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TheMarvel Cinematic Universehas extradite more than a few iconic villains , but a few foes have had their time cut disappointingly unretentive . Marvel Studio ’s historical share existence has reached unparalleled popularity in heavy part due to the grand casting and performance of its hero , but any hero is elevated by an evenly compelling baddie . Even the MCU has limits to how much content it can produce , so it makes sense that not every villain can beat around for multiple motion-picture show , but it ’s still unsatisfying when it feel like there should be more to see .
However , there may yet still be clock time to deliver on the potential of antagonists cerebrate long gone . While the book is entirely closedfor some of the MCU ’s villain , others may still have hope to return from death and continue their stories . The multiverse makes almost anything possible in the MCU , so even death may not be too big of a job .
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10Scarlet Witch May Return, But She’s Dead For Now
Died In Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness
Wanda Maximoff has had a tumultuous character journey in the MCU , starting off as a mistaken antagonist , maturate into a powerful retaliator , and dying as a homicidal terror to the full multiverse . While it seems possible - or even likely - thatScarlet Witch returns to the MCU in the time to come , the official MCU timeline book confirms that , for now , she ’s really dead . If that death sticks , it for certain feel like Wanda has been take too soon . The character deserves to die a sub , not a potent villain .
9The Age Of Ultron Was More Like A Weekend
Died In Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ultron is scary because he live intangibly as a digital AI , and take out any strong-arm body only delay him get back in another one . This is touch on inAvengers : Age of Ultron , but it was ultimately dissatisfactory when the metal autocrat is permanently killed by Vision at the end of the motion-picture show . Especially early , the MCU received criticism for failing to base multi - appearance villain , andUltron would have been the perfect Avengers foe to crop up up time and metre again across different projects .
While Thanos is usually seen as the biggest threat the Avengers ever confront , these villains make even the sore Titan feel inadequate .
8Malekith Should Have Been Thor’s Long-Running Arch Nemesis
Died In Thor: The Dark World
Thor : The Dark Worldis generally consideredone of the more forgettable pic in the MCU , mostly due to Malekith . Despite being played by the charismatic and talented Christopher Eccleston , Malekith is a cliche scoundrel with poor dialogue and an to a fault generic plan for subjection . In Marvel Comics , Malekith is a long - time , reoccurring scoundrel for Thor , and future MCU appearance could have dig into his endowment with magic - something missing from his lone live - action at law screening . Too much time has come about to bring him back now , leaving Malekith the Accursed little more than a disappointing stumble in theThormovie dealership .
7Kro Seemed Set Up For A Much Better Ending
Died In Eternals
Eternalsis one of the more divisive MCU projects , as some praise the movie ’s obtuse pace and gorgeous on - localization backdrops , while others find the part developing and the villain disappointing . While some points of tilt are a matter of opinion , there ’s short doubt that the Deviant Kro was killed too soon . The scoundrel seemed coif up to conjoin the Eternals in their scrap against Ikaris in the picture show ’s orgasm , but he was rather quick and anticlimactically killed before that happened .
6Kaecilius Largely Wasted A Talented Actor
Died In Doctor Strange
Kaecilius is a utterly serviceable adversary inDoctor Strange , and the character reaches a narratively meet end when he ’s absorbed into the Dark Dimension . With Kaecilius , the villain ’s death did n’t arrive too soon because of anything in the movie but instead because acclaimed actor Mads Mikkelsen never really sire a scene to flex his incredible do chop . There may still be promise , though . Withthe end ofDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessteasing a rejoinder to the Dark Dimension , Mikkelsen could act as the humanoid form of Dormammu classically seen in Marvel Comics .
5Ulysses Klaue Had The Makings Of A Long-Running Black Panther Villain
Died In Black Panther
Andy Serkis may be best hump for his apparent motion capture oeuvre , but he imbuesBlack Panther ’s Ulysses Klaue with a wonderful , despicable charisma that help him steal each scene he ’s in . alas , after also playing a small role inAvengers : Age of Ultron , Killmonger spud Klaue and delivers him to Wakanda as a show of strength . The plot would have worked the same if Klaue had been delivered live , anda black market dealer like him is the perfect character for recurring appearances in Black Panther moviesand other MCU labor .
4MODOK Has So Much More Potential
Died In Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania
The decision to change MODOK ’s origin in the MCU to describe up with Darren Cross ’s unrelenting remnant inAnt - Manwas a bright one , but vote down him off in the same movie as his return mean that MODOK ’s potential has been left deplorably unrealised . Like George Tarleton , the serviceman who becomes MODOK in Marvel Comics , Cross is an experient scientist and could have gone on to rebuild AIM after its disappointingly insidious inclusion inIron Man 3 . With his expiry , however , it seemsMODOK will never go on to extend his squad of malevolent scientists .
3Kang The Conqueror Didn’t Do Much Conquering
Seemingly Died In Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania
Unlike Thanos , who only briefly appeared in a few MCU projects beforeAvengers : Infinity War , Marvel Studios has decided to flesh Kang out with several major appearance before his eventual newspaper headline role inAvengers : The Kang Dynasty . The big bad ’s full launching came inAnt - Man and the Wasp : Quantumania , where he was shown pin in the Quantum Realm and trying to escape . The movie does a great deal of telling about how scary he is , butby the time he ’s seemingly killed by his Quantum Engine , he has n’t actually done much on CRT screen to back up his reputation .
2Baron Strucker Is Baraely A Character In The MCU
Died In Avengers: Age Of Ultron
Part of what pull in Hydra such a compelling evil mathematical group is the constant internal turmoil as dissimilar leaders vie for power . One such storeyed Hydra leader is Baron Wolfgang von Strucker , who ’s in short show experiment on the Maximoff twins in theCaptain America : Civil Warpost - credits setting and is killed inAvengers : Age of Ultron ’s opening battle . Had Strucker stuck around , he could have germinate into the bewitching character he has the potential to be . At a minimum , it would have been great to see his Satan Claw - a metallic gauntlet ace - weapon system - shine .
1Arnim Zola Never Got His Fully Upgraded Body
Died In Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Hydra played an important role in the first two stage of the MCU , but several lineament had their arc issue off deplorably short . One such example is Hydra scientist Arnim Zola , who seem in the shape inCaptain America : The First Avengerand subsequently as a virtual being inCaptain America : The Winter Soldier . However , the villain could have used one more motion-picture show to strain his terminal course from Marvel Comics - a mechanical man automaton organic structure housing Zola ’s digitized mind . MCUconcept artistic creation let out unused Zola designsthat bring this to life story , but the smell was finally limit to the animatedWhat If … ?
