15 Greatest TV Villains Of 2014 So Far

12. The Swede (Hell On Wheels)

Thug for hire, Thor Gundersen (aka The Swede) sidles into town to assist Thomas Durant as an enforcer tasked with overseeing the comings-and-goings during the construction of the Union Pacific Railway. His rather questionable past (which involves an epiphany with a hearty side order of cannibalism) has morphed him into a man without morals. He€™ll squeeze information from anybody, then hang €˜em and leave them for dead. He lacks any sense of loyalty and easily does an about face on so-called allies (Durant, for one.) His malice is unquestionable - casually killing innocents to manipulate his foes into doing what he wants. Season three€™s senseless murder of a quaint family was too brutal for words. Couldn€™t he just leave a nasty note?!
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