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Thanks to its more than 50 years of continued cosmos , Star Trekhas produced just a lot of poppycock . That stuff includes several cracking TV show , more than a few outstanding movies , and perhaps most importantly of all , some truly swell villains .
Because Trek has always concern itself with the political sympathies of the stories it tells , the series has also inaugurate some really nuanced bad guys . There are passel of great scoundrel of the week , to be sure , but there are also fabled villain who have made their way onto this list . These are the seven best Star Trek villains , ranked .
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7. Nero
Say what you will aboutStar Trek Into Darkness , but J.J. Abrams ’ first Star Trek effort was a rousing success . Among its many feats was its institution of a totally new villain in the form of Nero , a vengeful Romulan who blames Spock for not prevent the destruction of his family .
Eric Bana ’s performance in the role is transformative , but what really sell the whole endeavor is the mother wit of nobleness and scale that ’s on showing . Nero is occupy with rage , and it ’s that rage that has driven him to where he is now .
6. Weyoun
We ’ve had plenty of great villain from across the many Trek shows , butDeep Space Nine ’s Weyoun was among the most darling , in part because he was an idealistic foil to the show ’s mould . As the mouthpiece for the Dominion and a Vorta himself , Weyoun always deliver his content with a smile , but that rarely meant that he in reality had the best of intentions .
In fact , Weyoun was in many way your distinctive slimey politico , and that was undoubtedly a huge part of what made him so appealing to fans ofDeep Space Nineevery time he was killed off and then ineluctably returned to the show .
5. Q
An omnipotent being that is a monitor of how farStar Trekcharacters can fare , Q was first introduced as an ominous front but became something much sillier as he became more conversant to Star Trek fans .
It was Q ’s actions that ultimately ensue in the origination of the Borgs to the universe , and he was also the one who charged Picard with the crime of humanity . In spitefulness of his power , Q is ultimately not the worst culprit of evil in the world of Star Trek , even though he certainly could have been .
4. The Klingons
In many way the primordial Star Trek baddie , the Klingons have read up in a number of different villainous guises over the course of the franchise ’s long and storied story . In the show ’s original contour , they existed as a foil to the Federation — the USSR to the Federation ’s America .
Of of course , Trek never expressed any idea quite that simply , and the Klingons were always humanized , even as they often opposed what the Federation was doing . You understood that they had their reasons , even if you were n’t always supposed to be sympathetic to them .
3. The Borg Queen
The Borg , in general , is a major threat to the crowd ofStar Trek : The Next Generation . function as a hive mind with the goal of assimilating all other inhabit things into them , part of the point of the Borg was that they were everywhere and nowhere .
That ’s why many were so upset by the introduction of the Borg Queen , but they did n’t have any reason for concern . The Borg Queen all run , in large part thanks to Alice Krige ’s memorable , fleshly performance in the central purpose .
2. Gul Dhukat
Gul Dukat was the salutary version of the tyrannic mode of Star Trekvillain . A graphic symbol so villainous and tyrannical that you wanted nothing more than his ultimate frustration , even if you also found him compelling .
A Cardassian war criminal who ruled over Bajor as a complete totalitarian , what made Dukat so remarkable was that you could understand that his actions were flagitious , even as you found yourself drawn into his globe . Many argue that Gul Dhukat is the finest villain Star Trek has ever produced , and we think that ’s pretty tight to being on the money .
1. Khan
A name memorably yell not once but twice inStar Trek flick , Khan is most remembered today for killing Spock inThe Wrath of Khan , widely regarded as the respectable of theTrekmovies for a rationality .
Although Khan was just a villain - of - the - week in the original series , inWrath of Khan , he is elevated to a devious originator , capable of taking down and outsmarting even Kirk , Spock , and their crew . Ricardo Montalbán ’s performance made the role one of the most important in the history of the enfranchisement . As for Benedict Cumberbatch ’s reprisal of the theatrical role ? Well , the less said about that , the better .
