Welcome to Round 3, as the tournament for the ultimate movie villain pushes on. There were three notably close races-
Bane, who I truly thought might make the Final Four, fell to Ra's Al Ghul, which must have been tough to decide. Faora-Ul vs Mystique seemed to split voters too. (Imo, it shouldn't even have been close, lol) And
The Abomination barely got by The Phoenix, who despite a somewhat weak movie translation, was still powerful enough that she was one of my favorite picks to win. In other elimination news,
Terrance Stamp's Zod seems to have been surpassed by the Man of Steel version, and I'd have to say this week's upset is "the Smartest man on the planet" (
Watchmen's Ozymandias) getting beat by Jeff Bridges. Did not see that coming! And as of this writing,
The Winter Soldier got a 100% victory over Ivan Vanko! Winning by the largest margin on the bracket.
Now begins the 'Round of 16', looking at the best respective villains of their divisions. There are some good fights this week; General Zod fights Loki for ruling supremacy.
The Green Goblin and his weapons have done better than I expected, but that may come to an end against The Winter Soldier.
Ra's Al Ghul vs. Magneto has the potential to leave a city in ashes. But THE headline matchup is one we've all been waiting for:
The Joker vs. Joker! Remember, the tournament is based on movie performances, so we want to
see who gets the farthest not because of their reputation on the page, but by what they did on the screen. Get to voting and make sure who you think deserves to win does! You can see the
whole bracket here.
THE GOD
Loki (
Thor, The Avengers) vs.
General Zod (
Man of Steel)
Loki was merely amused by Prince Nuada's acrobatics. Then he controlled his mind. While Terrance Stamp was demanding allegiance, Michael Shannon punched him through 6 buildings. Now activate the World Engine!
THE GENIUS
Sebastian Shaw (
X-Men First Class) vs.
Obadiah Stane (
Iron Man)
When Valentine found out The Kingsmen were part of Shaw's Hellfire Club, there was nothing much he could do. It was simple for The Iron Monger: Let Veidt do all the planning, and then steal his ideas and use them against him!
THE COMMANDER
Ra's Al Ghul (
Batman Begins)
vs.
Magneto (
X-Men First Class, Days of Future Past)
Red Skull didn't amount to much, and Magneto showed little mercy to yet another Nazi in his way. Ra's Al Ghul ripped Bane's mask for his insubordination, and then forbid him from dating his daughter- Leaving Bane a wheezing, crying mess!
THE CRIME BOSS
The Kingpin (
Daredevil) vs.
Madeline Madrigal (
Dredd)
Penguin is nothing, physically, and the umbrellas didn't do much. Fisk crushes him with his bare hands. Ma-Ma had Frank's son drugged with slo-mo. Probably ran a train on him too! Poor kid... D'Amico was devastated.
THE MONSTER
Doctor Octopus (
Spider-Man 2) vs.
The Abomination (
The Incredible Hulk)
The tentacles took over, and tore Venom to shreds. Now Octavius faces his strongest opponent yet....Similar to Wolverine, The Abomination could endure the worst of what Dark Phoenix has got. Once he got close, it was over. Bitch smashed!
THE WEAPON
Green Goblin (
Spider-Man) vs.
The Winter Soldier (
Captain America: The Winter Soldier)
Dr. Doom showed little to match a more vicious Goblin with a more lethal arsenal. Vanko was just way too slow for TWS, whose augmented body, and heightened abilities unleashed the biggest ass-whooping of this entire tournament!
THE PSYCHO
Joker (
Batman) vs. vs.
The Joker (
The Dark Knight)
The long gun, the acid flower, the pen, the cellphone bomb. Chemistry. Psychology. Masks. Makeup. Disguises. Money. Public threats, gag teeth, viral videos. No rhyme, No reason, No words...Just fight!
THE DEADLIEST FEMALE
Faora (
Man of Steel) vs.
Artemisia (
300: Rise of an Empire)
Faora's ruthlessness and ferocity made short work of Mystique, who just wasn't fast enough. Artemisia and her army decimated Viper in seconds.