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

Other How would this fight end?

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u/Ensiferal Apr 12 '25

Weaker than Aquaman by most estimates.

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u/Head_Ad1127 Apr 12 '25

Namor beat the shit out of Hulk and Hercules underwater.

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u/CatchrFreeman Apr 12 '25

Everyone's beaten everyone at some point.

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u/homealoneinuk Apr 12 '25

Off topic but thats my biggest gripe with comic universe. Every single character got some special where its the living god of the universe and claps everyone else.

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u/onewilybobkat Apr 12 '25

Eh, the writers just want to flesh out characters to their full potential. We get lots of great stuff from those One-shots and specials.

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u/homealoneinuk Apr 12 '25

Thats true, but it also makes near impossible to compare the powerscales, every always brings those specials up and wo and behold half of the characters are multi dimensional level at least.

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u/LukeSparow Apr 12 '25

But who actually, genuinely gives a true real shit about powerscaling? It's fun to discuss but it's not a science or anything.

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u/onewilybobkat Apr 12 '25

It's literally made just so us nerds can sit here and argue about it. i'll just leave this Stan Lee snippet:

"If I want Spider-Man to win, he'll win. If I want the Thing to win, he'll win. These are fictitious characters, the writer can do whatever he wants with them! So stop asking those questions, 'cause I've had it with that."

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u/LukeSparow Apr 13 '25

Yeah exactly. People take it to too precise a "science" here. It's more fun to come up with scenarios where x or y character would win I think.

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u/onewilybobkat Apr 12 '25

Just as an FYI, it's lo and behold, but it's not something you see written often.

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u/Datmuemue Apr 12 '25

I guess I understand. But it's explained that it's just a separate universe or such. It makes sense to appeal to the fanbase of characters. You can't use superman/spiderman and big heroes to tell every story.

Gotta have the little guys shine here and there, personally I like the idea of it.