Superheroes have superpowers. Got that? No superpowers equal no superhero. Hold that thought while we go to the next one. Why do we enjoy superheroes? The usual answer is, “Their powers are cool.” or “That fight was epic.” These things relate to the conflict.
We enjoy seeing super-powered humans, or nonhumans in some cases, use their superpowers to fight through conflicts to an epic victory. Now have you ever seen a superhero too powerful? The first response is probably going to be an emphatic “No way, they are supposed to be powerful!” Think about it harder. If a superhero is so powered up that he doesn’t struggle with anything, the story with being over in five minutes. Keeping in mind that the conflicts are the most interesting part of the superhero genre, let us look at three superheroes who are just way too powerful. Since comic book adaptations are too varied, we will be sticking the cinematic works for these examples.
1. Superman
Wait, what? He is superman, he is supposed to be powerful! Yeah, we get that but… let us look at everything he can do. He has super strength, he has super invulnerability, he shoots lasers out of his eyes, and to top it off he can fly as fast as the Flash. At first, this sounds very cool, and it is, no mistake. But put that into a conflict. What conflict is there that superman will struggle with? He is virtually unkillable. We know that he has his kryptonite, but seriously, he flies faster than the flash. How are you planning to catch him with it? Besides even you get close enough, he will probably already have fried you with his laser eyes. Remember the Justice League? They had Superman dead for most of the movie; that’s when the Justice League struggled. Then Superman came back from the dead, didn’t know who he was, kicked the Justice League’s collective butts, got his memory back, and took less than five minutes to kick the butt of the Justice League’s previously undefeated villain. Then the movie is over and your left wondering why the Justice League is necessary if superman is all-powerful. If you want a good conflict, your hero needs a bit of a struggle, and superman is too powerful to struggle with anything.
2. Captain Marvel
The exact nature of her powers is unspecified, but at the end of Captain Marvel, we see her take out advanced missiles launched from Kree warships. Those were not just nuclear missiles she destroyed, but a horde of alien missiles meant to destroy a planet. Considering the combined power of flight and the cosmic blasts she wields, it is hard to imagine anything that can take down captain marvel. She is just too powerful.
3. Ironman
It is not just the superhumans that are too powerful. Number three may surprise you. After all, as far as biological advancements are concerned, Ironman is completely normal but he more than compensated for his lack of biological enhancements. First of all, he is a special kind of genius. Building an ironman suit in a cave after being held captive with limited resources takes more than the ordinary type of genius. Second, he is rich. He has the means to build anything he can come up with.
He may have died from the infinity gauntlet in Avengers: Endgame, but… it took an infinity gauntlet to kill him! That certainly speaks well of his survival skills. Before his death, the sheer amount of incredibly advanced tech he had put together was enough to conquer a small galaxy. Add that to the fact that he keeps making it more advanced with every movie and you have an Avenger too powerful to kill.
So here we have it: the top three superheroes too powerful to struggle with any conflict. Now that is a superpower!
The fact that I have iron man on this list wipes away any credibility you may have had. I miss the old kickassfacts. Before the facelift.
I have to disagree with this one.
Superman, yes he is over powered and nice list of reasons why.
Captain Marvel, Yes she is one of the most powered heroes in the Marvel world but I think the reasons here are a bit lacking.
Iron man is the one I disagree with. Yes his suits are powerful, but anyone can technically have one (Spiderman, War machine, Pepper) and yes he is rich so can build pretty much anything he likes. In all of the films (Which this seams to be based off) he has his rear handed to him near enough, the suits are near totaled and he scrapes the win (Iron man 3 its not him who wins, its Pepper). Thor has more power then Iron man (Avengers 1, Iron mans main big attack barely scraces the Leviathan but Thor can Lightning a whole horde and force back a Pair of them.)
You’ve never read a comic book in your life based on you exclusive use of movie referencing. Read the source material and then you will realize the absurdity of this article.
I may have a different perspective on Superman and his abilities, I believe yes he is ultra powerful and almost unstoppable in nearly every battle. But the conflict he faces during most battles and days for that matter are within himself , having all the power he would ever need to destroy his enemy’s but only using enough to stop the immediate threat and never imposing a tyrannical rule over this evil world is enough of a conflict in itself.That’s the true opponent superman faces himself
I disagree with most of these. Superman is super strong, but he is no where near as fast as The Flash. The Flash can run so fast he travels through time, not once has Superman been that fast. In The Flash Rebirth, its even mentioned that when Flash runs off, Superman says he can keep up with him due to the races they have had to which Flash replies “Oh Clark, those were for charity” and then off he goes.
Captain Marvel is powerful, but again, using only the movies as a source is trivial at best, there have been numerous times in the comics where Marvel has been beaten. For the film, they had to have her come over some great odds for the third act!
And for Iron Man being all powerful, wasn’t he almost killed by Thanos on Titan? Thanos did the classic he’s almost dead, I’ll let him die by succumbing to his injuries, not just finish him off myself. His suits are what make him powerful. Not to mention he was also an alcoholic for many years in the comics, Disney can’t focus on that for a PG-13.