There are many reasons to love the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Marvel has something of a reputation for not having the most compelling villains. Thankfully, they have been working to change this in recent years.
The Avengers movies would not be the same without Loki’s cunning or Ultron and Thanos’ desire to end humanity. Whether you love them or hate them, you have to admit that powerful and complex supervillains make the best superhero movies even better.
Everyone has their favorites, but we've decided to count them all down. Let's take a look at every MCU villain ranked from worst to best.
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Kurse | 0:00
Fenris | 0:30
Laufey | 1:04
Brandt and Savin | 1:29
The Scorpion | 1:47
Batroc the Leaper | 2:10
The Shockers | 2:33
Baron Von Strucker | 3:08
The Destroyer | 3:34
Justin Hammer | 3:58
The Leader | 4:28
General Ross | 5:16
Abomination | 5:44
Malekith | 6:05
Whiplash | 6:29
The Collector | 6:50
Raza | 7:33
Korath the Pursuer | 8:11
Ulysses Klaue [claw] | 8:52
Sonny Burch | 9:13
Ayesha | 9:53
The Chitauri | 10:25
Arnim Zola | 10:49
Mordo | 11:11
The Black Order | 11:43
Ronan the Accuser | 12:10
Yellowjacket | 12:44
Ghost | 13:05
Surtur | 13:55
Supreme Intelligence | 14:25
Red Skull | 15:08
Kaecilius | 15:33
The Tinkerer | 15:58
Topaz | 16:16
The Prowler | 16:53
The Ravagers | 17:40
Crossbones | 18:22
Dormammu | 18:43
Nebula | 19:15
Alexander Pierce | 20:00
The Mandarin | 20:42
The Grandmaster | 21:18
Iron Monger | 21:44
Ultron | 22:23
Helmut Zemo | 22:52
Aldrich Killian | 23:18
Ego | 23:51
Mysterio | 24:26
The Vulture | 24:55
Hela | 25:19
Erik Killmonger | 25:49
Loki | 26:30
Thanos | 26:59
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Zemo is the first villain to achieve his goal. He destroyed the Avengers, and made then rip each other apart. He's an incredible villain to the MCU.
@Dylan Trewick Zemo was partly responsible for them losing in Infinity War but there was a lot of other things like Starlord losing control and Doctor Strange giving up the time stone(even though it was for a reason).
Thanos did?
@@misterbvr8114 they said first villain
@@jmarais oh yeah, my bad
Bro, Star Lord is the sole reason they lost in Infinity War. They had that glove.
Every villain fought hero's but none of them made Avengers to fight themselves like zemo
yea he was a great villain and he won he made the avengers spilt up
@@sharonfrancis7663 thanks
Because of Zemo Avengers lost especially in Wakanda
Facts
Loki did
This list is all over the place. It was less of a “ranking of villains from worst to best,” and more of a refresher course for people to re-familiarize themselves with the villains. That’s the only way I can explain the bizarre rankings they chose
Some choices were strange, i think they the list is partialy based on personal preference but also and more on how they think those vilains were written, and maybe as overall potrayed and played. Like if we only talk about how they were written, like, introduce, act with the actor and directed in their movie, how they impact the MCU, how they died maybe also, like if you take everything like that in count, i think the list kinda makes sens. Like vultur was pretty compealing and i think the actor micheal keaton was a big part of it as well as his script, the introduction where you can see he his a hard working decent human that get shit on, and just want the best for his family, he never realy do harm directly at first, again the actor play it realy well he is threatening, and the way it ends, him not revealing spiderman identity, he is a complete, complexe and interesting character. Some makes a bit less sens for exemple kacealius, the idea behind him was realy good, lost his family and all, a broken man, everythingcould have been epic and more intense, but the movie barely shows him, and tells more than show. We never can feel his pain for his loss, we can never see his struggles, the movie focus more on strange and when not on goofy aspect. Im fine dr strange is a pretty fun good looking movie, but kacealius is a bit of wasted opportunity, him beeing that high in the rank even tho i can understand feels weird
FACTS. There was literally no criteria
Ummm kind of didn't mention the big part of Mysterio: He revealed Peter's secret identity to the world and made him public enemy #1. I'd say that alone is pretty dang evil, especially in an MCU where it seems like everyone knows who almost every hero is except for Spidey.
not loki he din't mentined that lokie 4escaped during endgame.
