20 – Mr. Fantastic (1961) Marvel
Real Name: Dr.
Reed Richards
Powers: Superhuman
Elasticity; Immunity to anything rubber is (blunt force, stabbing,
electricity); Richards has a genius-level scientific intellect.
Notable Enemies: Doctor
Doom; Galactus; Onslaught
Must See Appearances:
Onslaught: Marvel Universe (1996 Book);
Fantastic
Four (1994 Animated); Fantastic Four (1961 Book)
19 – Yoda (1980) Lucas
Real Name: Yoda
Powers: Jedi-level
Martial Arts; Wisdom; Lightsaber skills; Force-Based Powers (including
Telekinesis)
Notable Enemies: The
Emperor; Lord Dooku; Darth Vader; Carnival ride height requirements
Must See Appearances:
Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy (1999
Movie); Star
Wars: Clone Wars (2003 Animated); Yoda: Dark Rendevous (2004 Book), LEGO Star
Wars: The Yoda Chronicles (2013 Game)
18 – Savage Dragon (1982) Image
Real Name: Kurr
Powers: Super
Strength, Stamina, and Durability; Healing
Notable Enemies: Overlord;
Brute; Mako the Shark; Obscurity
Must See Appearances:
Savage Dragon: Identity Crisis (2010
Book); Savage
Dragon: United We Stand (2012 Book)
17 – Captain Planet (1991) Turner
Real Name: Captain
Planet
Powers: Summoned
by the combined powers of Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, and Heart - Planet has
whatever powers are needed to defeat his enemies; Flight; Superhuman Strength,
Stamina, Resilience, and Agility; Pollution hurts him.
Notable Enemies: Captain
Pollution; Dr. Blight; Looten Plunder; Cigarette Butts
Must See Appearances:
Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1993
Animated); Captain Planet (1994 Book)
16 – The Tick (1986) New England Comics
Real Name: The
Tick
Powers: Superhuman
Strength and Mass; Invulnerability; No Need to Breathe; Tick’s powers are
amplified during high drama situations.
Notable Enemies: Sagin;
The Ninjas; Chairface Chippendale; Insurance Companies
15 – Professor X (1963) Marvel
Real Name: Charles
Xavier
Powers: Xavier is
one of the world’s most powerful telepaths; Scientific Genius; Astral
Projection; Mind Control and Possession; Psionic Shield.
Notable Enemies: Magneto;
Apocalypse; Onslaught; Treadmills
Must See Appearances:
X-Men: First Class (2011 Film); Astonishing
X-Men (1995 Motion Comic); X-Men Legends II (2005 Video Game)
14 – Hellboy (1993) Dark Horse
Real Name: Anung
Un Rama
Powers: Superhuman
Strength and Endurance; Healing; Demonic Aging; Right Hand of Doom
Notable Enemies: Karl
Kroenen; Baba Yaga; The Golden Army; Priests
13 – The Crow (1989) Caliber
Real Name: Eric
Draven (also Joshua, Iris Shaw, Ashe Corvin, Michael Korby, Mark Leung, Jamie
Osterberg, and an anonymous Holocaust Jew)
Powers: Invulnerability;
Superhuman Reflexes, Agility, and Strength; Psychometrics; Clairvoyance; Draven
can feel the pain and emotions of others; He’s driven by vengeance.
Notable Enemies: T-Bird;
The Chinese Mafia; Happiness
Must See Appearances:
The Crow (1994 Film); The Crow:
Skinning the Wolves (2013 Book)
12 – Raphael (1984) Mirage
Real Name: Raphael
Powers: Martial
Artist; Turtle Shell; Chi Gong; Skilled w/ Sais; Master Spy and Investigator.
Notable Enemies: Shredder;
the Foot Clan; Baxter Stockman; Dogs
Must See Appearances:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990
Film); TMNT
(2007 Video Game)
11 – Doctor Strange (1963) Marvel
Real Name: Stephen
Strange
Powers: Strange
is a Sorcerer Supreme, w/ magical powers that would make Harry Potter shake in his
boots; Immortality; Flight; Astral Projection; Telepathy; Teleportation; Power
Absorbtion; Strange is also a skilled neurosurgeon.
Notable Enemies: Baron
Mordo; Dormammu; Mephisto; Voldemort
Must See Appearances:
Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth Online (2012
Video Game); Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme (2007
Film); Strange
Tales (1987 Book)
10 – Doctor Manhattan (1986) DC
Real Name: Jonathan
Osterman
Powers: Superhuman
Strength; Telekinesis; Teleportation; Clairvoyance; Osterman was disintegrated
and rematerialized as a glowing blue being; He has genius level scientific intelligence
and doesn’t perceive time as linear.
