10 Comics Villains Who Legit Reformed (And Never Turned Back)

[@sipioc]

Prince Zuko has the greatest Villian to Hero arc I have ever seen. Very convincing, very empathetic, and over all excellent.

[@eaglewarrior7979]

He’s a comic book character technically now.

[@ayman6733]

@@eaglewarrior7979 yeah but comic book character means he/she originated through comics but zuko is still an amazing character

[@matthewschwartz6607]

Who is Prince Zuko?

[@ayman6733]

@@matthewschwartz6607 ever watched avatar the last airbender (animated show)

[@patrickbittner8458]

Have to agree. It was especially rewarding because it wasn't just bad one day, good the next. He learned and grew, backslid and learned some more. He so desperately wanted his dad's approval that he ignored his own conscience at points until he finally realizes he can be his own man. Such a great arc.

[@platinumraven118]

I can respect someone protecting spider man's name but still being completely willing to kill him

[@wormybobcat3706]

It’s completely logical if you think about it, villains want to kill heroes to shake the world into fear sometimes, so killing another villain would only make people happy while the villain wants to be feared

[@TheRyderShotgunn]

dr doom: i was god, then i wasnt, and throughout it all i never changed...maybe i should consider a change of sides me: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAA- dr doom: meh, villainy me: -AAAAAAAAAwait what?

[@cryptking6283]

Yep.

[@canonegro666]

Doom was a god twice.

[@Zom13y]

canonegro666 doom was always a god.

[@TheRealTerranMarine]

Is nobody gonna address the fact that Doom literally ripped out Thanos' skull and spine in one go?

[@willnelson9906]

i mean, dr doom is right, if he ruled earth, everything would be great, like the black panther god even said "yeah, dr doom is a really good leader, if y'all elected him king of the planet, you'd prosper"

[@patricknoll81]

No Rogue? Still, pretty good list!

[@lnsflare1]

@@ObesePuppies Tell that to Carol Danvers.

[@patricknoll81]

@@ObesePuppies You do know Hawkeye and Black Widow are both on the list, right?

[@Paulafan5]

@@ObesePuppies Falcon wasn't a threat; Rogue was.

[@miekwavesoundlab]

Rogue is on the list, she's #11

[@Fektthis]

@@ObesePuppies Yeah, not a threat at all. It's not like she solo'd the Avengers on her first outing... Oh wait, she totally did beat the Avengers single handed..

[@Ello_Govnor]

I remember when hawkeye was a villian (i think) in the iron man: armoured adventures tv show. Not really for long but yeah.

[@prophetofrage3099]

...they got that from his original comic run. I think hawkeye is better as a hero.

[@kakashikage9483]

yeah, cause Black Widow was too & she stayed a villain longer than him, until Nick Fury stepped in

[@robbiejordan4119]

I got that on DVD.

[@nervesz814]

Robbie Jordan I watched it on Netflix lol

[@_YS27]

@@nervesz814 same

[@aceranger15]

while she's not on this list Songbird from the thunderbolts is my personal favorite villain turned hero

[@mackenziehunter4593]

Most of the original Thunderbolts stayed on the hero's path.

[@corbydaniel4256]

I've never stopped considering Moonstone a hero, even if she's done a few shady things.

[@Ninjajp247]

Nah. Moonstone, she generally is just lost. Very strong tho.

[@Ninjajp247]

@@corbydaniel4256 exactly. My pick also.

[@KumaoftheForest]

No argument here

[@Hektols]

I would remove Hawkeye from the list, he was never a villain, he was just mistaken for one in his debut. According to that criteria Spiderman should be on the list due to Jameson's lies. Where is Rogue? She is the best case of a reformed villain having to deal with the sins of her villanous phase, with the powers and the mind she stole from Carol Danvers always haunting her.

[@BrotherDerrick3X]

Hawkeye was duped by the Black Widow during her bad guy days. But you're right. Hawkeye was never really a villain. Jameson is an asshole. That's why he branded Spiderman as a menace.

[@maxmottram8612]

Didn’t JJJ once say some thing “people want someone to hate more than someone to love” or something?

