The Avengers 2 Villains - Early Thoughts

The Avengers 2 Villains - Early Thoughts

While it may be a little premature to be thinking about who the villain, or villains, could be for the Avengers 2, I think it's never too early for fan speculation. With that being said, here are my thoughts on which villains they can use, and how they would introduce them for the Avengers 2.

Editorial Opinion
By JstaKIDfrmBKLYN - May 11, 2011 07:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Avengers

Let me just preface this article by saying it is my first so please go easy on me. Now onto the main attraction.

The whole reason why the shared Marvel cinematic universe was created was to be able to make a movie adaptation of the Avengers, a huge team-up of the heroes from their solo movies. Besides for the little winks and nods here and there to other parts of their universe, a big part and appeal of creating this universe for the Avengers was so that they can build up the story and the excitement and anticipation for the Avengers movie. And this is working wondrously.

The problem is, how do you keep up the momentum and excitement for the inevitable Avengers 2? Sure, an easy fix would be to just leave the first movie off with a cliffhanger. But honestly, who wants to wait, what will probably be, 3 years for the story to pick up again and find out what happens? It works great for TV shows where you only have to wait a few months, but not so much with a movie and its sequel coming out a few years apart.

I believe the best solution to this problem would be to use their original formula of after-credits scenes to set up, both, the villains and the story of the Avengers 2. The best villains, in my opinion, to associate with this formula would be, none other than, the Masters of Evil.

The Masters of Evil are a team-up of super villains, similar to the Avengers who, as we all know, are a team-up of superheroes. It would be incredibly easy to introduce these villains during the respective heroes solo sequels between the two Avenger movies. The villain for Thor 2 could be the Enchantress and Skurge the Executioner, the Captain America 2 villain can be Baron Zemo, and so on and so forth. These are villains I'm sure we would all love to see come to life on the big screen. During the post-credit scenes, we can have one of these villains, be it the Enchantress, or Baron Zemo, or whoever else, rallying these villains together to take down the Avengers once and for all. This is an easy and surefire way to build momentum and excitement for an Avengers 2 movie. It worked for the first Avengers, so why shouldn't it work again? If anything, I think it would be even more exciting than the build up of the Avengers because this has a more sinister and dramatic side to the team-up. Its adds great weight, depth, and tension, and it makes way for a tremendous showdown in the Avengers 2.

The only problem I see with this is that people might get tired of seeing the same villains again. I would just like to point out that even though we had Loki in Thor, he was so amazing that everyone seems to be over the moon about seeing him again as the villain for the Avengers. So the same can hold true for the Masters of Evil villains introduced in the solo outings. But just to mix things up a bit, other villains can be introduced in the Avengers 2 as members of the Masters of Evil. Another problem can be the usual problem of CBM sequels which is an overload of villains. This case would be different, however. First of all, most of the villains would already have had their back stories developed in the solo hero sequels and the post-credit scenes. So the development of the villains in the Avengers 2 won't feel so convoluted. Also, if we can have a team-up of superheroes without it being overblown, than why can't we have just as many villains taking them on? It will only make it a fair fight.

Obviously this is an even bigger undertaking than the first Avengers was. But just as they have done it for the first Avengers, I have faith in the creative writers that Marvel employs and believe that they can successfully and faithfully bring this to the the big screen as well. Whatever problems this plan would encounter, I believe that they can work it out and that it will be a hugely entertaining success.

Thank you for reading. I look forward to hearing your thoughts. Whatever happens, I cannot wait for the Avengers, its sequels, the solo movie sequels, and all future Marvel movies!

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marvel72
marvel72 - 5/11/2011, 7:21 AM
personally,i would love to see ultron or kang for the sequel.

the third the masters of evil.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 5/11/2011, 9:43 AM
i personally think that the after credits scene should show Pym creating Ultron. then the sequel can have Ultron as the villain.

Masters of Evil would make a good 3rd movie villain. I know Ultron is their arch nemesis, but i would think a whole team of villains would be better for the third movie than one single baddie.
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/11/2011, 11:30 AM
@ corndogburglar

i thought of how i would shoot that scene,it would start of with a camera coming towards pym.

he's back is towards us,you can see sparks flying up from the soldering he's doing.

then the sparks cease & the camera pans over his shoulder to reveal what pym was working on.

he holds up ultrons head.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 5/11/2011, 11:42 AM
@ marvel

yep! thats pretty much how i envision it too!

or show the whole body as Pym is putting the finishing touches on it, then it activates and Ultron's eyes begin glowing. :)
BigK1337
BigK1337 - 5/11/2011, 12:50 PM
@ marvel & corndogburglar

Or, better yet, have the villains be a combo of both Ultron and the Masters of Evil. Maybe Ultron can be introduced somewhere in the sequel to Ant-Man and become a threat in Avengers 2 by forming the Masters of Evil with Zemo. But that is only if they do 2 Ant-Man movies before Avengers 2 (much like how Iron Man went).
TayDee
TayDee - 5/11/2011, 1:17 PM
I doubt kang will be in it and ultron too if they aren't gonna intrudoce Hank or Janet
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/11/2011, 2:15 PM
@ corndogburglar

yeah mate,i love your idea for ultron.

ultron would open doors for so many other heroes.

