HEROES:

THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
Elijah Wood, Orlando Bloon, Viggo Mortensen, et al, The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Origins The Fellowship of the Ring is assembled to accompany the hobbit Frodo Baggins on his journey to destroy One Ring.
Greatest feat This Middle-Earth all-star team takes on all comers, including orcs, a balrog, the Nazgul, Saruman, Golum, and the all-seeing eye of Sauron.     
Words to live by Frodo: “I will take the Ring to Mordor, though I do not know the way.”

YODA
Frank Oz, Star Wars franchise
Origins This ultimate Jedi master uses his awesome powers to counter the machinations of Senator Palpatine and his minions.
Greatest feat Totally kicking Count Dooku’s butt!  
Words to live by “Pain, suffering, death I feel.”

IRON MAN
Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
Origins After escaping from terrorists in Afganistan, weapons maker Tony Stark decides to use his technical prowess for good instead of evil, turning himself into a one-man army for peace.
Greatest feat Watching Stark build his Iron Man suit is a hoot, like American Chopper, but with repulsor rays instead of carburettors.   
Words to live by “I finally know what I have to do.”

NEO
Keanu Reeves, The Matrix trilogy
Origins When computer hacker Thomas Anderson learns that the world is a virtual construct built by machines, he joins a rebel group to destroy them.
Greatest feat His many, many, many gongfu fights may be spectacular, but the scene where he pulls a bullet from Trinity’s heart shows his true mastery over mind, matter and the Matrix.
Words to live by “If we wanted, we could shut these machines down.”

HARRY POTTER
Daniel Radcliff, Harry Potter franchise
Origins Raised by cruel relatives, the orphan Harry Potter learns of his magical heritage when he is summoned to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry… by owls.
Greatest feat Harry fights his nemesis, the frighteningly powerful Voldemort, to a draw in The Order of the Phoenix.
Words to live by “I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.”

VILLAINS:

KIM JONG IL
Trey Parker, Team America: World Police
Origins The smartest and most physically fit man on Earth, with the coolest glasses, Kim Jeong Il naturally deserves to rule the world.    
Most dastardly deed Arming terrorist with 2,356 nuclear bombs ¬– which would be akin to September 11th times 2,356!   
Bad words “Why is everyone so f***ing stupid?”

SWEENEY TODD
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Origins Returning to London after living in exile for 15 years, former barber Benjamin Barker adopts the nom de guerre Sweeney Todd, and sets out to seek revenge against the world, particularly the man who stole his wife.
Most dastardly deed Eventually turning on the only person who loves him
Bad words “There’s a hole in the world like a great black pit.”

ANTON CHIGURH
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Origins A force of indomitable evil, Anton Chigurh will stop at nothing to get his drug money back from the good old boy who stole it.
Most dastardly deed Being born
Bad words “What’s the most you ever lost on a coin toss?”

FRANK LUCAS
Denzel Washington, American Gangster
Origins Following the death of his gangland mentor, Frank Lucas climbs to the top of the drug trade by undercutting the mafia and keeping a low profile.  
Most dastardly deed While he may be a wonderful family man, he has no qualms destroying the lives of thousands with his super-pure Blue Magic heroin.
Bad words “Either you’re somebody, or you’re nobody.”

STUNTMAN MIKE
Kurt Russell, Deathproof
Origins This stuntman with girl issues takes ladies for wild rides in his death-proof car. Trouble is, the car is only death-proof if you’re in the driver’s seat.
Most dastardly deed Car crashing poor, poor Rose McGowan.
Bad words “I ain’t stalking y’all, but I didn’t say I wasn’t a wolf.”