Who was the best one-off villain from the original series?

I always liked Kang. To me, he was everything a good Klingon should be.

 

I'm surprised no one has mentioned karidian/Kodos or his daughter. I love that episode I can watch it again and again. Or Garth of Izar, i mean he was evil (when not medicated)

 

Captain Ronald Tracy

 

If John Colicos had gotten Plumber's role in ST6, "it would have been glorious." Ditch the Shakespearean pomposity, allow Kirk and Kor to recognize each other like real people would, and let Kor go out with a bang.

The TOS Klingons got a marvelous curtain call on Deep Space Nine, but this would have been even better.

 

The Talosians. Many opportunities.

 

I would've loved to see the crew go up against their Mirror Universe counterparts in a feature film, maybe in an adaptation of the DC Comics Mirror Universe Saga.

 

Better yet, keep the Shakespearean pomposity. That was one of the great things about Kor, he was a pompous ass. He knew when to shut up and behave, but he was a pompous ass when he could just cut loose. That was one of the great things about his showing up again, and then again, on DS9, was his wonderful pomposity. Throwing knowledge of Shakespeare into the mix, just to mess with Kirk, would have been a lot of fun.

 

Who hasn't taken a Bugle from the bag, and pretended it was in space, chopping up planets, at some point? Well, they probably don't make them anymore...

 

Well, Trelane was just a child, so maybe the apparatus was like training wheels or a stroller?

 

Au contraire!

Kor

 

Yes I think he was the most evil villain in the respect that he wasn't insane, trying to save his civilisation, just lost his crew or something.

 

Or, it could have been a toy that he built to imitate the reliance of the creatures he was studying on mechanization.

 

Nomad "The Changeling"

 

Nomad's not a one-off villain. He came back in Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

 

I sense a merchandising opportunity!

Never mind.

After all, Pike never really escaped Talos 4. All the rest of all of the Star Trek franchise is just a projection in Pike's mind. That's the only way to explain the inconsistencies, continuity errors, and fake science.

 

Can't resisting mentioning that I recently wrote a sequel to that ep, featuring the return of Lenore Karidian: FOUL DEEDS WILL RISE.

 

Oh, the bad puns I could make out of that title...

 

You mean after Kirk rams the Constellation down its throat.