Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Deleted line(s) 96 (click to see context) :
** While an impressive threat with his Prime Sentinel army and able to kill off at least one of the X-Men and critically wound another with his machinations, Bastion is taken completely off-guard like everyone else when Magneto is freed and, [[RageBreakingPoint having enough of humanity's intolerance]], declares war against all of mankind by simply... turning off the entire planet, including Bastion's forces, in an instant.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries''/''WesternAnimation/XMen97''
** Henry Gyrich
*** He's introduced spearheading the Mutant Registration Act and employing Trask to create Sentinels, but this initiative quickly grows beyond the pair's control, with the two being completely absent from the Sentinels' takeover of the world in the "Days of Future Past" timeline. Master Mold ends up turning on its creators in the first season finale and pursues its own agenda for the rest of the series, forcing the pair into hiding.
*** Gyrich is the one responsible for fatally injuring Xavier in the finale of the original series, but he's immediately arrested for it and ultimately only provides global support for Magneto's planned revolution. [[spoiler:Though the current begins moving in the opposite direction in '''97'' with increased antagonism from anti-mutant groups, which seemed to be building Gyrich up as major player in the creation of new Sentinels, his second appearance sees Bastion [[UndignifiedDeath smother him with his bare hands]] once he's no longer useful.]]
** Bolivar Trask is Gyrich's partner in creating the Sentinels and attempting to get government support for their mass production, but the pair prove incapable of controlling their creations. He manages to build a subordinate Master Mold in the '''97'' premiere, but the X-Men quickly find and destroy it before it can take action against mutantkind, [[spoiler:and his technology is then hijacked by Sinister.]]
** Graydon Creed is a recurring threat throughout season 2, but his incompetence leaves him a secondary threat compared to Mr. Sinister. Apocalypse easily manipulates him into helping create a plague that will wipe out not just mutants but humans as well, and once Creed breaks the last straw by targeting Beast's love interest, Wolverine wastes no time exposing the identity of his father, removing the bulk of his influence among the Friends of Humanity.
** While an impressive threat with his Prime Sentinel army and able to kill off at least one of the X-Men and critically wound another with his machinations, Bastion is taken completely off-guard like everyone else when Magneto is freed and, [[RageBreakingPoint having enough of humanity's intolerance]], declares war against all of mankind by simply... turning off the entire planet, including Bastion's forces, in an instant.
** Henry Gyrich
*** He's introduced spearheading the Mutant Registration Act and employing Trask to create Sentinels, but this initiative quickly grows beyond the pair's control, with the two being completely absent from the Sentinels' takeover of the world in the "Days of Future Past" timeline. Master Mold ends up turning on its creators in the first season finale and pursues its own agenda for the rest of the series, forcing the pair into hiding.
*** Gyrich is the one responsible for fatally injuring Xavier in the finale of the original series, but he's immediately arrested for it and ultimately only provides global support for Magneto's planned revolution. [[spoiler:Though the current begins moving in the opposite direction in '''97'' with increased antagonism from anti-mutant groups, which seemed to be building Gyrich up as major player in the creation of new Sentinels, his second appearance sees Bastion [[UndignifiedDeath smother him with his bare hands]] once he's no longer useful.]]
** Bolivar Trask is Gyrich's partner in creating the Sentinels and attempting to get government support for their mass production, but the pair prove incapable of controlling their creations. He manages to build a subordinate Master Mold in the '''97'' premiere, but the X-Men quickly find and destroy it before it can take action against mutantkind, [[spoiler:and his technology is then hijacked by Sinister.]]
** Graydon Creed is a recurring threat throughout season 2, but his incompetence leaves him a secondary threat compared to Mr. Sinister. Apocalypse easily manipulates him into helping create a plague that will wipe out not just mutants but humans as well, and once Creed breaks the last straw by targeting Beast's love interest, Wolverine wastes no time exposing the identity of his father, removing the bulk of his influence among the Friends of Humanity.
