Only Fans With A Love Of The Dark Side Can Name 100% Of These Marvel Villains!
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Marvel's been a part of pop culture for over almost one hundred years now! From Spider-Man, Iron-Man, Captain America, Ant-Man, Black and Panther, and so many more, a Marvel character is a key to any comic book lovers list of favorite superheroes. And that's just the comics.
In recent years, filmmaking took on the task of bringing Stan Lee's remarkable universe to the big screen. First, it was Iron Man, where Robert Downey Jr. won the adoration of millions worldwide with his iconic interpretation of Tony Stark. Soon after, The Incredible Hulk released, then Captain America: The First Avenger, Thor, the superheroes continued coming one after the other with quality performers bringing them to life. These superheroes are fun to watch for many reasons; they're brave, extremely powerful, and even in the face of adversity, they manage to hold a sense of humor.
But tuning into these superheroes adventures also means following the villains they face, and in most cases, secretly liking them. From Thanos is Avengers: Infinity War, Magneto in every X-Men installment, and even the treacherous Loki, Marvel villains always find a way to grow on fans, too. Nevertheless, there's so many in existence that naming them all can be challenging.
Quiz Time! Who Can Name All These Marvel Villains?
What’s this villain’s name?
This villains real-name is Norman Osborn and he's one Spider-Man's most notorious adversaries. His origin story has many versions. In the early 2000’s Spider-Man movies, he becomes a villain after one of his experiments goes awry and he’s caught in the accident. This mutates him into a superpowered being who becomes bent on defeating the web-slinger. In the Spider-Man reboots, Harry Obsborn assumes this villain’s role after he undergoes a genetic mutation to prolong his life. What’s this villain name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This villain is one of the most complex and powerful in the Marvel Universe, with his main goal leading to the destruction of multiple heroes and villains alike. In the movie “Avengers: Infinity War,” he travels to Asgard to collect Space Stone from Thor and his followers. After disposing of Loki and Heimdall, he makes his way across the universe to collect the remaining infinity stones. His ultimate goal is to use their combined powers to destroy half the universe. What’s this villain’s name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This Celestial villain first appears in the movie “Guardians of The Galaxy: Volume 2”. He first meets The Guardians when they become stranded on the planet Berhert and reveals that he's Peter Quill's biological father. While the two begin making up for lost times, this villain has an ulterior motive in doing so: using Peter to take over the Universe. Though he briefly brainwashes the hero into doing his bidding, he's soon foiled by The Guardians. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This villain's real name is Adrian Toomes. He first battles against Spider-Man when the hero tries getting a picture of him to sell to his boss, Jonah Jameson. In "Spider-Man: Homecoming," this villain starts off as a salvage company worker who after being put out of work by Tony Stark, takes the resources he's gathered and moves on to big-time crime. Years later, he takes to the city as a supervillain and faces-off against a rookie Spider-Man. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This villain's real name is Eddie Brock and he makes countless appearances in the comics, animated series, "Spider-Man 3," and has his own stand-alone film set to release before the end of the year. He starts off as a colleague of Peter's at the Daily Bugle who's always trying to outdo him. During Peter Parker's final battle with the symbiote attached to him, the alien specimen latches onto Brock and turns him into a superpowered creature with one goal: destroying Spider-Man. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
In the comics and animated series, this villain is known for working on a scheme after scheme in his lab while Spider-Man tries to find a way to stop him without putting civilians in danger. In "Spider-Man 2," this villain starts off a respected scientist who works alongside his wife in their research. During a demonstration of his newest experiment, a terrible accident costs his wife her life and leaves his body confined to his new creation. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This Spider-Man villain's origin stories have many different takes depending on what comic, animated series or movie is in question. In the comics, he's Peter's teacher that undergoes an experimentation to replace a missing limb. But after the procedure absorbs the DNA of a certain amphibian, he ends up mutating loses a grip on his mind during his temporary transformations. In the movies, he's hired to create a cure to save Norman Osborn and during an experimentation transforms into this creature. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This metal-wielding villain is the main anti-hero in the X-Men Universe. He starts his journey as an embittered man who meets Charles Xavier and they become best friends. After trying to save humanity on various occasions alongside Xavier and his followers, he loses hope on mutants and humans ever living in peace. This leads him to recruit mutant outcasts and form the "The Mutant Brotherhood," a group that is constantly devising plots to make mankind succumb to mutants. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
