The Marvel Cinematic Universe is quickly filling up with incredibly powerful characters and entities - especially now that it has reached out in to the cosmos - and that means that a lot of power is being thrown around. Since 2008, when Iron Man first burst out of the cave in which he was held hostage in Afghanistan, the armoured hero has gone from being unusual to being one of the most grounded and earthly concepts in the continuity. We've now got powerful alien races and gods and monsters showing us what they've capable of. As a result, there have been some extremely impressive displays by the characters we've met thus far. Whether it's just pure brute super-strength or more esoteric and exotic displays of power, several characters have really shown that they are not to be messed with. In this article, we're going to take a look at some of the most explosive and powerful performances by Marvel Cinematic Universe characters to date. Here are the ten most awesome displays of power in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (note that this will focus on what characters did under their own power rather than, for example, with the assistance of an Infinity Stone. The article contains Marvel Cinematic Universe spoilers)...