@@nickymejias5763 what?
The tinkerer and Topaz above red skull!? That’s crazy
Taserface too. Ridiculous.
@@MatthewMovies that's a silly name ;-)
@@simonjebavy stupid boi
bro the list is not in order
they're basing this on the villains' capabilities and feats from the comics, not MCU
The most terrifying and intimidating villain in all the mcu who strikes fear into the heart of every audience is...Taserface!!! 😂😂😂
Best villy name ev's lol. That was a great great great scene for any kind of movie, especially a marvel movie lol.
Taserface was hilarious
😭😂😂😂😂
Bro that scene was funny
Even Thanos gets scared when TASERFACE is around
zemo deserves to be higher in the end his plan worked across multiple years/movies and caused the avengers to fall apart
Red Skull: YOU? HOW ARE YOU ABOVE ME? I AM THE LEADER OF AN EVIL IDEOLOGY? WHO ARE YOU? The Mandarin: Hello, I’m Trevor Slattery and I’m an ACTOOOOR!
The Grandmaster: "Anywhere else in the Universe, I'd be millions of years old, but here on Sakaar..."
Wat lol i dont get it
@@applepie1272 time moves differently there
Fun delivery which Stephen Colbert often employs. As you could tack on at the end, "That's it, that's the whole joke."
He’s so wonderfully quirky, and he always plays the same type of character no matter what role he has 😂
I never understood that line jshdjshd
Loki is the best written character in MCU
Correct
Amen
Also Thor and Tony!
clearly you are forgetting kraglin
indeed
1 - Zemo: _Motivated by the suffering of losing the family as a result of the heroes' action, he divided the Avengers from the inside out, breaking them completely by inserting distrust between them, and making them doubt each other's moral integrity. The Avengers broke down to such a level that even after a long time (even in Endgame) they were still completely unprepared and disunited to face the real problem: Thanos. The real reason they didn't win it in Infinite War. "Divided, they fell."_ 2 - Thanos: _Villain who stopped to look at the Universe and saw a relevant and real problem. Motivated by what happened on his planet, despite his attempts to "help", he showed that deep down he has noble intentions to solve this problem but uses absurdly wrong and cruel means to reach them. He did not allow himself to be corrupted by absolute power after he managed to achieve his goal, showing that he remained true to his values (even if morally distorted)._ 3 - Killmonguer: _Villain who was created by the hero's father's attitudes and despite all the absolutely unjust and unnecessary suffering he went through in his life, he managed to overcome by entering the army and transforming himself into an extraordinarily trained and disciplined person. Seeing people's suffering, he used the feeling of revenge to propel him towards his goal of ending that suffering, but unfortunately in the wrong way. He fought for a cause that he thought was just, but because he was blinded by anger, he also went on to perform atrocities to achieve his goal. He fought the hero and beat him at his own game. For the hero to beat him, it was necessary - first: almost a miracle ... - second - to review his most solid concepts about the wrong attitudes of his ancestors for whom he was inspired and admired them, and to do everything to fix these mistakes . A villain so powerful that he completely transformed T'Challa's own personality and worldview, making him a better person and, in my opinion, the MCU's most mature hero. And the best, of course. RIP Chadwick._
"killmonguer"
this so rlly well put especially abt zemo hes such a compelling villain he actually succeeds even though hes a normal guy he makes civil war a brilliant movie imo
i agree... for me zemo is number 1, slightly above thanos
Loki should honestly be at the top. He is such an iconic villain in the MCU, and has gotten a lot of time to have the audience get to know him. Without him, Thanos wouldn’t have even gotten the Space Stone.
To the Black Order's credit, they were originally gonna have a bigger role in Infinity War as well as learning there backstories, but was eventually cut.
