30 Day VILLAINS challenge, day 30: Favorite Villain

And so another 30 day challenge concludes, which in honor of spooky season has covered the topic of Pop Culture Villains!

For the last prompt theres only one topic that could make sense, namely: Who is your all time favorite Pop Culture Villain(s)? What makes them worthy of that honor?
Are there any particular qualities -humor-pathos-creep facor- that make a villain effective to you?


CALL FOR 30DAY CHALLENGE HOSTS: With the month wrapping up and my time/energy getting limited, please state or consider if anyone would like taking over hosting duties for these challenges going forward.


TV Prompt: Favorite TV-show villain, specifically?

Novel prompt: Favorite villain from a novel, specifically?

Video Game prompt: Favorite villain from a Video Game, specifically?