Just as Marvel has many villains who are very powerful, DC also has several that are interesting and are considered one of the most beloved by fans. In fact, despite the fact that most of some of them have no powers, they have had the ability to push the superheroes they face to the limit, which makes them have impressive stories.
You may already know some of them, but here we will talk a little more about each of the villains who are considered the best in the DC universe. If you want to know what they are, we leave you the reason why they have been chosen in this listing.
Joker
Possibly the most famous and beloved villain in the DC universe, he made his first appearance in Batman # 1 (1940) and has since become one of Batman's most iconic enemies. He's a psycho clown of unknown identity (in the comics), who despite having no powers, their intelligence, and twisted sense of humor have been worth endangering the lives of Batman and other superheroes. He has had many origins and a large number of appearances as an antagonist in television series and film adaptations, the most popular to date has been the film of "The Joker" (2019), played by Joaquin Phoenix, who also received an Oscar thanks to their interpretation.
Harley quinn
He made his first appearance in the Batman animated series # 22: Joker’s Favor.
(1992), presented as an accomplice and lover of the Joker. Her real name is Harleen Frances Quinzel, she was dedicated to being the psychiatrist of the Joker himself in Arkham AsylumBut she ended up going as crazy as him after throwing herself into the same chemicals that ended up damaging the Joker's mind. She also has no powers, but she is a villain to be feared, as she has been part of very dangerous teams like the Gotham City Sirens and the Suicide Squad. Unlike the Joker, this one has more agility and has the ability to feign sanity, which is an advantage when it comes to dressing up in plans and escaping undetected.
Bane
Bane is a fighter-looking villain who came to DC in Batman: Vengeance of Bane # 1 (1993) and we got to see him more in gangster style in the Batman movie: The Dark Knight Rises. He was born in a prison called Peña Dura located in the fictional Caribbean Republic of Santa Prisca, being convicted of a crime committed by his parents, for which he had to be raised under a hostile environment. He underwent intense physical and mental training and was subsequently subjected to a experiment with a drug called "Venom", being the only one who managed to survive.
The Venom drug helped Bane develop skills at a superhuman level, such as strength, speed, agility, durability, resistance and healing capacity. On the other hand, he is a very intelligent character who has pushed Batman to the limit, being able to beat him on several occasions, in addition, he is a scholar, polyglot and has an eidetic memory. However, he must take the drug every 12 hours to avoid side effects.
Lex Luthor
It is the best sign that you do not need powers to achieve being one of the most dangerous villains of all. His real name is Alexander Joseph Luthor and he made his first appearance in Action Comics # 23 (1940), He is a millionaire man who is dedicated to doing business and developing technology even more advanced than that of Wayne Industries. Being an incredibly intelligent person with striking resources, he has had the ability to build an exoskeleton that gives him superhuman characteristics to face his greatest enemy, Superman, who is the only one who interferes with his plans.
Even though Superman has a lot of powers, that was not enough to stop Lex Luthor, as he has been a opponent who has made the cut and he has made things difficult for the Kryptonian superhero on several occasions.
Darkseid
He is a villain who is willing to do whatever it takes to rule the entire universe, in fact, he murdered his mother only to become the governor of the planet Aokolips. Darkseid first appeared in Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen # 134 (1970), where he appears with someone obsessed with finding the Anti-Life Equation, a power that would practically make him a God, since he would have the ability to take away the free will of the entire universe to force him to be at his disposal.
Beyond a simple villain, is considered as an intangible entity and eternal, it has a large number of powers such as immortality, telepathy, telekinesis, teleportation, great speed, resistance, invulnerability, resizing, manipulation of matter, ability to resurrect the dead, accelerated regeneration, body possession, levitation and superhuman intelligence.
Brainiac
First appeared in Action Comics # 242 (1958), is a humanoid that is dedicated to collecting cities from different worlds, shrinks them and keeps them in bottles to rebuild a planet or destroy them. This has been Superman's enemy on many occasions and has caused big problems when he decided to get Metropolis. His ability is to have a twelfth level intellect granting you enhanced memory, computation processing, and acquisition of all existing engineering, it also has mental powers that allow you to control space time, possess others, obtain information from others, create and manipulate computer systems, and replicate yourself in different versions.
Sinestro
Known as the great villain of the Green Lantern, he made his first appearance in Green Lantern # 7 (1961) and was a member of the Green Lantern Corps before becoming a villain. His real name is Sinestro of Korugar, he was banished to the antimatter universe after losing control for abusing the power of krunk, but then he became an ally of the Qward Gunsmiths, who helped him create the Sinestro Corps Thus creating yellow rings to get revenge on Green Lantern Corps.
Sinestro's yellow ring has characteristics similar to those of Green Lanterns, such as the ability to fly and create any type of construction. Moreover, this had the opportunity to dominate Parallax, that gave him powers such as controlling physical and metaphysical nature, altering reality, manipulating time, space, matter and energy. When these powers are obtained, he is capable of being as powerful as Superman.
Doomsday
Also known as "Final Judgment," he is considered one of the most powerful beings in the DC universe. He made his first appearance in Superman: The Man of Steel # 17 (1992), is a creature created by the scientist Bertron, who had the objective of creating a hostile species capable of surviving any situation through evolution. Doomsday was raised surviving on a planet full of very powerful creatures, where every time it seemed like a threat, it adapted and eliminated whoever gets in his way.
Doomsday has the ability to resist heat and cold, has super strength, super reflexes, super speed, is immune to brain control, does not need to eat, drink, breathe, or sleep. It is immune to conventional damage, regenerates itself, and grows stronger with attacks that affect it. In fact, this has been able to kill Superman.
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