Top 5 Favourite New Franchise Characters of 2018

[Hunter Rider]

This could be a character for an established franchise like the MCU, Star Wars or the DCEU, so that would disqualify Black Panther, Aquaman and Mera as they debuted prior to this year, or it could be a character in a newly launched franchise, like if you were a fan of a character in Mortal Engines for instance.


5. Black Manta (Aquaman)

He was the Boba/Jango Fett of the movie, a cool looking villain, intense and combative with a very personal motivation and a badass suit of high tech armor, they set him up perfectly to progress into the role of lead villain in the sequel.




4. Okoye (Black Panther)

I loved Nakia but Okoye, the fierce leader of the Dora Milaje stole the show, she's charismatic, loyal and a skilled warrior, but also pretty damn humorous with her sarcasm.

3. Thanos (Avengers: Infinity War)

Big Purple is arguably the greatest villain of this kind since Darth Vader, a fearsome physical presence combined with a cerebral, genocidal single minded focus.




2. Qi'ra (Solo: A Star Wars Story)

The standout character in Solo, she's resiliant, sophisticated, resourceful and charming as well as lethal when the occassion calls for it. She's also intriguingly ambigous, did she make the call at the end of Solo to step up the ladder of Crimson Dawn's hierachy, or did she do it because she loves Han and wanted to protect him? as what she did covered up his involvement with anything that happened with Dryden Vos. Hopefully we'll find out in a TV series on Disney's streaming service.




1. The Wasp (Ant-Man & The Wasp)

"She was in the first movie!" I hear you cry! No, Hope Van Dyne was in the first movie, The Wasp debuted this year and she kicked all kinds of ass while also being quick with a one liner and smart as a whip.

 

[2kt09]

You cheated twice.

 

[Boom]

Doesn't Thanos break your own rule? He debuted in Guardians of the Galaxy.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

I don't count Thanos or Wasp. They were in other films. There is a lot I haven't seen, but for me, these were the standouts.

I'm not going to list five because I think three stand well above the rest: Miles Morales, Cable, and Domino. Unfortunately, the last two are probably going to be victims of the Disney/Fox merger.

Does Lara Croft count? Not a new character, but it was a new take, new continuity, and new actress. I really liked Vikander's portrayal, even if the movie around her wasn't great, and would like to see her in better material.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Thanos was barely a cameo, that's why I included him.

 

[Loki882]

-Nakia (Black Panther).
-The White Widow (Mission Impossible: Fallout).
-Domino (Deadpool 2).
-Qi'ra (Solo).
-Enfys Nest (Solo).

 

[Spider-Fan]

Challenge accepted (I too will be omitting Thanos and Wasp for not being entirely new). In no particular order:

Okoye (Black Panther)
Erik Killmonger (Black Panther)
Miles Morales (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
Domino (Deadpool 2)
Atlanna (Aquaman)

There were a lot of awesome ladies stealing the spotlight this year!

 

[Hunter Rider]

Does Lara Croft count? Not a new character, but it was a new take, new continuity, and new actress. I really liked Vikander's portrayal, even if the movie around her wasn't great, and would like to see her in better material.

Yes, she'd count just like Tom Holland's Peter Parker would have counted in 2016, as it's a new version of the character.

-Nakia (Black Panther).
-The White Widow (Mission Impossible: Fallout).
-Domino (Deadpool 2).
-Qi'ra (Solo).
-Enfys Nest (Solo).

The bolded two had fairly small roles but I agree that they were cool additions to their respective franchises.

Challenge accepted (I too will be omitting Thanos and Wasp for not being entirely new). In no particular order:

Okoye (Black Panther)
Erik Killmonger (Black Panther)
Miles Morales (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
Domino (Deadpool 2)
Atlanna (Aquaman)

There were a lot of awesome ladies stealing the spotlight this year!

I almost put Killmonger but he was one and done so I didn't lol. I liked Atlanna as well, thought she was the best of the supporting characters in Aquaman.

 

[MadderMaximus]

Black Manta, Okoye, Domino, Bullseye (haHA! you didn't strictly say movies), and...Void.