Thragg — power rating and matchups

These entries record encounters, feats and other events from the character's stories. Read each outcome with its version, sources and condition tags. Arena verdicts use the selected versions and matchup rules; a story result does not determine an arena result. This panel is for reference and does not feed the engine. The record is still being expanded.

Win

v Mark, Nolan, Thaedus, Oliver and Battle BeastInvincible vol. 1 #75 – Invincible vol. 1 #76

Beats Nolan and Mark with little effort. After Thragg has pummelled Mark, Nolan joins and punches him; Thragg headbutts Nolan, later grabs both by the neck, and when Nolan catches up to the fleeing Mark, Thragg impales him at superhuman speed, disembowelling him (fan wiki #76; CBR: "In their very f…

Held back

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Invincible vol. 1 #75Severely injures Oliver. other secondary source checked The Direct: comics versus TV Thragg
Invincible vol. 1 #75Decapitates Thaedus. other secondary source checked TVLine: comics deaths The Direct: comics versus TV Thragg
Invincible vol. 1 #76Beats Nolan and Mark with little effort. After Thragg has pummelled Mark, Nolan joins and punches him; Thragg headbutts Nolan, later grabs both by the neck, and when Nolan catches up to the fleeing Mark, Thragg impales him at superhuman speed, disembowelling him (fan wiki #76; CBR: "In their very first fight Thragg punched his arm through Omni-Man's chest"). Nolan is impaled again in #138. plot summary checked The Direct: comics versus TV Thragg Weekly Comic Book Review: #76
Invincible vol. 1 #76Leaves opponents alive for population reasons. other secondary source checked TVLine: comics deaths
Invincible vol. 1 #76After Viltrum explodes, Battle Beast charges Thragg and is knocked away with a single blow; the fan wiki #76 says Thragg "tosses him aside, calling him a nuisance". Thragg refers back to it in #115. other secondary source checked Writeups.org: Battle Beast Ovicio: the Viltrumite War in the comics
Invincible vol. 1 #76Thragg rushes in and fights Mark; Mark's punches have no effect on him, and Thragg smashes his fist on Mark's temples, leaving his eyes bloodshot (fan wiki #76). Thragg wins the exchange before Nolan joins (INV-C-INV1-076-01). plot summary checked Key Collector Comics: Invincible #76 Ovicio: the Viltrumite War in the comics

Evidence checked: plot summary checked The Direct: comics versus TV Thragg Weekly Comic Book Review: #76 Ovicio: the Viltrumite War in the comics

Feat / note

Viltrumite War; Kregg stoppedInvincible vol. 1 #76

Thragg easily stops Kregg from killing the unconscious Mark and Nolan: he catches Kregg's punches and says they need them to survive (fan wiki #76).

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked Ovicio: the Viltrumite War in the comics Image Comics Database (fan wiki): Invincible #76

Feat / note

Scourge standoff; no solo resultInvincible vol. 1 #88

Negotiates against the virus threat.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Monkeys Fighting Robots: #88 Crisis on Infinite Midlives: #88

No decisive result

v DinosaurusInvincible vol. 1 #90

Bomb threat diverts Thragg; Dinosaurus escapes with Mark.

Special condition: Objective achieved by Dinosaurus: escape with Mark

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Invincible vol. 1 #90Dinosaurus interrupts an attempted killing of Mark. other secondary source checked X-Man comic blog: #90 Comic Vine editorial review: #90
Invincible vol. 1 #90Claws and teeth fail against Thragg. other secondary source checked X-Man comic blog: #90
Invincible vol. 1 #90Bomb threat diverts Thragg; Dinosaurus escapes with Mark. other secondary source checked X-Man comic blog: #90 Comic Vine editorial review: #90

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked X-Man comic blog: #90 Comic Vine editorial review: #90

Win

v Nolan (then Kregg, Lucan, Thula and Anissa)Invincible vol. 1 #102

Fights Nolan on the Moon for control of the empire, overpowering him and knocking out his eye.

Special condition: Thragg's guards intervened to stop him killing Nolan, then turned against Thragg.

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Invincible vol. 1 #102Fights Nolan on the Moon for control of the empire, overpowering him and knocking out his eye. plot summary checked Acomicbomb: #102 Image: Invincible #102
Invincible vol. 1 #102As Thragg moves to deliver the killing blow, Kregg grabs his hand, with Lucan, Thula and Anissa; the four turn on Thragg, but Nolan asks them to let him live (fan wiki #102; Retcon Punch #102: his "lackeys … step in and stop him"). other secondary source checked Respect Thragg research index Comic Bastards: #102

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Acomicbomb: #102 Image: Invincible #102 Comic Bastards: Invincible #102 review

Feat / note

Exile; interstellar travel leadInvincible vol. 1 #105

Unaided interstellar travel/breath-holding lead.

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked Respect Thragg research index

Win

v Battle Beast (and Rognarr)Invincible vol. 1 #115 – Invincible vol. 1 #120

Thragg tears out Battle Beast’s heart and crushes it.

