Can't help it but I always cheer for the bad guy in movies and TV shows. At the time one of my favorites must be Ben Linus from Lost. How about u guys out there?

I like..."good" bad guys. Not bad guys with a good streak in them, I mean ones that are *really* good at being bad, ones that delight in being bad or evil with enough intellect to be clever. This cross-section of bad-guy skills puts them apart from probably 90f the bad-guys (and hey: this is usually not always a guy either).

However the bad-guys who rise to the top of the pile for me are those with the above skills and the heart to have a ball doing it without seeming maniacal.

While the TV gods may strike me dead for uttering a movie reference here it is purely for example (and technically at least one of these guys had their own tv show at one time) but two movie villains I have always loved are Freddy Kruger and The Wishmaster; unlike most other villains of their genre these guys really love their work and have fun doing it. And it shows.

Does Michael Myers or Jason What-his-name ever look like they are having fun? I don't think so. They are more like animals that need to be put down.

The sad thing is that because of the episodic nature of TV, bad guys tend to have to be disposable. As such, bad-guys have less room to establish themselves as a credible foe for the hero, so when they do, they tend to be really good. Take Sylar (sp) from Heroes...excellent villain. You knew nothing was beyond him. He was not an idiot. Firmly committed to his purpose, single minded almost. And he took a certain perverse satisfaction in what he did.

I am not saying he was the ultimate, just first one to come to mind...

Dexter Morgan.

Lexx Luther is my favorite.

dexter , sheriff lucus buck, leo. lex luther i lovr bad guys.

I have to agree Dexter Morgan is by far my favorite bad guy.

What can I say? My favorite has to be that Ferengi on DS9.

Can't seem to remember his name though. LOL.

I'd have to say that my favorite bad guy, or should I say guys, are the Wraith from Startgate Atlantis. They look cool and kick butt too.

The baddie you love to hate, but look always forward to his next appearance 'Q' played by John de Lancie in most series of Star Trek.

al swarengen

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Ah yes that's a good one

Another character close to the mould of Q.
At first sight he appears to be just plain nasty.
Then you realise that it's more a difference of the morality base he has by circumstance grown into.

Silar in Heroes - he's good at being bad, and evil with it!

The Mayor from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He was evil, suave, and had excellent manners. All he was missing was a sense of humor; which is why I like Q, too.

@tm5 the mayor yes!

my pick from the last season of shows would have to be Patty Hewes from 'damages'...i just loved her talent for manipulation...i don't think she missed anybody that she came in contact with! LOL!

Boris and Natasha on the Rocky and Bullwinkle show.

How about Angel without a soul on Buffy the vampire slayer? Was he not deliciously evil.

@appara -- thought Patty is truly nasty and manipulative, I think my favorite bad guy is Frobrusher (at least in that series).

Would Dr. House be considered a bad guy? I know he would consider himself one. He is terribly rude, inconsiderate, manipulative, plus that nasty addiction he has.
Do all the lives he saves cancel all that out?

I liked the Coyote. Why? Because it made Dad laugh the hardest and he had one of those laughs that made the whole room laugh with him.

I almost forgot my other favourite Tony Soprano. He was so brutal when he had to be, but so loving to his family.

I like bad guys like Piccolo from Dragonball, z,and gt. you know bad guys that turn into good guys. it's fun to watch them change.

mine would have to be the cigarette man from the xfiles

or perhaps "Q" John Delancy was brilliant

Having just started watching The Collector

Can I nominate 'The Devil' he has to be ultimate bad guy.

How about nominating 'The Devil' from Brimstone?
He is the same actor who played Lionel Luther on Smallville.
He is very good at playing the bad guy.

Some of my favorites are bad guys are: Al Swarengen from Deadwood, the devil from Reaper is pretty funny and Tony Soprano is always cool. If they count as "bad guys" I'd have Dr.House and Perry Cox from Scrubs on the list...

Oh yeah the janitor from Scrubs too!

i agree

the master from early doctor who

Skeletor from He-Man

the janitor yes...

Lydecker from Dark Angel.
And White from Dark Angel season 2.

patty hwes, sylar and dexter

Dexter for sure.
Sylar is too psychotic.
But who is Patty Hwes?

@zandarblade patty hewes from damages, very devious and manipulative

ah, that is why I don't know who she is. I have never seen Damages. Maybe I should check it out.

