The Borg are half human, half mechanical and uglier than the Daleks ever were. And the entertainingly off-kilter Lexx 's central antagonist was a strange shadowy lifeform who initially ruled a rather macabre universe dominating empire (which Star Wars' Imperial Empire had nothing on) and later became a sort of half machine creature who succeeded in destroying the entire universe piece by piece.īut the creators of Star Trek: The Next Generation must claim the prize for creating the best evil baddies ever - the Borg. Bablyon 5 pulled this off well, featuring the evil Shadows, with their jet black ships and sneaky plots. When it comes to space operas like Star Trek or Babylon 5 you can have all the square-jawed heroes, but what you really need to give a show that extra edge is some really nasty baddies.
