Who is the best soap opera villain of all time?

Scheming matriarchs, crime lords and tycoons from decades of daytime and primetime soaps, plus a few newer faces. Who gets your vote?

1. 1
   Victor Newman

   Y&R patriarch and ruthless Newman Enterprises tycoon, played by Eric Braeden since 1980.
2. 2
   Stefano DiMera

   Days of Our Lives crime lord known as The Phoenix, who kept coming back from the dead.
3. 3
   Helena Cassadine

   General Hospital's scheming matriarch who spent decades hunting the Spencers and Quartermaines.
4. 4
   Sheila Carter

   Obsessive schemer who has terrorized both Genoa City and Los Angeles across several soaps.
5. 5
   Alexis Colby

   Dynasty's glamorous ex-wife who fought the Carringtons with wit and shoulder pads.
6. 6
   J.R. Ewing

   Dallas oil baron whose backstabbing made 'Who shot J.R.?' a worldwide event.
7. 7
   Phyllis Summers

   Y&R's serial troublemaker, a fan-favorite vixen who has schemed her way through Genoa City.
8. 8
   Victor Kiriakis

   Days of Our Lives mob boss with a soft spot for family and a long rivalry with the DiMeras.
9. 9
   Todd Manning

   One Life to Live's most notorious antihero, from convicted rapist to complicated redemption arc.
10. 10
    Ava Jerome

    General Hospital's mob daughter and gallery owner with a talent for scheming her way back in.
11. 11
    Cyrus Renault

    General Hospital's ruthless crime boss whose menace made him one of the show's scariest recent villains.
12. 12
    Esme Prince

    General Hospital's manipulative teenage schemer who lied and poisoned her way through Port Charles.
13. 13
    Hayley Lawson

    Beyond the Gates schemer and vixen who plots her way through the Dupree family, played by Marquita Goings.

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