I'm actually working on putting together a Mar-Vell respect thread as we speak, but I don't know how long it will be before I finish(if someone else wants to do it, I'll just add what I have to their stuff).
Anyway on this fight, Mar-Vell takes the majority(but it would be a good fight). Who's more skilled could actually go either way, and as bigbran pointed out Mar-Vell could probably amp to match Warlock's strength. What I see giving Mar-Vell the victory, is his cosmic awareness. Unlike guys like Surfer, Mar-Vell used his cosmic awareness often in the middle of battle to help him read his opponent. He was always sensing any vulnerabilities or openings his opponents had, and when the best time to strike or defend was.
Cosmic kung-fu.
After Iron Man got his ass handed to him, by like three of these guys...
Mar-Vell uses his cosmic awareness to beat them all...
All of these guys are as strong as Iron Man... (please log in to view the image)
Originally, Captain Mar-Vell had no superhuman powers, although he was somewhat stronger than a human due to his advanced Kree physiology. As a species, the Kree have developed greater strength in order to combat the heavier gravity of their home worlds.
The Kree nega-bands converted Mar-Vell's psionic energy into strength (he could now lift 10 tons), a high degree of imperviousness to harm, the ability to project energy blasts, and the power to fly. They also allowed Mar-Vell to exist unprotected in outer space without having to breathe.
Dr. Benjamin Savannah's radiation treatment altered Mar-Vell genetic structure so that he could absorb solar energy and convert it to various uses, including strength. He then relied on the solar power rather than the bands for flight, and would leave a glowing trail behind him while flying.
The exact nature and scope of the "cosmic awareness" granted to Mar-Vell by Eon have never been clearly defined. Apparently it enabled him to sense the presence of beings and objects in the universe that were somehow of importance to him for whatever reason. It may be somewhat comparable to Spider-Man's spider-sense and to Mantis' awareness of psychic "vibrations," but its scope was far greater than either. In later volumes of Captain Marvel involving Genis-Vell, the power of cosmic awareness has been described as an almost immeasureable force that allows the user to know all that has occurred, all that will occur, and all that might occur anywhere in the universe. Without proper experience and a level of control, this sense of all-knowing can drive an individual insane (as it did with Genis-vell
Soon afterwards, Mar-Vell became embroiled in battling Thanos. Infatuated with pleasing the force of Death (which had taken the form of a beautiful woman), Thanos planned to destroy all life in the universe as a sign of his devotion. Mar-Vell was teleported to the presence of the extraterrestrial being called Eon which had been created thousands of years before to watch over the evolution of superhuman beings on Earth. Eon induced Mar-Vell to reject the Kree's love of warfare entirely, and to reach inner peace. Eon then granted Mar-Vell a psionic ability called "cosmic awareness", and designated him as "Protector of the Universe". Thanks to these changes in himself, Captain Mar-Vell became the primary force in bringing about Thanos's defeat.
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i don't know -- you think mar-vell could put a beat down on firelord . . .?
this is a pretty close fight. mar-vell's skill is prolly higher than warlock's, but i'd say adam was stronger overall. when cm matched drax, drax was only cl40, don't forget -- and yeah, i saw the 'planet-busting fight' with thanos. doesn't change my mind i'm afraid . . .
ronan was also much less back then also.
amping to say cl50 is likely about as high as he gets (that would be high enough, given his skill, to beat ben).
i agree -- cosmic awareness would be the difference in this fight. that, and mar-vell's warrior attitude that made him one of the greatest ever.
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