History RoguesGalleryTransplant / MarvelCinematicUniverse

* Samuel Sterns (aka the Leader), the archenemy of the Hulk serves as the main antagonist of ''Film/Captain AmericaBraveNewWorld'', though he did debut in ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008'', [[LongBusTrip well over a decade earlier]].

* Samuel Sterns (aka the Leader), the archenemy of the Hulk serves as the main antagonist of ''Film/Captain AmericaBraveNew World'', though he did debut in ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008'', [[LongBusTrip well over a decade earlier]].

* Samuel Sterns (aka the Leader), the archenemy of the Hulk serves as the main antagonist of ''Captain America: New World Order'', though he did debut in ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008'', [[LongBusTrip well over a decade earlier]].

** The series sees [[Characters/HawkeyeClintBarton Clint Barton]] and [[Characters/HawkeyeKateBishop Kate Bishop]] face off against Maya Lopez, a.k.a. Echo, who was initially introduced in the comics as an enemy (later ally) of Daredevil who fought him after he was framed for the murder of her father. The show changes Maya's target from Daredevil to Hawkeye, whom she believes killed her dad during his time as Ronin. Her presence in the series is somewhat justified through the fact that both Echo and Hawkeye have used the Ronin alias.

* Samuel Sterns (aka the Leader), the archenemy of the Hulk serves as the main antagonist of ''Captain America: New World Order'', though he did debut in ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'', [[LongBusTrip well over a decade earlier]].

* Comicbook/{{Thanos}} is usually associated with ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}} and the ComicBook/SilverSurfer, but first appears in the MCU as the mastermind behind the events of ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''. He's also considered the archenemy of both Thor and Iron Man, the former case by pursuing the ship carrying the Asgardians ([[Film/ThorRagnarok who already had lost their world]]) to claim the Tesseract (which contained an Infinity Stone), and slaughtering half of them, including Heimdall and [[YouKilledMyFather Loki]], while the latter case revealed him to be Iron Man's EvilCounterpart while Iron Man felt some anger to him over the results of the Battle of New York giving him PTSD. In the comics, Thanos doesn't often fight either of them, although he debuted in ''The Invincible Iron Man'' alongside Drax the Destroyer making Iron Man the first superhero he fought so the two being enemies in the MCU counts as an odd example of HilariousInHindsight and OlderThanTheyThink.
* Ego the Living Planet, normally a foe of Thor and the Fantastic Four (as well as occasional run-ins with the Silver Surfer and even a skirmish with ComicBook/RomSpaceKnight), is the main villain of ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'' and is [[Comicbook/StarLord Peter/Star-Lord]]'s [[RelatedInTheAdaptation father]].

* ComicBook/{{Taskmaster}} is the main villain of ''Film/BlackWidow2021''. Though it's true that Taskmaster is treated as a general Marvel villain who antagonizes anyone for a paycheck (including the Avengers, Captain America, Iron Man, Ant-Man, Spider-Man, Deadpool, X-Men...), he's never been a personal antagonist to Comicbook/BlackWidow although S.H.I.E.L.D., who she has worked for at times, does occasionally have run ins with him.

* ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'' features Gargantos, an ''extremely'' obscure monster that fought [[Comicbook/SubMariner Namor]]. That said, it's commonly believed to be a stand-in for an actual Dr. Strange villain, Shuma-Gorath, due to [[WritingAroundTrademarks potential rights issues]] with Creator/RobertEHoward's ''Literature/{{Kull}}'' stories where the name first appeared. Gargantos is also a lot weaker than Shuma-Gorath would be, simply being a monster minion for Strange and Wong to kill early on.
* ''Film/AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania'' features Characters/KangTheConqueror, usually an enemy of the Avengers (with no specific connection to Scott Lang), as the villain; though part of the idea here is to lay groundwork for him to ''become'' a threat to the Avengers in future films. Comicbook/{{MODOK}}, another major adversary of Captain America and Iron Man (known in the comics as the founder of AIM, established in the MCU by Aldrich Killian), also appears, though [[spoiler:his true identity as Darren Cross is an actual Ant-Man foe, being the first Ant-Man film's villain]].

* ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' makes liberal use of this trope since most of the main characters are {{Canon Foreigner}}s, and thus have no existing rogues from the comics. You have enemies of Iron Man (Blizzard, [[LegacyCharacter (a)]] Whiplash), Thor (the Absorbing Man, Lorelei), Captain America (the Watchdogs), the Hulk (General Talbot), the Avengers (Graviton) ([[spoiler:these two eventually become a CompositeCharacter]]), and even Comicbook/{{Nova}} (Blackout). Special mention goes to [[spoiler:Mister Hyde]], who has bounced around between multiple superheroes in the comics but is here made specifically a S.H.I.E.L.D. villain by capitalizing on the development in the comics that [[ComicBook/DaisyJohnson his daughter]] is a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. Lash and Eli Morrow could also qualify, respectively being an ''[[ComicBook/TheInhumans Inhumans]]'' and an ''ComicBook/AllNewGhostRider'' villain transplanted to S.H.I.E.L.D., but then again Inhumans and Ghost Rider himself were used in the show so they fit (special mention to [[spoiler:Lash becoming the SuperpoweredEvilSide to Melinda May's ex Dr. Garner]]).

** The series sees Clint Barton and Comicbook/KateBishop face off against Maya Lopez, a.k.a. Echo, who was initially introduced in the comics as an enemy (later ally) of Daredevil who fought him after he was framed for the murder of her father. The show changes Maya's target from Daredevil to Hawkeye, whom she believes killed her dad during his time as Ronin. Her presence in the series is somewhat justified through the fact that both Echo and Hawkeye have used the Ronin alias.

** The WhamShot at the end of Episode 5 reveals that [[TheManBehindTheMan Maya's mysterious employer]] is [[spoiler:Comicbook/TheKingpin, another villain mostly associated with Daredevil (and Spider-Man) in the comics]]. He's included in the show not because he's tied to one of the Hawkeyes in the comics (because he isn't), but because he's tied to Maya.
** A major subplot in the latter half of the season involves Clint being targeted for death by Yelena Belova, originally an enemy of Comicbook/BlackWidow. As a result of the MCU giving her a major case of AdaptationalHeroism, Yelena instead hates Clint due to wrongly thinking he was responsible for Black Widow's death. Yelena also clashes with Kate, but makes it clear that she has no desire to hurt her, and generally comes off as more of a FriendlyEnemy whenever the two interact.

* Ego the Living Planet, normally a foe of Thor and the Fantastic Four (as well as occasional run-ins with the Silver Surfer and even a skirmish with ComicBook/RomSpaceKnight), is the main villain of ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'' and is [[Comicbook/StarLord Peter/Star-Lord]]'s father.

* ''Film/AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania'' features Characters/KangTheConqueror, usually an enemy of the Avengers (with no specific connection to Scott Lang), as the villain. Comicbook/{{MODOK}}, another major adversary of Captain America and Iron Man (known in the comics as the founder of AIM, established in the MCU by Aldrich Killian), also appears, though [[spoiler:his true identity as Darren Cross is an actual Ant-Man foe, being the first Ant-Man film's villain]].

* ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' makes liberal use of this trope since most of the main characters are {{Canon Foreigner}}s, and thus have no existing rogues from the comics. You have enemies of Iron Man (Blizzard, [[LegacyCharacter (a)]] Whiplash), Thor (the Absorbing Man, Lorelei), Captain America (the Watchdogs), the Hulk (General Talbot), the Avengers (Graviton) ([[spoiler:these two eventually become a CompositeCharacter]]), and even Comicbook/{{Nova}} (Blackout). Special mention goes to [[spoiler:Mister Hyde]], who as noted above has bounced around between multiple superheroes in the comics but is here made specifically a S.H.I.E.L.D. villain by capitalizing on the development in the comics that [[ComicBook/DaisyJohnson his daughter]] is a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. Lash and Eli Morrow could also qualify, respectively being an ''[[ComicBook/TheInhumans Inhumans]]'' and an ''ComicBook/AllNewGhostRider'' villain transplanted to S.H.I.E.L.D., but then again Inhumans and Ghost Rider himself were used in the show so they fit (special mention to [[spoiler:Lash becoming the SuperpoweredEvilSide to Melinda May's ex Dr. Garner]]).

