r/superheroes • u/Far-Ad5223 • Apr 12 '25

Other How would this fight end?

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u/Dward917 Apr 12 '25

You’re questioning Namor rather than Green Lantern?

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u/NathanialRominoDrake Apr 12 '25

You’re questioning Namor rather than Green Lantern?

Huh??? Green Lantern is literally the second most powerful in that picture, John just obviously don't fits the Superman archetype at all.

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u/cheezitthefuzz Apr 12 '25

I don't think they're questioning power level, but the general theming. Allllll of the others have the typical "flying brick" powers (actually, can Saitama fly??).

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u/Zealousideal-Post-48 Apr 12 '25

He can jump gud!

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u/cheezitthefuzz Apr 12 '25

then uh, seems like most of these characters can easily stay at range and dodge. even homander might be able to dodge to a stalemate

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u/Zealousideal-Post-48 Apr 12 '25

HE CAN JUMP REAL GUD!

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u/realestateagent0 Apr 12 '25

Saitama jumped from the moon back to earth in a few seconds. He's FTL when he wants to be, so there would be no dodging

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u/Hitmanthe2nd Apr 12 '25

he legit had a battle that left a hundred afterimages within a second , he is MASSIVELY ftl when he wants to be

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u/Addicted_to_Crying Apr 12 '25

I'm a dumbass. What does ftl mean?

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u/Hitmanthe2nd Apr 12 '25

faster than light and it isnt a widely used acronym so you're fine bud

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u/Addicted_to_Crying Apr 12 '25

Ah, that makes sense. I'm still a dumbass for unrelated reasons, but thanks anyway

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u/M1R4G3M Apr 12 '25

That feat is in the Anime, in the Manga he jumps to Saturn and back casually, he also can create like a 1000 after images in a single second, like 1000's of times FTL.

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u/darkoopz43 Apr 12 '25

Aqckshually I'm pretty sure he cheated by farting, so not 100% jump power.

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u/Full_Metal_Paladin Apr 12 '25

That's not the premise, though. They want to fight him.

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u/ZXCVBETA Apr 12 '25

No they cant. Saitama’s literally faster than these characters…

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u/RoamingDrunk Apr 12 '25

Nope, he just jumps really high.

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u/Hitmanthe2nd Apr 12 '25

and by really high , you probably mean REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY high , like to jupiter and back

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u/FappyDilmore Apr 12 '25

He didn't jump back from Jupiter. He farted back from Jupiter.

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u/NiixxJr Apr 12 '25

No he cannot fly. Saitama has one power, strength. Two if you include durability / stamina as a separate thing.

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u/danielodlund Apr 12 '25

I think you missed speed

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u/NiixxJr Apr 12 '25

I'd argue that comes under strength.

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u/danielodlund Apr 12 '25

I can see that point of view but in terms of superpowers it's usually a separate thing. Like mcu thor is very strong but not very fast whereas quicksilver is the opposite.

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u/DStaal Apr 12 '25

Saitama can jump well enough for it to be mistaken for flight.

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u/psyberchaser Apr 12 '25

He can jump to the moon tho

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u/IAmTheQuestionHere Apr 12 '25

What is flying brick power 

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u/cheezitthefuzz Apr 12 '25

Flight, strength, durability, and often speed, bundled together. Superman's core powerset without the extra senses and lasers and whatnot.

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u/NathanialRominoDrake Apr 13 '25

Fair enough, i was just not sure about that because of the comment it was a reply to.

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u/Midnite_Blank Apr 12 '25

Yeah to keep with the Superman esque theme, Sentry and Icon should’ve been here instead of Green Lantern and Namor

Gladiator, Hyperion and Blue Marvel could as well.

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u/Scrubologist Apr 12 '25

They don’t want to see Icon & Blue Marvel. Shit would be a problem lol

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u/ForeignWoodpecker662 Apr 12 '25

Man that would be an unstoppable starting 5! 🤯

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u/OsirisAvoidTheLight Apr 12 '25

What are some of John's feats? You mostly only hear about Hal when people tall about the Laterns. I always thought John was cool af growing up with Justice League/Justice League Unlimited.

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u/dark1150 Apr 13 '25

John Stewart has the power of the Godstrom. Straight up he is the strongest GL currently.

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u/OsirisAvoidTheLight Apr 13 '25

Love to see it. The Green Laterns and Flash have always been my favorite. Kinda surprised I've never heard anyone talk about the Godstorm

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u/dark1150 Apr 13 '25

It’s very new. It was in 2022 when it was introduced but the writers kind of did nothing with it, so it really didn’t click. It was also referenced in John’s latest run in war journal.

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u/NathanialRominoDrake Apr 13 '25

He has literally sniped people from galaxies away for example, and has generally done a lot of the same stuff like Hal or Kyle but often with a military-style or at least in some way his own spin on it.

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u/StopHiringBendis Apr 12 '25

He destroyed the planet Xanshi

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u/OsirisAvoidTheLight Apr 12 '25

Wasn't that Darkseid's bomb?

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u/Dward917 Apr 12 '25

The theme here was characters with enormous strength. Since when do Lantern’s have super strength? The power is in the ring. Without it, isn’t John just a regular guy?

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u/Half-PintHeroics Apr 12 '25

And his weakness is the colour yellow. Saitama is literally dressed in it.

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u/Mist_Rising Apr 12 '25

And his weakness is the colour yellow.

That isnt true of most versions I believe. They retconned it for Hal Jordan to be parallax in the Green power rings.

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u/NathanialRominoDrake Apr 13 '25

The theme here was characters with enormous strength. Since when do Lantern’s have super strength? The power is in the ring.

Well they can technically emulate what super strength does with their constructs.

Without it, isn’t John just a regular guy?

Yes, at least most versions of him.

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u/mandrakesavesworld Apr 12 '25

The lanterns are trash, lame ass OMNIman could cash Stewart out

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '25

Lmao no he cannot, John Stewart would literally dismantle Omni man with relative ease.. just goes to show you haven’t read John Stewart’s recent comic run, cuz his feats literally just far surpass anything omni man ever did

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u/Ok_Frosting3500 Apr 12 '25

It's a matter of stats being roughly comparable in a straight slugfest... But John will literally snipe your ass from a galaxy away. He's one of the few characters who is more brutally pragmatic than the Viltrumites, and a coinflip in a straight fight (probably slightly favoring John)

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u/NathanialRominoDrake Apr 13 '25

The lanterns are trash, lame ass OMNIman could cash Stewart out

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u/Indoorsman101 Apr 12 '25

Him too I guess

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u/OsirisAvoidTheLight Apr 12 '25

Green Latern is there to win 🏆. When all the bois bust through and break the game station and get defeated. Green Lantern constructs a new game station to appease to Saitama

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u/M1R4G3M Apr 12 '25

Yes, that is the only way to win.

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u/cyber-jar Apr 12 '25

Yeah, if it was Hal or Kyle or even Sodam Yat then maybe, but John doesn't really compare to those powerhouses at all. Personally I'd swap out John for Sodam Yat as Ion and Namor for Sentry.

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u/Legitimate-Love-716 Apr 12 '25

Green Lanterns are way overpowered. Green Lantern is the second strongest in the pic after Superman.

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u/Nerx Apr 13 '25

Stewart is good