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List of James Bond villains

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The following is a list of primary antagonists in the James Bond novels and film series.

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· Novel villains by author › Ian Fleming
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
Novel
Casino Royale
Villain
Le Chiffre
Objective
Pay off his embarrassing debts to his SMERSH masters by winning the money at Casino Royale's baccarat table.
Outcome
James Bond beats Le Chiffre at baccarat.
Fate
Shot in the head by a SMERSH hitman.
Live and Let Die
Live and Let Die
Novel
Live and Let Die
Villain
Mr. Big (Buonaparte Ignace Gallia)
Objective
Smuggle and sell ancient gold coins to finance SMERSH operations.
Outcome
Bond kills Mr Big.
Fate
Eaten by sharks and barracuda after he falls into the water when Bond blows up his boat.
Moonraker
Moonraker
Novel
Moonraker
Villain
Sir Hugo Drax (Graf Hugo von der Drache)
Objective
Destroy London with a nuclear missile, the eponymous Moonraker.
Outcome
Before the Moonraker is launched, Bond and Gala Brand escape. Gala gives Bond the proper coordinates to reprogram the gyros and send the Moonraker into the sea.
Fate
Drax and his men escape to the North Sea in a Soviet submarine, but are killed in the explosion of the Moonraker when it lands in their vicinity.
Diamonds Are Forever
Diamonds Are Forever
Novel
Diamonds Are Forever
Villain
Jack Spang
Objective
Smuggle a large cache of diamonds worth millions of dollars from Africa to America to fund organisation.
Outcome
Smuggling operation is dismantled when all operatives are assassinated.
Fate
Killed when Bond shoots down his helicopter.
Seraffimo Spang
Seraffimo Spang
Novel
Seraffimo Spang
Villain
Bond shoots him while he is driving a train, causing it to derail and crash.
From Russia, with Love
From Russia, with Love
Novel
From Russia, with Love
Villain
Rosa Klebb
Objective
Kill Bond in a humiliating sex scandal, kill MI6 cryptanalysts with a boobytrapped cipher machine.
Outcome
Bond kills SMERSH assassin Grant and foils the booby trap plot, but is nearly killed by Klebb with a poisoned shoe blade.
Fate
Captured by the Deuxième Bureau and later dies.
Donovan "Red" Grant
Donovan "Red" Grant
Novel
Donovan "Red" Grant
Villain
Killed by Bond
Dr. No
Dr. No
Novel
Dr. No
Villain
Dr. Julius No
Objective
Disrupt U missile tests.
Outcome
Dr. No is killed and the project is dismantled.
Fate
Buried under a pile of guano by Bond.
Goldfinger
Goldfinger
Novel
Goldfinger
Villain
Auric Goldfinger
Objective
Steal the U . gold supply from Fort Knox to finance SMERSH.
Outcome
U . authorities are alerted by Bond.
Fate
Strangled by Bond with his bare hands in a fit of rage after hijacking an aeroplane.
"From a View to a Kill" (short story)
"From a View to a Kill" (short story)
Novel
"From a View to a Kill" (short story)
Villain
GRU agents
Objective
Kill dispatch-riders of SHAPE to steal information from the British Secret Service.
Outcome
The riders are killed but the information is recovered by Bond.
Fate
Shot by Bond and Mary Ann Russell.
"For Your Eyes Only" (short story)
"For Your Eyes Only" (short story)
Novel
"For Your Eyes Only" (short story)
Villain
Colonel von Hammerstein
Objective
Acquire the Havelock estate in Jamaica to use as a headquarters for a drug running operation.
Outcome
Obtains the estate, but both are later killed.
Fate
Killed by Judy Havelock with an arrow.
Hector Gonzales
Hector Gonzales
Novel
Hector Gonzales
Villain
Shot by Bond in firefight.
"Risico" (short story)
"Risico" (short story)
Novel
"Risico" (short story)
Villain
Aristotle Kristatos
Objective
Smuggle drugs, aid Soviet missile development, and trick Bond into killing rival.
Outcome
Bond discovers the truth.
Fate
Shot by Bond while driving his car, and the car rolls off into the fog.
"The Hildebrand Rarity" (short story)
"The Hildebrand Rarity" (short story)
Novel
"The Hildebrand Rarity" (short story)
Villain
Milton Krest
Objective
Catch the Hildebrand Rarity by any means necessary.
