DCEU: Every major villain ranked from worst to best

YAHYA ABDUL-MATEEN II as Black Manta in Warner Bros. Pictures' action adventure "AQUAMAN," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
YAHYA ABDUL-MATEEN II as Black Manta in Warner Bros. Pictures' action adventure "AQUAMAN," a Warner Bros. Pictures release. /
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12. Lex Luthor

There are too many things to list that are wrong with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but one that stands out is the direction Jesse Eisenberg and director Zack Snyder decided to pursue with Superman’s arch-nemesis Lex Luthor. The end-result is a failed attempt to turn the DC villain into some modernized Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg hybrid that never feels genuine or authentic to the character. Every line is off-putting, as well as the scenes involving urine and unnerving Jolly Rancher product placement make the guy so unlikeable, no one would have complained if the Man of Steel snapped his neck.

11. Enchantress

The only thing good about Enchantress from Suicide Squad is the fact that her screen time is minimal, and when she is in the frame, she is covered in a mess of CGI effects. Cara Delevingne, who is very talented and does the best with what she has to work with, plays Dr. June Moon, who gets turned into Enchantress and becomes the primary antagonist of the very flawed Suicide Squad film. Her plan and powers are all kinds of generic, and she comes off as a paint by numbers superhero movie villain. It’s possible a David Ayer cut of the film could do the DC Comics persona justice but that’s just speculation. Until any remix of her only appearance arrives, she currently resides very low on the DCEU evildoer rankings.