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* [[AristocratsAreEvil Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker]] [[labelnote:Appearances]]''Franchise/IronMan: The Armor Trap''; the first two novels in the [[Characters/MarvelComicsDoctorDoom Doom]]'s Day trilogy; ''Franchise/TheAvengers and the ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}''[[/labelnote]], despite his [[FauxAffablyEvil manner and bearing]], is an utter madman defined by selfish megalomania. Having been responsible for many war crimes in the past, Strucker became the founder and leader of ComicBook/{{Hydra}}, ruling it as a tyrant who frequently painfully [[BadBoss kills his subordinates]]--and even threatens their families--for even the smallest of reasons. Engineering a HostageSituation to distract Iron Man--unaware of his true identity as Tony Stark--Strucker kidnaps Tony to force him to get the details for the Iron Man suit. Framing [[TheSyndicate the Maggia]] for Tony's kidnapping, Strucker tries to take possession of a powerful experimental energy chip from [[Characters/MarvelComicsAIM A.I.M.]], causing much destruction and several deaths before the chip is retrieved from A.I.M. A heartless SocialDarwinist, Strucker plans to launch a massive high-tech MobWar against A.I.M. and the Maggia, uncaring that it will result in the deaths of thousands. Later on, Strucker becomes part of a plot to build an army of Hulks, which involves kidnapping and painfully transforming many young men. Plotting to steal an energy device from Tony, Strucker later destroys the headquarters of A.I.M. and threatens to do the same to New York City if his numerous demands are not met. Later teaming up with Helmut Zemo, the duo threatens to set off a bomb which would cause seismic and volcanic destruction in many states unless they are given $10 million in gold, with Strucker likely planning to set off the bomb regardless.

* ''ComicBook/NickFury, Agent of ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}: Empyre'', by Will Murray: [[TheGeneralissimo Nadir al-Bazinda]], the self-proclaimed "Fist of Allah" and "Scourge of the West", is the [[PresidentEvil dictator]] of Quorak, and has been working with a prospective branch of ComicBook/{{Hydra}} in the Middle East: Nadir works with Hydra, making Quorak's capital Gullahbad ("City of Ghouls") the capital, and they give him all the resources to take over the Middle East. Later on, there is a plane crash in a Middle Eastern country which had been fighting with Quorak, Later on, al-Bazinda goes back on his deal and orders Hydra members to remove their masks and kneel before him; even after they do, he has them beheaded, with only one escaping. Using Inferno 42, an [[Characters/MarvelComicsAIM A.I.M.]] discovery which burns for several days and cannot be extinguished, al-Bazinda plans to launch {{suicide attack}}s all over the world, using his own airline and pilots loyal to him; this would likely kill millions at least. After killing his loyal astrologer, al-Bazinda puts his plan into action on Christmas Eve. For his final act, al-Bazinda plans to pilot his own plane, loaded with Inferno 42, and crash-land into S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier.

* ''5-Minute Marvel Stories'' & ''5-Minute Avengers Stories'': [[Characters/MarvelComicsRedSkull Red Skull]] lacks any VillainDecay given to other villains. Skull attempts to use his newly invented Mortis Ray to reverse the effects of the Vita Rays and erase Captain America's powers so that ComicBook/{{HYDRA}} can take over America as revenge for Germany losing in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. Later, Skull builds a space station to harness the sun's energy for a superweapon and threatens to wipe out every country on the planet if they do not surrender and meet his demands, firing upon the Earth when they refuse to do so. A wicked and sadistic madman, the Red Skull is [[EvenEvilHasStandards loathed even by other villains]] for his obsessive pursuit of world domination.

* ''Literature/SpiderManTheVenomTrilogy'': [[Characters/SpiderManGoblins Hobgoblin]], real name Jason Macendale, is a glorified street thug whose {{greed}} and {{ambition|is evil}} leads him to attempt one of his most audacious and vile schemes. Hobgoblin has been successfully stealing radioactive materials across New York, despite Spider-Man's attempts to stop him. In one such theft, Hobgoblin attempts to kill everyone on a US military sub with a [[DeadlyGas gas bomb]], after stealing radioactive materials from the sub. Hobgoblin has also been dumping radioactive waste into the sewers and subway tunnels, leading to radiation poisoning among several members of New York's homeless population. Eventually, Hobgoblin gives the news media a tape, explaining that he has constructed a dirty nuclear bomb. Hobgoblin demands New York City pay him 1 billion dollars within 12 hours or [[NukeEm he will set off the nuke]], destroying Manhattan and spreading deadly radiation to the rest of New York and the surrounding areas. When Hobgoblin's blackmail scheme is about to be foiled, Hobgoblin attempts to set off the nuke out of spite.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[Characters/MarvelComicsCarnage Carnage]] more than lives up to his name. These are only two of [[Characters/CarnageCletusKasady his]] many dozens of victims.]]

