Blofeld, Ernst Stavro

The point is that the category of the Bond villain has become more important than the actual villains. I would argue that there are only four Bond villains of note Dr. No, Auric Goldfinger, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, and whoever you liked enough to make number four. (There have also been memorable henchmen besides the aforementioned Onatopp, one could add Oddjob and Jaws, along with one other I will discuss shortly.)... 

From Russia With Love essentially dismissed the notion of a master villain, even though it was the film that introduced Ernst Stavro Blofeld and his omnipresent cat. The real villains in this movie are underlings working... 

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