John Murdoch
Senior Member
Originally posted by Josh_Alexander
If i place Sidious it would be an obvious #1.I see Tarkin more as a commander/general than a villain or bad guy. Besides i decided to focus more on saber users/ force users.
Fair enough.
Vader is in a class of his own in terms of Star Wars villains; he is probably the most recognizable and infamous movie villain in cinema history. He's a household name along with guys like Joker, Hannibal Lecter, Wicked Witch of the West, etc. Even some of your above-average movie fans won't realize that Darth Sidious is the Emperor's Sith title; I'd wager plenty of people probably just know him as the "Emperor", not even Emperor Palpatine.
Tarkin, as seen in IV then Rogue One, walked among Vader and Palpatine as a top dog and talked down and treated Krennic like he was a stepchild. Vader force choked admirals and commanders and whatever other rank left and right in ANH and ESB. Didn't happen to Tarkin. He even talked him down from choking Admiral Motti in ANH. He did all this without force powers. Dude just commanded respect.