* ''Franchise/SpiderMan: Literature/CarnageInNewYork'' & ''Goblin's Revenge'': [[Characters/CarnageCletusKasady Cletus Kasady]] was a psychopathic SerialKiller even before he became the chaos-loving creature known as [[Characters/MarvelComicsCarnage Carnage]]. Carnage, after possessing a PsychoSerum which causes [[HatePlague insane bloodlust]], tortures--but doesn't kill--the serum's creator, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Dr. Eric Catrall]]. Carnage then kills dozens of people; tries to kill even more who are saved by Spider-Man, and attempts to drop the serum in food for the homeless, which would cause massive casualties. He is captured, but is broken out by a mercenary team and [[UngratefulBastard shows his appreciation]] by playing "[[FlayingAlive the old skin game]]" with the leader--we are later told he killed 30 or so of the mercenary team--and on his way out mutilates two guards. Carnage later brutally kills even more people, and threatens to kill hostages if Spidey doesn't show up. Finally, when Carnage's rescuer attempts to launch a pumpkin bomb containing a few drops of Catrall's serum at Spidey, Carnage redirects it into a crowd; the only ones affected are a team of 51 mercenaries hired by Catrall's ex-employee to retrieve the serum. As Carnage watches in delight, the men brutally tear each other apart, while the final 5 are shot by the police.

* ''Literature/SpiderManTheVenomFactor'': [[Characters/SpiderManGoblins Hobgoblin]], real name Jason Macendale, is a glorified street thug whose {{greed}} and {{ambition|is evil}} leads him to attempt one of his most audacious and vile schemes. Hobgoblin has been successfully stealing radioactive materials across New York, despite Spider-Man's attempts to stop him. In one such theft, Hobgoblin attempts to kill everyone on a US military sub with a [[DeadlyGas gas bomb]], after stealing radioactive materials from the sub. Hobgoblin has also been dumping radioactive waste into the sewers and subway tunnels, leading to radiation poisoning among several members of New York's homeless population. Eventually, Hobgoblin gives the news media a tape, explaining that he has constructed a dirty nuclear bomb. Hobgoblin demands New York City pay him 1 billion dollars within 12 hours or [[NukeEm he will set off the nuke]], destroying Manhattan and spreading deadly radiation to the rest of New York and the surrounding areas. When Hobgoblin's blackmail scheme is about to be foiled, Hobgoblin attempts to set off the nuke out of spite.

* ''Franchise/{{Wolverine}}'':

* ''Ultimate Super Villains'''s "Ripples", by José R. Nieto; & ''ComicBook/GenerationX'', by Creator/ScottLobdell and Creator/ElliotSMaggin: [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast D'Spayre]] is a [[Characters/MarvelComicsDemons demon]] who [[EmotionEater feeds on negative emotions]]. He first appears targeting Laurita, a young mutant who can affect other peoples emotions, and her mother Maria. D'Spayre kills Maria's brother Carlos and takes his form, tracking the pair to a hotel in the Utah desert. While attempting to manipulate Maria and Laurita disguised as Carlos, D'Spayre also torments Joshua, the man who runs the hotel, with images of his dead wife, until Joshua kills himself. Eventually, D'Spayre reveals his true form to Maria and states he plans to use Laurita's powers to spread misery across the world and drink the souls of nations. In his second appearance, D'Spayre torments [[Characters/EmmaFrostWhiteQueen Emma Frost]] by summoning images of her dead former students, the Hellions, to drive her insane. Later D'Spayre kidnaps the students and teachers at Xavier's Massachusetts Academy and subjects them to [[MindRape horrific mental torture]] to feed on their anguish.

