Oliver North
To begin, the character in question is "Classic" Man-Thing (before he was reduced to a less interesting version of Blink in the Thunderbolts/Fear Itself/Dark Avengers series). His respect thread can be found here.
So the premise of this thread is fairly straight forward: I want input into who you all think would be an even match for Man-Thing, in that, they would win 4-6/10 against him. So, while this may sound simple, it isn't necessarily so, as Man-Thing's specific powerset tends to create situations where it is inconceivable that he or his opponent would ever damage one another, or where he or his opponent have specific powers that ensure a 10/10 victory scenario.
Let me give a few examples:
Against opponents who Man-Thing couldn't physically damage (or who regenerate fast enough), the battles become unending if they rely on physical force. So, versus either Hulk, Deadpool, Juggernaut or Wolverine, while none of these opponents would do lasting damage to Man-Thing, the damage he did would be unlikely to give him a clear KO. Man-Thing may score a couple of wins via ooze suffocation, but not so much that it makes these "even" fights. Just to clarify, while it may be possible to interpret "endless" fights as "even", it isn't what I'm going for. Both people getting 0/10 is not the same as one getting 4-6/10.
I think the above is also true for most "blasters" who don't have specific fire/ice abilities (things Man-Thing has specific weaknesses to). With no doubt, Man-Thing could tear Cyclops limb from limb if he were able, however, without biasing the conditions of the fight totally in Man-Thing's favor, in a forum situation, there is no way he gets within striking distance of Cyclops, while Cyclops really doesn't have the ability to put down Man-Thing for a KO. In terms of freezing him, this would work 100% of the time, so Iceman or even Mr. Freeze would win 10/10. Fire is the same, though, Man-Things ability to regenerate from essentially nothing makes it a longer fight. As opposed to force blasts generated by someone like Cyclops, fire based attacks can absolutely destroy the plant matter that makes Man-Thing, where force, at best, can just scatter it.
Psychics, magic users, TK, magneto-esque powers, making constructs, etc. All of these powersets win 10/10 against Manny, whereas anyone around mid-high meta who doesn't rely on powerful ranged attacks, regeneration or extreme durability almost certainly loses 10/10.
Ha, alright, that is my tl;dr ramble about a character most people aren't that interested in. I've been thinking for a long time in an attempt to get a good fight for Manny that people will get into, but this might be a better method. Thanks!
So the premise of this thread is fairly straight forward: I want input into who you all think would be an even match for Man-Thing, in that, they would win 4-6/10 against him. So, while this may sound simple, it isn't necessarily so, as Man-Thing's specific powerset tends to create situations where it is inconceivable that he or his opponent would ever damage one another, or where he or his opponent have specific powers that ensure a 10/10 victory scenario.
Let me give a few examples:
Against opponents who Man-Thing couldn't physically damage (or who regenerate fast enough), the battles become unending if they rely on physical force. So, versus either Hulk, Deadpool, Juggernaut or Wolverine, while none of these opponents would do lasting damage to Man-Thing, the damage he did would be unlikely to give him a clear KO. Man-Thing may score a couple of wins via ooze suffocation, but not so much that it makes these "even" fights. Just to clarify, while it may be possible to interpret "endless" fights as "even", it isn't what I'm going for. Both people getting 0/10 is not the same as one getting 4-6/10.
I think the above is also true for most "blasters" who don't have specific fire/ice abilities (things Man-Thing has specific weaknesses to). With no doubt, Man-Thing could tear Cyclops limb from limb if he were able, however, without biasing the conditions of the fight totally in Man-Thing's favor, in a forum situation, there is no way he gets within striking distance of Cyclops, while Cyclops really doesn't have the ability to put down Man-Thing for a KO. In terms of freezing him, this would work 100% of the time, so Iceman or even Mr. Freeze would win 10/10. Fire is the same, though, Man-Things ability to regenerate from essentially nothing makes it a longer fight. As opposed to force blasts generated by someone like Cyclops, fire based attacks can absolutely destroy the plant matter that makes Man-Thing, where force, at best, can just scatter it.
Psychics, magic users, TK, magneto-esque powers, making constructs, etc. All of these powersets win 10/10 against Manny, whereas anyone around mid-high meta who doesn't rely on powerful ranged attacks, regeneration or extreme durability almost certainly loses 10/10.
Ha, alright, that is my tl;dr ramble about a character most people aren't that interested in. I've been thinking for a long time in an attempt to get a good fight for Manny that people will get into, but this might be a better method. Thanks!