Either as a whole, or as individual arch nemesis?
I come up with a fair amount of heroes, but not many villains. I have ideas, but nothing super concrete. But i figured i may as well ask others like me, the amateur professionals, on what their ideas are.
I'm far more of a designer than i am a writer. I can think of designs and i can draw them. But thinking of a villain that would be perfect against my heroes is tricky. Do i go "evil twin"? Do i go a "friend/lover turned enemy"? Or do i go "professional rival"? And what would they do that makes them a threat or a challenge to the hero without being a full counter, or the hero being a full counter to them? it's tricky stuff.
I have some ideas, would love some feedback and ideas. Please, there are no bad ideas and no concept too small.
For context on the Knights and their capabilities, and their areas of expertise;
Adona
A demigoddess with control over her own space and gravity. Think Thor and Wonder Woman almost in terms of background, coming from spiritualistic aliens who are indistinguishable form gods. Based on the Yoruban Orishas. Adona herself being a reincarnation/descendant of Oya.
Though she is also a celebrity. An actor, model, and musician. So someone in the public eye. She is the closest thing in my world to someone on that Superman level of strength and power. Though also on the level of always having to deal with others of their kind, trying to juggle a life where they don't have the split between off duty and on duty. Everyone knows who she is.
I have the idea of another orisha demigod. One associated with Ogun, a being of war and weaponry, thinking a metal manipulator. Magneto crossed with Aries almost.
Excalibur
As their name suggests, they are tied to Arthurian mythology and tales. She is very Shazam coded; a regular person who exclaims a certain magic word/phrase/spell and boom! transforms into a peak supernaturally strong version of themselves. Going from an older woman to her younger self, instead of a child to adult. Their powers coming from the combined might and skill of the knights of the round table, glued together by Merlin and his magic.
Her day job is that of a social worker. Helping those in need is her job no matter where she is. often dealing with magical and supernatural threats from mythic realms. undead wizards. fey entities. all the goodness.
The obvious idea is Morgana Le Fay and/or Mordred, perhaps as a dark version of Excalibur. With Excalibur being the combined might of the round table, what if Mordred is the combined power of dark sorcerers including Morgana?
Geist
A ghostly figure. Walking between the land of the living and the dead. Supernatural but through the lens of science. Think Ghostbusters and Danny Phantom. A paranormal investigator as much as he is a superhero. A man on the outside always looking in kind of vibe.
Once a crack pot scientist who got caught up in an experiment gone wrong. Some think it was an accident, other think is was sabotage. Trapped in a realm not meant for the living, he had to adapt and eventually figured out how to return, but halfway. And is now a magnet for supernatural horrors and conniving ghosts.
GR/D
A tech philanthropist. A technopath able to control and interface with machines the same way a telepath can a living brain. At times getting lost in cyberspace, always afraid of becoming more machine than man. Though his brain has access to an entirely different world composed of nothing but information, he tries not to rely too much on it. Perfecting the physical world, with his own body first. Software is nothing without the hardware to house it.
Think Ironman, Batman, Mr Terrific, Mr Fantastic, Gear, Moon Girl, with a bit of Rocket Racoon. A level of genius that would normally make people mad, but a little bit of madness helps him stay grounded, and a little whimsical.
The obvious route is an Ultron style villain. Evil computer virus that has evolved to the point his own technopathic abilities just dont work on it anymore.
Though another idea is someone who is more of a threat physically, not just mentally. A mad geneticist, trying to evolve/devolve humanity to a more primitive state. Where they can rule as alpha.
Roadman
A young speedster. Former criminal but a decent enough guy. As he got older he became more responsible, wanting to use his powers for good rather than selfishness. Gained his powers through an accident due to his young criminal shenanigans, along with members of his former gang. Think the Bang Babies from Static Shock.
Where as he has tried to turn his life around to do good. his former friends who were also exposed, may not of had the same optimistic look on things.
As a speedster, the instinct to pull from the rogues gallery of the Flash is heavy. Not so far as to go with a guy with an ice gun and a guy with a boomerang. But something similar. A gang of super powered delinquents. All based around the mechanics of movement and momentum perhaps?
S.A.S.H!
the wielder of a great and powerful logic defying belt that can alter reality to the wearers needs, but not necessarily their wants. Your typical power ranger/ kamen rider style of Tokusatsu style of heroing. Facing against aliens and similar such adversaries, whilst trying to live a normal life and keep their identity secret. whilst abiding by the rules place upon her by the device only she can use.
Alien warlords, interdimensional bounty hunters, mutant pirates, cosmic horrors, all kinds want the powers she holds. All because some greater dimensional being wanted more spectacle in the entertainment they call her reality.
Imagine if you took a power ranger morpher and dropped it into the real world. with all the madness and silliness that comes with it.
Trench
Both an alien and a native earthling. Born in the deep seas among other sentient sea life, left for the surface and unable, or unwilling, to return. An incredible shape changer, both as a form of evolutionary mimicry and disguise, which they use for their acting career, and incredible elasticity which they use for many other things.
An eco warrior, a fish out of water, a lover of the human world, but a stranger to it. A surfer bro in the form of a deep sea monster.
Does he face kaiju beasts that emerge from the ocean? does he fight pirates? does he help mediate the problems between land and sea creatures? or is there one particular poacher with eyes set on a new trophy?