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47of74

(18,470 posts)
Mon Jun 24, 2013, 12:40 PM Jun 2013

Who is your favorite 70's/80's villian?


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Who is your favorite 70's/80's villian? (Original Post) 47of74 Jun 2013 OP
This villain defined the 80's: Aristus Jun 2013 #1
THAT ONE I recognize! eom Purveyor Jun 2013 #3
+1 deutsey Jun 2013 #18
Yeah, he was my first choice too. Callmecrazy Jun 2013 #27
He was certainly the quintessential '80s villain Art_from_Ark Jun 2013 #29
What the hell was I doing throughout the '80's? I don't recognize a one of them...lol eom Purveyor Jun 2013 #2
Here's the cheat sheet WhoIsNumberNone Jun 2013 #11
E looks like Zemo, one of Captain America's enemies. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2013 #14
He does, but that's definitely Cobra Commander- WhoIsNumberNone Jun 2013 #15
That was the look Cobra Commander used after the creation of Serpentor Paulie Jun 2013 #34
D looks like StarScream trixicopper Jun 2013 #32
I would think Soundwave was more Megatron's side kick Paulie Jun 2013 #35
Starscream is more like 2nd in command. Angleae Jun 2013 #38
Wait, Gargamel was the *bad* guy in that cartoon? Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2013 #4
Richard Milhouse Nixon Scuba Jun 2013 #5
Darth Vader isn't on the list? WhoIsNumberNone Jun 2013 #6
No choice WovenGems Jun 2013 #19
Hell Yeah Skeletor! Xyzse Jun 2013 #7
what about the Nazi from Raiders of the Lost Ark? Sanity Claws Jun 2013 #8
No Batman movies in the 70s/80s & The Adam West series was from the 60s WhoIsNumberNone Jun 2013 #12
No, the first Batman movie was in 1989. Sanity Claws Jun 2013 #22
Gargamel and Reagan. HappyMe Jun 2013 #9
saturday night fever olddots Jun 2013 #10
Spiro Agnew JPZenger Jun 2013 #13
Where's Roger Smith? Taverner Jun 2013 #16
The Parents Music Resource Council, Christian Broadcast Network Initech Jun 2013 #17
Clarence Boddicker name not needed Jun 2013 #20
Hans Gruber MrSlayer Jun 2013 #21
Oh, yes. nt Still Blue in PDX Jun 2013 #23
My choice as well LearningCurve Jun 2013 #42
on television datasuspect Jun 2013 #24
As in the Phantom of the Park? WhoIsNumberNone Jun 2013 #25
Ray Wise in Twin Peaks graham4anything Jun 2013 #26
I only recognized 2, LWolf Jun 2013 #28
And then, there was Krang, Art_from_Ark Jun 2013 #30
Gene Hackman is my favorite EVERYTHING! Demoiselle Jun 2013 #31
Ever see the movie The Conversation? Paulie Jun 2013 #36
Yup. As Jon Lovitz would say, "It's ACTING!" Demoiselle Jun 2013 #39
KNEEL BEFORE ZOD! AsahinaKimi Jun 2013 #33
Charles Gray as Bloefeld from Diamonds are Forever... uriel1972 Jun 2013 #37
Get moose and squirrel Go Vols Jun 2013 #40
Mr. Blue kentauros Jun 2013 #41

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)
29. He was certainly the quintessential '80s villain
Mon Jun 24, 2013, 08:41 PM
Jun 2013

But I don't I could call him one of my "favorites".

WhoIsNumberNone

(7,875 posts)
11. Here's the cheat sheet
Mon Jun 24, 2013, 01:45 PM
Jun 2013

A. General Zod (Superman II)
B. Skeletor (He Man)
C. Megatron (Transformers)
D. Some other bad Transformer
E. Cobra Commander (G.I. Joe)
F. Gargamel (The Smurfs)
G. Lex Luthor (Superman)

Not on the list:
Darth Vader (Star Wars)
Khan (Star Trek II)
The Humungus (The Road Warrior)
Ahnoldt (The Terminator)
Baltar (Battlestar Galactica)
Jaws (The Spy Who Loved me / Moonraker)
Sark (Tron)
Alex (Clockwork Orange)
Doc hopper (The Muppet Movie)

WhoIsNumberNone

(7,875 posts)
15. He does, but that's definitely Cobra Commander-
Mon Jun 24, 2013, 01:51 PM
Jun 2013

very much updated from the cartoon, though. I'm guessing this particular one came from a later comic book version.

Paulie

(8,462 posts)
35. I would think Soundwave was more Megatron's side kick
Mon Jun 24, 2013, 10:13 PM
Jun 2013

than Starscream who would shoot Megatron in the back the first chance he could.

Sanity Claws

(21,846 posts)
8. what about the Nazi from Raiders of the Lost Ark?
Mon Jun 24, 2013, 01:36 PM
Jun 2013

Or Darth Vader from Star Wars?
Or the Joker from Batman?

WhoIsNumberNone

(7,875 posts)
12. No Batman movies in the 70s/80s & The Adam West series was from the 60s
Mon Jun 24, 2013, 01:47 PM
Jun 2013

And anyway, the Joker actually dates from the 40s.

Sanity Claws

(21,846 posts)
22. No, the first Batman movie was in 1989.
Mon Jun 24, 2013, 04:08 PM
Jun 2013

Jack Nicholson played the Joker. I remember where I was and who I was with when I saw the movie in 1989.

LWolf

(46,179 posts)
28. I only recognized 2,
Mon Jun 24, 2013, 08:37 PM
Jun 2013

and I don't know what "villian" G was playing in that pic. I wasn't sure if "favorite" meant "worst," or if it meant villain I felt some affection for. Here are a few from both of those categories:








A couple that may have pre-dated the 70s, but I was still watching then:


Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)
30. And then, there was Krang,
Mon Jun 24, 2013, 08:48 PM
Jun 2013

and his evil henchman, Shredder, the archenemies of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:



uriel1972

(4,261 posts)
37. Charles Gray as Bloefeld from Diamonds are Forever...
Tue Jun 25, 2013, 02:06 AM
Jun 2013

"If we tested it in Kansas, nobody would know about it for months."

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