48 Years Later, Marvel Upgrades Classic Hero To Literal God Level

An unexpected Marvelhero becomes a godlike villain capable of destroying entire cities. Across the Marvel multiverse, alternate versions of iconic heroes and villains typically retain their familiar power levels, usually to ensure they stay easily recognizable. An average Spider-Man variant will almost always possess the classic suite of proportionate wall-crawling strength and agility, and Captain America variants usually have peak-human super-soldier physiques across most realities, no more and no less. Keeping these power scales predictable helps writers establish a new setting without forcing the audience to relearn how strong a character is from scratch.