Captain Marvel's Hidden Power Proves Iron Man Can Never Beat Carol Danvers

Summary Captain Marvel reveals a hidden power as an escape artist, outsmarting Iron Man with her craftiness.

Carol Danvers' superior intellect shines as she breaks out of Tony Stark's tech trap, showcasing her underrated genius.

Captain Marvel's new skill adds a unique dimension to her character, showing her versatility beyond her main powers.

Warning: Spoilers for Captain Marvel #7!An unexpected detail about Captain Marvel's duel with Iron Man, reveals a hidden power that was even less expected. Captain Marvel and Iron Man famously went to war with each other in 2016's Civil War II. Since then, the two have learned to bond as friends and even Avengers co-captains, but there is still some fallout from their battle that readers continue to learn about.

Captain Marvel #7 by Alyssa Wong, Jan Bazaldua, Bryan Valenza, and VC's Ariana Maher reveals that Carol Danvers was once able to escape from one of Tony Stark's contraptions. As a result, since they had a bet that she could not break out of one of his tech experiments, she got to keep all of his experiments (and a Maserati MC12), which included a containment basement.

Despite the fact that this is a mere throwaway line, there are bigger implications afoot. Proving to be an escape artist gives Captain Marvel a skill that few heroes have.

Captain Marvel Is Secretly An Escape Artist

The Captain Unlocks A Surprising New Power

The skill of being able to escape from anything is something usually befitting of a secret agent or a super spy, not a superhero. Still, that's exactly why it is so impressive to see that Carol Danvers has such a skill. It's yet another way in which Captain Marvel separates herself from the rest of the Marvel Universe. There are already numerous powers, assets, and abilities in Carol's arsenal that assert her as the strongest Avenger, but adding this move to her repertoire gives Carol a skill that can be helpful without necessarily relying on her main powers.

Yes, Carol's strength is probably a big factor in allowing her to escape from something as complicated as a Tony Stark-designed prison. However, it seems like putting such a skill into practice has more to do with Captain Marvel's craftiness than anything else. Keep in mind that she was able to break out of tech from one of Marvel's most tech-savvy geniuses. Iron Man is someone who has an answer and a plan for everything and everyone, including someone who can bend metal. What he can't plan on, though, is being outsmarted.

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Captain Marvel's Underrated Genius Is On Full Display

Carol Is Smarter Than She's Given Credit For

Captain Marvel's name isn't always thrown out there as one of Marvel's smartest heroes, but perhaps critics should reconsider the criteria. More than just the cunning it takes to be an escape artist, Carol possesses the right level of wit to be able to outsmart one of Marvel's biggest geniuses on more than one occasion. Their Civil War II fight was won by Captain Marvel because she beat him mentally, not just physically. Being able to escape the genius billionaire playboy philanthropist's technologies is another way Captain Marvel has exercised her superior intellect over Iron Man.