Guardians 3 star says High Evolutionary is one of Marvel’s most irredeemable villains

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From Thanos to Killmonger, the MCU has had its fair share of brutal villains, but Guardians of the Galaxy 3 may have just introduced the most irredeemable yet in Chukwudi Iwuji’s High Evolutionary. Described as a brilliant scientist with a penchant for genetic engineering, the actor behind him warns GamesRadar+ that there’s no humanity left in Marvel’s new bad guy. 

"He doesn't have any redeeming qualities," Iwuji explains of his character in James Gunn’s MCU swan song. "He's a proper villain you know, proper with a capital P. He's going after something terrifying, he makes you very uncomfortable, and you're waiting for him to get his comeuppance. And those [qualities] are very fun to play without any apology or any craving for sympathy from the audience's side."

Without delving into spoiler territory, the High Evolutionary plays a crucial role in Rocket Racoon’s backstory. Described in early reviews as the darkest the MCU has gone so far, even Iwuji explains he was shocked by how brutal they went. 

"I was a little bit surprised I won’t lie," he admits. "We’ve all come up on Marvel movies. We've seen the sympathy that a lot of the movies draw out for the villains, which is not the case here."

This manifests in High Evolutionary’s similarity to real-life figures too. "There's something very horribly recognizable about him when you look at the world and despots of the past," Iwuji adds of his character's murky motives. 

However, he’s not alone in the baddie camp for Guardians 3 as Will Poulter makes his MCU debut as Adam Warlock. The comic book favorite was first teased back in the second movie’s post-credits scenes.

In the source material, he’s described as a perfect being created to destroy the Guardians of the Galaxy,