#3 John Doe

#4 Ra's al Ghul

Batman villain from:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372784/
Batman Begins

Ra's al Ghul is the perfect villain from DC comics universe, portrayed by Liam Neeson in Batman Begins. Ghul belongs to subtype 1. He leads a group of men with history dating back centuries. They are not terrorists nor vigilante men. They protect civilizations by destroying evil. And by doing so they themselves are evil, which they are aware of, the ends justifies the means or might is right. Killing innocent people is just collateral damage. The prize has to be paid to keep balance. This is made visually clear in the best scene of Batman Begins when Ghul realizies he's going to die in the train, he doesn't scream or curse, he simply closes his eyes.

"Gotham's time has come. Like Constantinople or Rome before it the city has become a breeding ground for suffering and injustice. It is beyond saving and must be allowed to die. This is the most important function of the League of Shadows. It is one we've performed for centuries. Gotham... must be destroyed. "

Grade = 10

#5 Khan Noonien Singh

Another Star Trek villain from:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708447/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084726/
STTOS: Space Seed
Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan

Khan Noonien Singh is the greatest ST villain so far, portrayed by Ricardo Montalban and belongs to subtype 3. Now, why is he so great? The background story is very interesting: A group of GMH (Genetically Modified Humans) from the past (1990's) is found in suspended animation by the Enterprise crew in 2267 who revives them. Among these are Khan a dictator who ruled vast parts of the Earth. Actually "Khan" is a title for a ruler in Turkic and Mongolian languages. Tricking the Enterprise crew into believeing they are friendly, Khan and his followers try to kidnap the ship. Eventually Kirk wins and punishes Khan by exiling them to a dangerous but habitable planet called Ceti Alpha V. However a catastrophy resulting in massive environmental and orbit changes on the planet turned things around. In 2285 when Star Fleet were to investigate Ceti Alpha VI they mistook it for the V planet, meeting Khan and providing him a way out. Mad with revenge he sets out for Kirk at all cost.

Grade = 10

#6 Anakin Skywalker

Star Wars antagonist:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080684/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086190/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120915/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121765/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121766/
Star Wars: Ep IV - A new hope
Star Wars: Ep V - The empire strikes back
Star Wars: Ep VI - Return of the jedi
Star Wars: Ep I - The phantom menace
Star Wars: Ep II - Attack of the clones
Star Wars: Ep III - Revenge of the sith

Anakin Skywalker, later Darth Vader is perhaps the villain with the most complex and fascinating background. Belonging to both subtype 3 and 4 in the Lucas universe. Portrayed by James Earl Jones , Hayden Christensen, Jake Lloyd,Sebastian Shaw and David Prowse. Anakin, a Jedi prodigy looses his mother as a child, is brought up under awful conditions but is found and trained by Jedis. Anakin struggles with his past and is a rebellious Jedi with little patience. Anakin falls to the dark side after being a protagonist in the I-III films. Before this he becomes father to Luke and Leia, Luke being together with Han Solo, Leia and Chewbacca the protagonists of the IV-VI films, is saved by Anakin in the ultimate sacrifice, which signifies his complexity as a antagonist.

Grade = 9

#7 Adrian Veidt

Villain from:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409459/
Watchmen

Adrien Veidt a.k.a. Ozymandias portrayed by Matthew Goode comes from the world of DC comics. Belonging to subtype 1. Former superhero now turned entrepreneur and peace worker devoted to help end the cold war. He combines intelligence with especially fast fighting skills. His villainous persona can be questioned, however the end result is the loss of millions of innocent lives to save billions. He is probably the most non-villain anti-hero ever. But how many lives does it take before it is wrong? Ozymandias clearly think that might is right ("The Once and Future King" by T.H. White).

Grade = 9

#8 Agent Smith

Programmed villain in:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0234215/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242653/
The Matrix
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions

Agent Smith is a program in the Matrix portrayed by Hugo Weaving, belonging to subtype 5, we know that he is a AI program design to bring order in the Matrix. Order is brought by killing chaos and irritating human avatars.On one occasion he refers to the smell of humans as disgusting (if there is such a thing as smell). He has many talents such as bending the laws of the Matrix and replicating himself into every avatar in the Matrix. Even though he is just a program, he is one of the most vicious villains of all time.

"I'd like to share a revelation that I've had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species and I realized that you're not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You're a plague and we are the cure. "

Grade = 9

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# 9 Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Bond villain from:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057076/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059800/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062512/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064757/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066995/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082398/
From Russia with Love
Thunderball
You Only Live Twice
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Diamonds are Forever
For Your Eyes Only

Ernst Stavro Blofeld portrayed by (e.g. Donald Pleasence [picture], Telly Savalas, Charles Gray) comes from the world of Ian Fleming's Bond stories, subsequently made for movies. Belonging to subtype 4, he is a power maniac of high intelligence. Founder of SPECTRE (SPecial Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion). Nothing about his background is revealed in the films, however some background is revelaed in the novels, unfortunately no explanation for being evil is clearly given so we assume it's a simple need for power.

Grade = 9