Your Top 10 Underrated Marvel Characters Lists

[Winterboy]

Coleen Wing
Misty Knight
The Cat
Silver Sable
Puma
Red Guardian
Leiko Wu
Julia Carpenter
Tania Belinskaya Red Guardian
Yelena Belova

[Sansomon]

1-Hercules
2-Gambit
3-Beast
4-Sasquatch
5-Quasar (Phyla-Vell)
6-Captain Mar-Vell (Genis-Vell)
7-Thunderbird (John Proudstar)
8-Hulk 2099
9-Red Hulk
10-Skaar Son of Hulk

[yojimbo]

1- Nick Fury
He used to be together with Dr. Strange the biggest deus-ex-machina of the MU. Every time some heroes had a problem they would talk to him. It has been too long since he is back to business with the S.H.I.E.L.D. And don't make me start with Fury jr.
2- Shang-Chi
A real badass, if not on his own, he should appear regularly at least in some groups like the Secret Avengers.
3- Hercules
He had his moments, the Van Lente series was pretty good and the character is nice enough. Unfortunately Marvel is playing with other pantheons.
4- Red Skull
He is one the greatest villains of the MU and that says a lot.
5- Elektra
Potentially she a great character, but since Miller she has been rarely used effectively. I liked her a lot in Enemy of the State with Wolverine.
6- Gamora
The deadliest woman of the galaxy! The only character that in GOTG wasn't nearly as good as the original, and it's a shame.
7- Drax
I always liked him, both when he was a stupid brute and when he became the current version.
8- Howard the Duck
Seriously, I don't even have to say more. I'm really looking forward to the new series.
9- Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
He is one of the F4! Unfortunately he is also the most neglected member of the group.
10- Nova (Rich Raider)
Always like the character visually. And I loved everything with him from Annihilation onwards. It's a shame that he's been killed off.

[Ken Ashcroft]

Quasar
Firelord
Toro
Doc Samson
Genis-Vell
Gilgamesh/Forgotten One
Starhawk
Swordsman
Havok
Nomad (Jack Monroe)

[Kaijudo]

Jack of Hearts
Machine Man
Tigra
Sunfire
Captain Britain
Morbius
Firebird
Elsa Bloodstone
Damian Hellstrom
The Prowler

With Sasquatch, Talisman, Madame Web, and The Captain as alternates.

[Herowatcher]

1. Wonder Man
2. Spider-Woman
3. Mockingbird
4. Guardian (James)
5. Dazzler
6. Northstar
7. Luke Cage (Power Man)
8. Spectrum
9. Havok
10. Polaris

[wonderlad]

1. Polaris (Lorna Dane) – while her erstwhile paramour Havok gets launched into the Avengers and Magneto’s other ‘kids’ Pietro and Wanda get lots of limelight, Lorna gets to be well written by Peter David, but otherwise mostly ignored.
2. SpiderWoman (Jessica Drew) – while she has been in the spotlight over the past decade, it seems like a series of misfires – while he pal Carol Danvers is propelled into the Top 20 and moviedom, Jess has to lag behind.
3. Multiple Man ( Jamie Madrox) – one of the most interesting and complex characters needs to come back – though he needs an auteur like PAD (otherwise don’t bother)
4. Mirage (Danielle Moonstar) – co-team leader of the New Mutants – and while Cannonball and Magik are front and centre – Dani is left to the margins of the MU
5. Tigra (Greer Nelson ) – often dismissed as one dimensional (i.e. slut) by misogynists – she is actually quite complex with a cop scientist background and mystical origins – not to mention visually quite striking . Hopefully Patsy Walker (her Cat-suit successor) getting a boost in the books and on TV will find renewed interest in Tigra.
6. Daytripper/ Magik II (Amanda Sefton) – once set up as the next mistress of Limbo, Marvel appeared to scrap most plans to use her due to her complicated relationship with Nightcrawler (which a good writer could have sorted out). With Illyana getting loads of attention – I hope Amanda gets some too soon.
7. Moondragon (Heather Douglas) - Bendis could have written an amazing version of the diva in his Avengers but she has been relegated to cosmic books/death. I’m hoping movieverse – namely her GotG connections will bring her back front and centre
8. Dazzler (Alison Blair) – she’s either seen as a Disco joke or a Goth-chick – Marvel needs to step up and find some balance – At least she’s in A-Force.
9. Son of Satan (Daimon Hellstrom) – Marvel’s answer to Constantine but uber-powerful. Also ex-husband of Patsy Walker. Hope to see him on the big/small screen soon.
10. Sersi – who doesn’t love a party throwing goddess????

