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TheMCUhas created unique superpowers with no comic book precedent for some of its characters.
Superhuman abilities and sci-fi technology have evolved a lot throughout the MCU’s history.
The MCU has generally been pretty faithful to the source material when it comes to superpowers.
Star-Lord even transforms into a giant Pac-Man to fight Ego in space.
For a short time, Star-Lord is one of the powerful heroes in the whole MCU.
In the comics, Star-Lord is a half-human, half-alien hero whose real father is the Spartax king J’son.
Peter Quill has relied on his space pirate skills for most of his comic book history.
Still, comic-book Star-Lord is far from an omnipotent Celestial descendant.
Marvel, her comic book counterpart developed similar abilities.
Janet also heals Hank Pym and is able to survive for decades in the Quantum Realm without food.
In Marvel Comics' original Ultimate universe, Janet van Dyne is a mutant with actual Wasp physiology.
Ultimate Wasp is able to shrink and grow without Pym Particles and even lays eggs.
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However, their exact origin hasn’t been discovered yet.
For example, Mantis senses Drax’s grief over his family inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol.
Mantis was introduced in 1973’sThe Avengers #12as an expert martial artist.
Dreamwalking is an extremely dangerous and forbidden practice, as it can lead to an incursion.
Earth-838’s Doctor Strange nearly destroyed his universe after he relied on Dreamwalking to defeat Thanos.
Oftentimes, Nightmare attempts to use his connection to dreams as a bridge to other universes and dimensions.
The Tesseract wasn’t supposed to be an Infinity Stone back inCaptain America: The First Avenger.
It was later adapted into one when the Infinity Saga began to take shape.
Unlike Ms. Marvel, Carol Danvers' MCU powers have always been very similar in the comics.
Thanks to Mar-Vell’s presence near the machine, Carol Danvers' body copied the hero’s powers.
However, Kingpin’s resistance to Maya’s efforts diminishes the effects of her powers.
Maya also possesses a deep-rooted instinct that provides her with clues about where to go and when to hide.
Previously,Odin cast a spell on Mjolnir to make it inaccessible to unworthy warriors, including Thor himself.
This spell inspired Thor to do something similar with his powers in his final battle against Gorr.
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