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After 33 movies and 12 Disney+ serial publication , theMarvel Cinematic Universehas built an tremendous depository library of villains , many of which have not yet reached their full voltage . With the multiverse blow wide opened , there is no demarcation to what can come about , gain evendeath something that MCU character can return fromwith the right fib . As a event , Marvel now has the opportunity to not just reward viewers with return appearance of all of their preferent scoundrel but also to correct and tweak the less - loved one with rich potential throughoutPhase 6 of the MCU .

Over the preceding 16 days , the MCU has shown a willingness to subtly redo part . This happened with Baron Zemo , who first seem inCaptain America : Civil Warbefore getting an all-embracing , comic - Quran - accurate rework for his storied riposte inThe Falcon And The Winter Soldier . Then this was done with The Mandarin , appearing inIron Man 3before being changed by introducing the tangible Mandarin inShang - Chi . WithThe Fantastic Four , Blade , andAvengers : Secret Warsamong those confirmed for Phase 6,there are many exciting chance for exploration of underutilized villains forwards .

Marvel Studios has already introduced several multiversal groups into the Multiverse Saga , but there are many more in Marvel Comics that could come out .

Immortus with Reed Richards and the Watcher from across the MCU’s multiverse

10Ultron

Played By James Spader And Ross Marquand

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avenger : Age of Ultron , released in 2015 , follows Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes , including Iron Man and Captain America , as they contend with Ultron , a rogue AI with plans for global annihilation . This Marvel sequel see The Avengers form uneasy alliances and embark on a perilous global dangerous undertaking to thwart Ultron ’s scheme .

InAvengers : Age Of Ultron , Tony Stark sets out to build a suit of armor around the world and creates Ultron , one of the most terrifying threats the Avengers have yet to look . While an crucial account , much ofAge of Ultronis viewed raspingly upon rewatch . This has led to the franchise showing how the moving-picture show ’s events affected Tony ’s worldview while avoiding any significant return of James Spader ’s threatening menace . As artificial news becomes more and more permeating in day-after-day life , opportunity for the MCU to return to Tony Stark ’s legacy through Ultron grow more likely .

Ultron has returned in two minor ways , in a conniption inDoctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madnessand more importantly inWhat If … ?,butthere are still many opportunities for the villain to reappear in the MCU proper . Perhaps the most obvious would be in the upcoming featureArmor Wars . Formerly a TV series , the account ofArmor Warsneeds a hook and a large , colorful threat to justify its startle to the bad screen , which Ultron could easily provide .

Tom Holland as Spider-Man in No Way Home with Dane DeHaan’s Green Goblin’s evil smile and Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man on his right

9Ronan the Accuser

Played By Lee Pace

Guardians of the Galaxy is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe , feature Chris Pratt as Peter Quill . abduct from Earth as a child , Quill navigates intergalactic adventures , becoming entwine in a dispute centered on a powerful orb coveted by Ronan the Accuser .

seem inGuardians of the GalaxyandCaptain Marvel , Lee Pace fork out a fascinating and stoic carrying into action as Ronan the Accuser . With that said , there may not be much that most viewers would remember from this characterbeyond his refined makeup and powerful voice . WithRonan ’s crosstie to Thanos and the world power stone , he is a quality candidate for future exploration in the MCU while continue a link to the stories that have been told before .

As the cosmic side of Marvel continue to be explored followingGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3andThe Marvels , there are many chance to include Ronan in coming stories . In keep withthe comic Bible where he first appear , the upcomingThe Fantastic Fourwould be an ideal home to include Ronan . Rumored as a multiverse tale , rendering Ronan ’s death at the remnant ofGuardians of the Galaxyirrelevant , the film has the chance to feature Ronan alongside Galactus and The Silver Surfer , giving viewers an anchor to the MCU by retaining Lee Pace in a new mise en scene .

Tom Holland’s unmasked Spider-Man with posters for Spider-Man (2002) and The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

8The Vulture

Played By Michael Keaton

Spider - Man : Homecoming follows Peter Parker after the events of Captain America : Civil War as he sail high school challenges and battles the growth of a new baddie , the Vulture . With mentorship from Tony Stark , Peter strives to prove himself while balance his responsibleness as Spider - Man and a scholar .

