Characters who are treated as jokes in-universe who are actually pretty op
- SCP-2006 (SCP wiki)
A shapeshifting entity seeking to bring fear to all of humanity, this SCP believes old horror movies to be the peak of terror and utilizes the forms and tactics of classic movie monsters for its scares. SCP-8066 shows a glimpse of the true extent of 2006’s abilities, plunging every creature on earth into its own eternal nightmare.
- Carl Creel aka the Absorbing Man (Marvel)
Initially created as a Thor villain, Creel’s low intelligence has led to his defeat by a number of heroes far below his weight class including Daredevil, and Ant-Man and the Wasp. Earth-X shows a timeline where he remedies this flaw by absorbing the supercomputer brain of Ultron, allowing him to wipe out nearly the entire Avengers roster before eventually being convinced to sacrifice himself to replace the planet’s unstable core.