Fictitious villains we love to hate?

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15. Tell him he was a rotten jerk starting in the "Attack Of The Clones" movie.

When he slaughtered that entire village of Sandpeople, including their women and kids.

I always have considered Darth Vader's "redemption" in "Return Of The Jedi" to be too fake.

I mean, even before he puts on the armor, he slaughters little kids.
Tries to kill his own pregnant wife.

He chokes a guy to death.
Chokes another almost to death.
Tortures a woman, personally.
Helps in the death of BILLIONS when Alderaan is blown up.
Lies to a city administrator.
Cuts the hand off his own kid.

And we're supposed to accept that now he's a good guy who's become "One with the Force?"
Nope.