The 20 Greatest Villains Of All Time

Published on March 12, 2020 By Leah Goldberg

17. Gollum (The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy)

“My Precious!!” was Gollum’s description of “the ring” in Lord of The Rings. In the first Lord of the Rings, Gollum is a man who ends his best friend’s life so that he can own the ring. He becomes obsessed with the ring and will do anything to have “the ring”.

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Over time the ring extends his life, but it is in exchange for a creature who is withering away. English born actor Andy Serkis played Gollum brilliantly, and we couldn’t help but love, feel sorry, and hate him for his evil ways all at the same time. Eventually Frodo Baggins gets the task of destroying “the ring” in Mount Doom, and gets entangled with Gollum, who tries to trick him in every way possible in order to get “the ring” back.