I actually really liked them and wish more survived so we could see them again
@@dennyjones6921 Disney +: So you want a series about them?
You know this list is completely invalid when the Mandarin is placed ABOVE Red Skull.
No, the list is mindless because Ultron is so high on the list. Really, Ultron? They butchered the character in the movies like no other character in the MCU... The movie should've been called "24 hours of Age of Ultron"...
and that manderin is a fake
@@Arienette69 Ultron nearly defeated the whole avengers and destroyed the whole of sokovia, he's not exactly weak is he?? He took on all of them
Yep.Even the secondary villains in Homecoming are above him. This be bollocks
And when Justin Hammer is so low on the list
So Nebula makes the list but The Winter Soldier doesn't?
Winter soldier wasn’t really a villain tho
He was brainwashed and wasn’t aware so he doesn’t count.
@@elhermano2525 explain how destroyer was on here
@@shockmount5892 Loki Ordered the Destroyer to destroy Thor when it’s goal is to Guard Odin’s Vault it could be used as a weapon against Odin’s Enemies it unquestionably obeyed the ruler of Asgard & wielder of Gungnir so no it’s not much of a Villain it’s a weapon
@@elhermano2525 yeah so why was it on this list still
I think this list is so incomprehensible for me and many others, because his comic knowledge influences it extremely.
Also as someone else pointed out, some of the people on the list aren’t even villains in the movies. They’re not good people but they’re not villains to the stories.
Marvel did orginate from comics sooooo
How the hell is “The Mandarin” very high in this list?!
Its a BS list is why.
You gotta watch this and not take the actual ranking too seriously...
The fact that he is unwilling to listen that allowing Dormammu to enter his dimension will cause endless suffering to all life forms.
The mandarin didn't even make his official debut yet
@@presidentjayhawk9214 I know. That’s why I used quotes because Ben Kingsley’s character isn’t the REAL Mandarin...
Thanos, Loki and Hela are easily top 3.
Killmonger could replace Hela
@@NoobMaster-uk2fk neah
Dormammu is definitely stronger than loki and hela depending on if thanos has the infinity gaunlet or not is who wins in that.
@@shahabshahid8767 it’s not about power and strength though it’s about the best villains in general
@@NoobMaster-uk2fk true
I don't think fenris was a villain, In the actual mythology he certainly is, but in these movies he is just a dog who lost against the second most powerful hero in the mcu
If I'm not mistaken Fenris is Fenrir the god of the wolves and by no means is he a villain. He's a god just like Odin, Thor and the others but they threw him out of Asgard and tricked him and trapped him. He had a reason to hate the Aesir and in Norse Mythology the real villains are the Aesir gods. Odin and Thor do unspeakable things in Norse Mythology and by no means are the good guys we see on screen. Fenris/Fenrir was just a victim.
@@crzgangster8721 fenrir actually kills Odin in ragnarok (not the movie, the mythology)
@@vazcobras2359 And then has his jaw ripped apart by Vidar
@@crzgangster8721 Fenrir isn't a god he is loki's son and hela (hel) is also loki's daughter and fenrir is not the god of wolves he is just a ever growing beast that odin foresaw bringing ragnarok and so bound him with magical ribbon rope and fenrir got big mad and then eventually will eat the sun or something (sol)
hulk is not 2nd most powerful in mcu cap with mjolnir, awakened thor, captain marvel, strange, wanda all are more powerful
Bruh some of the villain shouldn’t be as high as they are the mandarin above the red skrull. the red skrull was great and then returns for endgame and infinity war for the soul keeper.
MCU Red Skull sucks. He's very divorced from the comics (more like comics Strucker or Heinrich Zemo), generic "destroy/conquer the world" villain, and had no psychological depth. The soul stone thing was a bizarre asspull
@@saagabragi6938 but the fake mandarin thing is worst I mean just some idiot on tv how is he better than the skull sure he wasn’t perfect but the fake mandarin thing was absolute bs
Hulk beating Loki is still the best scene in all these movies
I did love the follow up of "THAT'S HOW IT FEELS" In Ragnarock
Are we just gonna ignore winter soldier / Bucky not being here
Well, is he truly a villain? Is someone who was brainwashed/possessed/otherwise manipulated a true villain?
