10 Recent Movie Characters Who Totally Deserved Better

10. Taskmaster - Black Widow

By far one of the most appealing aspects of Black Widow's marketing was the presence of iconic comic book baddie Taskmaster.

Due to the film's numerous delays, fans were left speculating for literally years on the villain's identity, with most believing Taskmaster would eventually be revealed to be Melina Vostokoff (Rachel Weisz), Rick Mason (O-T Fagbenle), or more outlandishly, a clone of Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson).

Sadly the outcome was decidedly less interesting than any of those: Taskmaster is revealed late in the movie to be Antonia (Olga Kurylenko), the tortured, traumatised daughter of the film's primary villain, Dreykov (Ray Winstone).

The reveal wasn't inherently bad, but very little was actually done with it - Taskmaster was relegated to being a B-tier supporting villain when she absolutely could've been the primary antagonist on her own.

All in all, she was basically a mind-controlled zombie who, predictably, gets redeemed at the end and may never be seen again.

The action sequences also didn't do nearly enough with Taskmaster's ability to mimic her combatants' fighting styles, ensuring a fan favourite character was translated to the big screen with a mere shoulder shrug.