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ThePhoenixis one of the most knock-down cosmic beings in Marvel Comics , able-bodied to destroy stars and generate destructive power on a scale that ’s grueling to guess . The X - mankind scantily make it their initial and Hellenic coming upon with the entity in " The Dark Phoenix Saga , " direct to the question of who else in Marvel Comics would be able to defeat the Phoenix .
" The Dark Phoenix Saga " storyline spansUncanny X - Men#129 - 138
30Kang The Conqueror
Kang found the biggest loophole to taking on the Phoenix Force: time travel
In an actual fight where he is left to his own devices , Kang the Conqueror does not digest a fortune against the Phoenix Force and he is n’t likely to make for a suitable legion either . However , Kang has one loophole that other suitors on this lean don’t : he has the king of time travel on his side . He has mastered all of the reality bend import of time travel .
If Kang ever feel himself in a scenario where he must combat the Phoenix Force , he does n’t have to risk his life in an unwinnable bout against a cosmic entity . Instead , he can travel back in time to kill its hostbefore said host get the Phoenix Force , or even forestall the host from being put up totally . Not even a cosmic being is resistant to the complexities the timestream .
29The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
She’s Beaten Far Tougher Than Phoenix
The only person this lean guaranteed to vote down the Phoenix with no issues is , of course , the uneatable Squirrel Girl . Squirrel Girl has taken onseveralcharacters who could handle Phoenix . She ’s beat all the Avengers , Spider - Man included , beaten Dr. Doom , Galactus , and defeated Thanos . All of these quality have beaten Phoenix before , and Squirrel Girl ticktack all of them .
But if that ’s not enough grounds , on Marvel ’s own prescribed character page , Squirrel Girl scores equally in speed , zip projection , and fighting accomplishment as Phoenix , and straight-out beats Phoenix in terms of intelligence and strength . With that in mind , and all of Squirrel Girl ’s other effort , there ’s really no reason to assume Squirrel Girl could n’t take Phoenix down if necessary .
28Echo (AKA Maya Lopez)
Echo has proven she can handle the strongest version of the Phoenix
Echo is one of the more late hosts to the Phoenix Force and may order as the most unexpected hosts as well . However , when she acquired the Phoenix Force , it was believed that she couldeven more powerful than Jean Grey , In due clock time , this would prove to be the sheath asshe received the biggest upgradein the history of Phoenix lore . There were concern from Echo herself that she could become as life-threatening to othersas Scarlet Witch once was , but she manages to comprehend controller of the Phoenix Force .
It ’s clear that Echo harnesses an untapped potency as a bomber , considering that she ’s able to handle the strongest rendering of the Phoenix . Anyone hard enough to control a force that powerful without being overtaken by the Dark Phoenix is powerful enough to get the better of it .
27Legion (AKA David Haller)
Even a being like the Phoenix is unlikely to be able to handle Legion’s power
David Haller , or Legion , is the unstable , yet all - power Omega Level son of Professor Xavier . He suffer from dissociative identity disorder bring apart largely from his mind struggle to contain his grade of power . As a resultant role , many of his powers manifest themselves as entirely new persona for David . Some may enquire how someone who can scarcely master his own powers could possibly stand a chance against the Phoenix . That ’s exactly what gives him an edge in a hypothetical engagement with the Phoenix .
X - Men ’s most powerful mutation are termed ' Omega - degree , ' but there IS a category beyond even that - one treasured few heroes have attain .
In a bad case scenario where the Phoenix tries to overtake David as its host , Legion is one of the more probable candidates who would have it under control . If David can hardly contain himself , surely the Phoenix would n’t be capable to , and thus David ( or one of his personalities ) would be the one overwhelming the Phoenix . Plus , in an factual fight with the Phoenix Force , David has reality bow top executive on his side that should make thing easier .
26The Stepford Cuckoos (AKA Emma’s Clones)
The clones of Emma Frost could achieve what the Qhite Queeb couldn’t, alone
There was once a time when Emma Frost engross the powers of the Phoenix , but it show too powerful for her to handle , morphing her into the Dark Phoenix . That considered , it ’s improbable that Emma could take on the Phoenix herself on her own accord , despite how powerful she is , butthree question of Emma Frost are good than one .
