Doctor Doom
For years, people have complained about the quality of the MCU’s villains and how weak the antagonists generally are. Whether you believe it or not is completely subjective, and we’re not getting into that war here because it’s only bound to get ugly.
The good news is, the inclusion of Victor Von Doom in the MCU opens up a realm of new possibilities and strengthens the rogue side of things. Not only is he one of the best villains ever created by Marvel Comics, but he can also provide fresh narratives and challenges for Phase 4 and once the Avengers defeat Thanos.
Yes, Doctor Doom sucked in Fox’s Fantastic Four series (especially the last one where he was basically an online troll), but his inclusion in the MCU could be the most important of them all. There must be a reason that IGN ranked him #3 in the Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time, right?
Mister Sinister
It’s a sin (ha!) that we haven’t seen the former Nathaniel Essex in an X-Men film yet. As one of the mutants’ greatest foes throughout their history, he’s been largely absent in the cinematic world – bar that tiny teaser in the X-Men: Apocalypse post-credits scene. In a universe where we’ve seen Mystique more times than we care for, we’ve waited far too long for this gene-splicing villain to make his inevitable bow.
With someone like Kevin Feige involved in the decision-making of these characters, this will likely change. He’s shown that he understands the Marvel universe better than most and is unafraid of bringing out the big guns when necessary. Maybe we’ll finally get a story where Magneto takes a back seat and it’s Mister Sinister’s time to shine for once?
Whichever way you look at it, the time is nigh for this villain and he should be making his live-action debut soon. Phew! It’s an exciting time to be a Marvel bad guy right now.