* The true villain of ''Series/{{Loki|2021}}'' is ultimately revealed to be [[spoiler:a CompositeCharacter taking aspects of [[Characters/KangTheConqueror Immortus]] and He Who Remains, the former of whom is mostly an Avengers villain and neither of whom has any particular connection to Loki in the comics]].

* ''Film/AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania'' features Characters/KangTheConqueror, usually an enemy of the Avengers (with no specific connection to Scott Lang), as the villain. Comicbook/{{MODOK}}, another major adversary of Captain America and Iron Man (known in the comics as the founder of AIM, established in the MCU by Aldrich Killian), also appears.

* General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross starts out antagonizing [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008 Bruce Banner/Hulk]] much like in the comics, but [[TheBusCameBack once he appears again]] in later movies he becomes an obstacle for the Avengers as a whole, especially Captain America, often serving as ''the'' ObstructiveBureaucrat of the MCU. ''Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'' also brings back classic Hulk villain Abomination, who hadn't been seen since he fought Hulk in ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'', for a cage match against Doctor Strange's ally Wong, and Abomination is also slated to make a return in ''Series/SheHulkAttorneyAtLaw''.

* The true villain of ''Series/{{Loki|2021}}'' is ultimately revealed to be [[spoiler:a CompositeCharacter taking aspects of [[Comicbook/KangTheConqueror Immortus]] and He Who Remains, the former of whom is mostly an Avengers villain and neither of whom has any particular connection to Loki in the comics]].

* ''Film/AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania'' features Kang the Conqueror, usually an enemy of the Avengers (with no specific connection to Scott Lang), as the villain. M.O.D.O.K., another major adversary of Iron Man (known in the comics as the founder of AIM, established in the MCU by Aldrich Killian), is also set to appear.

* The upcoming ''Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'' features ComicBook/KangTheConqueror, usually an enemy of the Avengers (with no specific connection to Scott Lang), as the villain. M.O.D.O.K., another major adversary of Iron Man (known in the comics as the founder of AIM, established in the MCU by Aldrich Killian), is also set to appear.

* The main antagonist of ''Film/CaptainAmericaNewWorldOrder'' is the Leader, usually a Hulk villain in the comics.

* Comicbook/{{Thanos}} is usually associated with ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}} and the ComicBook/SilverSurfer, but first appears in the MCU as the mastermind behind the events of ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''. He's also considered the archenemy of both Thor and Iron Man, the former case by pursuing the ship carrying the Asgardians ([[Film/ThorRagnarok who already had lost their world]]) to claim the Tesseract (which contained an Infinity Stone), and slaughtering half of them, including Heimdall and [[YouKilledMyFather Loki]], while the latter case revealed him to be Iron Man's EvilCounterpart while Iron Man felt some anger to him over the results of the Battle of New York giving him PTSD. In the comics, Thanos doesn't often fight either of them, although Iron Man was the first hero he ever faced.

* The upcoming ''Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'' features ComicBook/KangTheConqueror, usually an enemy of the Avengers (with no specific connection to Scott Lang), as the villain.

** Ego the Living Planet, normally a foe of Thor and the Fantastic Four (as well as occasional run-ins with the Silver Surfer and even a skirmish with ComicBook/RomSpaceKnight), is the main villain of ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'' and is [[Comicbook/StarLord Peter/Star-Lord]]'s father.

** ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'' features Gargantos, an ''extremely'' obscure monster that fought [[Comicbook/SubMariner Namor]]. That said, it's commonly believed to be a stand-in for an actual Dr. Strange villain, Shuma-Gorath, due to [[WritingAroundTrademarks potential rights issues]] with Creator/RobertEHoward's ''Literature/{{Kull}}'' stories where the name first appeared. Gargantos is also a lot weaker than Shuma-Gorath would be, simply being a monster minion for Strange and Wong to kill early on.

