Well, to me, it was clearly meant to be portrayed as something she could do easily and casually (the act itself, not necessarily connecting it on someone trying to avoid it). She didn't show any strain, she wasn't out of breath etc. She showed no sign at all that it was difficult for her to do, or that she needed any recovery time afterwards. And she did it against a moving opponent who was trying to grab her, even if he was not a particularly skilled. She also showed herself to be cool and meticulous in actual combat, as well as very economical with her movements and actions (which would make sense, considering she literally has centuries of XP). So, to me, personally, I find it a weak reason to dismiss this particular case.
Anyway, it seems like we won't agree on this, so I see little point in continuing.
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You ask why a character didn't use an incredibly useful ability in order to easily disarm a situation as if this isn't a staple of comics and shows/movies based on comics.
Her doing that isn't as flashy or cool as other kinds of attacks during a battle.
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Like Apocalypse decapitating a bunch of people standing around him, using only sand, during the beginning (well, in the first 3rd of the movie, at least) of X-Men: Apocalypse, and never using that extremely useful ability again.
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When have I ever stated it would be easily done in a fight? I said the act itself might be easy (like doing the kick in practice), not that it would be easy to connect. In fact, I specifically said that it would also depend on the skill of the opponent. But I said that it would be a tactic potentially worth pursuing against someone like Hulk or Thor, considering that I don't see her normal attacks doing any damage.
I mean think of it this way. You fight someone and all your easier, more conventional attacks fail. You have another attack that you could try. It is riskier, it takes more effort, and it's harder to connect, but if it does, it would be more effective. Which is the better option? Risking it, or just keep pounding away, despite knowing it would do no good?
Maybe he could catch a single bullet. I wouldn't rule it out completely. But would he be able to do anything afterwards? Not based on the fact that he fell over in the process.
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Ok, so could we just settle on the Astral Punch being an option but that it would probably be difficult to pull off in a fight since she doesn't have the feats of using it in a fight?
It happens in real life too. There are loads of things that people can do in a relaxed environment that they won't be able to accomplish in a highly stressful environment.
That's basically been my stance all along. It's not necessarily an easy option, but it would be worth a shot against opponents she can't affect via other, more conventional, means, like Thor or Hulk. I somehow doubt it would work on Vision though. I mean, does he even have an astral form?
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Fair enough. Personally, I just don't think she'll get the chance to properly use it when she's busy defending against guys like Thor and Hulk he can probably knock her out with a casual hit.
Well, it would depend on how she has been utilizing other abilities as well, IMO. She might be able to create an opening if she takes it to the mirror realm, and starts screwing around with the terrain first. As we saw, she can start putting things in motion, so that the terrain/buildings keep moving and adjusting while she continues fighting, like she did during the film's opening fight scene. Anyway, like I said previously, I personally don't see her even getting that far in this gauntlet.
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I think it's either she augments her physical stats via magic or it could be a biproduct of her control of the Mirror Dimension. Personally, I'd lean to her augmenting her physical stats. Because even though she ultimately died from this, the fact that she didn't immediately die on impact suggests durability beyond a normal human. Especially considering she got stabbed as well.