Kids/Teens Book Club discussion

The title is self explanatory.
Who is the best villain ever? Why?

Philip Tempest from A Long Fatal Love Chase. He's the very image of Mephistopheles, dark and brooding, evil without a conscious. He kills and plots without regret, all for the love of his life. But he's not sappy and romantic. No. He's cunning and (swoon) evilly delectable.

Either him, or Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights, because he's insane. Insane and utterly, flawlessly wonderful. Amazing evil person.

Dr. Benway from various William S. Burroughs works, at least until I can think of an other bad dude in literature.

Because he pretty much represents the absolute worst in people. I mean, when you are first introduced to him in Naked Lunch, he says how he likes to take guys in for 'testing', and then confines them to a small concrete room where he proceeds to rape and then violently murder them. That's pretty freaking evil.

And worst of all, he can be quite the charming dude.

My automatic response, being the Harry Potter nerd that I am, is Voldemort. He is the ultimate villain because he has an entire country (and then some) afraid to even utter his name ten years after he has disappeared. He has all the "fatal flaw" stuff going on as well. Not to mention the fact that he laughed in the face of the one thing that could possibly save him: remorse.

lolXD yes, I think Voldemort is a great villain.

Voldemort is indeed the most superior of all villains :DDDD

yeah, hes a pretty nasty guy.

Yup. The dude had some issues.

i would have to agree old Voldymort is DEFINATLY the badest villain

Hades from Disney's Hercules

he's pretty bad but he didn't destroy inoccent people just because he liked to torture them

But.... HE'S HILARIOUS!!!

haha i guess i have to agree with you on that

I do love Hades :D lol but not really as a villain
I just love him cuz he's a bit like a wannabe villain

yea

I think that Voldemort is the most evil. Nice people don't kill people for fun!

I think Cruella De Vil from 101 dalmations is pretty awesome. I mean she skins puppys for their coats. You have to be pretty mean to do that.

sorry but voldemort still takes the cake

dats rite,he does!

It would totally be Victor Dashkov from Vampire Academy, and the continuing of the series. He's just plain horrible.

Dr. Mengrol from Schindler's list. A real live villain.

Ohh that IS a good one...

I like Rhett from Gone With The Wind but I don't think you could count him as a villain but I kinda do :P

almost all of the firebenders from the last airbender.

While Voldemort is the more serious villain, Bellatrix is much cooler. That woman is totally awesome. :D

and shes really creepy!

Agreed! Bellatrix is better!

Bellatrix is just scary.
Crazy, hyper, childish and damn creepy.

true that!

Very true, Booklover. Especially the "damn creepy" part.

Fenrire Greyback from Harry Potter creeps me out too.

Oooooh, yeah, Greyback is terrifying...

oh i know!

edward from twilight! oh wait....darn he's not a villian....nevermind

Hmm. I'd have to say that President Snow from the Hunger Games is pretty high on my list. Voldemort is probably the worst, though.

Oh, yeah, President Snow is quite the evil villain... And really creepy to boot.

Yeah, He's creepy!

Cruela DeVille.... anyone who skins poor puppies **shutters** and other then that.... Snow.... oh or the guy that runs the train in the miraculous journey of edward tulane...

Booklover23 wrote: "Bellatrix is just scary.
Crazy, hyper, childish and damn creepy."

agreed

Grace (The crazy one) wrote: "Hades from Disney's Hercules"

what?!?! i love him....

President Snow AND President Alma whatshername. (from Mockingjay). nuff said.

Coin, you mean? She's a nut, that one.

Rae*The Ultimate Percabeth Fan* wrote: "President Snow AND President Alma whatshername. (from Mockingjay). nuff said."

alma... hahaha

Yes, COin! why couldn't i remember that?

COIN IS EVIL!

I find it funny that you remembered her first name and not her last, Rae... I think they mention her first name all of once and she as referred to as Coin for the rest of the book. :D

Kronos frm Percy Jackson series..
though hez nt as evil as Voldemort..

Rose wrote: "COIN IS EVIL!"

YES!

President Snow (the hunger games), Bellatrix (harry potter), Leck (Graceling), Valentine (The mortal instruments), and *I am the Circle and the Circle is me* President/Mayor Prentiss (chaos walking)!

Taylor wrote: "I find it funny that you remembered her first name and not her last, Rae... I think they mention her first name all of once and she as referred to as Coin for the rest of the book. :D"

Hahaha. Well, I'm just that awesome. :) And 'Alma' is a more memorable name then 'Coin' anyways. ;)

There are lots of villains out there... Most of them seem to be weak, though, compared to these two... Are you ready for this one? Okay, if you say so.

The 2 most evil villains would have to be...
Peeta Mellark...
And angel from maximum ride

Peeta? Do explain.