Back to the subject at hand. The leader of the skins on Roswell.

Gaius Baltar. Gotta love because as Laura Roslin found out it doesn't pay to kill him.

@barmaiden don't know who that is lol

bob from twin peaks

@windsorboyd
They are from Battlestar Galactica(2008).

Feyd-Rautha,played by Sting in the mini-series "Dune".

FYI
Sting was in the first movie 'Dune', not in the mini-series.

@zandarblade (i feel as though i am following you about tonight lol) I haven't watched that yet, but i'll get there i'm on ds9 just now. Btw i do know it's not the same series but i'm going to watch all of ds9 before i move on to anything else sci-fi

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I have informed my staff, by cross-temporal email, to expect you.
The password they will expect to hear for your free evening is Showjumper.

I applaud your taste in sci-fi.

But remember my 286th Rule of Acquisition

"When Morn leaves it's all over"

@zanderblade,many pardons,that would be Matt Keeslar.My confusion comes from my first viewing of Dune,which after a terrible time at box office the movie was cut up for showing on tv.

Ahh that explains it, but sting did play a pretty good bad guy. If a little jumpy, and loud.

Vernon Schillinger (Vern)in the series "OZ".Demented or what?

Marcus from Blade:the series.

Eric Cartman is definitely evil.

Michael the wraith/human hybrid.

Harry Mudd from Star Trek, The Romulans from STNG spcially Denise Crosby she use to be so hot

nagila Cap'n

Many thanks for the memory "Mudds Women" I'm going to watch it again.


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The Joker from the Batman seires.

Not the animated series the original from the sixties.
Also the Cat woman, and the Riddler.

Davros of doctor who

Michael of the wraith on Stargate Atlantis

Wraith Queen

Q on any of the Star Trek series.

Dexter Morgan has gotta be the best bad guy.

Sylar in Heroes too, I think he's ace.

Heath Ledger's Joker in The Dark Knight was awesome.

Bad Guy from (Terminator 2 Robert Patrick)

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Still cheering on "bad" guy Alex Krycek after all these years.

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Me wahahahahahaa !!!!!

Now I would have to say Mr. Patrelli the head of the Villains on Heroes.

the bad guy i like is sylar in heroes,weliminah slayter in ugly betty

So many bad guys to choose from with so little time.
Red John from The Mentalist.

Spike and drucilla from Buffy the vampire slayer

sylar frpm heroes

My favorite is Bester from Babylon 5.

Me...

Barney Stinson from How i met your mother. He really is a bad a..

Lex in smallville lol

JR ewing

Scorpius -Farscape

Sylar from heroes without a doubt

Galron DS9

The Queen of the Borg from star trek voyager

Gatts from Berserk.
He's supposed to be good but he's just so badass he counts as a badguy, and he grows small fangs when he gets pissed off,which is practically all the time.

Walther White from Breaking Bad

Kesai from Ninja Scroll (The Movie)

Eric Cartman from South Park

T-Bag from Prison Break!!

Ming The Merciless

When that film came out I wanted to be him.

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Cole/Balthazar from Chamred

The Cigarette Smoking Man on The X-Files

Lex Luther-Smallville
Sylar-Heroes

Vernon Schillinger from Oz

Henry VIII -The Tudors

Cole Turner from Charmed

My favorite bad guy i would have to say i agree Erike Cartmen is really evil!

Angel from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Q - STNG

OOh and I'm really starting to like Samuel Sullivan in heroes season 4

Robert Knepper was amazing as T-Bag to (Prison Break(for the ignorant))

Lex Luther

Me.

Dexter Morgan. I like it that he is both hero & villan. Also there has to be something fundamentally wrong with rooting for a serial killer, but I do anyway.

So many have said it so far, but I have to agree with Dexter.

But, right now, another favorite is Ryan O'Reilly from OZ. So bad, and so manipulative. A fantastic character.

Also I loved Spike in the beginning, before he got all Buffy'd. Boy did he love his work.

Ooooo gone, but not forgotten
Bester from B5

Simon - flashforward -aka Dominic Monaghan - he's turning out to be a real evil-scientist.

I agree with Jazzband. Spike was lovely as a bad guy :0) And very hot to ;0)

Who is "spike?" From what show? Thanks.

The previously mentioned Q from Star Trek TNG is also one of my personal favorites. Was always hilarious seeing him get Picard's blood pressure up.