what exactly are the characteristics of a "bond villain"? we've never seen a james bond movie
-F
@Felthry the tl;dr for that trope is
it's the thing where the villain has the hero cornered and is fully capable of killing them but instead gloats about their evil plan allowing the hero time to escape and such
@vantablack aha, we're familiar with that type of villain but didn't know it was associated with ajmes bond!
-F
@Felthry Overcomplicated plans and self-aggrandizing monologues, primarily.
-Katie
@Felthry this is the trope most commonly associated with them
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BondVillainStupidity