Ranking EVERY James Bond Henchman From Worst To Best
46. C (Spectre, 2015)
Just look at that villainous visage - it's no great shock when Andrew Scott's C turns out to be quite the Cad.
Through decades of prior films, we could almost always rely on MI6 as having James Bond's back when all was said and done. Even on those few occasions when 007 went rogue, we always knew that Her Majesty's Government would welcome him back with open arms.
That's because we knew who was on whose side. Bond versus baddies - the divide was clear.
When C is revealed to be serving SPECTRE’s ends from within the British government, however, this smarmy suit represents an entirely new threat to 007's status quo.
No mere footsoldier, C is in a position of real power as Director-General of the film's Joint Security Service. Enough to destabilise British Intelligence from the inside out while granting SPECTRE access to the world's most intrusive surveillance system. In short, putting the criminal organisation's eyes on the globe to an unlimited extent.
It's fitting that C comes head to head with M in the film's climax - their fight isn't between field operatives like double-ohs, it's for control as the hands that pull - or cut - their strings.