Originally posted by GalacticStorm
Beyonder. Your understanding is abominable. Just how old are you?All of the above is largely irrelevant.
The point of bringing Strange into it in the first place is not to equate him on the hierarchy to LT, IG or any of the other cosmics, because we all know that isnt the case.
Strange was mentioned because he despite his relatively low standing in the rankings was able to counter the power of the IG. The fact that he was on the defence all the time is irrelevant. This isnt a Strange versus thread. Im not trying to infer anything about Strange other than the fact that he countered the IG. Dont you understand that?
The crux of the matter is that he countered an assault from the IG and LT countered an assault from the IG. Strange doing so doesnt change his position on the hierarchy it certainly doesnt equate him to the IG in power as it was just a counter. Same with LT. LT countered Adams assault. He did it with a snap of the fingers. He did it easier than Strange did, but thats to be expected because hes more powerful as everyone knows.
However all LT did was counter. He never matched Adam blast for blast, never fought him to a standstill and certainly never beat him. Therefore you have no evidence whatsoever to say LT's superior to the IG.
Picking at Stranges battle record is futile because youre missing the point. This isnt really about Strange. Its about the fact that LT only countered Adam. Thats all. You positively cannot say hes more powerful based on a counter.
Me highlighting the fact that Strange has countered Adam as well isnt an attempt to hype Strange up. Im just bringing attention to the fact that lower beings to have countered the power of the IG. As theyre lower you wouldnt expect them to counter as easily as LT did but at the end of the day on both occassions it was still just a counter.
As LT isnt the only one to do so it cant be seen as a feat only achievable by someone who is on par with or beyond the power of IG cos Strange isnt either and at the end of the day it was still only a counter.
Better yet, you bring those scans of Strange V. Warlock and point to where any of those attacks were different from anything Death, Nightmare, or Thanos depowered IG pulled out? Illusions and trickery. One gem at a time. What Strange did wasn't even what LT did. You seem to think Strange to restore beings like Eternity and Galactus back the way they were before Warlock attacked.
It's also funny how Warlock used his Power Gem and yet Strange moved aside to dodge it. Wow, what an attack by Warlock and a counter by Strange. Real impressive on Warlock's part considering the IG wielder to exist anywhere in space...oh wait, that's right Warlock was using the Power Gem at the time. He couldn't use the Space Gem because he'd already use it - to send Strange, Pip, and Gamora really far away! :laughing:
Compare that to Thanos using a blast that took out two Celestials and dozens of planets. Or that blast to the one that had Eternity on his knees by Warlock during the trial.