In the first "X-Men" film, this villain's backstory isn't explored in great depth, with him simply being one of Magneto's strongest minions who meets his demise by Cyclops. In "X-Men: Origins," it's revealed that he's actually Logan's half-brother who grew up with him during the 1800's. As they grow older, they part ways with this villain becomes increasingly more powerful and sinister. After this villain finds Logan and annihilates the love of his life, they become sworn enemies and face off in a battle to the finish. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This villain has been working alongside Tony Stark long before the ladder became the CEO of Stark Industries. After Stark is presumed to have been destroyed overseas, this villain and his associates plan to take over Stark's technology. When Stark reappears and announces that he plans to switch the type of technology they produce, this villain decides to take matters into his own hands and uses his own mechanical suit to cause trouble for the superhero. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This character is Thor's step-brother who even before knowing the two weren't blood-related, he harbored a resentment that involving Thor's destruction. In his quest to accomplish this, he commits various treacherous acts, from trying to take over Asgard while Thor is vanished on earth, to trying to take over the earth with the help of the Chitauri, to temporarily siding with multiple Asgardian villains. Nevertheless, he does occasionally help Thor when Asgard's safety is at stake. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This shape-shifting X-Men villain is most commonly depicted as an anti-hero, serving as Rogue's surrogate mother and Nightcrawler's biological mother in both the comics and animated series. In the movies, she starts off as a scared mutant who stumbles into Xavier's childhood home and is taken in as his adopted sister. As they grow older, she begins to resent mankind for its ill-treatment of mutants, and she eventually abandons Xavier to join Magneto's "Brotherhood of Mutants." What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This supervillain has one goal: to eradicate an imperfect humanity. Though his backstory is somewhat different in the comics, in the movies he's presented as a thousands-years-old mutant that awakens in modern society and becomes disgusted by mankind's development through technology. Viewing them as inferior beings, he sets off to accomplish his goal by recruiting mutant misfits such as Psylocke, Storm, and Angel. Ultimately, Charles Xavier and other mutant outcasts join forces to defeat this ancient mutant. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This villain likes to play with Spider-Man's mind and that of Mary Jane's, Aunt May, civilians, and other villains. His origin story dates back to when he was an aspiring actor/stuntman, moving to Hollywood to chase his dream of making it big. Additionally, to working in front of the camera, he's also a skilled magician that can perform all sorts of tricks. When he becomes dejected in his acting pursuits, he uses mind-tricking skills to excel at crime. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This villain starts off as an orphan who spends the majority of his upbringing teased for his looks, all of which are a product of his mutant genes. As he grows older, his resentment towards society escalates and leads him to join "The Brotherhood of Mutants". In the movie "X-Men," this villain helps Magneto capture Rogue to use her in a plot to mutate mankind. When he faces off against Storm, he's outmatched by her thunderous abilities. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This villain is able to absorb different forms of energy, including that of other mutants, in order to increase his own powers. He's one of the first villains introduced to the X-Men universe and is directly associated with Erik Lehnsherr's transformation into a supervillain. When they first meet, this villain subjects Erik through all sorts of torture just to awaken his dormant mutant powers. Years later they cross paths again as this villain plots to end mankind. What's this villain name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This villain's backstory differs from the comics, animated series, and movies, but he's usually associated with Charles Xavier's early years establishing the "X-Men." In the movie "X-Men: The Last Stand," he's recruited by "The Brotherhood of Mutants" as he's being transported to a maximum-security prison. As part of their team, he causes chaos in the city additionally to Phoenix's wrath. Known for possessing incredible physical strength and super speed, he gives the X-Men a hard battle but is eventually outsmarted by Kitty Pride. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This villain's real name is Max Dillion. In "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," he starts off as an employee OsCorp who is a huge fan of Spider-Man, becoming further fixated on the hero after he saves his life one day. One night, Max suffers an accident while doing his routine maintenance inside OsCorp Labs. This accident causes Max to transform into a superpowered being capable of controlling light currents, and soon after teams-up with Harry Osborn to wreak havoc on the city. