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Thanoshas battled some pretty hefty warriors during his time as a galactic conqueror , but one of them well takes the top - spot as the all - time strongest , and that was before this enemy in inquiry beat theHulk , Juggernaut , and affair without even breaking a fret . Interestingly enough , however , those three heroes at long last defeat this cosmic force of unparalleled persuasiveness the same way Thanos did , and it has everything to do with the most noted cosmic artifact in the Marvel Universe : the Infinity Stones ( or , at least one Infinity Stone ) .
When Thanos was on a mission to encounter the Infinity Gems and apply them to Margaret Court Mistress Death and become a cosmic being of unfathomable top executive , he had to first overcome everyone who had self-control of each single jewel . The being who held the Power Gem was the same power station who eventually gave the Hulk , Juggernaut , and affair so much trouble : the Champion .
InThanos Questby Jim Starlin and Ron Lim , Thanos seeks out the Champion(who is battling legions of soldiers all by himself at the sentence ) and challenges him to a one - on - one fight . In the ending , Thanos proves to be far weak than the Power Stone - exert warrior , though much smarter . Thanos tricks the Champion into using the power of the Infinity Gem to destruct the entire satellite , leaving the hotshot floating through the void while Thanos has his Space Throne . Thanos agreed to save the Champion from the fate of floating through blank for all eternity in exchange for one thing : the Power Stone - and the Champion reluctantly tally .
While Thanos was on his quest to obtain all the Infinity Stones , he reveals that he knows of the Hulk and had been forefend a fighting with him for years
Bruce Banner/The Hulk Beat The Champion With His Brain, Not His Brawn
InMarvel Adventures - Hulk#12 by Paul Benjamin and Steve Scott , readers are thrown into the alternate Marvel Universe designated Earth-20051 where the Hulk , himself , is whisked away to an exotic planet against his will , and is being force to defend the Champion on some sort of interstellar amusement show . During their first fight , the Champion takes the Hulk down like it ’s nothing , and then prepare to fight the other contenders that were stolen from Earth : Juggernaut , Thing , and Doc Samson .
While Doc Samson was an obvious loser , pass on the fact that he ’s strong but nowhere close to the level demo by the other fighter aircraft , the Juggernaut and the Thing proved to be just as ineffectual against the Champion . Every single superpowered contender from Earth fell before the Champion . That is , until they stopped fighting with their sinew alone , and did what Thanos did in Thanos Quest : beat their opposite .
The Hulk Used The Champion’s Power Stone Against Him (Just Like Thanos)
Just like when he fought Thanos , the Champion was using the Power Stone during his prizefighter - esque competition against some of Earth ’s strongest heroes , intend all they had to do was expend the cosmic index he was manage against him . When the Hulk challenged the Champion a second time after the other scrapper were good shoot down , he managed to take the Power Stone and use it for himself , at which point he was able-bodied to beat the Champion and claim ultimate victory . Thanos fox the villain into using the Power Gem in a means that would lead to the Champion ’s frustration , while the Hulk physically stole the Infinity Stone and used its power against the Champion .
In both instances , the Champion was outsmarted , and his own forcefulness was used against him . However , also in both example , the Champion first proved to be way warm than those who challenge him , asThanos , Hulk , Juggernaut , and the matter all fall before this insanely powerful foe .
