| Method | Best for | Effectiveness | Practicality | Degree of control | Relative cost factor | Requires secret lair? | Exemplars | As seen in | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topple U.S. missiles | B | XXX | XX | XX | XX | yes | Julius No | Dr. No | What's the point? |
| Steal NATO A-bombs | B | XX | XXX | XX | XX | yes | Erno Lazlo | Thunderball | very 60s |
| Death-beam satellite | B | XX | XX | XX | XXXX | yes | Ronald Reagan | Goldeneye | problem: budget overruns |
| Provoke nuclear war | D | XX | X | X | XXX | yes | Eric Stromberg | The Spy Who Loved Me | causes headaches |
| Killer virus | D | XXX | XXX | X | X | no | Brad Pitt | 12 Monkeys | Ebola-a-go-go |
| Psycho-pharma-cology | G | X | XX | X | XX | no | Timothy Leary | THX-1138 | correct dosage a problem |
| Control military computers | G, B | XXXX | X | XXXX | XX | no | Kevin Mittnick | Colossus: The Forbin Project | requires UNIX and C++ |
| brain-altering nanobots | G | XXXXX | X | XXXXX | XXXX | no | K Eric Drexler | Cubby: Call my agent —A.C. |
causes headaches |
| psychic warfare | G | XX | X | XX | X | no | Amazing Kreskin | Scanners | causes headaches |
| military conquest | G | XX | XX | XX | XXXX | no | Napoleon, Hitler | War and Peace | labor issues |
| political ideology | G, N | XX | XXXX | XX | X | no | Jefferson, Lenin, Mao | 1776 | requires charisma |
| television | G, N | XXXX | XXXX | XXX | X | no | Jerry Seinfeld | Network | causes headaches |
