Line #22 PhysicalGod/MarvelUniverse


1	!!Franchise/MarvelUniverse
2	* Creator/MarvelComics's gods which include Asgardians such as [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] or Olympians like [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules Hercules]].
3	** [[ComicBook/UltimateMarvel Ultimate Thor]] was apparently a more abstract type of god, who incarnated in human form to allow him to preach a message to humanity (a NewAge pacifism that seems to be almost, but not entirely, unlike the philosophy of the Thor of Myth/NorseMythology.) Ultimate Loki is more powerful than his mainstream counterpart, able to "reshuffle reality" at will -- until Big Daddy Odin gets off his cosmic duff and makes with the spanking.
4	* Creator/JackKirby's [[ComicBook/TheEternals Eternals]] were godlike immortals who supposedly [[GodGuise inspired the myths]]. When they were {{Retcon}}ned as [[CanonImmigrant part of the main]] Franchise/MarvelUniverse, a conflict with the real gods had to be resolved.
5	* Also by Jack Kirby, the AncientAstronauts/[[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien "Space Gods"]], the Celestials, and the [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch not-so-Abomination]] PlanetEater, [[Characters/MarvelComicsGalactus Galactus]]. While it's heavily implied that Galactus' true form is an immensely powerful {{Energy Being\|s}}, he [[AppearanceIsInTheEyeOfTheBeholder appears in a different guise to different races]], with his default appearance seeming to be a huge armored version of his original humanoid self Galan. His non-canon daughter ComicBook/{{Galacta\|DaughterOfGalactus}} (no, really) is closer to a typical Physical God in terms of power scale since she isn't quite as powerful as her father. [[spoiler:Her unborn child the Tapeworm Cosmic (no, really, again) will probably fit the bill, too.]]
6	* The "cosmic entities" sometimes do, too, but they tend to go [[PowersThatBe a bit beyond]] the average scale of a Physical God.
7	* And then there's the Beyonder -- if there's any limit to his abilities, we've not seen it. He didn't become physical until ''ComicBook/SecretWarsII'', however.
8	** So powerful, in fact, that when [[Characters/MarvelComicsDoctorDoom Doctor Doom]] takes his powers, he has a hard time separating his thoughts from reality. Doom has been this trope a few times.
9	** Although the Beyonder fooled ComicBook/TheIlluminati into believing that he is merely a particularly powerful [[ComicBook/TheInhumans Inhuman]], he has been acknowledged as an incomplete Cosmic Cube by Kubik and the Shaper of Worlds, both former Cosmic Cubes.
10	** And how did he become physical? ''He wanted to see what it was like to be a mere mortal, including being vulnerable.'' A lot of other nigh-omnipotent characters don't have nearly so much power over their own natures.
11	** How powerful can Beyonders get? In ''ComicBook/TheAvengersJonathanHickman'', a group of Beyonders called the Ivory Kings [[spoiler:killed every other CosmicEntity in the Marvel Universe, ''including the Living Tribunal'']].
12	* In recent Marvel history, there's ComicBook/TheSentry[=/=]Void. Initially based on the idea of 'the world's greatest hero who is also the world's greatest villain', the manipulations of [[Characters/MarvelComicsNormanOsborn Norman Osborn]] led to the Sentry allowing [[EnemyWithin the Void]] to do whatever he wanted, as perfectly described in ''ComicBook/{{Siege}}'' when the President is very accurately told that there is no limit to his power set (for an example, the Void's strength can scale from being able to break [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk the Hulk]]'s bones to being able to tear gods apart). The Sentry ultimately got a MercyKill at the end of ''Siege'' -- which only worked ''because he wanted it'' -- and after he was unwillingly brought BackFromTheDead, went looking for another way to kill himself. Neither he or ComicBook/DoctorStrange could find one.
13	* ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'':
14	** Shuma-Gorath is a nigh-omnipotent MultiversalConqueror[=/=]EldritchAbomination who has ''thousands'' of universes under his control, and [[spoiler: he's just one of four Many-Angled Ones]]. The results of one of his more [[GeniusLoci thorough]] [[EldritchLocation conquerings]] is... unsettling, to say the least. Oh, and he's back, and ''very'' pissed.
15	** Dormammu is a lesser example; while he's a fair bit below Shuma's level, he's still a staggeringly powerful [[EldritchAbomination extradimensional horror]] who, like Shuma, has conquered multiple universes and is worshipped as a deity by countless beings throughout the multiverse.
16	** His sister is, in turn, somewhat less powerful, but still strong enough to kick a Sorcerer Supreme's ass without much difficulty.
17	* And then we have the "[[{{God}} One Above All]]", also known as the author.
18	* Gorr the God Butcher, a villain from ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'', became one after he acquired All-Black the Necrosword. The sword made Gorr so powerful that he was able to murder entire pantheons of gods across the cosmos (hence the "God Butcher" part of the name). Even multiple versions of Thor from the past, present, and future couldn't defeat him [[spoiler:until an energy construct Gorr created in the image of his dead son rebelled against him and aided Thor since it believed Gorr had [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis become everything he hated]]: an evil god]].
19	* And now we have ComicBook/{{Angela\|AsgardsAssassin}}, who was originally an [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angel]] in the ''ComicBook/{{Spawn}}'' universe, got transferred over to the Marvel Universe after an interdimensional incident, is now an Asgardian and sister to Thor and Loki, and still is insanely powerful, but is considered a mere warrior in their culture. With incredible angelic powers intact, of course.