** While an impressive threat with his Prime Sentinel army and able to kill off at least one of the X-Men and critically wound another with his machinations, Bastion is taken completely off-guard like everyone else when Magneto is freed and, [[RageBreakingPoint having enough of humanity's intolerance]], declares war against all of mankind by simply... turning off the entire planet, including Bastion's forces, in an instant.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 38 (click to see context) from:
** Loki in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' has got the Chitauri backing him up and he puts on a big show, but in the end, he is nothing more than a self-absorbed pawn to Thanos. Thanos' emissary, the Other, easily bullies him into submission. According to the EvilPlan, Loki will get Earth, but Thanos will get the Infinity Stones and pretty much the whole universe.
to:
** [[Characters/MCULokiLaufeyson Loki Laufeyson]] in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' has got the Chitauri backing him up and he puts on a big show, but in the end, he is nothing more than a self-absorbed pawn to Thanos. Thanos' emissary, the Other, easily bullies him into submission. According to the EvilPlan, Loki will get Earth, but Thanos will get the Infinity Stones and pretty much the whole universe.
Changed line(s) 55 (click to see context) from:
** In Season 3, [[spoiler:Grant Ward]] tries to rebuild HYDRA from the ground up to take revenge on S.H.I.E.L.D. But while he's Team Coulson's [[ItsPersonal most personal]] enemy, he's far from the biggest threat: his one attack that managed to cause some damage, [[spoiler:assassinating Coulson's LoveInterest]], also [[spoiler:provoked Coulson into killing him...which subsequently allows him to be possessed by the far worse threat Hive]].
to:
** In Season 3, [[spoiler:Grant Ward]] [[spoiler: [[Characters/MCUGrantWard Grant Ward]]]] tries to rebuild HYDRA from the ground up to take revenge on S.H.I.E.L.D. But while he's Team Coulson's [[ItsPersonal most personal]] enemy, he's far from the biggest threat: his one attack that managed to cause some damage, [[spoiler:assassinating Coulson's LoveInterest]], also [[spoiler:provoked Coulson into killing him...which subsequently allows him to be possessed by the far worse threat Hive]].
Changed line(s) 57 (click to see context) from:
** HYDRA ended up being far less of a threat than they were initially made out to be. Their motto "cut off one head, two more will take its place" is designed to make it seem like they will be around forever and there's no point in fighting them. And during both [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger their time overtly working to achieve their world domination agenda in World War II]] and [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier their time covertly influencing the world for their benefit without anyone else being any the wiser]], they genuinely gave Captain America quite the challenge in foiling their plans. But as it eventually turns out over the course of this series, they are ultimately only truly capable of causing real damage when they don't have a dedicated force going after them and trying to take them down. To start, during Season 2, Coulson is able to trick most of HYDRA's leaders into killing each other, and the season finale has a MookLieutenant inform Ward that the heads were not growing back. Then it was revealed that they were just a cult waiting for the return of a powerful Inhuman, whose return ended up ironically ''accelerating'' their demise. After said Inhuman, named Hive, kills Gideon Malick's daughter, Malick [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal gives S.H.I.E.L.D. everything he knows]] about HYDRA's operations, resulting in S.H.I.E.L.D. and the United States military launching a coordinated strike that leaves General Hale as the last HYDRA head standing. Speaking of which...
to:
** HYDRA [[{{Characters/MCUHYDRA}} HYDRA]] ended up being far less of a threat than they were initially made out to be. Their motto "cut off one head, two more will take its place" is designed to make it seem like they will be around forever and there's no point in fighting them. And during both [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger their time overtly working to achieve their world domination agenda in World War II]] and [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier their time covertly influencing the world for their benefit without anyone else being any the wiser]], they genuinely gave Captain America quite the challenge in foiling their plans. But as it eventually turns out over the course of this series, they are ultimately only truly capable of causing real damage when they don't have a dedicated force going after them and trying to take them down. To start, during Season 2, Coulson is able to trick most of HYDRA's leaders into killing each other, and the season finale has a MookLieutenant inform Ward that the heads were not growing back. Then it was revealed that they were just a cult waiting for the return of a powerful Inhuman, whose return ended up ironically ''accelerating'' their demise. After said Inhuman, named Hive, kills Gideon Malick's daughter, Malick [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal gives S.H.I.E.L.D. everything he knows]] about HYDRA's operations, resulting in S.H.I.E.L.D. and the United States military launching a coordinated strike that leaves General Hale as the last HYDRA head standing. Speaking of which...
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
** Raza Hamidmi Al-Wazar in ''Film/IronMan'' captures Tony Stark and orders him to build Jericho Missiles for the Ten Rings, otherwise he would die. However, while Obadiah Stane ordered Raza to kill him, Tony was still alive, albeit barely. Though Tony manages to build the first Iron Man suit behind their backs and escapes, Raza still manages to lay death and destruction upon Afghanistan due to Stark Industries still dealing arms to them. After Tony busts up the attack, Raza talks with Obadiah Stane about building various Iron Man suits to conquer all of Asia, though Stane paralyzes him with a sonic taser and takes the first suit while ordering his men to kill Raza's lackeys.
