The Smartest Villians List

Here are the top 6

1.  John ‘Jigsaw’ Kramer:  The “Saw” movies:  “A serial killer who has zero kills and no blood on his hands?  That’s got to be some impressive scheming.”

2.  Hans Gruber,  “Die Hard”:  “A hostage situation on Christmas is something only the smartest villain in the room could think of.”

3.  Lord Voldemort:  the “Harry Potter” movies:  “As villainous as they come.  He is obsessed with power and immortality and paired with his magical genius; he’s basically unstoppable.”

4.  Anton Chigurh,  “No Country for Old Men”:  “[He is] is devoid of any emotion, playing with the fate of his victim without as much as a flicker in his eyes, making him an apt hitman.”

5.  The Joker,  The “Batman” franchise:  “He rarely seems to have any [motivation] at all, and yet he carries out his schemes with unbridled attention to detail, constantly pressing Batman’s buttons, edging him towards crossing that one line he swore he’d never cross.”

6.  Thanos,  The Marvel Cinematic Universe:  “At his core, Thanos sees himself as the courageous one who acts upon things that others wouldn’t.  But his covert idealism makes him scary and indifferent to life.”