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James Bondmovies always have a main villain , but sometimes the henchman at their side is more iconic and ends up overshadowing them . The flakey villains face by 007 are one of the reasonableness for the franchise ’s popularity . Seeing an iconic doer put their own legal tender on the well - worn archetype of the megalomanic Bond villain is part of what makes it so much fun to watch a novel Bond movie . But sometimes , the films ’ secondary villains seize the spotlight .
From Auric Goldfinger to Alec Trevelyan to Ernst Stavro Blofeld , there are a ton of unforgettable villains in 007 ’s rogues ’ veranda . But those primary villains incline to be dependable in their off-white tower for most of the movie , while they charge their henchmen to fight Bond forthwith . Sometimes , these interactions create a quality and a moral force with Bond that are so memorable that they overshadow the main villain . From Jaws to Oddjob , theseBond movie henchmenstole the show from their employer .
James Bond ’s enemies are pure evil , and most of them are unappealing . But some of them , like Jaws , Nick Nack , and Xenia Onatopp , are undeniably lovable .
10Primo
Safin’s henchman in No Time to Die
Rami Malek have a subversively minimize carrying out as vengeful terrorist Safin inNo Time to Die , but his more bizarre henchman Primo steals the show . Safin only poses an intellectual threat to Bond , butPrimo has brute force to match 007 ’s . In the big close , Bond and Primo engage inNo Time to Die ’s most intense scrap scene . Primo ’s death at the hands of Q ’s latest gadget sets up Bond ’s best one - line drive in the movie : “ Really blew his idea . ”
9Nick Nack
Scaramanga’s henchman in The Man with the Golden Gun
Christopher Lee give a splendid performance as Francisco Scaramanga , the statute title fictional character inThe Man with the Golden Gun , play him as the anti - Bond : a skilled crack shot who uses his abilities for malevolent , not justice . But Hervé Villechaize slip the spotlight in the part of Scaramanga ’s mischievous right-hand - hand valet Nick Nack . Nick Nack provides more comic relief than true conflict , but he contributes a great deal to the unembarrassed sense of sport inThe human race with the Golden Gun .
8May Day
Max Zorin’s henchwoman in A View to a Kill
Christopher Walken hams it up a small too much in the role of Max Zorin inA View to a Kill , making for one of the most underwhelming Bond villain in the enfranchisement ’s account . But his good - manus charwoman , May Day , make up for it . Played spectacularly by Grace Jones , May Day lives up to the promise of the question posed on the celluloid ’s poster : “ Has James Bond in the end met his match ? ” In stark contrast with the usual knotty “ Bond young woman ” trait , May Day ’s dominant personality makes her a menace to Bond ’s masculinity .
7Dario
Franz Sanchez’s henchman in Licence to Kill
bail bond goes on a personal revenge mission inLicence to Kill , one of the darkest Bond movies . Robert Davi is suitably sinister in the role of Franz Sanchez , the drug lord who killed Felix Leiter ’s Saint Bridget ; he ’s a sadistic crime boss in the modeling of Scarface . But his most entrust hatchet man – Dario , played by Benicio del Toro – is the movie ’s great baddie . Dario is an intimidating on - screen presencewho gets one of the most gruesome deaths in the series ’ account : being fed legs - first into an industrial - sized cocaine grinder .
6Tee Hee
Dr. Kananga’s henchman in Live and Let Die
The main baddie ofLive and Let Die , Dr. Kananga , is a berth - on spoof of the one - note villains bump in blaxploitation picture . But his death is too ridiculous to be take in earnest , as he ’s inflated like a balloon until he pops . His brother Tee Hee , on the other script , towers over Bond and beat him to a mush , so it ’s firmly not to take him seriously . Tee Hee has all the hallmarks of a great Bond villain : a distinctive queerness , a frightening physique , and unflinching barbarism .
5Mr. Hinx
Blofeld’s henchman in Spectre
Christoph Waltz yield a chilling go as Bond ’s mischievous - nemesis , Blofeld , inSpectre . But the movie ’s idea - dull machine reveal that Blofeld is in reality Bond ’s long - suffer brother – a twist cribbed from theAustin Powersmovies – ruined this incarnation of the iconic baddie . Dave Bautista is one of the clear highlight ofSpectrein the role of Blofeld ’s top henchman , Mr. Hinx , who uses his sizing and strength to pummel 007 on a race gear . After henchman had been absent from a couple of movies , Bautista play the collaborator trope back in manner .
4Oddjob
Auric Goldfinger’s henchman in Goldfinger
Gert Fröbe ’s claim part inGoldfingeris the ultimate Bond villain – a megalomaniac with illusion of splendour , a private ground forces at his disposal , and a ridiculous programme for world supremacy ( destroying all the gold in Fort Knox to increase the value of his own ) – but his sidekick , Oddjob , steal the show . Oddjob has an unforgettable look with his razor - bladed bowler lid , and his personality is both delightfully quirky and unnervingly sinister . In the final battle , Bond does n’t fight Goldfinger ; he struggle Oddjob , and gets so desperate that he resorts to throw gold bars at his opponent .
3Xenia Onatopp
Alec Trevelyan’s henchwoman in GoldenEye
Sean Bean ’s Alec Trevelyan is one of the most emotionally take scoundrel inGoldenEye – as a former colleague who betrayed Bond , he made things personal – but Famke Janssen ’s Xenia Onatopp is a more memorable baddie . Xenia is a literal femme fatalewho make her enemies and then crushes them to last with her thighs during sex . She ’s funnily charismatic and shares electric on - screen chemistry with Pierce Brosnan ’s 007 before revealing her honest motives .
2Red Grant
Rosa Klebb’s henchman in From Russia with Love
Rosa Klebb is technically the main scoundrel of Bond ’s second big - screen junket , From Russia with Love , but her hired accelerator pedal Red Grant is by far the most memorable antagonist of the film . While Klebb mostly quest for Bond from the safety of a war elbow room , Grant is the one on the frontlines , following 007 across Europe with intention to kill . Klebb never comes close to actually killing Bond , butGrant gets a lot unaired to kill Bond than most villain during his savage fistfight with 007 on the Orient Express . The keen Robert Shaw is genuinely threatening in this role .
1Jaws
Karl Stromberg’s henchman in The Spy Who Loved Me and Hugo Drax’s henchman in Moonraker
jaw proved to be so democratic amongJames Bondfans that he was brought back for a second motion picture , and he managed to overshadow his employers in both case . The Spy Who roll in the hay Me ’s Karl Stromberg is a Graeco-Roman megalomanic Bond villain , whileMoonraker ’s Hugo Drax has a god complex that leads him to adjudicate to reshape humanity . Butneither of them is anywhere near as iconic or beloved as Richard Kiel ’s metallic element - toothed henchmanwho jaw through a ski lift cablegram and trounce a shark in a pungent competition .
