6. Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto - X-Men Series
Is there a more mis-interpreted villain than Magneto. Well, yes, thats why hes at Number Six, but still, its hard to consider Magneto a true bad guy with all hes gone through on the silver screen. Are we really expected to hate a man whose parents are taken from him in a concentration camp by the Nazis? From there, we discover the mutants are the victims of the Mutant Registration Act so, just to prove a point, he kidnaps Senator Kelly and turns him into a mutant. Really though, hes just doing it so the Senator understands what its like to be one of them so, basically, the kidnap has good motives. Yes, he tries to then turn all of the worlds leaders into mutants too but, why make a small point when a bigger one will do? For all this work on positive discrimination, he is thrown into prison but this doesnt stop his charitable work in highlighting the plight of mutants and bringing them together in a Brotherhood. Hes even falsely accused of killing President Kennedy (when we all know it was lee Harvey Oswald right? Right?!). Anyway, Erik is a fighter for equal rights and, like any strong-willed campaigner, is punished by the system. Power to the mutants!