Top 10 villains 10-7

Follow my search for the top 10 24 villains ever to have graced our screens,  here is numbers 10 to 7.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul Blackthorne

10. Stephen Saunders (Paul Blackthorne)

Saunders was responsible for releasing the Cordilla virus in the Chandler Plaza Hotel in Season 3, which led to the death of many guests as well as Gael Ortega, a CTU agent who tried to stop it spreading through the hotel.

Saunders gave President Palmer a series of demands but he refused to on one occasion, after Saunders wanted a list of all undercover agents abroad.

 He rescinded his order to release the virus in San Francisco after he received a call from his daughter Jane, who had been captured by CTU.

Although captured he said if there was no communication between him and his men the virus would still be released.

That was until Jack Bauer threatened him with putting Jane into the hotel infected.

Whilst identifying the final courier of the virus he was shot dead by the widow of Gael Ortega.

But Bauer and Chase Edmunds found a lead with  Arthur Rabens, who was at school and after being found Chase beat down Rabens, but only after he had attached the virus to his hand, leaving Jack the task of cutting it off and putting it in fridge where the virus was released without any casualties.

9. Ira Gaines (Michael Massee)

Michael Massee

Gaines was put in charge by Andre Drazen to oversee the assassination of Presidential Candidate David Palmer and frame Jack Bauer for the murder in the first season of 24.

He had a lot of hired help throughout the day’s events which started with the capture of Kim Bauer as well as Mandy who captured Martin Belkin’s ID card and Jonathan Matijevich, who was to become Martin Belkin after plastic surgery.

Gaines used Kim as leverage over Jack who he forced to switch a key-card for one which contained incorrect data, and “kill” Nina Myers after she became alert to the switch of cards.

He then forced Bauer to go to President’s Breakfast with members of the press to frame him for the murder of Palmer, but he diverted the attack after firing a pistol causing a riot.

Kim and Teri were supposed to be killed but he changed his mind when mole Jamey Russell, In CTU rang saying it had been caused by division agents.

The Drazen’s then arrived on the scene ordering Kim and Teri again but Jack who had ambushed Kevin Carroll  came to help his family as well as Rick Allen who had betrayed Gaines.

They all escaped  and Jack was able to kill Gaines, after he decided he was no going to co-operate with CTU due to his fear of the Drazen’s capturing him.

8. General Benjamin Juma (Tony Todd)

Tony Todd

Juma was first involved in Redemption before appearing in Day 7.

He had tested a biological nerve agent on his own country before bombing the village to cover it up

Juma  with the help of Jonas Hodges was able to get any amount of weapons he wanted from the Starkwood head  and started to train up young boys in his homeland, Sangala.

And his second in command, Ike Debaku went out for revenge on Jack Bauer after his brother Youssou

For day 7 he remained behind closed doors allowing Debaku to take control of matters.

His first plan to hold the US to ransom failed after the CIP firewall was restored and Debaku had revealed co-conspirators by a chip under his skin, so he was forced into his second plan, which was to terrorize the US government.

Senator Blaine Mayer was at the head of Bauer’s trial but his chief of staff Ryan Burnett was conspiring with Juma.

Renee Walker learnt about Juma being in the country after one of his men made sure Debaku was dead, then she learnt the attack was on The White House.

He laid siege on the house and took control of it, but not before Bauer and President Taylor got to the lockdown where she could not be reached as Bill Buchanan took her GPS bracelet to divert them away from the President.

But her daughter Olivia was held hostage and Juma threatened to kill her unless she came out and was ordered to make a speech to her nation, which would be her last.

Bill and Jack discussed plans to trigger an explosion in the vault.

Buchanan sacrificed his life and blew Juma and his men to the floor.

Realising he had little options he asked his remaining men to kill the hostages but just before he was able to shoot down Blaine Mayer Bauer killed his final man Ngozi.

Juma decided to go for his weapon and attempt to shoot down Jack but Bauer was able to shoot him in the chest and his body slumped to the floor.

7. Jonas Hodges (Jon Voight)

Jon Voight

Again Hodges first appeared in Redemption before appearing in Season 7.

Hodges links with Juma was found by colleague Chris Whitley so Hodges ordered his mole, secret agent Henry Vossler and John Quinn to kill him and get rid of the evidence.

Hodges wasn’t involved in season 7 until Juma called him after President Taylor and Bauer had secured themselves in the lockdown.  Hodges alerted Juma to the fact that Olivia Taylor was not accounted for.

Bauer out of federal custody chased after Ryan Burnett who had vital information but Hodges assistant, Greg Seaton had ordered John Quinn to make sure Burnett stayed quiet, and frame Bauer for his murder.

Quinn then set about getting Bauer but he was unable to and was killed by Bauer.

After finding out where they thought the weapon was on his site through Seaton they stormed it only to find it empty and Hodges ordered them off the Starkwood estate.

Hodges then got suspicious of Chairman of the Board Doug Knowles who was working with CTU to help them, and he killed Knowles by throwing him off a balcony.

Hodges threatened President Taylor with releasing them if he was not allowed a meeting with her at The Oval Office, which she agreed reluctantly to and called off the air strike at the last minute.

During the meeting their missiles has been destroyed and he and Seaton were then arrested.

Hodges was then offered a pill by Cara Bowden who was impersonating his lawyer otherwise his family wasn’t safe.

He done so but his driver noticed him taking it and managed to make sure he did not die.

Bauer then interrogated him, assuring Hodges that to the world he was dead if he gave them names, but as he did not know any of them, the  only one he knew was the one that impersonated his attorney.

Olivia Taylor, the President’s daughter ordered him to be killed because he was responsible for the death of her brother and the fact that he was still free.

But upon gaining his new name from witness protection, his was blown up as he entered a transport van, after already sounding like he was plotting a way out of it.

Find out tomorrow which villains have made the top spots

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