Mongul could hate Superman if Superman also humiliated him or Mongul feels like Superman humiliated him. That's why I like Hank, but if they ever do use him in a movie, his origin has to be tweaked a little, so he doesn't look like a Fantastic Four rip off. You don't take other people's villains and place them elsewhere.though it did go on pretty nicely. That's why John's is a hit or miss for me. Someone could just use Mongul's origin and go on from there. besides Mongul was created exactly to pose Superman as physical thread. Or maybe Mongul just happened to heard of this Man Of Steel and wants to use him as a main attraction to his Warworld. How could you know that if you don't True, for Mongul to be use in a Superman movie, Superman would have to be transported to Warworld. Seriously people, if you can't make an argument or just not feeling like it, that's perfectly fine, but don't just bow out after a post or two on the grounds that nobody will change their minds. Arguing is how we get new ideas and test the opinions we have. I'm not opposed to a good argument when I see one. And Mongul s generally more associated with Green Lantern, so you can't really blame Superman writers.Ĭome one man. But I don't consider him capable of carrying a movie, and I think Superman has so much better villains already. I consider him a pretty menacing and cool villain. I'm not gonna change you're mind and you are not gonna change mine. Heck, the best Superman stories I ever read, whether is elseworld or canon material, doesn't have Lex in it. And if you say Mongul ha no character development, the only people to blame are the writers that keep using Lex Luthor for everything. Let's just agree to disagree, because you are starting too sound like you don't like Mongul(Which probably is the reason). Not because he's cool (which he is) but because he defines his opposite so said: Well that's where good writers come.Make something new. That is why Lex always is, and more or less has to be in any Superman feature.
Not action scenes and pointless wanton destruction, but personal conflict between the characters, something Doomsday and Mongul, at least, cannot give. But Lex is the one which can, through their (one-sided) rivalry inform us more about Superman himself more than any other character on the list. If he cannot pose a direct threat, just stick someone like Metallo in there, it's what he's there for more or less. Lex challenges his intelligence, his morality, and most importantly, his humanity. Anything he can do as a character, Zod can and likely will do better.Īnd still the best choice is the one which can challenge Superman on every level except pure physical. He can be menacing and clever, but offers no chance for character development in Superman himself. Like Doomsday, Mongul simply presents a giant threat, in his case a giant threat of invasion.
There is no conflict between him and Superman other than him trying to conquer the Earth and all. Mongul - He has a similar problem to Doomsday in that there's nothing to him. And is essentially what Superman: Doomsday already did. The only way you could use it is if you put death and rebirth in the same film, which would require another villain and could seem cluttered if not pulled off right.
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More so because Doomsday's only purpose is to kill the main character, which is fine for a comic book stunt, but very bad for a movie about said character. Sure, big stupid monsters are great for cool action scenes, but they cannot carry a feature length movie. He is essentially just a big stupid monster.
And if you're gonna do that, just pick another character.īrainiac - A year ago I would have said hell naw, but I really like the new Brainiac and how he's been presented, and I think he could probably work pretty well.ĭoomsday - Why? Doomsday is an utterly boring villain. You cannot put Darkseid in a Superman movie without butchering the character. I'll give him a rest when he's done properly for a film.Ĭyborg Superman - Could work, but would likely be presented primarily as a clone of Superman, the whole 'cannot die' angle would probably be ditched in favor of being more of a foil, which is basically what Superman: Doomsday did (And Superman: Doomsday was good a movie).ĭarkseid - Not a chance in hell. I'm disappointed people aren't voting for Henshaw. Lex has been around for practically every Superman film. Your poll is invalid by not having Lex in it.