By Via Erhard
These godly beings in Marvel are some of the best characters the franchise offers. Here are the most iconic.
Marvel gods and goddesses are some of the greatest MCU characters and many Marvel fans' favorites. These all-powerful beings have been inspired by mythology and various religions from around the world. While many gods and goddesses are fierce protectors of the innocents there are also plenty of mischievous and downright vile and deadly deities in the Marvel universe.
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Gods and Goddesses in Marvel often have some of the most intriguing and complex personalities and thanks to their almost unlimited powers they can create the biggest messes. These deities have all kinds of immense powers and some of them also became popular Marvel characters with the weirdest powers. Thanks to these well-crafted characters, Marvel fans can not only go on epic adventures but also learn about some of the greatest mythologies of the world.
7 Zeus
Zeus is the mighty God of the heavens, sky, and weather and one of the many Marvel gods who was based on the Greek mythological gods. Thanks to this character's hilarious appearance in MCU's Thor: Love and Thunder and Russell Crowe's portrayal, Zus also became one of the best movie gods.
Many of Zeus's personality traits and powers were based on Greek mythological tales, but he also had new qualities that were unique to the Marvel character. Zeus is one of the strongest Marvel gods who has superhuman abilities and can easily defeat The Hulk. He was also a good friend of Odin and a mentor to young Thor in Marvel Comics.
6 Gaea
Gaea is one of the strongest yet most peaceful Marvel goddesses who is one of the Elder Gods. She's also one of the most powerful Marvel characters who are stronger than She Hulk or even Odin or Zeus and is also known as Mother Goddess as well as a demon.
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This fascinating Marvel character first visited Earth well before life would appear. Gaea is also one of the goddesses with immense mystical powers and is capable of healing and renewing the Earth itself as well as commanding nature and has other superhuman abilities including telekinesis.
5 Amatsu-Mikaboshi
Amatsu-Mikaboshi is the fearsome demonic god of evil who was inspired by a Japanese mythological deity called Amatsumikaboshi. This evil deity could easily defeat even the most powerful Marvel comic book characters and is one of the strongest supervillains in the Marvel universe.
Mikaboshi is also one of the scariest Marvel Gods with many superhuman powers including superhuman strength, endurance, and speed. He's also a powerful user of Japanese dark magic and thanks to his unique sorcery and genius-level intellect he can protect himself from other gods, goddesses, and all types of supernatural beings.
4 Loki
Loki is easily one of the most iconic gods of the Marvel Universe who was based on Norse mythology. The God of Mischief is also one of Marvel's most popular gods with a complex and fascinating personality. Loki was also the Prince of Asgard who was constantly conspiring against his older brother Thor.
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Loki is also one of the most popular MCU characters who have changed the most. Thanks to Loki's singular intellect Marvel fans could go on some of the twistiest and most action-packed adventures. He's also one of the strongest Marvel gods who has superhuman strength and durability and is capable of creating and manipulating ice and illusions. While Loki had genius-level intellect he could also easily defeat powerful foes since he was also a skilled combatant and a master tactician.
3 Bast
Bast is one of the most powerful Marvel Goddesses who was inspired by Bastet, the Egyptian cat goddess. She's one of the most powerful Egyptian gods in Marvel and is also known as the Panther God who decides which warrior can become the new avatar of the Black Panther.
Bast has been worshiped in Wakanda for thousands of years, and she appeared many times in Marvel Comics as well as in multiple MCU movies. She's an immensely powerful goddess who gets his magical powers from the sun and is an immortal deity with various superhuman abilities including teleportation as well as superhuman strength.
2 Lady Death
Lady Death is one of the strongest Nigh-Omnipotent Marvel goddesses with a darkly mischievous personality. Since Lady Death is the living personification of death she has no true physical form but can easily manifest in any form she wants to. She's the ruler of the Realm of Death, but she often visits other realms including Earth and is not above messing with others' lives just to entertain herself.
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Even though Lady Death didn't appear in the MCU movies so far she's an important character in many Marvel Comics and was the lover of both Thanos and Deadpool. She's an amortal entity who can not truly die but can take any soul from a living being or give it back if she sees fit.
1 One Above All
One Above All is the creator God of the Marvel Multiverse and is the single most powerful character in the Marvel Universe. This mysterious supreme being hasn't appeared in any of the MCU movies so far but captivated many Marvel Comic fans.
One Above All is an omnipotent being and his weapon is love. However, they can also manifest themselves as a terrifying demonic entity called One Below All and use hatred as their weapon. One Above All has unimaginable powers and can't be defeated by any other Marvel character.
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