Thread:Jester of chaos/@comment-25075214-20190505012118/@comment-4708882-20190506020228

Palpatine only counts because as both because of the prequels and cartoons, each Avengers film before Infinity War had its own Big Bad (Ultrom was never manipulated and Loki had his own definite goal) with Thanos throughout most MCU acting as an indirect benefactor who is willing to make bargains to the main villains or minor appearance / mentioning like the post credit scene thus primarily a Bigger Bad.