We'll split into Comics Comics thread (possibly Marvel/DC split, but I can't see the DC thread getting much traffic) and Comics Movies thread, most likely.
He is menacing and wants to do a bad thing. Half the villains in the MCU are Darth Vader in New Hope and that is more than enough for me. I do not need or want every bad guy to be Heath Ledger's Joker. If the primary conflict in the movie is between the villain and the hero, by all means, have a great, complex, compelling villain. If the primary conflict is outside of that relationship, then gimme the Darth Vaders all day long.
Malekith's whole thing is that he is totally bonkers and malicious
MCU Malekith was a generic bad guy conqueror
He's a king who's willing to sacrifice his entire race for his goals, while Thor's contemplating turning his back on everyone and everything for Foster. The opening scene where Malekith turns his back on his people as their ships crash into the world is supposed to mirror the end of the movie where Thor turns his back on Asgard.
I don't think he's generic, he's just not as good as he could have been.
Malekith's whole thing is that he is totally bonkers and malicious
MCU Malekith was a generic bad guy conqueror
He's a king who's willing to sacrifice his entire race for his goals, while Thor's contemplating turning his back on everyone and everything for Foster. The opening scene where Malekith turns his back on his people as their ships crash into the world is supposed to mirror the end of the movie where Thor turns his back on Asgard.
I don't think he's generic, he's just not as good as he could have been.
He didn't sacrifice his whole people
That was the point
He left with one ship left full of warriors and his chosen lieutenants and went into stasis to wait for a better time to strike
Like he was an asshole who was willing to kill a lot of his own men but he wasn't sacrificing his entire race
Malekith's whole thing is that he is totally bonkers and malicious
MCU Malekith was a generic bad guy conqueror
He's a king who's willing to sacrifice his entire race for his goals, while Thor's contemplating turning his back on everyone and everything for Foster. The opening scene where Malekith turns his back on his people as their ships crash into the world is supposed to mirror the end of the movie where Thor turns his back on Asgard.
I don't think he's generic, he's just not as good as he could have been.
He didn't sacrifice his whole people
That was the point
He left with one ship left full of warriors and his chosen lieutenants and went into stasis to wait for a better time to strike
Like he was an asshole who was willing to kill a lot of his own men but he wasn't sacrificing his entire race
That's what the narration tells us, that he intentionally crashed his people's escape ships into the Asgardians so he could get away, dooming his race.
Okay I know we are supposed to wait until the previous thread is locked to post a new one but I really need to get to bed and spent an hour making an OP last night so I am gonna post it anyways please don't lock it nice lovely mod people
Okay I know we are supposed to wait until the previous thread is locked to post a new one but I really need to get to bed and spent an hour making an OP last night so I am gonna post it anyways please don't lock it nice lovely mod people
Tube said he didn't want another superhero megathread after this one at all.
Okay I know we are supposed to wait until the previous thread is locked to post a new one but I really need to get to bed and spent an hour making an OP last night so I am gonna post it anyways please don't lock it nice lovely mod people
Tube said he didn't want another superhero megathread after this one at all.
That is why it is a Marvel Comics thread specifically, not a megathread
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Yes, even more boring than Ronan
MCU Malekith was a generic bad guy conqueror
keep posting the A-Z in the Civil War thread, please
I gotta see them all
most importantly gotta know when I can buy some
He is menacing and wants to do a bad thing. Half the villains in the MCU are Darth Vader in New Hope and that is more than enough for me. I do not need or want every bad guy to be Heath Ledger's Joker. If the primary conflict in the movie is between the villain and the hero, by all means, have a great, complex, compelling villain. If the primary conflict is outside of that relationship, then gimme the Darth Vaders all day long.
He's a king who's willing to sacrifice his entire race for his goals, while Thor's contemplating turning his back on everyone and everything for Foster. The opening scene where Malekith turns his back on his people as their ships crash into the world is supposed to mirror the end of the movie where Thor turns his back on Asgard.
I don't think he's generic, he's just not as good as he could have been.
That was the point
He left with one ship left full of warriors and his chosen lieutenants and went into stasis to wait for a better time to strike
Like he was an asshole who was willing to kill a lot of his own men but he wasn't sacrificing his entire race
That's what the narration tells us, that he intentionally crashed his people's escape ships into the Asgardians so he could get away, dooming his race.
Tube said he didn't want another superhero megathread after this one at all.