* ''Film/IronMan3'', by Michael Siglain: [[AdaptationalVillainy The Mandarin]] and [[Characters/{{MCUAim}} Aldrich Killian]] are written as an equally-culpable duo of mastermind villains who want to control UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror. The Mandarin is a long-time terrorist who has plagued the world for years, while Killian is an EvilGenius so offended by [[Characters/MCUTonyStark Tony Stark]] rejecting his business proposal that he teams with the Mandarin to upstage Tony. Developing the highly-volatile injection Extremis, they [[PlayingWithSyringes test the Extremis]] on wounded sports stars and war veterans, keeping them unaware of the lethality of the concoction; the survival rate for the Extremis experiments is one in twelve, and one single instance results in 6 test subjects spontaneously exploding. The Mandarin and Killian take advantage of the faulty Extremis experiments to stage "terror attacks", regularly killing multiple people by tricking Extremis users into "going hot" and blowing themselves up. After wiping out an air base, taking several soldiers hostage, and torturing [[Characters/MCUJamesRhodes Rhodey]] to gain the Iron Patriot armor, the Mandarin and Killian initiate the final stage of their plan: to down Air Force One and kill everyone onboard, then burn the President alive on television to turn Christmas Day into a new 9/11. Killian also executes Maya Hansen when she tries to stop him, and threatens to inject Pepper Potts with Extremis while Tony watches.

* ''Franchise/IronMan: And Call My Killer... Modok!'', by William Rotsler: [[AntagonistTitle Modok]] is a sadistic lunatic who loves all kinds of torture and will [[BadBoss horrifically punish subordinates for the smallest reason]]. Modok was originally a "[[FromNobodyToNightmare countless, nameless]]" employee of [[ComicBook/{{AIM}} AIM ]] who was subjected to an experiment that granted him super intelligence and telepathic powers, while grotesquely changing his appearance. Modok immediately used his new powers to murder all of his superiors and those who won't serve him, before taking control of AIM and making it an even more dangerous threat than before. Modok's favorite method of torture is Room101, whose torturers make the victims confront their worst fears. Ultimately planning to mass produce Iron Man armors then use them to overthrow entire countries and bend them to his will, Modok forces Tony Stark to build the armor for him lest he torture the man's loved ones in front of him.

* [[AristocratsAreEvil Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker]] [[labelnote:Appearances]]''Franchise/IronMan: The Armor Trap''; the first two novels in the [[Characters/MarvelComicsDoctorDoom Doom]]'s Day trilogy; ''Franchise/TheAvengers and the ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}''[[/labelnote]], despite his [[FauxAffablyEvil manner and bearing]], is an utter madman defined by selfish megalomania. Having been responsible for many war crimes in the past, Strucker became the founder and leader of ComicBook/{{Hydra}}, ruling it as a tyrant who frequently painfully [[BadBoss kills his subordinates]]--and even threatens their families--for even the smallest of reasons. Engineering a HostageSituation to distract Iron Man--unaware of his true identity as Tony Stark--Strucker kidnaps Tony to force him to get the details for the Iron Man suit. Framing [[TheSyndicate the Maggia]] for Tony's kidnapping, Strucker tries to take possession of a powerful experimental energy chip from {{Characters/AIM}}, causing much destruction and several deaths before the chip is retrieved from A.I.M. A heartless SocialDarwinist, Strucker plans to launch a massive high-tech MobWar against A.I.M. and the Maggia, uncaring that it will result in the deaths of thousands. Later on, Strucker becomes part of a plot to build an army of Hulks, which involves kidnapping and painfully transforming many young men. Plotting to steal an energy device from Tony, Strucker later destroys the headquarters of A.I.M. and threatens to do the same to New York City if his numerous demands are not met. Later teaming up with Helmut Zemo, the duo threatens to set off a bomb which would cause seismic and volcanic destruction in many states unless they are given $10 million in gold, with Strucker likely planning to set off the bomb regardless.

