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Who are the best comic book villains of all time? This list of top supervillains in comics includes some of the most notorious evil-doers in comic book history. Some of them are among the <a href="/crowdranked-list/best-marvel-villains" target="_blank">best Marvel villains</a> like Doctor Doom, Magneto and Galactus. Others are classic <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-comic-book-villains">DC Comics villains</a>&nbsp;like The Joker and Bane. Are they the best (or worst, depending on how you view supervillains)? Vote them up! Feel free to add any great comic book villains who are missing from the list, and you can also re-rank this list your way, in any order you like. Any and all great comic book villains have one thing in common: They are the absolute arch rivals of some of the greatest and <a href="www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-superheroes-all-time" target="_blank">best superheroes</a> in comics' history. Every great protagonist needs a worthy antagonist to balance things out, after all. Several of the top supervillains listed here began their evil careers in comic books, but they quickly took their evil deeds to the big screen, starring in some of the <a href="/crowdranked-list/the-best-superhero-movies-ever-made" target="_blank">best superhero movies ever made</a>.Who do you think are the top comic book villains? Vote now!

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List of the most badass, tough, and iconic comic book superheroes ever created. This list includes central characters from both the DC and Marvel Universe, as well as more non-traditional or underground comic books. The definition of what makes a &quot;superhero&quot; can be quite slippery, and often encompasses characters with questionable morals and behavior (giving rise to the notion of the &quot;anti-hero.&quot;) If you love these superheroes, you&#39;ll also be interested to know that a few of them have really <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-10-lamest-super-hero-origins/ihateeverything">lame origin stories</a>.

Traditionally, a &quot;superhero&quot; simply means a larger-than-life character, or one gifted with special abilities, either organically or via their own genius or inventiveness, who uses his or her powers to protect and defend the public from threats - at times <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/unexpected-superhero-day-jobs/stephanroget" target="_blank">even while maintaining day jobs</a>. Though the word &quot;superhero&quot; began to be used as early as the 1910s, the concept really took hold in the public&#39;s mind following the introduction of Superman in 1938.

Though Superman and other characters of his day were gifted with special talents and abilities, making them particularly suited to crusading for justice, many characters that followed were more &quot;human&quot; than the noble alien from Krypton, using their intelligence (such as Iron Man or Batman) to create a superheroic persona.&nbsp; Some <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-10-greatest-disabled-superheroes-of-all-time/saintmort">superheroes also have disabilities</a> that counteract their skills, weapons or unique talents.&nbsp;

Because of the massive popularity of superheroes &ndash; particularly at the start of the 21st Century, when <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-superhero-movies-ever-made">superhero films</a> reigned at the box office &ndash; a number of deconstructions and analyses of the genre have also been done, culminating in the creation of &quot;meta-superheroes&quot; who comment on the concept of superheroism itself.&nbsp;So take a look at this list, decide who your favorite comic book superheroes are, and vote them up.&nbsp;We have your top 50 superheroes, your top 100 superheroes of all time&hellip; we don&rsquo;t quite have your top 200 comic book characters of all time simply because this list is just for the best superheroes ever. We didn&rsquo;t include the super villains on this top comic book characters list. Who are the top comic book heroes? Who is the best superhero? Let&rsquo;s put these question to rest of who is the best super heroes to rest.

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Ridiculous <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/superheroes-ranked-by-most-comic-book-appearances/ranker-comics?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">comic book superheroes</a> come in all shapes and sizes. And these are the characters voted by many to be the most ridiculous superheroes of all time. Sometimes it&#39;s not the stupid heroes&#39; fault; they were written to serve a very specific comic book function, and no one had a plan for the character after that. Other times they were just a product of a period of time where they were more appropriate. Even so, many of these ridiculous <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-female-comic-book-characters/ranker-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">comic book characters</a> should probably have been written out of the series long before they were.

Sometimes these stupid characters just outgrew the context they were in. Are these stupid superhero names enough to make you never want to read comic books? If so, vote on the worst ones here so that people have an inkling of what NOT to do.&nbsp;

Who are the most.... stupid superheroes ever? You decide.

Also see our roundup of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/superheroes-with-painful-superpowers/brent-sprecher" target="_blank">superheroes whose powers make them hurt themselves</a>.

