DARTH VADER
Hayden Christensen/James Earl Jones/David Prowse
The Star Wars Saga (1977-2005)
The dark side can be awfully seductive. Just ask the Jedi formally known as Anakin Skywalker, who ditched his master Obi-Wan to fight for the forces of eeevil. Vader is the quintessential villain; he's got commanding height, an intimidating voice (thanks to the vocal stylings of James Earl Jones), wicked lightsaber skills, a badass all-black getup, and domination over galaxies far, far away. He's not exactly the portrait of good health, but don't let his heavy, mechanical air-sucking fool you: The Force is very strong with this villain. Gretchen Hansen
Image Credit: Lucasfilm
Previously, we nominated our picks for the best movie scoundrels, asked you who we missed, and polled you to get your choices of the lowest of the low. Now, we pit the top vote-getters against each other to find the ultimate movie villain