It has been said that every fictional hero is only as good as its villain. Well, in the case of a heroic character as iconic and beloved as Indiana Jones — who most recently returned to the big screen in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny — the globe-trotting, daredevil archaeologist must have one of the most fearsome rogues galleries in cinematic history.
Now, as a life-long, die-hard fan of the Indiana Jones movies, that is a claim I can easily get behind. Of course, the question is, which of the many dastardly fiends who have faced off against one of the Harrison Ford’s greatest characters is the baddest and the best of the bunch. We’ll see if we can answer that question by ranking the great major Indiana Jones villains in ascending order below.
