Summary

Marvel movies feature a all-inclusive variety of cosmic characters , regardless of whether they ’re part of theMCUor not . Not only are there heroes who control beyond the confines of Earth alone , there are wad of villains as well . To that final stage , one has to marvel who ’s presently the most powerful cosmic being on the swelled screen .

The bulk of cosmic Marvel characters can by nature be regain within theMarvel Cinematic Universe , considering it presently sport over 40 unlike projects ( and more on the way ) . However , the cosmic side of the Marvel Universe has been explore outside the MCU as well . To that end , here are 12 of the most hefty Marvel cosmic characters , ranked from arguably the least to most sinewy .

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12Star-Lord, Celestial Hybrid

Guardians of the Galaxy

First appearing in 2014’sGuardians of the Galaxy , Peter Quill ’s Star - Lordwas precede as a fabled outlaw . However , it was eventually expose that while his mother was from Earth , his father was a cosmically - powered Celestial named Ego . To that remnant , Peter Quill temporarily had the abilities of a Celestial before ultimately chip in up the powerby demolish his father at the final stage ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2.Now , Star - Lord only has the mogul of a veritable human being , though Marvel’sWhat If … ?did divulge how powerful Quill could have had his founder found him as a shaver .

11Adam Warlock, A Living Sovereign Weapon

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

constitute his first full appearance inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3 , Adam Warlock was created by the Sovereign ’s Ayesha to demolish the Guardians of the Galaxy . hold the power to deactivate the entire team while critically wounding Rocket Raccoon , Adam Warlock is certainly quite potent and a cosmic force to be reckoned with . However , Warlock was awakened from his have fuel pod far too early , meaning that he came into existence far more half - baked than intended . This think of that Adam Warlock still has some emergence and maturity date to hit in the current MCU .

10Captain Marvel, Powered By The Space Stone

Captain Marvel

Imbued with the cosmic ability of the Space Stone while serving as a psychometric test archetype for Project Pegasus , Carol Danvers ' Captain Marvel is one of the most powerful human superheroes in the MCU . Not only was she capable to go toe - to - toe with Thanos duringAvengers : Endgame , but she also expose an impressive ability to restart Hala ’s Sunday in 2023’sThe Marvels . Thanks to her cosmic enhancements and neutered physiology , Captain Marvel does n’t appear to have any major weaknesses as one of the current MCU ’s strongest Avengers .

9Hela, The Goddess Of Death

Thor: Ragnarok

The firstborn girl of Odin , Hela the Goddess of Deathis incredibly powerful , matching and perhaps even surpassing the power of her brother Thor . Not only can she rally a variety of weapon and armour at will , but her ownership of the Eternal Flame allows her to upraise fallen soldier as seen inThor : Ragnarokalong with her orotund wolf Fenris . That said , it ’s assumed that Hela was shoot down by Surtur at the end of the thirdThormovie .

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8Kang The Conqueror, Time-Traveler and Multiversal Manipulator

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

WhileKang the Conqueror ’s MCU time to come is uncertain , there ’s no denying his impressive power through the power to meter - travel and the fabrication of multiple variants across the multiverse known as the Council of Kangs . Having been teased by He Who Remains in Marvel’sLoki , Kang made his full debut inAnt - Man and the Wasp : Quantumania , let out his story with his fellow stochastic variable and their existence as a future threat of unified version . moreover , Kang features a variety of vigor - found weapon system and various armor systems , ensuring that he would be a major force to be reckoned with against many cosmic beings .

7Surtur, Bringer of Ragnarök

destine to make for about the devastation of an intact realm , not much is known about the MCU ’s Surtur beyond the fact that he ’s the Fire Demon lord of Musphelheim as he is in Norse caption . Nevertheless , Thor and Loki ’s plan to defeat Hela came with the cost of mislay Asgard , resuscitate Surtur whom the God of Thunder had latterly defeatedso that he could fulfill the vaticination to entirely efface Asgard . To that close , having the ability to eliminate an intact region with his Twilight Sword easily pee Surtur one of the most sinewy beings in the MCU cosmos .

6Ego, A Rogue Celestial

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Star - Lord ’s father Ego is more or less foreign in that he did n’t seem to be cognizant that other Celestials existed besides himself and had a purpose . Regardless , Ego ’s ability to control matter at will and extend his consciousness across the galaxy does make him quite powerful , even if he could n’t amply add about his Expansion without coopting the power of his various nipper , having desire that Peter would finally be the one to help his accomplish his sorry dream of becoming one with everything in world . Regardless , the power and ability that Ego possessed as a living major planet are rather far-famed .

5Thanos, Wielder of The Infinity Stones

Avengers: Infinity WarsandAvengers: Endgame

The major culminating villain in the MCU ’s Infinity Saga , Thanos was a brutal vanquisher and leader of multiple foreign armies even before he claimed the Infinity Stonesas go through inAvengers : Infinity War . To that end , Thanos easy became one of the most powerful cosmic beings in the entire MCUwhen the Stones were in his possession , using them to erase one-half of all life in the world . Ultimately , it took the integral combined might of the Avengers , their ally , and ultimately the Infinity Stones themselves to defeat the Mad Titan as seen inAvengers : Endgame .

4The Phoenix Force, A Cosmic Force of Life and Death

Dark Phoenix

As seen inX - Men : The Last Standand more late in Fox’sDark Phoenix , thePhoenix Forceis an improbably powerful cosmic being capable of bringing about beautiful rebirth while also make massively destructive level of death . In bothX - Menmovies , the Phoenix Force take grip of the Xavier School ’s Jean Grey , amplifying her power and make her improbably dangerous to those around her . believe to be the nexus of all psionic vigour predating darkness itself , the Phoenix Force has been a continual scourge and beginning of power in the comic ' Marvel Universefor years .

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3Arishem The Judge

Eternals

Unlike Ego , Arishem the Judge was partner with other Celestials who bring in about the Big Bang , purportedly induct life itself in the MCU . manipulate topic and various primordial vigor , Arishem and his fellow Celestials are incredibly knock-down , having created their own beings such as the Eternals and Deviants all over the universe . To that end , the influence of Arishem is immense , exerting his and the other Celestials ' will across the cosmos with no known beings equal to of meaningfully opposing them aside from their Eternal creations who barely managed to keep a Celestial ’s giving birth ( as seen in 2021’sEternals ) .

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