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I HAVE read the various Spectre series over the years. His powers are NOT absolute. He has fluctuations in his ability depending on his level of favor with the Presence and the nature of the host governing the spirit's actions. The Spirit of Vengeance itself can be likened to a a power-up and has been fought over as such at one point in Day of Judgment. Someone with the appropriate knowledge can be truly fearsome wielding that kind of power. The Wrath of God is NOT a force to be trifled with. By it's own admission, without a host, it is fickle and fluid. It lacks a center and can be easily swayed, as displayed by Eclipso in Day of Vengeance. Hal Jordan made a formidable Spectre once he came to terms with the nature of the power. His thinking was still too human to truly be as fearsome as his predecessor had been at time.
As for this arguement, I would need to know which version of the Spectre Thanos would be facing. With the gauntlet, Thanos was for all intents and purposes, God. The Spectre, by his very nature, is an aspect of God, that Old Testament WRATH. So it comes down to God vs. God by Proxy.
It would be like George Burns vs. Morgan Freeman.
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the IG doesn't make you god, it just puts you high up there in power. There are stronger powers in Marvel. Go read Spectre's respect thread, there's a very good reason no one (except Quanchi ) is giving Thanos even a single win.
You're right that his power fluctuates, but in any given match, it's assumed the Presence is giving the Spectre all the power he needs and the authority to use it.
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hey, he lost to am. so there goes ur theory. he failed there and needed help. thanos beat down all the universes heroes and abstracts who challenged him while spectre, well he couldnt finish the job. sorry he didnt get enough power there and wont here. spectre fails again.
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Spectre's power is determined by the Presence. The Presence didn't want Spectre to finish the job. And what the AM tried to do dwarfs anything Thanos ever did with the IG.
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OK...if we are dealing with the Hal Jordan Spectre, then I would most likely give this one to Thanos. He is a little better at handling the god-like power thing without letting his inner-demons rattle him so much.
Plus he had Mary Poppins working for him at one point, so that would tend to keep him distracted. But the major reason I think Hal would be beaten is that his psyche was a really fragile thing and with Thanos' mastery of the soul via the soul gem, he would be vulnerable to an assault on the very core of his being. He still carried a lot of guilt with him and Parallax was still grafted to his soul, all contributing factors to his defeat. So, I have to back Q up on this one. He's right.
have it sitting right here. i know it took a lot to beat am. but thanos wasnt hurt at all after his battle with his enemies while am was getting owrn down and eventually got beat.
listen the stuff thanos could do with the ig was utterly amazing. he woul dwin this battle and as much as u see it differently it isnt. thanos could do whatever the hell he felt like that day and win.
but you haven't seen anything spectre has done... and you claim he's worse.... without having seen anything he's done... think about that........ just think..... for a second.......... think............think........................think...
i have seen things spectre has done....it doesnt stack up. i saw when asmodel was in him. i saw when he wrecked magic in dc. i saw hal jordan stuff as well. oh yeah i also saw batman punch him. spectre is all over the freaking board here. thanos isnt. ok. he never lost. sorry but turning phantom stranger into a mouse isnt as impressive as beating eternity. different level altogether.
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There is no ****ing way that Thanos could ever defeat GEB. The Great Evil Beast is equal to the Presence.
Jul 16th, 2007 05:20 AM
not every being u can think of that in ur mind beats thanos. 
) is giving Thanos even a single win. 
