Hank Scorpio

Hank Scorpio is an evil genius and the millionaire owner of Globex Corporations who resides in Cypress Creek and plans to take over the USA east coast, which he eventually succeeds in doing. Although an evil genius and powerful villain, Hank is a kind, always cheerful and polite person to his subordinates, which makes him a very sympathetic guy. Homer moves to Cypress Creek and becomes Scorpio's friend and favorite employee in the episode "You Only Move Twice", Scorpio's only canon appearance. His nice, friendly attitude towards Homer is contrasted by the arrogant, tyrannical behavior of Mr. Burns. Hank Scorpio is based on classic James Bond villains. He has a powerful arsenal of classic superweapons, including ray guns, flame-throwers, a doomsday machine and a laser-equipped satellite. He has threatened the United Nations by showing a video of his satellite laser destroying a bridge. His nemesis is a secret agent named James Bont (with T), who he successfully kills with a little bit of Homer's help (Homer knocks down Bont when the agent was trying to escape). Scorpio's base would later be invaded by several government agents, resulting in an epic battle which he ultimately won. After Homer returned to Springfield, he received a letter from Scorpio showing his gratitude for Homer's helping him conquer the East Coast. He also sends the Danver Broncos football team as a gift, though Homer would have preferred the Dallas Cowboys. Scorpio would be later mentioned in the episode "Take My Life, Please", in which he is acknowledged as a philanthropist in the Springfield Wall of Fame. He also appeared in a comic book story, "Sandwiches are Forever", in which he is seen in a prison in Turkey for illegal smuggling of ray guns. Homer is sent to the same cell after stealing a sandwich and they both manage to escape. Hank Scorpio was also considered for the main villain role in The Simpsons Movie, but was replaced by Russ Cargill, likely due to Scorpio's friendship with Homer.