@@chrislecount6212 true
Was hulk a villain in age of ultron when he went batshit crazy? Was hawkeye a villain in avengers when he was being controlled by Loki?
Ikr, people forget about the villains who turned into heroes like Scarlet Witch and Quickslilver
@@eyob.t1389 if Nebula gets to be put on the list then so does he
Top 5 best; 1. Loki (Tom Hiddleston) 2. Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) 3. Kilmonger (Michael B Jordan) 4. Hela (Cate Blanchett) 5. Thanos (Josh Brolin) Top 5 worst; 1. Malekith (Christopher Eccleson) 2. The “Mandarin” (Ben Kingsley) 3. Aldrich / Real Mandarin (Guy Pearce) 4. Ghost / Ava Starr (Hannah John Kramen) 5. Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell)
Thanks for the upload
We need the Grandmaster to meet The Collector tho in the MCU
Actually the two are brothers
And they have a few other brothers. And in the comics they are so much more powerful and respectable. They were both made comedic sidebars by the mcu.
They are brothers...sentinals i believe
@@dohdealme2422 *celestials
@@jorgez1123 elders of the universe..not eternals or celestials.
I wouldn't consider the collector to be a villain, he just has a reeeeally obsessive hobby
Green Goblin now is the best villain!
Him and thanos are the best
when loki popped up in the video i couldnt help but think back to the scene in thor ragnarok where thor gets tossed around by hulk and loki pretending he doesnt know thor could not help but to jump up and yell '' THATS HOW THAT FEELS!!!''
This list is a dumpster fire, they got like 3 good villains towards the top then it seems like they just threw the rest in there randomly.
Honestly speaking Loki is my favorite character from MCU.
mysterio was an amazing villain, as someone who never read the comics it was an amazing plot twist
yes
Kaecillius isn't a Villain. A man that says ''maybe but who am I to judge'' to his enemy saying his name is weird cannot be a villain in my eyes.
😂😂
That makes no sense
How is Red skull so down in that list, i don't even remember few names after that.
He is just some nazi dude. He aint special.
MCU Red Skull sucks. He's very divorced from the comics (more like comics Strucker or Heinrich Zemo), generic "destroy/conquer the world" villain, and had no psychological depth.
Jeez looper need to get that bread ... The amount of midroll ads
Shameless. Every couple minutes.
Nothing when in comparison to Morgz’s videos
@@shitpostman290 FAX 😂
Ant man villains should be lower, Ronan was a waaaaay better villain than them
Ronan was a joke
TazerFace was so terrifying, even nobody dares to add him in their list. RIP legend
I’m sorry, but this list is seriously a joke.
@Aaron Beasley Cinematography they put the mandarin higher than red skull, that’s just stupid...
yes how can killmonger are over hela
@@hikaru4040 killmonger > hela but hela quite good too homie
@@harperhejter7766 r we talking about how strong they are or...
@@hikaru4040 no ...
Kaecilius did not get enough screen time. He could have been a great villain, instead they made him do CGI magic most of his time on screen.
but that was his power?
@@elkakatz8337 the magician? Yes that's his power. The actor has far more skills than waving his hands. The best scene he had was when strange tired him up.
Casting Hugo Weaving for Red Skull was a stroke of brilliance. Definitely one of if not the best casting choices. Up there with Tony and Cap.
*Most Underrated MCU Villains* 1: Ultron 2: Abomination 3: Iron Monger
Underrated villains of the MCU: Laufey Aldrich Killian Eric Savin Herman Schultz Jackson Bryce Baron Von Strucker The Leader - He needs to show up in Disney Plus' She-Hulk since Abomination has been confirmed to show up in the upcoming series with Mark Ruffalo's Bruce Banner. Both The Leader and Abomination have worked together trying to takedown Bruce Banner/Hulk in the comics as well as the mid 90's UPN show in The Incredible Hulk Animated series. Banner and Walters/She Hulk have teamed up against both The Leader and Abomination. The Collector and his brother from Ragnarok are more fierce and formidable than the bumbling portrayal in the live action films. I get it for the comedic effect but they should have been intimidating.
