10 Movie Sequels That Had Exceptionally Great Villains

10. Colonel William Stryker In X2: X-Men United

Excluding Deadpool, the X-Men film franchise has fallen on hard times over the last few years. A series of missteps and bad story choices left it gasping for air. Hopefully, bringing the characters into the MCU will breath new life into them on the big screen.

X2 was one of the better films in the Fox franchise, featuring Brian Cox as Colonel William Stryker. In the movie, it's revealed that he ran the program that gave Wolverine his adamantium skeleton and claws. He also attempts to use Professor X's own abilities, amplified by a dollar store version of Cerebro, to kill every mutant on Earth.

Stryker is the living embodiment of all the hate, paranoia and resentment directed toward mutants in the X-Men films. Taking him down is a key moment for the team.