# Best Villain Names **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 18, 2008, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-villain-names/477658 "2008-12-18T00:13:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-villain-names/477658/1 "2008-12-18T00:13:40Z")
Obviously Casanova Frankenstein (from Mystery Men) has the best villain name of all time. So who’s number two and lower? Remember, it’s about the name, not the person. The Joker may be awesome, but his name is pretty blah. ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-villain-names/477658/2 "2008-12-18T00:21:54Z")
Alotta Fagina. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-villain-names/477658/3 "2008-12-18T00:25:25Z")
Darth Vader. Exciting pick right? His name is synonymous with evil. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-villain-names/477658/4 "2008-12-18T00:29:38Z")
Diogenes Pendergast, The Limehouse Golem and Hannibal Lecter. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-villain-names/477658/5 "2008-12-18T02:41:30Z")
Some good ones. The Lamentation, a _thing_ from the Nightside books. Marcus Jefferson Wall, aka “The Wall” from the Matador books. Him Who Doesn’t Walk, from a Tim Powers novel IIRC. The Unclean; bad guys from _Hiero’s Journey_. Nyarlathotep, Azathoth, Yog-Sothoth, Shoggoths from the Lovecraft mythos ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-villain-names/477658/6 "2008-12-18T03:00:04Z")
Borg. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-villain-names/477658/7 "2008-12-18T03:23:32Z")
Sunlight Gardner from Stephen King’s ‘The Talisman’ Betray of Hope from The Wheel of Time series ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-villain-names/477658/8 "2008-12-18T03:41:03Z")
Hannibal Lecter ---
**Author:** ![BMax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bmax/32/4267_2.png) [@BMax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMax)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-villain-names/477658/9 "2008-12-18T03:50:15Z")
Thulsa Doom ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-villain-names/477658/10 "2008-12-18T03:58:39Z")
> [@BMax](#): > > Thulsa Doom Oh, yes. I retract my Star Trek entrant and vote for the Robert E. Howard candidate. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-villain-names/477658/11 "2008-12-18T03:59:17Z")
Sauron Lex Luthor ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-villain-names/477658/12 "2008-12-18T04:01:24Z")
Dick Dastardly ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-villain-names/477658/13 "2008-12-18T04:05:20Z")
Xykon And in the Bartimaeus Trilogy, Quentin Makepeace–but only if you haven’t figured it out beforehand. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-villain-names/477658/14 "2008-12-18T06:10:46Z")
Don’t forget the Evil League of Evil: Professor Normal Fake Thomas Jefferson Tie-die Dead Bowie Furry Leika Snake Bite and the Thoroughbred of Sin himself, Bad Horse and of course Dr. Horrible! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_In\_A\_Top\_Hat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@Cat\_In\_A\_Top\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_In_A_Top_Hat)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-villain-names/477658/15 "2008-12-18T06:22:28Z")
> [@Silver Tyger Girl](#): > > Obviously Casanova Frankenstein (from Mystery Men) has the best villain name of all time. So who’s number two and lower? > > Remember, it’s about the name, not the person. The Joker may be awesome, but his name is pretty blah. Zardoz. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-villain-names/477658/16 "2008-12-18T06:41:48Z")
Oil Can Harry ---
**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-villain-names/477658/17 "2008-12-18T07:37:02Z")
Malagate the Woe, from Jack Vance’s Demon Princes series. Come to think of it, Viol Falushe from the same series ain’t bad either. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-villain-names/477658/18 "2008-12-18T07:54:01Z")
The strangers from _Dark City_: Mr. Wall Mr. Hand Mr. Book Mr. Quick ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-villain-names/477658/19 "2008-12-18T08:33:29Z")
Bubba Ho-Tep. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-villain-names/477658/20 "2008-12-18T08:45:11Z")
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