Sailor Moon vs. Marvel’s Avengers: Who’s powerful enough to win

The 30th anniversary for the original airing is March 20, 2222 Sailor MoonJapan. And over those three decades years, the Toei Animation manga adaptation has become one of the most popular and influential series of all time, popping up in everything from Pixar’s The Turning of the RedTo HBO’s Euphoria.

As Sailor Moon’s legacy cements itself, it’s hard not to think of another group that’s become as influential to a new generation of nerds: the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s version of the Avengers. While the two groups appear vastly different, with one being an Japanese animated series starring mostly all women heroes and the other being an American film franchise with a team of heroes centered mostly on superpowered men, the Sailor Senshi and the original six MCU Avengers also have a lot more in common than most may realize — and imagining the two crossing over only makes the connections more apparent. In the ‘90s Sailor Moon introduced many fans to Japanese anime, while the Marvel Cinematic Universe brought new fans to Marvel’s comic book characters (outside of the X-Men). These vigilante organizations also work for justice and love, often have reluctant heroes and survived internal struggles for power.

What does it really mean to pit the Sailor Senshi against Avengers? Which team would prevail if they ever met? Let’s find out.

We’ll assume all of our contenders are fully powered up. This means there will be no time to attack during the famously long transformation sequences — that goes for Sailor Moon and Iron Man. For the most part, all the fighters are in their strongest forms. The Sailor Senshi can be transformed from their original forms to maintain continuity. Sailor Moon StarsThe last season of Sailor MoonAnd the MCU Avengers are the same at the end of Avengers: Endgame. Captain America therefore has his vibranium-crafted shield. Iron Man, however, does not possess the Infinity Gauntlet.

With that established, let’s wonder aloud: Who Would win?

Sailor Moon against Iron Man

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Iron Man and Sailor Moon, both reluctant leaders within their respective organizations, end up making the greatest sacrifices. Iron Man is more technologically advanced than Sailor Moon, but Sailor Moon’s magical abilities are fueled by her love for justice and conviction. There’s also her Silver Crystal, which has the power to allow the Sailor Senshi the ability to time jump, revive an entire population, extensively expand lifespans — Sailor Moon’s daughter is 900! — and of course defeat any foe.

Unfortunately, Iron Man, mere mortal man in a high-tech suit, is often weak against magic; he was no match for Scarlet Witch’s mind-altering magic in Avengers: Age of UltronYou can also use the Infinity Gauntlet. Avengers: EndgameHis untimely passing was the result. With Sailor Moon’s goddess-like powers, passed down through generations of the Moon Kingdom’s royalty, and weapons like the Holy Grail in her arsenal give her a clear advantage over pretty much every Avenger, including Tony Stark.

Winner: Sailor Moon

Sailor Mercury and Black Widow

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Black Widow as well as Sailor Mercury rely heavily on tactics to conquer their enemies. Sailor Mercury uses tech such as the “Mercury Goggle,” that allows her to scan her enemies for weak points, but her real weapon is intellect; canonically, she holds an IQ score of 300, whereas real-life American magazine columnist Marilyn vos Savant, who holds the highest IQ in the real world, has a score of 228.

Black Widow has the edge when it is hand-tohand combat. Black Widow’s training from The Red Room also gives her the experience to withstand nearly any attack. Luckily, Sailor Mercury has a few powerful attacks in her arsenal, including “Mercury Bubble Blast,” which creates a thick fog to hide her location, and “Shine Aqua Illusion,” which has the power to freeze her enemies into an ice block. Black Widow can be kept away by Sailor Mercury if she is able to keep her physically fit.

Winner: Sailor Mercury

Sailor Mars vs. Hawkeye

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Sailor Mars as well as Hawkeye are experts in long-range strikes. While the Senshi relies on fire to defeat her foes, the Avenger employs a range of special arrows. Sailor Mars, however, has unlimited access to a wide range of specialty arrows. ofuda to exorcize demons, Hawkeye can draw several trick arrows in a matter of seconds that could likely combat Mars’ fire. Let’s see, what is the bottom line?

Iron will should work to Sailor Mars’ advantage; in the season 1 finale of Sailor MoonMars suffers severe injury after she is crushed by rocks. Then, seconds before taking her last breath, she takes down one more villain with her attack “Fire Soul!” which causes a huge fire explosion.

However, with Hawkeye’s impeccable aim, it’s only a matter of time before Sailor Mars is hit by an arrow of the acid, sonic, freeze — or, heck, fire extinguisher — variety. As much as I don’t want to admit it (because Ronin deserves to be exorcised with Sailor Mars’ ofuda), Hawkeye and his deep quiver, will likely take the win here.

Winner: Hawkeye

Sailor Jupiter vs. Thor

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Thor is the “God of Thunder” and Sailor Jupiter is the “Goddess of Lightning,” so it’s only natural for these two to go head-to-head. However, they are equally matched in their lightning and thunder powers. This means that any encounter will be hand-to-hand. Sailor Jupiter is very skilled in fighting and has taken down enemies without even needing to power up into her Sailor Senshi form, but admittedly doesn’t get as much fighting practice due to the need to balance schoolwork and her hobbies.

Thor continues to go to Jotunheim in order to hunt giants every day. Unless Jupiter can use Thor’s ditziness to her advantage, Thor has the likelihood to win in this fight. This fight may be repeated in the future. Zeus, the Roman counterpart of Thor, is rumored to face off against Thor. Thor: Love and Thunder.

Winner: Thor

Sailor Venus vs. Captain America

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Captain America takes the Avengers into battle. Sailor Venus, on the other hand, leads the Inner Senshi, which are Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars and Sailor Jupiter. Both have served as heroes, while Cap has (reluctantly), boosted for the U.S military, and Sailor V is starring in her own series of comics and video games within the realm of the. Sailor Moon anime.

As far as abilities, Sailor Venus has strong attacks like “Crescent Beam,” which shoots an energy beam towards her enemies and can split off into different directions and “Love Me Chain,’’ which whips a chain around. Captain America may be able to block those attacks with his famous shield, Sailor V’s attacks can split off into different directions which could prove difficult for a super soldier, even backed by his Avengers. To win, he’d have to get in close and engage Sailor Venus in hand-to-hand combat to offset her long-range attacks. But what is really the deciding factor? Cap’s “I can do this all day” mentality. It’s the stamina required to win against the Sailor Senshi.

Winner: Captain America

Hulk and Tuxedo Mask

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Five Inner Senshi are present, but there are also six MCU Avengers. Hulk is the last Avenger and must face Tuxedo Mask. Tuxedo Mask has a few abilities, including throwing razor-sharp roses at enemies and using his cane as a sword.

The Hulk could not be defeated by either of these assaults. C’mon. Hulk will likely end up swinging Tuxedo Mask as a rag doll, much like Loki did. The Avengers). Tuxedo Mask’s sacrificial spirit will allow him to happily accept one for his team. In the end, this matchup only requires two words: “Hulk Smash.”

Winner: Hulk

Debate amongst yours to see if anyone of the Avengers could beat Sailor Moon…