** The series sees Clint Barton and Comicbook/KateBishop face off against Maya Lopez, a.ka. Echo, who was initially introduced in the comics as an enemy (later ally) of Daredevil who fought him after he was framed for the murder of her father. The show changes Maya's target from Daredevil to Hawkeye, whom she believes killed her dad during his time as Ronin. Her presence in the series is somewhat justified through the fact that both Echo and Hawkeye have used the Ronin alias.
** In the comics, Jacques Duquesne, a.k.a. the Swordsman, was an Avengers villain and Clint's EvilMentor specifically. In the TV show, Duquesne has absolutely zero connection to Clint, and is instead played up more as Kate's adversary since he's [[GuessWhoImMarrying her mom's suspicious fiancée]]. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted, however, as it's revealed near the end of the season that he’s completely innocent despite seeming shady.]]
** The WhamShot at the end of Episode 5 reveals that [[TheManBehindTheMan Maya's mysterious employer]] is [[spoiler:Comicbook/TheKingpin, another villain mostly associated with Daredevil (and Spider-Man) in the comics]]. [[spoiler:In the finale, he winds up fighting Kate while trying to kill her mother.]]

* The third ''Ant-Man'' movie features ComicBook/KangTheConqueror, usually an enemy of the Avengers (with no specific connection to Scott Lang), as the villain.
* ComicBook/{{Taskmaster}} is the main villain of ''Film/BlackWidow2021''. Though it's true that Taskmaster is treated as a general Marvel villain who antagonizes anyone for a paycheck (including the Avengers, Captain America, Iron Man, Ant-Man, Spider-Man, Deadpool, X-Men...), he's never been a personal antagonist to Comicbook/BlackWidow although SHIELD, who she has worked for at times, does occasionally have run ins with him.
* The real Mandarin appeared in ''Film/ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings'', despite ComicBook/ShangChi only having dealt with the Mandarin in 1 non-canon comic and the latter traditionally being ComicBook/IronMan's {{Archenemy}}. The reason for this is twofold: Firstly, [[ExiledFromContinuity Marvel no longer has the rights to Shang-Chi's traditional nemesis]], [[ArchnemesisDad his father]] Literature/FuManchu (on whom the Mandarin was arguably based in the first place), meaning a new antagonist was needed for the film. Secondly, Creator/MarvelStudios was under the impression that the Mandarin's traditional depiction as an [[YellowPeril Asian villain]] antagonizing an American WhiteMaleLead such as Iron Man, [[GrandfatherClause while acceptable when they were created back in the 1960s]], would be controversial with 21st century audiences. However, by having the Mandarin fight Shang-Chi - the MCU's first Asian lead - Marvel sought to avoid these perceived UnfortunateImplications. A fake Mandarin was set up as a [[DecoyLeader decoy main villain]] to BigBad Aldrich Killian in ''Film/IronMan3'', though the latter's dragon tattoos make him a CompositeCharacter with the Mandarin from the comics to acknowledge the original connection, but[[spoiler: the fact that Iron Man died in ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' probably helps allow the real one to eventually fight Shang-Chi]]. The movie also features a second example, as Shang-Chi ultimately must face [[spoiler: the Dweller in Darkness, traditionally an enemy of Doctor Strange and Thor]], during the final battle.
* General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross starts out antagonizing [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008 Bruce Banner/Hulk]] much like in the comics, but [[TheBusCameBack once he appears again]] in later movies he becomes an obstacle for the Avengers as a whole, especially Captain America, often serving as ''the'' ObstructiveBureaucrat of the MCU. ''Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'' also brings back classic Hulk villain Abomination, who hadn't been seen since he fought Hulk in ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008'', for a cage match against Doctor Strange's ally Wong, and Abomination is also slated to make a return in ComicBook/SheHulk's Creator/DisneyPlus series.

* ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'' features Gargantos, an ''extremely'' obscure enemy of [[Comicbook/SubMariner Namor]].

