Margulis was alright. I liked Albedo better though, due to his insanity and his incredible invincibility.

I would say my all time favorite video game villains are (spoilers for their respective games of course):

1. Dracula - I love this guy. After playing through Lament of Innocence I learned even more about him. They took his story straight out of the 1992 movie right down to his wife's name.

2. Dr. Indalecio Lantis (Star Ocean) - The Ten Wise Men themselves are all extremely awesome being named after Angels, but their leader is by far one of the greatest villains of all time. In terms of coolness, he is by far the coolest villain I have ever seen. I love his white robe and red hair. His story is also pretty interesting, you just have to do a lot of research to learn his motives for wanting to destroy the universe. He was constructing robots for the Nede government when they bursted into his lab and killed his daughter. He transfered his mind into his 10th and unfinished robot named Indalecio (Gabriel) and basically went insane. He still loves his daughter very much and actually holds back when you fight him because she is telling him to stop. He's also the strongest villain I've ever seen in a video game. If you come into contact with the spirit daughter through a sidequest during the course of the game, she will not appear to stop him during the final battle, making him an ungodly powerful superboss.

3. Deathevn (Breath of Fire 2) I like this guy so much because he was one of the original holy villains. He is the son of the Goddess of the world of Breath of Fire. You kill his mother in the first Breath of Fire. Deathevn himself is basically Satan. He was sealed in Hell (called Infinity in the game) by the White Dragon Clan. The Dragon Clan were actually sealed in Hell with him. Throughout the course of the game Deathevn (known as Father Evans) sends out demons to the overworld to construct a religion to free him. The demon lords create the Church of St. Eva to concentrate prayers to free him from Hell. Those that do not believe in St. Eva are taken to the island of the Grand Church Evrai and put in a dungeon. They are kept there unfed until they lose their minds. Those that have the most faith are also taken to the Grand Church were they are brainwashed into cultists and imprisoned in the city. Upon meeting Deathevn in Hell for the final battle, he actually kills off all your party members before the fight. The final battle is fought using a spell that brings back the memory of your fallen comrades.

4. Sigma (Megaman X) I admire Sigma's persistency. I also enjoy the backstory behind it. Apparently, Sigma was one of Dr. Light's most prized creations. He fought against Zero, but was corrupted afterwards. He is a great villain in Megaman X-X4, but I have to admit that after X5 it started to get a little bit ridiculous. "Are you ready for round 2?"

5. Zeikfried (Wild Arms) I don't know why I like this guy so much. On the surface he seems like just an average villain. I like his strong sense of leadership. He is the leader of a group of demons known as the Quarter Knights. Their goal is to resurrect the Mother Demon to rule the world of Filgaia. Upon resurrecting the Mother, she tells them she will destroy the world instead. The other three Knights quietly do as Mother tells them, but not Zeikfried. He persuades the Quarter Knights to turn against Mother, and helps the party slay her in a mock final battle. His willpower is very strong. Knight after Knight, the Quarter Knights fall to the heroes until only Zeikfried is left. Like Indalecio, Zeikfried is very self-reliant. He doesn't need the other Knights to be an effective villain. He is quite capable of being a threat all by himself. Upon beating him twice atop a space station the party returns to Earth. Zeikfried doesn't give up though. He comes back from Hell and challenges the party one last time on their way back to Earth from the space station. I'll admit the final battle music in that game isn't as cool as the Boomerang Flash theme, but we're talking characters, not music.

Whew.