[MYCMTSC]

Monet St. Croix
Elsa Bloodstone
Lucy in the Sky
Victor Mancha
Rictor
Scorpion (Carmilla Black)
Moonstone
Eden Fesi
Gateway
Chamber

[Mike]

1. Wonder Man
2. Doc Samson
3. The Guardsman
4. The Warriors Three
5. Nova (Rich Rider)
6. Tamara Rahn
7. Giant Man (Bill Foster)
8. Quasar
9. Spitfire
10. Stingray

[Crawfo]

Mockingbird
Midnight Sun
Batroc the Leaper
Colleen Wing
Longshot
Dagger (Cloak & Dagger)
Diamondback
Prince of Orphans
Wonderman
Sersi

[Ken Ashcroft]

7. Giant Man (Bill Foster)

He's dead isn't he? Underground rather than underrated.

[OBrianTallent]

1-Jessica Drew...I love the fact that she has gotten so much attention from Bendis and even now has a series, however I really think Marvel has taken the wrong road with this character. They've taken a pretty generic take with a character that is anything but generic any where in her history.
2-Julia Carpenter...Marvel wanted to do a series about a working mom, this should have been it. Leave her with her precog powers and make her Marvel's answer to DC's Oracle. Taking her back to her roots I think might be a disservice to the character as there are now so many Spider females. She has a ton of potential but gets lost in the shuffle of the spider militia.
3-Jack of Hearts...I just love this character and always have. He has the potential to be (new) Ultimates level powerful and has a really cool costume to boot.
4-Shamrock...She's Irish and that's enough for me. She's got an intriguing power set being able to pull strength and "luck of the Irish" from the deceased Irish before her. She's often only relegated to stories set in Ireland, but people forget Irish were brought to the US originally as slaves and then many many immigrated here due to famine and misfortune of the homeland. Marvel could easily set her up in a storyline similar to what they are doing with Ms. Marvel currently.
5-Wasp...Janet Van Dyne could be so much more than what she's been played as. She's bounced back and forth from being quite intelligent and talented to rather dim and man hungry. She's built a fashion career, led the Avengers and saved the world and never lost her spunk. Given the proper creative team, a rather fun, creative and interesting book could be built around her.
6-Moonstone...the problem with Moonstone is she needs a writer that is really smart. She should not be ever written as one dimensional or simple. She should be devious, cunning and occasionally even a little harsh. Not to mention she is extremely powerful.
7-June Covington...I had never heard of her before the KSD written Avengers Assemble but I really liked how she wrote her character and her motivations. She could easily become the Inhumans answer to Mr Sinister.
8-Cannonball...when it was announced that he was going to be used in the Avengers, I was really excited about the potential. There is a ton of untapped potential with his powers. I think only once has a writer written him as more than just a...cannonball. He has been written as having the ability to focus his powers into his fists for punches. It seems possible that he could even focus his powers into his hands and use it as a shield of sorts.
9-Dani Moonstar...Claremont wrote once concerning her character that Xavier had a tiger by the tail. She's lost a lot of her spunk in the ensuing years as writers have left out a lot of her fire. I would almost prefer her original mutant abilities returned over the valkyrie powers that seem to make her either too powerful or wall paper.
10-Frenzy...Frenzy came into the X-Men the same way Rogue did...with a chip on her shoulder but wanting to be better. She would have been the perfect character for Rogue to mentor and bring with her into the Uncanny Avengers or for writers to add a little fire to one of the X-teams...a powerhouse character with a short fuse who wants to be a better person but needs help getting there. She's the perfect redemption story and every one loves a redemption story.
BONUS Character-Elsa Bloodstone...Marvel trotted her out during the Tomb Raider era and seemed to have a pretty decent mini about her (I thought anyway.) They've tried tying her into the Zombie craze and into the quirky hero craze (Nextwave) but dont really get any where with her.
BONUS #2-Ultra Girl...super powerful teen character with a spunky personality and ties into their major franchise right now with the Kree.

Marvel has a bunch of characters that I could find a bunch of untapped or missed potential in like Cloak & Dagger, Power Pack, Arana/Spider Girl, Justice, Firestar, New Warriors, Lionheart, I could seriously name another twenty characters probably.

[baltiroo]

1. Julia Carpenter
2. Justice
3. Darkhawk
4. Northstar
5. Dani Moonstar
6. Wolfsbane
7. Karma
8. Mimic
9. Nova (Richard Rider)
10. Silhouette

[Anubhavkumarc]

Hank Pym
Scientist Supreme
Ant-Man
Giant-Man
Goliath
YellowJacket
Janet Van Dyne
Wasp
Hank Pym
did I mention Hank Pym.

[Tofali]

1. Wolfsbane
2. Karma
3. Jim Hammond
4. Blue Marvel
5. Silver Surfer
6. Shuri
7. Namor
8. Cannonball
9. Toro
10. Dani Moonstar

I always feel like the original New Mutants are always underrated.