Anything Transformers is cool. Hell, if the Decepticons weren't such cowards, they'd be pretty awesome and bad ass as well. That's the one thing that has irked me about the entire franchise. Throughout the entire plot the Decepticons were always such... well, they were all p***ies basically. And it pissed me off. They gave bad guys a bad name.
Granted it was originally a children's show and all, but when Transformers began its climb to reach more mature audiences they should have considered toughing up their bad guys. Seriously. Henchmen are cowardly. The Big Bad Villain should not be cowardly.
I, for one, enjoy the Big Bad Villain of the stories I write to be the magnificent bastard sort. He is bold, charismatic, independent, and audacious. He is brilliant and utterly devious, to an almost breathtaking, mind-boggling degree. Call it genius, call it virtual omniscience, but he always seems to know what everyone else is planning at any given moment, and exactly how to arrange the game so he wins every time.
He is a smooth operator. He always knows exactly what to say to position you where he wants you, always has a backup strategy and never loses his cool. Even if on the remote chance something happens that wasn't in his plans, you'd never know it from his actions.
He has a goal, he's not going to stop until he's completed it...whatever it is. To that end he will do almost anything. He'll move heaven and hell, and we want to see him succeed. Despite his choice of tactics, he is rarely if ever pointlessly cruel, and has a reason for everything he does.
He is charismatic, often charming, his personality like a physical force. People tend to like him, sometimes even when they know he isn't on their side, and even those who hate his guts have to admit respect. Even when at his darkest, he has traits which one can't help but admire.
He is the type of man who captures the entire audience with his charisma, incredible intellect, mastery of manipulation, and boldness of action. He is the show-stealer, demanding your reverence at every turn. And you just love to hate him. That, my friends, is a villain.
(YAY for Starr's random rants! ^_^)