Notable Enemies: The
Russians; Ozymandias; Fruit of the Loom
9 – The Doctor (1963) BBC
Real Name: Doctor
Powers: The
Doctor travels through time and space in his TARDIS ship; Genius Intellect;
Resourcefulness; Pacifism; Sonic Screwdriver
Notable Enemies: CyberMen;
Daleks; The Master; Curiosity
8 – Anonymous (2003) Anon
Real Name: Anonymous
Powers: Numbers -
Anonymous is a hivemind that constantly evolves based on its opponent; Internet
Communications; Super Speed, Stamina, and Agility.
Notable Enemies: Corrupted
Corporations; Oppressive Governments; Religious Fanatics; Trolls
Must See Appearances:
YourAnonNews (2013
Website); Anonymous (2013 Idea); We Are
Anonymous (2012 Book); We Are Legion (2012 Film)
7 – Super Saiyan Goku (1984)
Real Name: Son
Goku
Powers: Skilled
Martial Artist; Ki-Based Energy Attacks; Super Strength and Speed;
Transformation; Flight.
Notable Enemies: Omega
Shenron; Cell; Majin Boo; Puberty
Must See Appearances:
Dragon Ball Z (1989 Animated); Dragon
Ball GT (1996 Animated); Super Saiyan Wig (2013 Memorabilia)
6 – Cole Macgrath (2009) Sony
Real Name: Cole
Macgrath
Powers: Electrokinesis;
Psychic Vision; The ability to slow time and act with Precision; Electric
drain; Electric Bolts; Electromagnetism; Ionic Storm; Pyrokinesis; Cryokinesis;
Festival of Blood; Detonation Jump.
Notable Enemies: Kessler;
The Beast; Joseph Bertrand; Other video games
Must See Appearances:
inFAMOUS 2 (2011 Video Game); inFAMOUS:
Second Son (2013 Video Game)
5 – Iron Man (1963) Marvel
Real Name: Tony
Stark
Powers: Genius
intellect; A self-designed Armor suit granting Superhuman Strength, Flight, and
Weaponry to include Energy Repulsors and Missiles.
Notable Enemies: Mandarin; Stane International; Alcohol
4 – Spawn (1992) Image
Real Name: Jim
Downing (formerly Al Simmons)
Powers: Superhuman
Strength, Stamina, Agility, Weight, and Healing; Simmons wears a symbiotic suit
giving him a demonic cape and chains that can be controlled by his mind; Spawn
is invulnerable to everything but holy weapons and the power of his own
necro-plasm.
Notable Enemies: Clown/Violator;
Mammon; Malebolgia; The Christian Right.
Must See Appearances:
Soul Caliber II (2006 Video Game), Spawn
(1998 Film), Spawn (2008 Action Figure), Todd
McFarlane’s Spawn: The Animated Collection (1998 Animated)
3 – Wolverine (1974) Marvel
Real Name: James
Howlett (aka Logan)
Powers: Accelerated
Self-Healing; An Indestructible Adamantium Skeleton; Logan’s healing allows him
to age (physically) gracefully, although his mental and emotional wounds don’t
heal quite so easily; Logan often reverts to a feral state.
Notable Enemies: Sabretooth;
Magneto; Lady Deathstrike; Himself
Must See Appearances:
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009 Video
Game); Marvel
vs Capcom 3 (2011 Video Game); Wolverine: Weapon X (2009 Book)
2 – Batman (1939) DC
Real Name: Bruce
Wayne
Powers: Money;
Fortitude; Determination; Investigative Skills; Resourcefulness; Ability to
Resist Pain; Martial Arts; Wayne is also a genius scientist and inventor who
will find your weakness and exploit it.
Notable Enemies: The
Joker; Ra’s Al Ghul; Penguin; Chris Hansen (when shopping for Robins)
Must See Appearances:
The Dark Knight (2008 Film); Batman
Under the Red Hood (2010 Animated); Arkham Origins (2013 Video
Game); Batman:
The Killing Joke (1988 Book)
1 – Spider-Man (1962) Marvel
Real Name: Peter
Parker (also Ben Reilly, Dr. Otto Octavius)
Powers: Super
Strength & Agility; The ability to cling to most surfaces; Spider-sense
(predicting impending danger); Parker is also a genius scientist who invented
web-shooters which attach to his wrists and allow him to shoot spider webs.
Notable Enemies: Doctor
Octopus; Green Goblin; Venom; Kingpin; Love
Must See Appearances:
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 Film), Spider-Man
2 (2004 Video Game), Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994
Animated), Ultimate Spider-Man (2000 Book)
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