10 Iconic Villains Who Were Barely In The Movie

10. Ultron - Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015): 16 Minutes

Ultron has the honour (or dishonour depending on how you want to look at it) of being able to call himself the MCU villain with the lowest amount of screen time.

Portrayed by James Spader for just sixteen minutes in the original theatrical release of the second ever Avengers film, Ultron is an artificial intelligence peace programme designed by Tony Stark and Bruce Banner-gone wrong who spends most of his time on screen either trying to destroy the Avengers or eradicating the human race.

Spader and the surrounding cast do a great job in selling the immense threat carried by Ultron, who literally does not break a sweat throughout the whole film, and there's a real sense of dread whenever the character does appear. Ultron's cold, uncompromising persona and lack of emotions is what truly sells the terror however, leaving a scarring impression on even the ever-chilled figure of Ironman.

Ultron's tale ultimately falls in somewhere between Frankenstein and iRobot, with the AI's unnatural God complex towards humanity making him seem like an outcast and helping to create one of the most memorable villains in MCU history.