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The 15 Worst Marvel Superheroes, Ranked
May 5, 2025
It's easy to define what makes a superhero movie great, and defining what makes a superhero as a character great is relatively straightforward, too. Great characters aren't necessarily the most powerful (though that can play a part), but the most interesting, well-written, well-acted, and layered, as well. A character being effectively used as comedic relief when needed is good, as are more tragic heroes, and if someone like Thor can do a bit of both, then even better.
In contrast, a bad heroic character isn’t necessarily a hero who does some questionable things (someone like Peter Quill is flawed, sure, but in interesting ways that drive conflict), and nor is it a character whose powers are simply a bit lame. Both could be factors, but the worst heroes from Marvel movies tend to just feel underwritten, inconsistent, or, simply put, just boring. The following includes those from the MCU and those outside it, all being some of the weakest heroic characters found in any Marvel film or TV adaptation so far.
15 Venom
First appeared: 'Venom' (2018)
Okay, getting things off to a controversial start, here’s a character from a trilogy of movies some people kind of like. Venom’s the character, and the trilogy… well, the trilogy isn’t all bad. The first Venom movie’s kind of ordinary, the second is sort of fun if you approach it as camp, but then the third is genuinely abhorrent. The third movie is the reason Venom is here.
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