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Give me a reason why Darth Vader isn't the coolest villain ever
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MiloHoffman
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BareKnuckle
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Can't breathe without his magic hat
broncobuster
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Everyone citing Rogue One forgets that Vader fails, like he fails in A New Hope. Even his son would rather jump into a pit than spend time with him.
SatoAilDarko
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He usually just walked slowly around and had his plans constantly foiled.
Him getting shot at the end of Episode IV and being sent into a tailspin was hilarious.
Him getting shot at the end of Episode IV and being sent into a tailspin was hilarious.
DiipuSurotu
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darth's alright
Why does he look like he's wearing sunglasses here?
Spiritual_Chaos
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He has that stupid looking box with lights on it, on his chest.
I don't either. He looks silly.
His voice I only like post-ANH. James Earl Jones put on a strange inflection in ANH, which I find kinda funny at times. It's completely gone in ESB though, he plays Vader a good deal more seriously.
Hasphat'sAnts
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firehawk12
Subete no aware
Sand is his weakness.
Spiritual_Chaos
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Not many beat this fellow:
Rodney McKay
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I don't either. He looks silly.
I like him a lot in the original series, but Rogue One really made me realize how cheesy his costume is when they were trying so hard to make him look like a menacing badass in all his scenes.
"oooh, lets have him living in a castle surrounded by lava! That's so cool!"
TheSecondSpitter
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T-800 was getting amazing heat as a heel they tuned him face whether he got over even more.Not many beat this fellow:
Because he's not Dio
Or kira
Hell yeah jojo rocks
Also Dragonball has some sweet villains, I really like Lord Beerus, Emperor Pilaf, Piccolo, and General Red (vegeta is cool too)
Speaking of vegeta, ShadOw the Edgehog is honestly one of my fav antagonists.
He was created as a "perfect life form" so that Eggman's grandpa could use him to figure out how to cure the Sonic version of AIDS for his niece. Buuuut Gerald Robotnik couldn't figure it out (mad a gross dinosaur instead) and only made Shadow after enlisting the help of a mega evil alien version of the NiGHTS antagonist. Part of the deal was that the alien would come back later, grab the chaos emeralds, and do what he wants with the earth and shadow. Gerald says "ok" and builds a giant space colony/laser with his face on it to wreck the alien whenever he comes back
The world government hears about this and fucking storms the space station, slaughters everyone, and cryofreezes Shadow. Guy wakes up with fumbled memories and vows to enact revenge on the earth until he realizes that's not at all what Maria (the AIDS niece) wanted. Does a heel turn, goes super saiyan and dies heroically stopping the space colony from crashing into earth thanks to that gross dinosaur from earlier
Next game, he comes back with no memories and is revealed to be an android, then he comes back for real with guns and uses the space colony to kill the aliens
Then he's like a spy or something
I dig it, he even says that he's the coolest out loud
Obviously Lucas the greatest villain ever,
That was actually something that was cut from Return of the Jedi. Lucas had that idea for Vader way back when and they just decided to regurgitate it for use in Rogue One. Much like how they are rummaging through McQuarrie's old cutting floor design sketches.
The Greek Freak
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Because his backstory is awful and force powers and the force in general are lame as shit.
SamuelSupreme
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While I agree, there are exceptions to the rule, and that's pretty boys with nice smiles and bad intentions.
excelsiorlef
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BibiMaghoo
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His mask is timeless and iconic, but his chestpiece is poor by today's standards. It looks like it came from the era the film was made, and forever will.
toddhunter
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Weak to sand and small hills. Fight him on a small sandy hill and that fucker is done.
DiipuSurotu
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And this is bad because...?
BibiMaghoo
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Because it looks shit? Like some arcade / fruit machine buttons stuck to his chest. It did not age well, where as the rest still looks great.
I wonder what could a re-imagined Vader look like, one that fans could agree on. Probably an impossibility.
That control panel sticking out of his chest really looks like shit, among other things.Forerunner
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RIP younglings
Peter Ian Staker
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He needs his helmet waxed with woodoo hide.
I bet the T-800 would be considered one of the most threatening villains ever if Arnold disappeared after 1984.
The image of Arnold as that goofy guy that is built like a brick shithouse is so ingrained into pop-culture it's difficult to see past it when rewatching the Terminator.
Not many beat this fellow:
I bet the T-800 would be considered one of the most threatening villains ever if Arnold disappeared after 1984.
The image of Arnold as that goofy guy that is built like a brick shithouse is so ingrained into pop-culture it's difficult to see past it when rewatching the Terminator.
DiipuSurotu
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I wonder what could a re-imagined Vader look like, one that fans could agree on. Probably an impossibility.
http://imgur.com/gallery/7uvrB
BMO = GOAT
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Hmm 🤔 i would go between DOOM, and Aizen(everything you did he planned it. Plot armor haxx)
Fancyarcher
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He couldn't make up his mind if he was evil or good.
Forerunner
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He was pretty badass in Rebels though.
Look at Kylo ten. He looks menacing yet his costume is sleek and stylish. Vader looks slow, clunky and his helmet is stupid. Ren is what Vader should look likeI wonder what could a re-imagined Vader look like, one that fans could agree on. Probably an impossibility.
PhoncipleBone
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And Vader was inspired by Doctor Doom. Further proof that Doom is better.
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