All right, so I'm pretty late, but I've been busy. Anyway, here are the nominees for the 2007 Villain of the Year:
Returning to the ballot again this year is Never-neverland's pirate king. Described as "He was never more sinister than when he was most polite," and as the only man Long John Silver ever feared, he is perhaps the truest form of villainy. His favorite pastimes are killing lost boys and instilling terror into his pirate crew. It is none other than Capt. Jas. Hook.
From the Tolkien chronicles comes our second nominee. He began as the most powerful of the Ainur, but his desire for dominion led to his turn to villainy. He is responsible for the destruction of the two lamps and later of the two trees, and also stole the silmarils from the elves. A being of true evil, and the former lord of Sauron, the nominnee for the 2007 Villain of the Year is Melkor/Morgoth.
Also from Middle Earth, we present last year's winner. Starting off as a necromancer, he tricked the races of Middle Earth into forging the rings of power so that he himself could forge the One Ring to rule them all. Cunning, powerful, and bent on world domination or destruction, Sauron.
Next is a villain that needs little introduction. He has been ranked third on AMI's top movie villains. He has created a vast number of signatures such as his labored breathing, his red light saber, and even his black helmet. He is responsible for the slaughter of all but two of the jedi, as well as the conquest of most of his galaxy. Without further ado, presenting Darth Vader.
The next candidate hails from eighteenth century London. He is widely considered as the first example of a supervillain. He is well known as the "Napoleon of crime." The archnemesis of Sherlock Holmes, and an equal match in intellect, he is none other than Professor Moriarty.
Finally is the character well hailed as the greatest (or worst, however you take it) video game villain. The main antagonist of Final Fantasy VII, he is driven by madness and attempted to drain his planet of all its energy. Wielding the legendary Masamune, the last nominee for the 2007 villain of the year is Sephiroth.
