> Are there any A-list black or African villains at marvel? There are obviously a lot of white and asian (Mandarin, Yellow claw, fu manchu, etc.) evil world beaters. but i realized i couldnt think of any major black villains, you know ones that can threaten the world or part of it. or have some ambition beyond just stealing money.
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> the black ones i think of tend to be on the less powered side and often become semi-heroes (rocket racer, prowler, equinox, etc) almost like the writers feel guilty about writing black villains and have to make them "misunderstood". others are just part of a larger group, like thunderball or man-ape
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That's part of it. Regardless of intentions of the writers, a white man continuously beating up a black man isn't socially acceptable.
Others reasons include the fact that most A-list villains were created in the 60s, a time when racial groups weren't shown a lot in various media. Another reasons is that most comic writers are white males, and they prefer to write white male characters.
> anyway, im sure there are some major league black villains out there. I just cant think of any at the moment. can anyone help me out?
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Apocalypse is probably the most popular. But of course you can say that he doesn't look black. Others include Kilmonger and Man-Ape (major Black Panther villains), Cardiac, Tombstone, and Vermin (minor Spider-Man villains), Alex and Geoffrey Wilder (of Runaways), Thunderball (Wrecking Crew), Cardinal and Midnight's Fire (New Warriors villains), Barracuda (Punisher), Moses Magnum and Tempo (X-Men villains), etc.
So they are out there, with various degrees of popularity. For a somewhat more extensive list try
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_black_supervillains .
