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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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akb_dtlra_stills_120415.089228 – Erik/Magneto (Michael Fassbender) has the power to manipulate magnetic fields. Photo Credit: Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox. /

10. Magneto

Film: X-Men, X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse

There are many ways in which you can view a world with metahumans, but Magneto’s view is the coldest of them all… and that might just make it the most accurate. Yes, having the ability to manipulate magnetic fields and essentially bend, move and levitate objects at his will has given him a clarity that other metas don’t have, as he seems to be fully aware of the fact that humans and metahumans can’t co-exist because one would eventually attempt to oust the other.

That clarity of sorts drives Magneto’s arc throughout Fox’s X-Men franchise as, in spite of having the ability to be a great hero, he finds himself drawn to the darkness of it all – darkness fueled by the reality that humans fear what they do not know.

We’ve seen two variations of the character throughout the franchise, as Ian McKellen gave us an almost Shakespearean tragic character that thrived on the realism of both his performance and his on-screen chemistry with Patrick Stewart’s Professor-X. Similarly, Michael Fassbender’s performance in the prequel films gave us an insight into his somewhat tragic origins, allowing us to see what ultimately forges him into the antagonistic anti-hero he inevitably becomes.

There’s a reason why Magneto is considered X-Men’s coolest character, and it has a lot to do with his presence in these films.

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