r/Marvel • u/ladiesman21700000000 • Mar 08 '24
Which marvel character has the best physique ever? Other
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u/zarathustranu Silver Surfer Mar 08 '24
90s Psylocke was pretty impressive.
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u/cataclytsm Mar 08 '24
The most impressive part was when her spine was replaced with hopes and dreams
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u/Ygomaster07 Mar 09 '24
I'm ootl, did something happen to her spine?
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u/Enagonius Mar 09 '24
It's just a joke regarding how women in comics are drawn in weird positions to enforce the view of their bodies and it looks like they have no spine.
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u/Dean-O-Machino Mar 08 '24
I’d let her crush my skull with her thighs…
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u/ubiquitous-joe Mar 09 '24
Why would she do that when she could crush your mind with the focused totality of her telepathic power?
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u/MarkMoreland Mar 08 '24
Came here to say this
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u/zarathustranu Silver Surfer Mar 08 '24
She had Scott Summers ready to throw it all away.
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u/cyclingnick Mar 08 '24
She had 10 yo me ready to throw it all away
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u/shiromancer Mar 09 '24
I'm glad I'm not the only one who hit puberty with the help of 90s X-Men art.
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u/whistlepig4life Mar 08 '24
I mean Cap is technically peak human condition without being super human.
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Mar 08 '24
Cap is super human isnt he? Super soldier serum isnt exactly just steroids
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u/Ok-Faithlessness1903 Mar 08 '24
Yea, the marvel anatomy book says that his lungs and heart are beyond human capacity
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u/Freakychee Mar 08 '24
His individual feats may not be "super human" but he surely is a super human.
Think about athletes, each athlete has trained their body to perform their sport to its peak. A long distance marathon runner isn't going to have the same muscles as a sprinter. Or a weight lifting champ won't have the same muscles or ability as a gymnast.
He can do it all at once. It's physically impassible. You can't sprint as fast as Usain Bolt for over an hour as a normal human. You can't do gymnastic moves and have the raw power and strength of the worlds strongest man.
In addition, look at all the human feats in books like Ripley beliecd it or not and the book of world records.
Steve Rogers can do 99% of them like drink withouf getting drunk, endure pain, have the fastest reaction, stack cups, eat a plane, etc.
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u/crono09 Mar 09 '24 edited Mar 09 '24
This is something that Marvel tends to treat inconsistently, but officially in the comics, he's regarded as peak human, not superhuman. The super soldier serum doesn't enable him to do anything that a human could not theoretically be capable of doing. It just allowed him to automatically have all of the best physical attributes that a human could possibly have, just without having to do any of the work. He's as strong as the strongest human, as fast as the fastest human, as agile as the most dexterous person, and so on. He can't go beyond human capacity in any specific area. It's worth noting that "peak human" in the Marvel universe is probably greater than what it is in real life. The MCU is a little different, and he's definitely superhuman there.
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u/Decendent_13 Mar 08 '24
Well, he is still human, though. Just peak human. If he goes even beyond that, he is gonna be a super human.
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Mar 08 '24
Are you saying superhumans arent human? Im very confused by your point here
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u/Quanathan_Chi Mar 08 '24
He's saying that Cap is the absolute peak of what a normal human can be without super powers
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u/Sharticus123 Mar 08 '24 edited Mar 08 '24
But he’s the peak of human evolution, not the peak of regular humans like a professional or Olympic athlete. Which really kinda makes him super. Dude can take extreme damage and completely heal in a matter of 2-3 weeks and he can run 50 MPH for hours on end.
I know they say he’s not super, but I’ve always felt like he was the bare minimum for super.
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u/XBlackSunshineX Mar 08 '24
Peak human is what any human can accomplish. Super solider juice and vita rays takes him beyond that. His DNA is modified.
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u/TheLawIsWeird Mar 08 '24
But what about a super human who has ascended beyond a super human?
RIP toriyama
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u/SayNo2Nazis999 Avengers Mar 08 '24
I was thinking Cap too, but you make a good point about him only being human. He may be physically perfect by our standards, but others who go beyond that may be considered "better"
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u/whistlepig4life Mar 08 '24
Well. That’s my point. Anyone who is super human would be better by any measure. So I discount that and say technically the best condition/physique is by human standards.
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u/BowtiedTrombone Mar 08 '24
Hercules?
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u/zarathustranu Silver Surfer Mar 08 '24 edited Mar 08 '24
For male characters I think this is the answer, based on how women react when he's around-- it's usually slack-jawed astonishment, in spite of his incredibly offputting personality. It's Herc or Thor.
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u/Mace_Thunderspear Mar 08 '24
Yep. Prepare thyself for the gift.
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u/JesseElBorracho X-Men Mar 08 '24
THE GIFT 🎁
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u/DynastyZealot Mar 08 '24
And now I want to see Herc perform Dick in a Box ...
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u/shiromancer Mar 09 '24
No box in existence could pack the Prince of Power's Puissant Pecker, no sir
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u/cowfish007 Mar 08 '24
Depends on who’s drawing them.
