No story is complete without a great villain.

The final animatronic puppet stood 14 feet tall andrequired a crew of 1416 peopleto control it.

None of them hold quite the iconic standing asBonds recurring arch nemesis, Ernst Stavro Blofeld.

Davy Jones, aboard a ship, looks over his shoulder in Pirates of the Caribbean 2

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There is no greater testament of a characters iconic status than that.

Agent Smith is a program within the simulation dedicated to maintaining order in the system.

With Batman hellbent on safeguarding Gotham, the two characters have several sublime and engrossing encounters throughout the film.

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This particular incarnation of the Joker will long be remembered amongthe greatest villains of any storytelling medium.

Darth Vader is the only character to be instantly identifiable from the sound of his breathing.

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The Alien Queen backlit on a spaceship in Aliens

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Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) sits in an office chair in ‘Die Hard’

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Ernst Stavro Blofeld holds a Persian cat as he aims a revolver in You Only Live Twice.

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The Predator, in the jungle at night, stands with his arms held out in Predator (1987)

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Agent Smith stands in an office, aiming his pistol as water rains down in ‘The Matrix’ (1999).

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The Terminator, played by actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, in a police station lobby in ‘The Terminator’ (1984).

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Joker standing on the street looking menacing with henchmen behind him in ‘The Dark Knight’

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Darth Vader reaches his hand out in Empire Strikes Back

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