7. Taskmaster

Now, this one relies on Taskmaster not being killed-off in this year’s Black Widow movie, which hits theatres around the world in May, but we’re hopeful that he (or she?!) won’t be.

At this stage, the identity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of the character is still unclear, but the trailers for Black Widow would suggest that his (or her?!) powers and abilities are the same as those in the comic books.

With that in mind, amongst other abilities, the MCU’s Taskmaster should be a highly-trained armed and unarmed fighter, with photographic reflexes, the ability to perfectly mimic any fighting style or voice, and predict opponents’ next moves, in addition to being a genius and a highly adept tactician and strategist.

He (or she?!) will, therefore, be a fantastic addition to any villainous team, potentially being utilised as the team’s spy, assassin or mercenary, as well as productively contributing to any plans or strategies they may come up with – and seeing him (or her?!) mimicking the fighting styles of a variety of MCU heroes would undoubtedly be very cool indeed!