With Suicide Squad busting out onto screens this weekend, it made us wonder not just about supervillains turned good (or, at least, moderately heroic), but which ones might be worth pursuing a friendship with. After all, the world isn’t black and white. People are complex creatures and sometimes what makes one hellbent on world domination can also make them a true blue friend. So, with that in mind, read the words and then tell us which villain you want to hang out with.
The Penguin
The Penguin owns his own nightclub. There are beautiful women there. Live music. Occasionally Batman shows up. That’s the kind of place I want to hang out in, and there’s no way to do that unless you’re friends with The Penguin. Otherwise, you’re stuck outside waiting to get in with all the other losers. –Brandon Mendelson
Grandmaster
Grandmaster. I was originally going to say Galactus because he eats planets, so his farts must be lethal to the point that if someone makes me mad, I’d be like, “Hey, man. Do me a solid and crop dust that dude.” But I’m an adult, so I want a laid back supervillain friend who just wants to chill. Grandmaster likes to play board games and I love to play board games, so that would be pretty cool. Especially since we can mix it up and play Life one night and then the next night we could force a bunch of people I don’t like to battle for my entertainment. Grandmaster is my best friend. –Ashley Burns
Megamind
Without a doubt, Megamind. He’s down to create a little mayhem, but won’t leave you burdened with the guilt of actual destruction. You’ll get to play with all of his cool supervillain toys and run rampant through the streets, which is awesome, but you’ll probably get a little wrapped up in the existential nothingness of an empty existence. That’s the risk, but it’s honestly worth it. –Alyssa Fikse
The Eraser
This is a completely selfish choice because I seem to always need an eraser and I can never find one. Or if I do find one, it’s all dried out and ends up tearing the paper. So, The Eraser would be an ideal supervillain friend because it seems like he’d be willing to help a guy out. Also, his name is Lenny Fiasco, which is a reason in itself to want to party with this guy. –Christian Long
Ra’s Al Ghul
I don’t really dig on the way Ra’s tries to murder a bunch of folks to death because I’m a humanitarian, but I like how he likes to take his shirt off to fight light a man. Also, he’s Liam Neeson(s) in the movies and the Lazarus pit sounds like a fresh place to have a soak after a hard day. I’ve always wanted a best friend with a hot tub. –Jason Tabrys
So, which supervillain would you call a friend?
