Summary

TheMCUmissed its opportunity to feature exciting battles inspired by iconic comic leger competition . Withdozens of MCU moviesand show released throughout the years , Marvel Studios continues to enclose new characters and pock them against each other in heroic struggle on the big and the modest screen . The Marvel Cinematic Universe ’s timelineis also filled with adaptations of noted comic Bible contention and conflict such as the Avengers vs Loki , Iron Man vs Captain America , and Spider - Man vs Green Goblin , albeit with a few tweaks to make them work within the franchise .

However , some of the belittled changes the MCU requires have caused characters to entry sooner or subsequently than expected , and various upshot have taken piazza in a unlike order than the rootage fabric . For instance , Iron Man die before MCU mutants arrived , Spider - Man first wore his classical costume when he met the Avengers , and the original Ant - Man and Wasp were superheroes decade before the Avengers were make . In other case , some MCU heroes never have the chance to fight — or even meet — their comic - Koran enemies , and their battles are unlikely to happen inthe MCU ’s main universe .

10Iron Man vs Wenwu

Iron Man Died Before He Could Meet His Comic Book Archnemesis

The Mandarin was known as Iron Man ’s archnemesis for a long metre before the MCU began . But despite the fact that Iron Man owes his MCU lineage account to the Ten Rings , Tony Stark never gather Xu Wenwu , the ancient criminal offence lord dub " The Mandarin" . The closest Stark got to Wenwu was inIron Man 3 , where he discovered that Trevor Slattery was charter by Alfrich Killian to shroud his criminal offence under the guise of Wenwu ’s " Mandarin " nickname . Wenwu croak soon after stepping out of the shadows to meet his son Shang - Chi a few years after Iron Man ’s death .

9Black Panther vs Ulysses Klaue

Ulysses Klaue Was Killed Off Before He Could Actually Fight T’Challa

Unlike Iron Man , Black Panther did fit his comical volume archnemesis , Ulysses Klaue . In fact , T’Challa personally apprehend him in South Korea . However , Black Panther and Klaue never had a proper fight in the MCU , and Klaue was killed before long after their first encounter . If Eric Killmonger had n’t deceive Klaue before departing to Wakanda , Klaue would have likely used steal Wakandan resources to develop the powerful cause and sonar artillery he use to fight Black Panther in the source material . Black Pantherdirector Ryan Coogler himself regret killing off Klaue .

8Gorr the God Butcher vs Zeus & Omnipotence City

Gorr Never Even Got To Meet The MCU Gods He Swore To Kill

Gorr the God Butcher utterly failed to abide by his promiseto killall gods inThor : Love and Thunder . After Gorr slaying Rapu and Falligar the Behemoth , Thor goes to Omnipotence City for help , but Zeus and all the other god refuse to collaborate . amazingly , Gorr ignores the rather obvious idea of following Thor ’s steps and massacre the God with the Necrosword . Instead , he craft an intricate plan to wish Eternity for their decease . If Gorr but keep killing gods until reach Omnipotence City , the villain would have likely achieved his original destination effortlessly .

7The Fantastic Four vs Ronan

The Guardians Of The Galaxy Killed Ronan Before He Could Become A Fantastic Four Villain

As a Kree drawing card , Ronan the Accuser ’s laughable - book foe are usually cosmic characters like the Skrulls , Nova , and the Guardians of the Galaxy . However , Ronan has also come into battle with the Fantastic Four , having debut inFantastic Four#65 , where the team ’s intervention in Kree affairs precede Ronan to develop a personal blood feud against them . Ronan is a huge forcible menace to the Fantastic Four and unremarkably eclipse the scrap . However , Ronan proved to be much weak in the MCU , and the Guardians of the Galaxy kill him before he could point any Earthly superhero squad .

The listing of possible Fantastic Four villain has been lose weight by the MCU ’s Phase 5 , which has suggested which foe may not appear in the film .

6Adam Warlock vs Thanos

Adam Warlock Was Introduced Too Late To Be Involved With The Infinity Stones

Adam Warlock is a fundamental theatrical role in Marvel Comics’Infinity Gauntlet . As the Soul Gem ’s protector , Warlock is the one who name Thanos ' plan , gain the heroes , and lead them in the fight against the Mad Titan . Adam Warlock is notably absent inAvengers : Infinity War , and he ’s only born once the High Evolutionary needs him to kidnap Rocket Raccoon inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3 , which take lieu a few year afterAvengers : Endgame . The MCU ’s less powerful Adam Warlockhas no connection to the Soul Stone , and he has no noesis of the Infinity Gauntlet , either .

