He came to earth from his alien world of Kakaranathara, aka Maklu IV in the Maklu system of the Greater Magellanic Cloud, whatever that means, to conquer planets with the help of other members of his race. Recently he's been more pro-active than ever, gathering "MODOK's 11" in a scheme that ultimately gave him a new base of operations and followers.įin Fang Foom, by all superficial accounts, is a dragon. While his physical nature makes him easy to mock, his mental powers have proven to be deadly for many who have dared cross him. MODOK has returned from the dead more than once and rebelled against subsequent attempts by AIM to once more gain control of him. Indeed, MODOK has fought everyone from Captain America to Iron Man to Hulk and even Namor and Dr. In the process, he became a notable supervillain threat, though one not as strictly tied to a single hero or team as most. With mental abilities, comprehension and memory skills far beyond normal men, MODOK quickly proved to be a powerful presence, whose own goals caused him to kill his AIM masters and take control himself. How can you not love a villain whose name is an acronym for Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing? One of the more bizarre looking characters in the Marvel Universe (and that's saying something), AIM technician George Tarleton found himself transformed into a living computer by the group he worked for-with a giant, mutated head, and the need to be fitted into a hover-chair in order to stay mobile. Combine that with his successful track record and great design and you have one legendary character. The Skull might seem a cliché figure now, but he was one of the original uses of villainous Nazis in comic books. Steve Rogers was assassinated and the Marvel Universe lost its only true beacon of hope. But the Skull managed to outwit and outplay Cap, and in the end, he watched from afar as his master plan came to fruition. When you think about it, arch nemeses rarely succeed. The second point is absolutely the most important. Toss in an incredible visual and you have a character that is arguably the greatest fictional Nazi ever. It's a simple way to categorize and create a villain, but it's effective, particularly set in opposition to Captain America. First thing is first - the Skull is a Nazi and, just like in gaming, it's tough to find a better villainous group outside of zombies and perhaps vampires. There are two big components to what makes the Red Skull such a classic villain as far as we're concerned - and one of them just happened a couple years ago.
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