“8 MCU Characters the Movies Nerfed: From Hulk to Thanos” — what this page in the network covers. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has a power-scaling problem. In order to keep stories balanced, the films have quietly downgraded some of Marvel's most formidable heroes and villains. Characters like Hulk, Thor, and even Thanos have been significantly weaker on screen than their comic book counterpart Characters like Hulk, Thor, and even Thanos have been significantly weaker on screen than their comic book counterparts suggest.
Hulk, once capable of shattering planets, often gets knocked out by a single punch from Thanos in Infinity War. Thor, despite being the God of Thunder, has had his power levels fluctuate wildly across films. Meanwhile, Thanos without the Infinity Stones is still a cosmic-level threat in the comics, but in the MCU he relies heavily on the stones to achieve his goals. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.