Originally posted by StyleTime
There's multiple panels of X-23 fighting Daken though, which tells us it lasted a bit. There's only one of him getting hit by the threesome, then everyone lined up for the middle school pep rally.
C'mon, now.
"Multiple panels"?
I only see two that matter --- when they clash for the first time and draw blood and when Daken kicks Laura in the background.
The battle damage (torn outfits) might indicate that there was more to it, now that would be a good argument. But not the panels themselves.
Then, it became 3v1, with Pixie getting Laura out of the way and replacing her with Armor... and next time we see them, it sure doesn't look like Daken is getting beaten or giving up, as you suggested earlier.
Outnumbered and fighting an uphill battle, sure. Losing? No.
If he lost (off-panel), he certainly made the "girl power" team work for it, as the panel shows us.
Originally posted by StyleTime
Sure, off panel events aren't always certain, but I still say that was the end of the fight. Those 4 pages showed a sequence of X-Men overcoming their opponents, culminating with the Moonstone/Osborne retreat. He's even screaming "No, no no no no!" in frustration witnessing it. It just seems like the intent is "this is when they won."
Some of Dark Avengers were overcome, granted. Not all of them, though.
Originally posted by StyleTime
Even if not, I wouldn't say it was even. Landing a hit on Laura while all three freely attack is still in their favor, especially when we know the players involved. It wasn't Shen Kuei vs the B.A.D. Girls or Taskmaster vs Deadpool/Punisher.
Sure, but he wasn't going down.
Originally posted by StyleTime
Yeah, they all left in tact, but I chalk that up to hero brawl rules. No one was likely to die or get seriously hurt, but it's clear when you need to run home.
All left when Norman gave the order.
In a perfect formation.
That and the fact that Moonstone insisted on the possibility of winning if they went all out makes me think they weren't done.
Well, Sentry definitely was
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Here's me trying to make sense out of it. It's possible that DA weren't dumb enough to keep fighting the X-Men, once the reporters arrived.
That would explain how the X-Men were able to gather themselves on that ridiculous "group photo" splash page.
Or perhaps Moonstone explained the situation to her teammates.
It's just a theory, but it's better than what the issue showed us.
Originally posted by StyleTime
Yeah, they have zero regard for property damage lol. I remember Colossus ripping up a water pipe just to make a point to an X-Kid. Wolverine damaged Cable's computer when it tried to put out his cigarette. They clearly don't give a ****.
Must be a wonderful life at the X-Mansion.
Aside from the risk of getting stomped by a giant robot, of course.