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Originally Posted by GreenLantern
One thing I've been thinking of is that Marvel is basically introducing their "Superman".. that unbeatable, all awesome and powerful character. They had the Hulk, but we watched him get dumbied by Thanos. Now they are introducing Catpain Marvel who isn't quite Silver Surfer, but can basically throw any of the current MCU characters around.
MCU has struggled a bit with their continuity with power levels though, so they can just cop out and continue down that route and nobody seems to really care or notice.. but it will be interesting to see how they handle her powers.
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This is actually something that I think they've done well.
The Hulk can be beaten, Thor can be beaten, but then they carry on with their journey/quest and develop new powers, strategies or resolve and keep fighting.
Making characters invincible makes them uninteresting. If they cant lose, even a little bit, then who cares?
The Hulk is notorious for having fluctuating power levels depending on how angry he is, and they've even played around with when and how he changes and his thinking process as Hulk, but I think they've done it in an excellent manner.
It provides entertainment, it makes the characters have to use strategy and thought without it turning into some mindless punch-fest.
They do the same with Captain America at times too, he often fights above his weight class and holds his own, etc.
I find that it helps keep the story grounded because if the Hulk or Thor could just do it themselves then theres no need for the Avengers whereas, conversely, in DC its basically just "hold the fort until Superman shows up" despite having other characters that are stupidly powerful in their own right (Wonder Woman/Green Lantern, etc.).