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  1. 08-31-2019, 04:02 PM #1
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    Default Best comic book movie villain

    Who was the greatest live action adaptation of a comic book villain?

    Thanos?

    Joker?

    Ozymandias etc etc
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    It depends what you mean by ‘greatest’.

    If you mean ‘most faithful’ then that’s one debate. I’d probably say D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk.

    But there are screen adaptations of villains that are actually more interesting than the comic book versions and overall probably exceed them, which is another interpretation. Killmonger, Cottonmouth, Ultron, Penguin (Gotham), Shadow King... that’s just off the top of my head.
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    "Greatest" is up to your own personal interpretation =)

    Make your case! Fisk was a good call.
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    There is only one right answer.

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    Ledger Joker is my all time top.

    Killmonger for greatest MCU villian
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slade1 View Post
    There is only one right answer.

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    He's a video game villain, though.
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    I nominate Tony Stark, who jackassed at least half a dozen villains into being.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Drunkard Kid View Post
    I nominate Tony Stark, who jackassed at least half a dozen villains into being.
    I disagree. Obadiah Stane was evil to begin with considering he was hiring men to murder Tony, Ivan Vanko was pissed at Tony's dad, Killian was jackassed into being (1), Loki was more Thor's fault, Ultron was more a mistake trying to protect the world (and if we count that, he was working with Bruce so he gets a half-point), and Thanos jackassed himself into being.

    So he jackassed 1 villain into existence, 1 1/2 if you want to be generous.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Dog View Post
    I disagree. Obadiah Stane was evil to begin with considering he was hiring men to murder Tony, Ivan Vanko was pissed at Tony's dad, Killian was jackassed into being (1), Loki was more Thor's fault, Ultron was more a mistake trying to protect the world (and if we count that, he was working with Bruce so he gets a half-point), and Thanos jackassed himself into being.

    So he jackassed 1 villain into existence, 1 1/2 if you want to be generous.
    What about Vulture and Mysterio?
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    I constantly return to these 4 characters. So it's probably one of them for me.

    Dr. Octopus from Spider-man 2
    Magneto (Ian McKellan version)
    Joker (Heath Ledger version)
    MCU Loki
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Soul # 7 View Post
    I constantly return to these 4 characters. So it's probably one of them for me.

    Dr. Octopus from Spider-man 2
    Magneto (Ian McKellan version)
    Joker (Heath Ledger version)
    MCU Loki
    None of the TV villains get to that level for you then...?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beadle View Post
    None of the TV villains get to that level for you then...?
    The title asked specifically for movie villains so I'm being pedantic about that to limit my choices.

    Otherwise I might throw in D'Nofrio's Wilson Fisk I guess.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Soul # 7 View Post
    The title asked specifically for movie villains so I'm being pedantic about that to limit my choices.

    Otherwise I might throw in D'Nofrio's Wilson Fisk I guess.
    Eh, I made a mistake with the title honestly. I'm happy with any live action version. =)
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  15. 09-01-2019, 10:10 AM #15
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    Comic book wise: Dr Doom, Thanos and Joker are up there, Doom becoming god, Thanos taking over the universe a few times for feats. My favorite comic book villain is The Joker. He’s truly Batman’s nemesis and with the right writer he’s terrifying.

    Movie wise: Thanos was an amazing villain, Joker was another bad ass in his many incarnations Batman 1989, the dark knight, and from what I hear Joker 2019
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