Who is you favorite antagonist (in a novel)? And why…?

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Who is you favorite antagonist (in a novel)? And why…

Answer 1

Dr. Hannibal Lecter from Thomas Harris' novel, The Silence of the Lambs.
Every time a portion of the book that contains dialogue from him, I'm desensitized, numb and astutely focused. Every word he speaks chills me, all from a character so real (psychologically) and so intimidating... and all this comes from a couple of pages.

Annie Wilkes from Stephen King's Misery. Wow! What's scarier than leaving your life in the hands of a psychopathic nurse with obsessive tendencies and a homicidal past? Who will fall in love with you, only to hack of a limb, squeeze mice as demonstration and sadistically murder those who look for you.
That's all I can think of for the moment.
Cheers ;)

Answer 2

Vollys in "Two Princesses of Bamarre" by Gail Carson Levine. She was an amazing character. I was so sad when at the end... Well, I'll let you read the book. But Vollys is a dragon. A very intelligent dragon, who lives alone because she is not a social creature, but also craves company, and would do anything to get it. She doesn't even think like a human, making her more interesting to read than any other character in the book. By far the most interesting antagonist I have come across, adult literature included.

Although, Shade in Shade's Children by Garth Nix comes close. *shudder* So evil, and not even aware...

Answer 3

I want the guy who became evil for a reason, because of the fact I savour determining their tale, and why they became evil. If we are able to bypass decrease back to Harry Potter, i'm gonna say that Draco is my well-liked antagonist. i understand that he purely became "evil" because of the fact his mothers and fathers have been dying eaters, and he did no longer have a call. If he have been born right into a distinctive kinfolk, he in all probability could have been a solid chum of the Golden Trio. i do no longer think of Draco is evil. he's maximum surely a coward, yet he's likewise very brave in a fashion. yet, unluckily, i think of Voldemort is evil because of the fact of his mothers and fathers. He become conceived decrease than the skill of a love potion, meaning he can't love each and every guy or woman or something.

Answer 4

Raven, in Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. Aleuit psychopath, 7 feet tall, rides a huge motorbike with a nuke in the sidecar, wired directly to an ECG implant in his brain. He dies, so does everyone in a 10 mile radius. He gets treated as a mobile sovereign state. Uses shards of glass (don't show up on metal detectors), wooden spears (you can make em anywhere), fists, and is a techno-marvel.
The hero in the book ends up being slightly grateful, as it's kind of a relief to know that the title of "Worlds Biggest Bad-A*s" is already taken...

Answer 5

Count Fosco in Wilkie Collins' Woman in White. He's just so wonderfully disgusting. Particularly as portrayed by Sidney Greenstreet in the old movie version of the book.