From mind controllers to planet-sized threats, Marvel's universe is filled with truly disturbing antagonists. Join us as we count down our picks for the most sadistic bad guys in Marvel! These villains don't just want to conquer – they want to inflict pain, suffering, and chaos on a scale that would make even the bravest heroes shudder.
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00:00So this is my vow.
00:04All gods will die.
00:08Welcome to WatchMojo, and today, we're counting down our picks for the most sadistic bad guys in Marvel.
00:21Fascinating.
00:25Number 10, Mews.
00:27Is it cool if we take a picture of you?
00:29Not a selfie, though. Just, like, artist, his work, you know.
00:40It's often said that art is made through blood, sweat, and tears.
00:43When it comes to Mews, he basically lives by that mantra.
00:47The deranged serial killer artist makes his macabre masterpieces with the blood of his victims.
00:52His violent extracurricular activities have also thrown him into conflict with Daredevil,
00:56with their battles being just as bloody as his work.
01:08At his core, he's someone who thinks that the pain he inflicts is actually for a good purpose.
01:14Sure, maybe he makes some pretty cool paintings, but gouging out people's eyes and draining their blood to make those paintings really isn't the way to go.
01:22Maybe Mews should just stick with using regular painting supplies from now on.
01:25You know, you understand who I am.
01:32Please don't hurt me.
01:34Honestly, I can't guarantee that.
01:36Number 9, Ego, The Living Planet.
01:38I wanted to do this together.
01:41And I suppose you'll have to learn by spending the next thousand years as a battery.
01:45Could an entire planet really be a bloodthirsty maniac?
01:49Yes, it can.
01:50At first, Ego seems like the fun-loving dad of Star-Lord in the Guardians movies.
01:55We quickly discover that he's actually an unhinged god who wants to enslave the universe with his powerful progeny.
02:01He only sees his children as potential weapons.
02:04The ones who never lived up to his potential are the ones he easily forgot about.
02:08Peter Quill is arguably the only son he ever cared about.
02:12And he gave his mother cancer so that he wouldn't get soft.
02:16What?
02:17No, no, I know that sounds bad.
02:22Dude, that's some seriously messed up stuff.
02:25From wanting to take over all of existence to being a terrible father, Ego isn't just a living planet.
02:31He's a living red flag.
02:32You are a god.
02:34If you kill me, you'll be just like everybody else.
02:40What's so wrong with that?
02:42No!
02:43Number 8, Abomination
02:45While this character became sillier during the She-Hulk TV show,
02:57it shouldn't be understated just how much of a beast the Abomination was in the earlier days of the MCU.
03:02Emil Blonsky was already a cut above the rest as a grizzled military operative.
03:08He took things to the next level when he had himself imbued with gamma radiation to fight the Hulk.
03:13He soon became one of his deadliest foes and a perfect dark reflection of our favorite green giant.
03:18In the Incredible Hulk, Abomination nearly killed our hero and his whole supporting cast.
03:32Though he came up short, he still wrecked Harlem in the process.
03:36If he's up for it, then the Abomination can be capable of some pretty serious destruction.
03:40You don't deserve this power.
03:44Now watch her dance!
03:48Number 7, Green Goblin
03:50Down came the goblin and took the spider out.
03:59Norman Osborn is a menace across multiple cinematic universes.
04:03Anyone who's seen the Green Goblin in the original Sam Raimi's Spider-Man movies knows just how diabolical he can be.
04:09If you thought vaporizing corporate backstabbers with pumpkin bombs and throwing Mary Jane off a bridge was bad,
04:15just wait, there's more.
04:17But now that you've really pissed me off, I'm gonna finish her nice and slow.
04:25When the Green Goblin entered the MCU in No Way Home,
04:28he quickly reminded us how much of a generational hater he is.
04:32Learning he was in another world with a Spider-Man, he eventually murdered Aunt May.
04:36It doesn't matter if he's played by Tobey Maguire or Tom Hopp.
04:40If there's a Spider-Man, then the Green Goblin is going to make his life hell.
04:44Strong enough to have it all.
04:50Too weak to take it!
04:54Number 6, Killgrave
04:55Honey, who's this?
04:58I'm going to be your guest here indefinitely.
05:00You'll be delighted.
05:02Great.
05:03Enjoy the view.
05:04I intend to.
05:06Nobody quite rocks purple like Killgrave, aka the Purple Man.
05:10He's a sleek, suave, and sinister man with lethal mind-controlling powers.
05:15He can make you do heinous things like it's nothing,
05:17having no ounce of remorse in his cold heart.
05:20I said this is an alive river!
05:22Take out that coffee.
05:24Throw it in your face.
05:25Come on, Junkie.
05:28Case in point, he brainwashed Jessica Jones and made her life miserable.
05:32Even though she eventually got away from him,
05:34the devastating impact of his actions traumatized her forever.
05:38The scary thing about Killgrave is that he could probably take over the world with his powers,
05:42but he doesn't choose to do that.
05:43Instead, he's just a sick individual who wants to puppeteer others for his own twisted amusement.
05:49If Patsy or I ever hear from you or see you, see anyone who looks like you,
05:54she will slit her own throat.
05:57It's the ultimate contingency.
