# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3071
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61407 "2018-09-18T14:10:31Z")
Fictional characters who wanted to either rule or destroy the world 1. Karellen, Arthur C. Clarke’s “Childhood’s End” 2. Dr. Doom, Marvel Comics ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61408 "2018-09-18T14:10:33Z")
Fictional characters who wanted to either rule or destroy the world 1. Karellen, Arthur C. Clarke’s “Childhood’s End” 2. Dr. Doom, Marvel Comics 3. The Brain (Pinky & The Brain) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61409 "2018-09-18T14:11:48Z")
Fictional characters who wanted to either rule or destroy the world 1. Karellen, Arthur C. Clarke’s “Childhood’s End” 2. The Brain (Pinky & The Brain) 3. Lex Luthor ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61410 "2018-09-18T14:12:14Z")
Fictional characters who wanted to either rule or destroy the world 1. Karellen, Arthur C. Clarke’s “Childhood’s End” 2. The Brain (Pinky & The Brain) 3. Lex Luthor 4. Dr. Doom ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61411 "2018-09-18T14:14:40Z")
Fictional characters who wanted to either rule or destroy the world 1. Karellen, Arthur C. Clarke’s “Childhood’s End” 2. Dr. Doom, Marvel Comics 3. The Brain (Pinky & The Brain) 4. Lex Luthor 5. Dr. Doom 6. Darth Vader ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61412 "2018-09-18T14:19:10Z")
Fictional characters who wanted to either rule or destroy the world 1. Karellen, Arthur C. Clarke’s “Childhood’s End” 2. Dr. Doom, Marvel Comics 3. The Brain (Pinky & The Brain) 4. Lex Luthor 5. Dr. Doom 6. Darth Vader 7. Marvin the Martian ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61413 "2018-09-18T14:19:37Z")
Fictional characters who wanted to either rule or destroy the world 1. Karellen, Arthur C. Clarke’s “Childhood’s End” 2. Dr. Doom, Marvel Comics 3. The Brain (Pinky & The Brain) 4. Lex Luthor 5. Darth Vader 6. Marvin the Martian 7. Ming the Merciless, Flash Gordon ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61414 "2018-09-18T14:20:08Z")
Fictional characters who wanted to either rule or destroy the world 1. Karellen, Arthur C. Clarke’s “Childhood’s End” 2. Dr. Doom, Marvel Comics 3. The Brain (Pinky & The Brain) 4. Ming the Merciless (Flash Gordon) ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61415 "2018-09-18T14:21:53Z")
> [@Sparky812](#): > > 1. Marvin the Martian It obstructs his view of Venus. Fictional characters who wanted to either rule or destroy the world 1. Karellen, Arthur C. Clarke’s “Childhood’s End” 2. Dr. Doom, Marvel Comics 3. The Brain (Pinky & The Brain) 4. Lex Luthor 5. Darth Vader 6. Marvin the Martian 7. Ming the Merciless, Flash Gordon 8. Cobra Commander, G.I.Joe ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61416 "2018-09-18T14:32:03Z")
Fictional characters who wanted to either rule or destroy the world 1. Karellen, Arthur C. Clarke’s “Childhood’s End” 2. Dr. Doom, Marvel Comics 3. The Brain (Pinky & The Brain) 4. Lex Luthor 5. Darth Vader 6. Marvin the Martian 7. Ming the Merciless, Flash Gordon 8. Cobra Commander, G.I.Joe 9. Galactus ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61417 "2018-09-18T14:40:47Z")
“The world” in Vader’s case means the entire galaxy, I guess. Fictional characters who wanted to either rule or destroy the world 1. Karellen, Arthur C. Clarke’s “Childhood’s End” 2. Dr. Doom, Marvel Comics 3. The Brain (Pinky & The Brain) 4. Lex Luthor 5. Darth Vader 6. Marvin the Martian 7. Ming the Merciless, Flash Gordon 8. Cobra Commander, G.I. Joe 9. Galactus 10. Adenoid Hynkel, “The Great Dictator” ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61418 "2018-09-18T15:01:17Z")
