REAL LIFE SUPER VILLAIN - Adam Worth, the Napoleon of the CriminalWorld.

Looking at the world of fiction and popular culture...  and real people acting like super villains.

This one's pretty obvious.  Professor James Moriarty, one of Holmes's major nemeses in his few appearances, was called by Holmes, "The Napoleon of Crime" in his first appearance a couple of months after Worth's trial.  Not that Worth is the only possible inspiration for Moriarty, but the sharing of a sobriquet says that Worth is likely a Real Life Super Villain.

The following categories come from 10 Rules to Tell if a Character is a Super Villain.

REAL LIFE SUPER VILLAIN - Richard "The Iceman" Kuklinski

Even Super Villains need advice... and role models.

Hired Killer

Not all super villains run a criminal organisations, comic books and Bond films are full of psychopathic killers who sell their natural talents.  So is Richard Kuklinski a super villain?  Let's check the 10 Rules to Tell if a Character is a Super Villain.

REAL LIFE SUPER-VILLAIN: Rupert Murdoch

Even Super Villains need advice... and role models.

An Australian born businessman.
Executive Chairman of News Corp (2013–present)

Chairman and CEO of 21st Century Fox (2013–present)

Chairman and CEO of News Corporation (1979–2013)

Most obvious and commonly cited inspiration for the Bond villain Elliot Carver in Tomorrow Never Dies [1][2] (ignoring for a moment, as most do the software reference and the cover story for his death matching software and media owner Robert Maxwell.)   So no need to go on right?  Then again, this is a blog, not a microblog so let's fill the space.

REAL LIFE SUPER VILLAIN - Joyce "Madam Mayhem" McKinney

Even Super Villains need advice... and role models.

Joyce Bernann McKinney

Not every Supervillain is a Bond style Mastermind.  Some are comic book Catwoman-style villains.  Do the film rules from 10 Rules to Tell If A Character is a Supervillain apply to her?

REAL LIFE SUPER VILLAINS - Vladimir Putin

Even Super Villains need advice... and role models.

Russian President (2000 - 2008, 2012 - )

Russian Prime Minister (1999-2000, 2008 – 2012)

Is Vladimir Putin a real life super villain?  A lot of people say yes, but let's test it by applying 10 Rules to Tell if a Character is a Super-villain to him.

REAL LIFE SUPER VILLAINS - Introduction

Even Super Villains need advice and role models.

Super-villains. A staple of comic books and movies for over a thousand centuries (perhaps less) but are they just fiction or are they something more? Using the 10 Rules to Tell if a Character is a Super-villain I thought I'd explore the possibilities that they may exist in the real world.

I've got some ideas about who are possible contenders, but if you have any suggests... please feel free to comment.

~ DUG.

[Real Life Super Villains]