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The Thing (1982)

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This character's data is complete. Every rating comes from documented feats — what they have actually been shown to do, not where fans rank them. The roster as a whole is still being worked through, so matchups can shift as opponents are researched.

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A / Bracket 3 / Horror / Fully mapped
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TT The Thing (1982)
Ranked#409
Rank
#409of 750
Rating
1,398pts
Win rate
46%
Record
333W / 391L
Kill reach
5/10
Still being built

This character hasn't been fully mapped yet, so treat what's below as a work in progress rather than a finished verdict — no canon victories logged. Ratings and abilities change as data is added.

Rating is a score, not a position — it rises by beating strong opponents and barely moves for beating weak ones.

Engine verdict · closest matchups, resolved just now
Defeats 19 nearby
AWAlbert Wesker
Albert Wesker
ACAmerica Chavez
America Chavez
RSRey Skywalker
Rey Skywalker
AApocalypse
Apocalypse
B(Batman (Mobius Chair)
Batman (Mobius Chair)
BGBooster Gold
Booster Gold
Even fight 7 nearby
M(Mewtwo (Mewtwo Strikes Back)
Mewtwo (Mewtwo Strikes Back)
MOMultiverse of Madness Wanda
Multiverse of Madness Wanda
KKirby
Kirby
SSonic
Sonic
SSlenderman
Slenderman
A(Anubis (Mythology)
Anubis (Mythology)
Loses to 10 nearby
GGodspeed
Godspeed
HHomelander
Homelander
IMIron Man (Hulkbuster Mark II)
Iron Man (Hulkbuster Mark II)
MMihawk
Mihawk
SStorm
Storm
PPinhead
Pinhead
Physical
Strength
5
Speed
0
Durability
8
Energy
0
Intelligence
7
Combat
0
Win conditions
Reality
0
Erasure
0
Immortality
5
Control
7
Untouchable
0
Authority
0
On the page
No canon victories recorded yet. When one is added it appears here with its source.
Abilities · rated 0–10
abnormal pain tolerance8 shape shifting7 brute strength5 regeneration5 tactical genius5 super strength4
Weaknesses · what an opponent can use
fire weaknesscritical limited durabilityminor requires contactmajor
Background

The shape-shifting organism from John Carpenter's The Thing (1982): grows tentacles, jaws and limbs mid-fight, shrugs off gunfire, and every severed piece lives on. Fire kills it.

Rated by running this character against every other in the field and scoring who they beat, not by votes.
Ratings move whenever a character's data is corrected — if a verdict here looks wrong, flag it from the fight itself.
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