[@Hektols]

@@maxmottram8612 Yes, but it doesn't explain why he didn't target a real villains.

[@nicholasdickson8698]

Ronin

[@chrislanglois8275]

Hektols ya like green goblin and the like, probably did somewhat, but spidey menace was front page in any shape or form that he could publish short of fake news. 🙂

[@teabearchurchill5600]

Calling the White Queen "legit" is a huge stretch. She's demonstrated on multiple occasions that she's entirely willing to be the villain when she thinks she needs to

[@N2Jay]

yea, until another reboot comes

[@raven3067]

Lol! Very true

[@MrGeo-EmitFodrol]

Such is the nature of comics

[@irvingramirez2335]

Your thinking of Dc

[@ThatBattyGuy]

Soooooooooooooooooooooooo many reboots

[@Fallenmichael81]

I say no reboots. There are too many characters that need their time to shine.

[@michaelbatson1879]

No Wonderman, either? He was created to destroy the Avengers and couldn't go through with it.

[@LupineShadowOmega]

Vision too.

[@oliverl.5834]

He did that stuff with the Revengers, though. Not necessarily villainy. But it aimed at putting the Avengers out of business.

[@crammer666]

@@oliverl.5834 And it was actually heroic thing to do given time... And he fought for greater good against friends - which is also part of heroic trophy. Avengers were not always 'good guys'.

[@Hektols]

Vision and Wonderman are not listed because they turned against the villains in the same comics they debuted, they were never evil, they can't be classified as villains, they were misguided heroes.

[@kuunt6065]

@@Hektols tomorrow woman is literally that and on this list

[@WERTYUIO821]

Hawkeye deserved a higher rank. He was not such a villain but considering how mamy times he was the leader of a Avenger like team and the fact he himself has help a lot of people switch sides he deserved to be a lot higher(even number 1)

[@CLJordanMusic91]

How is Rogue not on the list?

[@Michaelengelmann]

Haweye was the enemy of Iron Man?🤣 “Oh no, my only weakness, getting shot by sticks!”🤣

[@zerosumgame5700]

Put one in that eye slit or wedge it in one of the joints and see who's laughing. All Hawkeye has to do is strike the weakest points until the machinery fails or the wrinkles inhibit motion. Less applicable to modern Iron Man, what with his self-repairing nanosuit.

[@Michaelengelmann]

@@zerosumgame5700 I highly doubt shooting an arrow on one of the joints will make it fall apart. Maybe the main arc reactor in the chest but IM has self defense protocols

[@zerosumgame5700]

@@Michaelengelmann Yes, but Hawkeye's whole deal is being deceptively capable. EMP Arrow is somewhere in there, incendiary to block heat vision, smokescreen to disable eyes, and then plink a couple shots into a jet while the system scrambles to figure out a detection method. Once Iron Man can't fly or see, it's a matter of if Stark is going to use lethal force or not. Hawkeye is as creative with arrow specific weapons as Stark is with suit design.

[@Michaelengelmann]

@@zerosumgame5700 so he’s a Green Arrow knock off

[@zerosumgame5700]

@@Michaelengelmann Yeah, I just looked it up, and Green Arrow came out 23 years before Hawkeye, at 1941 vs 1964. Same concept, an arrow for every job, so the main weakness isn't tech or skill, it's ammo count. Stark uses suit energy to fire off blasts and engage in combat, Hawkeye has a quiver of arrows, and the arrows run out faster. Stark is helplessly weighed down by an unpowered suit *if* he craps out too fast, Hawkeye can simply re-equip more arrows. Hawkeye would have a maximum of 20ish moves to close the deal or retreat and reload. Stark wouldn't end him upfront, so that only becomes an issue if Hawkeye gets the better and losing is not an option (Like *another* civil war) plus suit power ending up in the lower third of his capacity. Win conditions aren't common for Hawkeye, but they exist. He's got a few shots before Iron Man shoots the ground from beneath his feet or some shit.

