Doctor Who
Doctor Whoremains one of the longest - running serial on television system , and still holds the title of longest running skill fiction serial period . For almost sixty years , Doctor Whohas given hearing some of the near –and , frankly , some of the worst– villains of all time .
With a hero as capture as the Doctor , the villains need to meet the challenge . There are often easily defeated foe that only seem for an sequence or more , but some of the best are those that have gravel around almost as long as the show itself . wait back through both the classic run and the revitalization , here are some of of the scary villains in the show ’s history .
Rassilon And The Time Lords
Although the Doctor comes across as an fantastically benevolent being , his Time Lord counterparts are often another story . The mellow council and their drawing card Rassilon have stay some of the most pitiless of the Doctor ’s adversaries . Steeped in tradition and power , their moral ambit has often pointed in the diametric direction of the Doctor ’s .
Although not every Time Lord - centric story is the estimable , they always swear out as a fascinating foe for the Doctor . They are the mirror image of the nominal submarine , embodying his / her worst lineament . They use their power to rule over others , often with an iron fist . Rassilon ’s remorseless nature , portrayed wonderfully by Timothy Dalton in " The End of Time , " body forth this perfectly . The Time Lords care about one thing and one thing only : the preservation of their style of life , at all costs .
The Cybermen
The Cybermen are one of the Doctor ’s oldest enemies . First seem in William Hartnell ’s " The Tenth Planet , " The Cybermen are a race of beings who had take away all emotion from themselves to become more saturated and calculate . Throughout their tenure , Cybermen have hailed from both the planet Mondas and ( more often ) Earth .
Some might feel this emplacement surprising , but these opposition have not had the best caterpillar tread records in respect to episode timbre . Often they fall victim to faineant authorship , which do them experience like dieting Daleks . Luckily , when these metallic scourge are done right , they shine . Embracing the body horror ( especially of the Mondasian Cybermen in Peter Capaldi ’s last season ) full expose their grotesque nature . Also , the Mondasian design is far more unnerving , with their somebody - less eyes and moving mouths .
The Beast
Without a doubt , one of the greatest episode arcs of the full resurgence was " The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit . " This two - parter was unlike anything ever look inDoctor Who . It encompass a much coloured tone than anything view in the revival meeting at that degree in the dependable way . The safe inclusion , though , was the alarm introduction of none other than Satan himself .
The blend of the fantastical with traditional science fable hearkened back to Ridley Scott ’s visual modality of the originalAlien , but with hints and court to the paranormal literary genre . Doctor Whoturned a blank outpost into a haunted mansion and it somehow worked . Satan matte like a villain who could appear anywhere and invade the minds and secret of everyone , and that ’s what made him so shivery . Although this was his only show , The Beast made an impact that is still remembered to this day .
The Weeping Angels
Equally iconic and horrific , the Weeping Angels are one of the rareDoctor Whovillains to surpass the show in reputation ( the only other ones being the Daleks and Cybermen ) . Created by Stephen Moffat , these creatures are subsist statue that can charge soul back in time . The only apprehension is they ca n’t move if you see them . That fiddling caveat is somehow both comforting and unsettling .
There is an line of reasoning to be made that their appearance have occasionally been overused , but even so , their presence alone sends chills down the spine of viewers everywhere . plain , their most important role remain serial four ’s " Blink , " but they have rest substantial ( excuse the pun ) throughout their subsequent appearances .
The Vashta Nerada
The Vashta Nerada made for one of the best one - offDoctor Whovillains . In the season four two - parter " secretiveness in the Library / Forest of the Dead , " the Doctor and his companion Donna travel to a planet - sized library haunted by these microscopic creatures . The Vashta Nerda burst from spores within the pages of the books , whose composition was made from the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree of their homeworld . These invisible beings are essentially airborne piranha who can only jaunt in shadows .
Of course , these ogre were a intersection of Steven Moffat . As a writer , Moffat loves turning puerility fears into reality . These were some of his dependable existence , squeeze the primal fear all beings have of the dark . A fillip to their unconditioned scariness is their empathetic quality . These being were a product of deforestation and translation . It ’s one thing to make a villain scary , but another thing to make them sympathetic .
