# The Atoz Game (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 2, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341 "2025-12-02T22:20:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 51
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1001 "2026-05-10T14:53:19Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee Darth Vader Evil Twin (various and nefarious) Freddy Kreuger Gary Oldman HAL 9000 Invisible Man, The James Moriarty Karens “I want to speak to your manager.” ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1002 "2026-05-10T16:38:38Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee Darth Vader Evil Twin (various and nefarious) Freddy Kreuger Gary Oldman HAL 9000 Invisible Man, The James Moriarty Karens Loki ---
**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:** [May 11, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1003 "2026-05-11T03:11:34Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee Darth Vader Evil Twin (various and nefarious) Freddy Kreuger Gary Oldman HAL 9000 Invisible Man, The James Moriarty Karens Loki Magua Wes Studi should’ve won an Oscar for playing him in _The Last of the Mohicans_ (1992). One of the scariest movie villains I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1004 "2026-05-11T03:39:03Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee Darth Vader Evil Twin (various and nefarious) Freddy Kreuger Gary Oldman HAL 9000 Invisible Man, The James Moriarty Karens Loki Magua Nosferatu ---
**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:** [May 11, 2026, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1005 "2026-05-11T04:10:30Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee Darth Vader Evil Twin (various and nefarious) Freddy Kreuger Gary Oldman HAL 9000 Invisible Man, The James Moriarty Karens Loki Magua Nosferatu Otto Octavius ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1006 "2026-05-11T04:26:20Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee Darth Vader Evil Twin (various and nefarious) Freddy Kreuger Gary Oldman HAL 9000 Invisible Man, The James Moriarty Karens Loki Magua Nosferatu Otto Octavius Peg Leg Pete ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1007 "2026-05-11T10:29:35Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee Darth Vader Evil Twin (various and nefarious) Freddy Kreuger Gary Oldman HAL 9000 Invisible Man, The James Moriarty Karens Loki Magua Nosferatu Otto Octavius Peg Leg Pete Q from _Star Trek_ ---
**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:** [May 11, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1008 "2026-05-11T13:38:36Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee Darth Vader Evil Twin (various and nefarious) Freddy Kreuger Gary Oldman HAL 9000 Invisible Man, The James Moriarty Karens Loki Magua Nosferatu Otto Octavius Peg Leg Pete Q from _Star Trek_ Red Skull ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1009 "2026-05-11T14:51:32Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee Darth Vader Evil Twin (various and nefarious) Freddy Kreuger Gary Oldman HAL 9000 Invisible Man, The James Moriarty Karens Loki Magua Nosferatu Otto Octavius Peg Leg Pete Q from _Star Trek_ Red Skull Sheriff of Nottingham — as played by Alan Rickman in _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_ _“Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings… and call off Christmas!”_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [May 11, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1010 "2026-05-11T15:24:22Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee Darth Vader Evil Twin (various and nefarious) Freddy Kreuger Gary Oldman HAL 9000 Invisible Man, The James Moriarty Karens Loki Magua Nosferatu Otto Octavius Peg Leg Pete Q from _Star Trek_ Red Skull Sheriff of Nottingham — as played by Alan Rickman in _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_ The Terminator ---
**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:** [May 11, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1011 "2026-05-11T15:43:35Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee Darth Vader Evil Twin (various and nefarious) Freddy Kreuger Gary Oldman HAL 9000 Invisible Man, The James Moriarty Karens Loki Magua Nosferatu Otto Octavius Peg Leg Pete Q from _Star Trek_ Red Skull Sheriff of Nottingham — as played by Alan Rickman in _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_ The Terminator Uriah Heep ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1012 "2026-05-11T15:45:11Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee Darth Vader Evil Twin (various and nefarious) Freddy Kreuger Gary Oldman HAL 9000 Invisible Man, The James Moriarty Karens Loki Magua Nosferatu Otto Octavius Peg Leg Pete Q from _Star Trek_ Red Skull Sheriff of Nottingham — as played by Alan Rickman in _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_ The Terminator Uriah Heep Victor Von Doom, a.k.a. Doctor Doom ---
**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:** [May 11, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1013 "2026-05-11T15:47:44Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee Darth Vader Evil Twin (various and nefarious) Freddy Kreuger Gary Oldman HAL 9000 Invisible Man, The James Moriarty Karens Loki Magua Nosferatu Otto Octavius Peg Leg Pete Q from _Star Trek_ Red Skull Sheriff of Nottingham — as played by Alan Rickman in _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_ The Terminator Uriah Heep Victor Von Doom, a.k.a. Doctor Doom White Witch from Narnia ---
**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:** [May 11, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1014 "2026-05-11T21:07:27Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee Darth Vader Evil Twin (various and nefarious) Freddy Kreuger Gary Oldman HAL 9000 Invisible Man, The James Moriarty Karens Loki Magua Nosferatu Otto Octavius Peg Leg Pete Q from _Star Trek_ Red Skull Sheriff of Nottingham — as played by Alan Rickman in _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_ The Terminator Uriah Heep Victor Von Doom, a.k.a. Doctor Doom White Witch from Narnia Xanatos, David ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1015 "2026-05-12T05:11:25Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee Darth Vader Evil Twin (various and nefarious) Freddy Kreuger Gary Oldman HAL 9000 Invisible Man, The James Moriarty Karens Loki Magua Nosferatu Otto Octavius Peg Leg Pete Q from _Star Trek_ Red Skull Sheriff of Nottingham — as played by Alan Rickman in _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_ The Terminator Uriah Heep Victor Von Doom, a.k.a. Doctor Doom White Witch from Narnia Xanatos, David Yzma ---
**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:** [May 12, 2026, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1016 "2026-05-12T05:41:11Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee Darth Vader Evil Twin (various and nefarious) Freddy Kreuger Gary Oldman HAL 9000 Invisible Man, The James Moriarty Karens Loki Magua Nosferatu Otto Octavius Peg Leg Pete Q from _Star Trek_ Red Skull Sheriff of Nottingham — as played by Alan Rickman in _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_ The Terminator Uriah Heep Victor Von Doom, a.k.a. Doctor Doom White Witch from Narnia Xanatos, David Yzma Zurg Pass ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1017 "2026-05-12T08:25:27Z")
**Ordinary or uncontroversial names you wouldn’t give your kid** N.B.: We’ve done names you wouldn’t give your kid before and someone remarked on why I chose a name that’s common at one point. The reason (which you may state if you wish) could be as simple as your not liking how it sounds, associating it with a person you don’t like, etc. In the case of Q, U, X, Y, and Z, “ordinary” may have to be stretched a bit. Angela ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1018 "2026-05-12T15:16:43Z")
**Ordinary or uncontroversial names you wouldn’t give your kid** Angela Burton ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1019 "2026-05-12T17:27:44Z")
**Ordinary or uncontroversial names you wouldn’t give your kid** Angela Burton Chaz Why? It’s the same name as a total fuckboy from _Helluva Boss._ ---
**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:** [May 12, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1020 "2026-05-12T17:40:31Z")
**Ordinary or uncontroversial names you wouldn’t give your kid** Angela Burton Chaz Dave I already know so many Daves. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341.md?page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341.md?page=52)