Thanos

It goes without saying that Thanos possesses power of a level that means he could easily defeat Batman in a straight-up fight – but even without that power he is infinitely more intelligent and far more potent when it comes to preparation and planning.

To put into perspective just how cunning Thanos is, bear in mind how intelliegent the aforementioned Doctor Doom is and the surveillance tech he has available to him. Now bear in mind that the Mad Titan constantly monitors Doom and Doom doesn’t even realise it.

One of Thanos’ most impressive feats is his creation of a group of clones known as the Thanosi. Using sorcery, technology and his own DNA, he was able to create modified clones of Doctor Strange (Mystic), Iron Man (Armour), Warrior (Gladiator) and Omega (Galactus) – each possessing power on a par to the characters of whom they were clones and whom they were designed to test.

He has also used his cunning and planning skills to acquire great power on numerous occasions – such as the times he has acquired artefacts like the Infinity Gauntlet, the Heart of the Universe and the Cosmic Cube.

He has created devices that augment his own innate powers, time travel machines, dimension-traversing machines, teleportation devices that enable him to cross entire galaxies, devices capable of holding beings as powerful as Thor (when he was insane and wielding the Power Gem) and robotic drones that are indistinguishable from himself.

His preparation has allowed him to overpower beings like the Living Tribunal – a being only second in terms of power in Marvel to the character who is essentially the brand’s God; the One Above All.