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This villain is first seen in "Guardians of the Galaxy." He's accidentally awakened by Drax The Destroyer while The Guardians are taken refuge on the planet Knowhere. After a brief battle with the Guardians, he abandons his allegiance to Thanos to reap the Infinity Stone's power for himself. This leads him to join forces with Nebula, Thanos's adopted daughters bent on revenge, and together they set out to destroy the Guardians and take over the Galaxy. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This villain is Gamora's adopted sister who holds a lifelong grudge against her for always being favored by their adopted father. To make matters worse, Gamora would always hand her a humiliating defeat during their training sessions growing-up, and as a result, this villain is mostly made up of prosthetic limbs. When she meets another villain seeking to destroy her adopted father and taking over the Galaxy, she joins him to get her revenge on Gamora. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This villain is portrayed by many different characters in both the comics and animated series. In the comics, he starts as a wealthy fashion designer named Roderick Kingsley who's inspired by another supervillain, thus basing the design of his costume, weaponry, and signature glider off of his. After continuously facing off against Spider-Man, Kingsley goes into hiding with other aspiring criminals replacing him. Years later, he returns to defeat them and battle against Spider-Man once again. Whats this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This classic villain is a creation of the joint minds of Tony Stark and Bruce Banner. In the MCU, he's created after The Avengers battle against Loki and the Chitauri out of Stark's fear that alien invaders might attack the earth again. But when this creation is activated, it develops a mind of its own and turns on the Avengers, destroying Stark's lab and taking to the city with a plot to destroy all human life. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
In "X2: X-Men United," this fire-wielding villain starts off as part of Charles Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. He's friends with Bobby Drake and Rogue, but while his two friends fight for the greater good of humanity and maintain faith that they'll someday be accepted, this villain sees the worst in just about everyone. When he fights alongside The Brotherhood of Mutants to defeat Willaim Stryker, he decides to join them in their fight for mutant superiority. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This villain holds a grudge against The Avengers after his family perishes in a battle involving the superhero group. This leads him to plan their dismantling and when he discovers the whereabouts a Captain America's former best friend/Battlefront alley, he reactivates his brainwashing so he can go up against The Avengers. In his final act, he reveals to Tony Stark who's responsible for his parent's demise which causes a final battle between him and Captain America. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This villain is the alternate personality of a popular X-Men hero, and technically a representation of this hero's restrained mutant powers. In the movie "X-Men: The Last Stand," it takes over the superhero's body and mind and causes her to go on an onslaught against the X-Men, destroying Cyclops, Professor X, and many other mutants in the process. In a bleak moment where her normal state reaches out to Wolverine, she asks him to destroy her to save the world. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This villain is first seen in "Captain America: The First Avenger." He battles alongside Steve Rogers on the battlefront as his sergeant but has to take a backseat after the latter's transformation into Captain America. During the film's climax, he's believed to have fallen to his end. In "Captain America: Winter Soldier," he resurfaces as a brainwashed warrior that battles against Captain America without restraints. In "Captain America: Civil War," he returns as part of another villain's plot to destroy The Avengers. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This character is the right-hand of another villain who plots to collect the Six Infinity Stones to eradicate half the Universe's Population. They start their quest in Asgard where they battle against Thor to obtain the space stone. After accomplishing their goal, they leave Thor to wither away in space while they continue throughout the Universe to collect the remaining stones. This villain meets his demise when he battles Iron-Man and Spider-Man while trying to retrieve the Time Stone. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This villain desires to avenge his fallen father from T'Chaka's actions. Living in poverty his whole life while his extended family enjoys the luxuries and technology Wakanda offers, he formulates a plan to enter Wakanda and challenges T'Challa to the throne. When they face-off, he disposes of T'Challa within minutes and becomes Wakanda's new leader, much to the dismay of his people. T'Challa is soon rescued by his family and friends and returns for a final rematch. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This villain's real name is Mac Gorgan and he's mostly featured in Spider-Man comics and animated series. He starts off as an investigator J.Jonah Jameson enlists to discover how Peter Parker is able to get such good pictures of the web-slinger. When this plan fails, this villain is used as part of an experiment that gives him the traits of a specific animal. Now a superpowered being, he tracks down Spider-Man and battles him to prove himself superior. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
