Comic Book Movie Villains Ranked Best to Worst - You Decide

Comic Book Movie Villains Ranked Best to Worst - You Decide

Who is the greatest comic book movie villain? Who is the worst? Where do the others fall in between? You the users will decide by commenting your personal rank!

Editorial Opinion
By ELAYEM - May 21, 2017 11:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Marvel

Hey everyone!

After making articles on ranking the MCU and DC Comics films, I decided to create a new one for the comic book movie villains of all film studios.  I narrowed down the list to 40 villains, and I chose the 40 from the most popular or most seen comic book movies.  So more obsure villains such as Nuclear Man from Superman IV or Howard Saint from The Punisher unfortunately did not make the list.

40 options is a lot to rank, (I know even 14 was hard to rank for the MCU films), so I suggest just putting a 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 by each villain. Your all time favorites will be 1s, your least favorite of alls will be 5s, the average ones will be 3s, etc.  There should be roughly 8 villains per number, but you do not need to have it be exact at all.  You can put as many or few for each number.

After everyone has voted, the ranks of each villain will be added up.  The villan with the lowest summed number will be the favorite and the villain with the highest summed number will be the least favorite.  To ensure accurate results, you must assign each villain a number.  Leaving a villain out is equivalent to ranking it 0, which would place it above first place.

The 40 villains are as follows:

DCEU
Zod (Shannon)
Lex Luthor (Eisenberg)
Incubus/Enchantress

MCU
Iron Monger
Abomination
Whiplash
Loki
Red Skull
Mandarin/Killian
Malekith
Winter Soldier
Alexander Pierce
Ronan
Ultron
Yellow Jacket
Zemo
Kaecilius

X-Men
Magneto (McKellen)
Magneto (Fassbender)
Apocalypse
Silver Samurai
Ajax
Donald Pierce
Sebastian Shaw

DC
The Joker (Nicholson)
Penguin
Catwoman (Pfeiffer)
Lex Luthor (Hackman)
Zod (Stamp)
Scarecrow
Ra’s Al Ghul
The Joker (Ledger)
Two-Face (Eckhart)
Bane (Hardy)
Parallax
 
Spider-Man:
Green Goblin (Dafoe)
Doc Oc
Venom
The Lizard
Electro

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ELAYEM
ELAYEM - 5/21/2017, 11:54 AM
My Rank:
Zod (Shannon) 1
Lex Luthor (Eisenberg) 5
Incubus 5
War Monger 2
Abomination 2
Whiplash 3
Loki 2
Red Skull 3
Mandarin 5
Malekith 5
Winter Soldier 2
Alexander Pierce 2
Ronan 5
Ultron 3
Yellow Jacket 5
Zemo 4
Kaecilius 4
Magneto (McKellan) 2
Magneto (Fassbender) 1
Apocalypse 3
Silver Samurai 4
Ajax 4
Donald Pierce 3
Sebastian Shaw 4
The Joker (Nicholson) 3
Penguin 3
Catwoman (Pfeiffer) 4
Lex Luthor (Hackman) 4
Zod (Stamp) 3
Scarecrow 2
Ra’s Al Ghul 2
The Joker (Ledger) 1
Two-Face (Eckhart) 2
Bane (Hardy) 1
Parallax 5
Green Goblin (Dafoe) 3
Doc Oc 2
Venom 4
The Lizard 3
Electro 5
DiegoMD
DiegoMD - 6/6/2017, 9:03 AM
@Elayem -
ELAYEM
ELAYEM - 5/21/2017, 11:59 AM
Thanks to everyone who voted in my previous rankings! If you're interesting in this one too please give it a go!

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TheRealTomServo
TheRealTomServo - 5/21/2017, 4:58 PM
@Elayem - I'm The Artist Formerly Known as @billmurray.
ELAYEM
ELAYEM - 5/21/2017, 5:05 PM
@TheRealTomServo - Okay gotcha, good to know
Forthas
Forthas - 5/21/2017, 12:17 PM
A few questions, can we add to the list ...it seems like you left out a couple of people?

