That's why he is here, but like Doomsday, he also achieved true villainy very early in his career. After being thrown into a vat of chemicals--which is very similar to The Joker's origin--this drug dealer now has mutated powers that make him far more dangerous to Team Arrow. The second point is absolutely the most important. He has committed treason chasing the Hulk and has even been discharged from the military. If that isn't an important event, we're not sure what is. In Lex Luthor, the Man of Steel has that perfect match, and best of all, Luthor isn't just a simple creature of darkness (hello, Doomsday!). The original, re-emergent, and ultimate incarnation, is a failed actor named Basil Karlo. For even more top 25 lists, check out our ranking of the 25 Best Marvel Heroes in the MCU. Fries created a containment suit that served to protect his body and augment his strength, as well as a gun capable of flash-freezing anything in its sights. Suffering from a cosmic accident that left Hank cursed with immortality, and drove his wife to madness, The Cyborg is a tragic figure who elicits our sympathies to a point. But we like his less is more approach. That's not even the good stuff. Shaw also doesn't need to sleep if he gets punched enough. And unlike many of his wicked peers, Osborn has done this without the use of his Green Goblin persona. A mirror-powered laser blaster. There's no other way to say it: The Flash is lousy with speedster villains. After being captured by Time Wraiths and bound to the speed force forever, he now resembles a decayed corpse in a speedster costume. After Professor X was "outed" as a mutant, Shaw apparently returned to his capitalist roots and converted the New York branch of the Hellfire Club into a strip club.
51 Greatest Movie Villains of All Time: Michael Myers, the Joker One can only wonder what the world would be like if Lex actually applied his knowledge to making the world a truly better place rather than obsessing over one man. Regardless, his ties to the Kingpin, major moments in Daredevil history and current high profile storyline make this one successful assassin. A hulking figure fueled by Venom, a drug pumped directly to his brain for all his hulking, super-strength needs, Bane seems like a feckless thug on the surface. First appearance: The Flash (Season 1, Episode 3). In the aftermath of the battle, however, Philip's people turn on him and kill him. Any guy who can go hand-to-hand with Batman, and leave the Dark Knight with a stalemate and not a victory, is clearly not a force to take lightly. Such an entity of peace and justice needs an equivalent response. She is not the strongest of rogues in Batman's gallery, and she is not necessarily the most malevolent. Although he has no superpowers, Kang is a genius, history scholar, physicist and engineer. A stunt man and guru of special effects, he was on the fast track to becoming a major player in Hollywood but saw it as a dead end career. Given how wholesome and good Supergirl is, seeing her exact opposite on screen was jarring. Speaking of taking over bodies, Kevin once took over his father's just so he could kill him. Image: The CW. The current Thinker is an artificial intelligence created from the original Thinker's thinking cap technology. The main villain of Season 3 of The Flash is also one of the very worst the of the series. James Jesse did not pass his mantle down to Axel; Axel just stole all of James' gear and struck out on his own as the new Trickster. His run in Justice League America, leading to a showdown brawl at the United Nations, is a fun read - one has to admire a baddie who decides to wear the UN's flag as a cape. Even some of the greatest villains have benevolent interests and causes at heart, and few exemplify this better than Black Adam. By overtaking the characters' homelands, he forces them out into the "real" mundane world where they migrate to New York and go underground. 2023 GAMESPOT, A FANDOM COMPANY. Captain Boomerang Out of all the foes the Flash has faced down, the Rogues are among his most iconic. He can also transmutate matter, teleport through those dimensions, time travel, and he is said to be even more powerful than Mephisto. One of the Flash's Rogues who is armed with technology that allows him to use reflections as weapons or transportation. When she didn't take to it, Zoom did what any man in his situation would have done: Vibrate his hand into her head, killing her. His plan would have worked, were it not for Batman & Robin and Wonder Woman's efforts. First appearance: Arrow (Season 5, Episode 19), He's a supervillain, an evil hacker, and the former lead of Helix. Savitar later reappeared, discovering his cult had grown while he was lost in time, and challenged Wally West - whose speed Savitar could not steal. Unfortunately, he is largely forgotten after being killed off in Season 1. He managed to escape, an act which would change his life forever. Then, since he isn't powerful anymore, Death dumps him. He's a time traveler from another dimension and has