I know that Marvel movies have kind of taken over the world over the past 10 years, but it’s still hard to believe they took off like they did. I’ve been a comic book fan my entire life, so seeing that these characters are an accepted part of the social culture is something I💖’m still not used to. Now, having said that, Batman is my favorite superhero and I’m one of the few defenders of the current DC movies.

I will admit that the Marvel movies did something unthinkable and made 10 years of movies leading up to Thanos in Infinity War! And Justice League was… well… it was a movie that they made and it went to theaters. I do consider Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to be one of the best superhero movies of all time; you read that right. Now, this list is going to focus on the characters in the current Marvel and DC movie🧜s and we’re going to talk about them from weakest to strongest.

I want this list to be about the actual character in the lore and not how well they were in their respective movie. So if a character is basically a God then they are going to be higher u🤪p the list than a normal human. I will say that just because someone is smaller and seems weaker, that🐼’s not necessarily the case. Power comes in many forms when it comes to central characters in comics. Alright, let’s talk Marvel/DC characters!

Before we fully get into this list, I wanted to put a spoiler warning on here. I go into detail about things that✃ happen in all these movies. Okay, enjoy!

25 Marvel: Ant-Man 🧔

I do wa💞nt to say that I love the character of Ant-Man, especially how he’s portrayed by Paul Rudd in the movies. I just think of the people on this list he’s the weakest of the characters.

When he is Giant-Man he’s more powerful, but it’s just because he’s bi💛g.

His ability to shrink down at will does make him a handful in a fight, but it’s mainly the suit that’s doing it. I do think he’s going to play a big role in Avengers: Endgame though!

24 Marvel: Black Widow 𝓀 ꧙

Black Widow was first introduced in the MCU in Iron Man 2, and she’s be💜en a central character 🅘in most movies since. I do think she is amazing in hand-to-hand combat, but she’s ultimately just a human.

Her real name is Natasha Romanova.

I do think Scarlett Johansson was the right choice to play her and am looking forward to seeing what her solo movie is going to be like. She is a very strong character, but I just didn𓂃’t feel like she was top 20.

23 ꦿ Marvel: Iron Man 𓂃

This is probably going to be the most controversial entry on here because of how low I have him, but I just think Iron Man isn’t that strong of a character compared to others. He’s very much Batman in that he’s just a rich dude, but at least Batman is a martial arts master. The moments when Tony is out of the suit he seems so weak and vulnerable. He is second in command of the Avengers, and rightfully so, and is on this list because of it. Plus, he’s a great character, and Iron Man 3 is the most underrated movie in the MCU!

22 Marvel: Black Panther ♎

To me, this is where we start getting into the more powerful characters on this list! Panther is a king, has a suit made of vibranium, and is a master of hand-to-hand combat! He commands an entire army and is going to be responsible for the vibranium distribution in the future for the MCU. A big reason why I have Panther on here is because of his leadership, and because he was on the frontline in the attack on Wakanda in Infinity War, so he backs up his words with action.

21 DC: Cyborg ꧙

I’m going to be real here: I think Cyborg is kind of a lame character, but he’s so strong that he had to make this list! Not only does he have the ability to throw a car, but he can als𝔍o hack into anything and control it.

He was a star footb📖all player before becoming𒁃 Cyborg.

He showed his strength in Justice League, and that was honestly just a taste of what he can do. I hope we see more of him in future movies just because🎀 of the cool action scenes we could have wi൲th him!

20 DC: Le﷽x Luthor

Lex is the perfect example of influence over pure strength. In Batman v Superman, he could🍸n’t fight Superman and he knew it, so he got Batman riled up and pit the two heroes against each other. Even when that didn’t work he made Doomsday, that ended up destroying Superman. We’ve only had a taste of what he can do in the DC movies, but gathering a team might be next. The last we saw him he was on a boat with Deathstroke, who is one of the big bads of the DC U🦹niverse.

19 ✨ Marve🀅l: The Wasp

Yeah, I totally understand that Wasp has the same powers as Ant-Man, but after seeing Ant-Man and the Wasp it’s pretty obvious that she’s the🍰 strong𒅌er one of the two. She can handle herself outside of the suit, but when she is in it she can take on anyone in the MCU. An advantage she does have is having blasters with her suit. She does also have the advantage of her mom being the former Wasp, and in comic logic that means she has it in her blood!

18 ♑ 🌞 DC: The Flash

We haven’t seen Flash much in the current DC movies, but I f൲eel this is the right spot for him with what we have seen. Whatever strength he lacks physically, he makes up for with his super speed!

He was first introduced in BvS.

The scene saving the hostages in Justice League showed how powerful hi📖s speed is with helping secure them and also helping Wonder Woman. And as we saw at the end of the movie, he can keep up with the speed of Supermanꦯ!

17 ඣ DC: Harley Quinn 🌟

As much as I love Harley as a character and as popular as she is, I can’t put her any higher up this list. She is a master manipulator and clinically insane, which makes her very dangerous! We’ve only seen her in Suicide Squad but she was arguably the star of that movie and is going to be in the Birds of Prey movie as well. Margot Robbie is the perfect Harley and I h♑ope that we get to see a lot more of her as this character!

16 🌠 Marvel: Hawkeye/Ronin 𝔉

Hawkeye has been part of the MCU since the first Thor movie, but never really connected with me until Age of Ultron. The scene when they all go to his house and we see his family is one of the best scenes in that movie. Yeah, I know, he’s just a dude that shoots arrows but hear me out. In the Avengers: Endgame trailer we see him transformed into Ronin, and he is going to be so angry in that movie. I wanted him in this spot because of who he is going to be in that movie; it’s going to b𒈔e awesome!