CBR's Top Fifty Avengers Foes! *VOTING EXTENDED*

[mattbib]

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VOTING EXTENDED THROUGH NOVEMBER 22!

Because of the success of CBR's Top Fifty Avengers (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=143543), we're going to rank the fifty most popular Avengers foes - as chosen by the Assemblers on the Avengers Forum!

Here's how it works:

E-mail your top ten favorite Avengers foes, in order of how much you like them, to Top50AvengersFoes@comcast.net (Top50AvengersFoes@comcast.net). For example, if you like Kang the best he'd be #1. Pacific Overlords second best, they'd be #2, etc. Do not post or PM me your lists.
For each first place vote, a character will get 10 points. For every second, 9 points, etc.
Include your poster handle in the e-mail subject so I know who's voting; this way I can keep it to CBR members only.
If you MUST discuss your picks be as vague as you can so that the results are truly surprises.
Beginning November 23, I'll reveal the Top Fifty Avengers Foes, according to the posters of the Avengers forum!So e-mail me your picks!

I scoured through every issue, special, and annual of Avengers, West Coast Avengers, New Avengers, Young Avengers and Solo Avengers issue and came up with the following list of major foes from which you can choose:

AIM
Aarkon
Absorbing Man
Alkhema
Annihilus
Ares
Attuma
Baron Helmut Zemo
Beyonder
Black Talon
Blackout
Blastaar
Blood Brothers
Bloodwraith
Bogatryri (Doctor Volkh, Golubev, Morning Star, Svyatogor)
Brand Corporation
Brotherhood of Evil Mutants / Freedom Force
Chthon
Collective (Xorn)
Collector
Count Nefaria
Deathweb (Antro, Arachne, Therak)
Diablo
Dire Wraiths
Doctor Demonicus
Doctor Doom
Dominus
Dormammu
Egghead
Elements of Doom
Enchantress
Exemplars
Exodus
Gatherers (Magdalene, Swordsman, Anti-Vision, Cassandra, Jocasta, Korg, Rick, Sliver, Sloth, Ute, Tabula, Tarkas)
Ghaur
Grandmaster
Graviton
Grey Gargoyle
Grim Reaper
Heavy Metal (Super-Adaptoid, Sentry #459, Machine Man, Awesome Android)
High Evolutionary
Hulk
HYDRA
Hydro-Man
Immortus
Imus Champion
Inferno (Joseph Conroy)
Infinites
Kang
Klaw
Korvac
Kree
Kree Sentry #459
Kulan Gath
Lava Men
Lethal Legion I (Living Laser, Power Man, Swordsman, Grim Reaper, Man-Ape)
Lethal Legion II (Count Nefaria, Power Man, Whirlwind, Living Laser)
Lethal Legion III (Grim Reaper, Black Talon, Goliath, Man-Ape, Nekra, Ultron)
Lethal Legion IV (Hangman, Coldsteel, Cyana, Axe of Violence, Zyklon)
Living Laser
Loki
Lord Templar
Lunatic Legion (Kree)
Mad Thinker
Maelstrom
Maelstrom's Minions (Helio, Phobieus, Gronk)
Magneto
Mandarin
Marcus Immortus
Master of the World
Master Pandemonium
Masters of Evil I (Baron Zemo, Enchantress, Executioner, Wonder Man, Black Knight, Melter
Masters of Evil II (Ultron, Klaw, Whirlwind, Melter, Black Knight, Radioactive Man)
Masters of Evil III (Egghead, Moonstone, Scorpion, Whirlwind, Tiger Shark, Radioactive Man, Beetle, Shocker)
Masters of Evil IV (Baron Zemo, Goliath, Screaming Mimi, Moonstone, Mr. Hyde, Yellowjacket, Wrecker, Bulldozer, Thunderball, Piledriver, Blackout, Tigershark, Absorbing Man, Titania)
Maximus the Mad
Mechano-Marauder (Fabian Stankowicz)
Mephisto
Mole Man
Molecule Man
Monolith
Moonstone
Mordred
Morgan Le Fay
Nebula
Nebulon
Necrodamus
Night Shift
Onslaught
Orca
Pacific Overlords (Big One, Cybertooth, Jawbreaker, Irezumi, Kain, Kuroko, Living Lightning, Pele, Sunfire, Typhoon, Morning Star)
Plant-Man
Presence
Proctor
Rama-Tut
Red Skull
Ringmaster & the Circus of Crime
Ronan the Accuser
Roxxon Oil
Satannish
Savage Land Mutates
Scarlet Witch
Screaming Mimi
Sentinels
Skrulls
Sons of the Serpent
Space Phantom
Squadron Sinister (Hyperion, Nighthawk, Whizzer, Doctor Spectrum)
Squadron Supreme
Star-Stalker
Stranger
Super-Adaptoid
Super-Skrull
Supreme Intelligence
Swordsman I
Taskmaster
Terminatrix/Kang-Nebula (Ravonna)
Terminus
Tetrarchs of Entropy
Thane Ector
Thanos
That Which Endures
Thunderbolts
Typhon
Tyrak
U-Foes (X-Ray, Vector, Vapor, Iron Clad)
Ultron
Whirlwind
Winter Guard (Steel Guardian, Vanguard, Darkstar, Vostok, Fantasma, Powersurge, Sibercat)
Wizard
Wrecking Crew (Wrecker, Piledriver, Thunderball, Bulldozer)
Yellowjacket II
Zodiac I
Zodiac II (LMDs)
Zodiac III (First Sign)

