Most under rated MCU villain

[parkerpete]

Notice NO ONE has voted for Malekith. The most McVillain of all time.

 

[pr0xyt0xin]

Red skull and ronan are good choices, but i gotta go with Whiplash.

I love his lines, his persona, his final costume was dumb and he didnt have the right arc... the movie had its issues, but other than that hes dope.

Malekith and Yellow Jacket deserve the hate they get i think. Change my mind please.

Pearce and Kurse and Hammer seem to get plenty of praise.

Ultron no comment.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Just seeing more people online praising his role in the film. It's basically gone from "too quippy" to people saying more positive things about the character as a villain in general. Enough time has passed where fans are more looking forward then back and their emotions are less a factor in evaluating the film.

I don't think they realized the full potential, but they could still use Ultron going forward if desired.

Right, I was just asking as the internet reaction to him now seems the same as it always did to me, mixed.

I agree with all of this, but I wouldn't call Pierce underrated because I don't think he belongs in the poll at all-- If there have been a lot of fans criticizing the character or the performance, I haven't seen it.

Fair point, but he isn't outwardly praised as a great villain either. You may be right about him not belonging on the poll though.

 

[Fincher]

Yellowjacket's my favorite other than Winter Soldier, so I guess it would have to be him.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

So Kaicilius, Malekith and Kurse are the only ones without a vote. The former 2 don't surprise me as I thought they were both poor. Thought Kurse would get a vote or 2 though.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I think the most underrated are Ultron and the Red Skull. I thought they both were great, but going with Ultron for the vote.

 

[Spiderine]

All of these villains on the list had its problems. And no villain had higher expectations for me than Ultron. I voted for Alexander Pierce. Excellent behind the scenes villain and the twist was outstanding. Leading the charge of a secret organization within Shield was a nice touch. And Redford's screen presence was second to none. I love the cerebral type villains. He doesn't get a lot of talk so I voted for him. The epitome of being underrated.

 

[DrCosmic]

Mandarin, definitely. He was excellent and is regarded to be the worst evar, and that just ain't right. On top of people still think he had a revenge plot instead of an envy plot.

 

[Spider-Fan]

Mandarin, definitely. He was excellent and is regarded to be the worst evar, and that just ain't right. On top of people still think he had a revenge plot instead of an envy plot.

Killian is not the MCUs worst villain. That honor goes to Ivan Vanko

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Mandarin, definitely. He was excellent and is regarded to be the worst evar, and that just ain't right. On top of people still think he had a revenge plot instead of an envy plot.

I’m not a huge fan of Killian but he is far from the worst MCU villain. I would put him above Malekith, Kaecilius, Vanko and a couple of others personally.

 

[parkerpete]

Yellowjacket's my favorite other than Winter Soldier, so I guess it would have to be him.

Yeah, Yellowjacket's not that interesting on paper, but Stoll made him fairly creepy. One of the better villain costumes too, IMO.

 

[parkerpete]

I’m not a huge fan of Killian but he is far from the worst MCU villain. I would put him above Malekith, Kaecilius, Vanko and a couple of others personally.

Of all the MCU, Kaecilius is probably the biggest waste of an actor (and that's a pretty high bar to clear, with Eccleston wasting his time on Malekith).

But worst of all, it means Mads Mikkelson won't be able to play Victor Von Doom in the MCU. Which is a casting tragedy.

 

[Guard82]

I chose the Mandarin/Aldrich Killian, and I'm counting both Ben Kingsley's Trevor Slattery Mandarin and Guy Pearce's Killian because they both depend on each other for the villain story in Iron Man 3 to work. The movie had a fun villain plot with a creative twist, and both Kingsley and Pearce performed very well in their respective roles. I liked Guy Pearce's oily, vindictive persona and how he served as the founder of A.I.M. in the MCU, and I really liked Ben Kingsley's haughty and creepy persona as the public image of the Mandarin. I also liked the costume design for the Mandarin that Kingsley wore.

 

[Pennywise]

After thinking about MCU's most underrated villain, I'll go with Red Skull!