* ''Franchise/IronMan: Operation A.I.M.'', by Greg Cox: [[LegacyCharacter Modok 1.5]] was an "[[FromNobodyToNightmare faceless technician]]" who willingly underwent an experiment to help ComicBook/{{AIM}} fight against their creations the adaptoids--androids who can copy anyone and who have [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters turned against them]]. He quickly turns against A.I.M., throwing in his lot with the adaptoids and becoming their master. Modok goes to an A.I.M. undersea base looking for the experimental energy chip--which had been recently destroyed--and slaughters the hundreds of A.I.M. scientists who were present. Iron Man and his allies, Captain America, Black Panther, and War Machine, go around the world to stop Modok from acquiring the ingredients to make a new energy chip. One of Modok's adaptoid minions, disguised as the Mandarin, attacks an A.I.M. space station, brutally massacring everyone on board, and [[ColonyDrop tries to cause the space station to crash into Miami]] to cover his escape. Modok takes over Stark Enterprises and uses its resources to complete the chip. Then he tells Iron Man his terrifying plan: he will use the chip's power to increase his mental powers and [[KillAllHumans wipe out all of humanity]] and replace them with adaptoids. He then plans to wipe out all life on Earth--including the adaptoids--before going to space and [[OmnicidalManiac slaughtering any alien civilization he finds]]. Declaring himself an [[AGodAmI "Angel of Death" who has transcended humanity]], this new Modok is even more vicious then the original.

* ''ComicBook/NickFury, Agent of ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}: Empyre'', by Will Murray: [[TheGeneralissimo Nadir al-Bazinda]], the self-proclaimed "Fist of Allah" and "Scourge of the West", is the [[PresidentEvil dictator]] of Quorak, and has been working with a prospective branch of ComicBook/{{Hydra}} in the Middle East: Nadir works with Hydra, making Quorak's capital Gullahbad ("City of Ghouls") the capital, and they give him all the resources to take over the Middle East. Later on, there is a plane crash in a Middle Eastern country which had been fighting with Quorak, Later on, al-Bazinda goes back on his deal and orders Hydra members to remove their masks and kneel before him; even after they do, he has them beheaded, with only one escaping. Using Inferno 42, an ComicBook/{{AIM}} discovery which burns for several days and cannot be extinguished, al-Bazinda plans to launch {{suicide attack}}s all over the world, using his own airline and pilots loyal to him; this would likely kill millions at least. After killing his loyal astrologer, al-Bazinda puts his plan into action on Christmas Eve. For his final act, al-Bazinda plans to pilot his own plane, loaded with Inferno 42, and crash-land into S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier.

* ''Literature/MarvelsSpiderManHostileTakeover'': [[FromNobodyToNightmare Michael Bingham]], despite his pitiful beginnings, is an emotionally detached sadist who [[ItsAllAboutMe believes the world owes him and that he is the "rightful" Spider-Man]]. Gaining his abilities from medical experiments by Oscorp, Bingham saw a friend die from these experiments and realized [[LackOfEmpathy he felt nothing for him]], before killing two other patients who bullied him. Eventually naming himself "The Blood Spider", Bingham enters [[Characters/MarvelComicsTheKingpin Wilson Fisk]]'s services and proved to be dangerous beyond Fisk; to ruin [[Characters/SpiderManPS4PeterParker Spider-Man]]'s reputation, Bingham dresses as him to terrorize New York; kills a teenager; blows up a restaurant, killing eleven people in a staged hostage scenario, including a friend of Peter Parker, using one as human ammo; and murders a district attorney. At one point Bingham considers [[WouldHurtAChild killing a baby]], only not going through with it due to the trouble it'd cause him. Bingham plans on taking control over both Fisk and Norman Osborn, by stealing blackmail material and beating Fisk to a pulp to show power over him.

** [[TheMole Brock Rumlow]] poses as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent when in reality he's an [[{{Characters/MCUHYDRAOperatives}} assassin for Hydra]]. Having killed their enemies for years, Rumlow leads the manhunt against [[Characters/MCUSteveRogers Captain America]] and [[Characters/MCUNatashaRomanoff Black Widow]], even witnessing the torture [[Characters/MCUBuckyBarnes the Winter Soldier]] endures with no reaction. On the day of the Hydra Uprising, Rumlow personally launches the helicarriers for Project Insight, knowing that doing so will lead to millions of innocent deaths. He is uncaring when confronted with the damage his actions will cause, only bragging to [[Characters/MCUSamWilson Sam Wilson]] that Hydra will rule the world.