Outcome
Succeeds, but dies.
Fate
Chokes to death on the rare fish, possibly murdered by either his battered wife Liz Krest or a guest on his yacht he offended earlier that night. Bond throws the body overboard.
Thunderball
Thunderball
Novel
Thunderball
Villain
Emilio Largo
Objective
Blackmail the western world with two stolen atomic bombs.
Outcome
Bond discovers the location of the bombs.
Fate
Shot in the neck with a speargun by his mistress, Domino Vitali.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Novel
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Villain
Survives.
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me
Novel
The Spy Who Loved Me
Villain
Mr. Sanguinetti
Objective
Have his motel burnt down, and have Vivienne Michel assassinated to claim the property and life insurances.
Outcome
His assassins fail to kill Vivienne and set the place on fire.
Fate
Arrested by the U . Border Patrol.
Sol "Horror" Horowitz and "Sluggsy" Morant
Sol "Horror" Horowitz and "Sluggsy" Morant
Novel
Sol "Horror" Horowitz and "Sluggsy" Morant
Villain
Assassinate Vivienne Michel under orders of Mr. Sanguinetti and torch the motel owned by Sanguinetti.
Objective
They fail to kill Vivienne and are killed themselves.
Outcome
Both are shot to death by Bond.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Novel
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Villain
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (a . Comte Balthazar le Bleuville)
Objective
Develop a deadly virus to destroy British livestock and cereals.
Outcome
The virus and their headquarters are destroyed by Bond and Marc-Ange Draco's Union Corse.
Fate
Survives.
You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice
Novel
You Only Live Twice
Villain
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (a . Dr. Guntram Shatterhand)
Objective
He creates a "garden of death" and entices depressed Japanese to suicide. He charges for the suicides to refinance SPECTRE.
Outcome
His lair is destroyed and his henchmen are killed by Bond.
Fate
Strangled by Bond with his bare hands in a fit of rage.
The Man with the Golden Gun
The Man with the Golden Gun
Novel
The Man with the Golden Gun
Villain
Francisco (Paco) "Pistols" Scaramanga
Objective
Expand his international crime organisation into the Caribbean and organise smuggling operations to finance.
Outcome
Kills one associate himself; another is shot by Felix Leiter; the others die in a bridge explosion.
Fate
Shot through the heart by Bond.
"Octopussy" (short story)
"Octopussy" (short story)
Novel
"Octopussy" (short story)
Villain
Major Dexter Smythe
Objective
Live off looted Nazi gold.
Outcome
Discovered by Bond, he is faced with the choice between prosecution and suicide.
Fate
Accidentally stung by a scorpionfish, then partially eaten by an octopus.
"The Property of a Lady" (short story)
"The Property of a Lady" (short story)
Novel
"The Property of a Lady" (short story)
Villain
Maria Freudenstein and her Soviet contact
Objective
Receive secret payment for double agent services.
Outcome
Succeeds.
Fate
Survives, but her contact is deported.
"The Living Daylights" (short story)
"The Living Daylights" (short story)
Novel
"The Living Daylights" (short story)
Villain
Trigger, KGB assassin.
Objective
Assassinate defector.
Outcome
Her gun is shot out of her hand before she can kill the defector.
Fate
Wounded by Bond, she survives and escapes.
"007 in New York" (short story)
"007 in New York" (short story)
Novel
"007 in New York" (short story)
Villain
KGB double-agent
Objective
Blackmail MI6 using a female employee.
Outcome
Employee is tipped off by Bond.
Fate
Arrested by the CIA.
Novel
Villain
Objective
Outcome
Fate
Casino Royale
Le Chiffre
Pay off his embarrassing debts to his SMERSH masters by winning the money at Casino Royale's baccarat table.
James Bond beats Le Chiffre at baccarat.
Shot in the head by a SMERSH hitman.
Live and Let Die
Mr. Big (Buonaparte Ignace Gallia)
Smuggle and sell ancient gold coins to finance SMERSH operations.
Bond kills Mr Big.
Eaten by sharks and barracuda after he falls into the water when Bond blows up his boat.
Moonraker
Sir Hugo Drax (Graf Hugo von der Drache)
Destroy London with a nuclear missile, the eponymous Moonraker.
