Avengers Assemble.
Eh.
It doesn’t really sound as good with an English accent, does it?
The sentiment remains the same though, because ever since Joss Whedon’s 2012 blockbuster
showstopper - The Avengers graced our silver screens, the planet has been absolutely obsessed
with the idea of a ramshackle team of Earth’s greatest heroes banding together in a calamitous
shawarma party with the noble intention of saving the day.
And save the day they do, for the most part anyway - because no one really holds a grudge
against them for the whole dusting debacle, right?
Eh.
Maybe a little bit.
But what we’re concerned with - is out of this huge host of Herculean heroes - which
one of them grabs the top spot when it comes to raw power?
Who can throw their horned hat in the ring and say, I’m the Strongest Avenger - step
aside and let the real hero handle it?
Well, I guess we better find out.
Hello Internet - and welcome back to the most inquisitive channel on YouTube - Life’s
Biggest Questions.
As per usual, I’ll be your disembodied floating voice Jack Finch - as today, we curiously
ask the question - Who Is The Strongest Avenger?
It’s important to note that throughout this particular Life’s Biggest Question we’ll
be appeasing comic book fanatics and cinema goers alike - by addressing both silver screen
and inked iterations of the titular Avengers, combining both of their fictional representations
in our pursuit for this hypothetical question.
Hopefully, anyway - because when you really take a look at the comic version, there have
been some insanely powerful figures who’ve served a few terms alongside the Avengers.
But first, let’s take a look at their origin.
The Avengers were first created way back when by the legendary duo Stan Lee and Jack Kirby,
in September of 1963, penned in Avengers No. 1 - when its first five heroic members banded
together to combat the pesky Loki, the Asgardian God of Mischief - in an attempt to draw his
Thunder-God brother Thor into battle.
They were Iron Man, Hank Pym’s Ant Man, Wasp, Hulk and of course - Thor.
It served to cement Marvel Comics as a household name, and became a theme throughout their
entire canon of work that has been replicated time, and time again.
It highlights the fact that when you create a population of vastly overpowered fictional
characters - there’s nothing better than throwing them together to create an even more
hyperinflated super-buddy-party.
Because as we all know, there’s nothing more powerful than friendship.
Aww.
Ever since 1963 though, there have been roughly twenty different interpretations of The Avengers
organisation, reigning over 60 years of superhero-showdowns, and while several regular faces have always
maintained their mantle in this super-group - there’s been some pretty insane guest-spots
- and I’m talking, eat a black hole and throw it right at your face level of insanity.
We should probably kick things off by making it clear on who’s the - weakest Avenger
- shall we say - because, come on.
In no way are these characters weak, they’d throw a can of whoop-ass on any and all of
us, but when we compare them to the big-hitters - yeah, they’re pretty useless.
So, an honorable mention goes to Hawkeye, Black Widow, Swordsman, Black Knight, Beast,
Moondragon, Two-Gun Kid, Tigra, Brother Voodoo, Sandman - yeah, you get the picture.
The list goes on.
Well, while it may be clear on who’s the most powerful Avenger in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe - which we’ll get on to later - it’s also important to note that the incredibly
numerous versions of The Avengers have led to a certain leapfrogging of power levels
as the ceiling of god-level-eternal strength became higher and higher.
So, where would someone like - say - Captain America, fit in?
Cap’s a pretty familiar face when it comes to the Avengers, we had the whole Civil War
thing - his constant moral conflict with the likes of Tony Stark - he’s a save the day
kind of guy in the MCU - but when we really boil it down, Cap is really, really far down
in the rankings.
In fact - Captain America is so low down he finds himself amongst the ranks of Spider-Man,
Luke Cage, Wolverine - even beneath the ridiculously overpowered She-Hulk, who joined back in the
1982 issue of Avengers No. 221.
The Avengers have seen so many god-like entities join their ranks, that the harsh truth is
that even if you’re a genetically enhanced super-soldier created with the sole purpose
of eternal battle - there’s not a chance in hell that you’ll even dent the armor
of the top tier of this list.