powers that heavily resemble magic. Enigmatic characters are often hits with readers, and Bullseye is no exception. First appearance: Arrow (Season 5, Episode 6). Get the best comic news, insights, opinions, analysis and more! First appearance: The Flash (Season 2, Episode 8). I've been Newsarama's resident Marvel Comics expert and general comic book historian since 2011. First appearance: Supergirl (Season 2, Episode 1). on October 26, 2020 at 11:55AM PDT. While he may have been working with the absolute worst villain in the Arrowverse, Druce is even more devious than Savage due to his personal connection to Rip--he is the Legend's former mentor. He became an executioner to his rogues' gallery while also trying to fix a ruptured Speed Force by any means possible. Through a blood transfusion, Karlo gained their powers and suddenly became a very real threat to Gotham. Along with Green Goblin and Venom, Doctor Octopus has secured his place as one of Spider-Man's greatest and most dangerous foes. He was the star of a classic horror film that was scheduled for a remake. There have been a few different versions of the villainous Johnny Quick over the years. Though he's been something of a hero, or at least an anti-hero, for quite some time, he's gone back to villainy a few times over the years. This pissed her off and got her out of Mastermind's control. Most of his problems seem to stem from women though, as he tries to impress Princess Ravonna by defeating the Avengers. But unlike Batman, Grendel is a debonair monster, a murderer who wears a mask because it's easier to exact justice when no one can see who their executioner really is. First appearance: Arrow (Season 4, Episode 2). First appearance: The Flash (Season 1, Episode 19). Then she shot him. He is from the 25th Century and has an intense hatred for Flash, making it his life goal to destroy Barry Allen. While Wally West was able to save Linda Park's life, Walter was not. The Leader then joins forces with General Ross to fight The Hulk. The main antagonist during the first season of Legends of Tomorrow is a major dud. She's a talented martial artist, capable of defending herself with or without a weapon, and like her father she can be resurrected in his network of hidden Lazarus Pits. This duo eventually broke Karlo out of prison. Like his fellow Rogues Captains Boomerang and Cold, McCulloch spent time on the Suicide Squad, though he also battled a cocaine addiction - a situation expressly forbidden by the Rogues. Doctor Octopus once got him to ionize metals for a science experiment. Who sits atop the peak of evil as the most iconic, most memorable, and most just-plain-bad dude or lady ever written? He was eventually killed off, but that's not the last the world saw of Vandal Savage. Kingsley then killed him so he wouldn't tell anyone. GamesRadar+ is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. After a blast injured his arm, it had to be amputated. And to prove his love, instead of roses or writing her a poem, he was going to destroy all the life in the universe. His cartoony costume does him no favors, though. Sadly rivaling interests sought to crush Kahndaq's influence in the world. Instead, she sent minions to do her bidding. Still, thanks to the old "madder the Hulk gets, the stronger the Hulk gets" rule, Abomination was on the losing side of most fights. But DC still continues to view him as a valuable player, a character they seem to be quite interested in expanding upon, if his reported role in Sinister Six is any indication. Chief among those is Reed Richards, the one man who has proved equal and better to Victor's astonishing intellect. Instead though, Yuriko Oyama would go on to become one of the most formidable threats the X-Men and Wolverine would face. Gog reanimates Reid, dubbing him "Magog," and empowers him by replacing his shattered arm and eye with golden versions. Golden Glider. James Jesse was a circus performer and con-man with a penchant for inventing genius gadgets and then hiding them inside goofy gags. Spider-Man was feeling pretty confident early in his career, when he first encountered Otto Octavius, a scientist whose invention of robotic arms had become fused to his body - in an accident that also took his sanity. Unfortunately, he is rather forgettable, unlike his brother Weather Wizard. At one point, Kraven actually does end up defeating Spider-Man. He has no immense global influence when compared to some of his rivals on this list. Former FBI profiler and once close ally to the Flash, Hunter Zolomon believes that to make Wally West a greater hero he must test him by being his greatest villain. It's therefore difficult to rank the character as Speedster fatigue was setting in at this point for viewers, who needed a different type of big bad for the Flash to face. This drug kingpin was a member of Cayden James' group of villains in Season 6 Arrow. However, neither show treats him as a major opponent of Green Arrow or The Flash, preventing him from becoming too iconic. The former STAR Labs