Marvel Comics (Earth-616)

Drax the Destroyer

Real estate agent Arthur Douglas, his wife Yvette, and daughter Heather were driving across the Mojave Desert when Thanos destroyed their automobile to keep his presence secret. Mentor, monitoring Thanos, enlisted Kronos to seize Arthur’s astral form and create a powerful humanoid body from Earth’s soil, granting it superhuman powers. This being, Drax the Destroyer, was fashioned solely to hunt down and kill Thanos.

Strength - Classic Drax

In a clash with Thanos, a planet is destroyed though the force also weakens Drax and allows him to be captured. - Iron Man (1965) #55 (source)
Shatters a skyscraper. - Captain Marvel (1968) #33 (source)
Destroys a planetoid. - Captain Marvel (1968) #42 (source)
Obliterates a world, and then tears out the core of a small star. - Captain Marvel (1968) #43 (source)
Punches the hell out of Mar-Vell. - Captain Marvel (1968) #43 (source)
Beats Captain Marvel to near-unconsciousness. - Captain Marvel (1968) #43 (source)
Shatters She-Hulk’s spinal column. - The Avengers (1963) Annual #17 (source)
Holds Surfer’s board in place. - Silver Surfer (1987) #37 (source)
Soul is so strong that he’s likely capable of destroying Soul World. - Silver Surfer (1987) #47 (source)
Beats on Firelord. - Silver Surfer (1987) #52 (source)
With Hulk and Thor, strikes Nebula hard enough to rend a small planet. - Infinity Gauntlet #5 (source)
Redirects a charged up Silver Surfer, who then completely shattered a moon. - Infinity Crusade (source) (PW)
Fights with Hulk until Hulk tries to settle things peacefully. - Warlock and the Infinity Watch #13 (source) (PW)
Goes toe to toe with Maxam. - Warlock and the Infinity Watch #17 (source) (PW)
Wins in an arm-wrestling match against Maxam. - Warlock and the Infinity Watch #18 (source) (PW)
Has a lengthy fight with Thor. - Warlock and the Infinity Watch #21 (source) (PW)
Maxam cannot break his grip on Pip. - Thor (1966) #469 (source)
Strikes Warrior’s Madness Thor. - Thor (1966) #469 (source)
Overpowers a group of Asgardians. - Warlock and the Infinity Watch #25 (source)
Knocks out Champion with a bonk to the head. - Silver Surfer (1987) #98 (source) (PW)
Takes out his frustration on some rocks and the ground. - Warlock and the Infinity Watch #34 (source) (PW)
Fights evenly with Hulk. - Secret Defenders #24 (source)
Catches Genis-Vell’s punch. - Captain Marvel (1999) #4 (source)

Durability - Impact/Blunt Force - Classic Drax

Impervious to Nega-Band empowered Mar-Vell’s blows. - Captain Marvel (1968) #44 (source)
Takes blows from Thor. - Thor (1966) #314 (source)
Thor throws Mjolnir at him. - The Avengers (1963) #220 (source)
Surfer slams Drax directly into an asteroid to no effect. - Silver Surfer (1987) #37 (source)
Takes a hit from Gamora and Thanos. - Warlock and the Infinity Watch #8 (source) (PW)
Fights with Hulk until Hulk tries to settle things peacefully. - Warlock and the Infinity Watch #13 (source) (PW)
Takes a hit from Thing and blast from Havok without flinching. - Fantastic Four (1961) #369 (source) (PW)
Unaffected by Surfer crashing into him. - Silver Surfer/Warlock: Resurrection #1 (source) (PW)
Fights with Warriors Madness Thor, until he gets hit hard enough to cough up the Power Gem. - Thor (1966) #469 (source) (PW)
Takes a swing from Thor with the Power Gem and in Warrior’s Madness. - Thor (1966) #470 (source)
Punched by Gamora, leaving a huge indent on the wall. - Warlock and the Infinity Watch #34 (source) (PW)
Unharmed from missiles. - Warlock and the Infinity Watch #34 (source) (PW)
Reported to have Hulk-level strength. - Warlock and the Infinity Watch #34 (source) (PW)
Tears open a vault door. - Secret Defenders #23 (source) (PW)
Fights evenly with Hulk. - Secret Defenders #24 (source)

