Good evening, Mr. Bond fans. If there's any truth to the saying that a hero is only as good as his villains, then is it any wonder that the James Bond film series has remained ever popular with audiences? Over 60 years of cinematic Bond has produced some of the most memorable villains in the history of film.
Some want to rule the world, some want all the money in the world. Others are out for revenge, and some merely want to settle an age-old dispute involving a resentment over parental love. But all exist to make James Bond's life a living nightmare.
In this article, we're going to be ranking each and every main villain the series has to offer from worst to best. We'll be talking about menacing performances, iconic glares, devious schemes, and how perfectly each villain embodies the era of Bond that they belong to.
Just a little housekeeping up front, this list will indeed just be focusing on each Bond film's main villain. While there's no ironclad criteria for designating a main Bond villain, they are generally speaking the ones at the top of their respective organizations or film specific schemes.
The ranked villains include characters such as Dominic Green from "Quantum of Solace", Christoph Waltz's iteration of Blofeld, and Raoul Silva from "Skyfall", among many others. This list gives insight into what makes each villain unique and how they compare to each other across the franchise.
As ever, this list will of course be my own subjective opinion. And please do share your own villain rankings in the comment section below.