[@kevinslater4126]

I came here for Rogue and you didn't mention Rogue

[@cringeman9019]

Well maybe you should have made your own list

[@midwestmonstaz3655]

Ahhh yes.. the pewma.. one of the most majestic and most dangerous animals in the entire kingdom. Watch as the pewma, stalks his prey. Reminding us why we should always admire the pewma, from a distance.. fascinating.

[@shoji8069]

I expected Rogue to be here

[@psyionic8595]

Puma No one, no one at all: What culture: Pew-Ma

[@arkinyte13]

Kirann Meadows I actually think Puma is pretty cool, he just needs a good writer to push him more.

[@Firguy]

Pewma is just another of many names for the mountain lion, aka the cougar, aka the catamount, aka the painter, and so forth

[@zachiswayposi1]

Works really well with WC's wrestling videos talking about wrestlers who need a poosh

[@jamesmorriscreations]

@Kirann Meadows That’s how English people pronounce it, you numpty.

[@zachiswayposi1]

James Morris POOSH

[@r5d46]

Was really hoping Doom would stay good, his run as iron man was fantastic

[@tchuxferenczy8669]

As a proud reader of everything abaout Deadpool out there, i don´t know if i would put him in this list. Deadpool generally has his personal agenda and helps heroes or villains alike depending of his personal interest. He is friend with Captain America and Spiderman and use to help them but in the next comic you see him working for hydra. He have some moral code but is so twisted that is hard to say he´s good, and when he tries to act good usually is just to be admired or to impress some of his hero friends. And in the next page he will be at the other extreme. This is what i like from him, he is not evil, nor good. He is tunring back and forth at all times.

[@cerebralassassin2185]

Venom and Deadpool are my two favorite turn arounds. They handled both of them so well amd made it slow and developed.

[@G0d_Ginrai]

One favourite of mine not on the list - Megatron from IDW's Transformers. Now he's going to be a villain again due to the entire run going through a 'Crisis' style reboot, but for the initial one, once he joined the Autobots, he remained one til the very end. _"I once told Optimus I killed for the sake of killing. I wanted to make him hurt me, you see-because when he hurts others, he hurts himself. And the thing is, when the words were in my head I didn't think I meant them; but when they left my mouth, I realized that I did. If the world thinks you're a monster, what does it matter? The world is wrong. But when you start to think of yourself as a monster... I came to hate the person I'd become. And I decided that the best way to leave that person behind-perhaps the easiest way-was to become an Autobot."_

[@DarkwyndPT]

Hasn't Emma Frost recently return to villainy?

[@ecliptorcalrissian5014]

Considering how jerkish the characters get in the constant "let's do Civil War again!" storylines, I really don't know who we're supposed to consider heroes or villains. But last I checked, she's taken over the Hellfire Club but with supposedly good intentions, though she's now wearing a more antiheroish costume and that's never a good sign...

[@Linklex7]

Yeah she tried to commit massive inhuman genocide

[@whodat8048]

@@Linklex7 but their inhumans.... soo shes a hero

[@Fektthis]

several times I would think. she doesn't fit the criteria laid out. hell, isn't she a villain right now?

[@robertagu5533]

@@ecliptorcalrissian5014 so she pulled a Mortal Kombat universe and took a once powerful evil group and tries to turn it into a powerful force for good like the Lin Quei under Sub Zero

[@dinomonzon7493]

Very well done! Surprised Rogue of the X-Men didn't make the list.

[@jamessturrs8550]

Yeah her, hawkeye and black widow were who I was expecting.

[@michaelbrent1536]

What about Moon Knight, The Sentry, Hercules, Squadron Supreme,Hyperion, Silver Surfer ,Ambush Bug Or Creeper(Jack Ryder)?

[@skeletoncrew6500]

I don't think they're counting moon Knight since it was technically retconed that he wasn't actually a villain

[@j.a.weishaupt1748]

Michael Brent What about Michael Brent?

[@mozwald7901]

technically the squadron supreme werent ever gillains only their clones created by the grandmaster - the squadron sinister

[@dabestyoutube5433]

The creeper started out as a hero in showcase 72 back in the late 60's he's just perceived as a villlian

[@YAYCONFORMITY]

The Sentry wasn't initially a villain, the void was. But since they expanded past the original miniseries... which they maybe shouldn't have done, he's kind of flipped back and forth.

