Recently I listed the heroes I’d like to see get in on the DCCU action, but what’s a superhero movie without its villains? Not a superhero movie, that’s what. So here’s the top five villainous characters I’d like to see face off against the heroes in the new films:
5. King Shark
He’s a giant shark man, I don’t have to explain anything. Put this guy in the Aquaman movie, yesterday.
4. Gorilla Grodd
He’s the king of a bunch of gorillas, he’s super smart, and he has psychic abilities. He’d be like The Planet of the Apes but on crack, except the crack would be on steroids. Do I want to see him fighting Flash? Heck yeah I do.
3. Atrocitus
Okay, yes, Green Lantern has to fight Sinestro first. I can accept that. But after that’s out of the way, he needs to take on the Red Lanterns, specifically this guy. He runs on rage and uses blood magic to destroy people. Somebody give him a spot, please.
2. Cheetah
Who’s fast, vicious, and hates Wonder Woman with a passion? If you answered Cheetah, then congratulations, you’re capable of basic reading and simple inferences. Cheetah was once an ordinary archeologist who betrayed Wonder Woman, and seeing that tale of treachery unfold is something that could be compelling enough to carry a live action film, at least as part of a villainous plot.
1. The Joker
Yeah, technically he was already in Suicide Squad, sure. Thing is though, editing hurt the character badly and Jared Leto’s performance, while minimized, was still good enough for him to deserve a chance to terrorize Gotham alongside Margot Robbie’s equally great Harley Quinn. Put him in an actual Batman movie where he can be given just as much of a chance to shine as Ledger’s Joker got, and I’m highly confident that he’d be capable of giving the champ a run for his money.
And so, there's my list. Even with two articles, I wasn't able to fit everyone I wanted in- not by a long shot. Vixen, Static Shock, Huntress, Martian Manhunter, Deacon Blackfire, and Lobo would be just a few of my honorable mentions. Still, I think I was able to narrow things down to my top choices, and so I suppose that will need to suffice.
Now the question is, what do you want to see from the DCCU?