The Mandarin most definitely cannot be trusted with a six pack.
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I thought Kaecilius and Dormammu in Dr Strange were brilliant villains. And Grandmaster Goldblum was super entertaining
honestly this was more of an informational vid, let’s not call this a ranking
I love mysterio, hela, erik and I simply adore loki
The Mandarin above Nebula, Dormamu and some of the others on this list? Sure..
I’m honestly amazed because the only way to make Dormamu surrender was to outsmart him because he literally could not be harmed.
Dormammu is litterly the strongest of them all
Ok I know people disagree with list but I’m just so happy Loki is so high like I love him so much
I think it just shows how bad marvel's villains really are that's he's 2.. u mean he really is a crap villain.. he invokes no fear, can never be taken seriously and really is just there for comedy.
@@GJBedrin nah bro Loki is the perfect villain especially for the avengers to fight, he’s not physically too terrifying but the way he holds himself and acts like he’s always in control is amazing
The Scorpion shouldn't even be in this list. Spiderman: homecoming was merely his intro
I was so mad they killed off Andy Serkis so easily
Now William dafaoe can make it to the top 1
Loki should have been #1. My favorite MCU character.
The destroyer isn’t a villain, he’s just controlled by a villian
half the list aren't villains in the movies, like prowler, the leader or the collector. why are they even on the list at all?
Odin built him for his own conquest
He's literally an automaton
The most realistic, scheming & manipulative villain of them all is Helmut Zemo. Even without powers, he single handedly make the conflict between the Avengers worse. Thus, sparked the Civil War between Captain America & Ironman. Imagine the level of chaos caused by Zemo if he didn't get caught by T'chala?
Good point about Helmut Zemo! 👍👍👏👏
@@Age_of_Apocalypse imagine the widespread chaos Zemo will cause just by manipulating the world's leaders. They might end up nuking each others countries. Then things will be out of the Avenger's hands. Such chaos coming from a mere villain with no powers, just great planning & unlimited amount of patience.
He was gonna commit suicide so nothing would happen lol
The scorpion lol where my far cry 3 fans at ????
They are frantically buying a ps5 so they can play the newest far cry when it comes out.
I KNEW HE LOOKED FAMILIAR
He's my man Nacho.
The scorpion is actually a sign of Just Cause.
I’m playing it rn lol
now green goblin takes the crown as the best MCU villain
Villains who were Stark employees. I can imagine them venting about Stark and the other avengers thinking or saying, you know they do have some valid points.
Kaecilius is one underrated villain
Looks like Agatha Harkness has a bone to pick with the guy who made this list.
My list, i am counting only the MAIN villains: 21 Malekit 20 Kaecilius 19 Abomination 18 Whiplash 17 Yellowjacket 16 Iron monger 15 Ronan 14 The supreme intelligence 13 Mandarin 12 Ghost 11 Red skull 10 Hela 9 Ego 8 Ultron 7 Alexander Pierce 6 Mysterio 5 Vulture 4 Killmonger 3 Loki 2 Thanos 1 Helmut Zemo Bonus: Dormammu ( he is cool, but since he appears for like 5 minutes...) Update: Since It was Agatha all along is such a great song, Agatha Arkness is the best villain.
@Web made I really like Zemo, he is my favourite Marvel villain.
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Without finishing the video I can already tell Killmonger is gonna be top 10 maybe top 5
Same. Political correctness creeping into a top list. Killmonger is very forgettable.
Idk the best thing about Thanos is something that sets him apart from every other villain, expect maybe Killmonger, is that he didn’t seek power. He didn’t conquer a world and sat on top of it when he was done, he didn’t built himself a massive ship and an endless army, he went and sat in the garden… “Watch the sun set on a grateful universe.” And this point is proven even more when he destroys the stones.
