Evil Character You Can't Help Liking

Cafe Society
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Sort of the opposite of a recent thread on hateful comic characters, what’s a villain that you like in spite (or because of) the way they’re portrayed?

My list -
Kefka, Final Fantasy VI (a villain that’s gleefully evil instead of being all conflicted and tortured luvs)
Lex Luthor, Smallville (it helps that he’s very cute :D)
Xelloss, Slayers Next (another villain who enjoys his job)

(Not including all the pretty boy villains, because I’m sure my hormones are interfering with my judgement in those cases. coughs)

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Jon Irenicus from Baldur’s Gate 2
The Evil Genius from Time Bandits
Alex from A Clockwork Orange, though like is pretty strong…
And I’ve always had a soft spot for Lord Foul, from Stephen R Donaldson’s Thomas Covenant books, he’s just so good at being a villain.

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Hannibal Lector would be an obvious choice.
Elric of Melnibone he is evil but also the hero so not sure if that counts also he is a bit of a whiney prick at times.
Ming the Merciless just has so much style in the 1980’s movie, and his daughter is hot.

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So, uh, does Spike count? From Buffy? (I still refuse to believe he willing became a ‘good guy’)…

And I have a completely inexplicable fondness for the team of evil folk in an SF novel by Elizabeth Moon.

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Most of the Warner Bros. cartoon villains although I’m sure I like them more because I hate the heroes so much.

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Alan Rickman as the Sherrif of Nottingham in that crappy Kevin Kostner flick.

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The Baroness, chief Espionage Officer of the Cobra terrorist organization.

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ooo, which one? which one?

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“Blackie” DuQuesne, from E. E. Smith’s “Skylark” series.

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I’m sorry. I completely disagree. His portrayal as a campy villian in what was supposedly a serious film was what totally ruined the movie for me.

Emile Lizardo from Buckaroo Banzai. Blackadder and Fawlty are two villians I like that were mentioned in the other thread.

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I never did decide whether LeCroix was a god guy or a bad guy in the series Forever Knight, but I really thought he was kinda likeable.

You know, in a pale, sickly-looking sarcastic vampire kinda way.

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Al Swearengen (played by Ian McShane) on Deadwood.

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Never saw it. But I nominate him for his villainous turn in Die Hard.

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Both Mr. Morden and Bester from Babylon 5. Tony Soprano. Randall Flagg, Lloyd Henreid and Harold Lauder from The Stand. Darth Vader. Mayor Wilkins from Buffy.

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Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs, played by my future husband Michael Madsen. swwoonn

The Evil Queen in Snow White.

Tom Cruise in Collateral.

Gollum in Lord of The Rings.

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Emilio Lazardo/Lord John Worphin A most excellent bad guy.
Alan Rickman in anything he’s been a baddy in.
Al Swearagan is possibly the best bad guy to come along in the last 10 years on TV or the movies. Brilliantly evil. Delicously Bad. I luvs him.

Terry Benedict in Ocean’s 11. ( haven’t seen 12) He is actually the good guy, but is perceived to be the bad guy because we are suppose to be rooting for the bad guys who are the good guys but really the bad guy. Cause he delivers his lines with soft, bloodless precision. Run and hide. Run and hide.

Mr. Joshua (Gary Busey) in Lethal Weapon. Despite the fact he has the gayest badguy name as of late, he is lets his boss burn his arm with a cigerette lighter. Albino Jackrabbit Sociopath. I don’t think the role was a stretch for Busey. Really, what is not to love?

Lucius Malfoy (Jason Issacs). and the Colonel in The Patriot. Deliciously Snide and oh, so WASPY. YAY!

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You reminded me of another: the Troika from Buffy S6.

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Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman, again) from Die Hard.

Vic Mackey from The Shield.

George W. Bush, from The United States of America. :smiley:

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I’ll second Hannibal Lecter. Especially in Hannibal.
Kefka is a poof.
Theron Ware, from The Devil’s Day by James Blish.

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“That’s it then. Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings, and call off Christmas!!”