Ranking EVERY James Bond Henchman From Worst To Best

Welcome, at last, Mr Bond.

Never say "No Time to Die will never be released" again; it's coming, albeit much, much later than originally planned. Delayed multiple times due to the global pandemic, Daniel Craig's last outing as 007 is finally here

If anything, the wait has only intensified the excitement for James Bond's landmark 25th official adventure, as 007 fans stand ready to hold the film's traditional elements up against those that came before.

How will Rami Malek's villain match up to the likes of Goldfinger and Le Chiffre? Will the score leave us cheering for more? Where will the action sequences rank among the franchise's best? When will Bond say "shaken, not stirred" - and how will he say it?

Crucially, to correct an area often lacking in Craig's era, will No Time to Die give us a henchman worthy of the name? There are so many to weigh the film's upcoming representatives against - and some minor foes cast much bigger shadows than others.

As a project of ambition on par with a villainous scheme found in any James Bond film (one of the weaker ones, anyway), here you'll find EVERY 007 henchman ranked - from the lowest of the low to the golden standard.

If there was a flaw in Daniel Craig's grandiose debut Casino Royale, it was that the traditional henchmen weren't exactly up to scratch. Such focus was placed on the enigmatic Le Chiffre and the cryptic Mr White that there was little time to spare on the loyal lackeys that, while second fiddle to the villains, represent a key facet of any Bond adventure.

If Quantum of Solace aimed to right that wrong, then... it surely failed. Then again, with a henchman like Elvis, it's hard to say they were trying at all.

Elvis is Dominic Greene's right-hand man - though no one knows why. Where Oddjob gave us an iconic bowler, this bowl-haired nincompoop is frequently humiliated and literally gets his pants blown off at the film's climax.

Known among diehards for his total lack of presence and unknown by most movie-goers for precisely the same reason, Elvis spends most of his time following Greene around in the unenviable position of propping up an already mediocre antagonist.

You might say the unfortunate underling provides some comic relief, but the only laugh he gets from the audience is when he's being tripped up on a stairwell by Bond Girl Strawberry Fields - resulting in him wearing a ridiculous neck brace. Tee-hee, we titter. Tee Hee, this guy ain't.