Lobo took Despero's punches better than John but it took more than one hit to take him out. IIRC, near the end, he knocked John out with three blows after tossing him into a building.
Everybody has their good days.
Edit: Nvm.
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Some of that is clear cut PIS, though. You want to argue Thor can tank Skyfather attacks? Really?
Would you use Superman taking hits from Hal Jordan Parallax as proof of his durability? Captain America taking hits from Hulk? I certainly wouldn't, and I'm a fan of those characters.
As far as Lobo goes, taking hits from Despero works into how his durability is generally displayed, which is a combination of regen and being immune to pain. He's been disemboweled before, had his legs chewed off, been hit by class 100's on Supermans level many times, and registered little to no pain..
Basically, he's a cross between Shaggy Man, Wolverine, and Plastic Man (Because you can't beat Plastic Man by beating on him) in his durability type. To beat him, you need to tear him limb from limb, and that's easier said than done because he's also fairly resistant to even taking damage, let along taking enough damage to incapacitate him..
Thor can take hits from Skyfather level beings and above. It's not his average but his done too many times for it to be written off. His also completely walked through.
I was looking through some of Thomas' second run and came across Thor's fight with Kurse. If you thought Lobo taking two hits from Despero was impressive, wait until you see that battle.
Likewise Lobo has walked through attacks higher than his own weight class, which cant be ignored. Despero is far from his lone showings.
Take one for instance, routinely going through a Black Hole. Massive feat in itself. Can Thor legitimately survive going through a Black Hole? Can Thor's strength match the crushing force of an Event Horizon?
Lobo has sustained, and survived such ordeals mostly due to its incredible Invulnerability + Regen, with out factoring his immortality since this feat has been accomplished before he became an immortal.
Cool? It wasn't my intention, but if you want to compare durability showings, that's fine.
I understand why you'd get defensive though, it's a common reaction when Thor's pitted against a character someone favors, due the amazing feats and all.
Depending on the level he's operating at, sure, it'd be no problem.
Could you post the scans? It's been a while since I've seen it.
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His bike is pretty damn durable as well (Unless the thing is treated more like a wormhole).
What was the issue in which he was being compressed into various different sizes as he sailed through a black hole? Reminded me a lot of the Thanos dimension hopping scene.
My comment serves to establish that Thor is not alone, in tanking damage from attacks above his weight class.
Setting up a feat war may not be beneficial to either camp. Major complications arise in judging characters outside their own universe. Instead I look for a common ground, to be used as a point of reference, which is why I made a reference to Lobo Black Hole endeavours.
It should be noted that Gilgamesh was noticeably amped by the Celestials at the time (See the first scan). For some context as to how powerful he is in his original form, he went toe to toe with immortal Hercules after being depowered.
Kind of funny that he made the -incorrect- assumption that most of Thor's strength came from his hammer right before being knocked out.
Stuff like that do not worry me. Its more along scaling a Character like Odin to Nero. Marvel, and DC use a different tier system to scale the potency of their characters when it matters.
If you want a showing where Thor resists intense pressure such as gravity and so on, I can provide those. By the way, I personally don't think surviving a black hole is on the same level as attacks from Odin, Galactus, Glory, Celestials and so on.
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