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League Unlimited's 50 Favourite Villains

Misanthrope

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=#35 - Cersei Lannister (Game of Thrones)

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Coming in slightly ahead of her stern father is the manipulative, vindictive, and infinitely shaggable Cersei Lannister as portrayed by Lena Headey.

While her motivation for most of her actions is loyalty to her family and her children, Cersei's been responsible for murder, the framing of her brother for the murder of her son, and... y'know, incest.

She's perhaps more sympathetic than any of the Game of Thrones villains featured in this count down, but she certainly generates her fair share of hate.

=#35 - T-1000 (Terminator 2: Judgement Day)

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What he lacked in imposing physique, Robert Patrick's liquid metal terminator made up in acting chops. You could almost believe that Patrick was a robot, so cold and methodical was his performance.

While the T-800 (featured later in the count-down) was a blunt object used for murder, the sophisticated T-1000 had a bit more finesse and it made for an entirely different kind of threat.

#33 - Mr. Burns (The Simpsons)

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It makes sense that a villain created to represent pop culture villainy would feature in this count down, but it's fair to say that the wealthy nuclear power plant owner has outgrown his original role in parody and become an engaging character all of his own.

Featured in many of The Simpsons most iconic moments, it's hard not to smile when thinking of some of Burns' Machiavellian plots and moments of almost pitiable sadness.

#32 - Bill the Butcher (Gangs of New York)

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The movie itself might have been a bit of a bloated mess at times, but Daniel Day Lewis' turn as the leader of a gang of fiercely territorial 'Nativists' in the Five Points War was both chilling and brutal.

#31 - Scar (The Lion King)

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Another animated villain makes it into the cut, and it's Jeremy Iron's scheming Scar who finishes as the highest ranked animated villain in the count. Inspired largely by Hamlet, Jeremy Irons hams it up as a hateful, scheming son of a gun who has one of the best villain songs in Disney history.

And, let's be honest, you all cried when he murdered Mufasa.
 

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2 more of mine down
Bill the Butcher was No. 2 on my list more for his performance, less than the character itself. If they were resurrect the the Joker from the dark knight, I will only trust DDL to play the role
 

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Jared Harris did an awful job with Moriarty, no justice to the character whatsoever.
You didn't believe for a second that he was Downey Jnr's equal
 

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Thought we had till the end of the month to vote :(

Had Mr Burns as one of my top villains though, like his character more and more with time. Love how he just flickers off to cartoon villainy from simply corporate villain every now and again

eg
Mr. Burns: Oh, and one more thing: you must find the jade monkey before the next full moon.
Smithers Actually sir, we found the jade monkey. It was in your glove compartment.
Mr. Burns: And the road maps, and ice scraper?
Smithers: They were in there too, sir.
Mr. Burns: Excellent! It's all falling into place...

The only other I can think of who isn't named thus far I expect to be top 5
 

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Jared Harris did an awful job with Moriarty, no justice to the character whatsoever.
You didn't believe for a second that he was Downey Jnr's equal

I literally cannot remember what he did in that movie, and I didn't see it that long ago.
 

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Thought Burns would get a little higher. I think I've only got one villain left in the race...
 

vvvrulz

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I literally cannot remember what he did in that movie, and I didn't see it that long ago.

Which actually kinda sums it up, he was so bland and forgettable.
Wasted potential, Moriarty is supposed to be the Joker of the Sherlock Holmes universe
 

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Which actually kinda sums it up, he was so bland and forgettable.
Wasted potential, Moriarty is supposed to be the Joker of the Sherlock Holmes universe

Andrew Scott's Moriarty in the tv series Sherlock is 100 times better than the insipid Jared Harris version.
 

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#30 - Scorpio (Dirty Harry)

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Inspired by the Zodiac Killer, Scorpio as portrayed by Andrew Robinson received high votes from two separate people to propel him into the top thirty. The serial killing rapist was an excellent foil for Clint Eastwood's no nonsense vigilante cop, making the cop's actions something to cheer for rather than lament.

#29 - Sauron (Lord of the Rings)

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It's impressive that what equates to a giant, disembodied flaming eye can creep into the top thirty - but such was the menace of Tolkien's villain that he managed to terrify without every really featuring in the books or the films that they inspired.

About as pure evil as villains get, Sauron's intent to destroy 'all that is green and good' in the world and reshape it to his nefarious will is the stuff of fantasy staple now.

#28 - Emperor Commodus (Gladiator)

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Jaoquin Phoenix's smarmy, cowardly, incestuous sociopath was a fantastic foil for Russell Crowe's tough as nails, vengeance driven Maximus.

From the moment he murdered his father for not loving him enough and ruined a loyal servant's life for not bowing to him, you knew Commodus was going to get what was coming to him and you'd enjoy every moment of his doubtlessly agonizing death.

=#27 - Max Cady (Cape Fear)

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Whether you liked Robert DeNiro's reimagining or Robert Mitchum's original, you've got to be familiar with Max Cady if only through the Sideshow Bob parody of the guy.

A criminal fresh out of jail stalks the lawyer responsible for putting him there, terrorising his family and generally being menacing. It's the kind of plausible scenario that made both versions of Cape Fear so daunting.

=#27 - Alien (Alien Quadrilogy)

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"In space, no one can hear you scream..."

Whether you enjoyed the tense Alien or the more explosive Aliens, you'll find few people who don't find the concept of the acid blooded xenomorphs just a tad frightening. What perhaps made them the most terrifying was that they were relentless killing machines who essentially rapedpeople and laid eggs inside them.

Men got to experience a rather explosive version of childbirth as a result of a face-hugger visit, but it was the titular aliens who really sent skin crawling with their H.R. Geiger created look and the omnipresent darkness of the films.
 

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Scorpio making the list is a surprise.

"I know what you’re thinking: 'Did he fire six shots or only five?' Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I’ve kinda lost track myself. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?"
 

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Every set of five without my number one makes me very happy. Wasn't expecting him to be so high, now I'm hoping for a top ten.
 

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Every set of five without my number one makes me very happy. Wasn't expecting him to be so high, now I'm hoping for a top ten.

All #1 votes earned an extra 50 points, so even if yours only drew a single vote - the lowest it can finish is on the fringe of the top twenty.
 

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I had Commodus but changed it. He was such a merkin though.
 

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Getting a little excited by this tbh, someone i voted for pretty much on a whim just because he is an annoying merkin hasnt featured yet and i thought i might be the only one to vote for him, and he was low on my list too.

looks like he annoyed a few more people too and did a fair job of it...
 

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