For the longest time, comic books fans have been split into two camps: you're either DC or you're Marvel. In recent years, this has expanded beyond the comics and ventured into the films of each company as well, but in all honesty, you can admire, dare we say, even enjoy both without having to play favorites. The truth is - both the MCU and the DCEU have some great characters.
They've also both botched some characters, and today we're looking at the terribles ones on the DC side with the 10 Worst DCEU Characters!
Now don't go on thinking we're just hating on the DCEU either, we've got our favorites too, which you can check out on our other list, the 10 Best DCEU Characters.
Who do you think is the worst character in the DCEU? Tell us in the comments and make sure you watch our video at the top of the article to see if you agree with our choices!
At No. 5 is Steppenwolf. The big bad of Justice League is the epitome of rushed, both his character development and his CGI. Try as it might, the movie is just never able to make the character feel like a true threat to the heroes in a similar way to how Marvel utilized Thanos. Ultimately, it probably should have been Darkseid in this role.prevnext
4. KGBeast
No. 4 - KGBeast. This is a character who had so much untapped potential from the comics, but Zack Snyder squandered it, just like our next guy…prevnext
3. Jimmy Olsen
No. 3 is Jimmy Olsen. Dear lord, don't get us started on Jimmy Olsen, which might be the most infuriating aspect of underutilized characters in the DCEU. You guys literally killed Superman’s best friend in the opening moments of Batman v. Superman without even establishing that the two were friends!? As if that wasn't bad enough, you don't even know it's Jimmy until the end credits which is all the more infuriating.prevnext
2. Doomsday
Coming in at No. 2 is Doomsday. This is the unstoppable beast that bests the Man of Steel?? A mixture of Lex Luthor and Zod? Get outta here. The entire "Death of Superman" storyline itself could be a movie, possibly two, but instead it's shoe-horned into an already convoluted plot in similar fashion to how Sony treated Venom in Spider-Man 3. Bad call on this one.prevnext
1. Lex Luthor
But the worst character in the DCEU is Lex Luthor. Is it the hair? It doesn't help, but no, there was clearly a plan in place to get to bald Lex. The real issue is that Jesse Eisenberg’s cackling, prancing version of Lex Luthor was nothing short of annoying. Anyone who thinks this is Lex Luthor needs to go spend some time watching Gene Hackman do his thing or revisit Lex from Superman: The Animated Series (we won't go so far as to suggest Kevin Spacey's version, evil as he may be).prev