5Drax vs Thanos

Drax Never Got The Chance To Avenge His Family’s Deaths

Drax the Destroyer also has a brutal encounter with Thanos in the source stuff , but never fights him in the MCU . In Marvel Comics’Annihilation # 4,Drax ’s wish for retaliation against Thanosculminates in him punching a golf hole through Thanos chest and rive out his heart . InAvengers : Infinity War , Drax hardly manages to approach Thanosbefore the Mad Titan apply the Reality Stone to neutralize him . later , Drax never get another chance to snipe the supervillain .

4The Original Avengers vs Doctor Doom

Doctor Doom Might Never Meet The Original Avengers Team

Doctor Doom is widely know as the Fantastic Four ’s archnemesis , but he ’s also a major Avengers villain . Doctor Doom has joined forces with Avengers enemy such as Kang the Conqueror and Loki , caused Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes to break up , and rewritten realism to become a god . However , Doctor Doom has only been a Fantastic Four foeman on the big screendue to Fox ’s possession of the reference ’s rights . The MCU is now able-bodied to introduce its Doctor Doom , but the original Avengers is long hold out , and Earth-616 heroes like Iron Man and Captain America might never face the villain .

3Captain America vs Baron Von Strucker

Ultron Killed Strucker Before He Could Become A Proper Captain America Villain

Marvel ’s Baron Wolfgang von Strucker is a WWII - era scoundrel who endorse the Red Skull and campaign heroes such as Captain America , Bucky Barnes , the Howling Commandos , and the Invaders throughout the 1940s . The MCU rather introduced him as a mod - sidereal day Hydra commander who led the experiments to find mutation - prostrate individual in Sokovia . Strucker could have been a knock-down enemy for Captain America and the Avengers with enough admittance to Hydra ’s engineering and weapon . Unfortunately , Captain America caught Strucker unpreparedinAvengers : Age of Ultron , and Ultron kill him soon subsequently .

If the MCU ’s steer at Earth-616 mutant are to be believed , Baron von Strucker may be the first MCU character reference to have discover the X - Gene .

2T’Challa vs Namor

The Original Idea For Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Had To Be Scrapped

T’Challa and Namor ’s rivalry was in the beginning planned to be conform inBlack Panther : Wakanda eternally , but Chadwick Boseman ’s unfortunate exit required the picture to be rewritten . at last , T’Challa ’s death was a key part of the subsequence ’s story , and Namor take advantage of it to attack Wakanda . While T’Challa ’s battle with Namor will likely remain a hypothetical scenario , Shuri still stepped up as the new Black Panther to deliver an exciting fight with Namor duringBlack jaguar : Wakanda Forever ’s conclusion .

1Hank Pym vs Ultron

Ultron’s Original Creator Had Nothing To Do With His Creation In The MCU

Ultron ’s creation is an essential part of Hank Pym ’s legacy in Marvel Comics , yetMichael Douglas ' Hank Pym had no connexion to the MCU ’s Ultron , as Tony Stark and Bruce Banner were the ones who designed the AI entity . Given that Pym has been reveal to be an experient superhero and whizz scientist in theMCU , it would have been meet for the part to play a modest role in Ultron ’s defeat . Perhaps ifAvengers : Age of Ultronhad been released a few years afterAnt - Man , Hank Pym or Scott Lang could have at least joined the Battle of Sokovia .

Biggest Fantastic Four Villains in Marvel Comics

Hayley Atwell’s Captain Carter fighting in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Tom Holland’s Spider-Man upset and determined in No Way Home

MCU Iron Man in Civil War and Wenwu in Shang-Chi

T’Challa and Ulysses Klaue in the MCU’s Black Panther

Sue Storm and Fantastic Four Villain Ronan the Accuser in the MCU

Drax and Thanos in Avengers Endgame

Captain America and Baron von Strucker in Avengers Age of Ultron

T’Challa Black Panther and Namor in Wakanda Forever

Michael Douglas' Hank Pym and Ultron in the MCU

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