Some superhero origins are just lame. Not all heroes get bitten by radioactive spiders, were the last survivor on a destroyed planet, or survived a science experiment gone wrong to get crime-fighting, world-saving powers. Some heroes enter the vigilante game without any pizzazz, without a modicum of sense, or with a just plain lame origin story.This list is a compilation of the lamest <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-harrowing-superhero-origin-stories/bobby-anhalt?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">superhero origin stories</a> of all time. Keep in mind, the focus is on lame origins, not necessarily lame heroes. Many of these heroes would earn respect over time or be rebooted to become the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-superheroes-all-time">greatest superheroes of all time</a>. However, whenever these <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-superheroes-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">comic book heroes</a> tell their origin story, they probably have a hard time not blushing.

List of the best superpowers we all wish we had as voted by the Ranker community. This list of superpowers includes anything we&#39;ve seen in movies, read in comics, or dreamt up ourselves. Just think about how life-changing it would be to have cool superpowers. Have you ever been sitting in traffic and wished that you could just fly to work? Or have you had to run through the airport to catch your plane and thought of how great it would be to just teleport where you wanted to go? Maybe you&#39;d just want to be able to know what your partner is thinking for once. Superhero powers <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-unfortunate-x-men-mutations/tyler-mitchell" target="_blank">may not all be useful</a>, but they&nbsp;can sure come in handy, but just remember Uncle Ben&#39;s famous words, &quot;With great power, comes great responsibility.&quot;

The most-wanted superpowers - even <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/obscure-superpowers-useful/jessica-bedewi" target="_blank">the weird, obscure ones</a> - improve our everyday lives or allow us to become a little greater than we are. If you&#39;ve ever been jealous of superheroes and their different types of awesome super powers, fantasize with this list&nbsp;and pretend you&#39;ve harnessed their powers.&nbsp;Now, you can use this list of superpowers&nbsp;to dream of how your life could be. Share this with your friends and add whatever cool superpowers <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/things-you-wish-you-were-better-at/lauren-slocum?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">you wish you</a> had.&nbsp;

This is a list of the best superpowers we wish were real. Vote up your favorite and add any that aren&#39;t listed yet. &nbsp;

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&quot;With great power comes great responsibility.&quot; Yeah, that&#39;s all well and good but no one is perfect. Ranker Comics has gathered thirty different times the good guys crossed the line and became the bad guys! Sometimes it&#39;s a lapse in judgement and other times it&#39;s just flat out insanity. No one said being a hero was going to be easy!

Which <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/superheroes-ranked-by-most-comic-book-appearances/ranker-comics?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">comic book characters</a> and superheroes became the most evil? Make sure you vote up the most <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/superheroes-who-became-villains/stephanroget" target="_blank">evil superhero transformations</a> below! These heroes have all had a long day and are a little cranky - so make sure you show them so love.

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Who needs the likes of Michael Myers, Freddie Krueger, and Jason when we have villains in comics that are just as scary, if not scarier, to keep you up at night?&nbsp;You know, those villains that you definitely wouldn&#39;t want to run into in a dark alley. Which are <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/scary-things-seen-heard/amandasedlakhevener?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the most terrifying</a> villains in comic books?

Does the Scarecrow bring the fear out in you? Does the thought of Venom being around you make you cringe? Does Batman&#39;s Victor Zsasz make you feel lightheaded?

We&#39;ve got goblins, alien symbiotes, evil clowns, the undead, and all manner of spooky characters! Some of these characters even come from the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-horror-comic-books-graphic-novels/ranker-comics" target="_blank">best horror comics</a>. Make sure to vote up all the villains that you wish weren&#39;t flooding your nightmares, and vote down the ones you could handle in your face, no problem.&nbsp;

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Elektra

Super villains become heroes all the time. In comic books, it can be hard to tell the good guys from <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-movies-where-the-bad-guy-wins/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the bad guys</a> in the first place. Nearly everyone wears masks and brightly colored spandex, after all. Even Spider-Man is a MENACE according to at least one New York newspapers. In such a strange world of cosmic happenings and super shenanigans, of course there are many villains who turned into superheroes.These&nbsp;superheroes who started out bad range from the obscure, like Pied Piper, to the mainstream, like the Merc with a Mouth. Heck, a plenty of core X-Men have changed sides, as any fan of Gambit, Emma Frost, or Rogue could tell you. These&nbsp;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-comic-book-villains?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">comic book bad guys</a> who became good guys are everywhere. You're favorite hero might have debuted as a villain. Don't think so? Would it surprise you to learn that Hawkeye tried to rob the Avengers before becoming one of Earth's Mightiest Heroes?More surprises await you in this list of supervillains turned superheroes.These are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-superheroes-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">comic book heroes</a> who started out as villains! Vote up your favorite reformed bad guy below!

