10 Most Badass James Bond Villain Lairs
6. Stealth Boat (Tomorrow Never Dies, 1997)
When orchestrating a global war for the sake of television ratings, it’s imperative to stay anonymous; lurking in the shadowy depths, silently pulling the strings of those who hold the power to decimate nations with the simple push of a button.
Elliott Carver’s stealth boat, then, is the ideal place for manufactured mayhem.
The bombastic Tomorrow Never Dies brings the time-tested Bond story formula of opposing global powers being coerced into combat straight into the media-mad modern age. With Carver’s sea drill-equipped stealth ship, the batty baron can sink frigates and vessels at will, while remaining completely undetectable.
This power effectively enables the Carver Media Group Network to not only cover news stories, but to create them - namely by provoking war between superpowers; committing acts of destruction anonymously and manufacturing evidence that can implicate whomever the menacing media mogul so chooses.
It’s also the setting of a fiery climax with no shortage of loud noises, bullet shells, explosions and those tried and trusted action staples of 007 movies: missile countdowns.
Carver’s stealthy lair has to rank highly in the realms of badassery for the immense power it wields within while remaining all but invisible; a particularly devastating poltergeist with a penchant for mass mischief.