8) Jax-Ur
In Man of Steel, one of General Zod’s lackeys (played by Mackenzie Gray) removes the Growth Codex – basically the key to creating Kryptonian genes – from Superman’s DNA, when the hero has been taken to their ship. Unless you are a real Superfan, the guy’s name, Jax-Ur, might not mean anything to you.
However, if you do know your Superman lore, you might be aware that Jax-Ur is actually a long-running foe of Kal-El’s in the comics, dating right back to the early sixties.
In his original incarnation, he’s an evil Kryptonian scientist who destroyed one of the planet’s moons, killing hundreds. He was also besotted with Lara, Superman’s mother. Before he was revealed as a villain, the pair were actually engaged to be married.
We think you made the right choice with Russell Crowe there, Lara.
7) Roland Daggett
A minor antagonist in The Dark Knight Rises is crooked businessman John Daggett, who helps Bane get to Gotham City in exchange for taking over Wayne Enterprises when Bruce Wayne is destroyed. Of course, he learns the hard way not to trust a massive hulking psychopath and ends up murdered.
Fans of Batman: The Animated Series might find Daggett’s name familiar, as he was a recurring foe on that show who was actually responsible for creating Clayface and nearly killing Catwoman. TDKR’s version is practically the same character, except for the switch in first name.
Fun fact: Daggett himself is a reference to another Batman villain. BTAS was originally going to feature Christopher Walken’s Max Shreck from Batman Returns, however they later changed their minds and created Daggett in his place.