History Hypocrite / MarvelUniverse

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* ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'': [[Characters/MarvelComicsDoctorDoom Doctor Doom]] makes even Otto look humble with the massive amount of hypocrisy he’s displayed over the years. Most notably when concerning ArchEnemy Mr. Fantastic, Doom drones on and on about Reed’s unmitigated vanity and arrogance [[NeverMyFault completely blind]] to the fact he’s really just projecting his [[AwesomeEgo bottomless ego]] onto Reed. Lampshaded hilariously in ''Avengers and the Infinity Gauntlet'', where Thanos asks Marvel heroes if they really believe they can trick him into relinquishing his power by appealing to his vanity and Spidey replies “It worked on Doom”, at which Victor immediately blusters that it was only “once”, acting like it’s not his FatalFlaw and the reason why Reed beats him so often. In a more recent comic Doom mocks and criticizes Professor X for how he runs the mutant country of Krakoa and how they deem themselves superior based on the Mutant gene. While some of his points against Xavier are valid, Doom is still the last person in the multiverse to call ''anyone'' out on acting superior or how they should treat their citizens when he’s been [[TheDictatorship the dictator]] of Latveria for decades.

** Hypocrisy, thy name is [[Characters/MarvelComicsDoctorOctopus Otto Octavius]], and it is proven in ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'':