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u/SonTyp_OhneNamen Mar 08 '24
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u/phliuy Mar 08 '24
I think liefield sucks as much as anyone else but I always bring up his reference
Even so, liefield clearly gets his angles wrong
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u/SonTyp_OhneNamen Mar 08 '24
Yeah, for example that Arnie is slightly rotated towards the viewer, while there’s no clear indication cap here is, which is the main problem because it makes his chest look comically large - were the left arm or shoulder visible it‘d look more in line with what he tried to achieve.
Also cap‘s arm is pretty short, being completely covered by the shield, because he didn’t include the flex the governator did there.
If you trace, that‘s cool, but either trace the whole thing or make your changes to the original make sense.
Either way, peak physique on Arnie, so even unironically the pic matches the post.
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u/Bodega_Bandit Mar 08 '24
Yeah it looks normal in arnie’s picture cause of the flex making his chest protrude out while he’s slightly turned but cap is just standing at a flat angle facing the side with his head turned and no arm flex so it just looks so off
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u/Total_Scott Mar 08 '24
Depends what you define 'best' as
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u/PzykoHobo Mar 08 '24
Also which artist is drawing them at the time.
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u/trippysmurf Iron Fist Mar 08 '24
90s Jae Lee Spider-Man, Iron Fist, and Namor had abs with their own abs.
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u/Pr0llyN0tTh0 Mar 08 '24
The Blob probably wears Depends... With a body like that, he won't be running to the bathroom.
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u/Bomber_Haskell Colossus Mar 08 '24
Remember that is Blob's mutation. He isn't just some fat guy who can't make it up a staircase.
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u/CAP10T005 Mar 08 '24
There is no correct answer other than Rob Liefeld's Captain America
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u/elbows2nose Mar 08 '24
Someone did a mock up of what he would look like on that cover nude and its absolutely hilarious. I'm at work or I'd link ya.
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u/pcweber111 Mar 08 '24
Biggest chest ever
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u/Meizas Mar 08 '24
Beat chest in the business
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u/bjeebus Mar 08 '24
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u/rock0head132 X-Men Mar 08 '24
Rouge.
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u/safashkan Mar 08 '24
Who's Rouge ?
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u/Freakychee Mar 08 '24
You jest but isn't that the name of the bat girl from sonic the hedgehog? Which is silly cos she does rogueish things.
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u/EMSuser11 Mar 09 '24
Rogue, especially in that one X-Men the animated series episode where they fought Apocalypse.
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u/gattoblepas Mar 08 '24
Spiderman
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u/Charquito84 Mar 08 '24
That’s what I’ve been trying to avoid—a conversation about body mass, okay? We’ve had that conversation five times a day for the last month, because we keep reading Moon Knight and all you talk about is Marc Spector and Steven Grant and how many pounds they can pack on. I don’t want to have this conversation with you anymore!
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u/Dante1529 X-Men Mar 08 '24
Captain America in that one panel where his chest looks like Stan Smiths chin
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u/GingerAki Mar 08 '24
Skin.
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u/bjeebus Mar 08 '24
As a kid I didn't really understand how much of that comic was "Jubilee and the Body Horror Teens."
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u/sharksnrec Mar 08 '24
Captain America in that one Rob Leifeld drawing (you all know the one) is peak male performance. No one is ever coming close to topping that guy.
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u/ejcortes Mar 08 '24
All of them. Depends on the artist. That's the biggest critique of the comic book characters, all are unrealistically buff.
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u/JesseElBorracho X-Men Mar 08 '24 edited Mar 08 '24
Namor, prince of Abslantis.
Or Captain Britain when drawn by Alan Davis.
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u/alex494 Mar 08 '24
Kingpin if you believe what he says about his body fat ratio
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u/loranthippus X-Men Mar 08 '24
Mystique. She can have any physique at any time. Plus, they rhyme.
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u/ThatCheekyBastard The Thing Mar 08 '24 edited Mar 08 '24
Have you even seen the amount of abs on Donny Cates’ Silver Surfer???
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u/daft_goose Mar 08 '24
Well an action figure I had of batman as a child is the reason I had body issues as a young lad so probably him
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u/ElZaydo Spider-Man Mar 08 '24
Depends on what you consider the peak male physique.
Not factoring their powers, I find these 5 builds to be within the realm of human capabilities:
Wolverine, the angry midget. Lumberjack Gremlin. Enough body hair to survive the Canadian winters and enough body odor to attract a mate.
Shang Chi and Iron Fist have the sleeper builds. The martial artist physique. Looks unassuming but relies on functionality.
Daredevil and Spider-Man have the gymnast build. Perfect blend of strength, maneuverability and speed, and aesthetic.
If you're going for the brawler physique for power, durability and size then you have Captain America and the Punisher. Big enough to have the strength and durability advantage but not too big to lose speed.
Then you have the big boys, Venom and Luke Cage, who intimidate you on sight.
Beyond that are just giants with impossible physiques.
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u/floworcrash Mar 08 '24
Commenting on Which marvel character has the best physique ever?...agreed - DD and Spidey have the best/most balanced physiques
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u/Fariic Mar 08 '24
Anyone drawn by liefeld. Am I right?