Before the Moonraker is launched, Bond and Gala Brand escape. Gala gives Bond the proper coordinates to reprogram the gyros and send the Moonraker into the sea.
Drax and his men escape to the North Sea in a Soviet submarine, but are killed in the explosion of the Moonraker when it lands in their vicinity.
Diamonds Are Forever
Jack Spang
Smuggle a large cache of diamonds worth millions of dollars from Africa to America to fund organisation.
Smuggling operation is dismantled when all operatives are assassinated.
Killed when Bond shoots down his helicopter.
Seraffimo Spang
Bond shoots him while he is driving a train, causing it to derail and crash.
From Russia, with Love
Rosa Klebb
Kill Bond in a humiliating sex scandal, kill MI6 cryptanalysts with a boobytrapped cipher machine.
Bond kills SMERSH assassin Grant and foils the booby trap plot, but is nearly killed by Klebb with a poisoned shoe blade.
Captured by the Deuxième Bureau and later dies.
Donovan "Red" Grant
Killed by Bond
Dr. No
Dr. Julius No
Disrupt U missile tests.
Dr. No is killed and the project is dismantled.
Buried under a pile of guano by Bond.
Goldfinger
Auric Goldfinger
Steal the U . gold supply from Fort Knox to finance SMERSH.
U . authorities are alerted by Bond.
Strangled by Bond with his bare hands in a fit of rage after hijacking an aeroplane.
"From a View to a Kill" (short story)
GRU agents
Kill dispatch-riders of SHAPE to steal information from the British Secret Service.
The riders are killed but the information is recovered by Bond.
Shot by Bond and Mary Ann Russell.
"For Your Eyes Only" (short story)
Colonel von Hammerstein
Acquire the Havelock estate in Jamaica to use as a headquarters for a drug running operation.
Obtains the estate, but both are later killed.
Killed by Judy Havelock with an arrow.
Hector Gonzales
Shot by Bond in firefight.
"Risico" (short story)
Aristotle Kristatos
Smuggle drugs, aid Soviet missile development, and trick Bond into killing rival.
Bond discovers the truth.
Shot by Bond while driving his car, and the car rolls off into the fog.
"The Hildebrand Rarity" (short story)
Milton Krest
Catch the Hildebrand Rarity by any means necessary.
Succeeds, but dies.
Chokes to death on the rare fish, possibly murdered by either his battered wife Liz Krest or a guest on his yacht he offended earlier that night. Bond throws the body overboard.
Thunderball
Emilio Largo
Blackmail the western world with two stolen atomic bombs.
Bond discovers the location of the bombs.
Shot in the neck with a speargun by his mistress, Domino Vitali.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Survives.
The Spy Who Loved Me
Mr. Sanguinetti
Have his motel burnt down, and have Vivienne Michel assassinated to claim the property and life insurances.
His assassins fail to kill Vivienne and set the place on fire.
Arrested by the U . Border Patrol.
Sol "Horror" Horowitz and "Sluggsy" Morant
Assassinate Vivienne Michel under orders of Mr. Sanguinetti and torch the motel owned by Sanguinetti.
They fail to kill Vivienne and are killed themselves.
Both are shot to death by Bond.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (a . Comte Balthazar le Bleuville)
Develop a deadly virus to destroy British livestock and cereals.
The virus and their headquarters are destroyed by Bond and Marc-Ange Draco's Union Corse.
Survives.
You Only Live Twice
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (a . Dr. Guntram Shatterhand)
He creates a "garden of death" and entices depressed Japanese to suicide. He charges for the suicides to refinance SPECTRE.
His lair is destroyed and his henchmen are killed by Bond.
Strangled by Bond with his bare hands in a fit of rage.
The Man with the Golden Gun
Francisco (Paco) "Pistols" Scaramanga
Expand his international crime organisation into the Caribbean and organise smuggling operations to finance.
Kills one associate himself; another is shot by Felix Leiter; the others die in a bridge explosion.
Shot through the heart by Bond.
"Octopussy" (short story)
Major Dexter Smythe
Live off looted Nazi gold.
Discovered by Bond, he is faced with the choice between prosecution and suicide.
Accidentally stung by a scorpionfish, then partially eaten by an octopus.
"The Property of a Lady" (short story)
Maria Freudenstein and her Soviet contact
Receive secret payment for double agent services.
Succeeds.