[@Paulafan5]

Where's Rogue?! Seriously?! I thought her, Venom, and Deadpool were the 3 obvious ones that belonged on the list. The only thing Carol Danvers was remembered for was when Rogue permanently stole her powers.

[@youngmerc7717]

Paulafan5 Deadpool and venom are more anti heroes than actual heroes.

[@anthonyortiz1752]

Not gonna lie, Hawkeye kinda surprised me... Also here before 100

[@tomkesteffens2504]

Why? He's the prime example for that

[@markhosaka430]

@@tomkesteffens2504 /

[@Hektols]

Hawkeye was never a villain, he was mistaken for one, he doesn't belong to the list.

[@tomkesteffens2504]

@@Hektols He admits that he was a Villain in dead man logan

[@Hektols]

@@tomkesteffens2504 It takes place in an alternate reality but in the official one he never considered himself a villain.

[@jakeking974]

"What is better: to be born good or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?", Now available in Top 10 list form!

[@TheFaulkned]

You missed Rogue. Still my favorite xman and number one lady in comics.

[@warlock12uk]

This is comics. The video's title should end (And Haven't Turned Back... Yet).

[@biohazard724]

Outside of brainwashing or body snatching I don't see Clint or Natasha going bad. Or Plastic Man. Deadpool eh, maybe, but I think the idea of disappointing Cap is keeping him from going rogue.

[@Shadomancer]

Next list, Heroes turned Villains. like the Plutonian from Iredeemable and The Batman who Laughs.

[@nickleo7586]

Injustice Superman

[@N2Jay]

Thomas Wayne Batman

[@mgsxmike]

People from orher dimension is cheating

[@Shadomancer]

@@mgsxmike - The Plutonian - Ozymandias - Terra - Alex Wilder

[@mgsxmike]

@@Shadomancer isn't Ozymandias more of an antihero?

[@Captaincory1]

You neglect to mention THE best bromance in history between Spider-man and Deadpool, AND miss an opportunity to mention DC's joke to have one of their first villains to "go straight" be one of the first characters to come out of the closet?

[@CloneCommanderQutibahAlFarouqi]

Top 10 Curb Stomp Battle in Comic Book History

[@blackday1013]

Emma Frost is my favorite X Man. I was honestly mad when they tried making her a villain again after Cyclops's death.

[@kcollier710]

Question: what goes 'Phew! Phew! Phew! Phew! Phew! Phew!'? Answer: Pwuma with a toy gun...

[@4817Indian]

Emma mentored Kitty.She saw herself in Pryde.

[@airimee]

I would really like for green goblin to get a redemption comic. And have harry as the redeemed goblin like spiderman 3.

[@Eldrisaur]

“Well-meaning liquid friend” I love Venom so much

[@ImitationJesus]

The entire time you were mentioning Puma, all I could think in my head is Crow T. Robot from MST3K's episode "Pumaman".

[@cjhs2006]

I Love Hawkeye,&,Black Widow in The MCU,it Doesn’t Matter That They Don’t Really Have Superpowers,Their Brains,&,Wits Are What Makes Them Superpowerful

[@robploski4026]

Tomorrow Woman was a retelling of Red Tornado’s story arc

[@mobyt.3900]

There was also Wonder Man, who was a tool of the Masters of Evil and had a change of heart after defeating the Avengers (and being fatally betrayed) and the Vision, tool of Ultron, who taught us that even an android (or "synthezoid") can cry.

[@monsterenergypunk]

Eddie Brock and the Symbiote are a romantic couple, when you pay close enough attention to them. That's why I loved the Venom movie -- it was a damn rom-com.

[@TheCycloneable]

No Otto Octavious? a.k.a Doctor Octopus? a.k.a now THE SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN??

[@stealthynaxo]

Yeahhhhh... About that... Have you read the last one?

[@Xone9]

Ock doesn't get a pass based solely on *how* he became the Superior Spider-Man.

[@mattymayhem1232]

Everyone: Inconspicuous WhatCulture : In-con-spishus.