** In the same run, the Avengers themselves thanks to being the ConflictBall against Hulk, are staggering hypocrites in issues 6#, 7# and 47#. Carol despite having painstaking learned in ''ComicBook/CivilWarII'' that attacking people based on mere potential threat is wrong, still tries to forcibly arrest Bruce with the obvious result of HulkingOut, later Carol actually advises Iron Man against using a KillSat when things go out of control even though she instigated the conflict in the first place. Tony himself despite fighting so hard against Carol using Ulysses in ''Civil War II'' and the immorality of targeting people before they’ve committed crimes — still attacks Hulk for just resisting arrest and fries him with a laser. Cap himself has a moment of this in 47# when arguing with [=McGee=] as to why Hulk needs to be captured, reasoning that he causes too much damage and “it’s a tough call but he has to be contained” is the exact same SuperRegistrationAct spiel Steve ''strove against'' back in ''[[ComicBook/CivilWar2006 Civil War]]''.
* [[Franchise/SpiderMan J Jonah Jameson]] has developed this in recent years. He bemoans the state of modern journalism and holds up his time as editor of the Daily Bugle as an exemplar of “real” reporting. He conveniently forgets that he spent years using his editorial control to conduct a one-man smear campaign against Spider-Man, blatantly twisting the facts to fit his preconceived biases, and even essentially trying to create news by hiring figures like Alistair Smythe and the Scorpion to unmask Spidey.
* Hypocrisy, thy name is ComicBook/DoctorOctopus, and it is proven in ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'':
** At the start of Issue #1, Otto swears to become a hero and leave his past behind. A couple of pages later, he gets quite angry at the "unmitigated gall" of a bunch of C-List villains using the name of "his" old group, the Sinister Six.
** Otto constantly brags how he's a Superior ComicBook/SpiderMan to Peter. He's also the guy who called the X-Men arrogant for using ''superior'' in ''homo superior''.
** Throughout the ''Ends Of The Earth'', Otto bemoans the fact that he's been effectively crippled by Spider-Man, even though this was because he'd been breaking the law and running into Spidey so many times instead of receiving a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown like he claimed. What does he do when he becomes Spider-Man? Deliver excessive beatings to ''all'' criminals.
** One of his major arguments against Peter is that he's too selfish to be Spider-Man. This from an egomaniac whose ultimate goal during ''Ends Of the Earth'' was [[AttentionWhore to get attention.]]
** In ''Avenging Spider-Man'' he scoffs at [[ComicBook/AntMan Scott Lang's]] past in thievery as if he hasn't done anything as petty. In another issue, his monologue concerning the Hobgoblin is about how the villain's smugness and thoughts of being better than everyone else grates on him.
** In the "Sibling Rivalry" [[BatFamilyCrossover crossover between]] ''Superior Spider-Man Team-Up'' & ''ComicBook/ScarletSpider'', Otto complains about Kaine "stealing [his] life". Right, like ''he'' should talk.
*** And in the ''ComicBook/{{Infinity}}'' tie-in to ''Mighty Avengers'', he ''[[BerserkButton freaks the hell out]]'' when he sees Ronin (known at the time as "Spider Hero") wearing a knock-off Spider-Man costume. ''Twice'', he gets mad at someone for stealing another hero's identity, something he himself has done.
** During his BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind with Peter, Otto beats him with a BreakingSpeech that Peter was so afraid over being discovered in Otto's head that it caused him to risk a little girl's life, with Otto gloating that he would never do that. Much later, when Aunt May is taken hostage by a villain and Otto doesn't have any recollection of Spider-Man's invovlement with him [[spoiler:due to the afforementioned battle with Peter purginging him of several of Peter's memories]], he considers visiting someone like Doctor Strange to probe his mind to find a way to defeat the villain, but decides against it at the last second, feeling the risk that Strange could discover he's not really Peter is too great. He did the same thing he accused Peter of that made him "inferior": prioritizing his own identity over someone's life.
* Characters/DoctorDoom makes even Otto look humble with the massive amount of hypocrisy he’s displayed over the years. Most notably when concerning ArchEnemy [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Mr Fantastic]], Doom drones on and on about Reed’s unmitigated vanity and arrogance [[NeverMyFault completely blind]] to the fact he’s really just projecting his [[AwesomeEgo bottomless ego]] onto Reed. Lampshaded hilariously in ''Avengers and the Infinity Gauntlet'', where Thanos asks Marvel heroes if they really believe they can trick him into relinquishing his power by appealing to his vanity and Spidey replies “It worked on Doom”, at which Victor immediately blusters that it was only “once”, acting like it’s not his FatalFlaw and the reason why Reed beats him so often. In a more recent comic Doom mocks and criticises Professor X for how he runs the mutant country of Krakoa and how they deem themselves superior based on the Mutant gene. While some of his points against Xavier are valid, Doom is still the last person in the multiverse to call ''anyone'' out on acting superior or how they should treat their citizens when he’s been [[TheDictatorship the dictator]] of Latveria for decades.
* Gorr the God-butcher in ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'' was a mortal who grew to hate gods since all of his world's gods were JerkassGods. He eventually swore to kill every god ever. But the only reason he was able to kill gods in the first place was a godly weapon, and he eventually became the most monstrously evil god of all in the process. Despite this, he still insists he's not a god. [[spoiler:This hypocrisy seals his fate. The dark energy construct he created with his sword's power in the image of his dead son eventually denounces his "father" as a murderous hypocrite who has become everything he hated and assists Thor in killing him.]]
* ''ComicBook/ThePunisherKillsTheMarvelUniverse'' has Frank Castle murder several members of the X-Men and the Avengers after their battle with the Skrulls and the Brood unintentionally kills his family. He ends up having his bail paid by a man named Kesselring, who is part of an organization of people indirectly harmed in superhero brawls and obsessed with getting even with the heroes who indirectly harmed them. The organization gives Frank the proposition to murder all superhumans on the planet, which Frank is all too willing to go along with because of his grief at his family's demise. He eventually murders Kesselring after tiring of his mission and calls out the rest of the organization for letting their pain run way past its course, which is definitely hypocritical for him to say since he let the loss of his family drive him to indiscriminately massacre all the superhumans on Earth.

* In ''Film/SpiderMan3'', MJ gets mad at Peter for doing "their kiss" with Gwen Stacy (even though it was only a stage performance), completely ignoring the fact that she herself did the same thing with John Jameson [[Film/SpiderMan2 in the previous film]].

* In the last few episodes of the Nineties ''WesternAnimation/IronManTheAnimatedSeries'' series, the Mandarin uses the Heart of Darkness to shut down all advanced technology in the world. After the Heart and five of his rings of power are destroyed, the Mandarin retreats into his fortress. When Tony catches up with him, he finds the Mandarin decked out in a suit of PoweredArmor. Tony even notes the hypocrisy. The Mandarin retorts that while he may like the idea of world without technology, he's no fanatic.
* Eddie Brock[=/=]Venom in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan''. While it wasn't wrong for him to be angry with Peter, his actions as Venom don't paint him any better. He accused Peter of being a user and causing people's suffering, not caring who he hurts, yet proceeded to do the same as Venom, such as kidnapping Gwen, leaving her in a position where she could fall and die, traumatizing her in the process, and kept Peter from saving her. While Peter did cause people problems, they weren't intentional and he felt bad for it. Venom did it deliberately, even stating he'd sit and enjoy while Peter would be unable to save his loved ones from his enemies should he make Peter lose his powers and reveal his identity to the world.

