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Marvel has the devising of anMCUversion of the Midnight Sons , and like any superhero team , they will take a sinewy villain to face off against . The Midnight Sons are Marvel ’s team of supernatural sub . Characters like Blade , Doctor Strange , and Moon Knight have all been member of the team in the comics , as have Jack Russell , Man - Thing , and Elsa Bloodstone from theWerewolf by Nightcast . Though the squad could technically go up against any kind of villain , it would make most sentiency if it was also one of Marvel ’s supernatural persona .
Marvel ’s supernatural quality be given to be pretty herculean , thanks to their power to handle magic . This means a villain would have to be passably muscular to go up against a squad full of them . Some supernatural villains have already come along , chiefly in theDoctor Strangemovies . While others have n’t shown up yet , they have been hinted at with the inclusion of object like the Darkhold . Theupcoming Disney+ seriesAgathais also a honorable piazza where Marvel could bring in a novel supernatural threat to the MCU .
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10Mephisto Is Rumored To Appear In The MCU Soon
Mephisto First Appeared In Silver Surfer #3 (1968)
Mephisto is a daimon who rule his own realm that powerfully resemble the popular conception of hell . He like to manipulate people and propose deals that always work out better for him in the end . Mephisto is very much a plotter , and would be a upright main antagonist for a team like the Midnight Sons , as he has a pot of resource at his disposal . This would give the team challenges to get past before they could reach him .
Although there is no official declaration of Mephisto appearing in the MCU just yet , there are rumors that he ’s already been cast . Sacha Baron Cohen is presently slate to playact an unknown role in the upcomingIronheartshow , and many believe that he will be playing Mephisto . Baron Cohen ’s past work get to it clear he could becharm Mephisto ’s mischievous nature . If the rumors are true , it would be nice to see him adhere around for a large project like a possible Midnight Sons picture show .
9Dormammu Has Already Appeared In The MCU
Dormammu Is Played By Benedict Cumberbatch In The MCU
Doctor Strangealready introduced a pretty right opposer to stone against the Midnight Sons : Dormammu . Though he was defeated temporarily by Doctor Strange , Dormammu is still out there , and likely would n’t mind a 2d stab at conflate the Dark Dimension with Earth , especially now that Strange no longer has the Time Stone . Dormammu ’s return key was also seemingly already teasedinDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness .
In the post - credits picture ofDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , Clea arrives and asks Doctor Strange to serve her keep open her dimension . Clea is Dormammu ’s niece who resides in the Dark Dimension , so it seems very likely whatever threat she is facing is relate to him . Strange and Clea could well be the founding members of the Midnight Sonsin the MCU and assemble them to help fight Dormammu .
8Blackheart Could Be A Good Precursor To Mephisto
Blackheart First Appeared In Daredevil #270 (1989)
It ’s concentrated to say how much , if any , attention the Midnight Sons will get in the MCU . However , if Marvel decide they want several projects following the squad , they may want to start out with a smaller weighing machine baddie . Blackheart , the son Mephisto created out of gross evil , would be staring for this . Blackheart would help MCU viewing audience learn about Mephisto ’s realm , and hint at the bigger villain ambuscade in the background , while still posing a safe terror to the Midnight Sons .
Blackheart has standardised abilities and goals to his father , and has often work with Mephisto to torment heroes . A edition of Blackheart previously appeared inGhost Rider , though he did n’t bear much resemblance to his comical Koran counterpart . TheMCU would give Marvel a second chance to get this villain right , and Blackheart would be a safe tease for thing to come with Mephisto .
7Nicholas Scratch Is Agatha’s Evil Son
Nicholas Scratch First Appeared In Fantastic Four #185 (1977)
Though Agatha Harkness appears young in the MCU , she is in reality century of years old . In the comics , Agatha is the leader of a magical community called New Salem , and she has a son named Nicholas Scratch . Scratch has attempted to take control of New Salembefore and turned them against his mother , lend him into conflict with Agatha and The Fantastic Four . This kind of report might operate well with how Marvel likes to do team - up moving picture , and has an easy mode of being enclose to the MCU .
Typically , inAvengersmovies , Marvel pits the team of heroes against a villain that has a good deal of underlings to thrust at them as carom cannon fodder . If the MCU wanted to make Scratch and the citizens of New Salem the antagonist , this wouldgive the Midnight Sons plenty of magic users to fightoff in a climactic battle . Scratch could also easily be hinted at in a post - credits teaser in the upcomingAgathaseries . This would help set up his connection to her , and establish a threat the Midnight Sons could assemble to face .
6Baron Mordo Is Still Out There Somewhere
Baron Mordo Is Played By Chiwetel Ejiofor In The MCU
Mordo was dress up as a potential antagonist in the MCU back inDoctor Strange . Since then , Strange ’s rival sorcerer has n’t really been figure . Although he did appear inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , it was an alternate realism variant of the character . This meansthe main MCU continuity still has a Mordo in it , and he is probably still trying to rid the humanity of sorcerers as seen in the final moment ofDoctor Strange .