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* ''[[Literature/XMenChaosEngineTrilogy The Chaos Engine Trulogy]]'':

* ''Literature/XMenChaosEngineTrilogy'':

[[AC:Novels for adults, copublished by Berkley Boulevard, in rough chronological order [[labelnote:Continuity Note]]These have a stricter continuity.[[/labelnote]]]]

* [[AristocratsAreEvil Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker]] [[labelnote:Appearances]]''Franchise/IronMan: The Armor Trap''; the first two novels in the [[Characters/MarvelComicsDoctorDoom Doom]]'s Day trilogy; ''Franchise/TheAvengers and the ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}''[[/labelnote]], despite his [[FauxAffablyEvil manner and bearing]], is an utter madman defined by selfish megalomania. Having been responsible for many war crimes in the past, Strucker became the founder and leader of ComicBook/{{Hydra}}, ruling it as a tyrant who frequently painfully [[BadBoss kills his subordinates]]--and even threatens their families--for even the smallest of reasons. Engineering a HostageSituation to distract Iron Man--unaware of his true identity as Tony Stark--Strucker kidnaps Tony to force him to get the details for the Iron Man suit. Framing [[TheSyndicate the Maggia]] for Tony's kidnapping, Strucker tries to take possession of a powerful experimental energy chip from {{Characters/AIM}}, causing much destruction and several deaths before the chip is retrieved from A.I.M. A heartless SocialDarwinist, Strucker plans to launch a massive high-tech MobWar against A.I.M. and the Maggia, uncaring that it will result in the deaths of thousands. Later on, Strucker becomes part of a plot to build an army of Hulks, which involves kidnapping and painfully transforming many young men. Plotting to steal an energy device from Tony, Strucker later destroys the headquarters of A.I.M. and threatens to do the same to New York City if his numerous demands are not met. Later teaming up with Helmut Zemo, the duo threatens to set off a bomb which would cause seismic and volcanic destruction in many states unless they are given $10 million in gold, with Strucker likely planning to set off the bomb regardless.

* ''[[Franchise/StarTrek Planet X]]'' {{Crossover}}, by Michael Jan Friedman: [[BigBad High Implementor Ruugh Isadjo]] is the leader of a political faction within the mysterious Draa'kon Empire. Wanting to seize power for himself, Isadjo infects the nearby planet Xhaldia with a [[SyntheticPlague virus]] that will mutate a small part of the population in 30 years. Thirty years later, after the mutants on Xhaldia emerge, Isadjo plans to capture these Xhaldian mutants to enslave them and make them into SuperSoldiers that Isadjo will use for war and conquest. Isadjo also has his second-in-command killed because she might have made a mistake. When the Franchise/XMen and [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration the Enterprise crew]] begin to sabotage his war ship, Isadjo plans to use a bomb to destroy Verdeen, a city on Xhaldia where most of the Xhaldian mutants are located, not caring about the civilians and his troops being killed in the process, wanting the mutants dead if he could not enslave them.

* ''Franchise/XMen: The Legacy Quest'' trilogy, by Steve Lyons: [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Selene]], the [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Black Queen]] of the Hellfire Club, is an ancient mutant who has preyed on suffering for centuries. Having won the loyalty of the demon Blackheart, Selene presides over torture and death, draining the very souls from others to make them her slaves. In the BadFuture, Selene keeps Beast alive, draining him of blood slow as a cure for the Legacy Virus while she conquers Manhattan, massacring innocents left and right, using the cure to keep the mutants in line while randomly killing innocents for fun at times just to drive home how absolute her rein truly is.
* ''Franchise/FantasticFour: War Zone'', by Greg Cox: [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Annihilus]] is a paranoid psychopath from the Negative Zone, who views all life as a threat to himself and plans to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy all living things]]. Annihilus attacks a planet and only relents when the planet's government offers him brilliant scientists to work for him. Annihilus spares the planet, but destroys its industrial base, forcing its inhabitants to live like cave people. Annihilus takes a scientist named Samra Qury and imprisons her family in a nightmarish prison where prisoners are starved and tortured, and [[IHaveYourWife threatens to kill them if she does not help him]]. Annihilus makes Samra create a portal to the positive universe. Annihilus makes a temporary alliance with Blastaar, ruler of the Baluurian Empire, where he will use the portal to go to Earth and open Reed Richards's portal and allow Blastaar's forces to invade Earth. After Blastaar subdues Earth, Annihilus plans to destroy Blastaar and his forces, [[KillAllHumans kill off humanity]], and start killing every living thing in the positive universe.