Fictional characters who wanted to either rule or destroy the world 1. Karellen, Arthur C. Clarke’s “Childhood’s End” 2. Dr. Doom, Marvel Comics 3. The Brain (Pinky & The Brain) 4. Lex Luthor 5. Darth Vader 6. Marvin the Martian 7. Ming the Merciless, Flash Gordon 8. Cobra Commander, G.I. Joe 9. Galactus 10. Adenoid Hynkel, “The Great Dictator” 11. Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Blofeld; from Bond, James Bond ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61419 "2018-09-18T15:17:17Z")
Fictional characters who wanted to either rule or destroy the world 1. Karellen, Arthur C. Clarke’s “Childhood’s End” 2. Dr. Doom, Marvel Comics 3. The Brain (Pinky & The Brain) 4. Lex Luthor 5. Darth Vader 6. Marvin the Martian 7. Ming the Merciless, Flash Gordon 8. Cobra Commander, G.I. Joe 9. Galactus 10. Adenoid Hynkel, “The Great Dictator” 11. Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Blofeld; from Bond, James Bond 12. Big Brother, George Orwell’s _1984_ ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61420 "2018-09-18T15:24:05Z")
Fictional characters who wanted to either rule or destroy the world 1. Karellen, Arthur C. Clarke’s “Childhood’s End” 2. Dr. Doom, Marvel Comics 3. The Brain (Pinky & The Brain) 4. Ming the Merciless (Flash Gordon) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61421 "2018-09-18T15:30:40Z")
Fictional characters who wanted to either rule or destroy the world 1. Karellen, Arthur C. Clarke’s “Childhood’s End” 2. Dr. Doom, Marvel Comics 3. The Brain (Pinky & The Brain) 4. Lex Luthor 5. Darth Vader 6. Marvin the Martian 7. Ming the Merciless, Flash Gordon 8. Cobra Commander, G.I. Joe 9. Galactus 10. Adenoid Hynkel, “The Great Dictator” 11. Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Blofeld; from Bond, James Bond 12. Big Brother, George Orwell’s 1984 13. Sauron New List: Bands with really only one member and their name 1. Nine Inch Nails - Trent Reznor ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61422 "2018-09-18T15:59:30Z")
New List: Bands with really only one member and their name 1. Nine Inch Nails - Trent Reznor 2. Gorillaz - Damon Albarn ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61423 "2018-09-18T16:02:50Z")
Bands with really only one member and their name 1. Nine Inch Nails - Trent Reznor 2. Gorillaz - Damon Albarn 3. The The - Matt Johnson > **[Matt Johnson (singer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Johnson_(singer))** > > Matt Johnson (born 15 August 1961) is an English singer-songwriter best known as the vocalist and only constant member of his band The The. He is also a film soundtrack composer (Cineola), publisher (Fifty First State Press), broadcaster (Radio Cineola), and conservationist/local activist. > Johnson grew up with his three brothers, Eugene, Andrew (the artist Andy Dog Johnson), and Gerard, in east London. Much of his youth was spent in or around the Two Puddings, a London pub run by his family ov... ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61424 "2018-09-18T16:11:09Z")
Bands with really only one member and their name 1. Nine Inch Nails - Trent Reznor 2. Gorillaz - Damon Albarn 3. The The - Matt Johnson 4. Five for Fighting - Vladimir John Ondrasik III ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61425 "2018-09-18T17:31:26Z")
Bands with really only one member and their name 1. Nine Inch Nails - Trent Reznor 2. Gorillaz - Damon Albarn 3. The The - Matt Johnson 4. Five for Fighting - Vladimir John Ondrasik III 5. Florence and the Machine - Florence Welch ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61426 "2018-09-18T17:34:16Z")
Bands with really only one member and their name 1. Nine Inch Nails - Trent Reznor 2. Gorillaz - Damon Albarn 3. The The - Matt Johnson 4. Five for Fighting - Vladimir John Ondrasik III 5. Florence and the Machine - Florence Welch 6. M83 - Anthony Gonzales [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3070) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3072)