** General Fortean, Ross’s protégé from ''ComicBook/ImmortalHulk'' is just as bad when it comes to hypocrisy if not even more so. He and his cronies at Shadow Base hunt Bruce/Hulk relentlessly as he blames him for every Hulk-related tragedy as well as the death of Ross, but while pursuing vengeance commits a ton of atrocities and causes heaps of destruction which he and his people write off as collateral damage. Not only does Fortean get his mentor’s daughter Betty Ross shot in the head ([[HealingFactor she gets better]]) while attempting to assassinate Bruce but he also weaponises gamma mutation himself and before the end lets himself get turned into the monstrous Abomination. Also when Fortean accidentally kills some of his men with his new powers, [[NeverMyFault he manically rambles that it was their fault for not clearing the area]] at which his NumberTwo relieved him of command and then Hulk put him down.

* [[GeneralRipper General Ross]]' ultimate goal - and some would say obsession - is to bring [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk the Hulk]] to justice, believing him a dangerous threat. While this view isn't ''uncommon'', his eventual solution after years of failure is hypocrisy at its worst: He becomes the ComicBook/RedHulk, a monster who, in many ways, is just as destructive as his foe is, possibly more so.
** General Fortean, Ross’s protégé from ''ComicBook/ImmortalHulk'' is just as bad when it comes to hypocrisy if not even more so. He and his cronies at Shadow Base hunt Bruce/Hulk relentlessly as he blames him for every Hulk-related tragedy as well as the death of Ross, but while pursuing vengeance commits a ton of atrocities and causes heaps of destruction which he and his people write off as collateral damage. Not only does Fortean get his mentor’s daughter ComicBook/BettyRoss shot in the head ([[HealingFactor she gets better]]) while attempting to assassinate Bruce but he also weaponises gamma mutation himself and before the end lets himself get turned into the monstrous Abomination. Also when Fortean accidentally kills some of his men with his new powers, [[NeverMyFault he manically rambles that it was their fault for not clearing the area]] at which his NumberTwo relieved him of command and then Hulk put him down.

** In the same run, the Avengers themselves thanks to being ConflictBall against Hulk, are staggering hypocrites in issues 6#, 7# and 47#. Carol despite having painstaking learned in ''ComicBook/CivilWarII'' that attacking people based on mere potential threat is wrong, still tries to forcibly arrest Bruce with the obvious result of HulkingOut, later Carol actually advises Iron Man against using a KillSat when things go out of control even though she instigated the conflict in the first place. Tony himself despite fighting so hard against Carol using Ulysses in ''Civil War II'' and the immorality of targeting people before they’ve committed crimes — still attacks Hulk for just resisting arrest and fries him with a laser. Cap himself has moment of this in 47# when arguing with [=McGee=] as to why Hulk needs to be captured, reasoning that he causes too much damage and “it’s a tough call but he has to be contained” is the exact same SuperRegistrationAct spiel Steve ''strove against'' back in ''ComicBook/CivilWar''.

