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There are some pretty darn powerful superheroes out there ruining the day for all those hard-working
villains.
All they want to do is kill heroes so they can take over the world, sheesh.
But some heroes just make the villain’s job so hard by defying death time and time
again.
In this video I’ll talk about some of my favourite heroes who would be rather difficult
to kill.
And don’t worry; I’ll do my best to avoid repeats from our other series, “Superheroes
who can’t die”!
So if you’re wondering why a certain hero wasn’t on this list, go check out those
videos!
With no further ado, here are the Top 10 Hardest Superheroes to Kill!
Number 10: Dr. Strange.
Dr. Strange is one powerful dude, a lot more powerful than some people give him credit
for.
His magic as sorcerer supreme is hard to stop, able to use it offensively, defensively, or
in any creative way he may imagine.
His sheer power alone makes him difficult to kill.
However, after completing the trial against Death, Strange was gifted with immortality
and the Ankh of Enduring Life, which would appear in dire situations.
While this agelessness doesn’t stop him from being killed, it does stop him from weakening
with age, and a full-strength Strange has so many tricks up his sleeve that killing
him takes an awful lot.
Number 9: Brainiac 5.
Brainiac 5 has 12th level intellect, and is one of if not the smartest being in the universe,
which in itself is pretty darn impressive.
He’s so intelligent and quick-thinking that it would be pretty much impossible to outsmart
him.
But if you come at him with firepower, you’ll have your work cut out for ya, since he has
a number of impressive inventions that can help defend him.
His forcefield is damn near impenetrable, he’s built time-manipulating devices, the
anti-bomb that absorbs all energy, and has defeated incredibly powerful beings like Sun
Eater and Time trapper.
If you can imagine it, he can probably build it, and this plethora of powerful technologies
keep him pretty safe.
Number 8: Wonder Man.
Or should I say: Marvel’s ionic Superman.
After Simon Williams underwent Baron Zemo’s Ionic Ray treatment, he gained a number of
incredible powers… namely, pretty much the same ones as Superman, but a bit worse.
Flight, strength, speed, durability, hearing, vision, etc, with one twist; his body composition
was changed somewhat due to the ionic rays, making him a being of ion rather than flesh
and blood.
He can be real tough to kill, with both a high durability and ionic regeneration, which
has brought him back from death several times.
He’s tough to kill, and tough to keep dead, so he’s going on the list.
And if Wonder Man’s on this list, then guess who else ought to be!
Number 7: Rogue.
Seeing as Rogue currently has many of Wonder Man’s powers, even though he’s been released
from her body, it would be a little silly to leave her off this list.
Rogue has the same advantages as Wonder Man in this respect, namely the durability and
immortality, as well as her own ability to steal the powers of others.
While she seems to have lost a certain amount of her control over her power-stealing ability,
it remains a strong weapon in her arsenal.
The durability, speed, and flight from Wonder Man would also let her get to her opponent
and touch them, making her even better, and even tougher to kill.
Number 6: Zeus and Odin.
I feel like making two separate points for the two all-fathers would be kind of repetitive,
so I’ll throw them together.
While one could argue over which of these two is more powerful, it’s safe to say that
they would both be incredibly difficult to kill.
Super strong, insane durability, huge regeneration, not to mention that they both have some form
of immortality…
the case is pretty strong.
In terms of Marvel vs. DC, I’ll go with the Marvel version of these dudes.
Not because I’m a Marvel fanboy, settle down out there.
Just because their feats are much more clear in Marvel, so it’s easier to know their
power level.
Next!
Number 5: Gwenpool.
Now I know there are a lot of Gwenpool haters out there, and that’s totally fine, but
I like her and I think she fits this video in her own weird way, so there ya go.
Gwenpool is really unique on this list, as she has no real powers to speak of, as far
as we know, although recent comics have shown her to be able to physically manipulate the
panels and speech bubbles, which could get pretty powerful.
However, she manages to avoid death time and time again, even able to jump off a building
and survive due only to the fact that she’s a hero, and too important to have die.
She’s able to abuse the rules of comics to her advantage, particularly her popularity.
In this case, the mere fact that she is wildly popular and her comics are still in their
infancy, makes it highly unlikely that writers would let her die.
Some might view this one as a copout, but considering her popularity literally stops
her from dying in the comics, she would probably be one of the hardest heroes to kill at the
moment.
Number 4: The Tick.
Now hear me out.
I know The Tick isn’t really who you think of when you think of powerful superheroes.
But he has one important ability on his side: Drama power.
Drama power causes the Tick to become more powerful as a situation becomes more dramatic.
Well you know what would probably be his most dramatic situation?
Dying!
I hold by the belief that if he found himself dying, his Drama Powers would kick in and
we’d see a Tick far more powerful than we’d ever seen before.
And he would be a thing of beauty.
Number 3: The Flash.
The Flash is something of an Enigma; it’s darn near impossible to write a believable
story where he dies.
Because he’s so.
Damn.
Fast.
But even if you manage to write a story where he does die, guess what!
The dude can just outrun death, as we saw when he ran the pants off of Black Flash.
The Flash is one of those heroes who doesn’t actually have a particular power that keeps
him from dying, like Deadpool, but his speed power is just so OP that he straight up can’t
die.
And it’s kind of annoying.
Number 2: Mr. Immortal.
Well this works out awfully well, I just finished writing about this badboy for another list
but he works far too well to leave off this one!
Mr. Immortal, as his name suggests, is immortal!
While he can die, and does it more than pretty much any other character, you just can’t
keep him dead.
After a few failed suicide attempts, Craig Hollis found that he just couldn’t stay
dead, and became Mr. Immortal.
He fights, dies, comes back, gets really angry, calms down, and goes back to fighting.
It’s even prophesied that he will be the last human on Earth due to this power.
So, yeah, he’s pretty hard to kill.
Number 1: Plastic Man.
Plastic Man may look ridiculous, largely because of his deep, deep, deep V, but just because
he’s a comic relief doesn’t mean he’s a wimp!
Introduced in Police Comics #1 way back in 1941, he’s one of the longest-running superheroes
out there… and unlike his contemporaries, the dude has managed to avoid being killed
off all these years!
This is largely due to the fact that he’s frickin immortal, since his whole body was
changed to a rubber-like substance, including his brain.
Really, anyone who’s survived for 3000 years with all his molecules separated at the bottom
of the Ocean is gonna be a little on the tough side.
That’s it for today!
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Do you disagree with any of these?
Let me know in the comments down below.
I suspect Gwenpool may be somewhat controversial, but I like to throw in a few curve balls to
keep it interesting!
Until next time, I’m Ron McKenzie-Lefurgey with Top 10 Nerd.
Later nerds!