Originally posted by Stoic
He could teleport him into a boulder as easily as could telport him to the bottom of an ocean.
Assuming he can teleport someone to the bottom of the ocean then we still have the problem of matter occupying the same space at the same time. In comics and other media, when someone teleports someone into a body of water then there is no fuzing of molecules. The water is either displaced or it disappears and the person or object is unaltered in anyway. This kills your argument.
I don't have to prove that he wasn't moving at grade A speed. The fact that you don't know, means that you can't use the showing as evidence to disprove Thanos' reflexes. Writers often depict characters USING THEIR SPEED, when they are excited about beginning a battle with an opponent that they have always wanted to test themselves against. So it is possible that Gladiator was using his grade A speed when he tried to engage Thanos.
You have to prove that Glads was moving at grade A speed in order to prove that Thanos reflexes. Writers sometimes do and don't depict characters using their speed. Although I disagree with Often, 'Often' doesn't prove a certain instance though. 'Exited' doesn't prove a character is being written with their powers at that moment. There was no evidence at all showing Glads was using super speed.
They can't defend against a force that would encompass their entire body, stop using imagination to replace actual capability. It has been proven several times that Thanos can react fast enough to cube up 5 characters, and smart enough to let them out one at a time, where he could easily deal with them on his terms, because we must look at the personality of the character. Unlike Gladiator who would run face first into a fist, Thanos isn't the sort that telegraphs his moves. You're problem is that you enjoy ignoring context, writers, and on panel evidence, which is where you get your examples from. Why would anyone listen to that type of nonsense? I won't be the first. Use your imagination. There are plenty of ways to defend against that tactic. Evasion, absorption, shields, hitting Thanos before he does it, etc. BRB's and the others reflexes are better than Thanos. So let's not assume they will just sit there and allow it without incident.
In his battle with Black Bolt he did not prove that he was vastly stronger, Again you seem to have a poor habit of ignoring the things that have occurred on panel. Gladiator has a long ways to go before he can compare to Thanos. Like I said before, track record means a lot. Would you hire a proven thief to work in a jewelry store? I wouldn't, nor would I say that a guy that gets laid out as often as Gladiator would ever defeat Thanos who rarely loses. It's not ABC logic, it's common sense.
This is irrelevant. What does track record prove when PIS exists?
We look at each fight differently. Rock, paper, scissors effect is what really happens (not ABC logic). Glads has the speed and power to fell Thanos. Using instances where Glads is not fighting to the best of his abilities doesn't prove anything. It is a form of lowballing.
Originally posted by Estacado
Its so awesome that h1 can count the exact speed Fallen One reached before Thanos stoped him.
He has no proof besides his speculation but who cares...
I didn't say what speed Fallen One went before he was stopped. I said, Fallen One started from rest (speed=0) and sped up gradually. Thanos could have reacted before Fallen One reached light speed.
Even if Fallen One reached light speed at the end of his travels (when he got blocked) then his average speed was under that AND Thanos reacted to him from afar and not from 3ft in your face kind of distance.