Although, you might scuff the paint a little.
Despite this - there is one exception.
Our man Tony Stark of the Iron variety, who actually manages to go toe-to-toe with some
of Marvel’s most powerful entities.
Let’s not beat about the bush, because Iron Man has been given some pretty overpowered
plot armor throughout his adventures, making him perhaps the greatest mind that has ever
lived in the entire Marvel Universe.
Whatever situation, he’s got a suit for it.
You know, the Hulk Buster - which featured in the MCU.
Well, if you think that was impressive, he even created the Phoenix Buster - to take
down the literal cosmic Phoenix Force and split it into five pieces during Avengers
vs. X-Men.
But yeah, despite that legendary feat - even he doesn’t come close to the top ranks.
What about Captain Marvel, then?
Carol Danver’s popularity has surged over recent years - only vindicating her already
ever-loving fanbase - and with her upcoming feature film, she’s a weighty contender
for one of the most powerful figures in the MCU.
This Kree-human hybrid can fly at six times the speed of sound, shoot explosive blasts
of latent energy from her fingertips - and even possesses the 7th sense of cosmic awareness.
But - nah.
Sorry.
She doesn’t make the top spot.
In fact - although she’s right beside the likes of Gilgamesh and Sersi - who are Celestials,
may I add - she doesn’t even grasp the cape of Doctor Strange, Scarlet Witch or Blue Marvel
- all of which are so incredibly powerful that they can bend reality itself.
There is one Avenger who nearly takes the cake though.
Sentry, aka Robert Reynolds, who is so powerful that he’s essentially a narrative device,
and possesses the power of one million exploding suns - and has an even more powerful evil
alter-ego known as the Void who can destroy Asgard with a shake of his beautiful, long
blonde locks.
But even THAT GUY was beaten by two of the Avengers most powerful members.
And, if you’ve managed to be astute throughout this video - you’ll know that we’ve failed
to elaborate on two pretty familiar figures.
Bruce Banner - AKA The Incredible Hulk - alongside his buddy Thor Odinson - AKA…
Thor.
The Asgardian.
Yeah.
Without a shadow of a doubt, in both the MCU and the Earth-616 iteration - our boys Hulk
and Thor are the tip-tip-tippity top of the most powerful members of The Avengers.
It goes without saying, but Hulk is THE benchmark when it comes to physical strength in the
Marvel Universe.
Because his power level is exponential - as in, the angrier he gets, the Hulk’s strength
is essentially limitless - which has led to some insane plot-busting feats over the years.
Hulk held together a tectonic plate with his bare hands - which equates to around 4 quintillion
tons.
The Hulk literally punched a hole through time and space, and he lifted an entire star
on his back without breaking a sweat.
But - and it’s a big but.
Although the Hulk is physically stronger than everyone in the Marvel Universe - including
Thor - he doesn’t take the top spot - and this rivalry has played out through the ages
between the two of them, often resulting in some earth-shattering banter.
The real truth is that, Avengers aside - Thor’s dad Odin - alongside the Odin Force - is perhaps
one of the strongest entities in the entire Marvel Universe.
It comes with the territory then, that his son can pack a few punches of his own.
Thor is so ridiculously strong that he can rip open dimensional portals with his bare
hands.
He packs a right hook so damn powerful that it rippled through time, and during the events
of Avengers Vs X-Men he knocked the Phoenix Force out cold with a swing of Mjolnir.
One time, Thor accidently knocked a planet out of orbit during an arm-wrestle with Hercules.
That… that kind of says a few things, right?
Also, he can do all of this without employing the most powerful cosmic-weapon in his arsenal,
the God Blast.
Yeah.
Thor easily takes the cake as the strongest Avenger of all time, without even breaking
a sweat.
So, there you have it - the answer to who is the strongest Avenger, in both the MCU
and the Marvel Universe.
It’s Thor.
Although, the Hulk is a respectable second place.
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