Survives, but her contact is deported.
"The Living Daylights" (short story)
Trigger, KGB assassin.
Assassinate defector.
Her gun is shot out of her hand before she can kill the defector.
Wounded by Bond, she survives and escapes.
"007 in New York" (short story)
KGB double-agent
Blackmail MI6 using a female employee.
Employee is tipped off by Bond.
Arrested by the CIA.
· Novel villains by author › Kingsley Amis (writing as Robert Markham)
Colonel Sun
Colonel Sun
Novel
Colonel Sun
Villain
Colonel Sun Liang-tan
Objective
Sabotage USSR summit conference, frame Great Britain.
Outcome
Operatives are killed, and summit conference members are alerted.
Fate
Stabbed in the back and heart by Bond.
Novel
Villain
Objective
Outcome
Fate
Colonel Sun
Colonel Sun Liang-tan
Sabotage USSR summit conference, frame Great Britain.
Operatives are killed, and summit conference members are alerted.
Stabbed in the back and heart by Bond.
· Novel villains by author › Christopher Wood
James Bond, the Spy Who Loved Me
James Bond, the Spy Who Loved Me
Novel
James Bond, the Spy Who Loved Me
Villain
Sigmund Stromberg
Objective
Use stolen submarines to provoke a nuclear war between the U . and the Soviets, then rebuild humanity under the ocean.
Outcome
Bond destroys his base and blows up the submarines.
Fate
Shot twice in the groin and twice in the chest by Bond.
James Bond and Moonraker
James Bond and Moonraker
Novel
James Bond and Moonraker
Villain
Hugo Drax
Objective
Fire a nerve agent from space to kill the entire population of earth, then create a new civilisation in space.
Outcome
Bond destroys his space station and, with it, the globes containing the nerve agent.
Fate
Shot with a poison dart by Bond before being pushed out of an airlock and blown into the vacuum of space.
Novel
Villain
Objective
Outcome
Fate
James Bond, the Spy Who Loved Me
Sigmund Stromberg
Use stolen submarines to provoke a nuclear war between the U . and the Soviets, then rebuild humanity under the ocean.
Bond destroys his base and blows up the submarines.
Shot twice in the groin and twice in the chest by Bond.
James Bond and Moonraker
Hugo Drax
Fire a nerve agent from space to kill the entire population of earth, then create a new civilisation in space.
Bond destroys his space station and, with it, the globes containing the nerve agent.
Shot with a poison dart by Bond before being pushed out of an airlock and blown into the vacuum of space.
· Novel villains by author › John Gardner
Licence Renewed
Licence Renewed
Novel
Licence Renewed
Villain
Dr. Anton Murik
Objective
Hold nuclear power plants hostage in exchange for $50 billion to build a safe reactor.
Outcome
Bond gives the abort order to the henchmen.
Fate
Shot by Bond with Gyrojet pistol.
For Special Services
For Special Services
Novel
For Special Services
Villain
SPECTRE – Nena Bismaquer (née Blofeld)
Objective
Use Bond to take control of NORAD.
Outcome
Nena's husband, Markus Bismaquer, breaks her hypnotic spell on Bond before the plan succeeds.
Fate
Crushed by her own pythons.
Icebreaker
Icebreaker
Novel
Icebreaker
Villain
Count Konrad von Glöda (also known as "Aarne Tudeer")
Objective
Bring back Nazism by wiping out Communists.
Outcome
Bond defeats him with the aid of Paula Vacker, a Supo agent and Brad Tirpitz, a member of the CIA.
Fate
Shot by Bond.
Role of Honour
Role of Honour
Novel
Role of Honour
Villain
Jay Autem Holy
Objective
Disarm U . and Soviet nuclear weaponry through a computerised scheme to create world peace.
Outcome
Bond's "defection" to SPECTRE is actually a ruse, and he ruins them.
Fate
Shot and killed by Rahani.
Tamil Rahani (SPECTRE)
Tamil Rahani (SPECTRE)
Novel
Tamil Rahani (SPECTRE)
Villain
Disarm the U . nuclear weaponry to give the USSR an advantage in the Cold War.
Objective
Escapes, but injures himself in his parachute landing, contracting cancer in his spinal cord and left terminally ill, with a short time left, between days and four months.
