Greetings nerdy list afficionados and we’re back to talk about hate but this time with
a twist we’re going to look at some villains.
Now when it comes to being a villain being hated either in universe or out is part of
the game but not all villains deserve all the hate they get we’re going to take this
from a couple of angles, maybe these villains aren’t actually wrong, maybe they’re not
as lame as their concepts belie or maybe they’re just suffering from terrible writing so gain
we’re going to look mostly in canon with a peek outside.
And as always hate or don’t hate who you want to let no list sway you, if you think
all these people deserve all the hate that’s fine but let’s get to our list.
I’m Sasha and these are the Top 10 Supervillains who don’t deserve the hate they get.
Number 10 – Kite Man – Kite Man is a character who is often the butt of jokes even in universe,
why well his supervillain motif is kite not only is that not the most fear inspiring item
but it also makes one conspicuous and unwieldly.
So easy to take down, most super villain teams aren’t putting in a call to kite man as
a must have member.
But Kite man got a rebirth update in the form of a tragic backstory and an attempt to rationalize
why he picked kites for his mantle.
It tries, I’ll give it that his son was killed in the war of jokes and riddles a battle
between the riddler and the joker, the riddler poisoned the string on his kite.
So that made his father Chuck Brown Charles Brown his father was Charlie brown take up
the mantle of kite man as an acceptance of the ultimate morbid joke that is life.
Dark stuff, so Kite Man yeah he’s not the darkest most competent villain out there but
he showcases that with some work you can at the very least make a character interesting
and have them factor into bigger plots not every villain needs to be on the a list you
need the d list they make the a list the a list.
Number 9 - Stilt Man debuting in Daredevil #8 (June, 1965) he’s a villain on stilts
or rather telescopic legs this is so he can do high rise heists and yes it looks ridiculous.
So he is actually counted as an arc foe of daredevil Here’s the thing Wilbur day was
always really unsuccessful no matter what he tried and as we left the silver age behind
what most people noted when he came up was a villain on stilts.
And well from there cred was very shortly thrown out the window.
But here’s the thing this character wasn’t always a joke he tried and a lot of the hate
tends to come from the fourth stilt man lady stultman who is more of a joke character which
retroactively makes him appear more jokish too.
Yeah he didn’t win but why is that a strike against him so few villains do they can’t
all be doom or apex lex lol I still can’t say it.
Apex Lex.
Look the silver age was a different time much more willing to throw concepts at a wall and
see what stuck Stilt man made the grade at the time but not today and that’s ok no
hate.
Appreciate.
Sometimes these rough villain concepts serve as templates for better villains not lady
stilt woman though.
Number 8 – The Beyonder.
The Beyonder is a marvel cosmic being of seemingly infinite power.
He first debuted in Secret Wars #1(May 1984) Secret wars was the incredibly successful
crossover event that pulled that pulled characters from all the hot teams and pitted them against
a host of villains it was dramatic gave the origin for spidey’s black costume and was
made to sell toys I mention this only cause people like to use this as a dig but if the
story is good and people like it then so what.
Lots of things start off with other intentions and grow beyond them.
Speaking of beyond the beyonder would turn out to be the mastermind of this event a childlike
ominiptent being who was bored.
This worked the first time then marvel decided to cash in with secret wars 2…electric bugaloo,
So aftet the events of secret war the beyonder wanted to learn more about earths heroes so
he makes himself human and the heroes have to babysit him.
This did not endear him to fans yearths mightiest heroes teaching a grown man what a bathroom
is and how to use it, it made the beyonder seem well pretty lame and he was whiny too.
He pulls a bunch of q like shenanigans on the characters the whole thing ends with him
throwing a giant tantrum and trying to destroy the multiverse not a good look.
So in canon yeah I get why people hate the beyonder.
But that’s cause well he’s not well written if done well he could be beloved like q an
imp a scamp but that means he has to have some integrity.
A big overgrown kid throwing a tantrum is never a good look.
People don’t seem too sure what to do with him but he has potential make him the retcon
king rather than mephisto him just erasing mj and peter’s marriage for the lols would
have made way more sense than mephisto wanting their marriage.
No I’m not over it.
Some retcons hurt forever.
Number 7 – Nemesis speaking of writing messing up a character nemesis from mark milar’s
series of the same name, Nemesis is one of those series that is polarising for people
people tend to really love or really hate it.
It goes hard and either you’ll think wow cool or that’s ridiculous he rigged a womb
to collapse.
His design is really good though it screams arrogance a pure white costume.
So Nemesis is this in canon amazing god tier supervillain he planned it 8 years ago type
stuff but his whole thing is his mission to take down the protagonist for arresting his
father he’s destroying his life but then the reveal happens and it turns out that well
his motivation was a lie I won’t tell you how but it really takes the wind out of everything
and made many readers hate him.
The thing is take this moment out and nemesis is still incredibly credible and dangerous
and one of those characters who frankly deserved a better story to be a part of.
There’s this crossover cover art of him fighting mark milar’s superior and I always
go ugh if only, that would have been so cool.
