lover are lining up to watch Gorr the God Butcher take on the God of Thunder inThor : Love and Thunder . Having proven himself to be a appal villain with an incredible entrance ,   many other Marvel Cinematic Universe antagonists   pale in comparison .

Yet there are a few who have proven themselves to be terrify enough . Just the baddie unwrap alone make them memorable , horrifying , and even iconic , and that impression only grows throughout their appearing . fan on the siteRankerhave actually taken to ranking which villains had the dependable reveals , and the results are somewhat surprising .

take down : Ranker lists are fan - voted , live , and continue to fall vote , so some rankings may have changed after this publishing .

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Arnim Zola

A man in a motorcar , Arnim Zola shocked Captain America by revealing that his death was not as last as it might ab initio have seemed . or else , his consciousness was uploaded into a computer , and Zola let out that he was no mere recording ; he was stilted word .

To make matter bad , Zola revealed that he was stalling as projectile fare to destroy Steve , Black Widow and the adroitness . The reveal was paricularly dramatic considering that few other utter villain have ever returned to make a subsequent coming into court . It was a sign that Steve ’s past tense was coming back to obsess him , just like Bucky was .

Obadiah Stane

The first major villain in the history of the MCU , Obadiah Stane was Tony ’s business partner , wise man and close friend . Though he seemed like a fast friend , urgently trying to save his acquaintance from both the terrorist and the news media , he discover after taking Tony ’s discharge reactor that he ’d been work against Tony all along .

The betrayal proved that Tony could n’t really trust anyone but himself — something that would lead directly to the creation of Ultron .   Stane was one of themost unexpected scoundrel in the MCU , but his drastic betrayal left its mark on Tony and the entirety of the franchise .

Thanos

The scoundrel who would come to kill half the universe with a picnic of his fingers , Thanos was thebest scoundrel in the MCU , but he certainly did n’t need to build himself up to reach that honour . From his first appearance inThe Avengers , Thanos was an restrain comportment .

Told that take exception the Avengers was to court death , Thanos just smile , revealing that courting dying had been his destination all along . That horrifying smiling remained one of the few reference to Thanos for years , before Gamora revealed just how dangerous he was by sharing her backstory . A villain unafraid of death can be scary , but a baddie actively seeking it out is unbeatable , and that ’s the threat Thanos posed from the start .

Alexander Pierce

At the time ofCaptain America : The Winter Soldier ,   Nick Fury   did n’t seem like a man with a lot of allies , so when Alexander Pierce first come along and had Fury ’s firm backing , it   looked like he ’d finally managed to make a trust friend . So , when Pierce was unveil to be crop with the Winter Soldier and Hydra , it was a devastating present moment .

Considering that it initially expect like Bucky had come to fool away Pierce , the moment he sit down with him , extend milk , and even shot his housekeeper was a major surprise . After all , who could have forecast that the World Security Council had been infiltrated ? With gamy - ups like Pierce compromise , fan were left to grapple with the cognition that any government functionary could be Hydra — just like   Rogers did .

Hela

After   the death of Odin , Hela approached Loki and Thor to break herself and appraise her siblings . The immediate order for the buddy to kneel , followed by the capture and shattering of Mjolnir rise that she was a villain that was much unbeatable , and her confidence only furthered that impression .

It sparked one of thebiggest family fight in the MCUand establish that Asgard really would have to be ruin to stop her . After all , a scoundrel who can   break Mjolnir is n’t one Thor or Loki could handle even if they did work together . The scene establishes her attitude and force well , while also wait on to emphasize that the moving picture really would capture something world - change .

The Winter Soldier

In one of the most persistent moments of Steve Rogers ' life , Bucky Barnes met a grisly end at the bottom of a frozen drop after accrue off of a train . Yet , after having to face off against the Winter Soldier in the twenty-first century , Rogers was horrified to rive off the valet de chambre ’s masquerade party and discover a ally underneath .

Without having read the comics , there was no way of knowing that Bucky hadgone from champion to   villain — nor that he could have survived all those years . So to see him with his mind wipe , miss an branch , and ready to vote out Captain America at a moment ’s notice was both tragic and incredibly dramatic .

Mysterio

A well-disposed soul who make do to empty the respect of both Spider - Man and Nick Fury , it really look like Mysterio was a great ally who just wanted the practiced for Spider - Man and Peter Parker . Yet , after Peter handed over Stark technical school , Mysterio turned around , leach away his illusions , and revealed his villainous scheme by thanking his teammates and subordinate .

It was the first clip that fans got a look at the man behind the mask , and it was unbelievable . A braggart with a grudge against Tony Stark , Mysterio revealed that he ’d been manipulating Peter all along . His monologue and joyful remarks to his team show he was a unlike kind of villain , and one who might have been a real Italian sandwich if things had gone just a little differently . All in all , it was as prosecute a reveal as it was showy .

The Vulture

While fans know   who the Vulture was from the beginning ofSpider - Man : Homecoming , the existent revealing for the character came when Peter Parker came to pick up his prom date . When the door opened and the Vulture was smiling back at Peter , fans were as aghast and horror-struck as Peter was .

Few scenes in the MCU prove to be as telling asMichael Keaton ’s villainous performancewhen sitting in a machine with Peter . His slow revelation about Peter ’s identity and subtle threats really drove the danger home . It also helped to make him well link to Peter , which is always a mark of a great Spider - Man scoundrel .

Agatha Harkness

There ’s a reason fans love the Agatha Harkness bring out , and it ’s all because Marvel indite an entire melodic number to showcase that she ’d be evil all along . It was one ofthe full-grown MCU betrayalsas she grew from a nosy neighbor to a full - fledged baddie performing with Wanda ’s mind just to rip her to musical composition .

But , or else of being just another flavorless betrayal , Agatha was over - the - top with music , an accompanying hag laugh , and even a reveal that she vote down the family dog just because she could . Played only for gag , the fit was enough to make Agatha a staple villain who is set to host a show of her own calledAgatha : House of Harkness .

Ego The Living Planet

In a picture show all about the grandness of fellowship , it made sense thatGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 ’s villainwould be Peter Quill ’s own father . Yet , though it may have been predictable , the discovery that Ego the Living Planet was a villain was horrifying .   By far the large reveal in the MCU , Ego off - handedly mentioned that he ’d belt down Quill ’s mother , and he hardly even   seemed   to have take in it .

His ego - pity and rise poetic about having kill his own love one were tremendous enough , but his willingness to torment Quill after only the little provocation prove the depth of his villainy . It came out of nowhere , despite being built up and foreshadowed dead , and it left fan as stunned as Quill , which is potential why they ranked his reveal so highly .

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Iron Man looking inside Sokovia in Avengers Age of Ultron

Agatha Harkness and Thanos

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Obadiah Stane with an evil smile in Iron Man

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Pierce in his office at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters in the MCU

Hela breaks Thor’s hammer in Thor: Ragnarok.

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Mysterio uses his powers of illusion in Spider-Man: Far From Home

Michael Keaton as Vulture

Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness in WandaVision

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