History EnsembleDarkHorse / MarvelUniverse

* Batroc the leaper was treated as a joke villain and dated [[CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys French stereotype]] in his earlier ComicBook/CaptainAmerica comic book appearances. However fans have begun to appreciate what a MemeticBadass Batroc actually is and he’s even held in reverence by ComicBook/GwenPool, Batroc’s kick ass live action portrayal by Georges St-Pierre in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' helps too.

* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'':

* Moonstone was just another villain until ''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}'' reinvented her as a ManipulativeBastard {{Jerkass}}. Then she had her own comic, was a part of the Comicbook/DarkAvengers team and sat at the right hand of Norman Osborn. Same with Songbird (helps that her hair tastes like strawberries).

** Mr. Negative and Overdrive are the only Brand New Day villains to stay.

** Karn, the only good member of the Inheritors that is actually liked by fans largely for his tragic backstory, fun design, and especially for [[HeelFaceTurn betraying the]] [[KickTheSonOfABitch other Inheritors.]]

* ComicBook/{{Ares|Marvel}}, Greek god of war, had been since UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks nothing more than a lesser enemy of [[Comicbook/TheIncredibleHercules Hercules]] and [[Comicbook/TheMightyThor Thor]] who nobody cared about. Then he got a mini-series in 2004 that strongly revamped his character, and later joined the Avengers. Since then multiple writers in multiple titles were working hard to make him win the fans' love. They succeeded so much that [[spoiler: his death caused a backlash much stronger than the death of Wasp, founding Avenger.]]

* Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger from Comicbook/IronMan. Between his debut in issue 163 and death in issue 200, he stands as one of the villains that managed to mentally screw up Tony Stark. You'd have to be a Darkhorse if you're the BigBad of the [[Film/IronMan1 first movie]], despite your rather short time in the series.
* Kid Loki from ''ComicBook/JourneyIntoMystery'' is pretty popular. Even after it's revealed that his entire life was essentially a ShaggyDogStory, and his older self takes control of his body, he remained a very popular character. This lead to Loki gaining a role in ''Young Avengers'', where the Kid Loki persona haunts Loki's subconscious. This, combined with MCU Loki's popularity, led to Loki getting his own ongoing series, Comicbook/LokiAgentOfAsgard.

* People really seem to love Comicbook/{{Ultimate|SpiderMan}} Jessica Drew, Peter's {{Opposite Sex Clone}}. She's appeared relatively only a few times in the ComicBook/{{Ultimate Marvel}} Universe. Yet fans tend to go "oh no!" whenever something bad happens to her or squeal whenever something good happens to her.
* Batroc the leaper was treated as a joke villain and dated [[CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys French stereotype]] in his earlier Comicbook/CaptainAmerica comic book appearances. However fans have begun to appreciate what a MemeticBadass Batroc actually is and he’s even held in reverence by ComicBook/GwenPool, Batroc’s kick ass live action portrayal by Georges St-Pierre in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' helps too.
* Moonstone was just another villain until ''Comicbook/{{Thunderbolts}}'' reinvented her as a ManipulativeBastard {{Jerkass}}. Then she had her own comic, was a part of the Comicbook/DarkAvengers team and sat at the right hand of Norman Osborn. Same with Songbird (helps that her hair tastes like strawberries).
* ''Comicbook/XMen'':

** Among ''Comicbook/XStatix'''s frequently rotating cast, few stood out as much as the team's teleporter, U-Go Girl, a cute blue-skinned SouthernBelle with a TearJerker of a backstory and probably the most functional moral compass among the UnscrupulousHero team. Writer Peter Milligan was well aware of her popularity and chose to herald a major turning point in the story by [[KillTheCutie killing her off]] - years later, reflecting on the series, he considered doing that his biggest mistake. But with ''ComicBook/JonathanHickmansXMen'' gaining the means to bring mutants BackFromTheDead, it's only a matter of time until U-Go Girl makes her long-awaited return.

** Speaking of Jonathan Hickman’s X-Men ''House of X'' has brought Cypher (whose often been regarded as one the lamest X-Men by far due his near useless {{Omniglot}} powers) newfound popularity. Thanks to Cypher being the one who can speak and translate for the living island [[TravelingLandmass Krakoa]] where all Mutants residing [[TookALevelInBadass making him one of the most important Mutants]] alongside [[ComicBook/ProfessorX Xavier]], ComicBook/MoiraMacTaggert and ComicBook/{{Magneto}}. Cypher even appeared following comics teaming up the likes of Nightcrawler and Magik.

* ComicBook/{{Ares}}, Greek god of war, had been since UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks nothing more than a lesser enemy of [[Comicbook/TheIncredibleHercules Hercules]] and [[Comicbook/TheMightyThor Thor]] who nobody cared about. Then he got a mini-series in 2004 that strongly revamped his character, and later joined the Avengers. Since then multiple writers in multiple titles were working hard to make him win the fans' love. They succeeded so much that [[spoiler: his death caused a backlash much stronger than the death of Wasp, founding Avenger.]]

* Broo, a mutant member of the Brood Alien race that causes problems for the X-Men. After a small appearance, he vanished until ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen'' [[ComicBook/WolverineAndTheXMen came onto the comic book scene]], where he ended up being one of the series' most popular characters, and one of their most popular students. Kid Gladiator, another alien, also gets a lot of love.