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The success of theMCUrelies as much on memorable villain as it does on the Italian sandwich , and the franchise has deliver a wide range of opponent , from the astonishingly everyday to the nearly unstoppable . From early MCU heroes like Iron Man and Thor to newer additions like Shang - Chi and the Eternals , heroes need an exciting , original villain to challenge them and force them to farm . Whilenot every villain cultivate out , the MCU has done a great job overall of learning how to balance one - off threats and multi - movie forces of immorality .
Villains take many forms acrossthe MCU ’s ongoing timeline , from their preternatural and cosmic abilities to the intelligence and strategic mind that allow them to execute their plans . From the lackluster to the truly sullen , the MCU always has interesting villain , but only one can be the most powerful .
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has adapt a bit of Marvel Comics villain , but what became of each of them in their MCU appearances ?
38Todd Phelps' Biggest Achievement Is Retconned Moments After It Happens
Appears In She-Hulk: Attorney At Law Season 1
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With the more comedic plan of attack ofShe - Hulk , it is not too surprising that the show fails to deliver a unfeignedly sinister villain . In fact , for much of the series , Todd Phelps comes off as just a gross , entitled rich boy . TheShe - Hulkfinaledoesn’t do enough to modify that .
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It is not until the finale that Todd is revealed to be the drumhead of the Intelligencia , a chemical group of net trolls who cut Jennifer Walters ' personal phone . While this is a despicable act , the fact that Todd is simply arrested off - screen show how slight power he actually had . There s a glance of Todd becoming a more muscular Hulk - ified opposition , but Jennifer Walters ret - cons it away .
37Sadie Deever Isn’t Particularly Effective
Appears In Ms. Marvel Season 1
It is say that there is some hassle identifying the chief scoundrel inMs . Marvel , but Sadie Deever is the antagonist for most of the first season . She is an agent working with Damage Control who seek to bring down Ms. Marvel . While the organization seems to be getting more sinewy , it ’s yet to really succeed in a show of force .
Her reckless and underhand tactics make her well-off to dislike , and her motivation are never really clear . Deever ultimately seems unequal to at her joband become the anti - climactic end of but being fired over the phone . Damage Control may continue to grow , but for now , Deever wo n’t be part of the organization if that pass off .
36Ivan Vanko Comes Off Strong But Ultimately Fails To Impress
Appears In Iron Man 2
Iron Man 2is loosely considered the weakest entry in the enfranchisement , and that ’s mostly in part due to Ivan Vanko , aka Whiplash , being an ultimately underwhelming nemesis . Vanko palpate like a bit of a retreadafter he uses arc nuclear reactor technical school to build a partial suit ( and , in collaboration with Hammer , drones ) , which was already done by Stane in the firstIron Manmovie . While Vanko seems menacing when he catches Stark off - safeguard in Monaco , Tony and Rhodey ultimately dispatch the villain comparatively rapidly in the film ’s climax .
35Obadiah Stane Is Scary Even Before Getting His Power Armor
Appears In Iron Man
As the first villain in the MCU , Obadiah Stane makes his mark , even if he pal in comparison to some who stick with him . Even before wear the monolithic Iron Monger suit , Stane is a powerful figure in the business universe and effectively wields that influence to further his neediness . Of naturally , he gets physically potent with his super suit as well , butStane deserves credit for being intimidating even as an unpowered human .
34Darren Cross Is More Menacing As Yellowjacket Than M.O.D.O.K.
Appears In Ant-Man & Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania
Darren Cross is another corporate scoundrel who is much more effective as a threat when wearing a tailored lawsuit than he is when wear a tops suit . Cross proves that he is just as intelligent as Hank Pym , recreating the formula for Pym Particles . As such , he not only threatens Pym and others physically , butCross peril to damage Hank ’s legacyby militarizing their enquiry .
Years later , Cross becomes the only MCU villain so far to don two different supervillain name . Ant - Man and the Wasp : Quantumaniareveals that bilk survivedthe end ofAnt - Man , after which he was pull into the Quantum Realm . Deformed , Kang arm him and he became M.O.D.O.K. While shivery in theory , M.O.D.O.K. never really make out across as overly threateningor effective and goes out with a bit of a whine .