The Zygons
The Zygons are one of the most underrated baddie in all ofDoctor Who . First appearing in the Fourth Doctor dangerous undertaking " Terror of the Zygons , " The Zygons were a raceway of shape - shifting aliens who could take the form of any human at will . This was their only appearing until the 50th day of remembrance special in 2013 , when the Zygons made an unexpected but welcome return to the serial . Since then they have appeared once more in a Capaldi two - parter and have cement themselves as one of the easily - utilized villains in all ofDoctor Who .
Their unlearned secrecy and subversion make their stories full of incredible twists and turns . Their appearance alongside Capaldi ’s Doctor was arguably their in force , serving as a pitching - perfect critical review of violence , bigotry , and war . Hopefully , the gap between their next appearance wo n’t be as long as after their first .
Davros
Davros has remained a thorn in the MD ’s side for a recollective time . The creator of the Daleks appeared for the first time during Tom Baker ’s run . The story , " generation of the Daleks , " remains one of the most dear of the entire series . Since then , Davros has wreaked havoc across time and space .
Multiple actor have taken on the role , but Julian Bleach has remained the only variant for the revitalization . Although classicWhoportrayals had great doer behind them , the compounding of unspoiled prosthetics and Julian Bleach ’s powerful delivery has secured Davros as one of the adept villains in the history of the show . Davros condemn Ten as " the ruiner of worlds " and his and Twelve ’s interaction are some of the ripe villain moments in the whole show .
The Midnight Entity
One of the most subversive import for aDoctor Whowriter , " Midnight " remains one of Russell T. Davies ' serious episodes . Set on the planet Midnight , the Doctor take an jaunt to view a waterfall made of sapphires along with a stripe of other tourists . These visitant are believed to be the only lifeforms on an otherwise lifeless planet . They were improper .
The Midnight Entity make for a similar role to The Beast in the " The Impossible Planet " discharge , but consultation never genuinely see it . Its ability to take ascendency of another living person is a scary thought , but the process in which it gains agency is even scarier . The Midnight Entity plays upon some of humanity ’s high-risk veneration , from tribalism to the loss of agency . It brings these heady estimate into a miniaturized setting aboard this pleasure cruise . The Entity itself and this episode provide some of the most claustrophobic and scary import in the whole serial publication .
The Master/Missy
There was no one else who could take this spot . The Master is the Moriarty to the Doctor ’s Sherlock . It ’s the ultimate dichotomy between hero and villain in the serial . Though their stories have not always been perfect , the character itself has always provide nuanced characterization no matter the actor . It ’s one of the most varied roles in the entire serial .
Many actors have play the villainous Time Lord . Roger Delgado was the first , cover a coy and vicious theatrical role which couple Jon Pertwee ’s hero . Throughout the classic serial publication , others finally brought more to the part , including Anthony Ainley ’s charisma and Peter Pratt ’s insanity . The revival included the abbreviated appearance from Derek Jacobi and the maniacally up-and-coming John Simm . Michelle Gomez ’s Missy soon became one of the most dear villains in the full series . A subtle hungriness for compassion buoyed her psychoticMary Poppinsshtick .
The Daleks
No other villain could keep the number one spot . It had to be the Daleks . These little common salt and pepper shakers have been around longer than any other baddie on this list . No matter how often devotee bitch at their overuse , audiences still welcome them back when they ’re proceed for too long . Their design is as iconic as the TARDIS itself , and they ’re also an essential element to this series .
Beyond their iconic position , The Daleks write up are some of the most memorable of the series . Their first ever story , simply title " The Daleks , " change the course ofDoctor Whoforever by introducing its first alien opposition . " Dalek " in 2005 rest one of the most powerful Dalek stories yet , giving the domed monster a turn of humanity . Even when their stories are awful ( " Daleks In Manhattan " ) , they still bring that quintessentialDoctor Whomagic .
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