 

[Webfoot Hero]

Based on today's news, Ronan is getting another appearance in the MCU. Let's see if that can add some depth to his character.

 

[Drizzle]

I think people unfairly trash Ronan too much. I don't see anything particularly wrong with the character. Going into it I wasn't expecting him to have a whole lot of screentime because the film had to establish the five main characters first and foremost. I think Lee Pace did a good job portraying him and I still think he's the third best Phase 2 villain after Ultron and Pierce.

Haha, little did I know that his return to the MCU would be confirmed the very next day. As I said over on the Captain Marvel boards, I hope his return finally stops people lumping him in with the worst MCU villains. With this, he's also only the third major MCU villain to appear in more than one film after Loki and Thanos (excluding minor villains like Nebula, who switched sides anyway, Arnim Zola, Strucker, Crossbones and Klaue).

Notice NO ONE has voted for Malekith. The most McVillain of all time.

Malekith is pretty much universally accepted as the worst villain out of all the films in the MCU. He's boring and forgettable. Hell, even his henchman is cooler than him. Kurse was an awesome looking villain and he was the one who actually killed Frigga. When I think of villains from Thor: The Dark World, he's the one who comes to mind more than Malekith. Still, they both left a lot to be desired.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I personally favor Malekith to Vanko. But, that's it, LOL.

 

[Drizzle]

In my eyes, Vanko isn't that far behind Malekith when it comes to worst villain. But at least Vanko had a little more characterization. I can't for the life of me name a single line that Malekith said off the top of my head, but "I vant my burd" will forever be stored in the recesses of my memory.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Based on today's news, Ronan is getting another appearance in the MCU. Let's see if that can add some depth to his character.

That’s why I am so excited for him returning. I voted for him here anyway, but we may get some more depth to him now.

 

[Spider-Fan]

In my eyes, Vanko isn't that far behind Malekith when it comes to worst villain. But at least Vanko had a little more characterization. I can't for the life of me name a single line that Malekith said off the top of my head, but "I vant my burd" will forever be stored in the recesses of my memory.

But...is that REALLY something to be proud of? I mean...in your heart of hearts?

 

[pr0xyt0xin]

Gonna do a bit of ranking here, haven't in a while. From best to worst we'll call this the bottom half of MCU's villainy:

Ronan
Vanko
Red Skull
Ultron
Killian/Slattery
Kaecilius
Yellowjacket
Malekith

But really I feel like Killian is the only one there that didn't suffer from being under-written, he was just an underwhelming villain imo. The rest seemed to fall flat due to writing. Or in Kaecilius's case, just because he was a pawn.

 

[Batmannerism]

I agree with all of this, but I wouldn't call Pierce underrated because I don't think he belongs in the poll at all-- If there have been a lot of fans criticizing the character or the performance, I haven't seen it.

Yeah, i picked Pierce, as he doesnt get the props of Loki or Hela or Kill monger but he's probably the best evil master mind so far.
A lot of these villains are underrated for a very good reason, they ain't that good.

Honorable mention to Kurse as the best evil henchman, for a moment there he really looked like he was going to kill Thor.

 

[zachthegeek]

Personally, I never hated Yellowjacket. He’s certainly not good, but the actor brings enough evil charisma to the role that he can be fun to watch at times.

 

[Spider-Fan]

Gonna do a bit of ranking here, haven't in a while. From best to worst we'll call this the bottom half of MCU's villainy:

Ronan
Vanko
Red Skull
Ultron
Killian/Slattery
Kaecilius
Yellowjacket
Malekith

But really I feel like Killian is the only one there that didn't suffer from being under-written, he was just an underwhelming villain imo. The rest seemed to fall flat due to writing. Or in Kaecilius's case, just because he was a pawn.

Why is Vanko so high on this list, if I may ask? I just can't see it or comprehend it.

 

[Drizzle]

But...is that REALLY something to be proud of? I mean...in your heart of hearts?

No, but at least it's better than Rebecca Black's "Friday", which unfortunately also hasn't left my brain since 2011.