I'm a big Magneto fan. Though he's on the good guy's side for the moment.
Firstly he has a fantastic motivation, after seeing the holocaust he doesn't want to see it repeated on his fledging species, he thinks the only way to peacefully exist with the humans is to rule them. At the core it's good intentions as the source of his evil actions.
Then there's his powers, control of electromagnetism is awesome, it's one of the four fundamental fources of the universe, it allows for manipulating ferrous metal and creating electricitical fields. It's a sufficiently impressive enough power to single handedly take on the X-men or the Avengers.
It's the blend of both hero and villainous styles. A cape and underwear on the outside that is classical to superheroes (and surprisingly uncommon in the marvel universe) combined with a intimadating horned helmet. The colours are red and purple. In comics the primary colours (red, yellow, blue - Artistic not physics ones) are often used to symbolize heroes while secondary are used for villains. It's not a concrete rule, but it's a trend that is surprisingly noticeable if you think about it. Magneto has both a primary and a secondary colours, both villainous and heroic, in line with the duality of his character. Red is also a colour of passion, espeically hate, a strong part of Magneto's personality, while purple is often used in a regal or religous setting, much how Magneto sees himself as a ruler and perhaps even a prophet of mutantdom.
Firstly he has a fantastic motivation, after seeing the holocaust he doesn't want to see it repeated on his fledging species, he thinks the only way to peacefully exist with the humans is to rule them. At the core it's good intentions as the source of his evil actions.
Then there's his powers, control of electromagnetism is awesome, it's one of the four fundamental fources of the universe, it allows for manipulating ferrous metal and creating electricitical fields. It's a sufficiently impressive enough power to single handedly take on the X-men or the Avengers.
It's the blend of both hero and villainous styles. A cape and underwear on the outside that is classical to superheroes (and surprisingly uncommon in the marvel universe) combined with a intimadating horned helmet. The colours are red and purple. In comics the primary colours (red, yellow, blue - Artistic not physics ones) are often used to symbolize heroes while secondary are used for villains. It's not a concrete rule, but it's a trend that is surprisingly noticeable if you think about it. Magneto has both a primary and a secondary colours, both villainous and heroic, in line with the duality of his character. Red is also a colour of passion, espeically hate, a strong part of Magneto's personality, while purple is often used in a regal or religous setting, much how Magneto sees himself as a ruler and perhaps even a prophet of mutantdom.