Nebula
Talia Al Ghul
Ego
Klaw
Taser-face
Sabertooth



When you say Manderin...I presume you mean Aldridge Killian...correct?


ossie85
ossie85 - 5/21/2017, 12:21 PM
@Forthas -


Nebula 3
Talia Al Ghul 3
Ego 2
Klaw 4
Taser-face 3
Sabertooth 3
ELAYEM
ELAYEM - 5/21/2017, 12:24 PM
@Forthas - On adding people: sorry, I was trying to limit it to the 40 most important and so some didnt make the list. It would just be too unmanageable if there was like 70 villains in it.

For Manderin: Yes it is Killian, sorry I shouldve just put Killian not Manderin.
Forthas
Forthas - 5/21/2017, 2:34 PM
@Elayem -

Zod (Shannon) - 1
Lex Luthor (Eisenberg) -5
Incubus -5


War Monger -3
Abomination -2
Whiplash
Loki - 1
Red Skull -2
Mandarin -3
Malekith -4
Winter Soldier -2
Alexander Pierce -2
Ronan -2
Ultron -3
Yellow Jacket -3
Zemo -2
Kaecilius -3


Magneto (McKellen) - 1
Magneto (Fassbender) - 1
Apocalypse -4
Silver Samurai -4
Ajax -2
Donald Pierce -2
Sebastian Shaw -2


The Joker (Nicholson) -3
Penguin -4
Catwoman (Pfeiffer) -3
Lex Luthor (Hackman) -3
Zod (Stamp) -3
Scarecrow -1
Ra’s Al Ghul -1
The Joker (Ledger) - 1
Two-Face (Eckhart) - 1
Bane (Hardy) - 1
Parallax -5


Green Goblin (Dafoe) - 1
Doc Oc - 1
Venom -4
The Lizard -2
Electro -3
ELAYEM
ELAYEM - 5/21/2017, 5:29 PM
@Forthas - Whiplash is left blank, what number would you rank him?
Forthas
Forthas - 5/21/2017, 5:44 PM
@Elayem - Sorry...I would put him as a 5
ELAYEM
ELAYEM - 5/21/2017, 5:51 PM
@Forthas - Got it, thanks
SisterSunday52
SisterSunday52 - 5/21/2017, 8:20 PM
@Forthas - They also forgot Amanda Waller from Suicide Squad and General Ross from The Incredible Hulk.
Forthas
Forthas - 5/21/2017, 8:23 PM
@AMrSundayGirl58 - Well I think his position is that he knows he left it out but it would be too unwieldy to have EVERY villain. Although maybe he should do two rounds of voting by splitting it in half.
Pr0fessorVroom
Pr0fessorVroom - 5/21/2017, 9:12 PM
@Elayem -

Villain rank

Zod (Shannon) 1
Lex Luthor (Eisenberg) 1
Incubus/Enchantress 4

Iron Monger 3
Abomination 4
Whiplash 5
Loki 1
Red Skull 2
Mandarin/Killian 3
Malekith 5
Winter Soldier 2
Alexander Pierce 3
Ronan 4
Ultron 4
Yellow Jacket 5
Baron Zemo 3
Kaecilius 5

Magneto (McKellen) 1
Magneto (Fassbender) 1
Apocalypse 2
Silver Samurai 5
Ajax 4
Donald Pierce 3
Sebastian Shaw 3

The Joker (Nicholson) 3
Penguin 4
Catwoman (Pfieffer) 2
Lex Luthor (Hackman) 5
Zod (Stamp) 3
Scarecrow 2
Ra's al Ghul 1
The Joker (Ledger) 1
Two-Face (Eckhart) 2
Bane (Hardy) 1
Parallax 5

Green Goblin (Dafoe) 2
Doc Ock 2
Venom 4
The Lizard 4
Electro 5
ossie85
ossie85 - 5/21/2017, 12:20 PM

DCEU
Zod (Shannon) 3
Lex Luthor (Eisenberg) 4
Incubus 5

MCU
War Monger 3
Abomination 3
Whiplash 4
Loki 1
Red Skull 2
Mandarin 3
Malekith 5
Winter Soldier 1
Alexander Pierce 2
Ronan 3
Ultron 1
Yellow Jacket 3
Zemo 1
Kaecilius 3

X-Men
Magneto (McKellen) 1
Magneto (Fassbender) 1
Apocalypse 4
Silver Samurai 4
Ajax 3
Donald Pierce 3
Sebastian Shaw 3