[@CB-THE-OG]

Genuinely disappointed that Catwoman wasn’t number 1

[@anthonybeaudry1547]

add sin, DC comics

[@shindari]

I know, right? Seemed like a no-brainer.

[@AutumnAmericana]

i wouldn't say she's never looked back though and i wouldn't classify her as a "supervillain" anyway. She's a "supercriminal" but that's just my take on it.

[@Killakob3s]

She still flips back and forth lol. She's always stealin shit

[@cabrondemente1]

She's never reformed and honestly there isn't much to reform to begin with. She's Chaotic Good; she would never hurt an innocent but the law is optional from her point of view, she has seen in Batman and Gotham's villains what fanaticism can lead to and doesn't agree with either. She's egotistical but that doesn't make her evil.

[@Kalah_]

Rogue? ROOOOGUEEEE!!

[@nathanhodgson8384]

I don’t even read comics I just like to know this kind of stuff 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[@MayoAddict475]

Same.

[@marcushamner5994]

Me too, bro😂😂🤘🏽

[@nathanhodgson8384]

Marcus Hamner we are just wonderful weirdos bro 🙌🏻😂

[@capital_beaz4725]

Noobs

[@marcushamner5994]

@@nathanhodgson8384 Exactly bro!!😂 I still have my stack of comics, from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and 00s. You and I rock lol. I met a legendary "weirdo" named Stan Lee too😂😂💪🏾

[@Aruynn]

I'm surprided he mentioned Captain America instead of Spiderman in the deadpool one, but great list nonetheless.

[@swingersfan]

I’m not so sure about Venom. He’s about as stable as the Joker, and like him he’s one bad day from becoming a villain (again).

[@JTHMRulez1]

What makes you think that? Maybe both Eddie Brock and the Symbiote right now are in a grey area every so often but they certainly mean good. And they have had plenty of bad days recently.

[@swingersfan]

Anarchist Edgelord Yes, but given the fact he’s dealing with the whole Absolute Carnage situation, as well as constantly protecting his recently-discovered son, there’s a possibility that Eddie/Venom could be pushed over the edge.

[@yellowpig1026]

all it takes is accidentally attaching to one dickhead

[@raymondgerlach3148]

I remember when both Hawkeye and Black Widow were villans, both when it first happened and reprints [compilations ]. The others not so much.

[@ashielilystar6134]

actually I feel like the Hawkeye story you covered while being the original is not the most compelling villain to hero story he’s had. one of my personal favourite backstories for the archer has him run away from home and join the circus but plot twist, its the circus of crime, a criminal organisation that has Clint, then called Bullseye as a trick shot performer while helping them on their crime sprees. But after Clint’s so called “family” resorts to murder to get what they want and thats when Clint had enough, he tripped the alarm and got the entire circus arrested. He was arrested too of course but security footage (or witness accounts depending on which comic/cartoon you read/watch) clearly show that it was him who had tripped the alarm. so fury himself makes Clint a shield agent where he took on the name “Hawkeye”. yes I know there is an actual villain called bullseye, I dont know why or how that happened

[@ShadowWingTronix]

As much as a superhero needs villains for interesting stories I do love a good redemption story and some villains can understandably reform.

[@kelvinsantiago7061]

Dynamic man From Project Superpowers deserves a mention.

[@acemarvel1564]

I’m glad they all got a chance

[@ethanevans4289]

Emma Frost has gone back to villainy before (as seen in Inhumans vs X-Men and Bunn’s run on X-Men Blue)

[@Canadamus_Prime]

..."and never looked back" ...yet.

[@platinumraven118]

Anyone notice how cool Steve Rogers is? The Marvel Comics treat Steve Rogers like mythic figure meets everyman. Everyone who dosen't hate him seems to either be freinds with him, or respect him deeply.

[@NekoSoren]

It's a shame the Ultimate Universe did him so dirty XD

[@GrandmasterDevo]

"Well-meaning liquid friend"... That almost makes Venom sound adorable.

[@FeiFongWang]

And number 1, Vegeta.

