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Poll Question: Who is your favourite fictitious villain, if there's one?
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And how about Ambrosio, the title figure of "The Monk"? Though he is victim as well as villain; perhaps Matilda should be named the villain of this novel.


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Originally posted by BaldFriede BaldFriede wrote:

And how about Ambrosio, the title figure of "The Monk"? Though he is victim as well as villain; perhaps Matilda should be named the villain of this novel.


There's always ambivalence in determining whether one is evil by nature, or not. And it is even more complicated, when it comes to the characters such as Raistlin Majere. This is a long topic to discuss, perhaps we'll do it one day.
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I never read the Dragonlance series.

By the way: Who is the villain in the "Elric of Melniboné" series by Michael Moorcock? Elric? Yrkoon? Or should one name the sword Stormbringer as the villain?


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^ The stone? Like a huge gemstone. What was its name? Perhaps "mischievous" rather than evil. Lol.

It's been ages since I read it. I don't very much remember the details for this reason.

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The grey hattet and cloaked figures in Michael Endes "Momo" are super scary and creepy and you wonder if the Wacovski-twins ever read it before creating agent Smith in the Matrix.

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Originally posted by Icarium Icarium wrote:

The grey hattet and cloaked figures in Michael Endes "Momo" are super scary and creepy and you wonder if the Wacovski-twins ever read it before creating agent Smith in the Matrix.


Christoffer... How about Christopher Carrion? Wink
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Originally posted by Shadowyzard Shadowyzard wrote:

Originally posted by BaldFriede BaldFriede wrote:

Carmilla. The first lesbian vampire in literature.


Good call! I tried to include villainess' too, but Carmilla just didn't come to my mind. Perhaps I should've spent more time preparing this poll, to strike a gender/sex balance. Maleficent is also quite popular nowadays as a female menace. Ah, The "Other Mother" of Coraline was also incredible.


Carmilla is a great choice, and the story is recommended reading to anyone who is into vampire fiction. Speaking of villainesses, I don't know if any of you is familiar with Jacqueline Carey's "Kushiel" series. The main villainess, Melisande Shahrizai, is an incredibly fascinating character, who becomes almost sympathetic as the series progresses (no spoilers here!).
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Jafar got my vote: a tremendously funny villain

The razamataz is a pain in the bum
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Originally posted by suitkees suitkees wrote:

Jafar got my vote: a tremendously funny villain


Do you know Zigzag of "The Thief and the Cobbler"? He is even more fun. I didn't include him, as that animation movie is not that much known.

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One villain is good in a book, but how about two opposing villains? I am talking of Claus Patera and Hercules Bell from "Die andere Seite" ("The other side"), the only novel of graphic artist Alfred Kubin.

Here a gruesome illustration from this book:


This is the illustration to the following text: "So endete Lampenbogen seine Existenz als Spießbraten, und zwar als schlechter; der obere Teil war größtenteils roh, kaum gebräunt, die Bauchteile dagegen gänzlich verkohlt. Nur an den Seiten war er richtig knusprig".

Translation: "Thus Lampenbogen ended his existence as a spit roast, and as a bad one too; the upper part was mostly raw, hardly browned, the abdominal parts, on the other hand, completely charred. Only on the sides was he really crispy".


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^ Two vicious characters, one of them being like the protagonist and the other the antagonist is a widely used concept. I like it. I guess Jeanine mentioned about "Die andere Seite" somewhere earlier, and I'm interested in reading that.

Azalin Rex (included in my options) and Strahd Von Zarovich is a good example to this. I was supporting Azalin, as I find liches very intriguing.

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Originally posted by Shadowyzard Shadowyzard wrote:

^ Two vicious characters, one of them being like the protagonist and the other the antagonist is a widely used concept. I like it. I guess Jeanine mentioned about "Die andere Seite" somewhere earlier, and I'm interested in reading that.

Azalin Rex (included in my options) and Strahd Von Zarovich is a good example to this. I was supporting Azalin, as I find liches very intriguing.

The book ends with a huge massacre, and I really mean huge. That illustration is part of the massacre. I am talking about several thousand people killing each other.


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Originally posted by BaldFriede BaldFriede wrote:

Originally posted by Shadowyzard Shadowyzard wrote:

^ Two vicious characters, one of them being like the protagonist and the other the antagonist is a widely used concept. I like it. I guess Jeanine mentioned about "Die andere Seite" somewhere earlier, and I'm interested in reading that.

Azalin Rex (included in my options) and Strahd Von Zarovich is a good example to this. I was supporting Azalin, as I find liches very intriguing.

The book ends with a huge massacre, and I really mean huge. That illustration is part of the massacre. I am talking about several thousand people killing each other.


This is a massive spoiler! Angry

Just kidding, Jeanine (was it her?) already mentioned it while comparing it to Stephen King's "Needful Things". Embarrassed
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How about Phistomefel Smeik (Pfistomel Smyke in the English translation) from "Die Stadt der träumenden Bücher" ("The City of Dreaming Books") by Walter Moers, with illustrations of the author?




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Baron Vladimir Harkonnen was quite despicable, and disgusting both in his obesity and his depravity. Rape, murder, pedophilia, incest, blackmail, sadism -- his appetites were as gross as his corrupted body.
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The species of Smyke, by the way, is "shark grub" ("Haifischmade" in the original German).


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No Game of Thrones choice?--   the 'High Sparrow' was maddeningly evil in his benevolence.

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