DC
The Joker (Nicholson) 2
Penguin 3
Catwoman (Pfeiffer) 3
Lex Luthor (Hackman) 2
Zod (Stamp) 2
Scarecrow 3
Ra’s Al Ghul 3
The Joker (Ledger) 1
Two-Face (Eckhart) 1
Bane (Hardy) 2
Parallax 5

Spider-Man:
Green Goblin (Dafoe) 2
Doc Oc 2
Venom 4
The Lizard 3
Electro 4

Interesting idea!
ELAYEM
ELAYEM - 5/21/2017, 12:45 PM
@ossie85 - Thanks!
Looking forward to your next CBM actor article!
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 5/21/2017, 12:21 PM
Zod (Shannon) 3
Lex Luthor (Eisenberg) 5
Incubus 5
War Monger 2
Abomination 3
Whiplash 4
Loki 1
Red Skull 2
Mandarin 2
Malekith 5
Winter Soldier 2
Alexander Pierce 3
Ronan 4
Ultron 2
Yellow Jacket 3
Zemo 2
Kaecilius 3
Magneto (McKellen) 2
Magneto (Fassbender) 2
Apocalypse 5
Silver Samurai 3
Ajax 3
Donald Pierce 2
Sebastian Shaw 3
The Joker (Nicholson) 2
Penguin 2
Catwoman (Pfeiffer) 2
Lex Luthor (Hackman) 2
Zod (Stamp) 2
Scarecrow 2
Ra’s Al Ghul 2
The Joker (Ledger) 1
Two-Face (Eckhart) 1
Bane (Hardy) 2
Parallax 5
Green Goblin (Dafoe) 1
Doc Oc 1
Venom 4
The Lizard 3
Electro 4
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 5/21/2017, 12:23 PM
Nebula 3
Talia Al Ghul 3
Ego 2
Klaw 4
Taser-face 4
Sabertooth 3
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 5/21/2017, 3:27 PM
Enchantress 5
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 5/21/2017, 12:38 PM
Zod (Shannon) 1
Lex Luthor (Eisenberg) 3
Incubus 5

War Monger 2
Abomination 4
Whiplash 4
Loki 1
Red Skull 1
Mandarin 5
Malekith 5
Winter Soldier 1
Alexander Pierce 4
Ronan 5
Ultron 3
Yellow Jacket 5
Zemo 3
Kaecilius 4

Magneto (McKellen) 1
Magneto (Fassbender) 1
Apocalypse 3
Silver Samurai 5
Ajax 5
Donald Pierce 4
Sebastian Shaw 2

The Joker (Nicholson) 1
Penguin 2
Catwoman (Pfeiffer) 3
Lex Luthor (Hackman) 4
Zod (Stamp) 1
Scarecrow 3
Ra’s Al Ghul 1
The Joker (Ledger) 1
Two-Face (Eckhart) 2
Bane (Hardy) 2
Parallax 5

Green Goblin (Dafoe) 2
Doc Oc 2
Venom 4
The Lizard 4
Electro 5
ShogunOfSorrow
ShogunOfSorrow - 5/21/2017, 1:49 PM
DCEU:
Zod (Shannon) 1
Lex Luthor (Eisenberg) 3
Incubus 5

MCU
War Monger 4
Abomination 3
Whiplash 3
Loki 2
Red Skull 1
Mandarin 5
Malekith 4
Winter Soldier 1
Alexander Pierce 1
Ronan 1
Ultron 4
Yellow Jacket 3
Zemo 2
Kaecilius 3

X-Men
Magneto (McKellen) 1
Magneto (Fassbender) 1
Apocalypse 4
Silver Samurai 4
Ajax 2
Donald Pierce 4
Sebastian Shaw 1

DC
The Joker (Nicholson) 1
Penguin 3
Catwoman (Pfeiffer) 2
Lex Luthor (Hackman) 4
Zod (Stamp) 3
Scarecrow 2
Ra’s Al Ghul 2
The Joker (Ledger) 1
Two-Face (Eckhart) 2
Bane (Hardy) 2
Parallax 5

Spider-Man:
Green Goblin (Dafoe) 1
Doc Oc 1
Venom 3
The Lizard 3
Electro 5
NoMeaning45
NoMeaning45 - 5/21/2017, 2:18 PM
Why Incubis instead of Enchantress?
ELAYEM
ELAYEM - 5/21/2017, 2:53 PM
@NoMeaning45 - I put him because Enchantress had June Moon who was good whereas Incubis was all bad.
But yeah I suppose Enchatress was more of the main villain, that's my bad.
ELAYEM
ELAYEM - 5/21/2017, 3:01 PM
@NoMeaning45 - It's been edited to include Enchantress
NoMeaning45
NoMeaning45 - 5/21/2017, 3:02 PM
@Elayem - oh, cool then.