[@jameskiely2788]

Emma Frost, who has returned to villain status, and not Rogue? Shocking.... also, though it is a newer development I have to say Killer Frost dropping the killer part and joining the League was a fun read. Hope it sticks. lol

[@Linklex7]

Emma has turned villain again quiet a few times again over the years

[@truthboi1345]

It’s pronounced “Pooma” not “Pewma”

[@nayfehn89]

It's really not though

[@jamesmorriscreations]

Not in southern England it isn’t

[@michaelwilson5114]

Pewmaman

[@Nemoticon]

WRONG.... American's can't speak English, they have no jurisdiction on how to speak properly, anywhere, any when.

[@whattheyourgae9627]

@@Nemoticon you realize America has its own form of English right?

[@Lucy666Fernandez]

I mean...not too long ago in Spider-Man/Deadpool, Deadpool actually robbed a bunch of shield armories and sold the stuff he found to the highest bidder on the black market, keeping for himself whatever he thought was cool enough. So I wouldn't be too sure about him being completely good.

[@OK-yy6qz]

Rogue Red Hulk and Catwoman deserved at list an honourable mention especially since unlike some people on this list they were villians for more than 1 second

[@patrickbittner8458]

Venom has definitely gone back to villainy after becoming a "good" guy. When Mac Gargan wore the symbiote he ate squirrels, Skrulls and peoples arms. He was a "hero" before that. He doesn't fit on this list with the basis of "and never turned evil again".

[@aarontaylor2808]

FYI you forgot Harley Quinn, Catwoman, the Swordsman and Marvel's Ares. Way back in the day when a reader noticed an oversight, the reader could ask for a No Prize! I still give you 2 thumbs up for your research you know your comic history.

[@mvanh1956]

I guess DC and Marvel are the only comics worth mentioning. >.< IDW Megatron comes to mind.

[@ryansmith8]

The IDW Transformers comics are legit the best version of Transformers.

[@Quasiguambo]

@@ryansmith8 that's good to know, I love transformers and bought them all on a comixology sale but haven't read them yet... Good times ahead then, nice.

[@brandonjackson5023]

Disappointed not to see my homeboy Kite Man on this list.

[@maskedmarvyl4774]

lol he's a hero now? Does he save kites from the Kite-Eating Tree? Charlie Brown: "Kite-man, you're my hero!!"

[@bluemarauder6997]

the next marvel spider-man movie... puma and kraven the hunter introduced. boom mark my words. puma will be a shapeshifter who will help ry to clear spider-mans name behind the scenes having some proof of mysterio's plan OR setting up the sinister six plot. and spider-man will inadvertently cross paths with him and help him evade the main antagonist hunting puma, who else but kraven so it will be the main movie as both try to evade kraven whilst trying to prove spider man innocent.

[@ET-Wonder1]

A certain girl once said: “Good isn’t something you are. It’s something you do”

[@cjhs2006]

Plastic Man Vs.Elastigirl,I Wonder Who Can Stretch Farther

[@eyeseer1]

Really wished Songbird/ Melissa Gold a.k.a. Screaming Mimi had a nod in this list.

[@thomasclawson7183]

"You just have to WANT to do good." Really? So if somebody murders 100 people but really really wants to be a good person deep down, IS that really all that matters?

[@TornaitSuperBird]

Talk about AMC Neegan.

[@Mrspiderman20014]

If Vegeta can do it...

[@CombatSportsNerd]

@@Mrspiderman20014 Lmfao Exactly

[@kingdomofthem1822]

Emma Frost went villain over a year ago.

[@Daftanemone]

Abraham Ortiz it’s what culture what do you expect?

[@conopeter]

She got backed into a corner after cyclops died, she did what she had to do.

[@GodBroly]

I mean saying Barton never turned back is a hell of a stretch given his time as ronin

[@meloniwinter226]

Very surprised Rogue wasn't on here, and also the Pied Piper. Pied Piper went from being a classic Silver Age villain to Wally West's roommate and bestfriend.

