Ares (DC Extended Universe)

Warning: The following page contains spoilers for the 2017 Wonder Woman film. Ares, also known as Sir Patrick Morgan and the God of War, is the main antagonist of the 2017 DC Extended Universe film Wonder Woman. He also appears as a cameo character in Justice League.

He was portrayed by David Thewlis.

Why he Sucks

 * 1) There's no reason for Ares to suddenly become the ultimate monstrosity and final boss of the film, and it robs the audience of what could have been a deep and important lesson. By having Wonder Woman kill off Erich Ludendorff, and learn the hard way the killing the big bad doesn't magically solve everyone's problems, this could have been a strong, emotional, timeless movie. But, screw realism in a DC movie. They had to throw in a mandatory third act monster and make him the cause of everyone's problems. Wasted potential, right there!
 * 2) As "Ares", he has a poor CGI costume. and fails to look serious and menacing.
 * 3) Ares' reveal as the main villain was poorly lead up to. There is practically no foreshadowing to who the real Ares is, nor does he have any significant screen time until the reveal, so it comes off as out-of-place.
 * 4) His helmet gets knocked off in one scene and we can see he hadn't physically changed, so it's hard to take him seriously.
 * 5) The skinny, pale, balding British guy with a dweeby mustache wasn't actually a disguise, it was is true form. It's pretty ridiculous and doesn't fit into his power or tone at all.
 * 6) He's an undeveloped villains, they still chose to kill him off within the film, even though he barely gets any screen time.

Good Qualities

 * 1) David Thewlis does a pretty good performance as Ares.