Where does somebody like Captain America rank on this list? In theory he should be taken down by anyone with a machinegun or shotgun, but can magically deflect all incoming fire with his shield.
If Jedis have the same plot armor as Captain America, then I say they should rank in the same tier that he does. In theory they are as squishy and vulnerable as somebody like Cap or Wonder Woman, but just always manage to deflect or reflect projectile fire.
Cap is harder to kill than a jedi for a couple of reasons:
1.) He's running around with a weapon that completely ignores all laws of physics. It is completely unbreakable* and will null out all energy and impact stone dead, yet will bounce off anything with pinpoint accuracy when cap throws it. The edge of that disc is is anywhere from "totally harmless" to "razor sharp" as the plot requires. Planning around that thing is very difficult. Thanks to the SSS Captain America's reaction speed is fast enough that he can react to bullets after they're fired, so the shield "magically" intercepting shots isn't all that magic. It's usually just speed.
2.) Martial arts is in and of itself a superpower within marvel earth, and if Cap isn't the best there is at unarmed combat, he's damned close. Top tier martial artists on his level can not only predict what moves you will use in advance by reading your body language and muscle movements, they can and do employ "pressure point strikes" that do anything from render you completely immobile in a single shot to killing you outright. Physical strength doesn't appear to be a defense here, Black Panther knocked out Luke Cage this way and Luke can lift 50 tons and has unbreakable skin. On top of his martial arts prowess, Marvel also saw fit to make Rogers the greatest military tactician that's ever lived. Not just on earth! In the entire goddamned Universe.
3.) No one knows how strong or fast Captain America is, not even within the Marvel Universe. There's a common trope that he's "peak human" but this is false. The Super Soldier Serum has rendered Cap as strong as the plot requires. The man can run 60mph while carrying other people, jump from planes sans parachute without a problem, survive point blank gunshots to the head, etc. Nobody knows how. Captain America routinely fights and beats opponents who *should* be many times stronger than himself. USAgent has a ten ton minimum. Cap beats him like it's his job. Spider Man couldn't take him down during Civil War- Cap was just too good. Sinister even cloned Namor, Prince of Atlantis, sent him after Cap and Cap knocked it out regardless. Sinister was bewildered.
You don't piss off Captain America if you can avoid it no matter how strong you are. The dude is just ludicrous.
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