With Marvel Strike Force, fans can play as a plethora of their favorite Marvel heroes. There are plenty of powerful hero teams to assemble for extra perks and passive abilities. However, villains are also an option with many famous and obscure antagonists from across the Marvel universe.Several villain teams also feature perks and other various bonuses when assembled. Some are better than others based purely on the gameplay while others help fulfill that dream of playing certain iconic characters together in a form other than the comics.
10 Ravagers
One of many minion-based teams in Marvel Strike Force, the Ravagers are also one of the smaller villain teams on the roster. However, what they lack in numbers, they are compensated with the number of characters that they can buff. They have their leader, which is the always dubious Yondu, but the rest consists of a Ravager Stitcher, Ravager Boomer, and a Ravager Bruiser.
Four members is not a large team, but the Ravagers are also in the Cosmic category, which can allow them to buff and be buffed by the likes of Nebula, Hela, any of the Eternals, Ronan, Thanos, and so much more.
9 The Hand
Fans of The Hand will be able to make a full team ready for battle: Elektra, Nobu, Hand Sorceress, Hand Assassin, Hand Archer, Hand Sentry, and Hand Blademaster. Each one provides useful abilities and perks in combat with the Hand Sorceress being one of the more helpful fighters due to her healing abilities.
Nobu has some good perks as a leader; he gives all Hand allies a chance to be revived after being killed. Elektra's ability to give all adjacent Hand allies Stealth and Evade is almost essential. Elektra, one of Daredevil's most famous enemies, also features a chance for herself to be resurrected upon her death, allowing her to buff her teammates for potentially longer durations.
8 Mercenaries
The Mercenaries are probably the most basic of the minion teams, but they are useful with each one having abilities and attacks that can deal a lot of damage when leveled up properly. The Mercenaries include a Mercenary Lieutenant, Mercenary Sniper, Mercenary Soldier, and Mercenary Riot Guard.
These minions have a few stand-out villains to choose from: there's the deadly Taskmaster, Bullseye, Killmonger, Korath The Pursuer, and even Deadpool since he technically has been a villain in the past. Each villain gives unique bonuses that can suit many players' styles and could change an entire battle depending on the challenge.
7 A.I.M.
Also known as Advanced Idea Mechanics, AIM in Marvel Strike Force is mainly composed of minions such as the AIM Assaulter, AIM Infector, AIM Monstrosity, AIM Researcher, and AIM Security. Their specialty is mainly putting negative effects onto enemies such as bleeding or bringing down offense. With some of them such as the Infector, there is a lot of balancing between effects on enemies as well as themselves.
In terms of leaders, the only ones that AIM has at its disposal are Graviton and Scientist Supreme. Both are wildly different in terms of abilities and perks; Graviton grants a 20% increase in damage and maximum health for AIM minions while Scientist Supreme gives ability energy to any AIM allies. Scientist Supreme is also capable of being boosted thanks to her minions.
6 Kree
With Ronan The Accuser, Korath The Pursuer, Minn-Erva, and Ultimus as choices for leaders, there is a lot of potential team choices with Kree villains. These are Cosmic characters, so they too can be paired up with Ravager minions as well as their own minions for extra perks.
As for the minions themselves, there are five choices: Kree Oracle, Kree Noble, Kree Reaper, Kree Royal Guard, and Kree Cyborg. With so many minions and leaders, players have the opportunity to experiment with different team setups to figure out which suits them best.
5 H.Y.D.R.A.
HYDRA is Captain America's oldest foe and is still causing him problems to this very day. Plenty of famous villains work for HYDRA including Baron Zemo, The Winter Soldier, Crossbones, and of course, The Red Skull. These are iconic villains which can make a lot of Marvel fans happy having them all assembled together in one Strike Force team.
However, it would be foolish not to include at least three of the five minions featured within HYDRA in Marvel Strike Force; these include a HYDRA Scientist, HYDRA Sniper, HYDRA Rifle Trooper, HYDRA Grenadier, and a HYDRA Armored Guard. Like all minions, they can be effective on their own but when paired with one or two villains, they can make for an unstoppable team.
4 Symbiotes
The extraterrestrials from the race known as Klyntar, the Symbiotes are fan favorites from the comics. There is the anti-hero Venom, who is one of Spider-Man's most iconic foes, but he's not alone in Marvel Strike Force. Venom can be allied with Carnage, Anti-Venom, Scream, and even Black-Suit Spider-Man.
Sadly, Symbiotes are without a selection of minions for themselves. However, Symbiotes are all also under the Spider-Verse tag, which can allow them to benefit from being allied with the likes of other Spider-Man villains including Doc Ock, Green Goblin, Mysterio, and more.
3 Brotherhood Of Mutants
Magneto and his Brotherhood Of Mutants have proven time and time again that they are some of the best X-Men villains capable of taking on other superhero teams such as The Avengers. So as a result, Marvel Strike Force gives players several options for Brotherhood characters: Magneto, Pyro, Mystique, Juggernaut, Blob, Sabretooth, and Toad.
That alone is enough to make for a powerful and diverse Strike Force, but there are other villainous mutants in Marvel Strike Force that can act as substitutes if a player has not unlocked all the Brotherhood yet. Emma Frost, Omega Red, Silver Samurai, and Mister Sinister make for powerful allies.
2 The Black Order
There are only four members of The Black Order: Ebony Maw, Cull Obsidian, Corvus Glaive, and Proxima Midnight; that's not many characters and doesn't even make up an entire Strike Force. That being said, the Black Order is still a powerful Strike Force on its own, considering the perks that come from being allied with each other.
In a way, The Black Order are also minions themselves with Thanos being their superior. As a result, when Thanos the Mad Titan is the leader of the Strike Force, even more benefits arise for the Black Order. Black Order characters can also be allied with Cosmic villains and minions for other perks.
1 The Sinister Six
In the comics, many of Spider-Man's rogues have been part of the Sinister Six. So, Marvel Strike Force gives the player the option to create their own Sinister Six of their choosing with eight different Spidey villains under the Sinister Six tag. There's Doc Ock, Electro, Green Goblin, Rhino, Mysterio, Shocker, Swarm, and Vulture.
There is enough to make a full Strike Force, but other Spider-Verse villains such as Venom and the other Symbiotes can be used as well.