Any shmo can save the world . That ’s not a self-aggrandising deal . But carry through the creation takes some serious chops . Only a few hero have even saved the universe once , countenance alone multiple times . How does your favored zep pile up ?
We did a painstaking examination of the world - carry through record of comics superheroes , and tallied up which hero had the most sheer number of universe saves . Here ’s our complete ranking of gallantry on a universal scale .
badly , can you imagine how hard it is to save the whole universe of discourse ? Just retrieve about what a big place it is , and how huge a threat has to be before it can threaten the whole cosmos . Or all of time , or all sentient life . Plus , there ’s the fact that a menace to the entire universe can arrive from anywhere in the universe . So just localizing the focal point of a universe - peril event would be a huge challenge .
Nevertheless , some heroes do rise to the challenge of protecting all of existence . And among those heroes , some do it more often than others . retard out our ranking .
Zenon , Zenon : Z3
The Cuban sandwich of this serial of Disney Channel original film deliver the integral universe from an angry space god , Selena .
Final musical score : One save .
Transformers .
After Unicron is destruct , a black hole is create which keeps consuming more and more planets — until Cybertron itself is threatened . Vector Prime tells the Autobots that the only way to keep the integral universe from being consumed is to decipher the map and find the Cyber Planet Keys — and luckily , Optimus Prime is up to the challenge . Also , in the Marvel Comics series , Unicron tries to destroy the universe many fourth dimension , and on occasion succeeds .
The Power Rangers and Zordon , Power Ranger : In Space .
Dark Specter , Astronema and the United Alliance of Evil plan the devastation of the intact population , using their Super Torpedos . They ’re only hold back thanks to Zordon ’s heroical sacrifice which sends a wave of vigor throughout the intact universe of discourse , wiping them out .
Thor .
Thanos tries to destroy the cosmos again , but Thor stops him , in Thor volume 2,#21 - 25 .
Solar , Man of the Atom .
In Valiant ’s “ Unity ” crosswalk , Erica Pierce virtually destroys the world , but Solar shoot down her .
Matter - Eater Lad , Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes .
Matter - Eater Lad does what he does well : eats stuff . In this instance , he use up the Miracle Machine that imperil to destroy the macrocosm , going insane in the operation .
Green Arrow .
He block Parallax , the mad Hal Jordan , by shooting him in the thorax with — what else — an arrow . ( He ’s helped by the Justice League and the Spectre . )
Rick Jones , Captain Marvel .
Rick Jones is n’t just a with child Isaac Merrit Singer - songwriter and friend to the Hulk and Captain America — he also convinces Entropy to renovate the entire universe in the first issue of Captain Marvel ’s solo comic .
The Silver Surfer .
At one level during Steve Englehart ’s run on this comic in the later 1980s , the Elders undertake to demolish the integral universe to kill Galactus and gain high index . And the Silver Surfer halt them , with great difficulty .
The Squadron Supreme .
This squad overcome a universe - devouring scientist known as the Nth Man in “ Squadron Supreme : Death of a Universe . ”
Hercules , “ Chaos War . ”
In this giant crossover , Herc save the entire universe by killing a major Greek god , and throw away Amatsu - Mikaboshi into another continuum .
Nebula , The Infinity Gauntlet .
Thanos destroys the universe , but Nebula manage to reverse the destruction , using the notable Infinity Gauntlet . Which is also a bang-up fashion accessory .
Captain Kirk , Star Trek .
The frighten away captain of the Enterprise only saves the macrocosm once , that we know of — in “ The Alternative Factor , ” a man named Lazarus is confronting his malefic duplication from another existence , and their fight threatens to deplume the entire cosmos aside . Kirk manages to trap the two of them in a form of pocket reality .
Fry , Futurama .
He saved the creation from theBrain Spawnon three juncture — double on the boob tube show , and once in a tie - in comic . ( Which may or may not count , since we could be here all daytime if we include medium tie - ins for Star Trek and Doctor Who . ) The Brain Spawn , large brains which came into being soon after the Big Bang , aim to gather all cognition in the world in their Infosphere — after which they will destroy all life , to ensure that no more noesis is create . They get off out a stupefication field that eradicates all news .
concluding score : Two save , unless you count the strip .
Nova , The Annihilation Wave .
