Doom's of Reed Richards, it is pathological, so it usually makes for pretty interesting reading.
Originally posted by quanchi112what has he actually done? The few Marvels titles i read don't involve him, so I actually wanna know... from what I've heard, he's kinda like Apocalypse in that none of his machinations ever really work out.
Thanos.
imo, if you never accomplish anything, you can't be a great villain.
Originally posted by wuleecat
Sinestro deserves a mention. The sheer level of hatred he had for Hal and the Green Lanterns was beyond a lot of the usual Doctor-Evil-Holds-Up-His -Pinky mwahahaha 'badness' seen in most comic book villains. Like Lex's hatred of Superman and Doom's of Reed Richards, it is pathological, so it usually makes for pretty interesting reading.
Greatest Villain???
Originally posted by carver9Who would you rate as the greatest Villain of all time?
Lex Luthor in the first planet "Lexor" story back in 1963.
Originally posted by carver9Please don't use any PC characters.
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Originally posted by carver9Who would you rate as the greatest Villain of all time?
Please don't use any PC characters.
Magneto, then.
Originally posted by carver9The character that you knew something crazy was going to happen when he showed up and he lived for it...never got disappointed over his/her showing.
I don't know about "never" getting disappointed, but Magneto's appearances were something to look forward to in the 1990s both in the comics AND in the cartoons in which he appeared. Wasn't disappointed when I stumbled upon his 1980s appearances in the comics, either.
Complex, often compassionate and honorable ... and one hell of a fighter once stirred into action.
Originally posted by carver9Try to make a 1-5 list...1 being the best.
I'll have to cheat to do that if you want honest replies.
1. Magneto, X-Men villain, 1980s through 1990s.
2. The Insecticons, in virtually any Transformers appearance before the 1986 movie. Took on the Autobots AND the Decepticons, sometimes at the same time, in various episodes.
Always legitimate, entertaining, engaging and intelligently written threats, unfortunate and otherwise non-impressive moniker notwithstanding.
3. Hobgoblin, Spider-Man villain, mid 1980s, especially when the identity reveal was one of the books' major plot points. The action during many of his battles with the black-costumed Spider-Man of that era was superb.
4. Lex Luthor in the first 1963 Lexor story.
(Yes, I'm doing it again. Apologies, but this is a d--n good story and arguably the most truly noble Lex ever appears before OR after the modern era of comics.)
5. Skeletor, virtually ANY time he appeared in the She-ra cartoon. Neither He-Man nor She-ra, nor Hordak could stand against the Masters of the Universe villain singly in these cameos.
Were Skeletor as effective as he appears here in He-Man's own regular series, Adam might not have made it to Season 2.