James Bond is one of literature and cinema’s most beloved action heroes. But every hero needs an adversary. Often used to propel the plot, becoming a major obstacle in Bond’s objective, the moniker of Bond villain has grown to be just as crucial to any Bond film as to who’s donning the infamous tux and sipping that iconic shaken martini. Sometimes becoming just as infamous as the character himself, a spectacular Bond villain must not just be evil and diabolical; they must truly put up a worthy fight for our hero. They can’t be cookie-cutter bad guys.

From meticulous masterminds to Herculean henchmen, the furious foes within the James Bond universe have emerged as terrific terrors. Listen, if they’re stellar, they can lift a pretty low-ranking film from the cellar. Maybe they’ve gone t

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