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While <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-comic-book-villains?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">comic villains</a> are usually content with slaying&nbsp;anyone and everyone to prove their point, the heroes almost always have a &quot;no slaying&quot; rule. Abstaining from ending someone&#39;s life is seen as one of the major dividing lines between a hero and a villain. Even so, that doesn&#39;t mean there haven&#39;t been a few accidental &mdash; and some not so accidental &mdash; passings caused by various superheroes.&nbsp;

Everyone from Batman to <a href="http://www.ranker.com/tags/iron-man?ref=internalCrossLinking_tag">Iron Man</a> to Superman have accidentally <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-who-have-killed-people/celebrity-lists?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">slain people</a>, with varying degrees of accident. This list of times heroes have accidentally slain people shows the accidental perishments&nbsp;of various characters at the hands of heroes, some of which had huge consequences in the comic universes.&nbsp;

Tim Drake Is The Ultimate Robin

<a href="/list/best-alternate-costumes-in-marvel-comics/ranker-comics">Amazing alternate costumes for superheroes</a> are always entertaining, but what about alternate superhero characters? The topic of &ldquo;legacy characters,&rdquo; or replacement superheroes, has led to many heated debates&nbsp;in the world of comic book fandom. Publishers have attempted to add diversity and &ldquo;fresh ideas&rdquo; to their comic book universes by replacing their most popular heroes with younger and more diverse vigilantes. The results have been, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/superhero-replacements-worse-than-the-original/stephanroget" target="_blank">at best, mixed</a>.

Fan outrage is high anytime a popular character goes away - even the times when <a href="/list/times-marvel-has-changed-a-character-for-no-reason/ranker-comics">Marvel changes a character for no apparent reason</a>&nbsp;aren&#39;t met with as much resistance.&nbsp;Nothing is worse than seeing your favorite superhero feign death for awhile so that a precocious teenager can take up their mantle to spout internet slang and share crossovers with Spider-Man.

Now, this may be considered sacrilege in some corners of the fandom, but some legacy heroes turn out pretty cool. In fact, there&#39;s a&nbsp;rare handful of second generation superheroes who are actually better than the originals. It&#39;s not easy to replace a legendary hero,&nbsp;but as the following characters can attest to, it is doable. Check out the list below and vote up the coolest second generation heroes who you believe are an improvement from the original.&nbsp;

It seems like Marvel and&nbsp;DC are premiering a new superhero film every other month. However, even though there are some great <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/dc-comics-animated-movies/all-genre-movies-lists" target="_blank">DC animated films</a>&nbsp;and fantasic&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-movies-based-on-marvel-comics/all-genre-movies-lists" target="_blank">Marvel superhero movies</a>, there are many enjoyable <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-original-superhero-movies/ranker-film" target="_blank">standalone superhero movies</a> that don&#39;t come from their franchises. Hell, they aren&#39;t even part of their comic book companies.&nbsp;

There are some indie superhero movies, original takes on the superhero genre, and original superpowered films that aren&#39;t based on a comic or cartoon that are pretty entertaining. Did you remember crying out, &quot;COWABUNGA!&quot; when you saw the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Ever utter, &quot;Hell yeah&quot; while watching Hellboy? What about the fantastic animated action of The Incredibles? Read on for a list of some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/comic-book-movies-shows-not-dc-or-marvel/terrance-w-pryor" target="_blank">best non-DC or Marvel superhero movies</a> that you can catch up on Amazon Prime or Netflix.

