Mystique from X-Men

Perhaps the most well-known and easily recognized she-villain on our list is Mystique from several X-Men movies. First played by Rebecca Romijn and most recently Jennifer Lawrence, Mystique has been playing the game for a long time. With her complicated past, like many of the ladies on our list, Mystique is constantly causing problems for our mutant heroes. Over the years and over what seems like countless movies we have gotten to know the ins and outs and complications with Mystique. Though she is essentially Magneto’s right hand she is frequently moving between good and bad with her motives often unclear and murky. And, like any good villain, she uses and absues those closest to her for power plays and to get what she wants.

Her shape shifting abilities allow her to take on the form of anyone and this allows her to gain access to a lot of places and gain a lot of information from unsuspecting humans and mutants alike. A firm believer in mutant rights, Mystique refuses to hide who she is. In X-Men United, when Nightcrawler asks her why she doesn’t use her powers to merely blend in with normal people she responds, “Because we shouldn’t have to.” In the newer X-Men films we get the backstory on Mystique as a child and young woman who at first seems like she would never cross over to the bad side. Though her belief in Magneto and how she believes he can help the mutants, she ultimately joins him. One of the most fantastic female comic book movie villains due to her complicated backstory and amazing powers.