Perhaps unsurprisingly, a new poll has namedDarth Vaderas the greatestStar Warsvillain of all time. And it wasn’t even close. Ever since the opening moments ofA New Hopeback in 1977, Darth Vader cemented himself as not only one of the most menacing beings in a galaxy far, far away, but as one of the greatest villains in cinema history. As such, the man formerly known as Anakin Skywalker walked away with the top spot in a landslide.
The poll tallied more than 10,000 votes from fans. Darth Vader came out on top with 33 percent of the votes, totaling 3,422. Darth Vader was famously voiced by James Earl Jones but David Prowse, who passed away earlier this year, played the character on set. Hayden Christensen also played the part ofAnakin Skywalkerin the prequel trilogy before briefly appearing as a fully-formed Vader at the end ofRevenge of the Sith. Christensen will be reprising the role in the upcomingObi-Wan Kenobiseries on Disney+. Vader also memorably appeared in 2016’sRogue One.
Emperor Palpatinecame in at number two with 18 percent of the vote. It is a steep dropoff from there. Perhaps the biggest surprise wasGrand Admiral Thrawncoming injustabove Darth Maul and Boba Fett, who landed at the four and five spots, respectively. Thrawn was created by author Timothy Zahn in theHeir to the Empiretrilogy of novels. He was resurrected in the current canon inRebels, and seems poised to appear in live-action soon, thanks toThe Mandalorianseason 2.
A few baddies from the sequel trilogy landed on the list as well. Kylo Ren scored three percent of the vote, good enough for the number nine spot. Snoke came in behind that with two percent at number 12. Lastly, Captain Phasma, who also got two percent, landed at number 13. Both Phasma and Snoke, for many fans, ultimately proved to be a bit underwhelming.
Villains from every corner of theStar Warsgalaxy are represented on the list. The newest villain to earn a spot is Moff Gideon, who is played by Giancarlo Esposito inThe Mandalorian. The show’s popularity helped propel the relatively new character to the number eight spot, with 4 percent of the vote. You can check out the full list for yourself below. This news comes to us viaRadio Times.