Nobody Lives for Ever
Nobody Lives for Ever
Novel
Nobody Lives for Ever
Villain
Tamil Rahani (SPECTRE)
Objective
Put a large bounty on Bond's head to have him assassinated following his terminal spinal cord diagnosis.
Outcome
Bond kills him.
Fate
Blown up by bed bomb, courtesy of Bond.
No Deals, Mr. Bond
No Deals, Mr. Bond
Novel
No Deals, Mr. Bond
Villain
General Konstantin Nikolaevich Chernov (also known as "Blackfriar")
Objective
Kill all participants in a defunct espionage operation.
Outcome
Bond saves them.
Fate
Arrested.
Scorpius
Scorpius
Novel
Scorpius
Villain
Vladimir Scorpius (also known as "Father Valentine")
Objective
Carry out assassinations with a cult of suicide bombers, ultimately kill the U . president and British prime minister.
Outcome
The cult is raided and disbanded, and the president and prime minister are saved.
Fate
Bitten by cottonmouths.
Win, Lose or Die
Win, Lose or Die
Novel
Win, Lose or Die
Villain
BAST–Bassam Baradj
Objective
Capture aircraft carrier with US, UK, and USSR leaders on board and hold them for ransom.
Outcome
Bond overtakes the ship.
Fate
Shot by Bond's ally Beatrice Maria da Ricci.
Licence to Kill (novelization)
Licence to Kill (novelization)
Novel
Licence to Kill (novelization)
Villain
Franz Sanchez
Objective
Smuggle drugs.
Outcome
Bond destroys the factory.
Fate
Set on fire by Bond.
Brokenclaw
Brokenclaw
Novel
Brokenclaw
Villain
"Brokenclaw" Lee Fu-Chu
Objective
Sell secret plans for underwater defence system to Red China, and crash the world stock market with a computerised scheme.
Outcome
Chinese agents captured and impersonated by Bond and ally Sue Chi-Ho, and their base is blown up.
Fate
Shot by Bond with bow and arrow.
The Man from Barbarossa
The Man from Barbarossa
Novel
The Man from Barbarossa
Villain
General Yevgeny Yuskovich
Objective
Supply Iraq with nuclear weapons.
Outcome
Battleship with nuclear weapons destroyed.
Fate
Dies when his ship is blown up.
Death is Forever
Death is Forever
Novel
Death is Forever
Villain
Wolfgang Weisen
Objective
Assassinate all members of British-American CABAL, and destabilise Western Europe by blowing up train containing several world leaders.
Outcome
Train remotely stopped before it can reach its destination.
Fate
Electrocuted on train railing.
Never Send Flowers
Never Send Flowers
Novel
Never Send Flowers
Villain
David Dragonpol
Objective
Assassinate Princess Diana and her sons at Euro Disney.
Outcome
The royal family is prevented from arriving at Euro Disney.
Fate
Blown up by his own bomb.
SeaFire
SeaFire
Novel
SeaFire
Villain
Sir Maxwell Tarn
Objective
Start oil spill fire during demonstration with U-boat.
Outcome
Bond destroys the submarine.
Fate
Burns to death when Bond shoots him with a flare.
GoldenEye (novelization)
GoldenEye (novelization)
Novel
GoldenEye (novelization)
Villain
Alec Trevelyan
Objective
Ruin London's economy.
Outcome
His base is destroyed.
Fate
Crushed by falling debris.
COLD
COLD
Novel
COLD
Villain
General Brutus Clay
Objective
Replace government with Puritan society.
Outcome
Bond discovers his plan and notifies his superiors to bomb the base.
Fate
Bond shoots him off a boat and he drowns in the water.
Novel
Villain
Objective
Outcome
Fate
Licence Renewed
Dr. Anton Murik
Hold nuclear power plants hostage in exchange for $50 billion to build a safe reactor.
Bond gives the abort order to the henchmen.
Shot by Bond with Gyrojet pistol.
For Special Services
SPECTRE – Nena Bismaquer (née Blofeld)
Use Bond to take control of NORAD.
Nena's husband, Markus Bismaquer, breaks her hypnotic spell on Bond before the plan succeeds.
Crushed by her own pythons.
Icebreaker
Count Konrad von Glöda (also known as "Aarne Tudeer")
Bring back Nazism by wiping out Communists.
Bond defeats him with the aid of Paula Vacker, a Supo agent and Brad Tirpitz, a member of the CIA.