[@jamesmorriscreations]

The Vision? Similar story to Tomorrow Woman I guess, but much more iconic

[@incubustimelord5947]

Rita DeMara was the second Yellowjacket. She started out similar to Ant-Man II (Scott Lang) in that she was a former professional criminal, specifically a cat-burglar not unlike Lang and Felicia Hardy, a.k.a. the Black Cat. She accidentally discovered by chance the Yellowjacket costume and the Pym Particles that enabled her to shrink and grow, and she had become the second Yellowjacket, the female one who was more like a crook version of the Wasp (Janet Van Dyne). In the beginning, she was a solo operator but later joined the arch-enemies of the super hero team the Avengers called the Masters of Evil, a super-villain team that would clash with the Avengers for many years during their attempts at world domination. Her costume was modified to give her Wasp-like wings that enabled her to fly whenever she shrank down to the size of a yellowjacket, and she was even given bio-electric blasters built into her costume's gloves, and a cybernetically linked helmet similar to Ant-Man's that had artificial antennae, enabling her to psionically communicate with and control all insects, especially yellowjacket wasps. Even her Pym Particles had mutated her due to her constant exposure to them, and she no longer needed them to shrink or grow. This improvement of her advanced weapons and paraphernalia was done by the criminal scientist called the Tinkerer, who had increased the effectiveness Dr. Hank Pym's technology and weaponry in a manner similar to how Dr. Pym had made his Giant-Man costume out of a synthetic stretch fabric interwoven with Mister Fantastic's (Dr. Reed Richards') "Unstable Molecules", and how he had made Janet Van Dyne gain superhuman strength as she shrank. This gave Rita DeMara the power to grow to a giant size of up to 60 feet tall in height at the most, and gain enhanced human strength at a height of only 1 inch tall, provided that she psionically controls her mass so that she still weighs her normal height's weight. However, if she makes herself as light as an insect, she can't use her enhanced strength. Later, after realizing how crazy and evil her fellow members of the Masters of Evil were, she quit that super-villain team, not wanting to associate with such insanely sociopathic and dangerously psychotic murderers and armed bank robbers who were obsessed with destroying the world if they couldn't conquer it, and killing their arch-enemies the Avengers in revenge for them getting defeated in battle by the members of that super hero team many times. Yellowjacket II decided to join the Avengers and try to make-up for her criminal past by becoming a super heroine. The members of the Avengers reluctantly took her in as they didn't fully trust the former super-villainess. But she had given up her thief ways for good, preferring to become a professional adventuress and a professional crime fighter rather than associate with serial killers who commit wholesale destruction and mayhem. She stayed with the Avengers on a probationary basis and her status with them remained as a trainee at Avengers Headquarters only. She even received extensive and intensive combat training from Captain America in order for her to have much more effective defensive, and offensive use of combat techniques using her powers and weapons. After her Avenger-in-training period was over, she became a full-fledged member of the team, helping them to fight against her former allies in the Masters of Evil. She would later meet the Guardians of the Galaxy and time travel with them to the 31st century. She joined their super hero team and helped them fight against the hostile alien species called the Badoon who had conquered that time period. She proved to be a good member of the team despite being from 1,000 years ago in the past. Sadly, Rita DeMara would die fighting to defend Earth against the Badoon. The Guardians of the Galaxy would bury her on that planet, as she was among the last humans left. She is remembered by them as a true protector of her homeworld and a savior of her species.

[@joelvaldez8688]

First of all, Poo-Mah. Second, Rogue should have made the list. Third, not a well known character but the story of Gladiator in Daredevil comics I thought had a great reform story.

[@willnelson9906]

can't believe y'all had the audacity to have a picture of harley come up, but not mention her, cause she's become an anti-hero too, i'd mention ivy as well, but i'm pretty sure ivy is around the same area as magneto,

[@White_Recluse]

Plastic Man was my favorite character in Brave And The Bold

[@stevenherman7759]

i would argue Emma became a villain again during Avengers vs X-men, though i suppose that could be a matter of perspective

[@Lickicker]

I remember when venom was such a bad guy he basically just ate everyone so every time i see new versions of him where hes a anti hero it throws me for a loop, same with deadpool

[@matthewrichards8218]

Ema does go bad again in the X-Men vs inhumans.