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It&rsquo;s safe to say&nbsp;most characters don&rsquo;t become superheroes because they possess a&nbsp;great life. If anything, most <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/updated-superhero-origin-stories/stephanroget" target="_blank">superhero origins</a> take root&nbsp;in the character&#39;s&nbsp;dissatisfaction&nbsp;towards&nbsp;their life, if not all-out tragedy. But the saddest origin stories of superheroes take the tragedy of everyday life and twist the knife until&nbsp;nothing&#39;s left to bleed. The characters on this list haven&rsquo;t simply led&nbsp;a hard life, they&rsquo;ve <a href="/list/saddest-supervillain-origin-stories/cynthia-griffith">had the hardest life</a>. Either their parents were murdered in front of them, or the one thing cherished&nbsp;most was ripped away from them, leaving them a broken mess of a person. Keep reading to learn about even more sad superhero origin stories.

For much of the golden era of comics, superhero origins were based around dead either dead parents or science gone wrong &ndash; or in the case of one character on this list, both &ndash; but as the decades moved on the origin stories got more complicated, and some of them became even more depressing. As you read this collection of the most depressing superhero origin stories prepare to sigh heavily, think about your parents, and maybe even have a stiff drink. But remember, the characters on this list took the world&rsquo;s biggest lemons and turned them into lemonade, and that means that you can too. But before you turn your life around, don&rsquo;t forget to vote on the most traumatizing superhero origin stories.

Superheroes have never been more mainstream, but some costumed crusaders are so ubiquitous they were household names long before the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/every-character-from-the-marvel-cinematic-universe-ranked?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Marvel Cinematic Universe</a> was born. Characters like Superman, Spider-Man, and the Incredible Hulk are all recognizable worldwide, but casual fans might be surprised to learn that even some of the most&nbsp;famous <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/unrealistic-super-powers/ranker-comics" target="_blank">superpowers</a> may be a lot more complicated than they appear on the surface.

Longtime fans are well aware that comic book continuity is complex and difficult to parse; they have made peace with the fact that not every detail in these superhero mythologies will end up making it to the big screen. Regardless, fans of all stripes would probably claim to understand the full story behind some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/superpowers-we-wish-we-had/benjamin-dunn" target="_blank">more popular superpowers</a>, like flight or wall-crawling - but they&rsquo;d be wrong.

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In general, comic books have not paid nearly enough attention to people of color. Even when a Black super hero did exist, they didn&#39;t get the exposure they deserved. The best Black superheroes are every bit as iconic, interesting, and emotionally compelling as their peers.&nbsp;In fact, Black Panther&nbsp;in particular has been a consistently strong book over the years that will no doubt provide a lot of great material for a ton of films down the line. Static has not only gotten his own cartoon, but an incredibly loyal cult following. When Superman died, Steel was one of the only people who stepped up to take his place that didn&#39;t have some horrific ulterior motive waiting in the wings that could spell doom for the planet Earth. When the mantle of Ultimate Spider-Man was passed from Peter Parker to Miles Morales, the character blossomed and became arguably more beloved than his predecessor. &nbsp;

Even despite these triumphs, Black characters still haven&#39;t gotten the time of day they deserve. Ask most people to name a few Black super heroes and you probably will get a list with maybe three names. The good news is recent films, comics, and TV shows are really pushing their Black characters the way they always deserved. We&#39;re seeing &nbsp;new exposure for characters like Black Panther getting his own film in the Marvel cinematic universe, Luke Cage on Netflix, and Cyborg in the Justice League movie. While it was great to have Wesley Snipes as Blade have his own film series, we&#39;re glad to see new <a href="/list/best-black-superhero-movies/ranker-film/" target="_blank">Black superhero movies</a>&nbsp;filling the ranks. &nbsp;

But let&#39;s not forget how much farther we have to go. The length of this list proves there are a ton of Black superheroes that could make their debuts in television and movies. The Spectre could make a great on screen presence. Spawn deserves a better film than his 90s misfire, and with the advances in special effects and storytelling available today we could get something very special for fans of his book in addition to new audiences. If you&#39;re curious to see just how many characters are out there, check out the list of the best Black superheroes&nbsp;below and be sure to vote up your favorites.&nbsp;

