The Comic Book Movie Villain Tournament: Round 2

The Comic Book Movie Villain Tournament: Round 2

The posers got eliminated quick, but we also lost some fan favorites!

Editorial Opinion
By RobGrizzly - Mar 29, 2015 09:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Kingsman
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We're entering the 2nd round of the Comic Book Movie Villain Tournament 2015. Most of the weaksauce got eliminated pretty quick, and some of the smaller names reminded us why they are smaller names. Some favorites lost out first round too. I was really pulling for Catwoman. A few surprises came through. As of this writing, Lex Luthor, who was the #1 seed in "Suits & Geniuses" got knocked out with the #8 by a 48%/51% vote. Some other matchups were closer than I expected as well. (Kevin vs Bullseye was neck and neck for a while.)

This tournament is based on movie performances, so there is a lot to consider. One of the marquee matchups this weekend is General Zod vs Zod. We've got a couple of Nolan v Nolan face-offs this week, and I wonder if Bane could destroy Ra's Al Ghul in a fight. If the coin had flipped up bad heads, would Two-Face shoot The Joker dead? It will be interesting to see who gets the farthest not because of their reputation on the page, but by what they did on the screen. Let's move voting along and see what other landslides and upsets we can create.! You can see the whole bracket here.    


ROYALTY, RULERS, & GODS

Loki (Thor, The Avengers) vs. Prince Nuada (Hellboy 2: The Golden Army)
Loki makes short work of Gabriel, and Nuada carves Xerxes to bits! Now, the two face each other.
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Zod (Superman II) vs. General Zod (Man of Steel)
This is one of the great debates. Only one Kryptonian can move on to conquer the tournament!
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gen zod
   


SUITS & GENIUSES

Ozymandias (Watchmen) vs. Obadiah Stane (Iron Man)
Stane puts Riddler out of business pretty quick. Ozymandias saw Alex Pierce coming from a mile away.
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Sebastian Shaw (X-Men First Class) vs. Richmond Valentine (Kingsman: The Secret Service)
Shaw smirks an absorbs everything Killian throws at him. In a shocking upset, Valentine adds Lex Luthor to his collection! Ha!
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MILITANTS & COMMANDERS

Red Skull (Captain America: The First Avenger) vs. Magneto (X-Men First Class, Days of Future Past)
Red Skull's resources outmatch Stryker's. But this is a  fight that could get personal...
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Ra's Al Ghul (Batman Begins) vs. Bane (The Dark Knight Rises)
Well this should be interesting! Who truly has the power to get things done?
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CRIME BOSSES

Frank D'Amico (Kick-Ass) vs. Madeline Madrigal (Dredd)
Frank doesn't have time for Big Boy's games. Now her faces Ma-Ma, who's as ruthless as they come.
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Ma-Ma
   

The Kingpin (Daredevil) vs. The Penguin (Batman Returns)
The Penguin calls Top Dollar's bluff. Howard Saint doesn't even register on The Kingpin's radar.
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TRANSFORMED MONSTERS

Doctor Octopus (Spider-Man 2) vs. Venom (Spider-Man 3)
The Spidey villains are narrowed down a bit. The men inside are being controlled.
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Dark Phoenix (X3: The Last Stand) vs. The Abomination (The Incredible Hulk)
Phoenix glares Frost into oblivion. Can she do the same to The Abomination?
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WEAPONIZED FOES

Green Goblin (Spider-Man) vs. Dr. Doom (Fantastic Four)
Scarecrow got beat by a Katie Holmes. There wasn't much of a chance against Goblin. Doom is next.
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Ivan Vanko (Iron Man 2) vs. The Winter Soldier (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)
Vanko makes short work of Freeze, and The Winter Soldier simply out-fights the robo samurai.
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PSYCHOS & FREAKS

Joker (Batman) vs. Kevin (Sin City)
Jack's Joker exposes Harry Osborne for the child he is. In the closest race, by one vote, Kevin murders Bullseye.
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Two-Face (The Dark Knight) vs. The Joker (The Dark Knight)
Tommy Lee Jones was out of control, and he got exploited. While Maguire was stalking Sullivan, The Joker was stalking him. Now we've got a Dark Knight showdown!
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Heath Ledger
   


DEADLY FEMALES
Faora (Man of Steel) vs. Mystique (X-Men Days of Future Past)
Faora is just too fast for Ursa. Mystique's agility pays off against Catwoman.
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Viper (The Wolverine) vs. Artemisia (300: Rise of an Empire)
Ivy showed no physical skill whatsoever, and Viper knows it. Eva Green's commander shows the tenacity that Talia Al Ghul never did.
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DeusExSponge
DeusExSponge - 3/29/2015, 11:12 PM
May the best Villain win!
kinghulk
kinghulk - 3/30/2015, 2:32 AM
we all know who's gonna win
Pasto
Pasto - 3/30/2015, 7:29 AM
Loki
(Shannon) Zod
Ozymandis
Sebastian Shaw
Magneto
Ra's Al Ghul
Frank D'Amico
Wilson Fisk
Venom
Dark Phoenix
Green Goblin
The Winter Soldier
Joker
Joker
Faora
Artemisa
Trickwil
Trickwil - 3/30/2015, 9:15 AM
Only people that are too young are voting for Shannon's Zod over the real Zod. That movie was actually a good movie. Like I get that it's old and not cool but MoS isn't nearly as good of a movie.
MisterSuperior
MisterSuperior - 3/30/2015, 10:49 AM
Awesome!

I greatly enjoyed the first round. Love tournaments like this.

- Loki
- General Zod (Shannon)
- Ozymandias
- Sebastian Shaw
- Magneto
- Bane (this one was a difficult one, but you got to look at Bane's physique as well. He was a far more physical villain than Ra's al Ghul ever was who never truly grasped that warrior mentality that you'd expect with The Demon's Head)
- Ma-Ma
- The Kingpin
- Doc Ock (I see that Venom won his bout with Lizard....but neither of them can hold a candle to Doc Ock)
- The Abomination
- Green Goblin
- The Winter Soldier
- Joker (Nicholson)
- Joker (Ledger)
- Faora
- Artemisia
MisterSuperior
MisterSuperior - 3/30/2015, 10:51 AM
@Trickwil

That's such a dumb excuse just because you didn't like Man of Steel.
MuphrysLaw
MuphrysLaw - 3/31/2015, 6:46 AM
I expect the categories will play out like this:

Royalty, rulers and gods: Loki
Suits and geniuses: Sebastian Shaw
Commanders: Magneto
Crime bosses: Kingpin
Transformed monsters: Doctor Octopus
Weaponized foes: Winter Soldier
Psychos and freaks: The Joker
Deadly females: Faora
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