Loki aside, the Marvel Cinematic Universe hasn’t always hit it out of the park when it comes to their big movie villains. In fact it has even become a point of discontent among fans that the heroes might be great but the bad guys fail to make an impact.
The TV wing of the MCU has started to change that though with longer stories allowing villains to be fleshed out and their nefarious schemes given explanation and depth. Characters like Killgrave and Wilson Fisk have been as integral as Jessica Jones and Daredevil; characters like Whiplash or Malekith didn’t quite measure up to Iron Man and Thor in the same manner.
That looks set to change with Thanos’s eventual arrival on Earth in Avengers: Infinity War and who knows what Captain America: Civil War and Thor: Ragnarok have in store for fans. In the meantime, here are eight Marvel Cinematic Universe villains that certainly have made their mark…

