10 Dumbest Decisions Ever Made By MCU Villains
6. Wenwu Attacked Ta Lo
When Shang-Chi was brought into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it was imperative that his problematic family life in the comics was completely rewritten. Enter Wenwu, Shang-Chi’s father in the MCU and one of the most compelling villains the franchise has ever seen.
The powerful ancient warrior who drew his power and his longevity from the Ten Rings could have been given a generic motivation, seeking power for the sake of power. Instead, Marvel went in the opposite direction, making Wenwu tired of power without his love by his side.
Just because he was a fantastic villain however, doesn’t mean he didn’t have his moment of stupidity. Grief can make people act in strange ways, and his took him to the mystical village of Ta Lo with an army behind him to unleash the Dweller-in-Darkness on the human world.
Genuinely expecting to find his wife behind the blocked door, Wenwu released a stupidly powerful, soul-eating dragon that was not only the death of him, but could have also killed both of his children, as well as devouring every soul in the entire universe.