With Jessica Jones, a second season of
Daredevil, and Luke Cage already finished and Iron Fist getting a
series of his own, the stage is almost set for the big Defenders
team-up movie. However, the one thing we don't have a clue about is
who will the Defenders face in their big team-up? In Daredevil we got
The Kingpin, The Punisher, The Hand, various crime lords, and
Elektra. Jessica Jones was all about The Purple Man, Zebidiah
Killgrave. Luke Cage is going to have Cottonmouth and Diamondback
show up, while we have no idea who will appear in Iron Fist. So, what
does that mean for the Defenders? Well, I am here to tell you that by
giving you the top 5 candidates to face the Defenders in their made
for Netflix movie. Just to keep things semi-interesting I will reveal
them from least interesting to most.
#5: The Kingpin
After Daredevil season 2 Wilson Fisk is
still trying to scratch and claw his way back to the top of New
York's criminal underworld and the only people that seem to be in his
way are costumed heroes. In the comics this would lead Fisk to hire a
bunch of costumed villains of his own and have the heroes hunted
down, which is what could happen on the Defenders. While this could
lead to some interesting fights with new to the MCU villains such as
Typhoid Mary and Bullseye it would be quite a disappointment to have
four heroes team up to take on one former crime boss trying to make
his way back to the top. As good as Vincent D'Onofrio is in the role
of Wilson Fisk, they have not made him into a big enough threat to
need four heroes to stop him..although by the time The Defenders 2
rolls around he just might be a true threat.
#4: The Hand and Elektra
Already set up as a threat to all of
Hell's Kitchen and the greater New York area, The Hand ninjas, under
the orders of a newly resurrected and evil Elektra, could descend
upon the city in full force causing the four heroes to team up to
take them down once and for all. While The Hand and Elektra would
make great villains for Iron Fist to kung-fu up against it would not
be that great to see them face off against the Defenders in my
opinion. Sure, the story of The Beast is a lot more interesting than
seeing The Kingpin move up the criminal ladder, it still doesn't feel
epic enough for a Defenders movie.
#3: Mister Negative
Mister Negative is a a Spider-Man
villain, but with Spider-Man recently joining the MCU it is quite
plausible that he could show up on Netflix. A villain that has to
sides, one a honest man trying to help his community and the other a
villain trying to become the next Kingpin would bring a bit of
complexity to the Netflix show that so far is pretty lacking. In
addition to the interesting dynamic of Mister Negative himself, his
superhuman strength and karate abilities would allow him to go toe to
toe with each of the Defenders in fights leading to some great action
scenes. His other power, tapping into a person's dark side and
unleashing it would give us the team-up cliche of heroes fighting one
another before teaming up, but with a plausible excuse.
#2: Zodiac's Gang
Not to be confused by the Zodiac
Cartel, the Zodiac Gang is a group of low level anarchist brought
together by a mysterious psycho named Zodiac. The Zodiac Gang would
present a truly evil force of nature that isn't interested in money,
fame, or power just death and destruction. Much like The Joker of The
Dark Knight, Zodiac and his gang of miscreants go around killing
people without super powers or special abilities. They would
represent an evil that The Defenders couldn't just punch away or
predict, leading to an interesting moral dilemma for The Defenders.
To me this would be one of the most interesting, but least likely
choices as they would be pretty much unknown to anyone outside of the
die hard Marvel comics fans.
#1: The Black Tarantula
The Black Tarantula is another
Spider-Man villain, but unlike Mister Negative he has had run ins
with Daredevil, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist. In addition to sharing a
comic book history with three of The Defenders, he would represent a
missing faction in the New York underworld, the Mexican/South
American cartels. In addition to bringing in another gang vying for
control of the New York underworld, you would solidify the connection
between Spider-Man and the Defenders since both operate in New York.
Also, the Black Tarantula has enough strength to tackle both Luke
Cage and Jessica Jones at the same time, while like Mister Negative
he has advanced martial arts skills that would allow him to face off
with Daredevil and Iron Fist. The story of The Black Tarantula, an
immortal powerhouse that has lived through the centuries ruling the
underworld in South America is very interesting to me and the reveal
that he is actually a series of men inheriting the title of The Black
Tarantula would lead to a great second act shock for our heroes and
leave us wondering if the current Black Tarantula's son will continue
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