Adrian Toomes is one of the most beloved villains to be introduced in the MCU . Like the Tom Holland loop of Peter Parker , the comic book canyon for The Vulture was taken loosely , resulting in a character that felt unused . The MCU ’s Vulture is terrifying and fierce but alsohas relatable motivations and a family connexion that make his crimes perceivable if not justifiable . WithSpider - Man : Homecoming ’s end arrange Toomes in prison house while deny to give away Spider - Man ’s orphic identity , an interesting future seemed to be position up for the character .

Character rights between Sony and Disney perplex this when Toomes was whisked away to another universe inMorbius’most controversial conniption . In set up their own cinematic universe , Sony hop to make a team characteristic with Morbius , The Vulture , Venom , and others . However , afterMorbiusfailed at the box office , those plans were muddy , give room for Toomes to return to the MCU.Vulture could now be utilized in the upcomingSpider - human race 4 , where his multiversal travel may have leave him still mindful of Peter Parker ’s identity as Spider - Man .

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7Green Goblin

Played by Willem Dafoe

For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider - Man , our favorable neighbourhood hero is unmasked and no longer capable to disunite his normal life from the trials and visitation of being a superhero . In Spider - Man : No Way household , Peter Parker ( Tom Holland ) asks for help from Doctor Strange ( Benedict Cumberbatch ) when his identity becomes a problem for the ones he loves . Unfortunately , when the spell goes wrong , Spider - Man will now have to look off with villains such as Doctor Octopus ( Alfred Molina ) and Electro ( Jamie Foxx ) as Peter finally come to terms that he ca n’t run for from being Spider - Man . Supported by his close champion and avail from an unexpected place ( or multiverse ) , Spider - Man will go toe - to - toe with some of the most fabled foes in his storied history .

Norman Osborn might be the greatest risible book villain of all clock time . This was exemplified by Sam Raimi’sSpider - Man , which built its total plot around a struggle with Willem Dafoe ’s villain . The Amazing Spider - Man 2went in a different focusing , killing Chris Cooper ’s Osborn just as the interview met him to defer to Dane DeHaan ’s New Goblin . Feeling there was no direction to ameliorate on Willem Dafoe ’s Goblin , the MCU used that same edition of the character inSpider - Man : No mode Homebefore mail him back to his universe .

With Tom Holland ’s Peter Parker left to commence over after the events ofNo Way Home , Spider - Man 4can bring out another Norman Osborn , and perhaps evena newfangled Green Goblin who is a hero sandwich . Peter needs people he can associate to , and a shared love of skill could provide a complex connectedness with another loop of Osborn while Peter grapple with the villain he knows he could become . While Defoe ’s Norman Osborn keen that he did n’t exist in the MCU cosmos , this could well be change , and a magnetic performing artist could provide a new , exciting take on the grapheme .

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Avengers: Age of Ultron, released in 2015, follows Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man and Captain America, as they contend with Ultron, a rogue AI with plans for global annihilation. This Marvel sequel sees The Avengers form uneasy alliances and embark on a perilous global adventure to thwart Ultron’s schemes.

single : The Amazing Spider - Man 2 actor Dane DeHaan , who played Green Goblin , reflects on getting ask about being in Spider - Man : No Way Home .

6Baron Mordo

Played By Chiwetel Ejiofor

Doctor Strange follows the journeying of a brilliant yet arrogant surgeon , depict by Benedict Cumberbatch , whose career is derailed . He finds redemption under the guardianship of a mystic magician , learning to rein mystic powers to protect the world from disconsolate forces . release in 2016 , the film expands Marvel ’s cinematic universe into the realm of mysticism .

Doctor Strange 3is inevitable , with talk of acquittance earlier than subsequently , potential in Phase 6 . think that he has been the master antagonist of Doctor Strange since 1961 and has ties to Dormammu and The Ancient One , it is authoritative that the arc of Baron Mordo lastly be realized in a bombastic , colorful clash of illusion . Thanks to the deleted scene skip of his death inMultiverse Of Madness , Baron Mordo is still on his quest to kill necromancer . For the interest of Doctor Strange ’s trilogy story , this clash of magical titans must last be realized .