employee is able to hack into the facility's computers to find a way to stop The Flash, even if its temporary. The show's repetition of using speedsters as adversaries makes him not that interesting. Though the storyline technically took the New God's life, it's hard to imagine the heroes of DC won't find themselves face to face with the ultimate embodiment of evil at some point down the road. He is the one hero that cannot falter in the face of evil. The evil god has had quite a legacy crafted for himself since being created by Jack Kirby. The Cheetah host was supposed to be a virgin, and Minerva wasn't. But he had a Deviant gene in him somewhere and started to resemble them more. After this Jesse turned coat, deciding to work on the side of the angels. It's a fair question and one we've thought about a lot. Assassin and mercenary Slade Wilson, born of humble New Teen Titans beginnings, has proven to be a force to reckon with. While this giant albino gorilla -- and leader of Gorilla -- is impressive, hes too little too late to the party. Through it all, Eiling has survived, so chances are he'll be back one day. His lack of humanity and disrespect for life makes him all the more intimidating -- Ultron is the kind of foe who can rarely be reasoned with and trying to find his sympathetic or compassionate side is a fool's errand (Ultron 12 aside). First appearance: The Flash (Season 1, Episode 10). The poor man's Mr. He had fought just about every version of Flash and was named after the Hindu god of motion. When she finds their true origin, Mephisto sucks them back into his body. They just stole it. Hailing from Gorilla City, a hidden society of highly evolved apes with ties to the Speed Force, Grodd has tried time and time again to infiltrate and conquer man's world, butting heads not just with numerous Flashes, but the Justice League, Wonder Woman, and the rest of the cream of DC's super-hero crop. We don't know about the rest of you, but we consider him to be the fifth member of the Fantastic Four - a member of the series so integral that when he's not involved, we're decidedly less interested. Ranking 32 on our list, Deathstroke the Terminator is a product of secret army experiments that managed to survive without suffering from being a one-note clich of a villain. Who is the best comic book villain? Chris E. Hayner After believing Spider-Man was a clone, he turned his interests over to Daredevil. Sound off in the comments! He used his connection to the Negative Speed Force to corrupt the Tornado Twins so they would join his Legion of Zoom. At one point in his career, Godspeed was so fast that he could actually decapitate someone with just a single punch to the head. But we wouldn't recommend saying that to the face of the thing that murdered the Last Son of Krypton. After initially attempting to turn a meta-human into a weapon of mass destruction, he eventually becomes mind-controlled by Grodd. He gained the powers of a speedster after an accident with the Cosmic Treadmill, becoming one of Wally's greatest enemies. By the end of Season 1, though, the two became allies. Without Dent consistently on the side of light, Gotham might not stand a chance - Batman or not. Once known as Samuel Sterns, a chemical plant employee of Boise, Idaho, he was moving radioactive materials one day. He developed his speed very slowly, so Inertia became more calculating. Eobard Thawne was the second Reverse Flash. Captain Boomerang He's also famous like a member of Suicide Squad. Ultron's cold view of humans led to one of his most brutal and despicable acts, as he slaughtered an entire Eastern European country, Slorenia, showing no mercy and certainly no regret over his actions. The villainous Clayface is one of Batman's oldest foes. A corrupt youth named Eddie turned assassin Hunter Rose, Grendel operates best when pushing the limits of what he can and cannot do. After the radiation, The Leader could predict outcomes of things in advance, had a perfect memory, superhuman intelligence and could control normal humans by only touching them. How about China! It began with a slap to the face. 4. For instance, he offered his services as a consultant to Carmine Falcone, when the mob boss sought to determine the identity of the Holiday killer. He does briefly join the Suicide Squad, though. Arguably, Mongul's closest thing to true victory came in Alan Moore's "For the Man Who Has Everything". But as the creepy figure in the night, he helps open up interesting avenues into the Dark Knight's psyche. We're certainly glad DC wouldn't allow Kirby to kill off this fantastic villain as he originally planned. It's then that Magog becomes the leader of a new group of more ruthless heroes called the Justice Battalion. Kraven releases Vermin, who defeats a weak Spider-Man to the point of death before Kraven intervenes and separates the two. Okay, so King Shark isn't some Earth-shattering major bad guy, but when it comes to Flash villains we think he's pretty cool. He has the same powers of a speedster. Scudder's Mirror