There Are Over 1100 Marvel Characters — We'll Be Impressed If You Can Name 40!

By: Olivia Cantor
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There Are Over 1100 Marvel Characters — We'll Be Impressed If You Can Name 40!
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About This Quiz

Everybody just loves their superhero stories. Be it in comic book form, on television or as movies, our beloved superheroes with super abilities live on in the global pop culture we grow up with, mature with and age with. Our comic book heroes will certainly not fade away that easily. And with what's happening in global pop culture franchising, some of these heroes, their stories and situations even get a new or better lease on life, letting younger generations discover them, too.

Such is the gem that the Marvel Comics line has made. This special gem is now morphing into many newer comics, which are also getting crossover media exposure in other forms of communication right now. But of course, the biggest hold that the Marvel Universe has on the global entertainment audience is their MCU -- the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

Who doesn't love Marvel movies? There are still many things up for debate in the fandoms, but it's fairly easy to see that Marvel movies far outweigh the other company's output in terms of quality storytelling and formidable plots. And then of course, the characters are also well-liked -- even if they're a bit on the bad side!

So let's see if you can ace this one, sport! Tell us the name of the character in the image shows, and you score one for the team. Ready? Go!



3 Iron Man And this Marvel character?
Rocket Raccoon
Iron Man
Everybody knows Tony Stark and his Iron Man alter ego-ish persona. Robert Downey Jr. plays him so well at the movies.
Ghost Rider
Vision

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6 Professor X What's the name of this Marvel character?
Petra
Professor X
Charles Francis Xavier is Professor X of the X-Men. Both Patrick Stewart and James McAvoy played him in different era movies.
Darwin
Changeling

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9 Black Panther Do you know this particular Marvel character?
Carnage
Black Panther
The standalone Black Panther movie was such a big hit. People can't wait to see more of Wakanda!
Apocalypse
Red Skull

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8 Thor And this other Marvel character?
War Machine
Luke Cage
Thor
There's a short-haired Thor and a long-haired Thor at the movies. Whatever version you like, Chris Hemsworth is worth watching, whatever the mane situation.
Moon Knight

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7 hulk What about this Marvel character?
Swordsman
Black Knight
Hulk
There have been a number of Hulk movies over the years. The '70s TV series is also memorable for Gen X-ers.
Hercules

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14 Thanos How about this other one?
Thanos
Josh Brolin played Thanos in "Avengers: Infinity War." This veteran actor gave dramatic nuances to this Marvel character.
Sentinel
Bullseye
Mister Sinister

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Deadpool
Deadpool is not your average comic book hero. But he sure is funny!
Pikachu
Snorlax
Dingbat

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10 Doctor Strange Do you know who this is?
Doc Oc
Juggernaut
Kingpin
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange appeared in his full-length film in 2016. He's been appearing in various Avengers movies ever since.

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16 Gamora Who is this?
Falcon
Iron Fist
She-Hulk
Gamora
The gorgeous Zoe Saldana plays Gamora in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies. She can hold her own in this male-centric world!

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17 Storm Which Marvel character is this one?
Cannonball
Bishop
Forge
Storm
Storm is part of the X-Men. She can control the weather.

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5 Wolverine Can you identify this Marvel character?
Havok
Archangel
Wolverine
When you say Wolverine, that's Logan. And that's Hugh Jackman, through and through, in all of the movie versions.
Vulcan

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19 Star Lord What about this one?
Abomination
Ronan The Accuser
Mandarin
Star-Lord
Star-Lord's human name is Peter Quill. Chris Pratt plays him well at the movies.

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21 Loki Can you identify this particular figure?
Henry Pym
Loki
Loki is played by Tom Hiddleston at the movies. Even if the MCU films are sometimes uneven, he still makes his character as consistent as possible.
Nova
Black Bolt

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24 Drax Who is this character pictured here?
Drax the Destroyer
Drax the Destroyer is played by Dave Bautista at the movies. He can give Hulk a run for his money!
Prince Narmor
Adam Warlock
Kang The Conqueror

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Magneto
The older Magneto of the movies is in between being a hero and a villain. The younger version of him showed his backstory as to why he is who he is, which is very interesting.
Dazzler
Revanche
Marrow

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25 Groot Who's this in the image?
Taskmaster
Onslaught
Groot
Did you know that Vin Diesel voices Groot in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies? It might be fun if he dressed up as Groot in the movies, too!
Mephisto

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2 Spiderman How about this Marvel character?
Iceman
Punisher
Colossus
Spider-Man
Tobey Maguire played Spider-Man in the early 2000s. Andrew Garfield also did his character justice. Tom Holland is the latest to play him at the movies.