Asian

Revanche

Asian superheroes have played important parts in mainstream comics, but we still have a long way to go until they receive the representation they deserve.&nbsp; The best Asian heroes are the ones that don't conform to their stereotypes and become iconic because of their personalities, unique powers, and ability to capture the imagination of the audience.&nbsp;The X-Men&nbsp;comics&nbsp;have also been a source for amazing Asian superheroes. The most widely known is Jubilee, loved for her long yellow trench coat and ability to fire energy bursts from her hands. She spent time as Wolverine's partner, and the two forged a close friendship. She ended up becoming a famous member of the organization that fans still clamor to see done justice on the big screen. Later, Wolverine would get another side kick in the form of Armor, an Asian girl who could create a powerful telekinetic field of armor around her body. Since her debut, Armor has also become a valued member of the X-Men both with authors and with the fans themselves. Other notable Asian X-Men include Xorn, Sway, Sunfire, Karma, and Red Lotus.One of the biggest changes to the status quo in the Marvel Universe was that the mantle of the Hulk was passed from Bruce Banner to Amadeus Cho, a young genius on the run. It helped revitalize the comic and introduced new story lines to be drawn on for years to come. Still, even with these important characters in the spotlight more can be done. There are plenty of stereotypes to move past and brick walls to smash in the quest to get even more Asian characters onto the pages of comics. But if you have a few favorite Asian superheroes below, give them an up vote and let your voice be heard!

Kaine

Send in the clones! In most media, clones are considered, as a rule, to be totally&nbsp;rad. You’ve got the award-winning clone drama on TV’s Orphan Black, and of course the&nbsp;Clone Armies and Wars of the Star Wars franchise. However, amongst the comic book crowd, the word &quot;clone&quot; might as well be four letters. This is in no small part due to Spider-Man’s infamous Clone Saga, a messy, confusing, and convoluted storyline that was meant to only last a few months, but ended up lasting years. Still, there have been dozens of clone-based storylines over the ages, and they can’t all have been bad, can they?The answer, unsurprisingly, is no. Both Marvel and DC Comics have re-visited the clone well on numerous occasions, and they can still&nbsp;occasionally draw&nbsp;up great stories and characters. Over at Marvel Comics, clones are regaining their reputation thanks to X-23’s starring role in 2017’s <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/lessons-superhero-movies-can-learn-from-logan/jacob-shelton">Logan</a>. DC had a less successful experience with Doomsday, a partial clone of General Zod, but the fact that they tried shows there is still&nbsp;potential left in the seemingly overused clone trope. Like superheroes themselves, clones of heroes come in all shapes, sizes, and quality of writing. The best, however, definitely have stories worth telling.

Tank Girl

Like it or not, the British have been some of the most important players in world affairs for hundreds of years, and if comics have anything to say about it that won't be going away any time soon. The best British superheroes exemplify all the traits that make their country great: fortitude, intelligence, and the need to be right about everything. Some British heroes are so transparent in their patriotism it's almost comical. Captain Britain and Union Jack especially are essentially walking British flags that eliminate crime and flaunt their super powers. It's easy to think all British super heroes would be so blatant, but that isn't always the case.In fact, many British characters you've read on the page you probably didn't know were actually British in origin. Psylocke, for example, started out as a supporting character in Captain Britain's adventures before having her mind transferred to the body of a Japanese ninja. Even Blade, a character many associate with America, was actually born in Britain under the horrible circumstances that led to his condition as a &quot;Daywalker.&quot;The X-Men also love their heroes from the U.K., with&nbsp;Banshee, Pixie, Chamber, Meggan, and Moira Mactaggert all hailing from oversees and playing in&nbsp;important roles in the hardships mutants everywhere have faced. Also, while he originated in books, the famous British hero Alan Quartermain was central to Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, one of his most celebrated works. Astonishing X-Men writer Warren Ellis also created Jenny Sparks for The Authority. Jenny was not only as British as they come, but also the leader of the team and defender of the planet. And let's not forget John Constantine, who is the most beloved supernatural detective this on side of existence. So, if you love your union jacks, tea, and awesome heroes, check out the list of the best British superheroes below and vote for your favorite!

