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James Bond has been entertaining the world since his first appearance in 1962'sDr. No. The super suave British secret agent has spent the best part of half a century solving international crises, traveling to exotic locations, and deploying incredibly high tech gadgets.

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However, while James Bond is obviously the main part of the movies, the character (and the films) would be nothing without the incredible catalog of villains that the MI6 agent has managed to collect over the decades he's spent protecting Queen and country. This article will list the 10 best Bond villains.

Rosa Klebb was a Spectre agent and the mainantagonist during Bond's adventure inFrom Russia With Love. As Number Three with Spectre, Klebb helped concoct the plan to get revenge on James Bond for his murder of Dr. No.

Rosa Klebb will always be remembered for her weapon of choice. Perhaps starting a trend of lethal clothes in Bond movies, Klebb would sport a hidden knife in her boots.

Portrayed by the brilliant Mads Mikkelsen in 2006'sCasino Royale, Le Chiffre certainly had a challenge in the movie. Not only was it Daniel Craig's first Bond movie, but it was also a soft reboot of the franchise afterDie Another Daywas horrifically received.

Fortunately, Le Chiffre became an iconic villain in his own right, being incredibly memorable and one of the most intimidating Bond villains of recent times.

Portrayed by the late great Sir Christopher Lee, Francisco Scaramanga appeared inthe Man With the Golden Gun, alongside Roger Moore as James Bond.

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As with any great Bond villain, Scaramanga had a few gimmicks that made him memorable. Aside from the obvious golden gun, the hitman also had a third nipple that Bond had to keep in mindwhen disguising himself as the titular man with the golden gun.

Dr. No was the film that started it all and as such, helped to lay the groundwork for many of the 'tropes' that would become fundamental to the success of the James Bond franchise.

Joseph Wiseman's performance as the titular Dr. No was certainly incredible and helped to lay the foundation for what would become a compelling Bond villain.

The third film in a franchise is often the most disappointing, yet the makers ofGoldingerwere clearly not aware of this when making the film, asGoldfingeris often remembered as one of the best (if not the best) Bond movie of all time.

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This is certainly due to the fantastic performances of the villains, as well as the iconic scenes in the movie, most notably Jill Masterson's 'golden death' and the laser scene. The actor who portrayed Auric Goldfinger, Gert Frbe was actually dubbed by Michael Collins as the German actor could not speak English very well.

While Auric Goldfinger was the most compelling villain in the film due to his memorable and iconic scenes with Sean Connery's James Bond, Oddjob may be more iconic in his own right.

While thepopularity of Oddjob is certainly dueto his silent and imposing presence in the movie, perhaps the main legacy of the character comes from theGoldeneyevideo game. In this game, Oddjob's iconic razor-brimmed bowler hat certainly triggered intense emotions from players.

Played by the legendary Richard Kiel, Jaws is one of the few Bond villains to have managed to survive across multiple movies, with the smiling villain appearing in bothMoonrakerandthe Spy Who Loved Me.

Due to his immense stature and terrifying, steel grin, Jaws has entrenched himself into James Bond lore and will remain one of the most iconic Bond villains of all time.

Skyfall was one of the most important Bond films of all time. Not only was the film released on the 50th Anniversary of James Bond, but the movie also featured one of the most personal and emotional adventures for Bond, with the film taking the spy to back to his childhood home.

One of the main reasons as to whySkyfall was so compelling was the character of Raoul Silva, who was brilliantly portrayed by Javier Bardem. The character's deeply personal vendetta against M made for one of the most unique villains in Bond's history.

Goldeneyewas likeCasino Royalein several ways. It was the start of a new Bond era, was releasedafter a fairly long hiatus, and was even directed by the same person.In a similar manner to howCasino Royale gave the world an iconic villain after a hiatus, so didGoldeneye.

Played by Sean Bean,Alec Trevelyan had a personal vendetta against James Bond. At first, Bond and Trevelyan worked together at MI6, however, after Trevelyan judged Bond to have betrayed him, he then turned rogue and began working to bring down the United Kingdom.

Who else could have topped this list? The character of Ernst Stavro Blofeld has almost become synonymous with maniacal, scheming movie villains. In fact, it is in the parody of the character that we can see just how much of an impact he has had on the world, as shown by Mike Myer's portrayal of Dr. Evil.

Blofeld is the head of Spectre and Bond's arch-nemesis, with the evil genius showing up in several Bond movies across the years. It is this villain that has dealt the most emotional damage to Bond, with the villain killing Bond's wife inOn Her Majesty's Secret Service.

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