Ths character is seen throughout later issues of "The X-Men" comic series and is one of the main villains in "Logan." Coming from a Dystopian future where mutants are almost extinct, this villain is part of a group determined to destroy the remaining X-Men. In his quest, he's appointed the task of capturing a powerful mutant codenamed "X-23/Laura," which also pits him against a worn-down Logan. This villain meets his end when he's attacked by Laura and her mutant followers. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This villain is originally one of T'Challa's best friend and a member of the Wakanda council. When T'Challa comes into power, he urges him to use their technology to strengthen their fighting power against the rest of the world, which T'Challa opposes as he prefers delegation to achieve peace. When another villain surfaces and overthrows T'Challa, he abandons his allegiance to the latter to serve Wakanda's new leader. Together, they lead a battle against T'Challa remaining followers. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This character is first seen in "Ant-Man and The Wasp." As a child, she witnesses her parents perish in a laboratory accident, and as a result, develops superhuman abilities. Though she's now extremely quick, physically strong, and can move through objects, she also has her days numbered as the molecular disequilibrium is bound to destroy her. In order to save herself, she battles against Ant-Man and the Wasp to access the technology of Hank Pymm's Lab. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This character is known for his extraordinary physical strength and lack of emotion. In "Deadpool," he's part of a group that tracks down Wade Wilson after he learns about his terminal illness. Promising that the procedure will cure him, he experiments on Wilson through a process that causes excruciating pain and a disfiguring, genetic mutation. After Wilson escapes, he uses his newly-acquired abilities to find this villain in hopes of him reversing the damage done to his body. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This villain is the ruler of the Dark Elves and a major player in the "Thor" comic series. In "Thor: The Dark World," he plans to obtain the aether in order to rule Asgard and the earth. When he discovers that Jane Foster is accidentally infused with the substance, he and his minions lead an onslaught against Thor to retrieve it from her. In a final battle, Thor and Loki must join forces to defeat him. What's this villain's name?
What’s this villain’s name?
This character is seen throughout the "Spider-Man" comics and the animated series. In the animated series, he starts off as a classmate of Peter Parker's who is constantly trying to outshine him. He becomes interested in Felica at first sight and despite her romance with the web-slinger, they start dating. All seems to be going well for him until he's accidentally bitten by a creature he's experimenting on, which leads to his mutation into a nocturnal, superpowered creature. What's this villain's name?
What's this villain's name?
These villains are depicted as dystopian machinations The-X-Men often battle in the comics and animated series. In the movie "X-Men: Days of Future Past," they're created as a means of controlling mutants, but they soon turn on their creators and run rampant on the planet, annihilating humans and mutants alike. As one of the remaining mutants fighting to save the planet, Logan travels back in time to stop the events responsible for their creation. What’s the name of these villains?
What's this villain's name?
This villain's real name is Darren Cross and he's one of Scott Lang's best-known villain, making countless appearances in the "Ant-Man" comics. In "Ant-Man," he worked alongside Hank Pymm for years until he takes over the company by force. His plan is to use the Ant-Man suit technology to create an enhanced version, through which he hopes to achieve his money-making schemes. When Pymm discovers what Cross's plan, he recruits Scott Lang to stop him by using his original Ant-Man design. What's this villain's name?
What's this villain's name?
This villain is one of Doctor Stange's fiercest opponents who goes up against him after leaving the Masters of Mystic Arts. In the movie "Doctor Strange," his backstory is changed a bit, making him a full-blown villain instead of the anti-hero from the comics. He and other former students of the Ancient One steal pages from his ancient texts. In doing so, they plan to use the stolen pages in order to break the three sanctums protecting the earth. What's this villain's name?
What's this villain's name?
In the comic, this villain first meets Spider-Man after returning to the city from hiding in a desert island. After their battle, Spider-Man hands him over to the authorities but given this villain's superhuman abilities, he makes a quick escape to continue causing trouble for the hero. In the movie "Spider-Man 3," he first encounters Spider-Man during one of his robberies, and the web-slinger unleashes his full rage against him for his part in Uncle Ben's demise. What's this villain's name?
What's this villain's name?
This beastly villain is a minor villain in the "Spider-Man" series but is nevertheless a formidable opponent for the web-slinger. In the animated series, he and his fiance, Dr. Mariah Crawford, are both residing in the jungle when he gets attacked by a herd of wild animals. To cure his injuries, Crawford uses a powerful potion on him unbeknownst that it will also alter his mental state. Though he initially battles Spider-Man, the two become allies against greater enemies. What's this villain's name?