3. Malekith the Accursed

Malekith the Accursed is the main baddie of Thor: The Dark World. If this was a list about the ugliest/scariest baddies, than this villain would have been on the first spot. However, this is a list about powerful villains.

In this way, Malekith the Accursed is the type of character who actually stands a chance when facing the God of Thunder, even without possessing the Ether. He also controls an army of Dark Elves, with which he easily breaks Asgard – which is no small feat (of course, Asgard did have a blind watchman…)

His purpose isn’t just to take revenge on the Asgardians, just like it isn’t to control the Universe – he actually wants to throw it into darkness (whatever that may mean). In this way, he is also one of the most powerful villains of the MCU because he also has plenty of experience. Unlike the characters named before, this villain has lived thousands of years and had his fair share of battles.

And throwing the universe in darkness (whatever that means) and actually having chances to do that makes him a formidable foe (defeated, yet again, by the writers).

On the next page, the villain who lived!