Good characters turning bad is nothing new in comic books - or really any form of dramatic fiction - but it takes an especially cruel twist to turn a best friend into an archnemesis. And yet, that seems to keep happening to those crime-fighting caped crusaders who patrol the pages of Marvel and DC Comics.&nbsp;

Nothing hurts more than a former BFF becoming a supervillain, but nothing adds more pathos to a superhero battle&nbsp;either, and so it&rsquo;s come to pass plenty of times. In fact, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-marvel-villains" target="_blank">some of the most evil villains in comic books</a> used to pal around with some of the most prominent heroes. Occasionally, these bad breakers can be redeemed and brought back to the forces of good - but usually, they find it&rsquo;s more fun to stay on the dark side.

Remember to vote up the most surprisingly toxic comic book friendships.

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The best superheroes have an ability that would work in the real world; powers like flying, telepathy, and heightened senses are perfect and enviable. How bad do you want to skip the TSA line and fly to Europe for a long weekend? Or use your telekinetic abilities to shoot mind knives at your enemies? Or use your ice powers to help solve global warming (we’re not actually sure how global warming works)? Now those are powers that we can get behind. The abilities on this list certainly aren’t anything that you would want to have in the real world, and, even if you had them, you wouldn’t be able to do anything with them.The power to speak to squirrels, turning into a rock, and housing two large maggots in your stomach that help you dissolve any type of matter you might encounter – these are the types of unrealistic superpowers we’re talking about on this list. The abilities that are only helpful when you live in a comic book and can get by being the third guy on a team who can transport minor distances. We’re not saying these characters are a waste of space, but they definitely aren’t the most useful cards in the deck.Put your amazing voting ability to good use and let us know which character you think has <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/useless-anime-side-characters/crystal-brackett?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the most useless</a> super power, then call upon the amazing vocal prowess that you’ve gained from earth’s yellow sun and take to the comments to let us know if we’ve missed any lame mutants or metahumans.

Real-life superpowers exist. The military is developing real Batman armor, real Iron Man style armor, Spider-Man gloves and boots, invisibility cloaks, and people around the world's unique genetic abilities may serve as genetic advancements that could lead medicine to replicate mutagenic superpower abilities in normal people. No, this isn't a new show that gets horrible after one season – it's reality. Here are <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-superheroes-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the greatest superhero</a> technologies, gadgets, and powers that actually exist in real-life.It may not be too far in the future where a soldier will bring real life Batman suit onto the battlefield. In fact, some ingenious inventors have already made replica batman gadgets for sale. Check out what superhero gear and powers exist in the real world below.

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From villains of the first Flash to the group of modern Flash enemies, find the most notorious Flash super villains from his rogues' gallery in the list below ranked by fan votes. Scroll through the list and vote up the ones you think deserve the top spot! There are many Flash enemies, and to remember them better, we have included images of these evil-doers from the Flash's super villain gallery.Although they tend to lack the wider name recognition of the villains who oppose&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman">Batman</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman">Superman</a>, the enemies of the Flash—through their unique blend of colorful costumes, diverse powers, and unusual abilities—form a distinctive&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogues_gallery">rogues gallery</a>.&nbsp; &nbsp;Who are the enemies of the Flash? Who are his greatest foes? Take a look here and see for yourself! The Flash has battled against many ruthless criminals over the years, so have a gander at his greatest adversaries. If you watch The Flash on the CW network, beware of spoilers! Don't see an evil-doer from <a href="http://www.ranker.com/tags/the-flash?ref=internalCrossLinking_tag">the Flash</a>'s rogue gallery on the list, be sure to add them.

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Captain Cold

Captain Cold, real name Leonard Snart, is a fictional supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino as one of the rogues of Flash. He is a leader of the Rogues. Captain Cold has served as a bitter enemy to the Silver-Age Flash Barry Allen, both enemy and grudging friend to the third Flash Wally West, and one of the killers of the fourth Flash Bart Allen.
Cold was the first supervillain to face the Silver-Age Flash in Showcase #8.
IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Villains Of All Time List ranked Captain Cold as #27.

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Gorilla Grodd

Gorilla Grodd is a fictional supervillain appearing in DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of The Flash. He debuted in Flash v.1 #106, and was created by writer John Broome and artist Carmine Infantino.

Reverse-Flash

Reverse-Flash is a name that has been taken by supervillains in superhero fiction published by DC Comics. All of them have super speed and are enemies and foils of the superheroes known as the Flash.