5Justin Hammer

Played By Sam Rockwell

The third film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , Iron Man 2 , is an action - superhero film that occurs six calendar month after the original movie ’s event . After come out himself as the heavy metal superhero known as Iron Man , Tony Stark goes to neat length to avoid demand from the administration for his technical school . But , unfortunately , the applied science Tony used to keep his life is begin to impact his health inversely - just in time for a man named Ivan Vanko to arrive , who create his version of the Iron Man tech to settle a decades - long mark with Howard Stark ’s son .

As the role of technology in modern liveliness has stay on to evolve , so has the percept of many of the tech billionaires who live in the public eye . Iron Man 2 ’s Justin Hammer telephone to mind many genuine - world controversial figures , andhis weapons - manufacturing , anti - Tony - Stark presence eventually has the opportunity to shine in the MCU . Justin Hammer is conniving , immoral , thwarting , and shallow , and all that makes for a wad of fun to watch , particularly when played with humour by Academy Award winner Sam Rockwell .

A reappearance by Hammer inArmor Warsfeels necessary . The MCU has spent a cracking deal of sentence reflecting on the world after Tony Starkand discussingIron Man ’s role as Avengers drawing card . An interrogation of that legacy to be instrumental in shaping the MCU move forward . Just as John Walker come forth as a dark , raw Captain America inThe Falcon And The Winter Soldier , similar ground can be trod inArmor Warswith Hammer filling Stark ’s vacant blank in the public oculus .

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4Red Skull

Played By Hugo Weaving And Ross Marquand

Captain America : The First Avenger trace Steve Rogers , a frail man from Brooklyn transformed into the super - soldier Captain America during World War II . As he aids the warfare effort , Rogers confronts Red Skull , who seek worldly concern supremacy through a powerful gadget for a nefarious system .

Nazis have always made good villains , and Johann Schmidt is perhaps the worst of all of them . debut in 1941,Red Skull has had one of the long runs in comic Word of God historyyet has barely made an impact on the Marvel Cinematic Universe . As the primary opponent inCaptain America : The First Avenger , the long - running rivalry between Hugo Weaving ’s Red Skull and Chris Evans ' Captain America was coiffure up . InThe Avengers , however , it seemed that Steve Rogers alone had made it into the future , with only the fantasm of Hydra outliving Schmidt .

retaliator : Infinity Warchanged this , bringing the Red Skull back as a spirit guarding the soul stone . While this was a thrill for TV audience who had given up hope of seeing Schmidt again , there is so much more that can be explored with the Red Skull in the future tense of the MCU.Especially when realizing how Red Skull plays the majorMCU role of being why Captain America exist , a return of Schmidt is delinquent . Due to his spectral ties , Red Skull could easily be a main threat inAvengers 5or a featured antagonist in theShang - Chisequel .

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3Mysterio

Played By Jake Gyllenhaal

The MCU ’s take on Quentin Beck had a great impact on the zep than many of the precede level of Marvel ’s greatest illusionist . Mysterio is often considered to be a joke , and Sam Raimi evenplanned a Mysterio play by Bruce Campbell in Spider - Man 4as a humourous cameo . In the 2004 television gameSpider - Man 2 , a screaming misdirect happens when the player encounter the villain slip from a bodega . His health barroom look impossibly large as the battle begins , and so it is a surprisal whenone biff is all that it take to defeat the sniveling enemy .

Seeing Peter contend with his anger against Mysterio for ruin his life could be an effective counterpoint to the mercy he render to the villains of other worlds inNo Way Home .

While Mysterio was purportedly killed by a blast from his drones inSpider - Man : Far From Home , the cinema clearly show how effective he is at manipulating illusions . With this in mind , Mystrerio could easily return inSpider - Man 4or the upcomingAvengerssequel . Because the next Spider - Man narration will begin with Peter Parker having been forgotten by the world , see Peter contend with his ire against Mysterio for ruining his life could be an effectual counterpoint to the mercy he present to the villain of other worldly concern inNo Way Home .

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Guardians of the Galaxy is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, featuring Chris Pratt as Peter Quill. Abducted from Earth as a child, Quill navigates intergalactic adventures, becoming entwined in a conflict centered on a powerful orb coveted by Ronan the Accuser.

Tom Holland will come back as Peter Parker in the MCU , and his Spider - Man 4 will finally break a long - run movie trend for the beloved Marvel hero .

