High Evolutionary's "But-but-but-but-but-but-but-BUUUUUUUUUUUTTT!!!!!!"

I get that the High Evolutionary was about as evil, sadistic, vile, loathsome, mean-spirited, treacherous, hateful, punchable and as taken seriously as any Marvel Villain could get, NOTHING he ever said or did was played for humour!

And most of his incredibly loud, hammy, petulant, explosive moments were especially scary.

But to me, this particular moment where he and Vim are arguing over whether or not to keep chasing after Rocket and not just cut their losses, the moment where he cuts her off in a very childish, immature and whiny matter over her attempts to argue against him, just makes me laugh for some reason, because of how much it's like a complete spoiled toddler!

Like, the HE literally sounds like a loud, clucking chicken when he says this. The rapid-fire buts seriously sound a lot like an angry chook's "bok-bok-bok-bok"!

It's so pathetically petulant, immature, childish and over the top, it cracks me up!

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ZutiPrime2025-09-26 10:34

The actor definitely seemed like he was having a blast playing that part. Loved every second he was on screen!

chiefbrody622025-09-27 00:38

He was great. I knew he was good casting after watching Peacemaker season 1. Was so stoked when I heard he was cast as HE.

theVice2025-09-27 04:33

After not even a handful of scenes in Peacemaker, I decided I'd see anything I found out he was in.

Mysterious-Plate66862025-09-27 05:58

Should he play Brainiac too?

theVice2025-09-27 05:59

I think he'd do a good job

Ejwaxy2025-09-28 07:47

It crazy how I never noticed him in anything until seeing him in Peacemaker season 1 when it first released. Now I feel like I keep seeing him everywhere. Hell, I was watching an episode of Doctor Who and had to rewind for a second to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating…

Mysterious-Plate66862025-09-27 05:59

Hot Take: I want him to play a live action Drago Bludvist!

The-dos-qt42025-09-27 04:37

Disney should've just replaced Jonathan Majors with Chukwudi Iwuji as Kang.

Just have him say

"Look it's me, I'm here, deal with it"

zkandar172025-09-26 12:46

Same personality Gunn gave to Luthor in Superman

Mysterious-Plate66862025-09-26 12:52

Except HE was more unhinged, Luthor was more petulant, especially when he cries!

xSaRgED2025-09-26 21:46

That’s just Nicholas Hoult I think.

Similar vibe to his character in The Menu

Raziers2025-09-26 13:08

Definitly a favorite villain for me. "there is No God, thats why i stepped in" will always be a favorite of mine

Mysterious-Plate66862025-09-26 13:12

Except that line was NOT humorous, not even close.

Just pure terrifying.

noebbnorflow2025-09-26 13:45

Yea that is stand out iconic moment of the film for me, very well delivered

Youngling_Hunt2025-09-26 19:55

God the reactions from all his staff members in that room is priceless. Theyve been working for him for years and things just start clicking how fucked they are

Mysterious-Plate66862025-09-27 06:00

Moments later:

He gets stabbed through by the “Godslayer” sword!!

Talk about being humiliated.

OhEightFour2025-09-28 21:41

I love that line with all my heart. James Gunn dropping the coldest bar of 2023

Mysterious-Plate66862025-10-24 09:50

Do you find it funny when he cuts Vim off with his rapid “buts”?

Hyxenflay7737_45652025-09-26 18:46

This is the only villain to instil genuine fear in me. Any time he came on screen, I just recoiled in my chair.

Mysterious-Plate66862025-09-27 06:02

What about Red Skull? Hela? Mysterio? Green Goblin? Malekith? Dormammu? Ego?

Hyxenflay7737_45652025-09-27 08:04

Red Skull — he was fine for me. I already know what became of him in Infinity War so I didn’t feel too much fear. Appearance startled me, but that’s all

Hela — Cate Blanchett owned this role, but we hadn’t seen or heard of her at all, so I felt no real fear towards her. She was also not in a lot of the movie, it felt

Mysterio — I haven’t seen the film(s) this person or Green Goblin appears in, so can’t say

Malekith — I honestly don’t even remember this guy. Did he kill Thor’s mum, or was that someone else?

Dormammu — Maybe a little scary, but he’s become so memeable over time that I just can’t take him seriously

Ego — The first guy to properly freak me out, but I still didn’t feel real fear of him. Yeah, he acts very close to grooming someone, but I just knew the Guardians would defeat him, so I mainly just felt hatred

I have a feeling it’s because all of these guys are very ‘mystical-based’. If you take away the High Evolutionary’s weird powers and space setting, he’s just a selfish man who takes advantage of children and young animals for his own gain.

GrimmSFG2025-09-27 20:43

Red Skull?
Almost no screen time, offed himself almost immediately.

Hela?
May have been more intimidating if she wasn't the villain in a comedy movie

Mysterio?
Meh. By the time you find out he's the bad guy you also find out that he's entirely CGI and bad writing.

Green Goblin?
Mildly scary, but still goofy.

Malekith?
Who? I'm kidding... but that movie was beyond forgettable and malekith didn't do it any favors.

Dormammu?
Might have been scarier if he didn't get defeated by boredom.

Ego?
Again - villain in a comedy movie. Hard to be afraid of something where Baby Groot is one of the key parts of the battle plan.

Mysterious-Plate66862025-09-28 03:14

When I say Green Goblin, I’m talking about in No Way Home, not in Sam Raimi’s original Spider-Man film.

GrimmSFG2025-09-28 04:32

I mean, it's the same character and arguably less scary in the NWH version

Mysterious-Plate66862025-09-28 04:35

Your opinion, but I wouldn’t exactly say that myself……

Mysterious-Plate66862025-09-28 03:16

Still though, didn’t you find his little tantrum during his argument with Vim funny? Him being a brat over the “rancid” word ‘But’?

Hyxenflay7737_45652025-09-28 11:09

A little, but it’s the fact that this man, who had a complete tantrum, is the one whose orders are being followed and every decision being bent to his whim?

Yeah, that’s completely terrifying.

Jastes2025-09-26 19:03

He was over the top without coming off as corny, and that made him amazingly hateable.

-metaphased-2025-09-27 21:57

Unhinged is hard to oull off. Unhinged and still canny and terrifyingly intelligent is something else entirely. He killed it.

Broadway-Ninja-76752025-09-26 20:27

“THAT’S called “acting”…you should try it sometime” 😈👽💀👻🔥

TheFrebbin2025-09-26 22:30

A key to the character is that he thinks he’s hyper-rational while he’s actually quite the opposite.

ShaunTrek2025-09-27 02:59

The way he mocks Rocket's wailing is so spot on and callous at the same time. It's an incredible performance.

Mysterious-Plate66862025-09-27 03:23

What makes that humorous is the fact that it’s just unbelievable he would have the AUDACITY to do that. It’s so infuriatingly outrageous, it actually makes you laugh.

PoetOfHellHelpoemer2025-10-03 08:41

What makes it scary is the fact that from his standpoint Rocket is the one with the audacity to display genuine emotion over the loss of his only friends while "the fate of the galaxy" is at stake.

HappyDavin2025-09-27 03:18

That line is extremely true for me because my manager does the same thing. Maybe I’ll repeat this same line to my colleagues in the future 🤣

Mysterious-Plate66862025-09-27 06:02

Is he a petulant, childish lunatic?