Ranking Every DC Movie Villain From Worst To Best

For all of the struggles the DC comic book movie franchises have endured over the years - with resurrections almost as appropriate a word as reboots - their occasional failings have never been down to a problem with the source. The comic books represent an embarrassment of riches, particularly in terms of characters, which has opened out scope for some truly memorable performances.

Inevitably, Batman and Superman movies dominate the franchise: only Jonah Hex, Green Lantern and Watchmen really count outside of those universes (let's all just agree to ignore Steel entirely), but even then we've seen no fewer than 34 big screen DC comic book movie villains since 1966. And that's not counting the snivelling side-kicks, seeded villains like Sinestro or army of henchmen.

Suicide Squad has now swollen the ranks even more, though in traditional terms, there are only three "villains" in there (the rest are - rather unfortunately - recast as anti-heroes despite their constant insistence that they're the "bad guys". But even still, that was enough for them to claim the accolade of WORST DC MOVIE VILLAIN EVER.

Behold, the entire DC comic book movie rogues gallery, ranked from worst to best.

Incredibly, rather than using the Joker as the main villain, or even Common's implied version of Tattoo Man (or even just anyone with some sympathetic humanity about them), Suicide Squad director David Ayer chose instead to turn on the CGI. Too much.

The first big bad of the sloppy film is a mess of effects (on a par with The Scorpion King) and no heart who stalks around with Ghostbusters-lite tentacles looking ridiculous and never once convincing he's up to the billing.

The idea of him isn't too bad, but almost everything about the execution - from finding a random host in the public toilets of a subway station to being blown up by a bomb - is deeply flawed.

If there's a sequel this is the least thing that has to change.