* Franchise/XMen:
** William Stryker much like Ross above manages to be a massive hypocrite in ''ComicBook/GodLovesManKills'' and other comics when it comes to his anti-mutant dogma. Firstly he declares that mutants are abominations in the eyes of god and his ways are pure, however Stryker [[BrainWashedAndCrazy uses]] Charles's telepathic powers to make the X-Men seem evil showing he's not above using mutant powers to further his and Purifiers's own goals. Secondly [[ApeShallNeverKillApe he values humans above mutants]], but his EliteMooks actively kill normal people who get in the way of them hunting the X-Men. Worst still The Purifiers and Stryker in later comics "[[{{Cyborg}} enhance]]" themselves to further their ability to cleanse mutantkind despite being questionably human themselves at that point.
** ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} can be like this at times, and it's almost become his defining character trait post-''Schism''. Examples include:
*** Despite a body count too long to list and being the X-Men's go-to-guy for doing the dirty work none of the others are willing to do (Hell, the ''entire reason'' he was recruited onto the Avengers was to be the guy who killed), he's completely against the idea of anyone else killing. It's explained that he believes that ''he'' should shoulder those burdens, and this just happens to mean he decides who gets killed and when.
*** He's suddenly against what the X-Men have done ''from their very inception'' by training younger mutants how to fight and defend themselves. Logan has almost ''always'' been a mentor to a younger female mutant since Kitty Pryde was introduced, and his school that he started ''right after'' breaking up the X-Men over this topic ''does that very thing''. It's meant to be a mark of his character development brought about by Rahne and [[ComicBook/{{X23}} Laura]] being on X-Force, but it comes across rather dickish that he demonizes ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} over this despite Cyke ''being'' trained since he was a teen.
*** At one point, he throws a fit over Cyclops naming his new mutant school the New Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, believing it to be in bad taste, probably because Cyclops killed Xavier (in self-defense and while possessed, but Logan likes to ignore that). This is despite Logan having named ''his'' school the ComicBook/JeanGrey School for Higher Learning, after a Cyke's dead wife who he obsesses over ''right in front'' of Cyclops ''and'' also killed in the past (and that ''wasn't'' in self-defense, though she did come back right after). Yeah, bit late to bring up what's proper once you do that.
** To be fair Cyclops himself is also highly hypocritical at times especially when it comes to his long-time LoveInterest ComicBook/JeanGrey, despite having {{Mental Affair}}s with ComicBook/{{Psylocke}} and ComicBook/EmmaFrost he still [[CockFight gets pissy at Wolverine]] for getting cozy with Jean, gets jealous of Mastermind bewitching Jean and even threatens to drop a truck on Gambit when he hears Jean gush about him. That's not mentioning the time he ditched Madelyne Pryor (Jean's clone) (who was pregnant with [[ComicBook/{{Cable}} his child]]) just to be with the real deal.
** In ComicBook/{{X 23}}'s solo series, Logan and ComicBook/{{Gambit}}, of all people, also treat Hellion like a criminal and keep him locked up in a cell at the school after he uses his powers to kill Karima (who even ''[[MercyKill begged him to kill her]]'' [[DyingAsYourself before her corrupted programming took over again]]!). Despite ''both'' of them having done far, ''far'' worse in their lives themselves and been forgiven for it. And, for that matter, while giving Laura a pass on all of the things ''she'' had done.
** ComicBook/EmmaFrost has many moments of hypocrisy. She has a haughty RichBitch attitude and considers herself emotionally mature and physically superior to others (especially to other female X-Men members) but Emma herself proves to very childish at times being [[ClingyJealousGirl clingy and jealous]] and very much lives in the shadow of Jean and aware of it. Her "the best body money can buy" line is also ironic when [[TerritorialSmurfette she feels threatened]] by a [[ShesAllGrownUp grown-up]] and naturally beautiful ComicBook/KittyPryde who’s had none of the privileges that Emma has had. Like Mystique below, Emma also criticised ComicBook/{{Rogue}}'s taste in men, for reference Emma has relationships with Sebastian Shaw and Namor both of whom are highly amoral and cruel.
** During the ''Spider-Man and the X-Men'' miniseries, the majority of the X-Men are against the idea of the web-head [[ItMakesSenseInContext becoming a teacher at their school]], mostly because he isn't a mutant like them (despite the fact that they've allowed several non-mutants into their ranks over the years). Storm also cites Spider-Man's poor public image and his being wanted for arrest by the authorities. This seems pretty rich, considering the X-Men don't exactly have a spotless reputation (and were even branded as outlaws themselves for a time), and have often faced persecution from humans for being different. Spider-Man is quick to lampshade this:
-->'''Spider-Man:''' I never thought people living in a world that fears and hates them could be so [[BuffySpeak fearful and hate-y]].
** When Rachel Grey reads Spider-Man's mind and learns that he's Peter Parker, who at the time was head of Parker Industries, she immediately decides he's no better than the industrialists who built the Sentinels and the [[RestrainingBolt collars]] used to imprison mutants in her time, essentially showing the same kind of prejudice mutantkind have suffered from humans.
** ComicBook/{{Mystique}} dislikes her adoptive daughter's ComicBook/{{Rogue}}'s relationship with ComicBook/{{Gambit}} citing his criminal nature ([[DarkActionGirl she's one to talk]]) as unworthy of her daughter right up to their wedding. This is same woman who slept around with the likes of ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}} (who makes Gambit look innocent by comparison) so Mystique has no business deploring any man her daughter loves. Not to mention she personally tried to seduce Gambit multiple times, [[VoluntaryShapeshifting by turning into Rouge]] ([[{{Squick}} her daughter]]).
*** Mystique has a lot of cases of this, her FreudianExcuse is hinted at being due to [[ParentalAbuse abuse]] she suffered under her father's hands yet, Mystique herself treats her children (Nightcrawler, Rogue, Graydon etc) horribly either manipulating them or outright trying hurt and kill them. Also despite forming The Brotherhood of Mutants with Destiny who are against humanity, she's worked with ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} in the past.
** A common thread for ComicBook/{{Magneto}}'s motivation in most ''X-Men'' media is he fights humanity because they will eradicate mutants if he doesn't. However, this is spurred by a desire not to relive UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust in the modern era and such a dogmatic belief that he's averting a genocide causes him to succumb to the same rationale that an escalation of effort is necessary and humans must recognize mutant superiority if there is to be any justice. While he has been proven right in instances like ''ComicBook/DaysOfFuturePast'', ComicBook/ProfessorX has a more level-headed approach that doesn't undermine his message of equality for all.
*** Can't forget ''Uncanny X-Men'' 150# where Magneto badly injures TagAlongKid ComicBook/KittyPryde who happens to Jewish just like him, meaning Mags [[HeWhoFightsMonsters truly became what he most hated]]. Though Magneto this time at least had the decency to have a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment and surrender. Unfortunately, [[AesopAmnesia Magneto apparently has no qualms hurting Kitty in later comics]].
** Destiny has a big case of this in ''ComicBook/XMen2021''. Upon meeting her daughter Rogue and Gambit in a bar, Destiny extensively bemoans her daughter’s choice of husband and even claims when she learned Rogue had married a “bumpkin thief from the bayou” she asked to be killed again before listing off more of Gambit’s flaws that make him ill-suited for her daughter. Destiny says all this despite having herself married '''Mystique''', whose rap sheet by comparison makes even Gambit look like a saint, displaying a ironic lack of foresight.

