Who is the best Halo villain?

From ancient parasitic hive minds to power-hungry warlords, these antagonists range from cosmic horror to battlefield brutality. Who deserves the villain crown?

1

Gravemind

The ancient, telepathic Flood hive mind that manipulates every faction toward its own apocalyptic ends.

1000pts

2

Prophet of Mercy

The eldest and most cautious of the Covenant's ruling Prophets, killed by the Flood in Halo 3.

444pts

3

Cortana

Master Chief's AI companion turned antagonist after rampancy corrupts her in Halo 5.

444pts

4

Prophet of Regret

An impatient Covenant Hierarch whose reckless attack on Earth kicks off Halo 2.

444pts

5

Prophet of Truth

The Covenant's Hierarch who leads the genocidal Great Journey and wages war on humanity.

363pts

6

The Didact

The last surviving Forerunner warrior-leader who returns to punish humanity in Halo 4.

266pts

7

Tartarus

The brutal Jiralhanae chieftain and enforcer of the Covenant's Prophets in Halo 2.

266pts

8

Jul 'Mdama

The Sangheili warlord who leads the Covenant remnant and hunts Forerunner relics in Halo 4/5.

266pts

9

Atriox

The towering Brute warlord who founded the Banished after rebelling against the Covenant.

148pts