10 Superheroes So Strong They Can Break Reality Itself
Superheroes from Marvel, DC and other publishers have a wide range of powers, stretching from brute strength to the ability to break reality itself. Heroes in this last category are exceedingly rare. The ability to warp and manipulate reality implies god-like abilities, and this makes creating interesting stories about these characters difficult. However, that has not stopped various publishers from creating these types of characters, and even crafting compelling stories around them. In the hands of the proper writers and artists, these heroes have broken everything around them, and in some cases helped put it back together. Here are 10 heroes powerful enough to impact reality.
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Legion
Professor X’s Son Is Even More Powerful Than His Father
Legion X-Men Legacy Molina Variant Cover, legion with two birds on his shoulders
Legion
First Appearance
Created By
The New Mutants (Volume One) #25
Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz
Legion, the son of X-Men founder Professor X, is one of Earth’s most powerful mutants. Legion has dissociative identity disorder, and each of his various personalities has its own power set. Uniting Legion’s various powers is his ability to warp reality and bend it to his will. Sometimes a villain and other times a hero, Legion is to be feared. Legion’s reality-bending abilities have been on display numerous times in Marvel history. During a fight with the Elder Gods, Legion was able to not only wipe them from existence, but also restore the universe to a shape before they came along. Legion was also instrumental in ushering in the Age of Apocalypse story.
9
Nate Grey (X-Man)
An Alternate Universe Cable Variant, Nate Grey Puts His 616 Counterpart to Shame
x-men’s nate grey, aka x-man
Nate Grey (X-Man)
First Appearance
Created By
X-Man #1
Jeph Loeb and Steve Skroce
The Age of Apocalypse event introduced cool new characters to the X-Men mythos, including Nate Grey, the X-Man. Conceived as an alternate version of Cable, Nate far exceeded his counterpart. In fact, the upper limits of Nate Grey’s powers have never been determined, and even Legion concedes Nate may be more powerful. Nate Grey’s appearances as of late have been sporadic, but a storyline shortly before the dawn of the Krakoan age shows how powerful he was: The Age of X-Man. In this crossover event, Nate created a world where everyone was a mutant. The true reality was later restored, and Nate’s reputation was in shambles.
8
Divinity
Valiant’s OP Soviet-Era Hero is an Urban Legend Brought to Life
Divinity Resized
Divinity
First Appearance
Created By
Divinity #1
Matt Kindt and Trevor Hairsine
Hailing from the second incarnation of the Valiant Universe, Divinity brings the notorious space-age urban legend of the “dead cosmonaut” to life. Launched into space by the Soviet Union in the 1960s, Abram Adams developed the ability to manipulate and bend reality to his will. He returned in the 21st century, to a world vastly changed. When he first returned to Earth, Divinity used his powers to grant wishes to people, ultimately drawing the attention of some of Valiant’s biggest heroes, such as Ninjak and the Eternal Warrior. At one point, Divinity used his powers to create a universe where the Soviet Union won the Cold War, showing fans communist-inspired Valiant heroes.
7
The Doctor (The Authority)
The Doctor Added Serious Power to an Already Powerful Team
The Authority’s The Doctor
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The Doctor (Jeroen Thornedike)
First Appearance
Created By
The Authority #1
Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch
The Doctor, Jeroen Thornedike, was a founding member of the Authority, a proactive superhero team assembled by Jenny Sparks. After a nervous breakdown, Jeroen became the next link in a chain of powerful shamans stretching back to the beginning of time. Initially reluctant to use his powers, the Doctor came around eventually. The Authority without the Doctor is already a very powerful team, but the Doctor, and his ability to manipulate reality, seriously ramps the levels up. The Authority is set to make their live-action debut as part of James Gunn’s DCU, raising the possibility fans could see the Doctor break reality on the big screen.
6
Bat-Mite
This Diminutive Dark Knight Can Easily Rewrite Reality
Bat-Mite Riding Ace the Bat-Hound DC
Bat-Mite
First Appearance
Created By
Detective Comics #267
Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff
Bat-Mite is one of the most powerful characters in the Batman Family, even if the Dark Knight doesn’t necessarily claim him as a member. Residing in the Fifth Dimension, which is also the home of Superman’s adversary Mister Mxyzptlk, Bat-Mite adores Batman, and tries to help his idol when he can. Like all denizens of the Fifth Dimension, Bat-Mite possesses powers that make him seem like a god, including the ability to warp the fabric of spacetime. Unlike Mxyzptlk, Bat-Mite uses his powers mostly for good, even though Batman wishes he would stay away. The character has gained in popularity, even earning his own miniseries in 2015.
