Supervillain Names
06.17.08
One of the big clunkers in the new not-written-by-Ed-Norton-wink-wink Incredible Hulk movie is the exchange where Tim Blake Nelson's mad scientist character clumsily proclaims (paraphrasing), "If I inject you with these chemicals, you might become an... ABOMINATION!"
Now, you might think that that's the laziest, most forced "how the villain got his name scene" of all time. But you would be wrong. Counting down the top ten...
- 10.
"That monster is unstoppable. Could this finally be Superman's... DOOMSDAY!?!"
9
"Wow. Really? MADE of kittens??? You've got a serious DARK SIDE, you know that?"
8
"Did you see that Nazi?" "Which one?" "The one with the... RED SKULL!"
7.
"Did you see that Chinese guy over there with all the magical rings?" "Which one?" "The one eating a... MANDARIN!"
6.
"If I inject you with these chemicals, you might became an... GALACTUS!"
5.
"Ouch! You broke my fist-o."
4.
"Look at the way he's using those metal tentacles with such surgical precision! He's like some kind of... Doctor Octopus!"
3.
"It's not ATTUMA."
2.
"Nice job, Braniac..."
- And finally...
1.
"With that vibration weapon that lets you vibrates things till they vibrate to pieces, it's like you've become a human vibr-- Shocker! Let's just call you Shocker. You hear that everyone! He's the Shocker! Not the... You know... That other thing!" [whispers exchanged] "Wait... So 'shocker' means...? Son of a--"