Summary

Although theMarvel Cinematic Universeis known for having a villain job that it has n’t really prepare in over a tenner , it has introduced various villains who earned the hatred of the hearing due to their malign or controversial program . The MCU has become the grownup connect universe of discourse in the superhero genre , more so now that it ’s also covering TV appearance link up to the movies , and as such , it has introduced a variety of case – heroes , ally , and villains , whether human , alien , or some interesting genetic mutation . The MCU ’s biggest strength when it comes to character is its heroes , but when it comes to villain , it has n’t exactly been the good .

The MCU ’s first scoundrel was Obadiah Stane inIron Man , and though he ’s not the most memorable baddie in this world , he set a rule that the MCU has n’t been capable to get rid of , making room for the MCU ’s notorious “ villain trouble ” . Even if many MCU villains have had underwhelming story , they have realise the hate of witness for their malevolent plans and actions and how they affect this universe ’s heroes – and here are 12 of the most hated MCU scoundrel to escort .

12Mysterio

Quentin Beck a.k.a . Mysterio ( Jake Gyllenhaal ) was introduced inSpider - Man : Far From Home . Quentin Beck was a former employee at Stark Industries who make grow holographical technology while working for Tony Stark , only for the latter to take the designs and use them for other purposes . Beck was fire from Stark Industries and wanted retaliation , so he joined forces with other former Stark employee and with weaponized drones and his holograph technology created the “ superhero ” Mysterio . His retaliation lead him to befriend Spider - Man to take the technologies Stark had left him , and though he was vote out by the entanglement - slinger , Mysterio ’s final act was expose Spider - Man ’s identity to the intact man and blaming him for all the destruction and deaths he had caused .

11Gravik

Gravik ( Kingsley Ben - Adir ) was bring in in the Disney+ TV seriesSecret Invasion . Gravik was a Skrull and the leader of the radical Skrull Resistance , as he grew disillusioned and spiteful of Nick Fury after he failed to save on his promise to find the Skrulls a fresh household . Gravik was the one responsible for for the Secret Invasion , launching covert terrorist fire and trying to rig world in fiat to trigger a self - destructive atomic warfare , all with the aim of ending humankind so the Skrulls could take Earth as their new home . for achieve all this , Gravik created an army of Super - Skrulls , and he used Avengers ’ deoxyribonucleic acid on himself to make himself stronger and nearly undestroyable .

10Red Skull

Johann Schmidt a.k.a . Red Skull ( Hugo Weaving ) was the head of HYDRA , a particular weapons division of the Nazi Schutzstaffel . Schmidt was a confidant of Adolf Hitler and aim to become the superior man , leading him to expend the image ofthe Super Soldier Serumon himself , which disfigured him and turn him into Red Skull . Red Skull wanted to use the Tesseract to fulfill his plan of controlling the world and tried to destruct the United States during the war with atomic weapons . However , when he touched the Tesseract with his bare hands , he was teleport to Vormir , where he became trapped in a sorting of purgatory and became the Stonekeeper , advising those who sought the Soul Stone .

9Alexander Pierce

Alexander Pierce ( Robert Redford ) was bring in inCaptain America : The Winter Soldier , and he was one of the leaders of HYDRA . As such , he ordered the assassinations of Nick Fury , Steve Rogers , and Natasha Romanov , and had the Winter Soldier under his control thanks to the many memory wipes Bucky pop off through during that time . Pierce planned to habituate Stark - built helicarriers and high - tech weapons to kill anyone who could be a threat to HYDRA ’s plans of mankind mastery , labeled “ Project Insight ” .

8Ultron

Ultron ( James Spader ) was the villain ofAvengers : Age of Ultron , and is also one of the MCU ’s most notorious scoundrel – still , it ca n’t be deny that his plans were truly evil and scary . Ultron was an contrived news created by Tony Stark and Bruce Banner with the role of serving as a peacekeeping program . When Ultron was activate by the Mind Stone , it became sentient and was corrupted by the Infinity Stone , leading Ultron to deem humanity as the tangible threat . Ultron decided that the only path to peace was to commit extinction - level genocide against homo , and for that , he created a equipment that would lift the city of Novi Grad , Sokovia , to create a meteorological impact when crashing into Earth , thus destroying humanity .

