In honor of Valentine's Day, let's take a look at a few super-villains who want, have, or need some love.
"Doctor Sexyhead. Please report to sexy surgery." It's Valentine's Day. The one day a year where you get together with your lover and celebrate love and everything that is love (That's a lot of love!). Some people don't have love to share though. Some people are a bit cranky, especially on Valentine's Day, and those people are super-villains.
Sometimes finding love evens people out, like what's happening with Doctor Doom and Scarlet Witch in Avengers: Children's Crusade. Doom used to be a tyrannical dictator hellbent on world domination, but now he's found love. That and he's totally holding Scarlet Witch captive, but at least he's only hurting one person and not a whole world captive, right?
What if some of the more crazier villains found love this Valentine's Day? Would that even them out and make them more humanitarian? Maybe some of these guys would become better villains now that they have a better half, much like The Monarch on The Venture Brothers. Can love change a villain? == TEASER ==
Think about this: How many villains do you know that are in long, committed relationships? They are few and far between, but they do exist. Black Adam and Isis have been together for a while now, well, now they're statues, but you know what I mean. Isis was reintroduced to the world during 52, and since then she has died, been resurrected thanks to the help of Black Adam, and then both she and Adam were turned into statues. They are one of the very few married super-villain teams around, and having a lady around seemed to turn Adam into a leader who actually kinda cared about his people, at least for a short time.
What about those villains who will hurt anyone to get to their true love, like Mr. Freeze and Black Adam? Freeze's whole goal is to save his wife, Nora Fries, from a terminal condition. Before the Lazara mess, Freeze would go to any lengths to save his wife, even if it meant killing someone else. If Freeze were able to save Nora, would he still be a villain? I'd assume not. So maybe Freeze just needs to warm up that ice cold heart of his wife his wife or maybe even a new woman. Freeze could even go back to being a scientist... but most likely a scientist in prison because of all the killing and whatnot.
If he had himself a lady, he'd probably still be alive. We've seen two super-villains who love their women greatly. In fact, you could say they've become more competent as a villain because of the love they feel for their women. What about villains who overall are bumbling fools? Would a woman give them a new outlook on life? Could it make them a better villain? Although he may be dead, one villain who was always toppled by the Bat was Ventriloquist.
Whether it was robbing a bank, or pretending to control the earthquakes that hit Gotham City, Scarface and Ventriloquist were foiled again and again with no problem. Maybe the original Ventriloquist could have hooked up with the new Ventriloquist? Maybe a lady Scarface doll could be thrown in the mix? The two of them could have settled down together in a log cabin somewhere, or they could have become one dynamic super-villain force? Wesker, the original Ventriloquist, had some major issues, but maybe the love-of-his-life was all he needed to set things right to become a competent villain?
The best solution may also be the easiest. There's lots of lonely people out there that could use a little love, and there's one group in the DC universe that has a lot of love to give. So maybe a few of these people should head down to sector 2814 to find love themselves. So what do you say Star Sapphire Corps? As wrestler Val Venis would say, "HELLO LADIES!" Mainly DC comics is discussed here, but this exists in every company. Who is your favorite super-villain couple? What lengths do they go to to save the ones they love? What villain do you think needs someone in their life?
~Mat "Inferiorego" Elfring is a comedian, teacher, writer, comic book employee, and forgot to buy flowers for his lady today.... yikes.
You know the sad thing about Mr Freeze? Even if he was able to find a cure for his wife and bring her back she'd leave him cause her husband has turned into a killer, monster, etc and she would say "The man I once loved is dead" and he would be broken hearted and probley go Ape Sh*t. Probley go on a killin rampage on top of that and batman would have to go and get his @$$ handed to him by Freeze but eventually Batman would defeat him. (then I hope she has a relapse and dies cause what she did to Freeze was messed up!) OR in a perfect world she would accept him, he'd change his evil ways, and they'd live happily ever after.
Sick Woman - Why Doctor, what ever is that moving around in you're trousers. Doctor - Oh never mind that... Ms. Robinson. Sick Woman - So how does it look Doctor... You can tell me the truth. Doctor - Call me Buck, Ms. Robinson. Sick Woman - Oh I like that... Buck. Doctor - Well I just have to take you're temperature... Bend over the bed, this will only take a momment. Nurse Mary - Oh dear, should I be in here Doctor Lester? Doctor - Stay Mary, were all adults here. Nurse Mary - Whatever you say Doctor Lester? "
It was the 60s. During this time, and the 50s, romance comics were more popular than super-hero books. A lot of them are actually really good reads.
@guuthulhu: You are not the only one who sympathizes with Mr. Freeze. I often feel that my heart is frozen cold.....waiting to be thawed by someone warm....and gentle.....
Speaking of ice-themed villains, Captain Cold finding true love would totally change the Rogues' balance as a team and the character would get interesting in new ways
Mr. Freeze is probably my top pick for finding love. I really sympathize with him. He shows just how far a person can go for love. Is he really at fault? He may have done some questionable things, but his goal remains noble. It saddens me he can't reach his goal.
I've always had a kind-of respect for Mr. Freeze for being the guy who turned bad for good reasons. I always think back to the end of Batman: SubZero and feel like I'm seeing the REAL Victor Fries.
This is a pretty interesting topic, I mean some of the worst villains out there would be much happier and less well ummmmmmm evil if they had somebody to share those hard times with. You would be surprised as how being alone makes you do things you would never see yourself doing, not to mention woman do keep men in check when we have those I wanna destroy the worlds days, not to mention some good loving takes all that energy right out of ya lol
What about that guy from that comic who was friends with that other guy but then met that girl and they both liked her and that guy killed the other guy. That was a wierd comic.
Absorbing Man & Titania always seemed like a fun couple to double date with.
Me-"Hey Crusher, Stephanie was wondering if you and Skeeter want to double tonight? Go see a movie, dinner at Red Lobster, bowling and a few beers, maybe?"
Crusher-"Well, I was thinking we'd go rob that bank, throw down with Thor & She-Hulk and then maybe a cold one."
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