Top 10 Times Superheroes Went GOD MODE

“Shazam! Fury of the Gods” (2023)

Billy Batson already got a pretty divine gift when he received the powers of the wizard Shazam. How many teenagers would kill to get the strength of Hercules, speed of Mercury, and the lightning of Zeus? Inherited from literal gods, his superpowers come to full fruition in this climactic battle against the mythical dragon Ladon. It’s no small feat to give this fiery beast a knuckle sandwich, but Shazam manages to go toe-to-claw with the great leviathan at every turn. He’s even tough enough to tunnel his way through a column of flame breath. The battle ultimately requires Shazam’s sacrifice, but his courage and selflessness move a dying Hespera to properly dub him, “a true god.” We couldn’t agree more!

“Captain Marvel” (2019)

When we meet Carol Danvers in “Endgame”, she’s already “goddess” enough to rescue the great Tony Stark from the void of space. But it’s the moment when she first tapped into those powers that truly unleashed her might. With her potential suppressed by Kree technology, she wisely turns to her inner strength to break free. Carol draws from her painful memories of hardships and defeats, using them as motivation to remove the alien inhibitor and harness extraordinary cosmic energy. The fear in her enemies’ eyes only foreshadows the subsequent interplanetary beatdown that she administers. By transforming the phrase “only human” from an insult to an incentive, Captain Marvel achieves otherworldly resilience that brings her about as close to “God” status as mortals can get.

“Guardians of the Galaxy” (2014)

Turns out using his latent god powers wasn’t even the most power Star-Lord ever wielded. The finale of the first “Guardians” film sees Peter Quill distracting the villain Ronan with a would-be dance-off long enough for his friends to separate the Kree warlord from the Power Stone, one of the Infinity Stones. Quill leaps to catch it, but soon regrets it, since it proves extremely potent, flaking away parts of his body. But, as Ronan gloats, Quill’s friends hold on to him, spreading the power between them. As it stabilizes, the newly minted Guardians of the Galaxy use the energy to vaporize Ronan and save the galaxy. Can you imagine how powerful it would’ve been if they’d danced?

“Wonder Woman” (2017)

Diana of Themyscira is powerful even by the standards of her warrior people. Being a demigoddess will do that. Even so, it isn’t until she finds herself in the middle of one of the worst wars in history that we get to see the true extent of her power. Diana and her friends need to get across no man’s land in the middle of trench warfare. And while everyone around her insists it’s impossible to cross, Diana climbs out of the trench and charges across the field. As she takes all the fire, Diana manages to block automatic weapons and perform incredible leaps. With such a remarkable display, it’s no wonder her friends and the Allied troops are inspired to follow her.

“X-Men: Days of Future Past” (2014)

Breaking your super-mutant buddy out of a secured government facility? Who better to call than Peter Maximoff? When Charles Xavier and his gang are face-to-face with armed guards, Quicksilver wastes no nanoseconds to save the day. With his ultra-human speed, Peter darts about the kitchen, redirecting bullets and fists in his favor. The whole thing looks like slow motion to us, and neither the guards nor the X-Men even know what hits (or almost hits) them. He’s even got time to sample some displaced air-soup and rock out to Jim Croce. Quicksilver pulls off some similar moves to “Sweet Dreams” in “X-Men: Apocalypse”, but this is the one that really has him running literal circles around everyone else.

“Thor: Ragnarok” (2017)

Thor faces a lot of challenges in his third solo movie, but easily the biggest is his sister, Hela, the goddess of death. When she cuts out Thor’s eye and sets her minions against the fleeing people of Asgard, things look dire. However, a vision of Thor’s father Odin reminds Thor that his lost hammer, Mjolnir, was merely a way for him to focus his powers, not the source of it. He descends from the sky in a bolt of lightning, fighting through waves of Hela’s soldiers. They don’t stand a chance against the god of thunder. It makes for one awesome sequence! And it feels even more divine thanks to help from Led Zeppelin!

“Zack Snyder’s Justice League” (2021)

Barry Allen, aka the Flash, may be the fastest man alive, but sometimes he’s not fast enough to save everyone. Such is the case when the Justice League fails to prevent Steppenwolf’s plans to terraform Earth with the Mother Boxes and they all die in an explosion. Or so it would seem! As the shockwave approaches him, Barry enters the Speed Force. This allows him to run faster than light, effectively turning back time, as his footsteps effectively create a new future as he runs to the past. By supercharging Cyborg, Flash helps prevent the explosion, saving the Justice League and the world! And when you’re powerful enough to save heroes of their caliber, that’s quite impressive!

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” (2017)

Peter Quill’s reunion with his father starts off well, albeit in a weird way. His dad, Ego, is a Celestial, a god-like alien being the size of a planet, after all. But revelations about Ego’s plan to expand his influence across the galaxy, as well as the fact that he killed Peter’s mother, sour things between them significantly. While his friends work to set a bomb that will kill Ego, Quill awakens his own Celestial abilities to distract him. Their clash sees the two using their abilities to literally reshape the world around them in powerful, and occasionally funny, ways. It makes for a crazy fight scene and features Quill at his strongest – although his dance moves are also pretty powerful.

“Avengers: Endgame” (2019)

Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor! Fans had long suspected that Steve Rogers, Captain America himself, would be able to wield Thor’s hammer. So, when Thanos is about to kill Thor during the final battle and Mjolnir flies through the air back into Cap’s hand – we all lost our minds! Cap is not only able to throw the hammer and call it back to him, he’s also able to summon lightning, which he uses in a fantastically awesome series of attacks against Thanos. This is Steve Rogers, the formerly skinny kid from Brooklyn, wielding the power of a god!

“Avengers: Endgame” (2019)

We don’t usually do multiple entries from one film, but come on! This movie is so epic and there are so many moments to choose from, like Wanda’s revenge on Thanos! Iron Man’s final stand sees him use sleight of hand and nanites to steal the Infinity Stones from Thanos. He then uses the Stones, at the cost of his life, to defeat Thanos and his armies. And sure, technically, when Thanos snaps it’s more powerful, since he dusts half the universe. But, while we were tempted to choose that moment instead, ultimately, Tony Stark’s iconic final act felt more worthy of celebration. He looks cooler doing it, for one. Plus, Thanos is already practically a demi-god, while Tony is just a man - “Iron Man.”



Which of these entries is the best example of truly going ‘god mode’? Let us know in the comments below!