2Namor The Sub-Mariner

Played By Tenoch Huerta

Black Panther : Wakanda Forever explores the efforts of Queen Ramonda , Shuri , M’Baku , Okoye , and the Dora Milaje as they endeavor to safeguard Wakanda from external threat conform to King T’Challa ’s pass . Collaborating with friend like War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross , they attempt to shape the state ’s time to come .

Controversies with star Tenoch Huerta apart , the introduction of Namor is one of the most successful component ofBlack Panther : Wakanda Forever . Understandable motive have been the key to some of Marvel ’s most democratic villains , and suspicion of the surface forced the pee - dwelling Namor the Sub - Mariner to emerge from the recessed nation of Talokan to enkindle war . Including therecent reinventions of Namorby Jason Aaron , there are innumerable stories to search with the graphic symbol , and it has been dissatisfactory to get wind so footling about where he will appear next .

A Namor solo film would be an splendid gain to the MCU and could take up one of the untitled expansion slot on Marvel ’s release calendar . Whether with Huerta or a recast , Namor is an important figure in the Marvel universe and there are great stories of the water - domicile mutant that , due to laughable ties , could fit well into unannouncedX - Menfeatures orThe Fantastic Four . It was previously confirmed that Namor would come along inAvengers : The Kang Dynasty , however , it is indecipherable if that is still the case fall out the form of address and writer variety .

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1Scarlet Witch

Played By Elizabeth Olsen

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness conform to Doctor Strange as he sail various and perilous alternate reality in the Multiverse with the aid of mystic allies . guide by Sam Raimi , this installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe introduce a mysterious raw adversary .

After a complex MCU timeline over 8 class , Wanda Maximoff has to reelect to the enfranchisement . Even if the Scarlet Witch did conk out inDoctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness , it was a death that was not substantial enough to her legacy built fromAge of UltrontoWandaVision . Whether Marvel decide to untie her death or bring in a fresh variant of the character from another universe , there is too much left to do with Wanda . Especially with X - Men stories forthcoming , Wanda is very significant to the future of the MCU .

It seems unbelievable that , with plans forAvengers : Secret Warsto sum around virtually every hero of every generation amount together to press an tremendous menace , there are no plans for Wanda to return . She could feature conspicuously inVision Questor come out inAgatha . There is necessary closure to her character and her relationship with her nestling that is requiredafter her sudden hound spell inMultiverse of Madness . With many report leave to severalise , it would be dissatisfactory if a right decision was not provide to one of the most developed characters in theMarvel Cinematic Universe .

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a multimedia system superhero franchise that start in 2008 with Paramount ’s Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. The enfranchisement quickly grew in popularity , with Disney eventually buying out Marvel Entertainment in 2009 . The MCU consists of gobs of picture show and TV shows , most notably Avengers : Endgame , WandaVision , and Loki .

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Deadpool and Wolverine

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Spider-Man: Homecoming follows Peter Parker after the events of Captain America: Civil War as he navigates high school challenges and battles the emergence of a new villain, the Vulture. With mentorship from Tony Stark, Peter strives to prove himself while balancing his responsibilities as Spider-Man and a student.

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The Fantastic Four

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May 1 , 2026

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For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the trials and tribulations of being a superhero. In Spider-Man: No Way Home, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) asks for help from Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) when his identity becomes a problem for the ones he loves. Unfortunately, when the spell goes wrong, Spider-Man will now have to face off with villains such as Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina) and Electro (Jamie Foxx) as Peter finally comes to terms that he can’t run from being Spider-Man. Supported by his close friends and help from an unexpected place (or multiverse), Spider-Man will go toe-to-toe with some of the most legendary foes in his storied history.

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Doctor Strange follows the journey of a brilliant yet arrogant surgeon, portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch, whose career is derailed. He finds redemption under the tutelage of a mystical sorcerer, learning to harness mystical powers to protect the world from dark forces. Released in 2016, the film expands Marvel’s cinematic universe into the realm of mysticism.

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever explores the efforts of Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye, and the Dora Milaje as they strive to safeguard Wakanda from external threats following King T’Challa’s passing. Collaborating with allies like War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross, they seek to shape the nation’s future.

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a multimedia superhero franchise that began in 2008 with Paramount’s Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. The franchise quickly grew in popularity, with Disney eventually buying out Marvel Entertainment in 2009. The MCU consists of dozens of movies and TV shows, most notably Avengers: Endgame, WandaVision, and Loki.

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