Comics News

Marvel: The 10 Strongest Male Villains

[ad_1]

Marvel’s heroes are among the most popular, but they’d be nothing without the villains. These powerful foes have defined evil for generations of fans, using their amazing skills and abilities to challenge the heroes in ways that have almost doomed the entire universe. Some of the most powerful villains are men, and they’ve used these abilities to deadly effect over the years.

RELATED: Marvel: 5 Ways Team Comics Are Best (& 5 Solo Stories Are)

These evil men have done their best to gain even more power and prestige over the years. They’ll stop at nothing to make their goals a reality. It doesn’t matter how many have to die, as long as they get their evil way.


10 Shadow King’s Telepathic Prowess Makes Him One Of The Most Dangerous Men On Earth

Shadow King isn’t going to win a fistfight with most enemies. His body isn’t powerful, but his mind is one of the most formidable on Earth. Shadow King has one desire and that’s to control the minds of every being on Earth. His telepathic powers are such that he has almost made this a reality more than once, with only the X-Men’s telepaths stopping him.

Any hero without some kind of telepathic protection is going to fall victim to Shadow King. Even other telepaths have proven to be easy for him to beat, with only the strongest able to hold him back. Power like his is hard to contest with and he’s one of the most dangerous men ever born.

9 Kang The Conqueror’s Armor & Fighting Prowess Have Made Him One Of Time’s Greatest Warlords

Kang the Conqueror Just Renounced His Greatest Weapon

Kang the Conqueror has worn many guises over the years but one thing is the same for all of them: he’s one of the toughest men ever born. When Kang sets his sights on something, he’s almost always won with little to no challenge. The only force that has been successful in stopping him is the Avengers team and even then, it’s never an easy thing.

Kang has more than proven that he deserves his “conqueror” appellation. His technology, tactical skill, and knowledge of the future have made him one of the Avengers’ greatest foes and he’s almost conquered all space and time by himself.

8 Baron Mordo’s Magic Makes Him A Match For Doctor Strange

Baron Mordo was the Ancient One’s greatest student until Doctor Strange came along. Already planning to kill the master of magic before Strange ever showed up, the doctor stopped Mordo and gained an enemy for life. While Mordo would never gain the title of Sorcerer Supreme that he coveted, he’s still one of the most powerful men on Earth.

RELATED: 10 Marvel Villains Who Had No Business Being In The Sinister Six

Anyone who can stand up to Doctor Strange is impressive and Mordo has spent years honing his mystical abilities. Against just about any other hero, Mordo would be a nearly unstoppable foe, as his magic and the way he uses it make him nearly unbeatable to anyone who can’t counter him.

7 The Magus Is One Of The Most Dangerous Beings In The Cosmos

Magus Infinity War Gauntlet

Adam Warlock was created to be a perfect man but in one timeline, he turned into the perfect conqueror, creating the Church of Universal Life and taking over everything in his way as the Magus. Adam entered that alternate universe and defeated the Magus. but that wasn’t the last the two saw of each other. The Magus has come back and almost conquered all of creation more than once.

The Magus has all of Adam Warlock’s powers and then some. He’s also amazingly cunning, once manipulating every hero in the universe in order to get the Infinity Gauntlet. The Magus is as devastating as they come.

6 Ultron Is Nearly Unstoppable

ultron marvel

Ultron is one of the Avengers’ most dangerous foes. Created by Hank Pym, the twisted android was based on his “father’s” mind and always considered himself male, even if he hated all biological life and was a “perfect” technological entity. He’s grown in power over the years, forging an adamantium shell for himself that makes him nearly impossible to hurt.

Ultron has done some terrible things in his mission to end humanity. He’s a match for the Avengers and in some timelines has defeated every hero on Earth. His power and toughness make him one of the most frightening villains around.

5 Loki’s A Multi-Faceted Threat

Loki from Silver Surfer #4

Loki is one of Marvel’s greatest villains, having fought some of the best heroes around. The God of Mischief’s threat is responsible for the formation of the Avengers and he’s conquered Asgard more than once. He’s battled the X-Men and just about every other important hero on the planet. His strength, skill, and magic make him one of the most daunting foes around.

While Loki has bounced back and forth between hero and villain in recent years, he’s all about the chaos, and his powers have made him one of the greatest forces of disorder on Earth. Anyone who can accomplish what he has is superlatively powerful.

4 Doctor Doom Is The Total Package

Doctor Doom is one of the most accomplished men on Earth. He’s built the greatest armor on the planet, a suit that lets him battle the toughest foes and drain the power of gods. He’s one of the most powerful sorcerers on the planet, second only to Doctor Strange. He’s a peerless statesman and his single-minded pursuit of his goals makes him an implacable foe.

Doom can do it all. He’s smarter than nearly anyone he fights, his sorcerous ability gives him options few of his foes can withstand, and his armor makes him a physical threat like few others. Doom is the total package and everyone knows it.

3 Dormammu Is His Own Dimension’s Ruler

Dormammu Guardians of the Galaxy Last Annihilation

Doctor Strange has faced some terrible foes, but Dormammu is one of his most dangerous opponents. The Dark Dimension’s ruler, Dormammu’s power there is unmatched and he’s still powerful when he leaves it. Doctor Strange’s magic is formidable but even he needs to play it smartly against Dormammu.

RELATED: Marvel: 10 Weapons That Corrupted Their Users

Dormammu’s personal power is vast but it’s only the beginning of his threat, as he can wear down any foe by throwing the Dark Dimension’s denizens at them. Dormammu is not a foe to be trifled with, as any mistakes made fighting him could be the last mistake a hero ever makes.

2 Apocalypse Is One Of The Greatest Threats To The Earth

Dark Ages Apocalypse feature

Apocalypse is one of the most powerful mutants on Earth. His mutation grants super-strength, psionic powers, complete control over his molecular structure, and amazing stamina and durability. His discovery of the Celestial Death Seed and technology gifted him with even greater power, as well as impregnable Celestial armor.

Apocalypse was one of the X-Men’s greatest foes and even though he joined the mutant nation of Krakoa, the good he’s done can’t outweigh the millennia of evil he’s caused. Apocalypse’s Darwinian way of thinking means that there’s always the chance he’ll decide to try and destroy the weak no matter how much he says he’s changed.

1 Thanos Is The Universe’s Greatest Threat

Thanos might become Prime Eternal

Thanos has gone down as the most dangerous villain in the universe and he’s earned that title. The Mad Titan has ended countless lives and his power level is phenomenal. An Eternal from Titan, he enhanced his already amazing strength, durability, and cosmic energy powers to levels that make him a match for some of the most powerful beings in the universe.

Thanos has stood toe-to-toe with the powers of the universe and found ways to win. He’s more than a match for most single heroes and even teams of them find beating him to be a road too far. His name is whispered in fear all over the cosmos.

NEXT: Marvel: 10 Powers That Corrupted Their Users


Next
Neil Gaiman’s 10 Best Comic Stories, Ranked


About The Author



[ad_2]

You may also like

Leave a reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

More in:Comics News