15 Fantastic Four Villains Who Could Be The Next Big Bad Of The MCU

15. Malice

One way to instantly separate the Infinity Saga from the next overarching MCU story is by introducing a female big bad — especially if they use Malice, who is not one but several characters in the Marvel Universe.

In the Fantastic Four's world, Malice the Mistress of Hate is an evil identity of the Invisible Woman, a subconscious awakened by Psycho-Man. With the Fantastic Four not even established in the MCU, it may seem at first glance that there is no room for Malice.

Interestingly enough, one Malice may already exist in the MCU via Black Panther's Nakia, who became the second Malice in the Black Panther comics. There's also a Malice in X-Men lore which has no physical body but can possess the body of others.

What if the MCU created a new Malice as an amalgamation of these three versions? This body-snatcher can possess Invisible Woman and Nakia, among other heroes, before jumping to another, more powerful host.

Although the MCU has explored mind control before with Loki and Scarlet Witch, it's not a played-out trope. Perhaps the Malice entity is but a pawn of the Shadow King, setting up another great villain for future sagas.