*** [[Recap/WhatIfS1E6WhatIfKillmongerRescuedTonyStark In an alternate timeline]], Obadiah himself is on the receiving end of this trope [[{{Pun}} ironically]] when Killmonger exposes all his secrets for the whole world to see, causing Tony to order security to arrest him, and Happy Hogan to knock him out with one punch.
*** [[Recap/WhatIfS1E6WhatIfKillmongerRescuedTonyStark In an alternate timeline]], Obadiah himself is on the receiving end of this trope [[{{Pun}} ironically]] when Killmonger exposes all his secrets for the whole world to see, causing Tony to order security to arrest him, and Happy Hogan to knock him out with one punch.
Changed line(s) 37,38 (click to see context) from:
** The stinger in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' made Strucker out to be the next great threat, and he was talked up a lot in season 2 of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' as a GreaterScopeVillain. Then in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' he quickly surrenders in the first few minutes and later is unceremoniously killed off-screen by the actual BigBad, Ultron.
** Ronan in ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' seems to think he's the biggest threat around when in reality he's basically just a glorified courier bringing a stone to Thanos. While the Other's attempts to cow him result in his death, Thanos puts him in his place, giving a blistering ReasonYouSuckSpeech in the process.
** Ronan in ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' seems to think he's the biggest threat around when in reality he's basically just a glorified courier bringing a stone to Thanos. While the Other's attempts to cow him result in his death, Thanos puts him in his place, giving a blistering ReasonYouSuckSpeech in the process.
to:
** The stinger TheStinger in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' made Strucker out to be the next great threat, and he was talked up a lot in season 2 of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' as a GreaterScopeVillain. Then in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', he quickly surrenders in the first few minutes and later is unceremoniously killed off-screen by the actual BigBad, Ultron.
Ultron.
** Ronan in ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' seems to think he's the biggest threataround around, when in reality he's basically just a glorified courier bringing a stone to Thanos. While the Other's attempts to cow him result in his death, Thanos puts him in his place, giving a blistering ReasonYouSuckSpeech in the process.
** Ronan in ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' seems to think he's the biggest threat
Changed line(s) 41,43 (click to see context) from:
*** Taserface believes that Yondu's going too soft and leads a mutiny but only succeeds with help from Nebula who has no problems overriding his order. Even after the mutiny, Rocket can't take him seriously thanks to his AtrociousAlias and after Yondu gets his weapon back, he and the rest of the traitors are dispatched in a truly devastating CurbStompBattle. Even his dying wish gets laughed upon by the Sovereign because of his name.
*** Ayesha is the queen of an incredibly arrogant race, the Sovereign, and swears vengeance on the Guardians for daring to offend them. When the Sovereign forces try to pursue them, they end up getting easily swatted away by Ego. They try to hire the Ravagers to find the Guardians, resulting in the aforementioned mutiny. Once they find the Guardians they try to capture them again but end up only distracting the Guardians while they're fighting the real villain. As of TheStinger, Ayesha's still at it, but even the other Sovereign are getting tired of her wasting resources on the Guardians. She may ascend to true BigBad status in ''Vol. 3'', as she's bioengineering a powerful being called "[[spoiler:Adam]]"; but it also has the potential to backfire on her really badly (as in the comics, [[spoiler:[[ComicBook/Warlock1967 Adam Warlock]] is a powerful ''hero'']]).
** ''Film/AntManAndTheWasp'' has Sonny Burch. Sonny is an arms dealer with connections to the Black Market and a mole in the FBI. While this makes him a credible threat on his own, Ghost is the greater threat than he is, because unlike Sonny, she actually has superpowers of her own, [[spoiler:and she's desperate to cure [[{{Intangibility}} her condition]] before it kills her]]. By the end of the movie he and his goons are taken out by Scott's friends and are handed over to the cops.