The threesome of Emma Frost clone are typically relegated to the background of X stories as stomach characters at secure , but they get a well merit spot in X - Men : Phoenix - Warsong , where the sisters chance themselves put away in the crosshairs of the Phoenix . Miraculously , when the Phoenix flood out the repose of them , it is Celeste who cope to overtake the wildcat . One Emma Frost may not be enough to do by the Phoenix , but the clones are the trio that Marvel want in timely distress such as this .
25Fongji Wu (AKA The Immortal Iron Fist)
The wielder of the Iron Fist could tame the Phoenix
hundred of years before Danny Rand or even Lin Lie would adopt the Iron Fist , the nickname belonged to Fongji Wu . Brian Michael Bendis’NewAvengers#26 and # 27 draw her descent story , from breeding to manage the Iron Fist to preparing to tackle the incoming Phoenix Force .
To everyone ’s surprise , Fongji Wu is able to face down the Phoenix Force and absorb it whilst remaining in full control , becoming the firebird ’s fresh innkeeper . If she can plow the ability of the Phoenix Force , she most certainly has a chance to defeat it . Wu may be one of the more obscure people to ever manage the power of the Phoenix Force , but she might also be one of the most powerful roll in the hay she was able-bodied to brave out the Phoenix Force , presumably for the rest of her biography .
24The Goblin Force
The cosmic force that is equal to, if not stronger, than the famous Phoenix Force
There are not many cosmic entities out there that have the capability to agree the Phoenix Force in power . The Goblin Force comes the closest . The Goblin Force hails from an substitute world where it was spawned at the kickoff of clock time itself alongside the Big Bang . It transport striking similarities to the Phoenix Force , admit holding unlimited power , except the Goblin Force feeds off hungriness , not quenched until its appetite its whet . One has to question if its hunger can ever be satisfied considering the depths it has gone to feed itself .
The Goblin Force not only kill The Phoenix Force , but Galactus as well . It could not be overcome or destroyed itself , thus the need for the Celestials to imprison it as a last - ditch effort to incorporate it . The Goblin Force already proved itself worthy in a engagement against the Phoenix Force .
23The Hunger
The cosmic entity ruled by hunger can swallow the Phoenix Force whole
The Hunger is more than just a cosmic entity - it ’s a multiversal parasite that feed on entire realities and universes . Much like The Goblin Force itself , The Hunger ( unsurprisingly , considering the name ) is driven by feeding its appetence , an appetence that ’s extremely difficult to satisfy . It ’s also far more sentient than either the Phoenix Force or the Goblin Force , so when it is in an aggressively hungry mode , it has no problem letting it be have a go at it to anyone listening . When it can devour intact realities , the Phoenix does n’t stomach a prospect .
Earth-616 was not on The Hunger ’s radiolocation until it read about the Infinity Gauntlet , put him in difference of opinion with Thanos . It bruise up devouring several cosmic being in the upstage future and even destroying Thanos . It took a fourth dimension - traveling , all-powerful Thanos to lastly defeat The Hunger .
22Moon Knight (AKA Marc Spector)
The Fist of Khonshu is powerful enough to reject the Phoenix Force
Moon Knight really served as the legion of the Phoenix Forcefor a abbreviated sentence . But when he see just how annihilating the entity in reality was , Moon Knight did something unthinkable : he refuse the Phoenix Force on function . While caught up in a fight with the Avengers , Moon Knight allows Thor to criticize him out , forcing the Phoenix Force to move on and find a Modern host .
It ’s knockout to detect someone capable of the sheer will power it accept to resist the influence of the powerful military group . But Marc Spector grapple to do it , turn over the torpedo a surprising advantage over the cosmic power .
21Galactus (AKA The Devourer of Worlds)
The cosmic villain has already taken the Phoenix to the limit
The Devourer of Worlds has actually fought against the Phoenix , inExcalibur#61 from 1993 . This was the Rachel Summers variant of the theatrical role , arguably at the meridian of her powers . Galactus was at the ebb of his , hungry and weak .
Phoenix was able-bodied to overcome him in a truly cosmic conflict , butif Galactus had been at full strong point , the setting would have been very dissimilar in this titanic battle .
