15 Best TV Villains In The Marvel Cinematic Universe
13. Daniel Whitehall
Appeared In: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
In their ongoing battle against HYDRA, the team came up against Daniel Whitehall at the top of the second season. A HYDRA agent captured by Peggy Carter herself at the end of World War II, Whitehall - then known as Werner Reinhardt - remained imprisoned for decades until HYDRA had infiltrated SHIELD deeply enough to free him to continue his experiments.
Through his butchering of Jiaying- an act that would set her down her own villainous path - Whitehall was able to restore his youth and reclaim a powerful position in HYDRA's ranks, which he used to brainwash others and pursue the Obelisk. Appropriately slimy and dangerous thanks to the tools at his disposal, Whitehall was nonetheless killed by Coulson in the midseason finale.
While not the series' best villain overall, Whitehall managed to do a lot in a short amount of time, including giving the new HYDRA a real face for the team to rally against in the wake of John Garrett's death and helping to pave the way for the introduction of the Inhumans, which will only continue to be felt within the MCU for years to come.