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It's all come down to this! Only two villains are left standing in our ultimate battle for supervillain supremacy. Who will be the ultimate victor? The almost all-powerful Q, or the ultimate dark lord of the Sith, Darth Vader? You decide! And because you demanded it, we threw in a "bonus round" featuring the confrontation you most wanted to see. More »
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When the world is a smoking husk, and all of your heroes are shredded hero-jerky, only a few titanic villains will remain, battling over the spoils of victory. Which villain will be left standing at the end of everything? Two DC Universe mega-villains face off with two of the universe's greatest scourges — and only two can make it to tomorrow's final combat! More »
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Some of the universe's mightiest villains have already perished in our blistering week of cage matches. But the nigh-omnipotent Q and the world-eating Galactus still remain, and the bloodiest, most brutal contests of evil are still ahead. It's villain against villain, for the ultimate crown of evil. Ultron, we would talk trash with thee! More »
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A good villain is one step ahead of the hero and has a fiendishly clever plan that sounds good when you explain it to someone in bondage. But a great villain overcomes adversity, claws up through mountains of dead bodies, and triumphs over all opponents - including other villains. The greatest villains in the universe have already been tested in day one of our villain cage match, but now the winners must square off, and only eight villains can advance to the next level. Let the evil blood flow! Note: I was going to hold off a few days before doing part 2, but I ended up feeling like it was better to follow up while part 1 was still fresh in people's minds. More »
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There are some differences of opinion that can only be settled with sweet, sweet violence. And surely one of them must be the eternal question: which science fictional villain is the most badass? After last week's poll about weak villains, you demanded a villain cage match - to the death - to help determine which science fictional baddie would rule supreme in infamy. And here it is! Update: Now with bonus round! A few notes: We left out the winner of the weak-villain poll (the formidable Trees from The Happening) but we'll have a special feature about them in a few days. We'll post the next "round" of this smackdown later this week or maybe next Monday, depending on how long voting seems to carry on for. In the incredibly unlikely event we left out a couple of crucial villains, we may add them in within the first few hours. We could add an extra "bonus round," and the winner of that round might be able to replace the winner of the all-important Biff vs. Zorg match. (I know, Biff and Zorg are pretty awesome villains too. But yeah.) So feel free to suggest a couple of extra contestants in the comments. Thanks! Update: I added an extra bonus round with everybody you felt like we'd left out. It's not a perfect solution, but then nothing ever is. Whoever wins the "bonus round" will replace the winner of the Biff/Zorg round and advance to the quarterfinals. And now, let the deadly contest of villainy begin! More »
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