5
The Flash
The Flash Has Been at the Center of Several Crisis Events
The Flash
First Appearance:
Created By
Flash Comics #1
Gardner Fox and Harry Lampert
While the Flash’s super-speed ability may not give him the ability to rewrite reality in the same way others on this list can, he has nonetheless been at the heart of many of DC’s continuity-busting events, such as Crisis on Infinite Earths and Flashpoint, and it was in the latter this was best on display. At Flashpoint’s beginning, Barry Allen travels back in time to attempt to save his mother and clear his father’s name, which broke the time-stream, creating a dark and unstable world. When the dust settled, a new reality (referred to as “The New 52’) had been temporarily created, and the Flash was instrumental in its birth.
4
Superboy Prime
Superboy Prime Punched So Hard He Broke the Timestream
Superboy Prime
First Appearance
Created By
DC Comics Presents #87
Elliot S. Maggin and Curt Swan
Superboy Prime is one of DC’s most tragic heroes. After watching his world die in the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Superboy was shunted off to a pocket dimension. There, he and other survivors watched as the heroic age grew dark, which led to anger and resentment on Superboy’s part. And then he started punching.
Superboy Prime was also partially responsible for Jason Todd’s resurrection.
As revealed during the course of 2005’s Infinite Crisis, Superboy Prime’s tantrums were rewriting reality, causing ripples across the fabric of the universe. He was responsible for nearly every continuity discrepancy in the DC Universe since the first Crisis, including the multiple versions of Hawkman and the Legion of Super-Heroes.
3
Scarlet Witch
Wanda Maximoff’s Defining Story Saw Her Break the Marvel Universe
Scarlet Witch
First Appearance
Created By
X-Men #4
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
The Scarlet Witch is one of Marvel’s most powerful magic users, and among her many abilities is the power to manipulate reality. In the past, the Scarlet Witch has created people out of thin air, such as her children with the Vision. Wanda’s abilities were at the center of one of Marvel’s biggest stories ever: House of M.
Wanda’s abilities were at the center of one of Marvel’s biggest stories ever: House of M.
In that event, first published in 2005, Wanda, angered over the harsh treatment mutants were receiving, created a reality where her adopted father Magneto ruled supreme. The heroes were able to restore the universe to its rightful form, but then Wanda used her abilities to depower the bulk of Earth’s mutants, in an event that would haunt her for many years.
2
Franklin Richards
Franklin Richards Scares Marvel’s Most Powerful Beings
fantastic four’s franklin richards glowing with power
Franklin Richards
First Appearance
Created By
Fantastic Four Annual #6
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
The son of Reed Richards and Sue Storm, Franklin Richards just might be the most powerful character in the Marvel Universe. His ability to manipulate spacetime is well known, even drawing the attention of some of Marvel’s most powerful beings. Franklin may be a kid, but he is not to be underestimated.
The best display of Franklin’s reality-warping abilities came at the conclusion of the Onslaught saga, when he created a pocket universe for the heroes seemingly killed by the rampaging mutant. For a year, these heroes, including his parents, existed in this universe, unaware of their previous lives. The true scope of Franklin’s powers has never been revealed.
1
Doctor Manhattan
Doctor Manhattan Easily Rewrites Realities
Doctor Manhattan
First Appearance
Created By
Watchmen #1
Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
Doctor Manhattan, the nigh-powerful atomic hero, has the ability to create and manipulate realities, and he has done so to chilling effect. After a lab accident gives him powers, Doctor Manhattan slowly loses his humanity. Seeing himself as an “observer,” Watchmen ends with Manhattan leaving to explore other realities and universes.
Doctor Manhattan’s journeys led him to the DC Universe. Fascinated by this reality’s heroes, he began manipulating their history, a move that led to the creation of the New 52. Manhattan’s experiments nearly ended all creation, and ended only when Superman convinced him of the folly of his ways. Very few Marvel characters can compare.
已发布: 2025-12-25 14:25:00
来源: screenrant.com
