Today we are going to do something impossible, we are going to try to figure out which characters are stronger than Thor in the Marvel Universe of Comics . And why is it impossible? Because, especially in recent times, Thor’s rise in power has been so great, and some story arcs have been so beastly, that it could be said that only a small handful of Marvel beings could beat the son of Odin . Let’s see what they are, because the mess is monumental and a thousand nuances have to be made.
Marvel fans have always been wondering which superhero is the most powerful. Above all, the big recurring question has been: Who is stronger, Hulk or Thor?
The answer is Thor and, practically always, it has been that.
In any case, we already anticipate that any conclusion will never be satisfactory and you will see why.
To debate which characters are stronger than Thor, we need to know a few things about the Marvel Universe of comics and the history of the Asgardian God.
The Official Marvel Strength Scale
To try to settle that eternal debate of who is stronger than who, Marvel has an official strength scale. Really. And as is often the case with comics, it doesn’t make any sense and, at this point, it’s silly to take it into account .
That scale measures the ability to lift weight in military press mode. That is, heroes are ranked by how much weight they can lift with their arms extended above their heads.
Obviously, Thor and a huge handful of superheroes and villains, by now, are at the absolute level that implies their strength is virtually limitless .
In fact, the writers constantly jump the scale. Why? Because the answer to who is stronger, Thor or Hulk, was already given by Stan Lee himself and it is the same answer as for the question of who is stronger when it comes to any two other Marvel beings:
” It depends on who is writing the story and who the writer wants to win .” Lee’s word. Here you have the moment.
In addition to that, two other notes on Marvel, in case you don’t follow the comics much, and we begin.
The Multiverse and Thor’s unstoppable rise in strength
Marvel already raised the concept of the Multiverse a long time ago to be able to bypass the restrictions of its stories even more. Thus, they could kill characters freely and then say that they were from another universe, or suggest that someone defeats someone else, but it was not the usual version, but that of another Earth.
Similarly, Marvel has the same problem as Dragon Ball , you have to take out stronger and stronger enemies, or what is the point of the story?
The thing is, when you’re already destroying planets or twisting the fabric of reality at will, it’s impossible to make a coherent story.
The thing with Thor is that he’s experienced such a level-up and power-up that he’s gone off the charts .
In fact, there are versions of Thor that would basically place him on the podium of the most powerful beings in Marvel.
Despite that, let’s see which characters are still stronger than Thor and the explanation.
The One Above It All (and Below)
The entity The One Above All ( The One Above All ) is basically the supreme ruler of the Multiverse, the embodiment of good and love, an almighty god with no one above (his name already says so), not even Thor.
So there is no discussion with him and, probably, neither with the dark side of this being that is The One Underneath Everything . The embodiment of vengeance and destruction, he would also be stronger than Thor, because he is stronger than everyone.
Special mention to a certain character called Protege , who appeared in some comics and was hinted at potentially as powerful as this entity, but it is impossible to know where the shots are going with Marvel and its writers.
The Living Court
The guardian of the Multiverse and in charge of maintaining the balance in it, he is the second most powerful being in the Marvel Universe (third if you count the One Beneath All ).
That’s why basically he’s also above Thor in terms of strength, power or whatever you want. We are talking about the Marvel mythology seems to be born from a series of endless LSD trips and these beings are practically unfathomable.
The Beyonder (honorable mention, but no longer)
Considering that the Beyonder was considered the most powerful being in the Multiverse , and that he ate some cosmic forces with potatoes in his day, he should go here in the ranking.
However, the Beyonder is no longer what he was and his power has been greatly reduced. But let it not be said.
The Infinites
Other beings of incalculable power and strength. So much so, that they considered themselves more powerful than Eternity, who, in turn, was considered the most powerful incarnation in the universe.
Do you see how we have the Dragon Ball problem ?
Obviously with that being the case, The Infinites are stronger characters than Thor .
Infinity (which is not what it used to be), Oblivion, Death and Eternity
These four cosmic representations of concepts are beings from Marvel that also go beyond all scales of strength that we can put , such that they would be more powerful than Thor.
We talked about Oblivion being born before the Multiverse and, in fact, it represents non-existence and is another facet of death, things like that.
There are those who say that Death is above, but we return to the impossible debate.
cosmic level forces
Marvel raises in its Multiverse the existence of abstract forces of a cosmic level and almost all-powerful . The best known is the Phoenix Force and its relationship with Jean Grey, the most powerful mutant.
Those forces usually have a host, and depending on who they possess or do not possess, the power of these people or beings is greater or less. Theoretically, a strong enough host could defeat Thor with the power of one of these forces.
The Old King Thor Phoenix incarnation
The thing about all of this is: there is a version of Thor that has the Phoenix Force .
And not only her, but also that of her father Odin .
This is Old King Thor Phoenix , who is supposed to be the Thor of Earth-14412.
But, in reality, if Thor-616 (the “official”) dies, so will Old King Thor Phoenix, so the most powerful incarnation is “our” future Thor and therefore would have this level of strength and potential. maximums .
It is not known everything that Thor can do in this version, but, once again, it would be what the writers wanted, but we would be talking about inconceivable powers. So if it were to get wet, the flag would be planted here and Thor would have all the other beings below it .
Until someone comes along with Space Punisher Hulk to write that he beats this Thor, of course.
Other stronger characters we usually meet
If we leave out the most powerful incarnation of Thor, then yes, there are countless beings more powerful than our favorite Asgardian. Notable among them is Gorr , the slayer of gods.
In fact, it took three Thors to defeat him , one of them being old King Thor (albeit without the Phoenix Force).
Traditionally, his father, with the Odin force, would be another usually stronger character , for example, although, by now, even Odin has recognized his son as the ruler of Asgard and has knelt down.
And Galactus ? Where is Galactus? That he is another character stronger than Thor and with whom he has always been measured.
Dead . So is Galactus, by Thor himself . Here I leave you the moment.
Sure, he did it because Galactus lent his strength to the god and he turned it against him, but either way, Galactus is stronger and deader, too.
Definitely. Which characters are stronger than Thor? Many or hardly any . It all depends, Stan Lee already said, on the writer who writes it, on the incarnation of Thor, on the Multiverse we’re in or whatever. In short, like all important questions, this one does not seem to have a clear answer, but let it not be said that we have not gotten wet.