*** Ayesha is the queen of an incredibly arrogant race, the Sovereign, and swears vengeance on the Guardians for daring to offend them. When the Sovereign forces try to pursue them, they end up getting easily swatted away by Ego. They try to hire the Ravagers to find the Guardians, resulting in the aforementioned mutiny. Once they find the Guardians they try to capture them again but end up only distracting the Guardians while they're fighting the real villain. As of TheStinger, Ayesha's still at it, but even the other Sovereign are getting tired of her wasting resources on the Guardians. She may ascend to true BigBad status in ''Vol. 3'', as she's bioengineering a powerful being called "[[spoiler:Adam]]"; but it also has the potential to backfire on her really badly (as in the comics, [[spoiler:[[ComicBook/Warlock1967 Adam Warlock]] is a powerful ''hero'']]).
** ''Film/AntManAndTheWasp'' has Sonny Burch. Sonny is an arms dealer with connections to the Black Market and a mole in the FBI. While this makes him a credible threat on his own, Ghost is the greater threat than he is, because unlike Sonny, she actually has superpowers of her own, [[spoiler:and she's desperate to cure [[{{Intangibility}} her condition]] before it kills her]]. By the end of the movie he and his goons are taken out by Scott's friends and are handed over to the cops.
to:
*** Taserface believes that Yondu's going too soft and leads a mutiny mutiny, but only succeeds with help from Nebula who has no problems overriding his order. Even after the mutiny, Rocket can't take him seriously thanks to his AtrociousAlias and after Yondu gets his weapon back, he and the rest of the traitors are dispatched in a truly devastating CurbStompBattle. Even his dying wish gets laughed upon by the Sovereign because of his name.
*** Ayesha is the queen of an incredibly arrogant race, the Sovereign, and swears vengeance on the Guardians for daring to offend them. When the Sovereign forces try to pursue them, they end up getting easily swatted away by Ego. They try to hire the Ravagers to find the Guardians, resulting in the aforementioned mutiny. Once they find theGuardians Guardians, they try to capture them again but end up only distracting the Guardians while they're fighting the real villain. As of TheStinger, Ayesha's still at it, but even the other Sovereign are getting tired of her wasting resources on the Guardians. She may ascend to true BigBad status Then, in ''Vol. 3'', as ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3'', she's bioengineering revealed to ultimately be a powerful being called "[[spoiler:Adam]]"; but it also has flunky of the potential to backfire on main villain the High Evolutionary, who is much more of a threat and treats her really badly (as in the comics, [[spoiler:[[ComicBook/Warlock1967 Adam Warlock]] is a powerful ''hero'']]).
with no respect and ultimately [[spoiler:indirectly gets her killed]].
** ''Film/AntManAndTheWasp'' has Sonny Burch. Sonny is an arms dealer with connections to the Black Market and a mole in the FBI. While this makes him a credible threat on his own, Ghost isthe a greater threat than he is, because unlike Sonny, she actually has superpowers of her own, [[spoiler:and she's desperate to cure [[{{Intangibility}} her condition]] before it kills her]]. By the end of the movie movie, he and his goons are taken out by Scott's friends and are handed over to the cops.
*** Ayesha is the queen of an incredibly arrogant race, the Sovereign, and swears vengeance on the Guardians for daring to offend them. When the Sovereign forces try to pursue them, they end up getting easily swatted away by Ego. They try to hire the Ravagers to find the Guardians, resulting in the aforementioned mutiny. Once they find the
** ''Film/AntManAndTheWasp'' has Sonny Burch. Sonny is an arms dealer with connections to the Black Market and a mole in the FBI. While this makes him a credible threat on his own, Ghost is
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
** On his own, Edison Po is a dangerous villain, and he is one hell of a threatening and smart enemy, but he's in way over his head in comparison to the Clairvoyant, who he only manages to be TheDragon and MouthOfSauron to before [[spoiler:the Clairvoyant [[YouHaveFailedMe has him killed after his efforts at torturing Coulson for information prove ineffective]] and subsequently promotes Raina into serving as his replacement. Speaking of]]...
Changed line(s) 51,55 (click to see context) from:
** In Season 3, [[spoiler:Grant Ward]] tries to rebuild HYDRA from the ground up to take revenge on S.H.I.E.L.D. But while he's Team Coulson's [[ItsPersonal most personal]] enemy, he's far from the biggest threat: his one attack that managed to cause some damage, [[spoiler:assassinating Coulson's LoveInterest]], also [[spoiler:provoked Coulson into killing him]].
