Memorable Line: “You know, people like you are the reason I was afraid to go to school as a child.”Ĭosplay Cred: An extremely tough look to pull off at comic cons. Instead she sows confusion and wreaks havoc by manipulating her foes. Worldwide Box Office: X-Men: $296.3 million, X2: X-Men United: $407.7 million, X-Men: The Last Stand: $459.3 millionĭestruction Factor: Though she has been known to blow stuff up now and again, that isn’t really her style. Tomatometer: X-Men: 81% (Certified Fresh), X2: X-Men United: 85% (Certified Fresh), X-Men: The Last Stand: 58%
The character was so memorable in the initial X-Men film series that the current cycle revolves around her, now played by Jennifer Lawrence. Though she can choose to appear as anyone she wishes, Mystique’s natural blue serpentine appearance inspires fear in the world. But she is also the most visible example of Magneto’s crusade. Glass!”Ĭosplay Cred: A surprisingly rare occurrence at comic cons.Īs both spy and confidant to Magneto ( Ian McKellen), Mystique relies on her top martial arts skills and mutant ability to blend into any environment. Night Shyamalan is currently working on a follow-up for 2019 called, appropriately, Glass.ĭestruction Factor: Derails a train to prove David is indestructible, among other acts of terrorism. (Sorry: Spoiler.) Though he is the only person to recognize the presence of superpowers in the world, years of abuse and neglect - to say nothing of his brittle bones - lead him to one conclusion: be the supervillain the world needs to find the hero it requires.įilm Appearances: Unbreakable (2000), thought M. Though he seems to be a mentor, Elijah Price is really the architect of all of David Dunn’s ( Bruce Willis) problems. Memorable Line: “Your Angel of Death awaits.”Ĭosplay Cred: Rare, but it’s memorable when you spot a Phantasm cosplay in the wild. Sadly, the dissolution of their relationship leads them both to don masks and face the City’s worst criminals.įilm Appearances: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) But in reality, she is Andrea Beaumont (Dana Delany), the only woman who could ever pull Bruce Wayne away from his life as a vigilante. In costume, the Phantasm speaks with the voice of Stacy Keach and strikes terror into Gotham’s organized crime families. The Phantasm is one of the most personal villains the animated Batman ( Kevin Conroy) ever faced. Powers: A strong resemblance to Errol Flynn and Timothy Dalton.
Also: his sophisticated movie star image is the perfect counterpoint to the unkempt style of the Rocketeer ( Billy Campbell).ĭestruction Factor: Assists in the destruction of a dirigible, the rocket pack itself, and a portion of the “Hollywoodland” sign. But his attempt to secure Howard Hughes’s ( Terry O’Quinn) experimental rocket pack fills him with a particular mania that serves to be his undoing. Memorable Line: “I’m afraid they’ll find our humor very, very dry!”Ĭosplay Cred: Few are ever willing to grow a Romero mustache for the perfect Joker ’66 look.Īs a deep-cover spy, Neville Sinclair was the toast of Hollywood with the ability to bed any woman and earn the trust of any man.
Armed with his repertoire and a “dehydration” gun, the Joker - along with the Penguin ( Burgess Meredith), Catwoman ( Lee Meriwether) and the Riddler ( Frank Gorshin) - creates plenty of trouble for the Dynamic Duo.įilm Appearances: Batman: The Movie (1966), though he previously appeared in the Batman TV series.ĭestruction Factor: Turns the “United World” Security Council to a fine powder. In the film, he also succeeds at being a cabin boy to a senile admiral. Romero memorably gave the character his psychotic laugh and off-kilter sense of humor. The big screen’s first Joker was also television’s original Crown Prince of Crime.