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The Best Villains In The Marvel Cinematic Universe

The Marvel Cinematic Universe may have its share of awesome heroes, but for every great hero, there’s an equally awesome villain. Iron Man has the Iron Monger, the Hulk has Abomination, and Ant-Man has Ghost... and Yellow Jacket... and Sonny Burch. This list of MCU villains includes all the greats, as well as a few lesser-known foes. Villains like Whiplash and Erik Killmonger may have been memorable in part due to their charisma, but what about other evil characters like Proxima Midnight and Ebony Maw? We also can't forget Ego and Thanos, who are two of the most powerful characters in Marvel history. Which MCU villain is your favorite? Vote up the best and most ruthless villains in the MCU so we can all see which evildoers top the list.

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  1. 1

    Loki

    Appears in: Thor (2011) The Avengers (2012) Thor: The Dark World (2013) Thor: Ragnarok (2017) Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Avengers: Endgame (2019)

    79% upvoted
  2. 2

    Thanos

    Appears in: The Avengers (2012) Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Avengers: Endgame (2019)

    79% upvoted
  3. 3

    Ultron

    Appears in: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

    64% upvoted
  4. 4

    Hela

    Appears in: Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

    63% upvoted
  5. 5

    Bucky Barnes (Winter Soldier)

    Appears in: Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Ant-Man (2015) Captain America: Civil War (2016) Black Panther (2018) Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Avengers: Endgame (2019)

    63% upvoted
  6. 6

    Erik Stevens (Killmonger)

    Appears in: Black Panther (2018)

    62% upvoted
  7. 7

    Helmut Zemo

    Appears in: Captain America: Civil War (2016)

    62% upvoted
  8. 8

    Johann Schmidt (Red Skull)

    Appears in: Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Avengers: Endgame (2019)

    62% upvoted
  9. 9

    Adrian Toomes (Vulture)

    Appears in: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

    60% upvoted
  10. 10

    Quentin Beck (Mysterio)

    Appears in: Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

    59% upvoted