6. Ultron (The Avengers: Age Of Ultron)

While Ultron failed to make the impact fans were hoping for, he was still an impressive villain, with James Spader delivering a terrific vocal performance (even if it was a robotic version of his phenomenal character Red from The Blacklist). He exuded menace, cruelty, twisted humour and delusions of grandeur that gave a full engaging character (something that could not be levied against Christopher Ecclestone’s disappointing Malekith in Thor: The Dark World. Some argued that the humour felt out of place but as the invention of the king of quips Tony Stark it was a wonderfully twisted mirror of the lead hero.

And while having the Avengers face off against another horde of warrior might have been a mistake, Ultron was a threat worthy of the team physically and mentally. He was the manifestation of Tony and Bruce’s guilt over their creation, the megalomaniac who wanted to create an extinction event to wipe out humanity and a villain who could be literally anywhere in the world thanks to his ability to hide within the internet.

It might have been a week – rather than an age – of Ultron, but what a week that was!