Day 3: Villainous Villains

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Imhotep

Evil Scale: 6.9

A worthy candidate in my line of villains, Imhotep's whole character is meant to give you chills.
Even though in life, he was but a mere Egyptian priest; as a mummy, he was powerful, terrifying and a great deal of wowzers son, just cold.
The man literally sucked the life out of his victims to become whole again and then just kills whoever else he sees fit. Then he turns hundreds of innocents into his slaves and like...he's a baddie.
But the only thing that stops him from being completely evil and devoid of any kind of compassion is his one motivation; his love for Anck-Su-Namun.

While he had done everything for her and the whole basis of the series was because he had a rather unhealthy obsession for her (no kidding, bro), as soon as she turn-coated him, he gave up and let himself fall back into death. In essence, she was his only drive and once she was no longer willing to be there for him, as he was always repeatedly coming back for her and had her as the center of his universe, well..that was it for him. A completely devoid-of-all-emotion villain would continue his work, even after rejection.
They'd just keep killing and killing and killing.
Yes, he was definitely evil. But to an extent.
You can say, she's the one who activated his desire. He killed for her even in life, therefore their relationship is basically founded on death and wrong-doing.
Perhaps you can take away from it a sign that a relationship stemming from evil can not last.
That a love such as their's that hasn't any kind of good involved in it isn't true love at all.
Yes, there's an obvious care for one another and no doubt a natural attraction, but in the end, loyalty is key, and she showed none for him. And in turn, he showed none for her.



So, a villain driven by his burning love for someone, even in death. Who kills horribly and has next to zero compassion and mercy for those around him, unless it suits him...relationship issues or not, Imhotep is pretty bad.


Bane

Evil Scale: 7.0

True, he isn't like his monstrous original self, but I think this one is my favorite version of Bane yet.
Like Heath's Joker, Tom's Bane is his own invention and despite not following comic protocol, they both still manage to come up with an outstanding performance that increases the awesomeness and seriousness of the movies they take part in. But the most interesting part of his character is that he isn't like other villains. Not a hulking, mindless brute, or an intelligent, spineless pushover.
He's an incredibly skilled and calculating criminal mind with immense power and strength.
He's a super smart brute, in other words.
The original Bane is awesome, but I like the depth of his character here, and that he actually gets a straight background. A background that makes sense.




He's another one of those villains who's actions are motivated for someone they love.
In this case, it's for a girl who completely friendzones him from the start.
He literally gave up everything for Talia and she still didn't even accept him as anything more than a friend or brother. It even made the man cry, so, it's kinda hard not to feel for the guy.




Like Imhotep, despite his love for the girl he loves, he's still a frickin' evil dude.
Every action he made was cold, cruel and merciless.
He saw people as pawns and unlike Imhotep, he was all for an agenda outside of his girl.
He fully believed what he preached with all his heart and took every step possible to make sure it was executed, accordingly. And the way he killed was just spine-tingling.
He was ferocious and deadly and almost unbeatable...unless you're Batman, of course.
But his behavior outside of his brutish exterior was the complete polar opposite. Almost that of a gentleman.
Giving him unexpected manners and a proper atmosphere was a great way to mix in a bit of a balance so he wasn't so one-dimensional in his character. It wasn't done in an overboard fashion, either.
Everything he said and did was well-timed and I fully disagree with people when they say he didn't have any catchy lines. I mean, c'mon, tell that to all the memes he spawned.



He was brilliantly written, in my opinion, and a worthy successor to the Joker's triumphant former reign.
He was the perfect villain for the last of the DK trilogy, because he was honestly the most dangerous.
He was cunning, powerful and a real threat to Bruce. Out of all the villains, he came the farthest to nearly destroying Bruce completely. He was absolutely horrible.



So, was Bane a good bad guy? He murdered hundreds of people, snapped necks of those he didn't really find all that useful anymore, turned Gotham into a madhouse, released thousands of criminals out into the open to help terrorize the Gotham citizens, beat to a pulp and broke Bruce's back, then tossed him into the pit and made him sit and watch as Bane destroyed his city...and millions of other things that just don't excuse tears.I think yes. Bane is a very good bad guy.

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