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Batman: All 9 Dark Knight trilogy villains ranked from worst to best

By Joe Anthony Myrick

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 22: A Bane costume from the 2012 Dark Knight Rises film worn by Tom Hardy and designed by Lindy Hemming is on display at the DC Comics Exhibition: Dawn Of Super Heroes at the O2 Arena on February 22, 2018 in London, England. The exhibition, which opens on February 23rd, features 45 original costumes, models and props used in DC Comics productions including the Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman films. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 22: A Bane costume from the 2012 Dark Knight Rises film worn by Tom Hardy and designed by Lindy Hemming is on display at the DC Comics Exhibition: Dawn Of Super Heroes at the O2 Arena on February 22, 2018 in London, England. The exhibition, which opens on February 23rd, features 45 original costumes, models and props used in DC Comics productions including the Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman films. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images) /
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7. TIE: Chechen, Sal Maroni, Gambol

It’s easy to forget Sal Maroni’s (Eric Roberts) presence in The Dark Knight as he was overshadowed by not one, but two superb supervillain performances (three if we count Cillian Murphy’s cameo).

In fact, we can say the same about all of the mob bosses in that movie, including Michael Jai White’s Gambol and Ritchie Coster’s Chechen. None of them were particularly bad, but there were just too many moving pieces in the film for any of them to leave a lasting impression.

6. Carmine Falcone

Similar to Maroni, this crime boss was overshadowed in Batman Begins by stronger supervillains filling larger roles, but Falcone gets the edge over Maroni for two reasons: He has just a bit more screentime, and he’s boosted by an excellent performance from Tom Wilkinson.

5. Scarecrow

As good as his performance was in Batman Begins, no one expected Scarecrow to be a recurring villain in each and every film in the trilogy. Praise needs to go to Cillian Murphy for giving a performance so great in the first film that all of us wanted to see him again in sequels, but praise also needs to go to Christopher Nolan for making Scarecrow into such a terrifying villain that we couldn’t take our eyes off. This made for a great way to kickoff this now-legendary Bat franchise.

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