It was a beat down and even after measuring ALL of the Annihilators, Thanos still didn't want a piece of Gladiator (even though he probably would've beaten him. Who knows).
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There comes a time when you ignore statements but this sure as hell isn't one of those times. Like I've said, seems 'obvious' to me what the writer was throwing at us.
I already brought up a fight for Gladiator. Gladiator also temp killed Hyperion.
Gladiator did absolutely nothing in this fight and you seem to want to adhere to character statements like they are some sort of undeniable proof. For all we know he was just grossly overestimating Gladiator. The writer probably didn't know where to "place" Gladiator and took the easy way out and left it ambiguous. You have no proof here. Just speculation.
And what "feats" does this Hyperion have? Granted the fight was pretty impressive in the speed department,
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well, tbf, that was a different version of hyperion (and we know hyperion's DO tend to vary in power: see exiles) and the version of hype that glads went against was unused to combat with someone approaching his own power. glads and hype were expressly said to be veritable equals in power.
and we know that glads is very impressed with bill's power:
in light of starlin's recent work (especially that ABOMINABLE hulk/thanos series) i don't think anything can really be taken from that thanos scan at all. cool moment for glads, but in terms of greater meaning, i'd let it go.
it would be a cool battle, and i've begun to look at glads a little differently than i used to, but i'd still take bill.
I have not read that issue, but either Thanos and Adam just ****ed them all up, or someone else came in and fcked them all up with Thanos and him left standing wondering how to retaliate.
Yeah, that Hyperion is a replica of the real deal but he is a direct copy though and the good Hype killed that version of Hyperion. I always thought of them as one of the same.
Of course he is impressed by Bills power, who wouldn't be but I think the comparison Thanos made vs Gladiator being impressed by Bill is different.
To be fair that storm is very striking. Like if one of us were to see that I'm sure we'd be amazed. Much like when we see Aurora Borealis or an eclipse or something. It is a sight to behold.
I don't know if it was admitting a power level more than he was just expressing impression at what he had seen.
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no, i think you got the point. even surfer seemed momentarily awed by the power bill could summon. i don't mean to say glads was shaking in his boots, but i certainly think that display of power impressed the sh!t out of him. i think bill has a greater scope of power to call upon and has an answer for pretty well everything glads can throw at him save maybe speed. bill actually has some pretty good speed feats himself though. i can't think of any great absorption feats off the top of my head but i'm sure he has some. galan may know since he did the respect thread.
anyway, close fight--fun fight for sure--but bill takes a majority here imo. i can't believe they haven't had a crazy brawl yet tbh....
Ah okay that's good, was thinking I'd missed the point,
Yeah Glads did look impressed.
My opinion with Glads is he's a character that theoretically could be a crazy high level top tier if he followed what was described of him. I think he is still very impressive with the feats he has (I mean he has some nice stuff in his locker) but Marvel have made him a joke compared to what he could be.
He could be a top of the top if he was written to his abilities. It's a shame because he's one of my favourite characters.
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Hyperion only made a solar flare when he sun rammed Wonder Man.
I can't believe Carver is still using that scene to try and prove Gladiator means anything to Thanos.
Here's a hot button tip:
If you ignore absolutely everything a character has done and then exaggerate every high end feat, and only really go off hyperbole, then your character is unbeatable. I await the day we debate on the legitimacy of Gladiator's hype from his son when he was getting shit pushed by the P5, over actual feats.
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