[mattbib]

What the heck, here's the rest of the foes, ones I personally don't consider as major (largely because of few Avengers appearances), but maybe some of you do. So feel free to choose from these additional foes:

Arsenal
Assassin
Balor
Baron Brimstone
Benedict
Berserker
Bloodhawk
Commisar
Crawlers
Defiler
Desert Dwellers (Butte, Gila, Cactus, Sunstroke)
Elfqueen
Fomor
Halflife, Quantum & Zzzax
Hand
Headlok & Griffin
Hyena
Ixar and the Ultroids
Keeper of the Flame
Legion of the Unliving I (Frankenstein's monster, Human Torch, Flying Dutchmans' Ghost, Midnight, Wonder Man, Baron Zemo)
Legion of the Unliving II (Baron Blood, Black Knight, Bucky, Captain Marvel, Death Adder, Dracula, Drax, Executioner, Green Goblin, Hyperion, Korvac, Nighthawk, Red Guardian, Swordsman, Terrax)
Legion of the Unliving III (Human Torch, Black Knight, Left-Winger, Right-Winger, Iron Man 2020, Grim Reaper, Swordsman, Oort the Living Comet)
Leonard Tippit
Lion God
Manipulator
Modred the Mystic
Power Platoon
Psyklop
Pyron
Quasimodo
Red Ronin/Dr. Cowan
Slasher
Solarr
Stinger
Super-Nova
Titanic Three (Crimson Dynamo, Radioactive Man, Titanium Man)
Tyrannus
Vibro
Voice
Warbirds
Weathermen
Yellow Claw
Yetrigar
Zaran, Shockwave & Razorfist

Please post if you think I missed any foes or if you have any questions!

[jcp011c]

Pretty complete list, with the exception of Ultron on his own in his various incarnations. :eek:

[Will.S]

I know he's relatively new but no inclusion of the Collective/Xorn?

[o1pickleboy]

I wonder if Scarlet Witch counts. Since she was the "villian" in "disassembled" and in "House of M". Given her status right now, I could see at least one more story of her fighting the Avengers, maybe more.

[mattbib]

I know he's relatively new but no inclusion of the Collective/Xorn?Yep, I've added him to the list.

I wonder if Scarlet Witch counts.
Yes, she counts, and she was already on the list.

[o1pickleboy]

Yep, I've added him to the list.

Yes, she counts, and she was already on the list.

Sorry about that I miss her the first time.(had to double check before I made the mistake again)

What about Quicksilver? I know he doesn't have "Disassembled" like his sister, but he was one of the "House of M" villains and battled the Avengers in the past.

[Siddon]

Tyrak
U-Foes (X-Ray, Vector, Vapor, Iron Clad)
Whirlwind
Winter Guard (Steel Guardian, Vanguard, Darkstar, Vostok, Fantasma, Powersurge, Sibercat)


Where's Ultron?

[mattbib]

Where's Ultron?LOL...OMG, talk about forgetting the obvious. Just added him.

EDIT: For those who've already sent their lists, feel free to send an update to include Ultron if you feel so inclined.

