Evil...

[fajrdrako]

From the Fannish Five: Name your five favorite evil characters.

1. Bullseye in Marvel comics. Ever since he killed Elektra in Daredevil #181. His recent depiction as a clever, psychopathic member of the Dark Avengers has been chilling.
   
2. Falcone, the evil pirate in Karin Lowachee's novels, especially Warchild.
   
3. Reacher Gilt from Going Postal, whom I pick as representative of Terry Pratchett villains, because they are, primarily, the epitome of greed.
   
4. The Vicomte de Valmont, in Dangerous Liaisons.
   
5. Ges Vorrutyer, a major villain in Shards of Honour by Lois McMaster Bujold. Bujold often does brilliant villains, and Vorrutyer is neither the best nor the worst, but he's a favourite mostly because of what we don't see - what we only get a glimpse of: his obsession with Aral Vorkosigan, his changing role in Aral's life - from lover to antagonist, from brother-in-law to enemy.