** Season 4 has Anton Ivanov, the so-called "[[BadassNormal Superior Man]]". He's the head of the [[RightWingMilitiaFanatic Watchdogs]], who plague S.H.I.E.L.D. throughout most of the season, all as part of a decades-long vendetta against Coulson for a previous encounter. Except not only does Coulson [[ButForMeItWasTuesday not remember him or the event in question]] (robbing him of much of his significance), but he ends up [[CurbStompBattle easily defeated by Daisy]], after which the season's real villains usurp his resources and turn him into a pawn.
** HYDRA ended up being this. Their motto "cut off one head, two more will take its place" is designed to make it seem like they will be around forever and there's no point in fighting them. During Season 2, Coulson was able to trick most of HYDRA's leaders into killing each other. The season finale had a MookLieutenant inform Ward that the heads were not growing back. Then it was revealed that they were just a cult waiting for the return of a powerful Inhuman, whose return ended up accelerating their demise. After Hive killed Gideon Malick's daughter, Malick [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal gave S.H.I.E.L.D. everything he knew]] about HYDRA's operations, resulting in S.H.I.E.L.D. and the United States military launching a coordinated strike that left General Hale as the last HYDRA head standing. Speaking of which...
** General Hale thought she could manipulate S.H.I.E.L.D. into helping her take over the Confederacy. Not one of her schemes worked out, she was never in a position of power over the Confederacy, and she was unceremoniously killed off by Graviton, ending the last remnant of HYDRA. (All this happened in the TV series. To fans who only watched the MCU movies, HYDRA would appear to have fallen victim to ChuckCunninghamSyndrome.)
** The Confederacy believed themselves to be much more powerful than they actually were. They were easily cowed by Graviton, and were destroyed off-screen by the Chronicoms.
** Season 4 has Anton Ivanov, the so-called "[[BadassNormal Superior Man]]". He's the head of the [[RightWingMilitiaFanatic Watchdogs]], who plague S.H.I.E.L.D. throughout most of the season, all as part of a decades-long vendetta against Coulson for a previous encounter. Except not only does Coulson [[ButForMeItWasTuesday not remember him or the event in question]] (robbing him of much of his significance), but he ends up [[CurbStompBattle easily defeated by Daisy]], after which the season's real villains usurp his resources and turn him into a pawn.
** HYDRA ended up being this. Their motto "cut off one head, two more will take its place" is designed to make it seem like they will be around forever and there's no point in fighting them. During Season 2, Coulson was able to trick most of HYDRA's leaders into killing each other. The season finale had a MookLieutenant inform Ward that the heads were not growing back. Then it was revealed that they were just a cult waiting for the return of a powerful Inhuman, whose return ended up accelerating their demise. After Hive killed Gideon Malick's daughter, Malick [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal gave S.H.I.E.L.D. everything he knew]] about HYDRA's operations, resulting in S.H.I.E.L.D. and the United States military launching a coordinated strike that left General Hale as the last HYDRA head standing. Speaking of which...
** General Hale thought she could manipulate S.H.I.E.L.D. into helping her take over the Confederacy. Not one of her schemes worked out, she was never in a position of power over the Confederacy, and she was unceremoniously killed off by Graviton, ending the last remnant of HYDRA. (All this happened in the TV series. To fans who only watched the MCU movies, HYDRA would appear to have fallen victim to ChuckCunninghamSyndrome.)
** The Confederacy believed themselves to be much more powerful than they actually were. They were easily cowed by Graviton, and were destroyed off-screen by the Chronicoms.
to:
** While Dr. Whitehall is certainly a dangerous HYDRA leader, Cal notes that he still has no clue what the purpose of the Obelisk is even after all his extensive research, comparing him to a monkey scratching hopelessly at it. [[spoiler:Then there's the fact that Coulson just shoots him InTheBack in the most hilariously anticlimactic manner possible right as Cal is seconds away from engaging in what he'd hoped to be a climactic showdown with the man... 10 episodes into the 22 episode season.]]
** In Season 3, [[spoiler:Grant Ward]] tries to rebuild HYDRA from the ground up to take revenge on S.H.I.E.L.D. But while he's Team Coulson's [[ItsPersonal most personal]] enemy, he's far from the biggest threat: his one attack that managed to cause some damage, [[spoiler:assassinating Coulson's LoveInterest]], also [[spoiler:provoked Coulson into killinghim]].
him...which subsequently allows him to be possessed by the far worse threat Hive]].
