I think we celebrate more that he didn't succeed than the fact that he tried... though there are probably a few people who still would support him. His old school refuses to celebrate Bonfire Night, apparently.
If he had had his way, he'd probably be a revolutionary hero as of now. Since he didn't, he'd probably qualify as a terrorist with today's standards. That's how history goes.
Nope, that's wrong. Spring-heeled Jack is a totally separate entity--an urban legend started in the 1830s. He apparently could jump really high... as if... his heels... had springs?
Not a great quiz in my opinion due to mixing fictional and real-life villains. I'm not the kind to say it is 'too soon' to bring up anything from the Holocaust, but I ALSO think a list that includes Cruella De Vil and Sideshow Bob on the same level of villainy of Adolf Hitler is kind of insulting to the millions whose' deaths he is responsible for, and it isn't even just the Holocaust (11 million human beings were murdered by Hitler's Nazis, made up of 6 million Jews and 5 million others including political prisoners, homosexuals, gypsies, ethnic Poles, and Soviet POWs), as Hitler started World War II by choice and an estimated 60+ million people were killed.
So again, this isn't a big deal, BUT it would he better and more respectful if Hitler was removed from this list, because being portrayed at a level of villainy equal to that of the Grinch and Gordon Gekko was a mistake and you should correct it as quickly as possible.
I understand your feelings, Hdny42, but it's not as though Hitler was the only true villain on the list. Sure there are some pretty mild names on the list, but there are also more real villains there, too - Jack the Ripper wasn't exactly on the same level as Cowell or the grinch, either. If Hitler had been the only one among the fluff, you'd have a good point. But one could sort of rank the level of infamy of all these people and characters, and looking at it from that perspective Hitler wouldn't be so far removed from others on the list. I enjoyed the quiz.
Real life is rarely so clear cut in terms of good and evil compared to fiction. There are other choices for historic villains (at least to the western world, or whoever "won" whichever war they caused etc.), but fictional ones are less ambiguous and likely better known.
I don't feel the need to compare the levels of villainy between the villains included exactly because they are so incomparable. There's no way anybody in their right mind starts to compare Hitler to Cowell to Sideshow Bob to Jack the Ripper to Tonya Harding. Yet, they all fit under "villain".
In at least both the Christian and Judaism mythologies, the fallen archangel has the name "Samael" (also sometimes spelled Sammael). Please add this as an acceptable answer since it is what he was literally called as an angel (before the fall).
Surprised to see less than 50% for Agent Smith, given the popularity of the Matrix films. But eh, look at who's talking, I didn't do too well myself. But I did get two answers for typing “devil”, so that's nice.
Nero wasn't in even in Rome during the fire. What he didn't do was bother to rebuild any of the areas that were destroyed, but then he built himself a huge palace amidst the devastated areas.
I feel there is a a difference between rival, enemy and villain.
For instance, Goliath was just a soldier on the enemy army, rather than a fleshed out villain with villanous plans and intentions.
Also, I concur that the general spread of "villany" on the list is too wide. There is a long way from a botched plan to handicap your sports rival to mass murder half the universe.
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Ganondorf becomes Ganon at the end of the game.
So again, this isn't a big deal, BUT it would he better and more respectful if Hitler was removed from this list, because being portrayed at a level of villainy equal to that of the Grinch and Gordon Gekko was a mistake and you should correct it as quickly as possible.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krang
http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Category:TMNT_Villains
He wants to suck your blood. Not "vants".
For instance, Goliath was just a soldier on the enemy army, rather than a fleshed out villain with villanous plans and intentions.
Also, I concur that the general spread of "villany" on the list is too wide. There is a long way from a botched plan to handicap your sports rival to mass murder half the universe.
I don't even try