Master villains are fictional literary or movie characters that embody an exceptional criminal mind and sometimes intelligence. They are often matched by an equally intelligent fictional hero.
Famous Master Villains: * Lex Luthor from works also featuring the superhero Superman * Artemis Fowl from the Eoin Colfer books on Artemis Fowl * Senator/Chanselor/Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars universe * Hannibal Lecter by Thomas Harris * Dr. Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer * Professor Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes fiction by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle * Dr. Mabuse by Norbert Jacques * Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond universe * Fantômas * Vautrin The Ace Of Spades in Balzac's Splendors And Miseries * Doctor Doom From Marvel comics' Fantastic Four * O'Brien from 1984 by George Orwell * Lord Voldemort from Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling * Sauron from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
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