Marvel Confirms Captain Marvel's New Superpowers After Huge Nerf

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Carol Danvers is no longer Marvel's top powerhouse, as Captain Marvel has officially lost one of her most important superpowers. Captain Marvel may not be the single strongest Avenger in Marvel Comics, but she has a compelling claim to being the team's most powerful mainstay. Avengers like Hyperion and Sentry can surpass Carol Danvers in sheer strength, but neither has maintained the same consistent place at the heart of the Avengers or has showcased the same balance between power and leadership.

Captain Marvel's powers give her a realistic chance against many of the Avengers' other heavy-hitters, although the outcome depends on the version of each character and the circumstances of the fight. Thor is one of Carol Danvers' closest rivals, as Captain Marvel can absorb and unleash immense energy and overwhelm the God of Thunder using her Binary form. Iron Man, Wonder Man, Hercules, and Vision would likely end up quitting in a long and exhausting battle against Captain Marvel. And while Captain Marvel herself has admitted she can't defeat Hulk, the Green Goliath would struggle to take her down without upgrades like his Infernal and World-Breaker power-ups.

Captain Marvel can easily defeat many powerful Avengers under the right circumstances, but when her power is reduced, she needs to learn how to fight without relying on her godlike strength, invulnerability, and flight.

Captain Marvel Can No Longer Fly, And She Feels Pain Now

Avengers #1; Written By Chip Zdarsky; Art By Marco Checchetto And Matt Wilson

This week, Marvel launches a new era of Avengers comics with Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto's Avengers, which establishes a new official line-up of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. In the aftermath of the nuclear explosion at Pletetsk, Daredevil checks up on Carol Danvers, who reveals she has lost her ability to fly. Also, while she continues to be largely invulnerable to harm, she actually feels pain now. As Reed Richards explained to her in Avengers: Armageddon #5, Captain Marvel is now "operating at ten percent" of her usual power.

Daredevil accurately describes Captain Marvel's power downgrade as "a billionaire becoming a millionaire." Carol Danvers is still one of the strongest Avengers, especially considering this new era of Earth's Mightiest Heroes features Daredevil, Luke Cage, and Spider-Man as prominent figures. Of course, when compared to the incredibly powerful David Colton aka Miracleman, even Thor, Hulk, and Sentry would consider themselves outmached. In practice, Captain Marvel can still lead the Avengers to victory without the need to fly.

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Avengers #1 is available November 4 from Marvel Comics