Originally posted by Knowsbleed33
Question: Is Bizarro physically stronger than Superman? The reason I ask is Bizarro seems to be portrayed more as a brick despite having all the other abilities Superman has.
the one created in the emperor joker arc i think is stronger. i remember a comic where they switched bodies and superman commented on the potential of his body/strenght either being or almost being better than his own but bizzaro is just to dumb to really do anything with it.
Originally posted by Knowsbleed33
Question: This is a bit of a newb question since I don't read much Flash stuff. Can Flash walk at the speed of light or do his powers only work when he runs?
Originally posted by stickman618or vibrate himself through the fabric of time/reality.
well the best way to build up speed is to run, and if you're walking that fast you might as well call it running, but he can use his powers when he's not running, like moving his hands really fast to create powerful winds
Originally posted by Galan007
the main reason beyonder was retconned is because he was just too powerful. granted, some of his feats may have been retconned, but many of them still remain intact [including him erasing death, etc.]that said, owning galactus should be WELL within his powerset. i mean, even in beyonder's post-retcon state, his powers still appear to far exceed those of g - being the embodiment of his respective universe/multiverse, and such.
OK, thanks. Haven't read a lot of that for a long time and I don't think I ever read all of SWII and the followups.
Originally posted by tjcoady
In short, yes... more or less. Check out Infinite Crisis, which answers it to an extent. When Earth one and Two got folded together, Flash, Green Lantern, Ted, and so on with the JSA (including Power Girl and some others) received different memories because they led different lives on Earth One. During IC, when they encountered Kal-L they managed to remember leading both lives, including serving in the JSA with Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman of Earth Two.
Thanks for the answers will check out IC, only read parts of it.
Originally posted by tjcoadywhen wally defeated black flash [the first time,] he did so by running into the very distant future - the absolute end of time, in fact.
Very, very, very rarely in the post-Silver Age, without the Cosmic Treadmill.Indeed, one of the few times he did it required Bart, and Jay for a running start, and it practically cracked the Speed Force in Half.
wally also time traveled in the instance involving the cosmic gamblers [where he beat their instantaneous travel.] though i think he'd absorbed the speed of krakkyl to do so..
Originally posted by Galan007
when wally defeated black flash [the first time,] he did so by running into the very distant future - the absolute end of time, in fact.wally also time traveled in the instance involving the cosmic gamblers [where he beat their instantaneous travel.] though i think he'd absorbed the speed of krakkyl to do so..
When he defeated the Black Flash, he was channeling all the pent up Speed Force energy after not having his powers for so long.
And in the Cosmic Gamblers storyline, he was channeling the speed of Krakkyl, who was his equal in speed, Krakkyl's entire planet, and every single person on Earth (the book specifically mentions Bart, Jay, Jesse Quick, Max Mercury, and Superman)....
So yeah, the whole "Flash can time travel" thing is either dependent on massive plot devices or so rare as not to be worth mentioning.
Originally posted by Galan007
he was? i didn't remember that for some reason.i knew about krakkyl, though. 👆
It was right after Linda "died." Wally's powers dissapeared for a while after that, and only "snapped back" when his friends were threatened by the Black Flash. He talks about being more tied into the Speed Force then he has ever felt before.
I remember instances where Wally West time travels. His done it a few times other than those issues hasn't he? I'm pretty certain that time travel without the cosmic treadmill is dangerous to all the other speedsters but wasn't it shown that Wally West has reached the point he doesn't need it? Hell, I recall a one shot, when he was being controlled by Abra Kadabra to slow down severely and he still traveled through time. I also vaguely remember an issue where it was stated by Jay Garrick that though Wally doesn't need it, he needs the treadmill to time travel. I would double check the last one but I can't.
Also what about the instance when he was travelling through time casually in attempt take Barry Allen's place? Unlike the other Flash's somehow Wally West always knows when/where he is in time always. He can control his movement through it and so on.
Also during that Black Flash story line, as I recall, Linda's death put him into shock and he didn't use his abilities, and had build up energy. What the build up energy did was enhance his endurance that is all. He said he could keep it up for weeks, but that's about it. It didn't indicate that he had an amp in speed or anything along those lines. That Black Flash example is a valid one of his time traveling ability. I don't recall it being stated anywhere in that issue, that his connection to the Speed Force was amped or anything of the sort. I just skimmed through the entire fight of the Black Flash and nothing like this was mentioned.
The easiest way from what I understand is traveling by vibrating the molecules, if I recall those old issues correctly.
i have a question concerning ozymandias' ability to dodge/catch bullets, seen here:
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i'm wondering if it's likely that he, being the smartest person on earth, was able to accomplish his bullet catch utilizing a method akin to what we saw during the film 'equilibrium'?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mAH_6V5h4c
if so, it would mean that ozy was able to calculate precisely where the bullet would strike, as well as take the necessary measures to protect himself [ie. moving his hands over that particular area] - based, more or less, on a mathematical equation that the trajectory a bullet follows once a given person fires a gun, standing at a given point = a statistically predictable element.
taking into consideration the very nature of ozy's character, it makes sense that he would treat any potential battle, including every possible 'variable' that might be brought to the table [ie. weapons,] as nothing more than *solvable* equations. imo, at least.
sure, he may have just been 'that fast', but meh.... theorizing is more fun. 😛
Originally posted by Galan007My heads hurts now after reading that.
i have a question concerning ozymandias' ability to dodge/catch bullets, seen here:----
i'm wondering if it's likely that he, being the smartest person on earth, was able to accomplish his bullet catch utilizing a method akin to what we saw during the film 'equilibrium'?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mAH_6V5h4cif so, it would mean that ozy was able to calculate precisely where the bullet would strike, as well as take the necessary measures to protect himself [ie. moving his hands over that particular area] - based, more or less, on a mathematical equation that the trajectory a bullet follows once a given person fires a gun, standing at a given point = a statistically predictable element.
taking into consideration the very nature of ozy's character, it makes sense that he would treat any potential battle, including every possible 'variable' that might be brought to the table [ie. weapons,] as nothing more than *solvable* equations. imo, at least.
sure, he may have just been 'that fast', but meh.... theorizing is more fun. 😛