Shot by Bond.
Role of Honour
Jay Autem Holy
Disarm U . and Soviet nuclear weaponry through a computerised scheme to create world peace.
Bond's "defection" to SPECTRE is actually a ruse, and he ruins them.
Shot and killed by Rahani.
Tamil Rahani (SPECTRE)
Disarm the U . nuclear weaponry to give the USSR an advantage in the Cold War.
Escapes, but injures himself in his parachute landing, contracting cancer in his spinal cord and left terminally ill, with a short time left, between days and four months.
Nobody Lives for Ever
Tamil Rahani (SPECTRE)
Put a large bounty on Bond's head to have him assassinated following his terminal spinal cord diagnosis.
Bond kills him.
Blown up by bed bomb, courtesy of Bond.
No Deals, Mr. Bond
General Konstantin Nikolaevich Chernov (also known as "Blackfriar")
Kill all participants in a defunct espionage operation.
Bond saves them.
Arrested.
Scorpius
Vladimir Scorpius (also known as "Father Valentine")
Carry out assassinations with a cult of suicide bombers, ultimately kill the U . president and British prime minister.
The cult is raided and disbanded, and the president and prime minister are saved.
Bitten by cottonmouths.
Win, Lose or Die
BAST–Bassam Baradj
Capture aircraft carrier with US, UK, and USSR leaders on board and hold them for ransom.
Bond overtakes the ship.
Shot by Bond's ally Beatrice Maria da Ricci.
Licence to Kill (novelization)
Franz Sanchez
Smuggle drugs.
Bond destroys the factory.
Set on fire by Bond.
Brokenclaw
"Brokenclaw" Lee Fu-Chu
Sell secret plans for underwater defence system to Red China, and crash the world stock market with a computerised scheme.
Chinese agents captured and impersonated by Bond and ally Sue Chi-Ho, and their base is blown up.
Shot by Bond with bow and arrow.
The Man from Barbarossa
General Yevgeny Yuskovich
Supply Iraq with nuclear weapons.
Battleship with nuclear weapons destroyed.
Dies when his ship is blown up.
Death is Forever
Wolfgang Weisen
Assassinate all members of British-American CABAL, and destabilise Western Europe by blowing up train containing several world leaders.
Train remotely stopped before it can reach its destination.
Electrocuted on train railing.
Never Send Flowers
David Dragonpol
Assassinate Princess Diana and her sons at Euro Disney.
The royal family is prevented from arriving at Euro Disney.
Blown up by his own bomb.
SeaFire
Sir Maxwell Tarn
Start oil spill fire during demonstration with U-boat.
Bond destroys the submarine.
Burns to death when Bond shoots him with a flare.
GoldenEye (novelization)
Alec Trevelyan
Ruin London's economy.
His base is destroyed.
Crushed by falling debris.
COLD
General Brutus Clay
Replace government with Puritan society.
Bond discovers his plan and notifies his superiors to bomb the base.
Bond shoots him off a boat and he drowns in the water.
· Novel villains by author › Raymond Benson
"Blast from the Past" (short story)
"Blast from the Past" (short story)
Novel
"Blast from the Past" (short story)
Villain
Irma Bunt
Objective
Kill James Bond by shaving him with a razor soaked in Japanese pufferfish poison and "accidentally" nicking him.
Outcome
Bond is rescued by MI6 agent Cheryl Haven.
Fate
Shot by Bond.
Zero Minus Ten
Zero Minus Ten
Novel
Zero Minus Ten
Villain
Guy Thackeray
Objective
Destroy Hong Kong with a nuclear bomb.
Outcome
The location of the bomb is discovered, and the bomb is neutralised.
Fate
Drowned by Bond.
Tomorrow Never Dies (novelization)
Tomorrow Never Dies (novelization)
Novel
Tomorrow Never Dies (novelization)
Villain
Elliot Carver
Objective
Initiate a war between the United Kingdom and China by destroying Beijing to boost ratings.
Outcome
Bond and Wai Lin destroy the bomb and Carver's base.
Fate
Forced into the path of the Sea-Vac drill, controlled by Bond, and killed.
The Facts of Death
The Facts of Death
Novel
The Facts of Death
Villain
Konstantine Romanos
Objective
Instigate war between Greece and Turkey by firing nuclear missile into Turkey.