Not that it changes anything for me because both are a 5
SisterSunday52
SisterSunday52 - 5/21/2017, 8:31 PM
@Elayem - Waller was the main villain actually. She was responsible for everything. Even when she knew she couldn't control Enchantress, she didn't kill her, she studied her skillset, and used her to test the Squad's loyalty. Everyone was a pawn of Amanda Waller. Even Enchantress proved to be the same as the people she gunned down in the control tower.
NoMeaning45
NoMeaning45 - 5/21/2017, 2:24 PM
DCEU
Zod (Shannon) 1
Lex Luthor (Eisenberg) 1
Incubus 5

MCU
War Monger 3
Abomination 3
Whiplash 3
Loki 1
Red Skull 2
Mandarin 2
Malekith 5
Winter Soldier 1
Alexander Pierce 3
Ronan 3
Ultron 2
Yellow Jacket 2
Zemo 2
Kaecilius 4

X-Men
Magneto (McKellen) 2
Magneto (Fassbender) 1
Apocalypse 4
Silver Samurai 5
Ajax 3
Donald Pierce 1
Sebastian Shaw 3

DC
The Joker (Nicholson) 2
Penguin 3
Catwoman (Pfeiffer) 3
Lex Luthor (Hackman) 4
Zod (Stamp) 3
Scarecrow 2
Ra’s Al Ghul 1
The Joker (Ledger) 1
Two-Face (Eckhart) 2
Bane (Hardy) 1
Parallax 5

Spider-Man:
Green Goblin (Dafoe) 2
Doc Oc 1
Venom 4
The Lizard 2
Electro 4
Kyos
Kyos - 5/21/2017, 2:34 PM
DCEU
Zod (Shannon) 3
Lex Luthor (Eisenberg) 4
Incubus 5

MCU
War Monger 2
Abomination 3
Whiplash 4
Loki 1
Red Skull 3
Mandarin 4
Malekith 5
Winter Soldier 2
Alexander Pierce 2
Ronan 2
Ultron 3
Yellow Jacket 3
Zemo 2
Kaecilius 3

X-Men
Magneto (McKellen) 2
Magneto (Fassbender) 2
Apocalypse 4
Silver Samurai 4
Ajax 3
Donald Pierce 3
Sebastian Shaw 2

DC
The Joker (Nicholson) 2
Penguin 3
Catwoman (Pfeiffer) 3
Lex Luthor (Hackman) 4
Zod (Stamp) 3
Scarecrow 2
Ra’s Al Ghul 2
The Joker (Ledger) 1
Two-Face (Eckhart) 3
Bane (Hardy) 3
Parallax 5

Spider-Man:
Green Goblin (Dafoe) 2
Doc Oc 2
Venom 5
The Lizard 3
Electro 4
ThouBear8
ThouBear8 - 5/21/2017, 3:48 PM
2-Zod (Shannon)
5-Lex Luthor (Eisenberg)
5-Incubus/Enchantress

2-War Monger
2-Abomination
4-Whiplash
1-Loki
3-Red Skull
5-Mandarin/Killian
5-Malekith
1-Winter Soldier
2-Alexander Pierce
4-Ronan
3-Ultron
4-Yellow Jacket
2-Zemo
4-Kaecilius

1-Magneto (McKellen)
1-Magneto (Fassbender)
3-Apocalypse
5-Silver Samurai
3-Ajax
4-Donald Pierce
3-Sebastian Shaw

2-The Joker (Nicholson)
3-Penguin
2-Catwoman (Pfeiffer)
4-Lex Luthor (Hackman)
2-Zod (Stamp)
3-Scarecrow
2-Ra’s Al Ghul
1-The Joker (Ledger)
1-Two-Face (Eckhart)
3-Bane (Hardy)
5-Parallax

1-Green Goblin (Dafoe)
1-Doc Oc
4-Venom
3-The Lizard
5-Electro
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