1. Alec Trevelyan
The ultimate anti-Bond, the renegade former 006 has even more going for him than a quietly bitter and vicious performance by Sean Bean, a cast-iron motivation (his people were betrayed to Stalin by the British authorities, leading to the deaths of his parents) behind his plan to destroy the United Kingdom, and skills that are seemingly a match for Bonds in every respect (they had the same training, and were partners). What really marks him out is an aspect to his character unique in the annals of Bond villainy; he and James used to be friends. Bond cant face him with quite the same cool detachment and arch professionalism that he unleashes on most of his foes. This isnt some dribbling maniac trying to poison the worlds herring supply or nuke Switzerland; this is a comrade, a fellow super-spy who used to have James back. Trevelyan is perhaps the only person in the world who can truly relate to Bond and identify with his lonely, brutalising existence. Mad Little Alec has an intimacy with Bond far more profound than that which any number of shallow trysts can provide, which makes Trevelyans use of that knowledge to fuel his smug contempt for his one-time brother-in-arms all the more painful. Trevelyan gets all the best lines in Goldeneye; rather than generic rargh, rargh, Im totally going to kill you taunts, he cruelly dissects the hollowness at the heart of Bonds character, telling him to his face that hes a loyal terrier whose celebrated hedonism is just his way of blocking out the years-worth of spilt blood on his hands. Their climactic punch-up is one of the most epic finales to a Bond film ever, two arch-killers locked in a dizzying aerial duel, with a curiously tragic, yet satisfyingly spectacular finish. However, the earlier confrontation scenes are what truly make their rivalry crackle with tension, establishing Goldeneye as my favourite Bond film to date, and 006 as my favourite Bond villain.