Special condition: Battle Beast wounded himself to match Thragg's injury

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Invincible vol. 1 #115Rognarr wound Thragg. plot summary checked TVLine: comics deaths Image: Invincible #115
Invincible vol. 1 #115Battle Beast deliberately matches the wound. plot summary checked TVLine: comics deaths Image: Invincible #115
Invincible vol. 1 #116Sustained severe-injury combat lead. other secondary source checked Respect Thragg research index
Invincible vol. 1 #119Multi-day combat and tracking difficulty lead. other secondary source checked Respect Thragg research index
Invincible vol. 1 #120Thragg tears out Battle Beast’s heart and crushes it. plot summary checked TVLine: comics deaths Image: Invincible #120

Evidence checked: plot summary checked TVLine: comics deaths Image: Invincible #120 Comic Basics: Thragg vs Battle Beast

Feat / note

Thraxa — collapse/recovery leadInvincible vol. 1 #120

Post-victory collapse and medical recovery lead.

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked Respect Thragg research index

Win

v Terra, Oliver and MarkInvincible vol. 1 #132

Tears Mark apart; Eve subsequently restores Mark.

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Invincible vol. 1 #132On Talescria, Thragg grabs Terra and squeezes her head; she breaks her own leg kicking him. plot summary checked Comic Book Revolution: #132 Comic Book Revolution: Invincible #132 review
Invincible vol. 1 #132Overpowers and kills Oliver. plot summary checked Comic Book Revolution: #132
Invincible vol. 1 #132Tears Mark apart; Eve subsequently restores Mark. plot summary checked Comic Book Revolution: #132

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Comic Book Revolution: #132

Win

v NolanInvincible vol. 1 #138 – Invincible vol. 1 #141

In space during the final battle (Wikipedia: near the Sun), Thragg drives his fist through Nolan's chest; sensing Nolan protecting his heart, he bisects him. Nolan is left to drift in space and dies of the injury in #141 (TVLine).

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Invincible vol. 1 #138In space during the final battle (Wikipedia: near the Sun), Thragg drives his fist through Nolan's chest; sensing Nolan protecting his heart, he bisects him. Nolan is left to drift in space and dies of the injury in #141 (TVLine). plot summary checked TVLine: comics deaths Comic Book Revolution: #139
Invincible vol. 1 #141Nolan dies after the earlier injury. other secondary source checked Dexerto: Thragg comics death

Evidence checked: plot summary checked TVLine: comics deaths Comic Book Revolution: #139 Image: Invincible #138

Feat / note

Final war — Robot mech; destructionInvincible vol. 1 #139

Destroys the deployed mech.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Comic Book Revolution: #139

Loss

v Mark Grayson (Invincible)Invincible vol. 1 #139 – Invincible vol. 1 #140

Mark bites through Thragg’s neck and rips out his lungs (Wikipedia: jugular severed, solar flare incinerates him); Thragg falls and is consumed by the sun; Allen rescues Mark.

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Invincible vol. 1 #139Uses his children as projectiles. plot summary checked Comic Book Revolution: #139
Invincible vol. 1 #139Trades attacks with Mark, taking his time to savour the moment. plot summary checked Comic Book Revolution: #139 Comic Book Revolution: Invincible #139 review
Invincible vol. 1 #139Mark carries the contest toward a star. plot summary checked Comic Book Revolution: #139
Invincible vol. 1 #140Combat continues while both burn. Lead only: one secondary article (Comic Basics, no issue number) says Thragg breaks both of Mark's arms; the Comic Book Revolution #140 recap and Dexerto do not mention it. plot summary checked Comic Book Revolution: #140 Comic Basics: Mark kills Thragg
Invincible vol. 1 #140After an explosion separates them, Thragg turns, quickly overpowers Mark and throws him into the sun, burning most of his back; Mark gets behind Thragg and tackles them both into the sun. No escape attempt is described. plot summary checked Comic Book Revolution: #140 Comic Book Revolution: Invincible #140 review
Invincible vol. 1 #140Robot provides Mark temporary protection. plot summary checked Comic Book Revolution: #140
Invincible vol. 1 #140Mark bites through Thragg’s neck and rips out his lungs (Wikipedia: jugular severed, solar flare incinerates him); Thragg falls and is consumed by the sun; Allen rescues Mark. plot summary checked Comic Book Revolution: #140 Dexerto: Thragg comics death

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Comic Book Revolution: #140 Dexerto: Thragg comics death Wikipedia: Invincible (comics)

Feat / note

War ends in a truceTerms in Invincible vol. 1 #77 (fan wiki #77); #78 shows the aftermath, Thragg's farewell…

On Earth, Thragg reveals that only 37 Viltrumites are alive and gives Mark an ultimatum: they will live among humans, neither attacking nor helping, and rebuild their numbers by interbreeding, or fight on Earth; Mark refuses, then reluctantly agrees (terms in #77). #78 shows the aftermath: Thragg t…

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked Ovicio: the Viltrumite War in the comics Image Comics Database (fan wiki): Invincible #77 Image Comics Database (fan wiki): Invincible #78

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