Marvel Comics boasts its share of supervillains who wield superpower. Now that the multiverse is opened up, some heroes have also turned out to be rather nasty villains for the most part. The universe in Marvel is a frightening place, with earth-munching monsters and demigods, proving a frightening prospect for many. These are such powerful villains that if they go on a rampage, it might just not be possible for the Avengers to stop them. So, here’s the list of the strongest villains in Marvel Comics before the universe gets destroyed.
8. The Leader
- – First Appearance: Tales to Astonish 62
Samuel Sterns, once a janitor, became The Leader after he was exposed to gamma radiation. In his new form, he acquires super human intelligence, making him one of Marvel’s the most intelligent villains. The Leader is one of the most consistent villains of Hulk in the quest to conquer the world through his brain. While brute force is alien to this intellectual giant, advanced technology, telepathy, and telekinesis are his means of obtaining control over the people for the sake of his machinations.
7. Dormammu
- – First Appearance: Strange Tales 126 end
Dormammu is being a creature of pure energy and one of the great enemies of Doctor Strange from the Dark Dimension. One of his powers varies from dimensional travel to soul manipulation, over which Dormammu is the universal monarch. Being immortal, he is not only so much that being defeated simply sent him back into the pure energy state, but also so that he is guaranteed to live on.
6. Doctor Doom
-First Appearance: Fantastic Four 5
Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Doctor Doom is one of the great villains that have emerged from the comics world. He is driven by an insatiable thirst for power and knowledge. The obsessive mind of Victor Von Doom saw him master science, sorcery, and leadership. Doom is the archenemy of the Fantastic Four. His genius intellect enables him to devise advanced technology and dark magic. In the storyline “Secret Wars,” the character turns into God Emperor Doom-one of the great villains in Marvel.
5. Galactus
- – First Appearance: Fantastic Four 48
Galactus: A cosmic entity who’s been referred to throughout the universe as The Devourer of Worlds. He has Power Cosmic, allowing him to manipulate energy, matter, and even reality. He needs to consume entire planets since his sustenance ignites his actions, thus making him a universe-level threat. This isn’t necessarily evil, but his actions indeed go against life anywhere in the cosmos.
4. The One Below All
- -First appearance in The Immortal Hulk 4
It is the One Below All, the embodier of all that’s evil and hateful, the anti-cosmic opposite of The One Above All-the Marvel counterpart of God. It apparently wants to destroy everything, manipulating gamma energy to play mind games on gamma mutants such as the Hulk. As a reality warper and threat of the multiverse, The One Below All represents one of the more reprehensible villains within the universe: to send all of existence forever into darkness.
3. Chthon
- First Appearance: Marvel Chillers 1 (as the Other); Avengers 186 (as Chthon)
One of the oldest beings on Earth, Chthon is an Elder God and father of chaos magic. Dark arts dominance makes him one of Marvel’s most powerful sorcerers. Vampires and werewolves were created by him and also demonic races. He brings forth chaos and controls dimensions-who could forget that?
2. Black Winter
- – First Appearance: Thor 169 (as the Creeping Plague); Silver Surfer: Black 4 (as Black Winter)
The Black Winter is a creature from space that has enough might to destroy galaxies. This alien controls darkness, weather, and even reality as its infinite power enables it; worshiping the object as a godly creature. Its powers are so dreadful that even God of Thunder, Thor, fears this creature. Black Winter, capable of destroying galaxies at whim, makes Marvel’s list of villains scarify.
1. First Firmament. The First Universe
It is one universe claimed to be the first universe which exists before all space, time, and dimensions. Menace level at this cosmic scale comprises alteration of reality to an extent so massive that it can reorder laws of physics. An idea of events across different timelines and dimensions will set this The First Firmament aptly as one of the most potent villains in comics who can bring everything in its destructive path to an end.
