15 Worst MCU Villains (So Far)
11. Ikaris - Eternals
Ikaris is a very curious case for, on paper, he's an interesting villain with a thought-provoking story-line going on... yet in the final film, he's an absolute damp squib.
Why? Well, Ikaris symbolizes the problems with Eternals itself. The movie is full of interesting ideas but because the screenplay is so robotic, boring and uninteresting, none of the characters or story-lines ever come to life in a meaningful and compelling way and the film's entire story feels totally flat.
That's very much the case with Ikaris, since he could've been great but due to the lifeless writing he's just a humourless, one-note and personality-free bore in the end. Similarly, the often-excellent Richard Madden gives a forgettable performance thanks to the deficiencies within the writing (much like most of the other cast members) and worse still, Ikaris' romance with protagonist Sersei (Gemma Chan) is absolute garbage.
Like everything else in Eternals, Ikaris was a terrible waste of potential.