Zemo, Kilmonger and Loki are my favorite one out of all these
favorite MCU villain is Ultron since i dont think the x-men movies count do to being owned by Fox
"Puny god." I still LOVE that part Hulk beats Loki like a rag doll THE BEST
Zemo was the only villain who's plan succeeded completely
the grandmaster is actualy the player of ain malcom his name is jeff goldbloom
How the hell is “topaz” higher than red skull
The Destroyer had more impact in the theatres cos you could FEEL the sound of its laser.
Why is Red Skull so low? He is a recognizable and unique MAIN villain that is a perfect match for Captain America and is accurate to the comics. He also comes back in the later Avengers movies which makes him wayyy more important than the Tinkerer or any of the random side villains in Homecoming.
MCU Red Skull sucks. He's very divorced from the comics (more like comics Strucker or Heinrich Zemo), generic "destroy/conquer the world" villain, and had no psychological depth.
Green Goblin is now No.1
thanos's at the top, WHAT A SURPRISE!! *sarcasm*
Honestly, I don’t think the Scorpion is a bad villain, I just think he hasn’t really been a actual villain yet.
24:21 had me choking on my spit as I laughed. I have no idea how I missed that
You know i think Thanos is my favorite. he doesnt want to rule the world with the stone or anything he just want to make peace in the universe, Respect
You have some hella weird easter egg characters ahead of Red Skull
Ik like the prowler and kaceilous 😂😂 like the prowler wasn’t even a villain just a thug buying weapons from the vulture
Alright who else knew that the worst villain was gonna be from The Dark World? That movie gets so much (in my opinion) unnecessary and un-called for hate
Killmonger imho was generic af. Ive seen all too many movies where a musclar buff guy who lost someone he loved seek revenge on the MC. Thing is, other chars like killmonger have way better introduction, development, and death than his own
Yeah, I don’t know what people love him for
He’s one of the most overrated characters I’ve seen in any form of fiction.
Here is my shorter version 1. Zemo 2. Thanos 3. Hela 4. Loki Zemo is 1 because he madethe Avengers fight themselves which was ultimately a major hinderance to them in Infinity War. Also how is crossbones above red skull?
Dr Strange : I've come to bargain 😂😂😂
How could you put Aldrich Killian over Zemo, The Grandmaster, and Red Skull?
I would love a recap of this
That was pretty well ranked… I would have put Hela first and Thanos second. In my opinion I think Kilmonger should be like 5 on the list
I wanna see a team up of hela and Loki
“He said you’re wrong, you think you’re right. That makes you dangerous” - Spiderman Civil War This line is very relatable to thanos, even though it was meant for cap
1 - Thanos 2 - Loki 3 - Agatha Harkness 4 - Zemo 5 - Black Order
Zemo no1 bc he’s plan worked
1. Thanos 2. Loki 3. Zemo 4. Killmonger 5. Vulture
Would replace Vulture with Mysterio, other than that I agree
Well… we can change this after No Way Home
How could you possibly put Red Skull so low down? He deserves to be up there with Loki and Thanos. Hugo Weaving was absolutely awesome, such a shame he didn’t enjoy his time working with Marvel due to Perlman.
MCU Red Skull sucks. He's very divorced from the comics (more like comics Strucker or Heinrich Zemo), generic "destroy/conquer the world" villain, and had no psychological depth.
The amount of elegant variation is unprecedented
Something that's easily overlooked is that Ghost's father has a quick name drop that reveals him to be the Egghead of the comics, a classic Antman villain.
Where is noobmaster69?
Now imagine if they'd put the Netflix MCU villains on here. Kilgrave, Kingpin, Cottonmouth, Jigsaw, Bullseye, Meachum, etc
you really knew what you were doing using the best face for your thumbnail.
My top 5 1 Thanos 2 Loki 3 Hela 4 Helmut Zemo 5 Ego Hm: Dormammu, Killmonger, etc.
Now green goblin is the best villain
zemo, hydra dudes, loki and thanos are the best
14:46 the dance goes with the music
Zemo and Mysterio should be higher on this top