Every MCU Villain Plot Ranked From Worst To Best

23. Plunging The Universe Into Darkness - Malekith (Thor: The Dark World)

The Dark World is strongly considered to be the worst movie in the history of the MCU’s ten plus years, and with that also comes the title of worst villain. It’s not even close really.

Christopher Ecclestone’s acting talents were wasted behind a mask of make-up, lack of any emotion whatsoever, and frankly boring dialogue. The movie missed on every level with its antagonist, including the story.

The leader of the Dark Elves wanted to defeat Thor and plunge the Nine Realms into darkness because of reasons. It was a forgettable motive without any logic or any reason to feel empathy towards him. He wanted to wage war for the sake of waging war, and it couldn’t have been more boring.

Somehow, Marvel Studios managed to take one of the six infinity stones and put it in the centre of a story line that nobody cared about. Though there are some poor villains throughout the franchise, none come even close to Malekith in terms of lack of excitement or intrigue.