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Fictional Billionaires Charted From Good To Evil

Fictional Billionaires Charted From Good To Evil
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When it comes to being rich and nice, Saint Nick beats Batman.

Santa Claus topped website Dorkly's ranking of fictional billionaires from good to evil, edging out Bruce Wayne and another superhero alter-ego, Iron Man's Tony Stark.

Smaug, the dragon from "The Hobbit," sat at the bottom as the most evil.

Chart author Chloe Cole noted that "the richer you are, the more likely it is that you are a mythical creature (a dragon, a talking Scottish duck or a fat, flying man.)"

As for a certain F. Scott Fitzgerald character played by Robert Redford and Leo DiCaprio, she concluded, "Jay Gatsby is not a good person, but he is very, very handsome."

For more female representation next time, may we suggest Cruella de Vil? The fur-loving heiress is more than mean enough to hold her own at the evil end of the chart.

H/T Laughing Squid

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Before You Go

Billionaires' Gift Guide
Take to the air in a £50m private jet(01 of10)
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Don't just get your friend a copy of Top Gun on DVD, buy him his own jet - for just £50m.The 'Sky Yacht One' is on offer, a custom private jet created by Embraer and designer Eddie Sotto.
Speed off with a saucy super car (02 of10)
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For nearly £1 million, you could get this Galpin Ford (GTR1), a top of the line super car based on the Ford GT sports car and Ford GT40. (credit:Galpin Ford)
Why not buy this £37m tree house?(03 of10)
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The 20,000 square-foot residence boasts 'zip lines, a pool, a lazy river, a helipad and a water-operated elevator'.The proposed design, by Master Wishmakers, would have five pods linked by glass walkways, with each potentially housing a gym, spa, sleeping quarters, a vivarium, a greenhouse and a library with moving bookshelves. (credit:The Master Wishmakers/Robb Report )
Or buy a 'backyard stadium' for £18 million(04 of10)
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This 100-seat "backyard stadium", costing £18 million, would be made by Populous, the designers of the Yankee Stadium. (credit:Populous/Robb Report)
You could just buy some cool swords(05 of10)
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For nearly £800,000, you can get some samurai-style swords.With woodwork by Salter Fine Cutlery, the blades are made from tamahagene steel and engraved by the Japanese swordsmith Shigemitsu.
Or just get this plush furniture(06 of10)
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You could get all this Hervé Van der Straeten furniture for the bargain basement price of £280,000.
If you can't afford that, just buy this £1.5m safe room(07 of10)
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Designed by Brown Safe Manufacturing, this swish security room can store your billionaire pal's cash, jewelry, watches - you name it. (credit:Brown Safe Manufacturing )
Or just go for this £56m yacht (08 of10)
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It's got a 2,300 square foot sundeck, a glass bottom pool and could accommodate 12 guests and 15 crew.Designed by Bannenberg & Rowell Design, the yacht boasts a garage with port, starboard fold-down doors and a water-level beach club with large hull windows. (credit:Bannenerg & Rowell Design )
Buy a three-person sub for £19m (09 of10)
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Just a small cost for a Triton Submarine three-person 36000/3 submersible, which can reach depths of 36,000 feet.
Why not a nice wristwatch? (10 of10)
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It'd only cost £670,000 for a unique triple-complication wristwatch from De Bethune. At least it comes in a "travel gift pack". (credit:De Bethune )
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