10 Most Ridiculously Overpowered Superheroes In The Marvel Universe

6. Silver Surfer

If there's one extremely powerful threat the Fantastic Four have faced worth mentioning it's Galactus. But he's a villain and therefore exempt from being featured on this list. The reason for his mention, however, is because of his heralds most notably the one known as the Silver Surfer.

Galactus has infused many heralds with cosmic powers allowing them to seek out planets to appease his hunger. The Silver Surfer - or Norrin Radd as he's known on his home planet - is by far the most powerful. Having grown into a super-powered being in his own right Radd has evolved his cosmic abilities far beyond what was originally intended. So what exactly does he do? The Surfer wields "the power cosmic," and, no, that isn't related to the body electric. What it means is that he can manipulate the various cosmic energies within the universe.

Let's just take this little snippet from Marvel to get a better understanding of his insane power levels. "He can augment his strength to incalculable levels, and is almost totally indestructible. He can navigate space, hyperspace and dimensional barriers, and can fly at near-limitless speeds on his board, entering hyperspace when he exceeds light speed. He has even proven capable of time travel on occasion.

The Surfer does not require food, drink, air or sleep, sustained entirely by converting matter into energy. He is immune to temperature extremes and most radiation, and can survive in vacuum environments such as outer space and hyperspace. He can analyze and manipulate matter and energy, and restructure or animate matter at will, even transmuting elements. He can heal living beings (though he cannot raise the dead), and has proven capable of revitalizing or evolving organic life on a planet wide scale.

He can alter the size of himself or of other matter, cast illusions, fire energy blasts, form and manipulate energy constructs, manipulate gravity, absorb and discharge most forms of energy, and phase through solid matter. His senses enable him to detect objects and energies light years away, and to perceive matter and energy in subatomic detail; he can even see through time, and with concentration can achieve limited perception of past and future events in his general vicinity.

The Surfer has demonstrated limited telepathic ability on occasion, and has proven able to influence human emotion and sensation." So is there anything that he can't do? The Silver Surfer is a classic example of overpowered both in terms of having way too many powers and having those power levels higher than imaginable. If it weren't for that beautiful thing called human emotion than Earth would have easily been a meal for Galactus.

There was really no way that any superhero on Earth would have been able to stop the Surfer short of the emotional influence they had on him. Luckily for them he's joined the side of the angels.