Annihilus aims to use the Power Cosmic to demolish all life , and persist as the sole survivor . A squad of hero , including Drax and Phyla - Vell , join forcefulness to stop him — but it ’s Nova who notice Annihilus ’ failing and takes him out . And in “ The Thanos Imperative , ” Nova and Star - Lord sacrifice themselves to trap Thanos in the Cancerverse . No , really . TheCancerverse .
Final score : Two saves .
Galactus .
Galactus teams up with Thanos to end an entity telephone Hunger who is endeavor to wipe out all existence . He also defeat the universe - destroying Abraxas in Fantastic Four Vol . 3,#49 . Also , in the “ Heroes Reborn ” miniseries , it ’s divulge that Galactus routinely eats planets that boniface ethereal egg with universe - altering properties , so Galactus save the creation a lot .
Final score : Two saves , plus an unknowable number of other save .
The X - Men ( animate ) .
The X - Men bring through the universe at least twice in the animated cartoon series . In one history spark , D’Ken of the Shi’ar is seeking to contain the M’Kraan Crystal , which is potent enough to threaten all life in the universe . And then D’Ken gets pulled inside the Crystal , which sets out to absorb the entire cosmos and exchange it with a new , exanimate cosmos . Jean Grey has to become the Phoenix to stop D’Ken and the crystal . ( Something exchangeable happens in the comic , in X - Men#108 . ) In a later episode , Revelation plans to employ psychic to destruct all time and recreate a new existence , where he will find . The X - Men stop him with the aid of Cable .
Final grievance : Two save . [ associate [
Reed Richards , Marvel Comics .
countenance ’s see … the 1602 version of Reed Richards manages to stop a rift in the universe due to a fourth dimension - traveling Steve Rogers . ( We ’ll just chalk this one up for Reed , generally . ) And in Fantastic Four Vol . 3,#49 , Abraxas is threatening the entire population , and Galactus defeats him — but it ’s Reed who forecast out how to habituate the Ultimate Nullifier to demolish Abraxas and touch on the multiverse . And the Fantastic Four , include Reed , teams up with Uatu to defeat a rogue Watcher name Aron , who aim to destroy the entire population .
Final grade : Three saves , if you count 1602 Reed Richards .
Superman ( DC Comics )
In DC Comics ’ vast crossovers , the entire population is often threatened , and it takes a whole squad of poor boy to make unnecessary the day — but Superman usually deals the final blow to the ultimate evil . In “ Crisis on Infinite Earths , ” it ’s Earth - Two Superman who allot the final nose candy to the Anti - Monitor , after Darkseid and Alexander Luthor weaken him . In “ Infinite Crisis , ” Superman overcome Superboy Prime , attend to by Power Girl and the Earth - Two Superman . In “ Final Crisis , ” Batman and the Flashes weaken Darkseid , but Superman finally destroys him in “ Superman Beyond . ” Superman figures out how to get the better of the Joker in “ Emperor Joker . ”
Final score : Four saves , with some assists .
The Doctor , Doctor Who .
He stops Z from destroying the universe of discourse twice , in “ The Three doctor ” and “ Arc of Infinity . ” He check the Master from destroying the universe in “ Logopolis . ” And he save the universe from the Master and the Time Lords in “ The End of Time . ” He also stops Davros and the Daleks from destroying all living thing in “ Journey ’s goal . ” And he lay off an insane spaceship that was work to restart the full macrocosm in the wireless drama “ Slipback . ” He also stop a starship from exploding and destroying the universe in “ Terminus . ” And he stops the crack in place / fourth dimension from blow up everything in “ The Big Bang . ”
Edge fount : You could also fence that any clip the Doctor defeats the Daleks , he ’s salve the cosmos , since their ultimate bearing is to wipe out all other biography . And you could reason he saves the population from the Black Guardian in “ The Armageddon Factor , ” but it ’s never made percipient what the Black Guardian would have done with the Key to Time . Skagra ’s ultimate aim in “ Shada ” is to take over all creative thinker in the universe of discourse , but that threat is more of a theoretical tenacious - terminal figure destination . The Daleks and Cybermen could theoretically have torn the cosmos apart in “ Doomsday . ” The Krillitanes in “ School Reunion ” have a vague impression about reshape the cosmos somehow . The Master makes vague threats of universal domination in “ Colony in Space ” and “ Last of the Time Lords . ”
net account : Eight save , unless you number all the boundary eccentric .
Additional reportage by Michael Ann Dobbs , Katharine Trendacosta and Gordon Jackson .
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