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In all of Sci Fi who is you favorite villian and why?
Darwinist:
Yknow, it pains me to say this. PAINS. I am not a Star Wars fan. Fact, I loath that it has turned sci-fi into a mockery through its most hardcore and visible fans. It's hard to take sci-fi seriously when you see some 400 pound greasy sweaty guy dressing up cosplay as Boba Fett and slurring his words through a lisp and crustied acne.
but Darth Vader.
When you think Sci-Fi villain, that is the first name that comes to mind. When you peel back the geekery and mostly horrid acting in the prequels - Darth was the original baddy. He even had a great story that evoked genuine empathy from the crowd in the end. That a dude who is built to epitomize evil for two and half movies, could turn around and get you to care about him, is quite rare.
On a less serious note, I'd vote Christmas Critters as a close second. They might be on a cartoon kiddy show, but they are definitely memorable, scary, evil, and hilarious. Imaginationland made them better known, but the original christmas episode made them legendary.
--- Quote ---Squirrely: Hey look it's Santa Claus!
Woodland Critters: Yay!!
Racoony: Let's eat his flesh
--- End quote ---
madpoet:
Finally had to register just to reply to this topic ;)
First, let me say that the Imaginationland Christmas Critters are just really, really creepy! And Darth Vader is always a great choice. But my favorite without a doubt is Roy Batty from Bladerunner, played brilliantly by Rutger Hauer.
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
Steerpike is definitely up there.
The Hunter, from C.S. Friedman's Coldfire trilogy.
I think on the whole I am more fond of books that are morally ambiguous enough that there is not anyone in them one could point to and clearly define as a "villain".
Quantus:
The Gremlins, from the movies of the same name.
Gritti:
Thanks everyone. Your imput was very useful. My first villian is born, let my hero beware.
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