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By Phase Three of theMarvel Cinematic Universe , the “ villain trouble ” complainthad become pretty common . The complexity of hero like Tony Stark and Steve Rogers was being consistently praised by fans and critic likewise , but one - dimensional villains like Malekith and Ultron had left audiences feeling disillusioned and short - changed . Marvel responded to those criticisms with some well - rounded Phase Three regretful guys .
There were still some pretty lackluster antagonists appear in MCU movies throughout Phase Three , but the ratio of potent villains to weak rose . In fact , Phase Three brought two villains that are nowfrequently order among the greatest villains in motion-picture show history .
Kaecilius
Mads Mikkelsen proved in NBC ’s unhappily inadequate - livedHannibalseries that he could tally Christoph Waltz when it comes to take on a memorable villain , but inDoctor Strange , he was givena one - dimensional , poorly defined rolethat only service to insert the real baddie , Dormammu .
Ghost
Although her power are visually arresting and her tragic backstory makes her somewhat large-hearted , Ava Starr ’s Ghost fall into the category of the MCU ’s most forgettable baddie . She was a real low point inAnt - Man and the Wasp .
Ulysses Klaue
After being established as a thief of Wakandan vibranium in an overlong detour in the middle ofAvengers : Age of Ultron , Ulysses Klaue reappear inBlack Pantherto sing “ What is Love ” and set up Killmonger as the independent villain before being promptly kill off . Such a permissive waste of Andy Serkis ' endowment .
Ayesha
The leader of the Sovereign , Ayesha orders an attempt on the titular squad at the beginning ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2when she agnise Rocket stole some of their batteries . After Ego hold open them , Ayesha does n’t reappear until the end , only to up the stakes in the last battle .
In one of the movie ’s many mid - credits scene , Ayesha reveals that she ’s created Adam Warlock to destroy the Guardians , somaybe she ’ll have a more substantive role in the sequel .
Dormammu
“ Dormammu , I ’ve arrive to bargain . ” The third - act battle ofDoctor Strangenicely subvertsthe usual city - all-embracing destructionas the Sorcerer Supreme creates a prison term loop specifically to ward off such destruction . Dormammu himself does n’t make much of an belief , though .
Sonny Burch
After makingAnt - Manas a heist flick , Peyton Reed envisionedAnt - Man and the Waspas an Elmore Leonard - panache law-breaking romp , with the secondary villain Sonny Burch act as a vaguely Leonard - ian crime foreman character .
The character himself is n’t in particular well - write , but the immense charms of Walton Goggins — who previously star in FX’sJustified , adapt from a Leonard story — went a long way .
Surtur
Surtur only come out at the beginning and terminate ofThor : Ragnarok , but he ’s middling integral since he ’s the one who countersink off the titular apocalyptical upshot .
He bookends Thor ’s character electric discharge in the movie , as he bulge off as a cocky grinder who blindly conceive he ’s ward off all danger , and finally becomes a king who can make baffling decisions , likethe decision to earmark his kingdom to be destroyed .
The Black Order
The Black Order is made up of Thanos ’ henchmen : Ebony Maw , Cull Obsidian , Proxima Midnight , and Corvus Glaive . Maw is the only one who is really snipe out into a character ; he’sthe one whom Tony Stark phone “ Squidward . ”
But on the whole , they ’re a clump of pretty awesome characters and when Thanos is n’t around , they still present a existent scourge to the Avengers .
Yon-Rogg
Jude Law ’s Kree character Yon - Rogg is n’t fix up as the villain ofCaptain Marvel . The movie brilliantly subvert expectation by making the Skrulls innocent refugees and making the Kree an empirical force thatbrainwashed Carol Danvers into thinking they were the good guy rope .
Helmut Zemo
Helmut Zemo arguably was n’t necessary toCaptain America : Civil War , because the Sokovia Accords alone were enough to buck the Avengers aside and the focus of the account wasTony Stark and Steve Rogers ’ kinship .
But the idea that a regular guy cable with no special armor or abilities used nothing but his cunning wit to turn Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes against each other is an fascinating one .