Outcome
Killed by fellow Decada member Hera Volopoulos.
Fate
Killed by Hera.
Hera Volopoulos
Hera Volopoulos
Novel
Hera Volopoulos
Villain
Release virus onto the world and profit from treatment.
Objective
Stopped with assistance from Greek military.
Outcome
Blown up, then drowned by Bond.
"Midsummer Night's Doom" (short story)
"Midsummer Night's Doom" (short story)
Novel
"Midsummer Night's Doom" (short story)
Villain
Anton Redenius (a likely reference to Doug Redenius of the Ian Fleming Foundation)
Objective
Sell Ministry of Defence secrets to the Russian Mafia.
Outcome
After being identified as the culprit, the microfilm is retrieved by Bond.
Fate
Arrested.
High Time to Kill
High Time to Kill
Novel
High Time to Kill
Villain
Roland Marquis
Objective
Retrieve Skin 17 microdot from corpse on Kangchenjunga mountain before Bond does and sell it to the Russian Mafia.
Outcome
Marquis gives Bond the microdot in exchange for oxygen.
Fate
Chased by Bond to the mountain's peak and dies of oxygen deprivation.
Le Gérant, The Union
Le Gérant, The Union
Novel
Le Gérant, The Union
Villain
Retrieve the microdot and sell it to the Chinese government.
Objective
Survives.
The World Is Not Enough (novelization)
The World Is Not Enough (novelization)
Novel
The World Is Not Enough (novelization)
Villain
Elektra King
Objective
Kill her father to take over his oil business and destroy Istanbul in order to monopolise the oil market.
Outcome
Succeeds in killing her father, Sir Robert King, but Bond kills her and Renard's submarine is sunk.
Fate
Shot in the chest by Bond.
Victor 'Renard' Zokas
Victor 'Renard' Zokas
Novel
Victor 'Renard' Zokas
Villain
Assassinate Elektra's father and then use a nuclear submarine to destroy Istanbul; allowing him to commit one final act of terror and giving Elektra leverage over the oil industry.
Objective
Succeeds in killing Sir Robert King, but Bond kills Elektra, kills him and sinks the submarine.
Outcome
Impaled by his own plutonium rod shot out of the reactor by Bond.
"Live at Five" (short story)
"Live at Five" (short story)
Novel
"Live at Five" (short story)
Villain
KGB (Natalia's coach)
Objective
Prevent Russian ice skater Natalia Lustokov's defection to the West.
Outcome
Bond helps Natalia defect on live television.
Fate
The KGB is embarrassed in public.
DoubleShot
DoubleShot
Novel
DoubleShot
Villain
Domingo Espada
Objective
Overthrow Gibraltar's government with a series of assassinations, then frame James Bond by using a lookalike Peredeur Glyn as assassin and install Espada as the new governor.
Outcome
Bond kills his double Glyn and takes his place, foiling the coup.
Fate
Shot through cheek by Bond and chokes to death on his own blood.
Le Gérant, The Union
Le Gérant, The Union
Novel
Le Gérant, The Union
Villain
Survives.
Never Dream of Dying
Never Dream of Dying
Novel
Never Dream of Dying
Villain
Le Gérant, The Union
Objective
Make a political statement about Western decadence by blowing up the Cannes Film Festival with CL-20 explosives.
Outcome
Bond discovers the location of the bomb, prevents remote detonation by telephone call, and informs the authorities.
Fate
Blown up in an escape helicopter by Bond's grenade launcher. The Union is permanently disbanded soon after.
Goro Yoshida
Goro Yoshida
Novel
Goro Yoshida
Villain
Survives.
The Man with the Red Tattoo
The Man with the Red Tattoo
Novel
The Man with the Red Tattoo
Villain
Goro Yoshida
Objective
Release a deadly mutant strain of the West Nile virus via mosquitoes on the Western world.
Outcome
The virus is destroyed.
Fate
Commits seppuku before he can be captured by Bond.
Die Another Day (novelization)
Die Another Day (novelization)
Novel
Die Another Day (novelization)
Villain
Colonel Moon/Gustav Graves
Objective
Smuggle diamonds and use the Icarus satellite to attack South Korea before invading it.
Outcome
Bond dismantles the diamond smuggling operation and the Icarus controls are destroyed.
