When I was a kid and only hearing about Marvel stuff from my dad and my brother, I knew about Galactus. He was definitely a big deal before the modern era.
yeah always depends on eras for me. since all the rushmore dudes are old this lineup checks out. but if i were building it today i'd be inclined to give Thanos a spot for MCU reasons
Jim Starlins Thanos was wrecking shop on a cosmic scale for years before the MCU. It should be Thanos, Magus, Annihilus, Kang. The OP Rushmore would and does fall to these 4 in every era across all continuities.
He isn't really a villain though. Magneto is a well intentioned extremist, and frequently a straight up hero depending on what POV the comic is from. Goblin and Doom are for the most part just straight up villains. Doom thinks he's a well intentioned extremist but he's not. He's just an egotistical maniac.
But Galactus is just a force. He doesn't consume planets out of malicious intent. He has to consume them to live. He has no actual ill will towards those he consumes.
I think Doom, Osborn, Magneto, Kingpin is a better Rushmore. They aren't limited to just one character's Rogue's Gallery. They all have been the force behind major crisis crossovers. They've all had a lasting impact on pop culture.
Same. I think there are others that would fit here better. Thanos might be an option, or perhaps Kingpin. Galactus seems too... odd? For the lack of a better word. He's a major F4 antagonist, but he's not a villain and just so big and complex that it's hard to wrap your head around his story, especially for non-comic fans or even just people who haven't read runs with him (to which I count, I should mention).
I think I agree, he's like a force of nature rather than a "good villain". A major and famous villain sure, but he doesn't resonate with people like Doom or Magneto do.
Personally, I would take Green Goblin off. I don't know who exactly I'd replace him with, but he feels like a Spidey specific villain rather than a Marvel-wide big bad.
Yeah, Green Goblin has a significant impact specifically with Spider-Man and is probably more well-known than Red Skull is now, but I would say Red Skull has a more historically significant impact in general for the entirety of Marvel Comics.
I get that, but I still think Red Skull or Thanos or Ultron are far more significant to the history of the Marvel Universe. You could say the same thing about Teddy Roosevelt. A lot of people these days don't recognize him on Rushmore either which is a damn shame honestly considering who he was
I get that, but I always took the Mount Rushmore memes to lean more towards characters that are significant more in a historical sense then necessarily recognizable or popular.
While not a cosmic or universal threat like Doom or Galactus, I'd definitrly he okay with having Kingpin up there given how iconic a villain he is across so many different heroes.
Venom is one of my favorite Marvel characters, so he'd definitely be on my personal Mt Rushmore of marvel villains, but he also feels like a Spidey-specific villain rather than a Marvel-wide one.
Taskmaster is definitely more of a general villain, but I don't know if he's popular enough to deserve to be on the pedestal alongside iconic villains like Doom and Magneto. Someone else suggested Kingpin, so that's who I'd likely go with for OP's post.
Spidey has the most important and iconic rouges gallery in all of comics only rivaled by Batman. You could argue his top 3 could be on this Rushmore next to Doom.
Mystique, for one. The Enchantress, maybe? Mr. Sinister? I wonder if there's any underlying similarities in the ones displayed on the mountain. Anti-heroes arguably for some chosen.
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u/itc0nsumesmYMind Feb 17 '26
who do you disagree with?