Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1031724-20161023204704/@comment-4427410-20161105145933

Some of the villains are quite interesting. I've always had a high regard for Obidiah Stane, the Red Skull, Alexander Pierce, Darren Cross and Ultron.

I didn't have a problem with Ultron's destruction, because I feel it was needed. However, the real problem with the MCU villains for me is that with the exception of Loki and Thanos, they're usually one-shot. They don't last very long. Then you had a villain like Rumlow aka Crossbones and Baron von Strucker, who returned for a second appearance, only to killed off within the movie's first 30 minutes. And there is one villain that hung around too long - namely Grant Ward in "AoS".

I don't think Marvel has been good at handling their villains in a balanced way.