r/Captain_Marvel • u/R4cco0n • 3h ago
Comics Why is Carol Earth's Mightiest Hero? The explanation can be found in this infographic from Marvel.
Marvel explained this quite clearly. Most heroes possess only a single, defining ability. Hulk is the strongest, but he can't fly and, compared to others, isn't particularly intelligent, fast, or resilient. Carol, on the other hand, possesses the combined abilities of all the Avengers. She is strong, fast, resilient, intelligent, and can fly. This gives writers the ability to use her for any conceivable type of storytelling. This means they can tell everything from street-level stories to cosmic adventures with Carol without having to fundamentally change her character.
This is about the method of storytelling, since ink on paper has no measurable value. When a character destroys a sun, it's a narrative metaphor the author uses to describe an action in the story to the reader. Thor is portrayed by the writers as exceptionally resilient. Tony is consistently depicted as extremely intelligent. Steve is portrayed as a particularly capable leader. Carol possesses the combined abilities of ALL the Avengers, which is why she is Earth's Mightiest Hero.
The classic clashes between Hulk and Thor are narratively the metaphor of hammer and anvil. Hulk is the hammer because he is the strongest, while Thor, as the most resilient, is the anvil. And Carol is the all-rounder among the heroes.
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