[Nyssane]

No Serpent Society? :(!!!

[mattbib]

No Serpent Society? :(!!!I don't recall the Society ever battling the Avengers.

[Joe Acro]

The Wrecking Crew fought the Avengers at some point.

No, the Serpent Society has never fought the Avengers as a group.

[mattbib]

The Wrecking Crew fought the Avengers at some point.Yeah, in Austen's story. I added them to the second list since that was their one and only arc (outside of Under Siege).

[Mikl C]

The Wrecking Crew fought them more than that... they captured Photon (or whatever she is now) and overthrew Arkon?
Busiek's run I think?

[moebius]

what about Tony Stark/Iron Man? (The Crossing; Civil War).

[mattbib]

The Wrecking Crew fought them more than that... they captured Photon (or whatever she is now) and overthrew Arkon?
Busiek's run I think?Forgot about that. I've bumped them up to the first list as that, plus their Masters membership, makes them significant villains.

[mattbib]

what about Tony Stark/Iron Man? (The Crossing; Civil War).No, Immortus was the true foe during the Crossing. And Iron Man isn't really a foe of the Avengers during Civil War, considering he's leading what would legally be considered the legitimte Avengers at the moment.

[Lobo]

Does Zeus count?

[mattbib]

Sure, if you think Zeus is one of the Avengers greatest foes.


Don't forget, only six days to get your votes in!

[o1pickleboy]

I was wondering if Quicksilver counted Matt?(House of M and previous battles)

[mattbib]

I was wondering if Quicksilver counted Matt?(House of M and previous battles)If you think he does, sure.

I personally don't think of him as a top Avengers foe though.

[Mikl C]

Sent. Again. I couldn't put Taskmaster on but he better be there !

[mattbib]

Two days to vote!

[Will.S]

I sent in my list but I just couldn't really get past the 20 mark.

After that it really becomes either bottom feeder villains or villains that just haven't really made that much of an impression on me based on what I read like Dr. Doom who I can't really vote for a top AVENGER villain even though he tops at an overall MU villain next to Magneto and Red Skull.

[mattbib]

Wow...only only 17 voters. :(

Come on, people! Let's get a few more in! Who are your ten favorite Avengers foes???

Send votes now to Top50AvengersFoes@comcast.net !

[Joe Acro]

You've convinced me, Matt. Despite my lack of an Avengers history, I'll vote.

[Dark Soul # 7]

I sent three times and I'm pretty sure that it actually got sent the third time.

[Mikl C]

ARGH Vote people!
(vote taskmaster.)

[mattbib]

You've convinced me, Matt. Despite my lack of an Avengers history, I'll vote.Cool! You don't need to know Avengers history, really. You just have to have a favorite ten among their foes. :)

[Joe Acro]

It's just that my list will be weighted towards villains I've read in Avengers stories or have heard about doing great things in Avengers comics. Most of these villains I either haven't heard of or don't remember fighting the Avengers. Initially, I was just trying to avoid voting because I felt people with more knowledge on the subject would vote in my stead. That didn't happen, so my hand was forced.

[Alan2099]

I expected more votes than that.

[Shellhead]

I tried to vote today, but my email was rejected:

"Reporting-MTA: dns; cenn.mc.mpls.visi.com
Arrival-Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 11:23:51 -0600 (CST)

Final-Recipient: rfc822; toTop50AvengersFoes@comcast.net
Action: failed
Status: 5.0.0
Diagnostic-Code: X-Postfix; host gateway-s.comcast.net[204.127.202.26] said:
551 not our customer (in reply to RCPT TO command)"

[Joe Acro]

Shellhead, take out the "to" at the beginning of the address.

[Shellhead]

Ok, that worked. Thanks.

[o1pickleboy]

Ok, that worked. Thanks.


Don't worry I did the same thing. Then I noticed it and fix it.

Come on people lets start voting.(Matt have you advertised in X-CRES or rita's.)

[Siddon]

did you even get 50 Villians with 17 voters?

[mattbib]

did you even get 50 Villians with 17 voters?There's a cut-off in the high-forties or low-fifties depending on how I count. I'm holding off for a few more participants though. Some of the votes were purposely...controversial. Regardless, the top ten-to-fifteen are complete landslides (as you'd imagine).