These women canвЂ™t quite decide which side theyвЂ™re on, and will occasionally use their powers for good вЂ“ especially if thereвЂ™s something in it for them. And, boy, have they ever provided For the past 40 years, some of mediaвЂ™s best villains and antagonists have risen from some of our favorite video games. ItвЂ™s a unique position: one that only video games can provide. You are the one questioning the morality of the foe. Then thereвЂ™s another category: the conflicted villainess. You are the one punishing the antagonist for his crimes. Next come the seductresses and killers, like Sharon Stone as the manipulative Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct or Jodie ComerвЂ™s well-dressed assassin Villanelle in Killing Eve. Just because theyвЂ™re bad on the inside, doesnвЂ™t mean they canвЂ™t be glamorous on the outside вЂ“ think Angelina Jolie in DisneyвЂ™s Maleficent with her signature blood-red pout.

Read more: 7 Thoroughly Enjoyable Romantic Movies On Netflix To Watch NowДЇirst there are the comic book and Marvel bad girls, like Suicide SquadвЂ™s Harley Quinn. If you ever meet any of them on the street, make sure you. Little wonder, then, that HollywoodвЂ™s hottest stars have long been lining up to play the most amoral characters in cinema. In which we pay ultimate tribute to the very best (and worst) slasher villains in film history.

Fictional female characters who err on the dark side often have three things in common: a killer wardrobe, a dramatic beauty look and an arsenal of memorable one-liners that help to ensure the spotlight remains firmly on them.

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