Based on? Zod is a failure and despite his experience he failed against a farmboy who didn’t even want to kill him. Thanos would put this guy down quicker than the Hulk.
He didn’t need the power stone to beat Hulk. We see how strong he is without the stones all over the film. His reflexes, strength, and determination is second to none. Zod kneels before Thanos.
If this was the Christopher Reeves Zod then he wins. Otherwise Thanos.
__________________ "Your mother was a venereal disease-ridden prostitute who was raped by the father you never knew and killed herself when she saw what an autistic phaggot you are.
So what about my comments made your ass so sore? Was it me calling you a phaggot? I think not." - Nemebro
Or did he... Thanos is a badass, no doubt. But he can't deal with fully powered Zod. Thanos was cut by Ironman, Zod would tear his head off or fry him with heat vision, if he so chooses.
The one thing DC has done better than Marvel is shown Speed in regards to Combat Speed and overall speed. They also have shown striking power better. When Kryptonians throw punches you see shockwaves, they appear visually to be more powerful, sending each other through buildings, being more impactful.
I think that is why people give the Kryptonians so many wins in this forum because it appears they are faster and hit harder than their Marvel counterparts.
I disagree. Iron Man and his tech is elite as it gets. He also barely caused him to bleed despite an entire team assaulting Thanos. Zod had his neck broken by an inexperienced guy with the same powerset who was raised on a farm and isn’t merciless. Zod tore no ones head off let alone Thanos. Thanos overpowered the Hulk. Hell WW who is obviously weaker than the Hulk and Superman took his headbutt straight up and responded which obviously affected him. If a weaker character can take Zod’s superiors headbutt Thanos is going to break him.
Thanos can take on multiple opponents with a host of different abilities coordinating their attacks and still come out on top. Zod alone is going to get worked and won’t survive against Thanos for long.
With the exception of the fisticuffs with the Hulk, who isn't a skilled fighter, but a brute/brawler, everything you've described about Thanos was with Thanos having 4 or more stones.
Zod wasn't as powerful as Superman, as Superman had decades on Earth absorbing solar energy and adjusting to the environment while Zod had a couple of days at most. Yet Zod still took punches and HV without injury. No cuts, no bruises nothing, His hair even stayed unruffled. Kal had to snap his neck to stop him.
Thanos can, but again, that was all with the power of 4 or more infinity stones assisting him. In this matchup he has zero.