Superior’s like a really depressing take on Shazam that I’m 100% here for.
Number 6 – Cheetah – Cheetah gets made fun of all the time mostly by people who don’t
read wonder woman or have only seen some of her more provocative or silly designs but
all versions of cheetah have been a threat and the modern iteration is rather tragic.
Rebirth has revamped the third cheetah’s origin this being Barbara anne Minerva.
This new origin sets up diana and Minerva as friends after she is sent to the island
to translate the Amazonian language.
In this she ends up becoming cheetah by accident and not out of selfish gain but out of manipulation
at the behest of others.
All of this retconning why well to get away from her turning into cheetah the first time
cause she wasn’t a virgin when the ritual was performed it’s all kind of convoluted
of she ask me but it gives some good pathos for diana and one of her non god villains.
She doesn’t have too much of that but Minerva would end up embracing being the cheetah anyway.
Cheetah is more than a furry lovers dream character she has a lot going on no matter
which backstory you go with.
Number 5 - Signalman Taking us back to the silver age with Batman vol. 1 #112,(December
1957) signal man was phil cobb who started off in universe trying to prove himself no
one took him seriously but then he noticed that modern society was relegated by signs
and signals so he decided to disrupt them and became the signal man.
So his costume is ridiculous but this concept sounds sillier than it actually is think about
it.
You’re going to cross the street the light is green but on both sides boom accident.
He trapped Batman inside the batsignal that’s credible you canb get creative with this just
like calendar man but you have to work at it.
Signal man could do with some revamping that’s for sure but is he worth the energy to hate
in universe he’s hated for being lame.
Which I mean fair enough in a world of jokers and mr freezes but still that’s part of
what keeps living in Gotham interesting isn’t it.
Number 4- Rainbow Raider now the rainbow raider is another one of those heroes who in universe
is considered lame the flash just always seems so annoyed doesn’t even call him his whole
villain name granted it is long but still where’s the respect.
Now Rainbow raider first debuted in the Flash #286 (June 1980) so way past the silver age
which is why he gets a bit less leeway for having say a backstory of turning to blind
cause he was colourblind and couldn’t make good art.
His powers though are credible he could actually influence people’s moods and emotions by
channeling different colours through a ray at them.
He would be chroma in the new 52 and in rebirth his death would inspire a whole group of rainbow
raiders in his honour I like to think they also think his art is good that would be nice
for him.
Sometimes characters get frozen in time in canon like a bug trapped in amber que es un
phatasma.
Sorry bit of a devil’s backbone moment there.
Still sometimes when you check on where a character is in modern continuity you may
find you hate them a little less.
Number 3 – The Riddler The Riddler has it rough he’s hated by the other rogues for
being lame and annoying and compulsive not to mention jacking up their crimes by leaving
clues they hadn’t intended on leaving.
He’s also hated for having lame or annoying riddles by in canon characters and fans.
Lately the riddler’s been getting a lot of airplay and well more appreciation outside
of canon for being involved in some cool games and by people who enjoyed that hush twist.
However, the riddler even without a Lazarus pit boost or gotham ending event deserves
more credit and less hate, he’s clever and well the riddles being lame how many cool
riddles are there really what is cool is how hard his puzzles make batman work and that
he presents a different kind of challenge that isn’t just go here beat this guy up
with the riddler batman gets to be a detective.
The Riddler is also different and is a list in reignition if not in skill level.
Riddle me this I got nothing I just wanted to say that also the voice of the riddler
in batman the animated series played lionel Luthor on Smallville and and thadeus silva’s
dad in shazam fun fact.
Number 2 – Paste Pot Pete – He appeared as such in Strange Tales #104 (January 1963)
and would later change his name to the trapster for well obvious reasons who is going to be
menaced by someone calling themselves paste pot pete no one this has become a running
gag in the marvel universe, Spider-man couldn’t even fight him he was laughing so hard that’s
humiliating.
Still does he deserve the hate or the mockery well not really he’s acredible threat make
fun of paste all you like it’s not funny to the people on the plane he took down using
it, he nearly killed the human torch him changing his name to Trapster in an attempt to be more
menacing is deserved, people like to laugh at the name but could you fight your way though
a hardening thick pile of goo I think not Norman Osborn doesn’t hire just anybody
to kill for him.
Number 1 – Magneto – So Magneto has a lot of people who hate him in universe and
he is a terrorist and has done a lot of damage so it makes complete sense the thing is Magneto
can’t exactly be called paranoid he’s been proved right numerous times it’s not
surprising that cyclops joined up with him to be honest, Magneto is an interesting case
cause if one agrees with his message behind all the violence etc than do they really hate
him or are they just not willing to be that extreme.
Go to one of your online nerdy retailers and I bet your bottom dollar there will be more
than one magneto was right shirt there.
Some really feel that and for them no magneto does not deserve the hate he gets he’s so
popular at this point few would even consider him hated which makes him a good pick for
number 1.
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I’m Sasha and I’ll see you again soon bye bye