Daredevil Which Villains should appear in this TV series?

[The Question]

The Purple Man and Mister Fear should be included. And Owl is definitely considered part of Daredevil's traditional Rogue's Gallery who matter. If written correctly, he is a scary dude.

Daredevil's Rogue's Gallery, while not as deep as Spider-Man or Batman, is still fairly good:

Kingpin, Bullseye, Typhoid Mary, The Hand, The Owl, Mister Fear, The Purple Man, Death-Stalker, Gladiator, and Bushwacker (and of course Stilt-Man, but no one takes him seriously).

Any of those done right could be a good villain or two for the series. None of the, except Bushwacker, would need crazy special effects.

Purple Man shouldn't show up in Daredevil. I mean, yeah, that's where he got his start, but he's much more Jessica Jones' enemy than he is Daredevil's these days.

I'm not sure about that, back in 2008 Mister Fear got a storyline where he drove both the reformed Gladiator and DD's wife Milla insane, that seems like an important event that didn't involve the Miller rogues gallery.

One storyline back in 2008 where a lesser DD villain did something awesome doesn't make him one of the main rogues. I like Mr. Fear, but I don't see him being a priority on the show, at least not for a couple of seasons.

Plus there is no reason why Kingpin can't used hired guns besides Bullseye and Typhoid Mary, I think Bullet is alright merc villain.

There's no reason he can't, but there's no reason he should either. Bullseye and Typhoid Mary are both much better characters who have much more of a personal effect on Daredevil than a guy like Bullet.

 

[Six]

Purple Man could show up in Daredevil, but have a bigger part in Jessica Jones. This is the MCU we're talking about, and its all connected.

 

[The Overlord]

One storyline back in 2008 where a lesser DD villain did something awesome doesn't make him one of the main rogues. I like Mr. Fear, but I don't see him being a priority on the show, at least not for a couple of seasons.

2008 was not that long ago and Mr. Fear got a storyline in the late 90s where he made another serious attempt at ruining DD's life. Mr. Fear's actions in the 2008 story still affect DD to this day, its way his marriage fell apart, that's pretty impressive for a minor villain. Really he has had a bigger impact then say Owl on DD's life. Mr. Fear may not be as evil as Bullseye, but he is pretty up there in terms of nastiness, both his campaigns against DD resulted in a lot of civilian deaths and seemed to designed to be as cruel possible to DD.

I'm not saying he has to show up right away, but I'm not sure if there is any reason why he couldn't show up in season 2 or maybe 3.

There's no reason he can't, but there's no reason he should either. Bullseye and Typhoid Mary are both much better characters who have much more of a personal effect on Daredevil than a guy like Bullet.

I'm not going to be heart broken if he doesn't show up, but sometimes its fun have a bunch of different mercs in a story, rather then relying on one or two. Bullet is far more sane and professional then those two unstable nut cases and his relationship with his son gives him a defined sympathetic trait.

Plus not every villain needs a personal effect on DD to justify an appearance, there is a lot of Batman villains or Spider-Man villains who don't really have a personal effect on him, but they are still fun to see from time to time.

Really whether the villain has a personal effect on DD shouldn't be the major reason why they should or should not appear, its whether they can fit into stories told in a post Miller Daredevil world.

 

[Six]

What about this?

 

[The Question]

Purple Man could show up in Daredevil, but have a bigger part in Jessica Jones. This is the MCU we're talking about, and its all connected.

Yeah, but just because there can be a crossover doesn't mean there should be. I think, from a narrative standpoint, it'd just be a lot easier to introduce Purple Man in Jessica Jones' show, and not have him show up for a random weird appearance in Daredevil's show that goes nowhere within that series.

Besides, I have a feeling that Marvel has already laid the groundwork for Purple Man having a long criminal career prior to the Netflix series without Daredevil. In Agents of SHIELD, all of the references to the moment that made May go into retirement talk about a super villain with mind control powers. I'm guessing that it was Purple Man, and he's currently in a SHIELD lock up somewhere after May arrested him. The stuff between him and Jones likely went down before that happened.

What about this?

He wouldn't be a bad choice.

 

[Frico]

What about this?

 

[the gael]

What about this?

Good idea

 

[Silvermoth]

Typhoid Mary is genuinely someone I would love to see

 

[The Question]

I'd change her outfit, though. The biker-themed stripper costume is kind of uncomfortable for a villain who's whole thing is that she's a mentally ill abuse victim who'd manipulated into being a murderer by others.

