Marvel: 17 MCU villains ranked from worst to best

5. The High Evolutionary aka the Biggest Asshole To Ever Exist (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3)

Yes, I just added that to his title, because he truly does deserve it.

In recent years, Marvel has done an excellent job of creating villains that are complicated, villains that might be the antagonist, but have difficult pasts that make them understandable, despite their nefarious means. Enemies like Killmonger (Black Panther) and Namor (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) have become almost as beloved as the heroes themselves.

But sometimes, it’s nice to just have a villain who is deeply, irrevocably, absolutely, unrepentantly evil, a villain whose mother clearly didn’t love him so he just has to torture poor little animals and is nothing but pure awfulness who we want to see our heroes destroy. (I am clearly still not ok from watching Guardians 3.) That’s certainly the case with Chukwudi Iwuji’s High Evolutionary, a man who believes himself a god, wants to create a new world in his image, and will even torture and experiment on adorable and innocent animals to make his plans come together.

The High Evolutionary is a complete maniac, and while it’s great to have well-rounded villains, sometimes, it’s just great to have someone who revels in evil.

He is one of Marvel’s best-written characters, in my opinion.