Morg imo my reason is when Morg took on the other heralds Terrax wanted Silver Surfer to go get Galactus because he said even with the Silver Surfer they would die.
This whole "full confidence" stipulation that rears its head in threads concerning him doesn't even make sense, and it's a shoddy attempt to try and use a mythical "pre-crisis Superman rivaling" version of the character that, frankly, doesn't exist.
His confidence has and is only a factor when it's been specifically altered in some way. And in the majority of his appearances, his confidence isn't an issue at all. If anything, in character, Gladiator has an abundance of confidence as he's a loyal braggart for the Shi'ar Empire and its Empress.
it's just like the "base hulk" myth/nonsense in these boards some people are peddling. why would gladiator be in a forum fight after he lost his job and after a spell of impotence?
If anything, Pak's run alone should have dispelled that idea that Hulk has to amp in order to be an elite class 100 brick or whatever you wanna call it nowadays. And there's plenty of stories out there before that where Hulk isn't even incredibly raging pissed when he performs exceptional feats.
well yeah, but gladiator not being confident for a fight makes non sense. MAYBE if he were going to fight the phoenix of something he'd be hesitant, but him being powerless from it, never
Why is this when it doesn't even go along with common sense.
A being is usually at average confidence.
No one is going to have the same confidence everytime we see them. So we assume average confidence, not full.