Master has the power of (you guessed it!) Like many odd-looking youngsters, Thanos distances himself from his society and becomes a recluse. The fan reaction to both the crime and the punishment is still the topic of much debate years later, so we'll give Light credit. Recently he's been more pro-active than ever, gathering "MODOK's 11" in a scheme that ultimately gave him a new base of operations and followers. The leader kills him and the man is sent to Hell, where he is ultimately banished by the Devil - his hate causes Hell to literally freeze over. In the end, his connection to Dinah Drake helped in tearing Team Arrow apart. The Dark Knight's single greatest weapon in his war on crime is fear, and the Scarecrow is the only villain truly capable of taking that advantage away from him. In short, he is a very bad man whose only limit is that he has none. First appearance: Arrow (Season 5, Episode 7). But that's also why we love to hate this villain; he keeps things simple and maintains the pole position as the primary cause of doom for guys named Scarlet Speedster. With the ability to transform his body to steel, Girder easily outmuscles Team Flash in Season 1. She can mimic the voice and DNA of others, which comes in handy when she pretends to be Donald Trask and gets the Sentinels to kill 16 million mutants on Genosha. More recently, Ultron's threat has become a cosmic one, as he took to the stars and led the Phalanx quest for conquest. Pied Piper (Image credit: DC Comics) Pied Piper might be higher on this list if he hadn't spent so much time waffling between heroism and villainy. The de facto leader of the Rogues, and their moral center (as twisted as he is) Cold has often shown more cunning than his parka and simple freeze ray would let on, culminating in allying with Lex Luthor and several other villains as an instrumental part of defeating the Crime Syndicate during Forever Evil. From Gorilla Grodd to Killer Frost, The Flash TV show markets an array of villains. Mental health experts believe it may have more to do with children seeing sinister portrayals of clowns in the media. Though his recent history has been filled with a failed attempt to be heroic, most IGN readers - and the editors at IGN for that matter - see him as a classic X-Men foe. The Joker must stand up to and alongside the Caped Crusader. Abra Kadabra has amazing potential as a baddie on The Flash. But when that father-in-law is partly responsible for turning you into a giant green monster where every time you stub your toe or someone cuts you off in traffic and you get really mad, things could become a little strained at Thanksgiving. First appearance: The Flash (Season 1, Episode 2). He may only appear once, but he's still officially Oliver's first villain. Marko took refuge on a beach near a nuclear test site. This speedster villain was created thanks to the Flashpoint timeline. Unlike most of his compatriots, however, Jesse was smart enough to recognize Neron as a demon, and used his wits to defeat him. There are none more devious or destructive than Eobard Thawne. Spider-Man revives himself, digs out of the grave and attacks Kraven. He's a killer, through and through, with a disputed history that may or may not be true given some stories being narrated by Bullseye himself.
Flash Villains - DC Database | Fandom Harley works best in small to moderate amounts, yet we never tire of her antics and conflict. First appearance: Arrow (Season 1, Episode 1). He also possessed a mirror pack, which gave him the power of flight, and the ability to see 20 seconds into the future. Cassandra Nova basically has the powers of Professor X like telekinesis and telepathy. Proteus, who named himself after a Greek god, can alter reality, has telepathic abilities and can bend the laws of physics. Mastermind's powers include casting illusions causing people to psionically see, hear and even touch things that don't really exist. A testament to Harley's villainy and appeal is the fact that she turned what was a solid supporting role on a TV series into a canon-worthy DC mainstay. He was so committed to taking over Allen's duties as Flash, he decided to play house with Allen's wife, Iris. There are very few that have that distinction, allowing Brainiac to rank up there with the best of them. Atom-Smasher was one of the many metahuman enemies Team Flash has come up against and is definitely the least interesting of the bunch. He embarked on an escalating series of crimes in search of a more worthy opponent - of course, he found exactly that in Batman. But seriously, One of the things that makes Mark (or Marco, since the 'New 52') Mardon such a great villain is his crossover appeal. Once, the Saint of Killers was just a man. Moustaches, as it turns out, are customary among males of the Viltrumite race, an alien civilization from when Omni-Man (AKA Nolan Grayson) comes. He shoots the wall crawler with a tranquilizer dart and then buries him alive, even though he thinks he's dead. 11. For Two-Face, it's the feelings of guilt he inspiress.
