The Sword Is Drawn
01-07-2009, 04:34 AM
And now we reach the award for Best Villain of 2008. Here we go. There were three villains out ahead on this one and three more tying on 9 nominations apiece. So Six candidates in total for you. They are:
Bastion : Admit it, how many of you thought you'd never see this guy again? The big bad from Operation: Zero Tolerance showed up again this year, after the Purifiers went out of their way to retrieve him over in X-Force. And dear lord, what nasty things he's been up to. Using Phalanx technology to resurrect the some of the X-Men's deadliest foes? Yeah, that's pretty nasty. He is one cold calculated machine. It's great to have him back.
Mystique : A busy year for our Raven. Betraying (and ultimately killing) Mister Sinister, being hunted down and left for dead by Wolverine, and trying very hard to kill off Iceman. Having spent much of 2007 trying to get in the X-Men's good books you knew it was only a matter of time before she showed her true colours... Is she your pick for 2008?
Sebastian Shaw : The original Black King just can't be kept down. Having sidestepped Mr Sinister's attempt at taking over his body, after his death, Shaw has now teamed up with the newly (re)born Miss Sinister. Sod the Lord Imperial, you can't keep a Shaw down. Most recently seen trying to acquire the services of Daken, in Original Sin. That didn't quite work out, but I doubt that's the end of it as far as Shaw's concerned.
Miss Sinister : We still don't know the whole story as far as this one's concerned. After Sinister's plan to transfer his personality into the body of any of the children he worked on at the Almagordo research centre was foiled by Xavier, Shaw and Gambit the woman who claims her real name to be 'Claudine Renko' turned up at the Hellfire Club. She's been working with Shaw, and trying to restore the dark and unsavoury memories of Daken. She does appear to have the abilities of the late Mr Sinister, but not the memories. Plenty potential here.
The Purifiers : A busy year too for Rev Matthew Risman and the Purifiers. From their continuing battle to try and kill the baby in Messiah Complex to their unholy alliance with Bastion in X-Force. I mean, seriously, these guys created a host of freaky angels by tearing Warren wings off him, extracting the traces of Apocalypse's former work, and creating an army with nasty metal wings. That was a bit $%&Łed up. Arguably they may have bitten off more they can chew with Bastion, but it's been an interesting year for them.
Martinque Jason (Lady mastermind) : In many ways 2007 was a year for Regan Wyngarde, as she joining up with Rogue's team of X-Men. But 2008 brought us the return of her half-sister, and the original Lady Mastermind, Martinque Jason. And she's no pushover, either. She had the whole of San Francisco believing it was 1969, and that she was some kind of Goddess. Emma Frost finally shattered her illusion, but Martinique escaped, to be offered a position in Madelyne Pryor's new Sisterhood of Mutants.
So there you go. Six nasties to vote on. One choice to make. This poll will be open until the end of the month, and feel free to discuss it below.
Over to you...
Bastion : Admit it, how many of you thought you'd never see this guy again? The big bad from Operation: Zero Tolerance showed up again this year, after the Purifiers went out of their way to retrieve him over in X-Force. And dear lord, what nasty things he's been up to. Using Phalanx technology to resurrect the some of the X-Men's deadliest foes? Yeah, that's pretty nasty. He is one cold calculated machine. It's great to have him back.
Mystique : A busy year for our Raven. Betraying (and ultimately killing) Mister Sinister, being hunted down and left for dead by Wolverine, and trying very hard to kill off Iceman. Having spent much of 2007 trying to get in the X-Men's good books you knew it was only a matter of time before she showed her true colours... Is she your pick for 2008?
Sebastian Shaw : The original Black King just can't be kept down. Having sidestepped Mr Sinister's attempt at taking over his body, after his death, Shaw has now teamed up with the newly (re)born Miss Sinister. Sod the Lord Imperial, you can't keep a Shaw down. Most recently seen trying to acquire the services of Daken, in Original Sin. That didn't quite work out, but I doubt that's the end of it as far as Shaw's concerned.
Miss Sinister : We still don't know the whole story as far as this one's concerned. After Sinister's plan to transfer his personality into the body of any of the children he worked on at the Almagordo research centre was foiled by Xavier, Shaw and Gambit the woman who claims her real name to be 'Claudine Renko' turned up at the Hellfire Club. She's been working with Shaw, and trying to restore the dark and unsavoury memories of Daken. She does appear to have the abilities of the late Mr Sinister, but not the memories. Plenty potential here.
The Purifiers : A busy year too for Rev Matthew Risman and the Purifiers. From their continuing battle to try and kill the baby in Messiah Complex to their unholy alliance with Bastion in X-Force. I mean, seriously, these guys created a host of freaky angels by tearing Warren wings off him, extracting the traces of Apocalypse's former work, and creating an army with nasty metal wings. That was a bit $%&Łed up. Arguably they may have bitten off more they can chew with Bastion, but it's been an interesting year for them.
Martinque Jason (Lady mastermind) : In many ways 2007 was a year for Regan Wyngarde, as she joining up with Rogue's team of X-Men. But 2008 brought us the return of her half-sister, and the original Lady Mastermind, Martinque Jason. And she's no pushover, either. She had the whole of San Francisco believing it was 1969, and that she was some kind of Goddess. Emma Frost finally shattered her illusion, but Martinique escaped, to be offered a position in Madelyne Pryor's new Sisterhood of Mutants.
So there you go. Six nasties to vote on. One choice to make. This poll will be open until the end of the month, and feel free to discuss it below.
Over to you...