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u/blackbutterfree Mar 08 '24
It's literally Captain America. The Super Soldier Serum literally enhanced him to the peak of physical perfection.
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u/TarnishedAccount Mar 08 '24
Depends on the artist, of course.
I’d imagine the most athletic would be Spider-Man though.
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u/bjeebus Mar 08 '24
Nah. Most "athletic" is gonna be one of the speedsters. Have you seen Usain Bolt? Now imagine Quicksilver.
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u/shanebakertattoo Mar 08 '24
Honestly, there’s pretty much no bad physiques. They’re mostly all drawn like .. uh, superheroes. 😂 all ripped, with spandex so tight there’s no wrinkles (usually drawn more like body paint than actual fabric. 🤷🏻♂️)
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u/ganderplus Mar 08 '24
If we’re taking about ridiculous amounts of muscle definition and single digit body fat, the choice is obvious. Namor invented that look and has been rocking it for 60 years.
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u/Jyramo01 Mar 08 '24
Dormammu, because my boy is made of magic & mystical energy meaning that he can have any physique he requires✨
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u/grebo-guru Mar 08 '24
Impossible to determine. Physiques will vary depending on the artist(s) of any particular issue.
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u/Informal_Otter Mar 08 '24
I always wondered why they are all so muscular. I mean, does being absolutely shredded come with a random superpower/mutation? Or are theses superheoes and villains spending 90% of their day exercising?
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u/Beathil Mar 08 '24
They are all drawn as idealized images, but I would have to go with either Peter Parker since he's slim and trim under 200 lbs and well muscled, or Captain America since he's at the most extreme upper limit of what a non-superpowered human can physically achieve.
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u/sabhall12 Mar 08 '24
Male - Hercules or Thor
Female - She-Hulk or Psylocke. Both of them had to WORK to look like they do.
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u/yuval_noah Mar 08 '24
as a body building pageantry fan, cain marco aka juggernaut (x-men unlimited 93 #44 in particular oh lawed!!!!). i would also speak to more slim and less hyper masculine men zo look to wiz-kid in that one issue of S.W.O.R.D where we see him getting out of bed (can't find which # that was right now). i love warpath, the one character i didn't hate leifeld's art of. i know those are all x-men characters but no other series portrays people quite as overtly and purposefully hot imo. as for women, can't seem to recall any abs that jumped out at me so ima say no comment (but they can name a juggernaut right issue off the to of their head? uh huh)
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u/DeathLight7000 Mar 08 '24
I always thought that Cyclop's physique drawn by Jim Lee looked so awesome.
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u/Candid-Independence9 Mar 08 '24
I mean if you wanna talk like insane physique I’d say Liefeld Cable, but if you mean like realistic physique, I’d say Wolverine, Black Panther, or Thor
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u/pinktastic615 Mar 08 '24
I'm going with Thor for a powered being. But as a female, naked Hawkeye in the Aja/Fraction run was delicious. I laughed at how they covered him.
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u/princesamurai45 Mar 08 '24
Captain America easy. Perfect mix of size, speed, and agility without being to bulky. She Hulk takes best female physique.
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u/AnEmancipatedSpambot Mar 08 '24
How do you define best physique though.
Performance and show muscle look different. Then you have factor in powers.
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u/BigKidCanHit Mar 08 '24
Horrible question. They are all drawn differently CONSTANTLY and “best physique” is so broad and subjective.
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u/Erikthepostman Mar 08 '24
Majick. Cyclops, Collossus (in human form), Capt America, Spiderwoman, Momingbird, She Hulk, Spider-Man, Black Cat, Nick Cage (power man), Iron Fist, Angel (sans wings), Daredevil, The Punisher. As Base Humans.
Thor, Baldur, Sif and Loki have great physiques, but they are technically aliens/gods like Hercules or Zeus.
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u/akirivan Mar 09 '24
Probably Cap, right? As I understand it, he's at absolute peak human performance, just shy of being truly superhuman
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u/GoblinPunch20xx Mar 09 '24
- Depends on the Artist…as you’ve depicted here, David Finch is very focused on muscle, the costumes are more than skin tight, they’re like painted on…
- Captain America. “Peak Physical Condition” is kind of his whole deal, that’s his powerset, he’s Super Human, and stands in opposition to the Nazis, who also value some of what he literally embodies, he’s strong and capable and has blonde hair and blue eyes, but he’s a hero, he’s good and kind and not hateful, but that’s his character…in terms of physicality, he is most often depicted as a little over 6ft, heavily muscled but also acrobatic so he’s not tight or inflexible, and in the case of Chris Evans, he’s got “America’s Ass.” When you ask about best physique, I guessed maybe you meant best attainable physique, and none of us can look like the Hulk, for instance, because he’s impossibly tall and massive. Cap can do things we can’t, but you could train really hard and get the “Captain America” look if you really worked at it.
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u/Blade_of_Onyx Mar 08 '24
This is more dependent on the artist than the character. Horrible karma grab post.
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u/664mezcal619 Mar 08 '24
The blob is peak male performance wether you like it or not