MCU: 10 Insanely-Powerful Villains Who Could Be The New Thanos
It's high time the great Doctor Doom got the respect he deserves!
This question was inevitable, wasn't it?
Now that the MCU's first three phases, centring around Thanos and the infinity gems, has finally wrapped up, the big question is rather obvious, isn't it? Who's going to take the Mad Titan's place?
It can't just be anyone, after all. Well, it CAN, but we don't want it to. The big bad of the next however many phases it takes to put them in the dirt Marvel villain has to be something special. Someone who can take on the entire MCU and still have a solid chance of coming out on top. Fortunately, the Marvel universe has more than enough big bads that can do exactly that.
From cosmic gods, to master criminals, to galactic conquerers, the Marvel universe is so jam-packed with those that do not mean this one tiny intergalactic ball of mud and water well that it's a wonder why we've lasted this long. Seriously, we can barely even keep OURSELVES from extinction level events.
There can be only one and these are the top Marvel heavy hitters that could The Avengers for a ride next...
10. The Maker
So, Reed Richards went crazy and tried to kill everyone. You hear that? That void of nothingness? That's the shattering quiet of no one being shocked.
Reed Richards has always been a stick in the mud, morally compromised fop who is utterly convinced he's better than everybody else. Difference is that 616 Reed has been through enough humbling experiences to temper his ego enough so that he doesn't go completely over to the dark side. Ultimate Reed Richards, not so much.
Anyway, convinced his universe is a bore, Reed - now calling himself "The Maker" decides to leave to find a more interesting universe... after destroying this one. Because he'd be a rather poor villain if his motivation stopped at needing a vacation. We have this guy to thank for rebooting the entire Marvel universe and merging it with the Ultimate universe, so yeah, kind of a big deal.
With the MCU now introducing the multiverse, as well as finally getting the rights to the Fantastic Four, it would definitely be cool to see a villain who completely embodies the idea of different universes and experiences.