Here is the list of Top 10 villains that will appear in the upcoming MCU Phase 4.
Adam Warlock
In post-credit scenes of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2, Ayesha was seen with Adam Warlock’s cocoon (birth pod). In the comics, Adam Warlock was created by Enclave (Group of scientists ), they were trying to create a perfect being. In the MCU the creator of Adam is Ayesha. The reason behind the creation of Adam is to take revenge against the guardians of the galaxy because Rocket Raccoon stole the Anulax Batteries and they also destroyed several omnicafts. In an interview, James Gunn was asked that what are the chances of Adam Warlock appearing in the upcoming vol of guardian of the galaxy, he said “Adam Warlock is really one of my fav characters, I think we can expect to see Adam Warlock in the future of the cosmic universe”
Doctor Doom
Doctor Victor Von Doom AKA Doctor Doom, he is one the most underrated supervillain. He initially appeared in fantastic four (2005) and later on in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. In Marvel comics, he has been seen fighting with other superheroes like black panther, The x-men, spider-man. The role of doctor doom was played by Julian McMahon In both fantastic four (2005) and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. In the MCU, doctor doom acquired his power from exposure to cosmic rays as seen in fantastic four (2005) but in the comics version, he learned about mystic arts through his mother and later on he expanded his abilities and power by time traveling and learning about dark arts. Doctor doom’s most of the power comes from Haazareth Three.
Galactus
In the top 10 list, Galactus will be the most powerful villains in the upcoming MCU Phase 4 . Galactus is a cosmic entity. To acquire its power, Galactus consume living planets as his energy source. In fantastic four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Galactus’s shadow was seen. Silver surfer stopped Galactus from consuming the planet earth, In comics, Galactus tried to consume earth so many times but couldn’t successfully do it. There are rumors of him appearing in phase 4-5 of MCU. Galactus could be the next Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The Mandarin
Mandarin is a fictional supervillain in the marvel comics. Reportedly, Mandarin was seen in Iron man 3 but later on, it was found that he is not the real mandarin. Mandarin will appear Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings as a part of MCU phase 4. He is a skilled martial artist and a genius scientist. His main source of power is acquired from the 10 rings that he inherited from extra-terrestrial technology.
Kang the Conqueror
Kang the conqueror is a time-traveling entity. Kang has appeared in many animated television shows and he is set to appear with his film debut in the MCU film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The role of Kang the conqueror will be played by Jonathan Majors. The real name of Kang is Nathaniel Richards and he was born in the 30th century of Earth-6311. Kang is an extra-ordinary genius with no superhuman abilities. He has access to 40th-century technology like advanced battle Armor. His main ability is to time travel without disrupting timelines.
Norman Osborn
Norman Osborn is the archenemy of spider-man, he is also known as Green Goblin. He first appeared in spider-man (2002) and again he reappeared in the movie Amazing spider-man. He is the founder of the OSCORP industry. During the experiments in his private lab, he tested the serum on himself but the serum became unstable and exploded on his face which made him acquire Superhuman Strength, Speed, Durability, Agility, Reflexes, and Regenerative Healing Factor; but this at the cost of his sanity and moral values. In the future, there are chances of him reappearing in the upcoming spider-man movies as a part of Phase 4.
Nightmare
Nightmare is considered as a ruler of splinter dimension also known as dream dimension. In the upcoming MCU Phase 4, He is one of the powerful Villains his main power is to trap a sleeping person’s astral form and bring it to his own realm. Nightmare can also do magic manipulation and he is immortal. He used to serve for the being known as Shuma- Gorath but then he realized his true power and got away from Shuma-Gorath by going into Dream Dimension. There are rumors that Nightmare might appear in the upcoming Doc tor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Gorr the God Butcher
In comics, He is a fictional supervillain. He grew up on a nameless planet. On his planet, everyone suffered from starvation. He used to pray to God every day but they never responded to his prayers. At an early age, he lost his parents and he also lost his children and his mate to an earthquake. He was about to lose his faith in gods and then suddenly two gods appeared in front of him which made him lose control and he took one of the god’s sword (All-Black the Necrosword ) and killed both of them. Necrosword gives him the power of Matter Manipulation, Superhuman Strength, Durability, Speed, Reflexes, and Regeneration. Christian Bale will play the role of Gorr the God Butcher in the upcoming movie Thor: Love and Thunder
Baron Zemo
Baron Helmut Zemo is the commanding officer of the EKO Scorpion unit a highly trained military intelligence death squad in SOKOVIA. After the battle of SOKOVIA, baron Zemo wanted to take his revenge against avengers which he blames for the death of his family. He first appeared in Captain America civil war. He created a mastermind plan to take revenge on the avengers. He used winter soldier (Bucky Barnes) against the avengers in order to create a civil war. In the end, he successfully divided the avengers by his masterplan. Later on, he tries to kill himself but Black Panther stopped him and handed him to Joint Counter Terrorist Centre. Baron Zemo will reappear in the upcoming series The Falcon And Winter Soldier
Taskmaster
Tony Master is also known as Taskmaster. In comics, during his childhood he could instantly learn any task via his photographic S.H.I.E.L.D recruited him after knowing about his powers and abilities. S.H.I.E.L.D send Tony Master to stop the NAZI army from their own creating super-soldier serum. In the end, Tony Master used the serum on himself in order to become a better agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. By using the serum tony master started suffering from short-term memory loss. His wife named him Taskmaster. Taskmaster will make his live-action debut in the MCU movie Black Window
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