** Season 4 has Anton Ivanov, the so-called "[[BadassNormal Superior Man]]". He's the head of the [[RightWingMilitiaFanatic Watchdogs]], who plague S.H.I.E.L.D. throughout most of the season, all as part of a decades-long vendetta against Coulson for a previous encounter. Except not only does Coulson [[ButForMeItWasTuesday not even remember him or the event in question]] (robbing him of much of his significance), but he ends up [[CurbStompBattle easily defeated by Daisy]], after which the season's real main villains usurp his resources and turn him into a pawn.
** HYDRA ended up beingthis.far less of a threat than they were initially made out to be. Their motto "cut off one head, two more will take its place" is designed to make it seem like they will be around forever and there's no point in fighting them. During And during both [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger their time overtly working to achieve their world domination agenda in World War II]] and [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier their time covertly influencing the world for their benefit without anyone else being any the wiser]], they genuinely gave Captain America quite the challenge in foiling their plans. But as it eventually turns out over the course of this series, they are ultimately only truly capable of causing real damage when they don't have a dedicated force going after them and trying to take them down. To start, during Season 2, Coulson was is able to trick most of HYDRA's leaders into killing each other. The other, and the season finale had has a MookLieutenant inform Ward that the heads were not growing back. Then it was revealed that they were just a cult waiting for the return of a powerful Inhuman, whose return ended up accelerating ironically ''accelerating'' their demise. After Hive killed said Inhuman, named Hive, kills Gideon Malick's daughter, Malick [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal gave gives S.H.I.E.L.D. everything he knew]] knows]] about HYDRA's operations, resulting in S.H.I.E.L.D. and the United States military launching a coordinated strike that left leaves General Hale as the last HYDRA head standing. Speaking of which...
** General Hale thought she could manipulate S.H.I.E.L.D. into helping her take over the Confederacy. Not one of her schemes worked out, she was never in a position of power over the Confederacy, andshe [[spoiler:she was unceremoniously killed off by Graviton, ending the last remnant of HYDRA. (All HYDRA (all this happened in the TV series. To series; to fans who only watched the MCU movies, HYDRA would appear to have fallen victim to ChuckCunninghamSyndrome.)
ChuckCunninghamSyndrome)]].
** General Hale's daughter Ruby believes it is her destiny to become the Destroyer of Worlds by assimilating all of the obtained Gravitonium into her body. This backfires horribly, as [[spoiler:she can't even absorb eight percent of it without the voices of those who were previously trapped inside of it driving her beyond crazy and completely out of control, after which Elena [[DiscOneFinalBoss ends her threat before it truly begins]] via SlashedThroat with one of her own chakrams. Ultimately, the one who becomes Graviton is General Talbot]].
** The Confederacy believed themselves to be much more powerful than they actually were. They were easilycowed [[spoiler:cowed by Graviton, and were Graviton before subsequently getting destroyed off-screen by the Chronicoms.Chronicoms]].
** Atarah is one of the leaders of the surviving Chronicoms whose planet was wiped clean of life by Izel. Her obsession with using FitzSimmons' brains to learn how to time travel and restore her species' homeworld causes her to undergo SanitySlippage and delve further into StupidEvil tendencies. [[TheDragon Malachi]] [[spoiler:shoots her and takes leadership over the rest, intending on making Earth into their next home planet... except he is DemotedToDragon by Sibyl in the final season with virtually no fanfare. It is possible that she was the real boss all along, of course]].
** [[spoiler:Sibyl herself, despite being the only character who fulfills the BigBad role for the entire final season (having [[TheDragon Luke]] form a BigBadDuumvirate with Wilfred Malick in the first half before forging one herself with Wilfred's now-superpowered son Nathaniel in the second half) and being potentially the most powerful and dangerous threat of them all by virtue of being able to affect time itself, shows tendencies of being outplayed by S.H.I.E.L.D. more than once, to the point where both she and Nathaniel dismiss her own calculations and probabilities. She also gets KilledOffscreen after Coulson and May trick her one last time while Nathaniel serves as the FinalBoss for Daisy, who quakes him into one of the reactor cores, obliterating him, Sibyl, and their entire space armada.]]