*** The supreme irony is that Fortean even to the very end was blissfully unaware that Ross was Red Hulk meaning he was serving a BrokenPedestal the whole time. Then again it is strongly hinted ''Hulk Vol 2 30''# Fortean ''might've known'' or learned Red Hulk's true identity and [[IllPretendIDidntHearThat simply choose to ignore the truth]] which makes his actions in ''Immortal Hulk'' even more hypocritical.

* In the last few episodes of the Nineties ''WesternAnimation/IronMan'' series, the Mandarin uses the Heart of Darkness to shut down all advanced technology in the world. After the Heart and five of his rings of power are destroyed, the Mandarin retreats into his fortress. When Tony catches up with him, he finds the Mandarin decked out in a suit of PoweredArmor. Tony even notes the hypocrisy. The Mandarin retorts that while he may like the idea of world without technology, he's no fanatic.

!!Franchise/MarvelUniverse

* ''ComicBook/ThePunisherKillsTheMarvelUniverse'' has Frank Castle murder several members of the X-Men and the Avengers after their battle with the Skrulls and the Brood unintentionally kills his family. He ends up having his bail paid by a man named Kesselring, who is part of an organization of people indirectly harmed in superhero brawls and obsessed with getting even with the heroes who indirectly harmed them. The organization gives Frank the proposition to murder all superhumans on the planet, which Frank is all too willing to go along with because of his grief at his family's demise. He eventually murders Kesselring after tiring of his mission and calls out the rest of the organization for letting their pain run way past its course, which is definitely hypocritical for him to say since he let the loss of his family drive him to indiscriminately massacre all the superhumans on Earth.