The 48 Most Powerful Characters In The Marvel Universe, Ranked

Thanos was shown to be the biggest menace to the cosmos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After all, he did literally wipe out half of humanity with a snap of his fingers. However, there are characters in the Marvel Comics universe who are even more powerful than Thanos. The number of unfamiliar names on this list is maybe the most surprising aspect of it. Even if you’re a big movie buff or just a casual Marvel fan, you’ve probably never heard of a lot of these characters. That’s because many of the more well-known characters are extremely powerful, but only on a planetary scale. Characters with universal or even multiversal power abound in the comics, with some of them essentially in charge of ruling the entire universe.

48. Captain Glory

An alien god who has enormous power, Glory is one of the few gods that willingly aided the Chaos King in his mission to destroy the entire universe. He was defeated by Thor with the help of Becca Steinhardt. Glory is considered to be not just a single god, but a complete pantheon of angry, violent, perverted gods in one.

Captain Glory’s abilities are the result of cosmic radiation. His ability to internalize and transfer ambient energy is one of his most important abilities. He can use this energy to fly, conduct ultra-enhanced physical activities, and release powerful blasts of energy from his hands. His real name is Glah-Ree, and he served as a captain in the Kree Army. Glah-Ree is also the leader of the “Lethal Legion,” a mercenary gang that serves as enemies to the Guardians of the Galaxy.

47. Thor

The God of Thunder is without a doubt one of the most powerful traditional superheroes in the Marvel Universe, thanks to his Asgardian physiology and godly birthright, which endow him with a lot of amazing talents. Thor is one of the most physically powerful characters in the Marvel Universe; he is practically indestructible, and his hammer Mjolnir provides him control over the weather as well as unlimited access to vast amounts of destructive energy.

Thor has been a very popular character in films during the last decade, this is probable due to it’s history and also because he is one of the most powerful superheroes in the Marvel Universe. His superpowers are not only linked to his famous hammer, but also to the strength inherited from his father, the God Odin, king of Asgard. However, Thor did not always live as a superhero, he once had to spend some years learning about humility after his father sent him to earth and stripped him of his memory.

46. Scarlet Witch

Wanda Maximoff, another well-known character, is one of the few Earth-born characters on this list. Wanda was originally shown as a mutant with the capacity to cast probability-altering hexes, but as time passed, her power and impact grew. She is now known as a master of chaos magic and a formidable reality-warper, and she has been revealed as the Nexus Being of Marvel’s main reality, Earth-616, making her a crucial role in the universe’s functioning.

The Scarlet Witch is one of the few superheroes who stands out for having fought both for and against The Avengers. Her training with Agatha Harkness contributed significantly to the mastery of her abilities. Undoubtedly, her most powerful skill is her ability to change the probabilities of the universe, which were narrated in detail in the latest series called “WandaVision” that recounts the events that occurred after Avengers, Endgame.

45. Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange, another Earthling (and MCU hero), is the Sorcerer Supreme of Earth-616. As a result, he is a master of the mystic arts and one of the Marvel Universe’s most powerful magic users. Strange’s abilities have changed dramatically throughout the years and have been difficult to identify at times, yet at his finest, he can do practically anything. He travels to different realms on a regular basis to fight ancient monsters and cosmic entities.

His real name is Stephen Strange, and his first appearance was in the comic “Strange Tales” in 1963. In his beginnings, Strange was a highly successful neurosurgeon who after suffering an accident and damaging his hands, decided to undertake a healing journey to a place named Kamar-Taj. It was during this journey that he learned about mystic arts and developed his power to access other dimensions and travel the multiverse.