The Worst of the Worst
With Blumhouse Productions taking over the reigns, it seems that longtime fans may finally get the chance to see the Spawn film they have been craving. While the previous 1997 iteration had its fair share of gloriously cheesy moments, it was certainly lacking the grit and darkness of the source material. Hopefully Jaime Foxx’s take on the character will manage to correct that mistake. Of course, a hero is only as good as his villain, and given just how trigger-happy Spawn is, you can imagine what kind of horrors lurk in his rogues gallery. If we had to choose, we feel these five should definitely make the cut!
Fair warning, there are SPOILERS AHEAD!
#5: Chapel
While this villain got his start in Rob Liefeld’s Youngblood, his greatest contribution thus far has been the murder of Al Simmons aka Spawn’s human self. As a merciless womaniser with a penchant for killing, his actions helped trigger Simmons’ transformation for assassin to Hell’s mightiest creation. A rematch with these two would be wholly satisfying, especially if we get to see Spawn put the fear of God into Chapel by having his own handiwork come back to settle the score.
#4: Jason Wynn
The CEO willing to do whatever it takes to maintain power, even if that meant funding wars and making deals with literal devils. He was the one who gave the order for Chapel to kill Simmons as well as conspiring with Malebolgia to fuel his hellish armies. There’s nothing that this man won’t do in order to secure himself at the pinnacle, and as such would make for the ideal puppetmaster that Spawn has to contend with.
#3: Billy Kincaid
The iconic child-murderer that spurned Spawn to take action against those with wicked hearts. The cruelty this man commits is unspeakable, managing to build up quite the bodycount until he finds himself torn to pieces by the vengeful Hellspawn. He’s a vile piece of work that would nonetheless make for the perfect catalyst for our protagonist to embrace his role as a killer of killers. Hopefully they don’t gloss over just how unsettling the mind and mannerisms of this creep are.
#2: Malebolgia
One of the great rulers of Hell, this creature is as close to the actual Devil as you can possibly get. A master of deals, this creature persuaded Al Simmons to surrender his humanity and take up the role of a Hellspawn in order to lead his army in the coming battle with Heaven. Hopefully the upcoming film will portray him as a shadowy figure and omnipresent force that manipulates humanity towards its darker urges. Anything is better than the CGI abomination from the 1997 flick.
#1: The Violator
By far the most recognisable foe in the entirety of Spawn’s lore, this a creature lives to cause chaos and massacre anything that it can get its claws on. When he’s in his human form, he appears to be a bloated clown with a nasty tendency to influence criminals. As a demon, he takes on a much more nightmarish guise that has managed to cripple Spawn on several occasions. Lets hope Blumhouse can they can deliver on both the man and the monster components that make Spawn’s archenemy so compelling.
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