You can keep your namby-pamby heroes, with their chiseled jaws, steely blue eyes and frost-tipped hairdos. The rest of us prefer to root for villains — those devious, cackling, bloodthirsty beings who exist solely to take over the world and ruin the good guy's day in the process.
Once again, the MTV Movie Awards offers fans the rare opportunity to recognize the best of the worst, bringing you an evil-packed Best Villain category filled with homicidal madmen, comical-but-deadly double-agents and a killer clown from Gotham City. Make sure to cast your vote, and then tune in Sunday evening at 9 p.m. ET to watch the winner live. But first, read on as we handicap the competition.
Who's the Favorite?
We'll give you a hint: He's white and red and carries nothing in his pockets but knives and lint. Ever since the buzz began building on "The Dark Knight" set that Heath Ledger was on to something truly unique, Batman's archenemy took on a significance that the actor unfortunately never lived to see blossom — $500 million at the box office, a Golden Globe and Oscar, and so much love for Ledger's final performance that it left fans asking "Jack who ?" With that unique mix of box-office and critical success, it's hard to imagine that — come Sunday night — the Joker won't be smiling.
