Who Are The Actual Villains In Ms. Marvel?

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WARNING: Spoilers for Ms. Marvel episode 2

Two episodes in, Ms. Marvel has gone a long way in introducing audiences to the MCU’s newest superhero, but the show has remained notably quiet on assigning its main villain. After gaining her powers at the end of the first episode, Ms. Marvel episode 2 saw Kamala Khan learning to manipulate her abilities to her will before putting her training into practice. Although Ms. Marvel’s MCU powers are different from those in the comics, episode 2 continued to show that there is a certain amount of crossover between the two mediums, including the ability to «embiggen» her hands into the hero’s signature fist.

Much like how Hawkeye played with the conventions of the Christmas movie genre, Ms. Marvel has so far played more like a coming-of-age narrative than an all-out superhero series. This means that instead of emotional backstories and grand action sequences, Ms. Marvel’s priorities have been rooted in classic teenage struggles of relationships and fitting in. A product of this genre is that the show has been less concerned with the typical role of the villain, failing to set up Kamala’s chief antagonist in the first two episodes.

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Although there are four more episodes in Ms. Marvel season 1, the show has yet to present an obvious candidate as its main villain. There are several routes the show can go down, from utilizing the established roles of the Department of Damage Control and Kamala’s love interest, Kamran, to revealing Ms. Marvel’s true villain in a later episode. Spending the first two installments introducing the audience to Kamala as she attempts to come to terms with her powers, it is only a matter of time before the hero