20	* ''ComicBook/XMen'':
21	** The Phoenix Force may or may not be this, DependingOnTheWriter.
22	** When it comes to the physical side of things, one is hard-pressed to argue that the ComicBook/{{Juggernaut\|MarvelComics}} isn't one of these. He's the physical avatar of the DestroyerDeity Cyttorak, which makes him a living embodiment of "unstoppable force". In practical terms, he has SuperStrength off any charts the Marvel universe can come up with, he's [[NighInvulnerability nigh-invulnerable]] ''and'' has a HealingFactor that makes for good comparison with ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, his only {{Achilles Heel}}s are a vulnerability to mind-control [[WeakToMagic and to magic]] (one of the few ways to physically hurt him), he is literally unstoppable (once in motion, nothing, but nothing, can actually stop him), and he is an ImplacableMan taken up to eleven (he officially doesn't need to eat, sleep or breathe and his stamina level is "infinite", meaning he never gets fatigued).
23	** Although probably retconned now, in TheNineties, it was revealed that [[Characters/MarvelComicsGambit Gambit]] would have become one if he hadn't gone to Mister Sinister for preventive brain surgery. A version of himself from an alternate universe who never had the surgery forms a BigBad, and shows Gambit would have eventually become [[EnergyBeings a being of pure kinetic energy]], with the ability to manipulate all kinetic energy at will. This alternate Gambit called himself "New Sun". Because, when his powers fully awoke, he accidentally triggered all potential kinetic energy ''across planet Earth, [[PlanetDestroyer destroying it by accident]]''.
24	** Some "Omega-level mutants" often look like Physical Gods. Characters/ScarletWitch, for example, has the [[WindsOfDestinyChange power to alter probability]]. At its apex, we go from "give enemy bad luck" to "make the probability of ''anything she can think of'' become 100%," becoming a RealityWarper who is limited only by the fact that as one born human her mind can't always handle it.
25	** Speaking of Omega-level mutants, there's Vulcan a.k.a. [[spoiler:Gabriel Summers, the third Summers brother]]. He's one of the most powerful, if not ''the'' most powerful, mutants in the Marvel Universe.
26	** David Haller, a.k.a. "[[ComicBook/LegionMarvelComics Legion]]" ([[Characters/MarvelComicsProfessorX Professor X]]'s AntagonisticOffspring) has the ability to create spontaneous mutations with varying attributes, potentially giving him limitless access to thousands of different power types, and there are more "being born" all the time. Due either to his immense powers, mental instability or a combination of the two, David creates a new [[SplitPersonality sub]]-[[SuperpoweredEvilSide personality]] in order to govern each one of these new mutations, hence his codename. He becomes truly a god in material form when he manages to pull a SplitPersonalityMerge but his godlike status is questioned due to the instability brought on by the constant threat of a SplitPersonalityTakeover.
27	** Nate Grey, a.k.a. [[Characters/MarvelComicsXMan X-Man]], ComicBook/{{Cable}}'s genetically engineered counterpart (and half-brother, since he was created from [[Characters/MarvelComicsJeanGrey Jean Grey]]'s DNA, rather than her clone's) from the ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'' reality. He was born to "end the Apocalypse", as he puts it, and proves it on multiple occasions -- starting at the tender age of 17. At the height of his powers, he was a [[PsychicPowers psychic]] so powerful that [[RealityWarper reality warping was second nature]], death was a mild irritation, and the dead could be resurrected with a stray thought, while [[DimensionalTraveler the Multiverse was his personal stepladder]]. After exposure to the Life Seed, the entirety of the X-Men, including several of the above-mentioned Omega Class mutants, couldn't even touch him. He proved able to move tectonic plates, and when Legion (who was rightly terrified of him) finally faced him, the 'fight' was a curt [[BreakThemByTalking speech]] from a supremely annoyed Nate as he shut Legion down, concluding with Nate effortlessly [[spoiler:[[GrandTheftMe body-jacking]]]] Legion. All this while keeping [[Characters/MarvelComicsMagneto Magneto]] and others on a psychic leash, and having [[Characters/MarvelComicsApocalypse Apocalypse]] in chains, the latter grudgingly admitting that he was "a ruler worthy of the counsel of Apocalypse". Then, he ended up creating the ComicBook/AgeOfXMan, a whole new reality -- ''not'' just an alternate universe (for one thing, [[spoiler:he ''was'' that universe]]).
28	* And then one must consider the Scarlet Witch's son Billy, a.k.a. Wiccan, a.k.a. the Demiurge, from ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers''. He's inexperienced now, but once summoned and killed an EldritchAbomination, and will create utopian dimensions from scratch. His original codename may be foreshadowing his future status. It's Asgardian, by the way. And then, of course, there is this:
29	-->'''[[Characters/MarvelComicsLoki Loki]]:''' You're a [[spoiler:singular multidimensional messiah]]. You're going to [[spoiler:rewrite the rules of magic and all the implications of that decision are going to echo forward and backward across all realities]]. [[BlatantLies It's no biggie]].\
30	''[{{Beat}}]''\
31	'''Billy:''' '''''[[BigWhat WHAT?]]'''''
32	%%* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': The Hulk qualifies, seeing as how he has potentially ''infinite strength'', even managing to defeat Onslaught, who had easily overpowered ''the Juggernaut''. The Beyonder says the Hulk's power has no limitations.

Context PhysicalGod / MarvelUniverse