Mordo ’s end - credits teaserremains one of the longer run plot threads that the MCU has left swing . Having him return as the main antagonist for the Midnight Sons would be a practiced fashion to bring back his story , alternatively of making it sense completely forget like it does now . Since he already has conflict with Doctor Strange , there ’s an easy way to pit him against the squad if Strange ends up being a member .
5Dracula Would Give Blade A Reason To Form The Team
Dracula First Appeared In Suspense #7 (1950)
base on Bram Stoker ’s legendary lusus naturae , Dracula is easily one of the most knock-down vampiresin Marvel Comics . Dracula is another character that would be the perfect type of villain for a squad - up project , because he has many followers at his garbage disposal . This not only explain why a team would be need to kill him , but can also congeal up exciting action scenes where the Midnight Sons take on hordes of vampires .
Dracula also makes sense as a way to get Blade interested in possibly forming the Midnight Sons . As a lamia hunter , Blade would in all probability stay up to date on Dracula ’s plan , and if he need aid stopping them , then forming a team seems like a logical move . The MCU already established Blade is keeping tab on other supernatural heroes throughEternals ' post - credit teaserfeaturing Dane Whitman aka Black Knight .
4Morgan Le Fay Is Connected To The Darkhold
Morgan Le Fay First Appeared In Black Knight #1 (1955)
Similar to other Marvel characters like Thor and Dracula , Morgan le Fay is n’t a Marvel archetype , but an adaption . Morgan le Fey originally appeared in Marvel’sBlack Knightseries , which was inspire by Arthurian caption . Since then , however , she has grow into a unique Marvel villain , and a very muscular one at that , thanks to her half - faerie lineage .
Morgan le Fay has challenge the Avengers several timesin Marvel Comics , so she is definitely a threat that it would take a full team to address . The Midnight Sons could also have a connection to Arthurian fable if the team include Black Knight . Morgan le Fey was antecedently played by Elizabeth Hurley inMarvel ’s fugitive , though the series likely is n’t MCU canon since it was remove from Disney+ . Still , Hurley could reprise her role , or the MCU could cast a raw translation of Morgan le Fey to go up against the Midnight Sons .
3Amora The Enchantress Could Fill Loki’s Shoes
Amora First Appeared In Journey Into Mystery #103 (1964)
Loki is n’t the only powerfully charming Asgardian in Marvel ’s rogues heading . Amora the Enchantress has spent much of her very long life study magic in Marvel Comics and has proven to be a major terror . Similar to Loki , she ’s cunning and full at getting citizenry to do what she want . This version of theEnchantress would be more than a friction match for the Midnight Sons , and could even perchance turn some of them against one another , leading to some awesome competitiveness scenes between the team ’s submarine sandwich .
Although Amora has n’t appeared in the MCU , Marvel does already have a variant of the Enchantress , asSylvie fromLokiis a mixture of Amora and the Sylvie of Marvel Comics . Though the MCU ’s Sylvie is more heroic , and distinctly different from her comic book inspirations , she may still make wonder hesitating about include Amora in the MCU . Marvel ’s Midnight Sons adjustment would have to verify to make her very different from Sylvie to make Amora work .
2Nightmare Has Ties To Several MCU Characters
Nightmare First Appeared In Strange Tales #110 (1963)
Nightmare , as his name involve , come from Marvel ’s Dream Realm . He rule over the land , and can use its power to absorb zip from anyone who is asleep . In a way , he is fundamentally the evil version of Neil Gaiman ’s Dream from DC Comics . Not only does Nightmare fit the bill for a supernatural scoundrel , but he is also ordinarily draw to several members of the Midnight Sons .
Most notably , Nightmare was really the first villain that Doctor Strange ever facedoff against . Nightmare has also gone up against a Midnight Sons member that has yet to premiere in the MCU : Ghost Rider . Additionally , Nightmare also has ties to theDweller - in - Darkness , which was featured inShang - Chi . This could hint at Nightmare ’s existence in the MCU , or at least the existence of the Dream Realm .
1Lilith Is Powerful Enough To Need A Team To Stop Her
Lilith First Appeared In Ghost Rider #28 (1992)
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Lilith is an ancient being who is known as the mother of demons in Marvel Comics . She controls a group of demons jazz as the Lilin , and has also partnered with other notable villains like Nightmare . What makes Lilith an obvious selection for a Midnight Sons adaptation is thatshe is in reality the first opposition the team ever fought .
The Midnight Sons were first take shape in theGhost Riderstory " Rise of the Midnight Sons , " where the team was formed to campaign Lilith . Marvel ’s recent video game adaptation of the team , Marvel ’s Midnight Suns , also included Lilith as the principal antagonist . Though theMCUmay want to head off being too repetitive , there is a solid case law for Lilith being the first enemy to oppose the squad .
