The MCU has turned Iron Man and Black Panther from nerd culture into household names. But no matter how incredible a Marvel hero is, they can’t survive the pop culture zeitgeist alone. They need other characters: friends, lovers, and, of course, enemies. As such, supervillains have risen to prominence alongside their more morally righteous counterparts. Most Marvel villains are paired with a specific hero, someone they challenge to achieve greater heights. While these relationships are often well crafted, some pairings just don’t make sense.
Heroes and villains need some kind of common ground for their conflict to work. Sometimes, this takes the form of a personal connection. For example, Green Goblin is Spider-Man’s best friend’s father. They have a thematic connection at other times, like Iron Man and Crimson Dynamo using power armor. The most iconic comic rivalries are built on this. Of course, not every rivalry is iconic. Some villains don’t have a particular reason to fight their usual hero and desperately need a switch-up. Giving villains new heroes to fight gives both characters an interesting chance to grow.
Apocalypse has tangled with the X-Men a few times and rarely comes out on top. Maybe he should go for Marvel’s other premiere team, the Avengers. Letting the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes face Apocalypse could give them a hitherto unseen challenge. It could let the ancient mutant flex his might against heroes who don’t know all his tricks.
The MCU has turned Iron Man and Black Panther from nerd culture into household names. But no matter how incredible a Marvel hero is, they can’t survive the pop culture zeitgeist alone. They need other characters: friends, lovers, and, of course, enemies. As such, supervillains have risen to prominence alongside their more morally righteous counterparts. Most Marvel villains are paired with a specific hero, someone they challenge to achieve greater heights. While these relationships are often well crafted, some pairings just don’t make sense.
Heroes and villains need some kind of common ground for their conflict to work. Sometimes, this takes the form of a personal connection. For example, Green Goblin is Spider-Man’s best friend’s father. They have a thematic connection at other times, like Iron Man and Crimson Dynamo using power armor. The most iconic comic rivalries are built on this. Of course, not every rivalry is iconic. Some villains don’t have a particular reason to fight their usual hero and desperately need a switch-up. Giving villains new heroes to fight gives both characters an interesting chance to grow.
Apocalypse has tangled with the X-Men a few times and rarely comes out on top. Maybe he should go for Marvel’s other premiere team, the Avengers. Letting the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes face Apocalypse could give them a hitherto unseen challenge. It could let the ancient mutant flex his might against heroes who don’t know all his tricks.
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