2. Hannibal Lecter - Hannibal
In what is by the best adaptation of Hannibal to date, Mads Mikkelsen plays brilliant forensic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Mads may not be the only one with the spotlight on him on the show, but character wise, he takes the cake. Hannibal is perfectly portrayed and in many ways, is what makes Hannibal Lecter #2 on this list. In this take of the classic character, Hannibal is tasked with being the informal psychiatrist of brilliant profiler Will Graham. Hannibal eventually goes on to befriend Will. However, friendship takes a backseat when you're a psychopath and ultimately, takes advantage of him. He deliberately mis-diagnoses him, and makes him think he is losing his mind. He also ultimately frames Will for his murders. Talk about a master manipulator. Hannibal is also cold and intelligent; the true mark of a sociopath. His hobbies include dressing up in custom made suits, being a food connoisseur, killing people and eating them...wait what?! That's right folks, if you already haven't figured it out through simple rhyming, Hannibal is in fact, a cannibal. What's that you say? There are many cannibalistic serial killers? Okay, well how many of them hunt down their victims, kill them, take all the different parts out, make a stunning french dish whose name you can't pronounce, and all the while in a suit? What definitely makes Hannibal one of the top on this list though, is the fact that he is quite audacious. He regularly feeds the human parts disguising it as other meats, to his 'friends'. FBI Special Agents included. He is also incredibly brutal, hacking up people as he pleases, all just for show. Whether is it carving up people's faces ear to ear, or hanging them like a mantle piece on antlers, he is the ultimate master of macabre. The best part? There's rarely any real motive. He simply kills to see what reaction he can get, what horror he can invoke or how much damage he can create. That, or he's just really, really hungry. If you ask me, anyone who needs therapy can be instantly cured just by watching Hannibal at work. They'd be so terrified of psychiatrists, they're problems will simply melt like butter.