-hank pym
-vision
-scarlett witch
-wonderman
HulkSmash69
HulkSmash69 - 5/11/2011, 2:58 PM
Masters of Evil would be great, but introducing them in the movies before the Avengers 2 in the next individual movies? Works better than the comics and cartoons. I'd rather see a new villian instead

Iron Man 3 (The Melter)
Ant-Man (Black Knight - Nathan Garrett)
Thor 2 (The Enchantress and The Executioner)
Captain America 2 (Baron Zemo)
Avengers 2 (Those enemies plus introduction of Radioactive Man and Wonder Man)

Is this what you want?

I'm with everyone else that they face a threat like Kang or Ultron, which none of them can defeat on their own. It should be an enemy they would have to team up to defeat and not all these characters facing off against enemies they face in previous individual installments.

Orphix
Orphix - 5/12/2011, 6:22 AM
Well I am a big fan of TMOE. Would love to see them but fear the story may get too congested with characters if this route was taken.

However it could be done like a 'silvarado' type vibe where each hero gets to face off against their own nemesis.

Some villains who could be part of it have been introduced (Loki, Abomination, the Leader) but some other potentials have been bumped off (Whiplash, Ironmonger) so if might not be that possible.

Will be intresting to see what happens to Red Skull and Arnim Zola in Captain America.
Aesirr
Aesirr - 5/12/2011, 12:56 PM
SPOILERS FOR THOR



My thoughts are that Loki meets Thanos during his travels through the wormhole he goes through at the end of Thor. He could possibly grant him access to the gauntlet and lure him to the Cosmic cube on Earth.
manymade1
manymade1 - 5/12/2011, 5:06 PM
I personally think of the sequels as being

Avengers 2 ( Ultron and Masters of evil)
Avengers 3 (Kang Dynasty/War)

I think that would be a great idea, as we get the 3 greatest villains. Plus it would work out because ultron did in fact have his own Masters of Evil.
cdpacheco89
cdpacheco89 - 5/12/2011, 9:12 PM
Sounds pretty "1970s", a buncha villains running around causing destruction. Villains work alone, diplomacy is not a concept. Now in order to keep up the momentum you introduce more chracters with other great connections. Lets say they introduce either spiderwoman or she hulk, then Ms. Marvel by mentioning their real names as agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and introduce Pym and Janet. They could probably start with a Hawkeye stand-alone after the Avengers and with 2 or more new movies, villains, and Marvel mythology it wouldnt be hard holding intrest. In fact They could even make the consistency as such enough to where Marvel produces 3-4 movies a year all dabbling in other areas and sequels. And by the time Avengers 3 is done there will be enough to make (drumroll)........Marvel Civil War which will also be a trilogy. Its genius oh and registration would be mentioned in Avengers 3 or something at the very end
HeimdallUSA
HeimdallUSA - 5/13/2011, 2:18 PM
This is how I would like to see things go in movies leading up to Avengers 2.

Avengers after the credit scene is Hank Pym creating Ultron.
If Marvel gives Pym and Wasp there own movie then they would go up against AIM and in order to defeat AIM Pym utilizes Ultron. After the credits scene for Pym/Wasp movie is Ultron eyes going from blue to red and becoming self aware.

Avengers 2 is them fighting Ultron.
alfbenny
alfbenny - 5/13/2011, 2:44 PM
yeah Kang has always been my favorite Avengers villain. But personally I think Loki has to be the villain in the first one, which he is. And i figure they will introduce the skrulls and secret invasion will be part 2. and i think its a good possibility that Thanos and the infinity gauntlet will feature in the 3rd one. so much sadness that kang probrably won't be heading to movie stardom.
Fonzieismypal
Fonzieismypal - 5/13/2011, 7:46 PM
@Sheepdog1776
That's brilliant, man! I'd love to see it go down that way!

If Ultron is the villain in number two, Hank and Janet's absence in number one won't bother me at all.
Citizen
Citizen - 5/14/2011, 6:42 AM
If "The Avengers" actually does pit them against Loki and the Skrulls, in the first movie, I'd like to see them go with Ultron in the sequel as well. He would make an excellent earth-bound nemesis, one that could go toe-to-toe with the Avengers. And then...

I'd like the 3rd Avengers to use the Squadron Sinister/Supreme, along with Kang and the Grandmaster. That storyline appeared in Avengers #70 and #71. But, as I understand it, some of the characters used in that storyline couldn't be used by Marvel (rights issues), but it could still be done.

That being said, I did dig the setup this article threw out there to build up the Masters of Evil. Well done.
CraptainAmerica
CraptainAmerica - 5/16/2011, 11:58 AM
Kang or Uktron for me. If it follows Antman then the assumption would be Ultron!

Though I have to admit for next year Thanos (with the Infinity Gauntlet teased) or Kangaroo would be better for me than the Skrulls. Although I think both would be to heavy for a first outing
JAMBJ
JAMBJ - 5/6/2012, 8:38 PM
It should be another film avengers too!
It should keep the same heroes from the first film.
And added more superheroes in the second film
Like spiderman,
Or even fantastic four!
But more superheroes and make it more fun advengers
And more action and make it real cool.
And it will be a great film
So make the avengers 2!!
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