Zoom

Zoom is a fictional comic book supervillain from the DC Comics universe. He is primarily associated with the superhero Wally West, the third Flash and is the third of the Reverse-Flashes. As Hunter Zolomon, he first appeared in The Flash: Secret Files & Origins #3 and was created by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins.
IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time ranked Zoom as #37.

Professor Zoom

Eobard Thawne, also known as "Professor Zoom" and "Reverse-Flash", is a comic book supervillain in the DC Universe. Thawne is the archenemy and a foil of the superhero Barry Allen, the second hero to be called the Flash. Thawne is also the second of the Reverse-Flashes, as well as a maternal forefather of Bart Allen and Owen Mercer. Created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, Thawne first appeared in The Flash #139 in September 1963, and remained one of Barry Allen's most formidable adversaries in comics over the next quarter century.
In Flash #324, Thawne was apparently killed by the Flash in an effort to save his fiancée, and spare her the death that Thawne gave to Flash's first wife, Iris. Largely unseen over the next 25 years except in sporadic appearances, Thawne was resurrected by writer Geoff Johns in 2009's The Flash: Rebirth, and reimagined as a major villain in the DC Universe with his reintroduction. Johns compares this to his similar treatment of Green Lantern villain Sinestro in an early outline of the Rebirth series.

Mirror Master

Mirror Master is a supervillain in the DC Universe. He is a recurring foe of the Flash with considerable technical expertise and skills involving the use of mirrors. Four individuals have donned the guise of Mirror Master. In 2009, Mirror Master was ranked as IGN's 79th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.

Weather Wizard

Weather Wizard is a DC Comics supervillain, normally portrayed as an enemy of The Flash. The Weather Wizard first appeared in Flash #110.

Abra Kadabra

Abra Kadabra is a supervillain in the DC Comics universe and an enemy of the Flash. He first appeared in Flash #128 and was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino.

Heat Wave

Heat Wave is a villain in the DC Universe and a primary foe of the Flash, and a member of the Rogues.

Trickster

The Trickster is the name of two DC Comics supervillains that are both enemies of the Flash. The original Trickster first appeared in Flash #113, while the second debuted in Flash #183. Both have been members of the Rogues.
The character has been substantially adapted into television productions of DC Comics work. Actor Mark Hamill is most closely associated with the role, having played the character in two live-action adaptations of The Flash and even voiced the character in animated form for the series Justice League Unlimited.

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Captain Boomerang

George "Digger" Harkness, best known under his alias Captain Boomerang or just Boomerang, is a fictional supervillain who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics.

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Pied Piper

Pied Piper is a reformed villain in the DC Universe. He is a former member of the Rogues. He first appeared in the pages of The Flash #106.

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Killer Frost

Killer Frost is the name of several fictional characters in the DC Comics universe. They are supervillains that appear mainly as foes of the superhero Firestorm, Batman and the Flash.

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King Shark

King Shark is a DC Comics supervillain. The character briefly appears in a cameo in Superboy #0. The character's first full appearance is in Superboy #9

Golden Glider

The Golden Glider is a DC Comics supervillain, the sister of Captain Cold and an enemy of The Flash. She first appeared in Flash #250 and was murdered in Flash vol.2 #113. In the time since, her death has been a constant source of grief for her older brother.

The Top is a fictional character, a supervillain in the DC Universe. One of the earliest members of the Silver Age Flash's "Rogues' Gallery", the character debuted in The Flash #122.

Shade

The Shade is a comic book character developed in the 1940s for National Comics, first appearing in the pages of Flash Comics in a story titled The Man Who Commanded the Night, scripted by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Hal Sharp. Debuting as a villain, the Shade was best known for fighting against two generations of superheroes, most notably the Golden Age and Silver Age versions of the Flash. He eventually became a mentor for Jack Knight, the son of the Golden Age Starman Ted Knight, a hero the Shade had also fought.
Though initially portrayed in the Golden Age comics as a thief with a cane that could manipulate shadows, the character was reinvented in 1994 as a morally ambiguous Victorian era immortal who gained the ability to manipulate shadows and his immortality from an unexplained mystical event. In 2009, the Shade was ranked as IGN's 89th Greatest Villain of All Time.

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 From villains of the first Flash to the group of modern Flash enemies, find the most notorious Flash super villains from his rogues' gallery ranked.
 
