![]() Master Man was supposed to be the first true member of Hitler’s master race until Cap and the Invaders defeated him. John Byrne created a modern Master Man in the pages of Namor, the Sub-Mariner, so Marvel Studios has a few options to choose from if they go the route of Marvel’s most notorious ubermensch. Along with Warrior Woman, U-Man, Brain Drain, and Sky Shark, Master Man was part of the Third Reich’s answer to the Invaders and could be a good multi-generational threat for Cap. Master Man plagued the Invaders during the dark days of World War II. What greater challenge for Cap than a Nazi superman? A film that utilized the Red Guardian could ask the question what use is a patriotic hero if the country he symbolizes has fallen? Master Man Hand picked by his government, Alexei became the living embodiment of his beloved country. The tale of Alexei Shostakov mirrors that of Steve Rogers. ![]() This was hinted at pretty strongly between the lines in Captain America: Civil War. He’s the internet troll that can reach out of the computer and strangle you, and he would be a great modern challenge for Cap. Themes of techno fear would be a perfect area for a new Cap film to explore, plus, in the comics, Machinesmith has worked for the Red Skull many times in the past so he can easily be integrated into the films. As Steve Rogers continues to learn modern technology, the one foe he would have trouble facing would be a master of machines that Steve’s anachronistic mind would have trouble wrapping his head around. The robot-maker turned robot would be a perfect villain for the modern age. Machinesmith was once the Daredevil villain Starr Saxon until he transformed himself into a cybernetic organism. Or maybe just in my own head, but it would still be awesome, je ne sais pas? Yeah, that’s unlikely, but Marvel putting the Porcupine on the big screen before DC got to Brainiac or Darkseid would certainly give the House of Ideas bragging rights.įinally, the third version of the villainous team was Batroc, Zaran, and Machete, a team that made much more sense since Batroc’s losers, ahem colleagues, were less capable than their leader. The second version of Batroc’s Brigade consisted of the mustachioed savate master, Porcupine, and Whirlwind. The first being Batroc, the Swordsman, and the Living Laser, which never made much sense since the Living Laser is more powerful than Batroc by a wide margin, but whatever the case, how cool would a film version of the Swordsman be? There have been a number of iterations of Batroc’s Brigade. Considering Ze Leaper survived the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, there is no doubt going to be a fan uprising for the triumphant return of Cap’s most French (actually, he’s Algerian) foe (well, at least at Den of Geek there will be). With some sensitive reimaginings the Claw could be a menacing modern day threat to Cap and company. The Claw has employed ex-Nazi agents in the past and was a constant threat in Marvel’s Silver Age. ![]() Plus, the word Femizons is just too awesome not to use in a movie.Ī battle between Cap and Claw would be man out of time versus man out of time as the greatest hero of World War II would face off against the greatest threat of the Cold War. Superia may not have enough history to make a main antagonist, but as a soldier of Sin or Baron Zemo (you know he’ll be back), she could really work. Superia has a long career as one of the coldest blooded women in the Marvel Universe, and like the Red Skull’s daughter Sin (more on her soon), she would make a great first time cinematic lethal lady. Superia once tried to sterilize every woman on Earth so her and her crew of Femizons could be the only women left with reproductive capabilities. She went one on one with Carol Danvers, she’s a polymath and a criminal genius, she’s one of Captain America’s most motivated foes…she is Superia. Doughboy and Primus could combine into a powerful monstrosity, which would make life pretty miserable for Cap as he tried to bring down Zola in the modern day. ![]() Primus can be the primary weapon of Arnim Zola if Marvel ever decides to make Zola the A-list villain Jack Kirby created in the Bronze Age. Primus has the ability to bend his putty-like form into anybody, which could give a film an edge of paranoia…a one man Skrull if you will. Maybe not as a film’s main antagonists, but Primus and his shape shifting powers along with the prehensile Doughboy would make these insane androids killer soldier villains for any upcoming Captain America sequel. Twenty foot tall Cap! The shield is huge! Like a flying saucer! No? Okay, moving on… Primus and Doughboy ![]()
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