10 Best One-Time Only Doctor Who Villains
4. Sutekh (Pyramids Of Mars)
You know that feeling you get when you watch certain villains, and you just can't help but be impressed at how much of a badass they are? Well, here's one for you.
The villain in the Fourth Doctor story Pyramids of Mars, Sutekh - a member of the Osirans, an almost god-like race of beings - is one of the most powerful villains the Doctor has ever faced, and he certainly displayed his enormous strength on plenty of occasions throughout his single appearance in the show.
We don't often see villains who are able to make the Doctor feel well and truly helpless, but Sutekh did just that. At the beginning of the final part of the serial, he pretty much messes with the Doctor like he's a squeaky dog toy, telling him that he could kill him in any way imaginable, while also calling the mighty Time Lord a "plaything of Sutekh".
Oh yeah. Like we said - he's a badass.
Sutekh is a standout from the classic years of the show, and his enormous, devilish mask combined with his calm demeanour and well-spoken delivery made for a truly unsettling foe that we sadly didn't see a lot of.