You know, henchmen usually don’t get it good in stories.
They stay in the background doing the main villain’s doing. They usually die
first since most action stories need that sort of thing. Worst, they get no
recognition for their actions. It would suck to be a henchman. They probably
don’t even get pension or benefits! Luckily, there are some henchmen out there
that don’t fit the usual mold. They’re memorable, they’re important, they're funny, they’re
actually kind of threatening, and they usually go out with a bang.
12. Major Arnold Toht from Raiders of the Lost Ark
Toht was
that creepy German guy from Raiders of the Lost Ark. He’s the guy who roughed
up Marion at her bar and tried to steal the pendant from her. He was decked in
all black and he had that creepy smile and voice. He’s also one of the Nazis
who witnessed the opening of the Ark of the Covenant. All I can say for him is
this: Ouch.
11. Harley Quinn from Batman: the Animated Series
Unlike most
characters on Batman: TAS, Harley Quinn was created for the series. She’s the
crazy, hot-looking henchman for the Joker. She used to be a psychologist before
the Joker screwed her up. She’s funny and pretty crazy. Over the years, she’s
made it to the comics and even the recent Arkham games. She’s even become her
own villain in the comics. Simply put, she’ll doing anything for the Joker.
10. The Jem’Hadar from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
The Jem’Hadar
were genetically-engineered soldiers for the Dominion. The Founders created
them to be the best. They have no emotion other that the drive to serve the
Founders. They were definitely the best and a whole lot more. The Jem’Hadar made the Dominion
War a struggle for the Federation and Klingons. With other forces in the Dominion, they
almost one the War. They are soldiers you definitely want on your side… if you’re
bad guys anyway.
9. Vamp from the Metal Gear Solid franchise
The MGS series
has its fair share of memorable henchmen. Psycho Mantis, The End, Volgin, and Ocelot are some of them. For me, Vamp is probably the most memorable
one . He’s strong, fast, creepy, and a mighty fine dancer. Instead of actually
being supernatural, Vamp gains his abilities from nanomachines because
nanomachines can apparently do anything in the MGS universe. He’s been able to
do more stuff than most henchmen. He’s fought both Snake and Raiden and he
killed Otacon’s sister, Emma Emmerich. Overall, Vamp was one creepy dude.
8. The Wing Kong gang from Big Trouble in Little China
The
Wing Kong gang was David Lo Pan’s main henchmen. They were essentially
demigods. Thunder, Rain, and Lightning were pretty awesome in that movie. Their
looks were pretty cool. They each had their own powers in the movie. Mortal Kombat’s Raiden was even inspired by Lightning.
They didn’t say much, but their actions spoke louder than their words. They
definitely proved a match for our heroes and were a highlight of an already good movie.
7. Bane from the Batman franchise
While Bane is usually his
own man in the comics, he’s usually been a henchman in everything else from TV
to the movies. He was one in the animated series and he was one in Batman and
Robin. He was even one in The Dark Knight Rises where he was pretty cool. He
almost killed Batman and led the League of Shadows into taking Gotham hostage. Even
if that movie itself was pretty weak in some places, Bane was cool.