Does Marvel have a problem with their villains? - Part 1

[NealKenneth]

I think the MCU villains have been generally solid with some great ones like Loki, Kingpin and Vulture.

The real deficiency in my opinion has been the love interests.

 

[Grootster]

MCU villains on par with the likes of Vader? Not even Jar-Jar could find that funny. That and the Star Wars films don't exactly have an expansive array of villains.

In the saga overall Vader was a very complex character, but in ANH he was basically just a menacing henchman of the Empire, very much the same type of character as many of the Marvel villains.

 

[Lilbaz]

No, I enjoy a lot of their villains, and I don't really understand why so many people think they're weak. Sure, a couple of them might be; but most of them have great personalities and a couple are even pretty deep characters. There's only so much you can do with villains in movies, and I think Marvel's are fine. I'd put them on par with most of the Star Wars villains, including Vader in A New Hope.

Vader is one of the most iconic bad guys in cinema history. Sorry but marvel has nothing anywhere near that yet.

 

[Grootster]

Vader is one of the most iconic bad guys in cinema history. Sorry but marvel has nothing anywhere near that yet.

If we're speaking in terms of iconography and popularity I certainly agree that Vader is leagues above Marvel's villains, I was just pointing out that the role of many Marvel villains isn't really that much different than Vader's usage in A New Hope..which (in my opinion) isn't a bad thing at all. Pre-ESB, Vader didn't have a lot of development or depth and people loved him just fine.

 

[MbJ]

MCU villains on par with the likes of Vader? Not even Jar-Jar could find that funny. That and the Star Wars films don't exactly have an expansive array of villains.

Darth Tyranus maybe.