Originally posted by Astner
Yes they were.
It's first hinted when they paraphrased the original Beyonder.
https://i.imgur.com/lvQBDM1m.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/7WuErV5m.jpg
Loki then speculates it to be the case shortly after they're mysteriously wiped out.
https://i.imgur.com/sYGgtPIm.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/4wNtsLzm.jpg
Here's Loki even makes the point on the nose by saying "Or maybe Beyonders--taking forms to escape their Doom." With the bold text appearing in the comic as well.
And the Beyonders were of course killed by Dr. Doom at this time.
https://i.imgur.com/raA0Dl2m.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/5WeBRBpm.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/FP3pKclm.jpg
Loki speculating them to be Beyonders was refuted in the same comic.
Originally posted by Galan007
Heh, I figured that myth might pop-up again... No, RKT was definitely not "well above" Odin. Tbh, I'm being extremely generous in putting him "slightly" above Odin.
RKT explicitly stated that he could NOT defeat the Fates outright -- he lacked the power to "change what has been written"(which is the Fates' conceptual purpose):
http://i.imgur.com/QiuIiQo.jpg
He beat The Fates, along with TWSAIS, by exploiting a cosmic 'flaw' in one of the strands on the Loom of Fate:
http://i.imgur.com/SipIP02.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/dsqqC8C.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/gkj9gyL.jpg
That's it. He certainly did not straight-up overpower either party.
It was also explicitly stated that Thor's humanity/mortality is what gave him the advantage over the aforementioned beings, and allowed him to beat them -- NOT his raw power:
http://i.imgur.com/KVEgebH.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/vx9e5Ek.jpg
I want to emphasize this portion of the above text:
http://i.imgur.com/TVPrvXM.jpg
*THAT is why he was able to do what Odin could not.
As for RKT's knowledge/wisdom: it was directly compared to that of Odin:
http://i.imgur.com/b59DTCM.jpg
"You DO have the wisdom of Odin..."
And on that note, it was ODIN himself who masterminded/planned all of the events that led to Thor gaining the Rune-power and overcoming the Fates/TWSAIS. Odin KNEW his son's mortal traits would ultimately allow him to overcome the cycle of Ragnarok -- that's WHY he sent Thor to Earth as a mortal in the first place:
http://i.imgur.com/Skm1TvK.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/uX6jHv1.jpg
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As for TWSAIS: they are some of the most vague characters I have ever seen, with ridiculously overinflated/hyperbolic power... Case in point:
http://i.imgur.com/NgDlM9s.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/u4VCg9P.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/bapLsML.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Kf7kJzg.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/a9Bsnj1.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/9ET1VZl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/qX86VSH.jpg
*Not only were they unable to defeat Loki, but he basically made them look like a gaggle of doltish buffoons.
Mind you, TWSAIS had hyperbole'd the shit out of their own powers in the issue prior -- they basically acted like they WERE the phucking Beyonders, lol:
http://i.imgur.com/U9dkm0N.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/BldHWjr.jpg
Suffice to say: their word is far from irrefutable.
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Anywho, I personally think RKT's best display of raw power is when he casually beat an amped Loki. Granted, the exact depth/scale of Loki's amp is ambiguous at best, but we still know that he was amped to *some* noteworthy degree... But even that showing doesn't skyrocket RKT to these Skyfather+++ levels that some seem to think, imo -- I could see a decently-written Odin doing the exact same thing, for example... /shrug
Beyonders unable to beat Loki? That'd be a new low, even for them.