33Ghost Hasn’t Explored The Full Potential Of Her Abilities
Appears In Ant-Man And The Wasp & Is Set To Appear In Thunderbolts
Ghost , aka Ava Starr , is a bit of an unpaired scoundrel in the MCU as she has impressive powers but wants nothing to do with them . Her ability to phase through topic makes her very tricky to fight and allows her to be quite deadly as she can simply reach through a foe and stop their nerve . However , Ghost ’s full potential is n’t really realized because her ability will her in unremitting pain . With Ghost set to appear in the cast ofThunderbolts , it ’s possible she ’ll have honed her ability in the year since her last appearance .
With the MCU ’s Thunderbolts * movie having now officially let go , here ’s everything you need to know about the Marvel motion picture and its story .
32Adrian Toomes/The Vulture Is Scarier Than He Is Powerful
Appears In Spider-Man: Homecoming & Morbius
One of Spider - Man ’s oldest villains , Vulture get a very unlike access inSpider - Man : Homecoming . He is something of a blue - pinch bad guy who steals and sells high-pitched - tech weaponry to the highest bidder . As a malefactor , he is fairly adequate to , peculiarly with his intimidating fly suit . However , he is also just an ordinary guy underneath those wings . He is also quite reluctant to really kill anyone . However , his comparatively base nature is a boastful part of why he ’s so effectively terrifying .
WhileSpider - Man : Homecomingis Toomes ' only appearing in the MCU , Sony’sMorbiushas a post - credit scenerevealing that the scoundrel has been transported to the Sony Spider - Man Universe . It ’s hitherto indecipherable how or if piranha will be used moving fore .
31Wilson Fisk/Kingpin Seems To Have An Inconsistent Power Level
Appears In Daredevil Season 1-3, Hawkeye Season 1, Echo Season 1, & Is Set To Appear in Daredevil: Born Again
Vincent D’Onofrio ’s Kingpin is a normal human without special abilities , buthe wields unbelievable felonious influence , make him more powerful than most the great unwashed . The extend to which Wilson Fisk ’s vane of control spread head is strange , but he controls much of New Yorks unionised offence , has his foot in various legitimate businesses , and is currently set to pursue a political life history in the upshot ofDaredevil : Born Again .
However , Fisk ’s physical big businessman has been inconsistent . Throughout much ofDaredevilandEcho , he ’s able-bodied to be injured by strong strikes from other humans , but he also takes arrow and explosives to the chest inHawkeye without bat an middle . His miraculous recovery from being shot compass point - blank in the face rarify things even more , leave it unclear just how powerful Wilson Fisk really is .
While Vincent D’Onofrio and Charlie Cox encounter Kingpin and Daredevil inDaredevilseasons 1 - 3 , which originally aired on Netflix , it ’s unclear if the show is entirely canon or if the MCU is simply prefer to keep the liberal stroke in tactfulness .
30John Walker Is As Strong As Captain America But Lets His Emotions Get In The Way
Appears In The Falcon And The Winter Soldier Season 1 & Is Set To Appear In Thunderbolts
While there are some who would fence that John Walker is not the true chief villain ofThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier , the elbow room he tarnishes his title certainly makes him a hard contender . Walker received a New version of the Super Soldier Serum , the same substance that gave Steve Rogers his increased strength . Moreover , even before taking the top-notch - soldier serum , Walker is an exceptional soldier . However , his madness seems to cloud his creative thinker at times , making him more vulnerable and less impressive than the original Captain America .
Marvel Studios ' most late Disney+ serial may have come to an end , but there are plenty of upcoming MCU TV shows in development .
29Yon-Rogg Is Strong But One-Dimensional
Appears In Captain Marvel
As a Kree warrior , Yon - Rogg really should have been a more telling baddie , but just about any villain will look bad going up against Captain Marvel . He has the strength and fighting acquirement one would anticipate from a Kree , but he is no friction match at all for Carol Danvers . However , Yon - Rogg is more telling when considering the mind game he playedwith Carol . Seeing her potentiality as a weapon , he convinced Carol for class that she was a member of the Kree .