* ''Franchise/{{Wolverine}}: Road of Bones'', by David Alan Mack: [[MadScientist Dr. Falco]] is a [[HerrDoktor German scientist]] who works for a company called Tanaka Bio-Technologies. Falco invents a drug called Panacea that can cure any disease but will destroy a patient's immune system; they have to take Panacea every 24 hours for the rest of their lives or die within 72 hours. Falco secretly contacts [[Characters/MarvelComicsTheHand the Hand]] and offers to work for them, giving them information on Tanaka's security system. The Hand kills several guards, takes the formula for Panacea, and kidnaps Dr. Falco. Falco [[FrameUp frames]] one of his co-workers as the mole, and the Hand kills the co-worker thinking he is a liability. Silver Samurai tasks Falco with creating enough Panacea to have the continent of Africa be indebted to him, but Falco has other ideas. Falco secretly changes the formula so Panacea will kill anyone who takes it within a month, wanting to kill billions of people in Africa. [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Falco]] claims he is doing this to deal with overpopulation, but later gloats to Wolverine about how many people his drug will kill.
* ''Franchise/FantasticFour: The Baxter Effect'', by Dave Stern: [[Characters/MarvelComicsDoctorDoom Dr. Doom]], in an alternate reality created by the Mad Thinker, [[AdaptationalVillainy loses all of his redeeming qualities]] and becomes a nightmare. Doom has become a dictator who rules Russia and then used its military might to conquer all of Eastern Europe. Doom has [[DealWithTheDevil sold his soul and humanity to various demons]], gaining magical powers and a demonic appearance. Doom, discovering the changes the Mad Thinker has made to reality have caused a crack in reality itself, plans to use this crack [[OmnicidalManiac destroy the universe]] in order to give himself god-like powers and remake reality [[InTheirOwnImage to fit his whims]].
* ''Franchise/{{Wolverine}}: Lifeblood'', by Hugh Matthews: [[NaziNobleman Baron Wolfgang von Strucker]] was a member of an [[StateSec SS]] special project unit in UsefulNotes/NaziGermany. Tasked by Himmler to create [[SuperSoldier superhuman soldiers]] for the Reich, Strucker forms a crack SS unit and gives his troops a cocktail of drugs and herbs to enhance their abilities, which he demonstrates by having them kill several Russian [=POWs=]. Desiring better soldiers, Strucker looks for mutants at Nazi concentration camps; deeming many of them useless, they are killed and dissected, while Strucker also has embryos removed from inmates for experimentation. After hearing of a rumor of camp inmate who cannot die, Strucker visits the camp and finds Wolverine. Strucker has him dissected, believing Wolverine's white blood cells will make him [[ImmortalityImmorality immortal]]. Near the end of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, Strucker uses his Nazi super soldiers to escape to the Middle East, [[BadBoss not caring that his troops burn out and die in the process]]. In the Middle East, Strucker joins up with a [[MiddleEasternTerrorists Jihadist terrorist group]] called the Green Fist and uses a formula based on Wolverine's blood to make himself young. Strucker creates super soldiers for these terrorists, having them kill American and British prisoners. Decades later, Strucker again captures Wolverine, planning to use his blood to make himself immortal and improve his super soldiers, planning to use them to kill the US President.
* ''Franchise/FantasticFour: What Lies Between'', by Creator/PeterDavid: [[EmperorScientist Psycho-Man]] and [[DimensionLord Dormammu]] are interdimensional tyrants who meet each other and [[BigBadDuumvirate form an alliance]]. When a scientist named Dr. Rachael Hunt creates a portal to the interspace dimensions, Psycho-Man and Dormammu mentally manipulate her, convincing her to open her portal. They then infect Dr. Hunt, Human Torch, and Mr. Fantastic with a virus which kills Dr. Hunt and turns Human Torch and Mr. Fantastic into demonic beings that [[BrainwashedAndCrazy see everyone else as enemies]]. Psycho-Man and Dormammu have Human Torch and Mr. Fantastic try to kill the rest of the Fantastic Four, and when that fails, they [[IHaveYourWife threaten to kill Mr. Fantastic's son Franklin]] if he does not obey them. Psycho-Man and Dormammu order Mr. Fantastic to open the portals to Interspace and the Negative Zone at the same time so that Dormammu can absorb the energy from both dimensions and destroy the barriers between the dimensions, which would allow cosmic horrors to invade Earth and cause chaos and death across the multiverse.

