User blog comment:Prime ShockWaveTX/Pure Evil Proposal: Mysterio (Marvel Cinematic Universe)/@comment-39032584-20190714154323

I thought this film and any potential candidates from it were eligible for discussion starting on Tuesday? It's only two days early and no one else reserved it, so I don't think it's likely to rub anyone the wrong way, but technically... isn't it still just slightly early?

That possible issue aside, I may as well give my take since everyone else seems to be... assuming it's really okay to vote already, I'm giving a surprising "yes" to Mysterio. Admitedly, completely unlike my sister, I have no issues reading up about spoilers in order to be "in the know" about movies I'm interested in, but not positive I'll get to see soon, and I was thinking he may actualyl qualify ever since I confirmed that he had ulterior motives. It sounds like he really doesn't have any sympathetic or well-intentioned motives behind his actions after all. And adding to the comments below, I think the argument that he may not count because of the high heinous standard doesn't really hold weight; of course he's not going to commit mass murder on the same scale as other villains, especially ones like Ego and Thanos. It's just not possible. The fact that he's willing to have thousands killed for attention and fame is easily enough to stand out when you consider he's simply a normal person using advanced technology and deception, not to mention the sheer pettiness behind some of it. It's just kind of surprising because one, aside from that Shattered Dimension game, he's generally one of the tamer Spider-Man villains, and two, virtually every antagonist from all the live-action Spider-Man movies have been sympathetic, well-intentioned, or both to some degree. That Mysterio, of all characters, is the first solid candidate in 7 movies... wow. You can never be sure how the MCU will interpret these characters, can you?

Anyway, sorry to ramble, but that's my take. I just hope it's not too early to be talking about him.