** [[spoiler:Nathaniel, despite being TheHeavy and a much more direct threat who really earns the enmity of the heroes, is another hilariously StupidEvil SmugSnake who deludes himself into believing that Sibyl and her armada work ''for'' him rather than ''with'' him, even though he had to resort to asking Sibyl to give him some of her Hunters, plus he has no idea of the "new world order" structure he's even building, his postulations about giving power to those who are more deserving being an excuse to cause anarchy in the world and then step in to "fix it" himself and rule the planet, even though he's been told more than once that Sibyl wants to make Earth into her people's new homeworld. This guy has UnwittingPawn written all over him, making Sibyl the clear dominant partner between the two of them. Finally, despite being Daisy's last opponent in the series, even though he has Daisy's and Kora's powers ''combined,'' Daisy is still holding back to avoid annihilating the warship. When her team is safe and she finally cuts loose, she obliterates him and the entire armada with a single attack, although nearly at the cost of her own life.]]
** In Season 3, [[spoiler:Grant Ward]] tries to rebuild HYDRA from the ground up to take revenge on S.H.I.E.L.D. But while he's Team Coulson's [[ItsPersonal most personal]] enemy, he's far from the biggest threat: his one attack that managed to cause some damage, [[spoiler:assassinating Coulson's LoveInterest]], also [[spoiler:provoked Coulson into killing
** Season 4 has Anton Ivanov, the so-called "[[BadassNormal Superior Man]]". He's the head of the [[RightWingMilitiaFanatic Watchdogs]], who plague S.H.I.E.L.D. throughout most of the season, all as part of a decades-long vendetta against Coulson for a previous encounter. Except not only does Coulson [[ButForMeItWasTuesday not even remember him or the event in question]] (robbing him of much of his significance), but he ends up [[CurbStompBattle easily defeated by Daisy]], after which the season's real main villains usurp his resources and turn him into a pawn.
** HYDRA ended up being
** General Hale thought she could manipulate S.H.I.E.L.D. into helping her take over the Confederacy. Not one of her schemes worked out, she was never in a position of power over the Confederacy, and
** General Hale's daughter Ruby believes it is her destiny to become the Destroyer of Worlds by assimilating all of the obtained Gravitonium into her body. This backfires horribly, as [[spoiler:she can't even absorb eight percent of it without the voices of those who were previously trapped inside of it driving her beyond crazy and completely out of control, after which Elena [[DiscOneFinalBoss ends her threat before it truly begins]] via SlashedThroat with one of her own chakrams. Ultimately, the one who becomes Graviton is General Talbot]].
** The Confederacy believed themselves to be much more powerful than they actually were. They were easily
** Atarah is one of the leaders of the surviving Chronicoms whose planet was wiped clean of life by Izel. Her obsession with using FitzSimmons' brains to learn how to time travel and restore her species' homeworld causes her to undergo SanitySlippage and delve further into StupidEvil tendencies. [[TheDragon Malachi]] [[spoiler:shoots her and takes leadership over the rest, intending on making Earth into their next home planet... except he is DemotedToDragon by Sibyl in the final season with virtually no fanfare. It is possible that she was the real boss all along, of course]].
** [[spoiler:Sibyl herself, despite being the only character who fulfills the BigBad role for the entire final season (having [[TheDragon Luke]] form a BigBadDuumvirate with Wilfred Malick in the first half before forging one herself with Wilfred's now-superpowered son Nathaniel in the second half) and being potentially the most powerful and dangerous threat of them all by virtue of being able to affect time itself, shows tendencies of being outplayed by S.H.I.E.L.D. more than once, to the point where both she and Nathaniel dismiss her own calculations and probabilities. She also gets KilledOffscreen after Coulson and May trick her one last time while Nathaniel serves as the FinalBoss for Daisy, who quakes him into one of the reactor cores, obliterating him, Sibyl, and their entire space armada.]]
** [[spoiler:Nathaniel, despite being TheHeavy and a much more direct threat who really earns the enmity of the heroes, is another hilariously StupidEvil SmugSnake who deludes himself into believing that Sibyl and her armada work ''for'' him rather than ''with'' him, even though he had to resort to asking Sibyl to give him some of her Hunters, plus he has no idea of the "new world order" structure he's even building, his postulations about giving power to those who are more deserving being an excuse to cause anarchy in the world and then step in to "fix it" himself and rule the planet, even though he's been told more than once that Sibyl wants to make Earth into her people's new homeworld. This guy has UnwittingPawn written all over him, making Sibyl the clear dominant partner between the two of them. Finally, despite being Daisy's last opponent in the series, even though he has Daisy's and Kora's powers ''combined,'' Daisy is still holding back to avoid annihilating the warship. When her team is safe and she finally cuts loose, she obliterates him and the entire armada with a single attack, although nearly at the cost of her own life.]]