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

These guys:

 

[Silvermoth]

I'd change her outfit, though. The biker-themed stripper costume is kind of uncomfortable for a villain who's whole thing is that she's a mentally ill abuse victim who'd manipulated into being a murderer by others.

Yep, I agree and I like the way you think

 

[Hypestyle]

I suppose the Owl doesn't have to have the "owl" hair and ultra-sharp sideburns.. and I suppose the gliding cloak would probably be ditched. The claw device implies bloodletting, so I wonder would the producers bother including it, not to mention the fringe possibility of someone at Fox suing because of the "swipe" from Wolverine (?)

I'd suggest Kelsey Grammer for Leland Owsley, but since he already did Beast, would that even be accepted?

 

[3dman27]

there is one yes mine

 

[chamber-music]

Stephen Rea would be great as Death-Stalker/Exterminator

 

[bluerayer]

Gladiator definitely, but they better give him a big budget version of his costume and not some cheap TV version. I want to see those whirling blades which will require CGI, and the yellow and blue armour. I don't want just some generic uncostumed guy with blades.

Gladiator

Gladiator is pre Miller but he would be great to have in the show. He's had a more silvery colour scheme and a more blue colour scheme so they have two different palettes to work with. I don't think he'd look campy at all and would be very memorable with those whirling wrist blades.

Yes, yes, and yes to all three posts. I wanna see Gladiator for sure.

 

[Mike Murdock]

I posted my entire plot ideas for a season and Melvin Potter features heavily. He's a great choice because he allows both Daredevil the crime fighter and Matt Murdock the lawyer to be involved.

 

[bluerayer]

I posted my entire plot ideas for a season and Melvin Potter features heavily. He's a great choice because he allows both Daredevil the crime fighter and Matt Murdock the lawyer to be involved.

Cool.

 

[Gr0oT]

I'd change her outfit, though. The biker-themed stripper costume is kind of uncomfortable for a villain who's whole thing is that she's a mentally ill abuse victim who'd manipulated into being a murderer by others.

Why can she not have fishnet stockings?
She should be sexy, dangerously so.

 

[bluerayer]

Like i said i think Gladiator should be on the show:

And to play him i nominate Dominic Purcell, from Prison Break(i mentioned it earlier in the general Daredevil thred, but what the hey):

Here's Gladiator/Melvin Potter, without his helmet and as you can see Purcell bears a resemblance to him:

 

[Mike Murdock]

I've never seen prison break. It's got to be someone who can play mental illness in a tragic way while still showing a threatening character in a relatively cheesy costume.

 

[bluerayer]

I've never seen prison break. It's got to be someone who can play mental illness in a tragic way while still showing a threatening character in a relatively cheesy costume.

Prison break is about the only thing i have seen him in, in that he plays the older brother to the main character. He's somewhat of a tough guy on the show and there are some dramatic moments. Didnt really think about the requirements for the role. Yeah, your right, whoever plays Gladiator must be able to pull of several things acting wise, not just look tough. Dominic Purcell was also in Blade Trinity but i have only seen that movie like one time, when it came out, so i cant really remember his performance, i think he was the bad guy though.

 

[Gr0oT]

Conan Stevens for Gladiator !

 

[bluerayer]

Conan Stevens for Gladiator !

I dont know who that is, IMDB next stop!

Edit: I did a google image search of him and he seems to have the look. How's his acting?

 

[s_mikheidze]

1- Gladiator
2- leland Owlsley
3- Mr. Fear

 

[Mike Murdock]

I dont know who that is, IMDB next stop!

Edit: I did a google image search of him and he seems to have the look. How's his acting?

He played Bolg in the Hobbit, but I can't say that requires acting. He seems to play big strong men more than anything else (ETA: He was also in Spartacus).

It's also possible that this could be played to an advantage. They might be able to play the character convincingly by playing him as a "simple giant." Basically, the character has to be someone both threatening and likeable. You have to know he could hurt people, but also not blame him for that. Both of the previous two suggestions seem good for at least that. Even if the actor can't portray subtleties of mental illness, they can still edit it in a way that he doesn't have to. After all, just like in court, it'll be his lawyers and his psychiatrist who make the case for him.