Age of Ultron Least favorite MCU villain?

[Spider-Fan]

Ivan Vanko is EASILY the weakest. In Iron Man 2, his entire plotline isn't even driving the movie. Justin Hammer, Stark's personal life, and Rhodey stealing the suit are driving the movie while Vanko sits around and plots. Then, once he becomes the active villain again, he gets beaten very easily. He was the least developed, the least scary, and had little bearing on the film itself. The real villain of Iron Man 2 was Stark's inner demons.

I like Iron Man 2. Really fun film. But, Vanko was the MCU's weakest villain. Justin Hammer was meant to be goofy, and I actually enjoyed him more (given what he was supposed to be).

 

[Loki882]

I found him more annoying myself, and the fact that they were taking valuable screentime away from a villain who I was actually finding to be interesting (and thus ruining said villain in the process) just made him more annoying.

 

[Duran Man]

I voted for Malekith, which is a shame because while I loved Thor: The Dark World, his poor characterization hurt the film.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

Malekith. He's more of a plot device than a character. And he's completely overshadowed by Loki who doesn't even figure into the climax.

 

[PaulRom]

Malekith, certainly. Whiplash and Iron Monger are also forgettable. Killian was decent, but his motivation was weak.

 

[The_Manhunter]

I don't get the hate for Malekith. He was supposed to look intimidating and provide a threat to Thor. He was also looking to restore what he saw as the "right" universe. I thought Christopher Eccleston nailed all 3 aspects. I know I am in the minority but hey, what can I say, I enjoyed his character/performance. I am not saying he is Loki level good, but I do think he is underrated. Also helped that I loved the costume/makeup.

 

[Hulk]

Malekith was simply awful.

 

[Spider-Fan]

Malekith. He's more of a plot device than a character. And he's completely overshadowed by Loki who doesn't even figure into the climax.

That's actually why I think Vanko is worse. Malekith was a 1 dimensional plot device, and in that respect he worked. Vanko was intended to have more layers, but in the end, those efforts fail miserably. He doesn't even serve the move the plot along function that Malekith did.

 

[TheVision]

"I can make salute" "Make salute? What the hell is make salute?!" "Presentation, no demonstration"

Malekith was like "heres the scary villain, be scared of scary villain" with nothing else going on.

Loki followed in the path of great villains in sci fi like Darth Vader and Khan. They need more like that.

 

[Lord]

Killian was good, expecially compared to most other villains, the only reason i would see anyone voting for him is not liking the twist

 

[Incredible Hans]

"I can make salute" "Make salute? What the hell is make salute?!"

Malekith was like "heres the scary villain, be scared of scary villain" with nothing else going on.

Loki followed in the path of great villains in sci fi like Darth Vader and Khan. They need more like that.

To be honest, Vader became a great villain not before Empire strikes back. Recently, I watched the old original Star Wars part 1 again... Vader looks impressive, his voice sounds threatening, but he doesn't have that much of a character other than being evil.

He becomes a multi-layered villain throughout the trilogy, but he wasn't in part one.

 

[Spiderine]

Malekith may have lacked screen presence and was given little to do being outshined by Loki's continuing development but his plan was a lot grander in the wider scope of the Marvel landscape. He is responsible for an invasion of Asgard and killing Thor's mother. He also brought destruction to earth and was an immediate threat upon the universe with the desire of bestowing darkness to this realm and others.

He's far more intimidating than Hammer was and his impact much larger than Vanko or Stane on every level.

 

[TheVision]

Villains have to be more than just a plot device to move the story further.

 

[Ms. Marvel]

Malekith may have lacked screen presence and was given little to do being outshined by Loki's continuing development but his plan was a lot grander in the wider scope of the Marvel landscape. He is responsible for an invasion of Asgard and killing Thor's mother. He also brought destruction to earth and was an immediate threat upon the universe with the desire of bestowing darkness to this realm and others.

He's far more intimidating than Hammer was and his impact much larger than Vanko or Stane on every level.

