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Thanos, The Joker and the 25 greatest superhero movie villains of all-time

By Michael Patterson

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 22: A Joker costume from the 2008 film The Dark Knight worn by actor Heath Ledger and designed by Lindy Hemming is on display at the DC Comics Exhibition: Dawn Of Super Heroes at the O2 Arena on February 22, 2018 in London, England. The exhibition, which opens on February 23rd, features 45 original costumes, models and props used in DC Comics productions including the Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman films. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 22: A Joker costume from the 2008 film The Dark Knight worn by actor Heath Ledger and designed by Lindy Hemming is on display at the DC Comics Exhibition: Dawn Of Super Heroes at the O2 Arena on February 22, 2018 in London, England. The exhibition, which opens on February 23rd, features 45 original costumes, models and props used in DC Comics productions including the Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman films. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images) /
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Jake Gyllenhaal is Mysterio in Columbia Pictures’ SPIDER-MAN: ™ FAR FROM HOME. /

12. Mysterio

Film: Spider-Man: Far From Home

It takes some serious skill for a film to use one of the most famous comic book villains of all time and still manage to catch you off-guard with the character’s villainy. But that’s exactly what Spider-Man: Far From Home managed to do when it successfully subverted audiences’ expectations by making supervillain Mysterio the, well, villain.

Granted, that sounds a little on-the-nose but allow this writer to assure you that it was anything but. Introducing the character as an incredibly knowledgeable ally, the writers toyed with fans’ hopes of the multiverse by having him telling us all what we wanted to hear – something that made the eventual twist all the more jaw-dropping. They would further capitalize on that through the rapport Mysterio developed with Peter Parker and the on-screen chemistry between Tom Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal.

A wronged employee of Tony Stark who sought to corrupt his legacy (and, as a result, a perfect mentor antagonist), Mysterio had Peter believing one thing when he was secretly tricking him into another. Manipulation was his strong-suit, and as he knew everything about Spider-Man, he was able to defeat him with ease, allowing him to live because of the bond that the pair had formed – a courtesy he was willing to renege when Peter came calling in London.

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