* ''Series/Daredevil2015'' season 3 features Rosalie Carbone as one of the supporting antagonists. In the comics, she was a ''Punisher'' villain who hooked up with Frank Castle (who was using an assumed name). Here, she's not remotely affiliated with the Punisher at all, instead making her debut in the last two episodes of ''Luke Cage'' season 2, before taking a prominent role in ''Daredevil''.
* ''Series/JessicaJones2015'' features Kilgrave as its main antagonist. Kilgrave started as a Daredevil villain. It becomes ironic when Jessica meets Claire Temple and she offers to solicit Matt to help out in Jessica's crusade against Kilgrave. She turns down the offer because she doesn't want him enslaved as well, but in the comics, he's able to resist Kilgrave's commands due to his DisabilitySuperpower. Will Simpson, in the comics a Daredevil villain known as Nuke, also appears as an enemy of Jessica's (and the former boyfriend of her friend [[ComicBook/PatsyWalker Trish Walker]]), albeit with a very different background and origin.
* ''Series/LukeCage2016'': The second season introduced Tilda Johnson aka Deadly Nightshade as the daughter of Mariah Dillard. In the comics, not only is she in no way related to Black Mariah, but she was introduced as a Captain America villain.
* ''Series/IronFist2017'' features the Hand as main antagonists, who are usually Daredevil foes just like Kilgrave, but the difference is that Matt did actually fight them in season 2 of ''Series/Daredevil2015'' beforehand. Not only does Danny square off against the Hand in the show, but it turns out the Hand are the sworn enemies of K'un L'un denizens and it's the Iron Fist's duty to oppose them. Similarly, Typhoid Mary appears as an antagonist in the second season of ''Iron Fist'', despite her being more associated as one of Daredevil's rogues. Justified in Typhoid Mary's case: since Matt is presumed dead after the events of ''The Defenders'', [[FridgeBrilliance Danny's fighting her since she's one of those foes that would normally be one for Matt to fight]].
* The true villain of ''Series/{{Loki|2021}}'' is ultimately revealed to be [[spoiler: a CompositeCharacter taking aspects of [[Comicbook/KangTheConqueror Immortus]] and He Who Remains, the former of whom is mostly an Avengers villain and neither of whom has any particular connection to Loki in the comics]].

** The series sees Clint Barton and Comicbook/KateBishop face off against Maya Lopez, a.ka. Echo, who was initially introduced in the comics as an enemy (later ally) of Daredevil who fought him after he was framed for the murder of her father. The show changes Maya's target from Daredevil to Hawkeye, whom she believes killed her dad during his time as Ronin. Her presence in the series is somewhat justified through the fact that both Echo and Hawkeye have used the alias Ronin.
** In the comics, Jacques Duquesne, a.k.a. the Swordsman, was an Avengers villain and Clint's EvilMentor specifically. In the TV show, Duquesne has absolutely zero connection to Clint, and is instead played up more as Kate's adversary since he’s [[GuessWhoImMarrying her mom's suspicious fiancée]]. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted, however, as it’s revealed near the end of the season that he’s completely innocent despite seeming shady.]]
** The WhamShot at the end of Episode 5 reveals that [[TheManBehindTheMan Maya's mysterious employer]] is [[spoiler: Comicbook/TheKingpin, another villain mostly associated with Daredevil (and Spider-Man) in the comics]]. [[spoiler:In the finale, he winds up fighting Kate while trying to kill her mother.]]
** A major subplot in the latter half of the season involves Clint being targeted for death by Yelena Belova, originally an enemy of Comicbook/BlackWidow. As a result of the MCU giving her a major case of AdaptationalHeroism, Yelena instead hates Clint due to wrongly thinking he was responsible for Black Widow’s death. Yelena also clashes with Kate, but makes it clear that she has no desire to hurt her, and generally comes off as more of a FriendlyEnemy whenever the two interact.

* General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross starts out antagonizing [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce Banner/Hulk]] much like in the comics, but [[TheBusCameBack once he appears again]] in later movies he becomes an obstacle for the Avengers as a whole, especially Captain America, often serving as ''the'' ObstructiveBureaucrat of the MCU. ''Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'' also brings back classic Hulk villain Abomination, who hadn't been seen since he fought Hulk in ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'', for a cage match against Doctor Strange's ally Wong, and Abomination is also slated to make a return in ComicBook/SheHulk's Creator/DisneyPlus series.