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The third round of voting in our Marvel Cinematic Universe mega poll is now open, with another batch of popular superheroes facing a public vote in order to find out who can really<\/em> be called Earth\u2019s mightiest.<\/p>\n There will be four initial rounds of voting to start, with the top two winners from each battling it out in a final stand-off that will crown the champion of all champions.<\/p>\n The competition got underway last month, with the first bout seeing Iron Man and Spider-Man secure their places in the final, while Disney Plus<\/a> stars Scarlet Witch and Loki<\/a> stormed through in the second.<\/p>\n The third round looks to be another close contest, with eight more of Marvel\u2019s iconic characters going head-to-head in the hopes of cracking into the final stage.<\/p> Leading this week\u2019s randomised group is a relatively new addition to the MCU, that being Florence Pugh\u2019s deadly spy Yelena Belova, who debuted in summer blockbuster Black Widow<\/a> and will soon reappear in Hawkeye<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bastion of nobility Steve Rogers is next up and sure to be a favourite, given that he\u2019s a founding member of the Avengers and recently bowed out of the franchise with an emotional final scene in Endgame.<\/p>\n But don\u2019t underestimate reformed thief Scott Lang aka Ant-Man, who has proven himself more than capable of fighting shoulder-to-shoulder with the MCU\u2019s strongest heroes across two solo films and two memorable team-ups.<\/p>\n Groot has become perhaps the most unpredictable figure in the Marvel Studios films, starting out as an old and deceptively wise tree-person, before being reborn as an adorable baby and, later, a moody teenage sapling.<\/p>\n Also competing here is the Sorcerer Supreme himself Doctor Strange, who is soon to return to multiplexes with the much-anticipated Multiverse of Madness<\/a>, due for release next summer.<\/p>\n Karen Gillan\u2019s Nebula is also a strong option, having become a major fan-favourite following her heartfelt redemption story, which unfolded across the colossal crossover films Infinity War and Endgame.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Vision won over a horde of new fans during the rollout of Disney Plus smash-hit WandaVision<\/a>, which saw him trapped in a nightmarish sitcom-style alternate reality with his grieving wife.<\/p>\n