We recently published an article about DC characters who, despite being physically weaker than the Hulk, could easily beat him. It got a lot of people talking – both in the site's comments section and on Facebook – and we (mostly) loved reading what you had to say.
With that in mind, we thought we'd try the same article but with characters from the home of Hulk himself – Marvel Comics.
Hulk is strong as hell, but the fact is that it's not all about physical strength when it comes to power in comic books and this article will highlight that – Hulk is far from unbeatable. On that note, here are five physically weaker Marvel characters of varying degrees of power who could (easily) defeat the Hulk.
Note: This will be focusing on straight-up fights, with each character giving it their all. No preparation involved, no unnecessary holding back and no plot-induced stupidity. These guys can beat the Hulk fair and square, with their standard equipment (if they have any), with ease.
1. Cassandra Nova
Cassandra Nova lacks the one thing required for Hulk to smash her – a physical form. Therefore, at the very least, there is literally nothing he can do to her.
A member of the parasitic species of beings known as the Mummudrai, she was born bodiless on the astral plane, having been born of the negative psionic energies on the physical plane. Essentially, the Mummudrai are dark, incorporeal reflections of humanity.
The Mummudrai can crossover to the physical plane "“ something Cassandra Nova has done several times "“ and, given that they are capable of copying the DNA of living beings, they can be extremely dangerous.
Cassandra Nova has copied and amplified the DNA of Charles Xavier, resulting in her becoming a powerful, bodiless telepath. Given that Hulk has been controlled by lesser beings (as we have proven in numerous articles recently), she could comfortably control him. Morever, she can possess other living beings so, without Hulk being able to physically do a thing about it, she could takeover his body with her massive psionic power.
It should be noted that, on the occasions Cassandra Nova has possessed a physical form, it has been much weaker than the Hulk – though killing it would just allow her astral form to function without it.
