![]() Initially presented as a dragon of Chinese legend, Foom was later revealed to be an alien shapeshifter after he was finally integrated into the Marvel Universe in the 1970s. Trevor Slattery ( Ben Kingsley) and Aldrich Killian ( Guy Pearce) both claimed to be the Mandarin in Iron Man 3, but as the Marvel One-Shot released with the film on Blu-ray revealed, the true Mandarin has yet to be seen.īig Bad Potential: Predating Marvel Comics superheroes by a handful of years, Foom was one of the monsters created by Jack Kirby and he is just a delight to behold. (Photo by Marvel Comics, Strange Tales #89)įirst Comic Book Appearance: Strange Tales #89 (Foom), Tales of Suspense #50 (The Mandarin)įirst MCU Appearance: N/A, though an image of Foom appears in Iron Man. And that’s a pretty appealing reason to integrate the character into the MCU, even if the other former Fox-controlled properties sit on the bench. What do you do when your enemy is not only a world leader, but one beloved by his people? The team would have to fight a war of perception as much as fight with their powers. Which would make him a markedly different threat than any other that the Avengers have faced. He described the story as a something of a political thriller with Doom already established as the ruler of Latveria. Hawley even recently said that Feige asked about the script in the run-up to the Disney/Fox deal closing. For instance, there is a Doctor Doom film script written by Legion executive producer Noah Hawley while Fox was still in control of the character. And even though Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has said they will not use the X-Men for a long time, that does not mean there isn’t room for one of the greatest Marvel villains to make his way into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She is the god of death, and presumably has a say in how long she rests in peace outside the nine realms.Ĭonsidering it took destroying one of those realms to stop her last time, the Avengers would need a lot of extra strength to even hold her in a stalemate.įirst Comic Book Appearance: Fantastic Four #5įirst MCU Appearance: N/A, but he has debuted three times in three different attempts at starting a Fantastic Four film series.īig Bad Potential: With Disney’s recent purchase of the 20th Century Fox film studio, the film rights to The Fantastic Four revert to Marvel. Loki regularly cheats death and he’s but a mere trickster. But then, consider the way the gods of Asgard experience death and rebirth. Killed by Surtur during the final battle in Asgard, she would seemingly be unavailable. Of course, there is one pesky problem with this potential Big Bad: she’s dead. She is also powerful enough to destroy Mjolnir. She’s an accomplished fighter who wiped out the Warriors Three and most of the Asgardian defense forces with hardly a sweat. At that point, he would be an Avengers-level opponent.įirst Comic Book Appearance: Journey Into Mystery #101īig Bad Potential: Continuing with the Loki theory of Big Bads emerging from established antagonists, Hela ( Cate Blanchett) is a worthy adversary for the team - particularly if Thor ( Chris Hemsworth) is not around to help them defeat her. But complete defeat may not be in his future and his use of the Living Tribunal’s staff may lead him to amass more power to further to his cause. ![]() Of course, that suggests he will come after Stephen Strange ( Benedict Cumberbatch) sooner than later, like in the Doctor Strange sequel. As seen in the Doctor Strange post-credit scene, he has determined the mystic arts corrupt all who use them and that he must eliminate all remaining sorcerers. Those sorts of characters inevitably clash with funky teams like the Avengers. ![]() (Photo by © Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)įirst Comic Book Appearance: Strange Tales #111īig Bad Potential: Like Loki ( Tom Hiddleston) before him, Mordo could emerge as a much larger player in the MCU thanks to the talents of actor Chiwetel Ejiofor and Mordo’s brand of binary justice. ![]() ![]() But all would be formidable foes in Phase 4. Some may be familiar faces while others are only possible thanks to Disney’s purchase of 20th Century Fox. And if Marvel Studios continues to import things from the comics, it is possible that character will appear in an Endgame stinger scene, much the same way Thanos flashed his winning smile at the conclusion of the first Avengers film.Ĭonsidering the studio has trained us so well to anticipate the next big thing before the current story’s end, let’s take a look at some potential foes the Avengers - in what ever form they take after Endgame - may face. With Thanos ( Josh Brolin) presumably neutralized at the conclusion of Avengers: Endgame, it will be time to introduce a new Big Bad for the surviving members of the team to confront in two-to-four years time. ![]()
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