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29 Ant-Man What do they call this Marvel character?
Ant-Man
Ant-Man is played by Paul Rudd in the movie versions. But some say The Wasp is more baddie than him!
Sandman
Hobgoblin
Nuisance

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12 Mystique Can you tell who this one is?
Mystique
Mystique's name is Raven. Jennifer Lawrence plays her well in the reboot films
Banshee
Sway
Thunderbird

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30 Blade What's the name of this character?
Flash
Aquaman
Robin
Blade
Blade is a kung fu-fighting sword-carrying toughie of a hero out to get all bad vampires out there. Wesley Snipes played him in the movie versions.

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27 Silver Surfer Quick, can you name this one?
Kraven The Hunter
Eddie Brock
Silver Surfer
The Silver Surfer is part of the Fantastic Four world. Laurence Fishburne voiced him in the 2007 film version.
Super-Skrull

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32 Green Goblin Can you correctly name this villain?
Green Goblin
The Green Goblin is actually a morphed Norman Osborn, the rich man who also runs secret scientific experiments. In the earlier Spider-Man films, he was played by actor Willem Dafoe.
Modok
Rhino
Annihilus

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23 Cyclops Do you know who this is?
Lifeguard
Moonstar
Cyclops
Cyclops is part of the X-Men. His real name is Scott Summers.
Chamber

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31 Nick Fury Can you tell us who this is?
Baron Zemo
Omega Red
Nick Fury
Nick Fury used to be a military man who became the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. That's why his skills are needed to guide the Avengers in their duties.
Odin

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26 The Thing Can you correctly name this Marvel character?
The Thing
The Thing is recognizable as a huge rock-like character. His tagline is "It's clobberin' time!"
Mysterio
Electro
Yondu

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33 Daredevil How about this hero?
Beyonder
Vulture
Nebula
Daredevil
Daredevil is the blind superhero who is a lawyer by profession. When not being Daredevil, he goes by the name Matt Murdock.

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35 Hawkeye Can you name this truly Marvel hero?
Hawkeye
When not being Hawkeye, he is Clint Barton. This Avenger is also a family man, as we saw in the Avenger movies.
Longshot
Cannonball
Magik

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38 Winter Soldier What's the name of this hero-ish villain pictured here?
Winter Soldier
In Captain America's story, Bucky is Steve Rogers' childhood friend. Bucky supposedly died during the war, but was resurrected and turned into the Winter Soldier assassin. But he fought alongside the Avengers later on, redeeming himself.
Maria Hill
Pepper Potts
Professor Erik Selvig

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36 Human Torch Who is this hotshot?
Heimdall
Dazzler
Human Torch
Human Torch is part of the Fantastic Four. It's interesting to note that prior to playing Captain America in the Avengers movies, Chris Evans played Human Torch in the 2005 Fantastic Four movie.
Ronin

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34 Beast What's the name of this hero?
Warpath
Beast
In the X-Men movies, we see the elder Beast become an important diplomat-politician for mutant affairs. In his younger days, though, he's the one helping Charles Xavier build the team from ground up.
Xorn
Northstar

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1 Captain America Can you name this Marvel character?
Captain America
Steve Rogers is Captain America. Chris Evans plays him in the Avenger movies
Quicksilver
Doctor Doom
Scarlet Witch

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11 Mr Fantastic How about this one?
Lastikman
Mantis
Mister Fantastic
Mister Fantastic is also known as Reed Richards. Several film versions of him have already been done.
Hellcat

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39 The Punisher Do you think you can pick out this character's name?
Jubilee
Iceman
Sabretooth
The Punisher
The Punisher is about a guy who turned vigilante when his family was killed by the mob. Of course, it is set in New York City mostly.

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13 Jean Grey Can you identify this one?
Psylocke
Sunfire
Jean Grey
Jean Grey is a powerful telepath in the X-Men world. Sophie Turner plays her now in the reboot films.
Longshot

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40 Emma Frost Last but not the least, what's the name of this interesting Marvel character?
Domino
Emma Frost
Emma Frost is also a telepath. But no one can read her mind while she's encrusted in her diamond-like skin.
Valkyrie
Firestar

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Gambit
Gambit is an important X-Men character. We hope to see more of him at the movies!
Sage
Cable
Lifeguard

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37 Kitty Pryde Who is this cute baddie?
Cerebro
Toad
Pyro
Kitty Pryde
Kitty Pryde is a character in the X-men world. She might have a solo movie soon.

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28 Rogue Get your geek cred by naming who this is!
Lady Deathstrike
Onslaught
Rogue
In the movie version, Rogue's real name is Marie D'Ancanto. It's hard for her to have physical contact, since her mutation involves absorbing the energies or even the life of someone.
Enchantress

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22 Invisible Woman Can you name who this is?
Angel
Elektra
Jubilee
Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman of Fantastic Four is Susan Storm. Jessica Alba played her once in the movie version, so did Kate Mara in another movie version.

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4 Black Widow Do you know this Marvel character?
Ultron
Black Widow
Natasha Romanoff is also known as Black Widow in the Avengers world. Scarlett Johansson gives her justice in the movie version.
Venom
Galactus

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