05:59Number 5. Cassandra Nova.
06:01Good.
06:01But I don't want to.
06:02Not good.
06:06What do you want, Wade Wilson?
06:09What if Professor X had a secret evil twin sister who wanted to destroy every reality in the multiverse?
06:15Well, lucky for us, we don't have to wonder about hypotheticals,
06:19because this is exactly who Cassandra Nova is.
06:22The murderous mutant was exiled to the void by the TVA,
06:25but quickly became its ruler.
06:27She ruthlessly kills her way to the top and has powers that make her insanely dangerous.
06:32She can take control of your mind or tear your body into shreds.
06:35I don't want to destroy it.
06:37I want to use it.
06:39Now, shoo.
06:40Mommy and Daddy are having a conversation.
06:46There are virtually no limits to her.
06:48The only way to stop Cassandra was to essentially atomize her out of existence.
06:53In her brief appearance in the MCU,
06:55she's already established herself as one of the multiverse's biggest threats.
06:59Up to Daisy.
07:05Number 4, Red Skull.
07:09You don't have one of those, do you?
07:11You are deluded, Captain.
07:13Just take one look at this guy, and you can tell that he's bad news.
07:17Johann Schmidt rose to power as the Red Skull,
07:20serving as the leader of the fascist organization called HYDRA.
07:23Red Skull is a cunning strategic foe
07:25who has given Captain America plenty of grief over the years.
07:28His iconic crimson skeleton face is the stuff of nightmares.
07:32I can do this all day.
07:34Oh, of course you can, of course.
07:36But unfortunately, I am on a tight schedule.
07:39While we're listing off things that make Red Skull so evil,
07:42we shouldn't beat around the bush much longer.
07:45The Red Skull's most irredeemable quality,
07:47which makes him so undeniably twisted,
07:49is the fact that he is a Nazi.
07:50There are no ifs or buts about that.
07:53It's pretty much all you need to know
07:54to understand how the Red Skull is so villainous.
07:57You don't give up, do you?
08:00Nope.
08:02It's common knowledge not to mess with animals.
08:23Unfortunately, the High Evolutionary didn't seem to get that message.
08:26He's a maniacal scientist whose entire goal in life
08:29is to genetically experiment on animals
08:31to create his own twisted version of a utopia.
08:34He has a complete disregard for all creatures
08:36and only sees them as his plaything.
08:38He's most famous for being the person
08:39who tortured Rocket Raccoon with his twisted lab test.
08:43But how did you know?
08:45I made you!
08:47How did you know?
08:51He's arrogant, cold, and delusional,
08:54like the typical mad scientist doubt all the way up to a thousand.
08:57It shouldn't come as a shock
08:59that his actions are widely considered
09:00to be some of the darkest moments in the MCU.
09:03You're an abomination!
09:05Nothing more than a step, a night pop!
09:08You freakish little monster!
09:10Number two, Thanos.
09:11Look, there are some nasty characters out there in Marvel,
09:22and then there's Thanos.
09:24He's like the Marvel Universe's final boss.
09:26He was the big bad of the MCU's Infinity Saga.
09:29Where so many MCU villains failed, he won.
09:32Don't forget that Thanos eradicated half of all existence.
09:35You should have gone for the head.
09:42Even though the Avengers later corrected that,
09:45it doesn't change the fact that Thanos set out
09:47to murder half of the universe and achieved it.
09:49Everything he did is still being felt in the MCU today.
09:52In short, his legacy as a brutal villain is unforgettable.
09:56If you want to see the face of true evil,
09:58then there's a good chance that it's Thanos.
10:05Before we unveil our top pick,
10:14here are a few honorable mentions.
10:16Arcade.
10:17Being evil is all fun and games for this guy.
10:20Finally, for our characters.
10:22This game was really getting lame.
10:26Madcap.
10:27This zany criminal has some killer jokes.
10:33Daken.
10:34Turns out that Wolverine's son
10:36has some sharp claws of his own.
10:40Sabertooth.
10:41Victor Creed is a feral mutant
10:43who makes Wolverine look like a saint.
10:48Sabertooth.
10:49Your brother.
10:51Ready to die.
10:53Bullseye.
10:54This murderous mercenary never misses.
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11:20Number one.
11:24Carnage.
11:33Symbiotes already have a history of being violent.
11:36But when you bond a symbiote with a serial killer,
11:38you get mayhem.
11:39Actually, scratch that.
11:41You get Carnage.
11:42Carnage is arguably the most dangerous symbiote of them all.
11:45This offspring of Venom
11:46paired up with the mass murderer Cletus Kasim.
11:49The two have been basically inseparable ever since.
11:59There's no rhyme or reason to Carnage.
12:01He's simply a creature who loves to kill.
12:04Inflicting misery onto others is the name of his game.
12:07While so many villains have a purpose for the pain they inflict,
12:10Carnage just kills because he truly loves doing it.
12:13His complete absence of belief in anything other than chaos
12:16is what sets him apart in the end.
12:20Let there be Carnage.
12:24Are there any other sinister supervillains from Marvel that we missed?
12:27Let us know in the comments down below.
12:29I am inevitable.
12:43Let us know in the comment Bar
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