Originally posted by spetznaz
The way to look at this XMeat is in the following way.
You have given Stark the Thor-Buster.
Now, it is a powerful suit, but it tends to be seriously overhyped here at KMC (and in other forums).
What the ThorBuster is is basically an IM suit that is powered by an Asgardian fragment. It should never run out of power.
However people make it seem as if it is a be-all-end-all when it comes to IM suits.
To be honest, I would take the Extremis armor 10/10 before I even LOOKED at the ThorBuster. Extremis bestows upon Stark far more capability than ThorBuster ever would.
The way I look at ThorBuster is as follows ....it is basically a WorldWar 1 tank with an inexhaustible supply of gas! Thus it will never run out, but it is still a WW1 rustbucket.
Extremis on the other hand is more like a 21st century PLUS piece of techwhiz that enables Stark to do much more than any other armor of his could enable him to do.
Anyways, back to the point ....ThorBuster vs Superman.
Superman ...and easily. 10/10.
Why?
Well, because Stark finds himself in a very unique position. How to tag Superman!
By the way, that is the problem many of the vs Superman fights experience here at KMC. Many people who make such threads (a number being fanboys ...names withheld) ALWAYS seem to take the fight as a directly linear engagement.
That is, that the characters will stand 2 feet apart and start trading punches like fools.
Yet the KMC rules state exactly how KMC fights should be (one of the things that sets KMC apart from other forums).
Thus, the question remains.
How will Stark ever be able to tag Superman?
It is basically impossible.
By the way, when you have time read up on the F-22 Raptor. Particularly on Supercruise.
Supercruise is when the jet flies at supersonic speeds without having to use its afterburners (the only other plane that can do that today is the Eurofighter Typhoon, and even then not as good as the Raptor).
Now, why is it able to supercruise. Well, that saves consumption of fuel (since switching on afterburners drinks your gas like a drunken sailor).
However the other advantage is that the Raptor is able to control combat engagement.
It can ingress and egress at supersonic speed.
It can launch a missile (or even a bomb) at a far greater range (since it imparts speed to the launch).
And with sheer kinematics it can make it very hard for enemy missiles to engage it. By the time the missile reaches up to where it is, the Raptor is already long gone!
Note ....theRaptor also has stealth, but even if it didn't have any stealth it would be VERY hard to shoot down a Raptor.
That is the same problem IM has with Superman.
How to engage him!
For one Stark would never notice a non-jobbing Superman.
Kal would be moving too fast.
Stark would be totally useless.
And at such speeds all Superman would have to do is throw a pebble at Stark.
Now, would the pebble penetrate the armor?
Whether it did or not (and it might) is not important.
The thing is this ....even if the shields stopped the pebble, the energy released would be sufficient to knock out any soft-bodied human inside the suit.
If not kill outright.
Freaking awesome.
Your posts are among the best in KMC for explaining spite matches. Do you read the encyclopedia for fun? Because you have a rediculous amount of trivia that you cite.
