Between the abandoned Wakandan son and a man who has completely lost his faith, who is the better villain of the MCU?
Editor's Note: The following article contains spoilers for both Thor: Love and Thunder and Black Panther.Once upon a time, when the Marvel Cinematic Universe was still in its infancy and the very first Avengers film had only just released, there was one major complaint surrounding the MCU films that was universal amongst both fans and critics: Every single villain who didn't have the name Loki was kinda weak.
The two combatants are Killmonger , the vengeful usurper King of Wakanda, and Gorr , the god butchering sadist with a grudge. When they're first introduced in Black Panther and Thor: Love and Thunder, respectively, they initially seem like men who have thrown their moral compasses out the window and will kill anybody who gets in the way of their goals.
Eric Killmonger in the comics, unlike his film counterpart, is not the lost cousin of T'Challa nor does he have any direct relation to the royal family. However, his own family and the royals were bitter enemies, and Killmonger still held them responsible for their deaths. Killmonger trained himself for years to the mental and physical peak for an inevitable confrontation with King T'Challa, attending MIT University and serving as a henchman under the notorious Kingpin.
Killmonger is brought to life by Michael B. Jordan, whose role in Black Panther shouldn't be a surprise given he's appeared in every other film by director Ryan Coogler. It's probably fair to say that Jordan has made a name for himself as a leading man instead of a villain, but that lack of experience of being evil turned out to be more of a benefit than a detriment.
Killmonger sticks with modern clothing for most of the movie, before sporting a tactical suit and an antique tribal mask that's a nice nod to the one he occasionally wore in the comics. Unfortunately, that look doesn't last long, but we do get one of the coolest addition which are Killmonger's "crocodile scars", which are markings all over his torso that he proudly states are representations of every person he's killed.
Years later, Killmonger, now a veteran in both the American military and freelance mercenary work, is ready to make his play for Wakanda and claim the throne. Even though he kills Klaue and uses his death to gain the trust of the skeptical Wakandans, Killmonger's motivations are still to follow in his father's footsteps and use Wakanda's endless resources to "liberate" the Black population across the globe.
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