* ''Franchise/{{Wolverine}}: Nature of the Beast'', by Dave Stern: [[BigBad Dan Wilson]] is a [[CorruptBureaucrat senior Canadian bureaucrat]] and one of Wolverine's government handlers, when the latter worked for Department H. Wilson is [[FantasticRacism bigoted]] against mutants, but after [[Characters/MarvelComicsMagneto Magneto]] attacks the Earth with an {{EMP}}, Wilson is able to convince several American and Canadian officials to back a plan to [[FinalSolution commit genocide]] against mutantkind. Wilson sets up labs in Tibet and Los Vegas and steals research from a brilliant Canadian mutant named Jean Claude (J.C) and the High Evolutionary. Wilson develops a [[SyntheticPlague virus]] that will destroy mutant fetuses in the womb and plans to infect humanity by releasing the virus in Las Vegas. Wilson has also been using the High Evolutionary's research to create an army of New Men, human/animal hybrids, who will die without a chemical only Wilson can provide. Wilson's New Men are attacking a nearby village in Tibet, killing dozens in the process. Wilson captures Wolverine, who is drugged and has sex with a clone of Veronique, a former co-worker from Department H he had a crush on. When the Veronique clone becomes pregnant, Wilson subjects her to the High Evolutionary's genetic accelerator, causing Wolverine's son to [[RapidAging age quickly]], going from an infant to dying of old age in front of Wolverine's eyes within a week.
* ''Franchise/FantasticFour: Doomgate'', by Jeffery Lang: Hellspawn is a [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils demon]] from another dimension that was accidentally summoned to Earth by an Empire State University student who wanted to recreate the experiment that ruined [[Characters/MarvelComicsDoctorDoom Dr. Doom]]'s face. Hellspawn [[DemonicPossession takes over the student's body]] and begins to use the energy of his home dimension to affect Manhattan, turning it into a hellscape where people are tortured by their fears or turned into demonic creatures who kill anyone they encounter. Tony Stark and SHIELD put up a force field around Manhattan, but Hellspawn wants to collapse the force field, to spread his influence across the planet and cause HellOnEarth.

* ''Franchise/BlackPanther: Tales of Wakanda'':
** ''What's Done in the Dark'', by Troy L. Wiggins: [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain The Lion of Columbia]] is the leader of the white nationalist terrorist group, [[WesternTerrorists the Brave]]. The Lion has his men kidnap two Wakandan diplomats and releases a video online saying these diplomats will be among the first of many of his victims. Wakandan agent Kevin Cole and supervillain Deadly Nightshade track the Lion and his men to their base. The Lion has kidnapped 25 immigrants and is killing them slowly by beating and starving them. The Lion also plans to kill every non-white person in the US. When the Lion is defeated, he attempts to set his armor to explode, attempting to [[TakingYouWithMe kill himself and his men to take out his enemies]].
** ''Return of the Queen'', by Tananarive Due: [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Moses Magnum]] is the former dictator of the nation of Canaan, a neighbor of Wakanda, who is also an old enemy of the Black Panther. Despite being deposed from Canaan, Moses Magnum has become more powerful than ever, as an alliance between Magnum and the monstrous mutant [[Characters/MarvelComicsApocalypse Apocalypse]] has resulted in Moses Magnum gaining [[DishingOutDirt seismic powers]]. Moses Magnum uses his powers to cause a drought in Canaan, willing to risk the lives of millions in order to destabilize Canaan. Moses Magnum plans to use Canaan as a staging ground to invade Wakanda and take its resources for himself.
** ''The Monsters of Mena Ngai'', by Milton J. Davis: [[AmbitionIsEvil Oboro]] is an ancient Wakanda tribal leader who wants to become a warlord and challenge the Black Panther clan for leadership of Wakanda. Oboro is kidnapping people from the village of Mena Ngai and uses vibranium to [[ForcedTransformation transform these people into monsters]]. Oboro then has these monsters attack the village. Oboro claims the Black Panther has forgotten about Mena Ngai and [[EngineeredHeroics he will protect them from these monsters]], and in exchange he will become their leader. Oboro kills several of these "monsters", but not before they damage the village.
** ''Bon Temps'', by Harlan James: [[VampireMonarch Elijah DePortes]] is a vampire lord, leading his own gang of vampires. Elijah and his minions are planning a mass slaughter in New Orleans, at Mardi Gras. Dr. Voodoo gets word of this plan and decides to set a trap for Elijah. Dr. Voodoo spreads rumors of a magic vibranium amulet arriving in New Orleans from Wakanda and Elijah decides he wants it. Elijah and his minions attack Dr. Voodoo's mansion in order to obtain the amulet, with Elijah threatening to kill everyone in the mansion if he doesn't get the amulet. Elijah attacks Shuri and states he will enjoy transforming her into his undead slave.
* ''First Team: A [[ComicBook/XMen Xavier's Institute]] Novel'', by Robbie [=MacNiven=]: [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Lobe]] is the CEO of the Sublime Corporation, who is [[DrivenByEnvy jealous of mutants and their powers]]. Lobe wants to create a serum that could recreate mutant powers and sell them to the public. Lobe is secretly funding the extremist anti-mutant cult, the [[FantasticRacism Purifiers]], and has them kidnap various mutants for him, so he can [[PlayingWithSyringes experiment on them]], killing them in the process. Lobe targets the young X-Men recruit, Anole--Victor Borkowski--in order to experiment on him. Lobe has the Purifiers kidnap Anole's father in order to lure him out. When the Purifers kidnap the X-Men Rockslide, Lobe experiments on him, [[AnArmAndALeg removing his arm]] in the process. Lobe orders the Purfiers to burn Rockslide and Anole's father at the stake, in order to lure Anole into a trap.

