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I'm talking about the primary antagonists, here. Whiplash, Kilmonger, and Hela, versus Justin Hammer, Klaue, and Surtur. Who in your view is the best, and who are the worst? Here's the list I came up with:
I basically put them in three categories. The first were those villains who had the best characterization and the best motivation. That grouping would include Thanos, Kilmonger, Loki, the Vulture, and Zemo. They were either fully committed to their cause and believed themselves to be in the right, or, like Loki, were driven by internal demons which made sense (Loki's feelings of alienation from his family, in spite of their love for him).
The second category was made up of those villains whose motivations were maybe not as strong or a little bit suspect, but who had excellent portrayals otherwise. That category included Alexander Pierce (I still find it a little suspect that he was a member of Hydra), Hela, Ego (Whose plan was also a bit iffy), Yellowjacket, the Iron Monger, Ultron, the Red Skull, and the Abomination (He basically wanted a Fountain of Youth).
The final category is made up of the worst-of-the-worst. The characters whose motivations are often ridiculous or nonsensical, and whose portrayal is pathetic, disappointing, or entirely non-existent. That category includes Kaicilius (Who seems to have the vague notion of interesting motivations, but has no real characterization to speak of. All he is is a walking special effects battle), Ronan the Accuser (Why's he so angry over a peace treaty, again, and going to such crazy lengths against Xandar but not the traditional Kree enemies, the Skrulls? And why does his monologuing get so absurdly terrible when he arrives on Xandar?), Whiplash (The man wants his bird), Aldrich Killian (He was once stood up by Tony Stark, so naturally he became a super-villain), and the worst of the worst, Malekith, who I consider to be the worst villain of the MCU (What a colossal waste of Christopher Eccleston).
So what would be your order?
- Thanos
- Kilmonger
- Loki
- The Vulture
- Zemo
- Alexander Pierce
- Hela
- Ego, the Living Planet
- Yellowjacket
- The Iron Monger
- Ultron
- The Red Skull
- The Abomination
- Kaicilius
- Ronan the Accuser
- Whiplash
- Aldrich Killian
- Malekith
I basically put them in three categories. The first were those villains who had the best characterization and the best motivation. That grouping would include Thanos, Kilmonger, Loki, the Vulture, and Zemo. They were either fully committed to their cause and believed themselves to be in the right, or, like Loki, were driven by internal demons which made sense (Loki's feelings of alienation from his family, in spite of their love for him).
The second category was made up of those villains whose motivations were maybe not as strong or a little bit suspect, but who had excellent portrayals otherwise. That category included Alexander Pierce (I still find it a little suspect that he was a member of Hydra), Hela, Ego (Whose plan was also a bit iffy), Yellowjacket, the Iron Monger, Ultron, the Red Skull, and the Abomination (He basically wanted a Fountain of Youth).
The final category is made up of the worst-of-the-worst. The characters whose motivations are often ridiculous or nonsensical, and whose portrayal is pathetic, disappointing, or entirely non-existent. That category includes Kaicilius (Who seems to have the vague notion of interesting motivations, but has no real characterization to speak of. All he is is a walking special effects battle), Ronan the Accuser (Why's he so angry over a peace treaty, again, and going to such crazy lengths against Xandar but not the traditional Kree enemies, the Skrulls? And why does his monologuing get so absurdly terrible when he arrives on Xandar?), Whiplash (The man wants his bird), Aldrich Killian (He was once stood up by Tony Stark, so naturally he became a super-villain), and the worst of the worst, Malekith, who I consider to be the worst villain of the MCU (What a colossal waste of Christopher Eccleston).
So what would be your order?
