Marvel Comics is full of dangerous villains who are masterminds, henchmen, or independent operators. Their motivations and methods are all quite different, but some antagonists stand out from their fellows. Many villains enjoy being the bad guy just for the violence. They live for aggressive battles and the thrill of blood hitting their faces. They are defined by their violence and lust for conflict.

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Some villains jump into the fray at the first chance. They are the fighters, mercenaries, and cold-blooded killers of Marvel Comics who wouldn't want any other life but the one they have.

10 Solem's Reputation Has Traveled Between Worlds

Solem. A hooded figure is shrouded in white and blue light, in Marvel Comics

Wolverine battles many cool villains, but few of them can compare to Solem. The Arakki mutant with adamantium skin is a hedonist of the highest degree and is a formidable opponent. While he enjoys good food, good drink, and the touch of others, Solem has no problem with using extreme violence to get his way. Anyone who can match Wolverine in a fight is a great warrior.

Solem is a master of multiple weapons, has been a pirate, and will cut his way through anyone in front of him. His adamantium skin allows him to fight anyone without a Murasama blade and come out of it unscathed. Solem takes anything he wants and dares anyone to stop him.

9 Kraven The Hunter Enjoys The Thrill Of The Kill

Kraven in Marvel Comics, wearing Beast's pelt with Deadpool's mask impaled on a spear.

Kraven the Hunter made a name for himself by hunting and killing the most dangerous prey in the world. When he saw Spider-Man, he decided that he needed to hunt the hero to prove that he was the best. Kraven is all about two things: the hunt and the kill. He's a man who lives for the adrenaline rush of a life-and-death struggle.

Kraven continually wants to prove that he's better than everyone in combat. He's honed these combat skills to make him an effective killer who will go to any length to prove that no one is better.

8 Curt Connors Becomes A Monster When He Transforms Into The Lizard

The Lizard in Marvel Comics

Curt Connors is a scientist who just wanted to help himself and others. He created a formula based on reptile DNA to regrow limbs and tested it on himself to restore his lost arm. However, it mutated him into the Lizard, an animalistic killer who Spider-Man has had to stop many times. Connors is a good, altruistic man, but the Lizard is a monster.

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Spider-Man and the Lizard have had some hellacious battles over the years. The Lizard knows nothing else but violence. He's perfectly built for it; he's stronger than Spider-Man, has a tough hide, and has sharp claws and teeth. Without the Wall-Crawler, Lizard would have killed many more over the years.

7 Ultron Is A Ruthless Killer

An image of Ultron powering himself up in Savage Avengers 6

Ultron is an iconic Avengers villain. Created by Hank Pym, the android has a personal grudge against the superhero team. His near destruction at the hands of Pym awakened Ultron's hatred of humanity. Since then, he's tried to destroy every biological entity on Earth. Ultron could use any method to kill, but he chooses the most violent options.

Ultron has killed millions over the years by using his powers and onboard weapons. Every time he shows up, he has an epic battle against the Avengers, testing the most powerful heroes with his unwavering violence.

6 Abomination Is A Straight-Up Brawler

Abomination fighting She-Hulk in Marvel Comics.

Abomination has a long history with the Hulk. Emil Blonsky was a spy who was trying to steal the secrets of the gamma bomb, but after being exposed to gamma radiation, he became the Abomination. While he wasn't a rage monster like the Hulk, as he kept his intellect throughout his transformation, he was a super-strong brawler.

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Abomination doesn't have the infinite strength potential of the Hulk, he just has brains and his fists. However, Abomination is able to keep up with the Hulk because of his taste for violence. The Abomination is a great fighter as he can battle it out with the strongest monster on Earth and actually win sometimes.

5 Green Goblin Loves To Fight

Norman Osborn/Green Goblin in Marvel comics

Green Goblin is a smart Marvel villain who makes dumb mistakes. He can create something like the Goblin formula and run a giant corporation, but he'll throw it all away to beat up a kid in a spider costume. Green Goblin has always had a violent streak, but it was made worse by the Goblin formula and his constant defeats by Spider-Man.

In some ways, Goblin has been driven to greater violence by the battles he lost to the Wall-Crawler. He's become increasingly extreme as time has gone on, as his desire for vengeance against Spider-Man spurs him on to more violent acts.

4 Bullseye Would Kill For Free If He Had To

Bullseye comic art shows Bullseye gripping a dagger and a wall with bullet holes behind him in Marvel Comics

Bullseye is a Marvel villain who loves being evil. The mercenary has become so good with various throwing weapons that he can kill with any weapon he throws. He's a ferocious hand-to-hand combatant who has the same fighting prowess as the most skilled fighters in the Marvel Universe. He's even had his bones replaced with pure adamantium to increase his survivability.

Everything Bullseye does is about fighting, which is when he feels most alive. During battle, he has a Cheshire cat's grin on his face the entire time. Bullseye learned long ago that when he enjoys his job, he'll never have to work a day in his life. He'd probably kill for free if he had to.

3 Kang The Conqueror Is A Master Of War

Kang the Conqueror standing in front of Marvel's broken timeline

Kang the Conqueror has been defined by violence. Hailing from the far future, Kang the Conqueror lived up to his name and defeated every enemy in battle. Kang is a great commander, but he likes to get his hands dirty. His armor is armed to the teeth and, more often than not, he wins battles completely on his own.

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Kang came back to the past to challenge himself against the greatest heroes ever, the Avengers. He's known for making elaborate plans, but even then, Kang loves to fight. He wants to win against the best; outsmarting them is fine, but Kang wants them to know he can beat them any time he wants to.

2 Carnage Is A Thrill Killer

Carnage looming menacingly in Marvel Comics

Carnage is Spider-Man's most violent foe by a wide margin. Cletus Kasady was a serial killer who shared a cell with Eddie Brock. When the Venom symbiote freed Brock, a piece of it was left behind that bonded with Kasady. That was the birth of Carnage and ever since, not even death has slowed down his rampages.

The symbiote has allowed Carnage to indulge his thirst for blood in ways he never could before. Any time he shows up, readers know that the violence will be amped up. He can form all kinds of melee weapons with the symbiote, is uncannily strong, and can take ridiculous amounts of damage. He's perfectly made for violence.

1 Sabretooth Has Left A Trail Of Bodies Behind Him For Over A Century

Sabretooth with blood on his claws in Marvel Comics

Sabretooth is known for his brutality. His mutant powers turned him into the perfect killing machine, enhancing his strength and agility and giving him a healing factor, super senses, and razor-sharp claws and teeth. After being tormented by his family for his status as a mutant, Sabretooth became a killer. He traveled the world and used his natural skills to get by.

Sabretooth has been a soldier, spy, mercenary, supervillain, and a reluctant superhero. Sabretooth loves to fight. For him, a day where he hasn't spilled blood is a day wasted and he likes nothing more than to fight, especially if Wolverine is handy.

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