* [[AristocratsAreEvil Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker]] [[labelnote:Appearances]]Franchise/IronMan: The Armor Trap; the first two novels in the [[Characters/MarvelComicsDoctorDoom Doom]]'s Day trilogy; Franchise/TheAvengers and the ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}[[/labelnote]], despite his [[FauxAffablyEvil manner and bearing]], is an utter madman defined by selfish megalomania. Having been responsible for many war crimes in the past, Strucker became the founder and leader of ComicBook/{{Hydra}}, ruling it as a tyrant who frequently painfully [[BadBoss kills his subordinates]]--and even threatens their families--for even the smallest of reasons. Engineering a HostageSituation to distract Iron Man--unaware of his true identity as Tony Stark--Strucker kidnaps Tony to force him to get the details for the Iron Man suit. Framing [[TheSyndicate the Maggia]] for Tony's kidnapping, Strucker tries to take possession of a powerful experimental energy chip from {{Characters/AIM}}, causing much destruction and several deaths before the chip is retrieved from A.I.M. A heartless SocialDarwinist, Strucker plans to launch a massive high-tech MobWar against A.I.M. and the Maggia, uncaring that it will result in the deaths of thousands. Later on, Strucker becomes part of a plot to build an army of Hulks, which involves kidnapping and painfully transforming many young men. Plotting to steal an energy device from Tony, Strucker later destroys the headquarters of A.I.M. and threatens to do the same to New York City if his numerous demands are not met. Later teaming up with Helmut Zemo, the duo threatens to set off a bomb which would cause seismic and volcanic destruction in many states unless they are given $10 million in gold, with Strucker likely planning to set off the bomb regardless.

* ''Ultimate Super Villains'''s "Ripples", by José R. Nieto; & ''ComicBook/GenerationX'', by Creator/ScottLobdell and Creator/ElliotSMaggin: [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast D'Spayre]] is a demon who [[EmotionEater feeds on negative emotions]]. He first appears targeting Laurita, a young mutant who can affect other peoples emotions, and her mother Maria. D'Spayre kills Maria's brother Carlos and takes his form, tracking the pair to a hotel in the Utah desert. While attempting to manipulate Maria and Laurita disguised as Carlos, D'Spayre also torments Joshua, the man who runs the hotel, with images of his dead wife, until Joshua kills himself. Eventually, D'Spayre reveals his true form to Maria and states he plans to use Laurita's powers to spread misery across the world and drink the souls of nations. In his second appearance, D'Spayre torments [[Characters/EmmaFrostWhiteQueen Emma Frost]] by summoning images of her dead former students, the Hellions, to drive her insane. Later D'Spayre kidnaps the students and teachers at Xavier's Massachusetts Academy and subjects them to [[MindRape horrific mental torture]] to feed on their anguish.