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05-06-2010, 08:59 AM | #1 |
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* Iron Man vs. Magneto would probably be the most one-sided fight ever. Unless Tony has some Plastic Armor, he's more or less wearing his own coffin into battle.
* Battle of the most ridiculously over-powered concepts EVER: Green-Lantern Batman vs. Red-Lantern Hulk. Feel free to add. = "KARA-TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!" Question Mark.
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05-06-2010, 12:26 PM | #2 |
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Magneto has realistically the most powerful ability outside of telekinesis or telepathy, he would ruin most guys that come up against him in all honestly.
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05-06-2010, 01:14 PM | #3 | |
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That's not even counting superheroes who are immune to anything he can throw at them. What's he going to do against Superman, or Hulk, or hundreds of other superheroes who are immune to conventional projectiles? Throw metal scraps at them? The best he can do is throw a tank or something. |
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05-06-2010, 01:30 PM | #4 | |
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05-06-2010, 05:29 PM | #5 | |
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He has deflected blows from a Captain Universe with the strength of his shield. His shielding has withstood nukes, and blasts from the Phoenix. He can reverse gravity up to 500 feet from himself. He can open up the earth and create god damn volcanoes. He can amplify his own strength and durability to class 100 levels, to the extent that he's broken out of Hercules' grasp, knocked out Rogue with a single punch, and taken full blasts from Bishop and keep going. And I can dig up full panel scans of all of this shit, if need be. Magneto is a fucking monster. Nevermind that even one, single iota of metal--a belt buckle or an earring or your car keys--can easily be enough to murder the shit out of you if he makes it go fast enough (and he can). |
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05-06-2010, 05:39 PM | #6 |
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05-06-2010, 12:27 PM | #7 |
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05-06-2010, 12:39 PM | #8 | |
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Pretty much anyone versus Magento would be one-sided. You know, if comics were written with sense in mind, instead of archetypical stories that suspend disbelief. YOU WILL BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE WITH THE POWERS OF A GOD WOULD ROB BANKS FOR MONEY! |
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05-06-2010, 12:54 PM | #9 |
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Yeah, Cosmic Boy from the Legion of Super-Heroes pretty much has the same powers as Magneto but has NEVER been portrayed as that powerful.
Probably because then there wouldn't be anything for the other 573 members of the Legion to do. |
05-06-2010, 01:15 PM | #10 |
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Dr. Manhattan would blow every atom in his body apart before he could even find a spoon to throw at him with his mind
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05-06-2010, 01:37 PM | #11 |
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Sentinels made of plastic can handle Magneto
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05-06-2010, 01:58 PM | #12 |
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05-06-2010, 02:03 PM | #13 |
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05-06-2010, 01:51 PM | #14 |
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I've always hated the idea of using plastic weapons as Magneto's foil. It is so stupid, plastics techinology is no where near that point, nor do I think it ever will be.
Now ceramics on the other hand is already here. Ceramic knives are sharper than metal knives. Ceramic armour for tanks exist, and when layered with with kevlar is stronger than metal armor. So a ceramic Sentinel would be much more realistic. |
05-06-2010, 02:46 PM | #15 | |
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They've got flying cars, robot decoy people, flying hellicarriers... Not to mention half the stuff that Reed Richards, Hank Pym, and Tony Stark make. |
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05-06-2010, 04:32 PM | #16 |
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I know. But plastics as strong as metals are just not possible. I just have a hard time buying that.
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Though Batman could whoop his ass. |
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05-06-2010, 06:03 PM | #18 |
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When it comes to over powering people..this one is my favorite..
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05-06-2010, 06:05 PM | #19 |
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05-06-2010, 05:27 PM | #20 |
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it's a comic book
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05-06-2010, 05:36 PM | #21 |
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05-06-2010, 05:35 PM | #22 |
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yeah, come on. magneto is ruthless. his magnetic forces alone will ruin your shit, much less if there's any metal about. if he was really stuck he could always shape his helmet into whatever lethal thing he wanted since if he was fighting hulk or superman, he is not going to be terribly worried about mind control.
also, this is the man who - in two separate continuities - has ripped the adamantium straight from wolverine's bones. |
05-06-2010, 05:38 PM | #23 | |
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05-06-2010, 05:38 PM | #24 |
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but what about all of the other superheroes that are depicted as having near godly powers. How is his power greater than that of Superman or others?
The powers of heroes are brought to whatever level they can be by the writers. Magneto is a powerhouse of the character, so they find ways for him to do those things. |
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05-06-2010, 05:40 PM | #26 |
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Hulk has infinite potential, because his power increases exponentially as he gets angry. If something is stopping him, he just gets angrier and more and more powerful
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05-06-2010, 05:47 PM | #27 |
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Also, for as often as this statement gets tossed around in comic book argument circles it's bordering on utter bullshit. Human anger has finite limits, and Hulk does not automatically reach newfound plateaus of rage just for failing. Unless the Hulk's opponent murdered his wife or talked shit about his football team or something, Hulk's anger will cap off and his power will hit a peak somewhere. Any situation where the Hulk isn't directly emotionally invested is a dangerous situation for the Hulk, because he's only going to get so frustrated over not winning yet--and scenarios like that (where it's just a random dude) are the times when, say, the Juggernaut has taken the Hulk down.
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05-06-2010, 06:43 PM | #28 | |
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05-07-2010, 11:46 AM | #30 |
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Yeah, Hulk is one of those guys who is only really awesome after he's "powered up" a bit. Take him out quickly and he's not much tougher than your usual big burly guy, and Spidey fights guys like that a lot (well, Rhino at least).
Actually, y'know who I'd love to see fight Hulk? Doomsday. That would just be ridiculous. |
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05-06-2010, 05:42 PM | #32 |
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Magneto is incredible, don't get me wrong. I just think he's manageable if you have metal out of the equation. But apparently there are ways to link everything to metal, so fair enough.
I think that's more deus ex machina by the writers, since he's the main villain of the Xmen universe and easily one of the greatest comic characters of alltime. |
05-06-2010, 05:45 PM | #33 |
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How many times has magneto lost his powers?
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05-06-2010, 05:48 PM | #34 |
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05-06-2010, 05:47 PM | #35 |
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But that's what I was talking about. I disagreed with the notion of Magneto having the most powerful ability of anyone.
I was really pointing out that metal is his bread and butter, and calling him an old guy in a suit to make a point. I meant that if he got into a situation where he was going toe to toe with a lot of other superheroes, and couldn't implement his power, he'd be fucked. I love the character. |
05-06-2010, 07:31 PM | #36 |
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05-06-2010, 05:49 PM | #37 |
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So I was reading Magneto's wikipedia page and it said something about Cyclops getting angry at him for helping the Atlanteans and giving them a new home.
Why is cyclops a dick? |
05-06-2010, 05:54 PM | #38 |
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05-06-2010, 05:50 PM | #39 |
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Sums up the batman lantern concept nicely my question is who thought that was a good idea? Ive always thought "Batman has to be a mortal" giving him anything else would be far too much Last edited by KIRA; 05-06-2010 at 05:54 PM. |
05-06-2010, 05:55 PM | #40 |
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