Despero wins but he will have a fight. Physically he is above Thanos, energywise Thanos should top him. Thanos has the better energysoak, Despero the better blunt force durability.
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I see where you're coming from.
Sadly, Despero isnt the pet of a big name writer, like Thanos is, so his feats are few and far between.
My point is really, Despero was owning Superman in those scans.
One, i believe Superman could take those cosmic cube hits, and two, i believe Superman/Thanos is a good fight on its own.
So, Despero while not having Thanos' power set, is hardly outclassed in this fight.
No he doesn't Despero is less durable in all areas, his energy projection is inferior, his intellect is inferior, he isn't a cosmic Avatar favored by an Abstract being, he would have little effect on Thanos' mind when you consider what Thanos' mind has been through, and how even when being dichotomized, had the ability to remain relevant, and survive the experience. Despero isn't hitting as hard as Odin, Tyrant, Galactus, Omega, a Cosmic Cube, or IG Magus. Despero's magical abilities are inferior as well, as his ability to heal himself. I've always read you sticking with the versatility argument... Well it's time that you remembered what drives many of your arguments. Thanos is superior in every way.
Thanos would turn Despero into salt brother. This isn't a fight, it's a slaughter.
I agree with Leo, people are selling Thanos a bit short here.
Thanos is no Powergirl and his energy power output is more impressive than anything Despero tanked in that comicbook. Overall Thanos is more impressive and more complete of a fighter.
That's cool, but Despero would have about as much chance of beating Thanos as he would of beating Darkseid. None. He'd wreck Mongul for sure, but Thanos is a different creature altogether. Okay, look at how easily Thanos took out the Silver Surfer, who would be just as powerful as any of those characters that Despero took out. The Surfer wasn't able to so much as make Thanos flinch with his power output. I understand that Despero has a very limited amount of showings that showcase his full abilities, but the ones that he does have, simply aren't enough to raise his stock to the point of beating guys in Thanos' power class.
You have to look at what Thanos can actually do. I could literally see Thanos smiling at Despero, as he transmutes his molecules, and turns him into salt, sand, or some other material that would kill him.
Are people also forgetting how easily Superman took at Despero with HV? It was painfully easy. That would never happen to Thanos... .nor is Superman's HV as powerful as what Thanos can produce.