Neat giveaway deserves a BUMP! :)

Another favorite villain (well, more of an unique boss really) is Galamoth, his incarnation in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.

Thanks for the giveaway to you both and I'm totally in.

My favorite villain is original Star Wars trilogy Darth Vader. Three people were used during filming to make the ultimate imposing villain, a bodybuilder, James Earl Jones voice, and a master swordsman doing the stunts. To top it off we discover that he was once a force for good but who's vision and drive have become resolute without compromise or compassion. The drive to make things "right" became stronger than serving justice itself. The wise leader fallen to the way of a tyrant. His humanity he lost along the way both in body and mind, the fire of hatred long burnt out forged a heart of cold steel (or the galactic equivalent of such). A beautifully subtle reminder that the greatest evil resides not in the stars, but in the human heart.

All this would make him merely tragic, so we need some evil deeds to show he is evil.

- Uses force to prove his points in a unilateral manner (might makes right). In a meeting he chokes a military adviser he is arguing with, blows up a whole planet with the Death Star, slices off his sons hand and even kills his mentor and friend to further his agenda.

- Has an uncompromising ideology even to the point of following someone who is chaotically evil. He takes orders from the emperor and executes the tasks without discussion or discourse. It's never mentioned, but I have no doubt Vader hated the emperor and only followed him to further his agenda since the emperor had great political and force power (he tries to convince Luke to join him to give the galaxy the "order" it needs).

Not in, but thanks for your generosity my vulcan friend. As for my favorite villain, if I have to decide on one guess it's Hannibal Lecter... He's just so brilliantly evil >:)

I've never thought about my favorite villain, but Colonel William Tavington aka "The Butcher" played by Jason Isaacs in the movie The Patriot, is an unforgettable one. Loved how he plays the brutal Dragoon commander character.

Not in for the giveaway but thanks Thespian*, and Adam Biser too for the second code.

Thank you for the GA, I'm in.

Well, there are so many good villains that it is different to choose a favorite. But since most of the ones I can think of have already been mentioned I'd like to throw another one into the ring: Sephiroth.

The question why he deserves to be mentioned should be unnecessary to answer in a board dedicated to game classics. :-) If you think otherwise go play Final Fantasy 7. Now! ;-)

I am also in for stg83. Thanks for the giveaway! My favourite villains would have to be all the candidates for "villainy" from the Witcher games; there are lots of reason to like and dislike them, but the best part is that they're grounded, believable and very interesting characters; specifically, it's tied for me between Philippa and Iorverth.

Time to close the contest. First of all, I'm extremely grateful to adambiser for giving away an additional copy of the game for the GA. :)

Also, thanks to all of you for your participation. I knew some of the villains, but not others, I'm going to enjoy learning about them and their wrongdoings. :)

And now the result of the draw! Our winners are:

- theslitherydeee, on behalf of stg83.

- triock, on behalf of PaterAlf.

(stg83, PaterAlf, check your PMs in a minute) ;)

I'm currently hosting another GA with a copy of Inherit the Earth as prize (courtesy of Novotnus). You're all welcome to enter it. ;)

Awesome, thanks a lot for the giveaway Thespian* and especially for giving me a chance as an exception to the rules. Also many thanks to Momo, theslitherydeee, Rong44 and cmdr_flashheart for the extra entries, it is greatly appreciated. A special thanks and +1 to adambiser for an additional copy of the game also congrats to PaterAlf courtesy of triock. It is a shame nobody chose Khan as their favorite villain though. ;)

Hehe, congrats to the winners and thanks again for this giveaway.

Congrats to stg83 and PaterAlf. Thespian and adambiser..............thank you :)

This ;-)

Thank you for the game and for the giveaway, Thespian*!

Also thanks to adambiser for the second code and to triock, maggotheart and MadalinStroe who entered for me.

stg83 and PaterAlf, be congratulated.
Thanks once more, Thespian* and adambiser, for the occasion! Have another of those +reps.

Wasn't in the giveaway, but still, I'll drop by and say congratulations to the winners, and thanks to Thespian* for the giveaway!

Congrats to the winners and thanks again Thespian* and Adambiser.