Superheroes possess powers beyond anything we mere mortal-types can dream of. The Avengers shows us literal gods, flash-frozen super-soldiers, green rage monsters, and an alien army that would make Buck Rogers go weak at the knees.
So yeah. A lot of power floating around.
But again, Marvel doesn't want to just sit on that idea. They want to talk about the kinds of obligations power gives, what happens when power gets out of hand, and how figures without powers (like, say, Nick Fury) can get what they need out of people who do (thus exercising an entirely different kind of power over them).
Questions about Power
- How do characters without much power assert themselves and their goals over characters who have it?
- What does each hero's power or powers say about their personality and character?
- Is it possible to use the power of the Tesseract wisely? How does easy instant energy like that become a potential force for corruption?
- In what ways is Loki limited in his power by his own ambitions? What does wanting to rule the Earth do to compromise his ability to do what he wishes?
Chew on This
Power corrupts, and even good guys like The Avengers need to use it carefully lest it corrupt them.
Power is neither good nor evil. It solely depends on who uses it and why.