Top 100 Villains - Video Game News, Reviews, and Walkthroughs Buffalo Bill ("Silence of the Lambs") Ted Levine as Buffalo Bill. Ultimately, though, she faces off against her sister and loses, proving Nyssa to be the superior sibling. IGN's experts in all things evil . Who are the top Marvel supervillains? No, it's Fin Fang Foom. She is the Kryptonian that's had the biggest negative impact on Kara; her forces nearly destroyed the world. But Sivana considered it an insult and would only care if he were awarded the title of Ruler of the Universe. Due to Omega Red's unpredictability, the Soviet government (who made him) once froze him in cryogenic animation. He is a skilled marksman, despite not having sight in one eye, but is not especially adept at unarmed combat - his justification for this is that he has "no intention of being unarmed.". Siding with Prometheus, she has proven to be a valuable asset. We can never be sure). Originally designed as a creature to be more monster than symbiotic threat, the thing evolved into a major player, especially in the events making up the Sinestro Corp's offensive. Kingsley then pretended that Daily Bugle reporter Ned Leeds was the Hobgoblin by brainwashing him. Damien brought a new wrinkle to Team Arrow's villains--the mystic. It's easy to see why when all he really does is grow bigger and smash things. With his hulking physique and monstrous, alien like mouth (complete with fangs and a drooling tongue), Venom, who has all of Peter Parker's powers, is like a distorted and scary funhouse mirror version of the black costumed Spider-Man, and his knowledge of Peter's secret identity allowed him to target his enemy in particularly cruel and dangerous ways. Most other villains pale in comparison. He's infiltrated the U.S. government and almost released a spray into the air stream that would have had a 97.5% fatality rate. What's important is that she's Ra's Al Ghul's daughter, and she's madly in love with the Dark Knight. He takes it upon himself to try and kill the monster with the aid of his Army battalion the "Hulkbusters," and at one point MODOK. With that simple line, Ozymandias cemented his place as a comic book villain to remember. After Kingsley was almost murdered by fashion rival Narda Ravanna aka Belladonna, he decided to protect himself a little better. The Moonstones even granted Helmut superhuman powers including but not limited to light and gravity manipulation, molecular phasing, flight and the ability to create spatial warps. He is a very powerful magician with technology from the 64th century. With his inheritance, he studied hard and became a high government official. Magog then leads half of the fractured Justice Society in support of Gog, before realizing the error of ways. First appearance: Supergirl (Season 1, Episode 8). Captain Boomerang may be more than a little goofy, but when you get past his boomerang pajamas and his little hat, he's kind of emblematic of what Flash's Rogues are all about. Superman could rip a cyborg into tiny pieces and use its fingers as a toothpick, unless that cyborg is powered by kryptonite. Druce, a Time Master, partnered with Vandal Savage to hunt down Rip Hunter and the Legends. Victor Von Doom is, above all odds, a star in his own right. In the Season 3 flashbacks, General Shrieves quest had him attempting to topple China with a biological weapon. A major figure in Season 1, China White was one of the first assassins Oliver crossed paths with as the Hood, and she left a lasting impression. Horrible VFX throughout. Though she's been absent since Season 2, The Huntress remains a very personal enemy on Arrow. First appearance: The Flash (Season 2, Episode 23). This time, he brainwashed Cox and got him to battle the Captain. One of the Flash's greatest enemies, Heatwave is usually a member of the Rogues. First appearance: The Flash (Season 1, Episode 16). This same old story again? While he isn't the fastest villain around, he is one of the most dangerous. The latest big bad on The Flash was justkind of weak. Super speed for Reverse Flash Eobard Thawne may be his only superpower, but Zoom has not let that slow him down. He is not buddies though with Silver Surfer or Thor, seeing as they're sort of opposing examples of what mankind could become if positivity and good cheer got its way. Talia is the eldest daughter of Ra's al Ghul and half-sister of Nyssa. So where's the best place to go to strike fear in the hearts of people if you're a dragon that's the size of a house? 100 Arrow-verse Villains, Ranked From . Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot was born into a wealthy family and tormented throughout his childhood due to his freakish appearance - his paunchy belly, short stature, and elongated nose earned him the Penguin nickname. Only creatures with metal in their bodies are immune. Through his legendary role in Marvel Comics over the years as well as fantastic portrayals in film and animation, it's hard to argue that there has ever been a villain more complex, nuanced, sympathetic and yet irrevocably evil. But he's also challenged Superman, the Justice League, and served on numerous villain teams, making him not just a great Flash villain, but a great villain all around.
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