Badass Normals of Marvel Appreciation 2020

[Hybrid]

Marvel has many non-superpowered heroes and villains, but it's not as noticeable as in DC mainly because they lack a leading Batman of sorts. Plus, Marvel I would say has more mid-level superpowered characters than peak humans or high-end powerhouses, whereas in DC it's much more high level in general when it's not peak human.

Anyways, here's a thread for Marvel's Badass Normals such as Hawkeye (Clint Barton and Kate Bishop), Punisher, Black Knight, Mockingbird (well, originally), Shang-Chi, Boomerang, Bullseye, Baron Zemo, Crossbones and so on. Post away!

[Blind Wedjat]

Posting in for Misty Knight

[616MarvelYear is LeapYear]

Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #17 Apr 1965
"While the Jungle Sleeps!"
The Commandos must rescue an American unit

lost in the jungle.


Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Vince Colletta

[shooshoomanjoe]

Supreme Universe Nighthawk

[JudicatorPrime]

One could argue that there really is no such thing as a true "normal" hero in comic books. In order to play on a field with gods and omega level mutants, writers have to cloak the nonpowered characters in auras of improbability (also called plot or PIS armor). It's the only way that someone who is a normal human -- or even a "peak" human for that matter -- can punch the Hulk, Thor, the Thing, etc., and not completely shatter every bone in his/her hand. It's how normal daredevils and Olympic level acrobats can dodge objects moving at the speed of light more often than not, even though the closing distance is less than 10 feet away. Normal humans defy the laws of physics all of the time within the comic book environs. Don't applaud them. Applaud the writers.

[Agent Z]

Posting in for Misty Knight

Does she qualify? She's a cyborg.

[marshal88]

night nurse


code blue nypd


nypd are always arresting someone - cosmic or not - thanos , Quoggoth , scarlet witch etc ...haha

[Hybrid]

Baron Helmut Zemo

One of the Avengers' greatest villains has no actual superpowers.

[Holt]

Wyatt Wingfoot hive make some noise!

[Riv86672]

Night Thrasher, who is, like The Cool Thatguy said in Thrash’s appreciation thread, the Bat God before there was a Bat God.

[K7P5V]

Definitely Moon Knight:

[Riv86672]

Definitely Moon Knight:

I usually don’t nit pick, but like Agent Z pointed out about Misty Knight, who’s a Cyborg, MK has moon derived super strength.
I wouldn’t call him normal, but i would call him (and Misty) street level, which is a less specific/broader term.

[Hypestyle]

Lieutenant Marcus Stone, Code Blue. (MIA)

[JudicatorPrime]

Does she qualify? She's a cyborg.

Misty's bionic/cybernetic/whateveryouwannacallit arm represents a superhuman augmentation. She may be considered "street" level, but not normal by any means.

[Riv86672]

Lieutenant Marcus Stone, Code Blue. (MIA)

That’s a good one!