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TheAvengersaren’t know as the Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes for no reason , as they are call upon to face the greatest threat look the planet at any given sentence . Indeed , the team was formed during a battle against a literal god , Loki , inAvengers#1 , which set the bar for the god - level villain they ’d have to go up against from that distributor point forward .
While the very nature of the Avengers implies the teamwork of Marvel Comics ’ strongest heroes , some of the most vivid fight are fight back one - on - one . Sometimes a hero has to face a baddie alone , other times a fighter and another hero have a divergence that can only be settle down with their fists or weapons , and there are even a numeral of scenario where anAvengersvillain has it out with another villain , leaving the Avengers out of the equation completely . No matter the matchup , there is a plethora of one - v - ones inAvengerslore - here are the 10 most brutal !
Marvel Comics Ultimate Universe pushed the boundaries of what fans could handle , from horrific gore to character changes . Here ’s the 10 most scandalous !
10Captain America Inspired the MCU’s Most Controversial Kill Fighting Kleiser
Ultimates#12 by Mark Miller and Bryan Hitch
Kleiser is a villain unique to the Ultimate Universe who was a Chitaurie ( which , in the Ultimate Universe , were stand - ins for the Skrulls ) mask as a Nazi general . Captain America meet Kleiser during World War II , but it was n’t until the Chitaurie race launched a full - scale invasion of Earth in the modern day that Captain America finally got to put this despicable scoundrel down for good .
While the two superpowered enemies go blow - for - reversal during the fight , the lunar time period quickly turns whenCaptain America pins Kleiser down , lifts his shield above his head , and slam it down edge - firstright into Kleiser ’s dresser . This scene plays just like the MCU ’s most controversial putting to death inFalcon and the Winter Soldier , when USAgent does the exact same affair to a Flag - Smasher , precede one to wonder if this scene was the series ’ ultimate inspiration .
9Captain Marvel & Thor Tear Across the Planet in Carol’s Darkest Storyline
Captain MarvelVol. 10 #12 by Kelly Thompson and Lee Garbett
Perhaps the darkest storyline in Captain Marvel ’s history has to beThe Last Avenger , specially the first issue of that spark , as it depicts Carol as a sinister force play wearing a life , evil suit insure by a vile cosmic villain who is hale her to do something sincerely awful : kill the Avengers . This issue opens with Captain Marvel catching Thor off guard duty , set up a surprise attack to take him down quickly . However , this is the God of Thunder , and he wo n’t be beaten so easily . Captain Marvel recognize this was a possibility , and she was more than prepared for it , as the two engaged in a battle that hear them tear across the entire planet . This combat was blinking and filled with confusion and rage .
In the conclusion , Captain Marvel claimed triumph , as she held up Thor ’s sever headon the final page of this issue , indicating that she had shoot down the God of Thunder - ostensibly fetch a gruesome conclusion to a fell fight .
8Captain America Has a Space Battle with Kang the Conqueror
Avengers#53 by Kurt Busiek, Kieron Dwyer, and Rick Remender
In theKang Dynastyevent , Kang and the Scarlet Centurion infest the Earth of the present tense with an ground forces from the future as they watch from orbit inside their giant space station . When the Avengers infiltrate the station , Kang unveils a giant projection of himself in blank , one that ’s very capable of inflicting physical damage . Then , Kang is shocked to see that Captain America has done the precise same affair , and the two have an epical space battle- like two god contend for dominion over an entire planet .
While this fight is n’t bloodstained or grim like some of the others , the downright scale of it is incredibly epic , and the same goes for the bet this battle take hold , as the fate of the entire world was literally hanging in the balance .
7Iron Man & Captain America Engage in Their Most Iconic Conflict Yet
Civil War#7 by Mark Miller and Steve McNiven
Civil Waris perhaps the most iconic Marvel Comics event to date , andthe integral thing hinged on the battle between two Avengers : Iron Man and Captain America . Their disagreement over the propose enrolment of superpowered individuals became a Carry Nation - wide-eyed war within that residential district , one that blurred the line between heroes and villain , and created a newfangled one right between Iron Man and Captain America .
In the end , after both their armies had inflicted the maximum amount of damage they could upon each other , only Iron Man and Captain America were left to face one another , resulting in the now - iconic image of Captain America deflecting Iron Man ’s repulsor blast with his buckler .
6Sentry Proves He’s Stronger Than a God By Brutally Defeating Ares
Siege#2 by Brian Michael Bendis and Olivier Coipel
When Norman Osborn and his super - villain Cabal invade Asgard ( which was levitate above Broxton , Oklahoma at the time ) , the surpassing God of War , Ares , comes to the Asgardians ’ aid , as he had his own sexual conquest to settle with Osborn . Ares had been lead astray by Norman into joining his Dark Avengers under delusive pretenses , and he consecrate to belt down him . So , Norman send another former extremity of the Dark Avengers , Sentry , to take tending of Ares first - and he did so in truly brute fashion .
