Depends on who writes him. The modern Marvel Cinematic Universe has more than its fair share of mustache twirlers.
Sure, I’m talking general trends.
Black Panther’s Killmonger: Saw injustice against Black people and how Wakanda was doing little to stop it.
Thanos: Motive changed from trying to impress Death (the Marvel entity) to watching his home planet of Titan starve to death from overpopulation, leading to killing half of life.
Scarlet Witch: Mom misses her husband/kids!
He-Who-Remains: Sure he kept a timeline devouring monster at the end of time, but it’s for the greater good!
I’ll spot you Scarlet Witch, who is more the victim of her own despair than a sincere villain. But Killmonger’s regicide and subsequent civil war never seem to do more than satisfy his own ego. Thanos is even worse. I almost prefer the incel-esque literally horny for death motivations over the dime-store eugenics.
I’ll spot you that they’re more well-spoken. They sound sophisticated in their delivery, rather than like some cackling madman a la Skeletor or Ming the Merciless. But then you stop to think about what they’re actually doing, and its just tying damsels to the railroad tracks on a grander scale.
Sure, I’m talking general trends.
I’ll spot you Scarlet Witch, who is more the victim of her own despair than a sincere villain. But Killmonger’s regicide and subsequent civil war never seem to do more than satisfy his own ego. Thanos is even worse. I almost prefer the incel-esque literally horny for death motivations over the dime-store eugenics.
I’ll spot you that they’re more well-spoken. They sound sophisticated in their delivery, rather than like some cackling madman a la Skeletor or Ming the Merciless. But then you stop to think about what they’re actually doing, and its just tying damsels to the railroad tracks on a grander scale.
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