Consult the villains who will do their thing throughout Phase 4 of the MCU, where we will see old acquaintances and new faces
With the premiere of Black Widow, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has launched its phase 4, and with it will come new stories with the heroes of La Casa de las Ideas, who will face dangerous villains and new threats.
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Taskmaster was the first nemesis that we will see throughout Phase 4 of the MCU, which guarantees villains that will make Thanos a not so serious threat.
Check out the villains who have been confirmed to do their thing throughout phase four of the MCU.
Taskmaster
Debut: The Avengers # 196 (May, 1980)
In the comics Anthony Masters (created by David Micheline and George Perez) is a mercenary who injected himself with an elaborate modification of the adrenal steroid cortisol designed to unlock the mind’s procedural memory potential. With this, he gained the ability to instantly absorb knowledge.
For the film Black Widow, the director Cate Shortland and the writer Jac Schaeffer decided to make a gender change to Taskmaster, who is Antonia Dreyko (Olga Kirylenko), the daughter of the former leader of the red room, who experimented with her daughter to turn her into the best soviet spy.
Razor fist
Debut: Master of Kung Fu # 29 (June, 1975)
The first Razor Fist is William Young, a bodyguard and hitman for drug dealer Carlton Velcro, who died, but the Razor Fist alias is adopted by two brothers, William and Douglas Scot. Razor Fist is a martial arts expert, whose hands are replaced by steel blades.
Actor Florian Munteanu will play Razor Fist, a combat expert who will work for the terrorist organization known as the Ten Rings, responsible for the kidnapping of Tony Stark in Afghanistan.
Death Dealer
Debut: Master of Kung Fu # 115 (August, 1982)
In the comics Death Dealer was an MI6 agent named Li Ching-Lin, who served as a double agent for crime lord Zheng Zu, Shang-Chi’s father.
The actor (or actress) who will be the villain Death Dealer, one of the executing arms of The Ten Rings, who will follow the track of Shang-Chi in the United States, within the MCU, is still unknown.
The Mandarin
Debut: Tales of Suspense # 50 (February, 1964)
After British actor Trevor Slattery took on the role of the Mandarin, under the orders of the leader of AIM, Aldrich Killian, we will finally know the true face of this fearsome villain.
Tony Leung will be in charge of interpreting the authentic Mandarin, the leader of the organization The Ten Rings, who will seek that Shang Chi is the next guide of this organization with expansionist plans.
Doctor Octopus
Debut: The Amazing Spider-Man # 3 (July, 1963)
One of the classic wall-crawler villains will make his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, returning from a long absence dating back to 2004 when we saw Otto Octavius drowning his solar-like energy experiment at the bottom of the Hudson River.
Alfred Molina returns as Otto Octavius, who would be looking for revenge against Peter Parker, but which Peter Parker is the one that the Nobel Prize candidate will be looking for?
Electro
Debut: The Amazing Spider-Man # 9 (February, 1964)
In the plot of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 we met the introverted engineer Max Dillon, a great admirer of Spidey, who after an accident at the Oscorp facilities, gained abilities to emit bursts of electrical energy, as well as travel through electrical fluid .
Jamie Foxx returns as Electro, now in the plot of the MCU, where he would also be looking to end Spider-Man through the Multiverse
Baron Mordo
Debut: Strange Tales # 111 (August, 1963)
Karl Amadeus Mordo is a member of the Transylvanian nobility. Mordo showed aptitude for black magic and, at the age of 18, he went to study with The Ancent One in Tibet. Mordo is an exceptionally gifted wizard, but The Ancent One detected Mordo’s lust for power.
On the big screen Chiwetel Ejiofor, who was a mentor and friend of Stephen Strange, will return as the antagonist of the plot, where he will seek to establish himself as the only Supreme Sorcerer.
Gorr the Godbutcher
Debut: Thor: God of Thunder # 1 (January, 2013)
Esad Ribic and Jason Aaron created Gorr the Godbuttcher. The so-called god slayer has had numerous encounters with Thor over the centuries. One particular encounter in which he nearly lost his life teaches him that his dreams are still possible, that he has something to live for, which is to kill all the gods.
Christian Bale, who among his best known roles played a certain Homgre Murcielago of the Distinguished Competition, will be in charge of embodying the villain of the fourth installment of Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Kang the Conqueror
Debut: Fantastic Four # 19 (October, 1963)
Nathaniel Richards, a future relative of Reed Richards, is a 30th century conqueror who discovers Dr. Doom’s time travel technology. Richards managed to travel to ancient Egypt, to become pharaoh, and arrives today to take over the planet, but his plans are thwarted by The Avengers.
While Jonathan Majors has already debuted as He Who Remains, the founder of the Time Variation Agency (TVA), Kang harp of his own as the antagonist of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
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