After some back and forth , Sentry got the upper script in the fight , and literally ripped Ares in half at the waist , showering those beneath them in the deity ’s blood and guts , efficaciously bear witness himself to be stronger than a graven image .
5Wolverine Suffers His Most Controversial Injury Fighting the Hulk
Ultimate Wolverine vs Hulk#1 by Damon Lindelof and Leinil Francis Yu
Speaking of people getting rip in half at the waist , the exact same thing happened to Wolverine - who is both an 10 - humans and an Avenger - when he fought the Hulk in the Ultimate Universe , sparking some major controversy in the fandom . Since the Ultimate Universe was more or less an initiative to streamline the original Marvel Universe in a more modernistic and cohesive persistence , it ’s a given that a ‘ Wolverine vs Hulk ’ story would find . Wolverine did introduction in a Hulk comic , after all , so it was only lifelike that the two face off in the Ultimate Universe . And this meter , their battle was far more gruesome .
On the possibility page of the first issue , Hulk blood Wolverine in half , splattering his stock and gut all over the snow . This caused some controversy , as some fans reason that the Hulk should n’t have been able to do that collapse the forcefulness of Wolverine ’s adamantium - coat backbone . But , that nonetheless , it ’s an utterly brutal sight to lay eyes on , and probably the coolest ‘ Hulk vs Wolverine ’ fights to date .
4Iron Man & the Mandarin Tear Each Other Apart In A Brutal Final Showdown
Invincible Iron Man#28 by Daniel Knauf, Charles Knauf, and Roberto de la Torre
In theIron Man : Hauntedstoryline , Tony Stark is in a heated difference of opinion with the Mandarin , who is enacting a programme to release the Extremis virus into the population . This would kill anyone without a very specific genetic makeup , which would be most of refinement , and it would grant those who stay superhuman ability . The Mandarin wanted to usher in the next degree of human organic evolution , at the cost of most of the world - include himself .
Tony Stark had to lay off him , and he did so in truly cruel mode , asIron Man unleashes his full Eumenides upon his arch rivalfor the sake of the entire satellite .
3Thor Teaches Iron Man the Difference Between a Mortal Man & a God of Thunder
ThorVol. 3 #3 by J. Michael Straczynski and Olivier Coipel
When Thor travel to Louisiana to see for himself the devastation of Hurricane Katrina ( and blamed himself for not give up it ) , he is interrupted by Iron Man . Stark tells Thor that he now has to wreak for the governing , as per the newly instated superhuman registration/50 States Initiative . Tony threatens Thor with prosecution if he does n’t comply , and Thor - already angry over the devastation surrounding him - can hear to no more of Stark ’s hauteur .
Without holding back , Thor strikes Iron Man with a massive bolt of lightning of lightning before taking Tony ’s armored head in his hands and crushing it , popping the faceplate off , andhighlighting how vulnerable Tony Stark really is in the presence of a wrathful god .
2Captain America Utterly Dominates His Hydra Imposter
Secret Empire#10 by Nick Spencer and Steve McNiven
Secret Empirethrew reviewer into a earthly concern where Captain America was on the Q.T. an agent of Hydra all along , even operate so far as to have the iconic Avenger utter the nefarious words “ Hail Hydra ” . Thankfully , the ruse did n’t last long , as it was speedily revealed that this version of Captain America ( codenamed Supreme Commander ) was n’t the veridical Steve Rogers , and the original Captain America just needed to be put back in the fight so as to take the imposter down .
In the final issue ofSecret Empire , Captain America comes face to look with his ‘ evil Twin Falls ’ . While they are almost utterly matched , Captain America reveals he can do one matter the Supreme Commander can not : he is worthy of lifting Mjolnir . After Rogers elevator Mjolnir , it ’s all over for the Supreme Commander , as Captain America claim the triumph and ends this brutal one - v - one matchup in the most substantial mode imaginable .
1Thanos Claims the Power Stone In His Planet-Destroying Battle with the Champion
Thanos Questby Jim Starlin and Ron Lim
When Thanos was on a mission across the cosmos to amass all the Infinity Stones , one of the stops he made was the planet on which the Champion currently resided , as the Champion was the keeper of the Power Stone . At the fourth dimension of Thanos ’ arrival , the Champion was battle legions of foe soldiers single - handedly , and only give up to face Thanos , who at once challenged the Champion to single combat - a challenge the Champion happily swallow .
While the Champion was far more powerful than Thanos , the Mad Titan held his own quite well , hold their battle an telling display of raw big businessman . But , Thanos live he could n’t keep it up , so he spur the Champion into using the Power Stone to blow up the entire planet , giving Thanos an border in the vacuum of distance . This battle between two prominentAvengersvillains literally ended with an intact world being blown aside , fix it one of the 10 most brutal one - v - one fights inAvengershistory .
