Avengers: Infinity War - Every Character Ranked Worst To Best

1. Thanos

Thanos is an incredibly imposing presence, despite his look and he proves his threat immediately. And that's a big part of the Russos' success with him: they've spoken at length - and so has Kevin Feige - about delivering on the ominous threat that's been seeded for Thanos, and within a matter of minutes of his arrival he's shaken the MCU to its core in the most devastatingly casual fashion.

But where he absolutely outstrips every MCU villain is that he's perversely relatable. You find yourself agreeing with what he believes just enough to catch your breath. Unthinkably, he's actually pretty sympathetic - particularly when he is forced to make his own world-changing decisions to show his conviction.

He isn't just an iconic costume or a collection of heinous acts - what makes him even more terrifying is the fact that he's understandable, that he's written with as much complexity as the heroes (in some cases more) and that he has layers. Like an ogre. Or an onion.

As promised, he is the main character of Infinity War and more importantly, he's also the stand-out character. Considering he's competing with the likes of Iron Man, Captain America and Thor - who have each had at least five movie appearances to develop - that fact is as remarkable as it is brilliant. And if the Russos' aim was to make a villain who will go into that special archive of Best Villains Ever, they succeeded in spades.

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