Durability - Energy - Classic Drax

Emerges from a battle powerful enough to destroy the Observatory. - Captain Marvel (1968) #32 (source)
Caught in a star exploding, that he caused. - Captain Marvel (1968) #43 (source)
Kicked by Mar-Vell. - Captain Marvel (1968) #43 (source)
Survives Thor’s lightning strike. - Thor (1966) #314 (source)
Tanks Surfer’s strike and energy blast. - Silver Surfer (1987) #37 (source)
Blasted by Thor with the Power Gem and in Warrior’s Madness. - Thor (1966) #470 (source)
Takes a blast from Adam Warlock. - Warlock (1988) #1 (source)
Takes a blast from Blastaar. - Warlock (1988) #4 (source)
Tanks a blast from Genis-Vell. - Captain Marvel (1999) #4 (source)

Durability - Heat Resistance - Classic Drax

Unharmed from the heat of re-entry. - Captain Marvel (1968) #44 (source)
Enters a star completely unharmed. - Silver Surfer (1987) #37 (source)
Blasted by Firelord. - Silver Surfer (1987) #52 (source)
Unharmed from Zak-Delus’ firebolts. - Warlock and the Infinity Watch #37 (source)

Durability - Mental Resistance - Classic Drax

Breaks free of Thanos’ Time-Mind Sync-Warp, though the effort rends him unconscious. - Captain Marvel (1968) #25 (source)
Breaks free of Moondragon’s mental influence, with help from Iron Man. - Avengers (1963) #220 (source)
Resists Moondragon trying to stop his movement. - Avengers (1963) #220 (source)
Blasted by Moondragon. - Warlock and the Infinity Watch #2 (source)
Along with the Infinity Watch, gets into a battle of wills with Thor in the psychic plane, and wins. - Warlock Chronicles #8 (source)

Durability - Endurance - Classic Drax

Can revitalize himself. - Captain Marvel (1968) #58 (source)

Durability - Resurrections - Classic Drax

After being killed by Moondragon, resurrects but with brain damage. - The Avengers (1963) #220, Warlock and the Infinity Watch #11 (source)
After being pierced in the head, resurrects into New Drax. - Drax the Destroyer #3 (source)

Speed - Combat Speed - Classic Drax

Catches Genis-Vell’s punch. - Captain Marvel (1999) #4 (source)

Speed - Travel Speed - Classic Drax

Flies from Earth to Saturn’s moon Titan. - Captain Marvel (1968) #59 (source)
Can keep up with the Surfer flying. - Silver Surfer (1987) #48 (source)
Comes to confront Champion in space after Nova got him, while Drax was originally at Earth. - Silver Surfer (1987) #98 (source)

Energy Projection - Classic Drax

Drax shakes the foundations of the moon Titan with his assault on Thanos. - Captain Marvel (1968) #32 (source)
Demolishes an asteroid. - Captain Marvel (1968) #32 (source)
Energy beam struggle with Captain Marvel causes a huge cosmic inferno. - Captain Marvel (1968) #58 (source)
Helps Captain Marvel keep space-rock in grid formation. - Marvel Spotlight (1979) #1 (source)
Blasts knocks down Thor. - Thor (1966) #314 (source)
Begins absorbing Captain Marvel/Monica Rambeau. - The Avengers (1963) Annual #16 (source)
Blasts Silver Surfer into a wall. - Silver Surfer (1987) #37 (source)

Senses - Classic Drax

Senses Captain Marvel’s presence. - Captain Marvel (1968) #58 (source)
Knows Thanos faked his death. - Silver Surfer (1987) #40 (source)
Is heartbreakingly good at playing the Sax. - Warlock and the Infinity Gauntlet #13 (source)

Strength - Striking With Weapon - New Drax

Stabs someone in the head. - Drax the Destroyer #4 (source)
Cuts up some bugs. - Annihilation: Nova #2 (source)
Throws one of his knives through an alien bug monster. - Annihilation: Nova #2 (source)
Chops through quite a lot of alien bugs. - Annihilation #4 (source)
Stabs an Ultron drone. - Annihilation: Conquest #6 (source)
With an axe, smashes part of a spacecraft. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #1 (source)
Cuts through a personal hoverboard. - Free Comic Book Day Vol 2014 Guardians of the Galaxy (source)
Cuts through many monsters at once. - Drax #1 (source)