Exactly, he was a plot device. A very uninteresting one.

 

[The_Manhunter]

Exactly, he was a plot device. A very uninteresting one.

See I disagree, but to each their own

 

[Human Torch]

I don't get the hate for Malekith. He was supposed to look intimidating and provide a threat to Thor. He was also looking to restore what he saw as the "right" universe. I thought Christopher Eccleston nailed all 3 aspects. I know I am in the minority but hey, what can I say, I enjoyed his character/performance. I am not saying he is Loki level good, but I do think he is underrated. Also helped that I loved the costume/makeup.

I think the problem for most people was his plan wasn't exactly relatable.Even people like Loki and Red Skull,you can get they just want a throne to rule on high.Malekith had a more confusing thing about wanting to bring darkness back into the universe or whatever.I liked Malakith,thought he was a good villain.But I'm still not sure why he was trying to accomplish what he was doing and how Thor ultimately got the Aether out of him at the end of it all.

 

[Loki882]

His being extremely boring also didn't help. He wants to plunge the universe back into darkness, for some reason. Seriously, he's got no real motivation besides being evil. That's boring. Actually, I'm still confused as the whole "Dark Elves existed BEFORE the dawn of the universe?" How does that even work? The movie didn't explain it very well.

 

[pr0xyt0xin]

I'd say The Winter Soldier is as much a villain as Trevor Slattery is. :P

Loki best, Killian worst.

 

[InJustice]

This is actually a pretty hard one to pick. Vanko was boring to watch because he doesn't really have a focus in IM2, Malekith's poor characterization hurt the character as well as the film, and Aldrich Killian was basically ******** internet guy who became rich and powerful (for any anime fans here...I thought he was Obito v.2.0 minus the love interest plotline).

 

[Loki882]

Oh god Obito, don't remind me of that. Actually, Killian's even worse. At least the girl that Obito loved actually died. Killian starts this elaborate conspiracy because Tony was a dick to him one time a decade ago, petty much.

 

[DorneyDave]

It's easily Malekith.

He sucked, pure and simple.

 

[Lord]

This is actually a pretty hard one to pick. Vanko was boring to watch because he doesn't really have a focus in IM2, Malekith's poor characterization hurt the character as well as the film, and Aldrich Killian was basically ******** internet guy who became rich and powerful (for any anime fans here...I thought he was Obito v.2.0 minus the love interest plotline).

Oh god Obito, don't remind me of that. Actually, Killian's even worse. At least the girl that Obito loved actually died. Killian starts this elaborate conspiracy because Tony was a dick to him one time a decade ago, petty much.

No he wasn't, Obito was one of the worst plot twists i've seen, Killian was a very entertaining villain.

 

[Loki882]

No, he was a petty guy in a business suit who motivation was monumentally weak. "Oh my god, I got all of this money, power, and good looks, but I'm going to wreak all of this havoc because Tony was a dick to me once a decade ago." Grow up Killian. And you know that you're villain has failed when 70 year old Ben Kingsley is much more menacing when PRETENDING to be a bad guy than your actual bad guy is.

 

[Lord]

He grew up, those weren't his motivations at all. Hell throughout the film he barelly showed any interest with Stark, his motivations weren't to get revenge, he was just using Stark as a Pawn, and it was because he had gotten in his way. Stark snubing him at a party was only what lead him to want to be a more powerful individual, the plan itself was to take control of the USA behind the shadows.

 

[Da Games Elite]

He grew up, those weren't his motivations at all. Hell throughout the film he barelly showed any interest with Stark, his motivations weren't to get revenge, he was just using Stark as a Pawn, and it was because he had gotten in his way. Stark snubing him at a party was only what lead him to want to be a more powerful individual, the plan itself was to take control of the USA behind the shadows.

Indeed. He even states at one point that he is partially thankful for what Stark did, since it helped mold his future ambitions for world domination.

btw, Malekith is the worst villain of the bunch here. Not because he's necessarily a bad villain. Just bland.