On April 26, we'll finally see the battle between Captain Marvel and Thanos when Avengers: Endgame hits theaters.The latest movie from the mega-successful, multi-billion-dollar-grossing "Marvel Cinematic Universe" is Captain Marvel, due to hit theaters on March 8. This could certainly give her an edge in any confrontation with Thanos-especially if she teams up with other Marvel superheroes capable of wielding individual stones, such as Vision (currently dead, but we'll see).įor now, all we can do is size up the combatants. That means Danvers is imbued with part of the power of the Infinity Gauntlet. In the most recent MCU movie, we learn Captain Marvel's powers came, at least in part, from the Tesseract: a vessel for the Space Stone seen in several previous Marvel movies. Captain Marvel and the Tesseractīut even if Captain Marvel isn't able to single-handedly beat Thanos-which would make Avengers: Endgame a very short movie-there's another plot point from Captain Marvel which is likely to play a major role in any potential Thanos vs. But for now, Danvers is at the top of the heap in the MCU and is probably going to beat Thanos into a pulp. That's pretty unambiguous, though his use of the term "superhero" does suggest there could be villains-including Thanos-more powerful than Carol Danvers. On the runway for Avengers: Infinity War, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige described the cinematic Captain Marvel as the "most powerful superhero we've ever introduced." When it comes to the all-time strongest Marvel superheroes, Comic Book Resources ranks Captain Marvel all the way at tenth on their ranking of the strongest Marvel comic book characters, above other Avengers characters like Captain America, Black Panther, Ant-Man, The Vision, Iron Man, Drax and Spider-Man, but significantly below their top two strongest Marvel superheroes: Thor and the Hulk.īut Marvel Comics has its own ranking, posted to their official site in 2018, which doesn't even include Captain Marvel in the top 10-the Hulk and Thor are, once again, numbers one and two. But however you slice it, the Carol Danvers Captain Marvel of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is stronger than her comic-book equivalent.
Ranking every one of the hundreds of Marvel characters is sure to involve some subjective interpretations, particularly if we're including all the cosmic weirdos that have inhabited the comics over the decades.
Instead, she might be just what the Avengers need to turn the tide of the conflict. When it comes to raw strength, it's likely even the super-powerful Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Captain Marvel comes up short against Thanos-whose intimidating height and size (he weighs nearly half a ton, according to Marvel) make him able to stand up to the Hulk.Ĭaptain Marvel's determination is sure to make her a formidable foe for Thanos in Endgame, but it's not at all clear that Marvel could take Thanos in a head-to-head fight. Thanos also has abilities in the comics that he hasn't yet exhibited in the movies, including psychic abilities and immortality, though neither is likely to affect the outcome of Avengers: Endgame. But is Thanos still plotting from his retirement home now that he's won? Marvel lists just two: enhanced strength and tactical genius, specifically citing how he's manipulated events throughout the Marvel movies, including Loki's attack on New York in the first Avengers. While Thanos accrues incredible power thanks to the Infinity Gauntlet, his innate abilities are a bit more limited.
In one corner, we have Captain Marvel, who has four primary powers to deploy against Thanos: energy blasts, space flight, superhuman strength and "binary powers," or the ability to "generate and control any form of radiation or gravity." Captain Marvel could be central to "Avengers: Endgame." Marvel Studios