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10 DC Villains Ahsoka Could Defeat

Ahsoka faced several of Star Wars' most powerful villains over the years, which makes her more than a match for most of DC Comics' deadliest rogues.

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10 DC Villains Doctor Doom Would Team Up With

Doctor Doom may have debuted as a Fantastic Four villain, but he threatens the entire Marvel Universe. Who would help him conquer DC Comics?

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10 Batman Villains Who Could Headline Their Own Comic After Penguin

Penguin stars in his own comic written by Tom King, but surely there are many other Batman villains who deserve their own comic title as well.

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An Under-Utilized Batman Villain Could Become His Lex Luthor

Should DC Comics give him the chance, Batman's first recurring villain has all the makings to become the Dark Knight's "Lex Luthor."

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10 Fights That Would've Killed Batman In Real Life

Batman is one of DC Comics' greatest fighters and tacticians, but he has an uncanny habit of surviving impossible fights and outright lethal injuries.

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When Gotham Is Ashes: 12 Best Bane Quotes

Ever since his debut before Batman: Knightfall storyline, Bane has been dropping amazing supervillain-worthy quotes in comics and on the big screen.

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Blue Beetle Director Still Hopes to Make a Bane Movie for DC

Ángel Manuel Soto, the filmmaker behind Blue Beetle, shares that he wants to direct a DC movie that focuses on supervillain Bane's origin story.

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Who Is Batman's True Arch-Nemesis - And Why?

The Joker is Batman's most obvious rival in DC Comics but with villains like The Riddler and Bane, who's really the Dark Knight's perfect foe?

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Blue Beetle Director Reveals His Choice For Bane in the DCU

Blue Beetle Director Angel Manuel Soto reveals that he still wants to make a Bane film someday, outlining which actor he would choose.

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Blue Beetle Director Wanted to Pitch a Bane Origin Story for DC Studios

Director Angel Manuel Soto says that, before being offered Blue Beetle, he had hopes to direct a Bane origin film for DC.

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Lex Luthor & 9 Other DC Villains Who Don't Need Powers To Pose A Threat

Lex Luthor challenges Superman month after month without any superpowers, setting the precedent that even powerless villains can still pose threats.

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9 DC Villains Who Got Their Powers From A Scientific Accident

DC Comics' villains all have different origins, but some share a common scientific accident trope that gave them all powers.

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15 Strongest DC Villain Friendships

Even DC's best villains like Poison Ivy or Sinestro need friends, finding strong companionships with fellow villains like Harley Quinn and Black Adam.

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10 DC Characters The Venom Symbiote Would Bond With

Venom requires a powerful host and Eddie Brock isn't always available. DC heroes like Batman and villains like Bane could play host to the symbiote.

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10 Most Important Batman Milestones In DC Comics

Important moments in Batman's life have defined his superhero career and legacy in DC Comics, and he achieves more milestones with each year.

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10 Supervillains Who Should Guest Star In MK1

Mortal Kombat 1 would benefit from an array of guest villain appearances, from Dracula in Netflix's Castlevania to Shredder from TMNT.

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10 Most Brutal Batman Villains

Brutal Batman villains like Black Mask terrorize Gotham with violence while the Joker torments the entire Bat-Family with horrific villainous schemes.

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10 Overrated DC Villains (& How To Fix Them)

From the Reverse Flash to Bane, modern DC comics and other media have created overrated villains, but there are solutions to fix them.

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10 Best DC Comics Starring Bane

Bane solidified himself as one of Batman's greatest villains during the Knightfall storyline, and he has returned in many more iconic DC comics since.

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10 Popular DC Villains (& Their Greatest Victory)

The heroes don't always win, and DC's most popular villains, from the Joker to Darkseid, have actually achieved great, lasting victories.

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