3) Superman III - Ross Webster
The main antagonist of the movie and an original character, Ross Webster is the head of Webscoe Industries which is one of the wealthiest industries and is also prone to some quirky comments. He learns about a man named Gus Gorman, a computer hacker responsible for an incident involving stolen funds but instead of sending him to jail for his crime, Webster hires him for an important assignment: destroy Columbia so he could monopolize the coffee industry but all of his plans are disrupted by Superman intervening and he immediately changes them to kill the superhero as well control the entire oil industry. Eventually, Webster’s plans are completely destroyed when things go wrong with the ultimate computer and he is left behind to be picked up by the local authorities. (Trivia: There’s a joke in the movie where Webster’s baby sister, Vera makes a comment: “I know enough about computers to put a Ph.D. to shame” and the reaction on Robert’s face is a hilarious one because he has a Ph.D. in communications so nobody must’ve told him about it).
What I love about this particular character is that he’s the kind of villain who has a sense of humor and is easily mused by certain things, especially in the scene where Columbia is completely destroyed by a tornado. Towards the end while he is trying to kill Superman with the ultimate computer, he acts like a kid who has a brand new video game and is enjoying it. I think when you watch the film and some of the scenes he did, Robert was truly having fun with the character.