[@Gojiro7]

surprised no honorable mention went out to the punisher his very first appearance was being tricked into hunting Spiderman by a guy who was way more villainous looking XD

[@Dorkyboi-1218]

Frost caused a war between mutants and inhumans

[@Thaumh]

And then there's Frank Castle, arguably the ultimate anti-hero. Doing the 'wrong things' (killing everyone directly involved in a mob corrupted justice system) for borderline 'right reasons (vengeance for the death of his family), but in doing so making the world a safer place for everyone else.

[@schwarzwald6672]

My fav without a doubt is the good joker from I think earth number 9 I never once thought what would happen if the Joker still went mad but for good. Under the red hood Joker.

[@garrymoloney9570]

Didn’t Emma become a villain again in X-Men vs inhumans story a few years ago?

[@LupineShadowOmega]

Nope. They tried to play it off with a reveal of her alone in a room with a new Hellfire outfit at the end, as if she'd go back to evil, but it never happened and thank god it didn't. The whole idea was stupid.

[@garrymoloney9570]

Yeah I heard that whole thing was just to try and replace the X-Men with the inhumans because marvel had the movie rights to inhumans but not X-Men

[@alanrickett2537]

Emma is a villian, she does what good for her and a role with xmen is better than a role with hellfire club , besides she likes Scott so is bound to do bad stuff ;-)

[@watkinry]

I was kind of hoping to see Groot on the list.

[@benx6264]

I wouldn't classify Black Widow as a "villain". She was an operative of a legitimate nation-state, working under orders to carry out that nation-state's interests. She's only a "villain" because the nation state in question was the USSR and it was the Cold War.

[@Ave_Echidna]

Thought Rogue would be number 1...

[@jonathandeutsch9360]

I think the list should've included superior spider-man and Red Hood, they're some of my favorite anti-heroes

[@House.Of.Pain.]

What about Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver no Rogue no Wonderman

[@BrotherDerrick3X]

Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver have gone back and forth between hero and villain a number of times.

[@sukuruchan]

now i would love to see a frikkin plasticman turns back to be a villain story :D

[@OldManTastic]

I think it'd be cooler to see more long-term heel turns

[@Catkeeper]

2:00 Inconspishus? Guys, I know you have a tendency to be awful at pronouncing words, but I feel it's time for an intervenshus.

[@j.a.weishaupt1748]

Catkeeper This wasn’t even that bad. That word is somewhat difficult. But yeah, mainly Josh lacks the ability to pronounce very, very, very easy words properly.

[@biohazard724]

@@j.a.weishaupt1748 like pew-ma

[@karlrudd4818]

HA!

[@gamester512]

I'd even argue that *Taskmaster* could have potential as a villain who might eventually turn good on a permanent basis. Particularly considering a certain bit form a comic where both Deadpool and Taskmaster were involved. The villain of said story wound up being a psychologist and therapist who abused his patients and even drove one of them (a young girl) to attempt suicide. Cue Deadpool strolling into the psychologist office and starting to casually chat with him, with the topic slowly (and increasingly uncomfortably for the psychologist) drifting into details more and more in line with what the psychologist had done to that girl. And in the end Deadpool beats the absolute hell out of the guy (and as added emphasis, Deadpool's usual mental "voices" that interject and comment on what's going on, during this particular scenario are noticeably and completely *absent* which means that Deadpool was 100% focused on making the guy pay for what he'd done to that girl), and Deadpool outright stated that the *only* reason that Deadpool didn't just kill the guy is because that young girl had explicitly asked him *not* to do so, and Deadpool leaves. And then Taskmaster walks in and remarks "Funny, I didn't promise her a damn thing.", and Taskmaster promptly executes the dirt-bag.

[@robertdullnig3625]

Deadpool joined HYDRA in Secret Empire, and Emma Frost was the main villain in Inhumans vs X-Men.

[@jeff-dk5lc]

Deadpool probably joined the hydra just to triggered captain america

[@matthewschwartz6607]

What about some of the Thunderbolts? Atlas, Songbird, The Beetle, etc.