Who is the most feared Villain in the Marvel Universe?

[babyblob]

So I did the most respected and feared hero. And I had fun reading the responses that people had. So I thought I would start another thread in kind of the same theme.

Who is the most feared villain in the Marvel Universe? The one that makes the public just wet their pants when they show up. Or maybe one that scares the Hell out of the police. Like the guy that they dread going after. Or maybe the one other heroes are not happy to face.

[K7P5V]

My Top 3:

Dr. Doom




Thanos




The Red Skull

[XPac]

Doom and THanos are the obvious answers.

I'd actually throw Dracula in there as well. Every kid at one point or another probably had nightmares about Dracula.

[babyblob]

I know I should fear Doom. But he has been beaten by Cloak and Dagger and Squirrel Girl. Kind of hard to take a man seriously as a threat when over the years they have been jobbed by pretty much everyone.

[Grapeweasel]

The Wrecker and the Wrecking Crew.

They make every hero say 'Oh, God, not these guys!'

No, wait. I'm thinking of the readers.

[Celgress]

Thanos, I would say, but there is a strong case to be made for either Doom or Carnage (under the right or rather wrong circumstances).

[Iron Maiden]

I know I should fear Doom. But he has been beaten by Cloak and Dagger and Squirrel Girl. Kind of hard to take a man seriously as a threat when over the years they have been jobbed by pretty much everyone.

Almost everyone gets jobbed by Squirrel Girl, including Thanos. I think all her "wins" are ridiculous and shouldn't be taken as canon but apparently there are enough supporters among the Marvel staff that someone always gives her the win. She never really appears in any important arcs and mostly stays in her own little contained space when she has an ongoing.

This comes from a special holiday comic GLX-MAS #1. I'm never very fond of obscure stories that are like this being taken as canon either.

[babyblob]

I have always been scared of Carnage. The man is insane and loves to kill. With some of the other villains they have a reason for doing things. You can kind of figure them out a bit. Not with Carnage.

[pageturner]

Doom and THanos are the obvious answers.

I'd actually throw Dracula in there as well. Every kid at one point or another probably had nightmares about Dracula.

agree with all of these but would add Annihilus

[kilderkin]

agree with all of these but would add Annihilus

Actually the three I was thinking of too