7Arishem

Arishem the Judge is the Prime Celestial and the creator of the Eternals , a group of celluloid beingness who Arishem sent to multiple satellite to protect and facilitate germinate sentient lifeforms . However , Arishem had ulterior motif , and what he need was for the Eternals to help these lifeforms germinate so they could power a ethereal semen inside the planet , thus making way for the birth of a newfangled Celestial . Of course , the nativity of a Celestial from the center of a planet meant the total demolition of the planet and all of its lifeforms . Arishem does n’t worry for the development and welfare of the different lifeforms across the universe , instead concentrate on the creation of more Celestials .

6Dreykov

General Dreykov ( Ray Winstone ) was the villain inBlack Widow , and he was a high - ranking officer in the Soviet Armed Forces . Dreykov was also the superintendent of the Red Room , also known as the Black Widow Program . This was a cloak-and-dagger Soviet - Russian preparation programme that regard kidnapping young woman and become them into elect undercover agent and assassin through psychological conditioning and other intense type of training , which is why many girls did n’t survive the process . To make it even worse , the “ Graduation Ceremony ” consisted of more physical and genial tests , as well as subjecting the woman to involuntary hysterectomy .

5Kang the Conqueror

Kang the Conqueror is the primary villain in the MCU ’s Multiverse Saga . His real name is Nathaniel Richards , and he ’s a scientist from the 31st Century who discover the multiverse ’s existence – but so did some of his discrepancy . Kang joinedthe Council of Kangs , a group of strain of Nathaniel Richards who got together to control the multiverse . Kang considered that the council ’s actions were destroying the multiverse , so he challenged his variants and sought to conquer as many worlds as possible , naming himself Kang the Conqueror . The council banish Kang to the Quantum Realm , where he tried to use Janet van Dyne to rebuild his Time Sphere and persist in his plans of multiversal mastery , and he tried to lam the Quantum Realm again during the events ofAnt - Man and the Wasp : Quantumania .

4Ego

Ego the Living Planet ( Kurt Russell ) was the villain ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 . Ego was a heavenly and the biological father of Peter Quill and Mantis , and he planned to remake the universe through an omnicidal extinction - stage outcome have a go at it as the Expansion . For it , Ego plant “ come ” on various planets to terraform them into newfangled extensions of himself , eradicating all other life in the universe . However , Ego needed another Celestial for this , so he traveled across the universe siring nestling on humanoid alien in an attempt to bring out a celestial heir . Ego hire the Ravagers to snatch some of these offsprings and bring them to him , but as none proved to have inherit his Celestial DNA , he killed them . Peter survived because Yondu never render him to Ego , and the Celestial give away to his Logos that he was responsible for his female parent ’s death .

3Kilgrave

Kilgrave ( David Tennant ) was the villain in the TV seriesJessica Jones . Kilgrave was experimented on by his parents since he was a child to treat a neurodegenerative disease , but the treatment ended up give him the ability to control people ’s mind . Kilgrave was vicious and used his power to manipulate others , as he did with Jessica Jones , who he used as his sex slave and to kill other multitude . Jessica finally break gratuitous , but Kilgrave wanted revenge and made killing her his new mission . Kilgrave did n’t care who he had to manipulate and kill to get to Jessica Jones , and he was a really malevolent and menacing man who stand for various fears and dangers from the veridical populace .

General Dreykov talking to Natasha in Black Widow

Iron Man looking inside Sokovia in Avengers Age of Ultron

Halle Berry as Catwoman crouching on a fire escape in Catwoman

Kilgrave Thanos Mysterio

Spider-Man Far From Home Quentin Beck Mysterio standing in a lab

Kingsley Ben Adir as Gravik detonating bomb in Russia in Secret Invasion

Red Skull

robert redford as alexander pierce looking offscreen in captain america the winter soldier

Ultron (James Spader) holding up his fist in Avengers: Age of Ultron

arishem judging earth in phase 4 eternals

Dreykov leaning over his desk in Black Widow

Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror in Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania

Kurt Russell as Ego in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2

Jessica Jones David Tennant as Kilgrave

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