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Ranking MCU’s heroes solo battles against Thanos

Giuseppe Frisella
4 min readOct 24, 2023

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Those who fought single-handedly against Thanos in Infinity War and Endgame are: Doctor Strange, Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, Wanda and Captain Marvel.

This is my personal ranking:

6: Captain Marvel

She was fundamental to stop Thanos from snapping his fingers again, and by absorbing the energy of Stark’s Infinity Gauntlet she was able to receive a headbutt without even the blink of an eye.

I put her in the last place just because the fight was relatively brief and not particularly effective to neutralize Thanos. Despite that, she surely helped to buy precious time.

5: Thor

It pains me to place him so low in the list given that among all others he was actually the one who almost kills Thanos in Infinity War. However, his can barely count as a confrontation, since it lasted just a few seconds and he also caught Thanos off guard, failing anyway.

4: Wanda

Hers was one of the most effective fights. She actually managed to overpower the sword-wielding, bloodthirsty Thanos of Endgame. She could have killed him if he…

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Giuseppe Frisella
Giuseppe Frisella

Written by Giuseppe Frisella

I'm a curious person and I'm on Medium mainly to read and share thoughts and knowledge. I love science, especially physics and evolutionary biology.

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