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I thought about tying this into Biblical context, but in all
\nhonesty, I didn?t want to wind up going through a depressing post summing up
\nsome of the cruelest beasts of men who summed up the character of the
\nanti-Christ. So I?ll keep it light, but have a short preamble justifying what I
\nthought was the epitome of evil in a fictional character.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

This is where I see the connection to reality. For some
\nreason whenever writers or artists sketch in the basic traits of a villain,
\nthey give the character a desire to be as God?while simultaneously focused on his
\nor her own arbitrary morals. I?ve called it the God Complex (dreadfully
\nunoriginal I know) but I don?t mean it in the psychological sense. Like Lucifer
\nthese villains desire to be like the Most High God and place themselves on this
\nelevated throne and rule with nothing directing them but their own lusts, wisdom
\nor cold and calculating intellect.<\/p>\n

The complexity of such a trait invariably makes the
\ncharacter likeable?not in the sense of admiration (although it?s not surprising
\nthat fallen man has that wicked desire as well) but in the sense of a
\nmultifaceted stone. As a scientist, I find myself drawn to that complexity and
\nmadness of such a character.<\/p>\n

Thanos<\/a> the Mad Titan.<\/span> He wiped out everyone on his planet, acquired
\na Cosmic Cube (defeated by his own ego) and single-handedly went about
\nacquiring all 6 Infinity gems granting him god-like powers and still no control
\nover his own ego. The guy challenged and virtually defeated all the heroes in
\nthe Marvel Universe and eventually even made the Cosmic Beings a virtual wax
\nmuseum just so that he could think. One of the panels that best described his
\nego and his insanity was his organization of rocks, moons and planets to form
\nthe word ?GOD?.<\/p>\n

Leto II the God Emperor of Dune<\/a>.<\/span> This boy saw the Golden
\nPath and did the unspeakable to subject humanity so as to save them. In his
\nlove for men he destroyed his own humanity and became more than the Jihad
\nleader that his father proved to be. He brought the Worm and in so doing plunged
\nhumanity into several hundreds of years of slavery. <\/p>\n

Grand Admiral Thrawn<\/a>.<\/span> A humanoid Alien of the Chiss, this
\ndisciplined warrior was basically, only a man. As such you would think he
\nwouldn?t stand a chance against the combined forces of the Rebels and the Jedi.
\nThis dude managed to take the remaining Imperial forces and lead the attack
\nagainst the Republic, nearly bringing them to ruin, merely by studying the art
\nand culture of the races.<\/p>\n

Hannibal<\/st1:place><\/st1:city><\/a> Lecter<\/a>.<\/span>
\nI don?t think I even have to explain who he is. Any monster that would do the
\nthings he did and have his heartrate going the same speed as when he?s asleep
\nis a sheer animal deserving the title of one of the worst in fiction.<\/p>\n

Arvin Sloane<\/a>.<\/span> I?m surprised that any modern day villain
\nwould make it in my top-5 but this guy has done it. Ruthless killer, consummate
\nstrategist and admitted liar?the guy has no problem with committing the most
\nheinous acts and hugging his friends while doing it.<\/p>\n

-r-<\/span>
This article is part of <\/span>MCF’s<\/a> <\/span>Blog Party<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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