Fate
His escape vehicle is driven over a cliff, then his parachute is opened by Bond next to the torn fuselage, sucking him out into the plane engine.
The Hook and the Eye (Felix Leiter Novel)
The Hook and the Eye (Felix Leiter Novel)
Novel
The Hook and the Eye (Felix Leiter Novel)
Novel
Villain
Objective
Outcome
Fate
"Blast from the Past" (short story)
Irma Bunt
Kill James Bond by shaving him with a razor soaked in Japanese pufferfish poison and "accidentally" nicking him.
Bond is rescued by MI6 agent Cheryl Haven.
Shot by Bond.
Zero Minus Ten
Guy Thackeray
Destroy Hong Kong with a nuclear bomb.
The location of the bomb is discovered, and the bomb is neutralised.
Drowned by Bond.
Tomorrow Never Dies (novelization)
Elliot Carver
Initiate a war between the United Kingdom and China by destroying Beijing to boost ratings.
Bond and Wai Lin destroy the bomb and Carver's base.
Forced into the path of the Sea-Vac drill, controlled by Bond, and killed.
The Facts of Death
Konstantine Romanos
Instigate war between Greece and Turkey by firing nuclear missile into Turkey.
Killed by fellow Decada member Hera Volopoulos.
Killed by Hera.
Hera Volopoulos
Release virus onto the world and profit from treatment.
Stopped with assistance from Greek military.
Blown up, then drowned by Bond.
"Midsummer Night's Doom" (short story)
Anton Redenius (a likely reference to Doug Redenius of the Ian Fleming Foundation)
Sell Ministry of Defence secrets to the Russian Mafia.
After being identified as the culprit, the microfilm is retrieved by Bond.
Arrested.
High Time to Kill
Roland Marquis
Retrieve Skin 17 microdot from corpse on Kangchenjunga mountain before Bond does and sell it to the Russian Mafia.
Marquis gives Bond the microdot in exchange for oxygen.
Chased by Bond to the mountain's peak and dies of oxygen deprivation.
Le Gérant, The Union
Retrieve the microdot and sell it to the Chinese government.
Survives.
The World Is Not Enough (novelization)
Elektra King
Kill her father to take over his oil business and destroy Istanbul in order to monopolise the oil market.
Succeeds in killing her father, Sir Robert King, but Bond kills her and Renard's submarine is sunk.
Shot in the chest by Bond.
Victor 'Renard' Zokas
Assassinate Elektra's father and then use a nuclear submarine to destroy Istanbul; allowing him to commit one final act of terror and giving Elektra leverage over the oil industry.
Succeeds in killing Sir Robert King, but Bond kills Elektra, kills him and sinks the submarine.
Impaled by his own plutonium rod shot out of the reactor by Bond.
"Live at Five" (short story)
KGB (Natalia's coach)
Prevent Russian ice skater Natalia Lustokov's defection to the West.
Bond helps Natalia defect on live television.
The KGB is embarrassed in public.
DoubleShot
Domingo Espada
Overthrow Gibraltar's government with a series of assassinations, then frame James Bond by using a lookalike Peredeur Glyn as assassin and install Espada as the new governor.
Bond kills his double Glyn and takes his place, foiling the coup.
Shot through cheek by Bond and chokes to death on his own blood.
Le Gérant, The Union
Survives.
Never Dream of Dying
Le Gérant, The Union
Make a political statement about Western decadence by blowing up the Cannes Film Festival with CL-20 explosives.
Bond discovers the location of the bomb, prevents remote detonation by telephone call, and informs the authorities.
Blown up in an escape helicopter by Bond's grenade launcher. The Union is permanently disbanded soon after.
Goro Yoshida
Survives.
The Man with the Red Tattoo
Goro Yoshida
Release a deadly mutant strain of the West Nile virus via mosquitoes on the Western world.
The virus is destroyed.
Commits seppuku before he can be captured by Bond.
Die Another Day (novelization)
Colonel Moon/Gustav Graves
Smuggle diamonds and use the Icarus satellite to attack South Korea before invading it.
Bond dismantles the diamond smuggling operation and the Icarus controls are destroyed.
His escape vehicle is driven over a cliff, then his parachute is opened by Bond next to the torn fuselage, sucking him out into the plane engine.
The Hook and the Eye (Felix Leiter Novel)
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