Strength - Striking Unarmed - New Drax

Tears through Thanos’ force field, then tears out Thanos’ heart. - Annihilation #4 (source) ([Aura])
Shatters an energy field containing Silver Surfer, powered by a bit of Galactus’ energy. - Annihilation #5 (source)
Smashes a small personal spacecraft. - Avengers Assemble (2012) #7 (source)
Punches a recently resurrected Thanos. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #25 (source)
Punches Angela, sending her flying backwards. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #6 (source)
Sends people flying with hits. - Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrow’s Avengers (source)
Craters the ground. - Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrow’s Avengers (source)
Slams someone face-first into the ground, cratering it. - Guardians of the Galaxy Infinite #1 (source)
Collision with Thanos knocks back Nova and Star-Lord. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #18 (source)
Beats on Thanos. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #18 (source)
Fights with Cancerverse Iron Man. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #19 (source)
Punches Cancerverse Giant-Man. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #19 (source)
Sends Angela flying out of a bar. - Guardians of Knowhere #1 (source)
Staggers Fin Fang Foom. - Drax #5 (source)
Slams into a Makluan, drawing blood. - Drax #10 (source)
Punches through someone’s head. - All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #7 (source)

Strength - Grappling - New Drax

Tears apart Cancerverse Namor. - The Thanos Imperative #2 (source)
Grapples with Thanos. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #20 (source)
Wrestles with a giant monster. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #21 (source)
Stops Angela’s sword strike. - Guardians of Knowhere #1 (source)
Tears apart a magic monster. - Drax #1 (source)
Tears the teeth out of a monster. - Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout (source)

Strength - Other - New Drax

Briefly holds up a Makluan stepping on him. - Drax #10 (source)
Big jump. - Drax #11 (source)
Breaks free of Martinex’s binding. - Guardians of Infinity #1 (source)

Durability - Impact/Blunt Force - New Drax

Unharmed from a spaceship exploding. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #1 (source)
Tanks a punch from Thanos. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #18 (source)
Tanks a hit from Cancerverse Thor. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #19 (source)
Thrown by Thanos. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #20 (source)
Slammed by Venom Groot. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #22 (source)
Gets stepped on by a Makluan. - Drax #10 (source)
Hit through a building. - Infinity Wars #1 (source)

Durability - Energy - New Drax

Gets blasted by Nova multiple times. - Nova (2007) #6 (source)
Blasted by some random alien. - Annihilation #3 (source)
Gets stabbed and blasted. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #6 (source)
In the center of a massive energy explosion. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2015) #2 (source)
Unharmed by a shock baton. - Drax #2 (source)

Durability - Heat Resistance - New Drax

Blasted by Fin Fang Foom. - Drax #3 (source)
Blasted by a Makluan, one of Fin Fang Foom’s species. - Drax #10 (source)

Durability - Mental Resistances - New Drax

Forces through a mind-blast from Moondragon. - Annihilation #4 (source) ([Aura])
Cosmo is unable to mindlock him. - The Thanos Imperative #3 (source)
Resists the Rigellian Mind-Thrust, a mental attack. - Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrow’s Avengers (source)
Drax’s mind is not a nice place to be in. - All New Guardians of the Galaxy #2 (source)

Durability - Endurance - New Drax

Can survive in space with no protective equipment. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #1 (source)
Survives being cut up by Angela. - Guardians of Knowhere #1 (source)

Speed - New Drax

Blitzes someone and cuts off their head. - Drax the Destroyer #4 (source)
Dodges a thrown sword. - Guardians of the Galaxy Infinite #1 (source)
Stops Iceman from submitting to the Black Vortex. - Legendary Star-Lord #9 (source)
Hits someone who got the drop on him from behind before they can pull the trigger. - Guardians of Infinity #1 (source)

Other - New Drax

Knows what time ice tastes like. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #2 (source)
Displays extreme skill, using nerve punches and dislocating limbs against a group of powerful enemies. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #5 (source)
Undead beings don’t like him since he was made to destroy Death. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #11 (source)
Feels Thanos’ presence after he comes back to life. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #25 (source)

Gear and Equipment - New Drax

Synaptic disruptor charges, which kills everyone on the ship and then brings them back to life in order to find out Skrulls. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #6 (source)
Has guns. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #7 (source)
Gun and a sword. - The Thanos Imperative #1 (source)
Gun blasts back Thanos. - The Thanos Imperative #3 (source)
Kills Thanos with a close-focus anti-matter charge. - The Thanos Imperative #3 (source)
Big axe. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #1 (source)
Jet boots. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #2 (source)
Used a Cosmic Cube to kill Thanos a couple times. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #19 (source)
Wielded Cancerverse Thor’s Mjolnir against Thanos. - Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #20 (source)
Plays the Sax with the Power Stone. - Infinity Countdown #3 (source)

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