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Avengers: Every Marvel superhero ranked

The definitive ranking

Jacob Stolworthy,Jack Shepherd
Saturday 02 May 2020 07:46 EDT
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It’s staggering to think that 10 years ago, the Marvel Cinematic Universe was yet to assemble any Avengers.

Now, 24 films later – and with the “epic conclusion” reached in Endgame, which is celebrating its first anniversary – the film series has introduced 27 world-saving characters.

After the introduction of the originals – including Iron Man, Captain America and Black Widow – it seemed unlikely that characters introduced in future films would rank alongside them.

It turns out that assumption was wildly incorrect – thanks to Guardians of the Galaxy, Black Panther and the MCU’s first female-led film Captain Marvel, starring Brie Larson, those originals have been given a run for their money.

Below, we rank every single Avenger (NB: we’ve omitted SHIELD agents Nick Fury, Phil Coulson and Maria Hill).

Scroll through the gallery to see our picks.

Avengers: Endgame is available to watch on NOW TV and Disney+.

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