spetznaz
Senior Fanboy Killer
Originally posted by Thunderstrike
Somebody told me of the Wolverine8888 horror stories.
And I think therein lies the answer to this debate.
Deathstroke has been portrayed having some very high showings (I don't know who said he could take on Superman at full speed, but he was drawn knee-capping Kid Flash as well as having the Flash run into his sword). Anyways, Slade has actually been drawn/written by DC doing some very high level feats.
Wolverine on the other hand, particularly in this (and from what I hear other forums), has been under the 'auspices' of Wolverine8888 (there have been other fanboys of 'Wolbereen,' but W8888 takes first prize). Under W8888's patronage Wolverine (from here on 'WolbereenLOL101'😉 has been granted near cosmic powers .....whereby he can always defeat anyone he encounters in the forum. Even though he is merely a mutant with claws he is supposed to beat everyone from Namor to Wonderwoman to Superman!
Thus when it comes to fanboy support no one holds a candle to 'WolbereenLOL101.'
Thus: Fanboy Idoicy: Winner 'WolbereenLOL101.'
What about having a jobber aura?
Well, Slade has been written as doing things that he should ....well ....not be able to do.
For example his reaction and thought time might be superhuman, but tagging a Flash .....any Flash .....should be beyond anyone without the SF (or at the very least an extremely high capability for speed, maybe a minimum of Superman level speed). Thus DS shouldn't have been able to do that.
However a closer look shows that many of such feats do have an amount of prep to them .....they are not just mindless doodles.
For instance when he stabbed the Flash: he had prepped out the whole encounter (where he met several members of the JLA, and had countermeasures for each of them). For the Flash he knew that he would be the first to attack, and thus he had rigged the entire area where he (DS) would be standing with explosives, knowing that they would cause the Flash to weave in between them on his way to Slade.
There was only one open place, and it was that place where Slade had his sword facing ....and the Flash ran into it.
Now, at least there is a measure of logic to that .....not a lot (because at the speed that the Flash, or any person that uses the SF moves at, explosions should not be a problem .....he'd probably walk right over the expanding gases from the detonation), but at least there is an attempt to explain it (no matter how weak .....and that logic was indeed weak, especially if one considers the many feats of the Flash).
Now, compare that with some of Wolverine's showings.
In one case he raked Thanos ....Thanos! ....with his claws (oh, and these were not even adamantium claws but the bone version).
Thanos!
And then there are the Hulk bouts that Wolverine8888 so loves to quote (according to W8888 Wolverine has fought against the Hulk 14 times. LOL). There is no way that a character like Wolverine (ooops, sorry ....Wolbereen) should be able to do anything against the Hulk.
After all:
1) One punch from the Hulk and it should be over. His adamantium skeleton may not be affected, but every internal organ should turn to mush.
2) Wolbereen/Wolverine shouldn't be able to even do anything to the Hulk. After all the Hulk has a healing factor that is far better than that of the 'Clawed One,' thus scratching the Hulk (and they would be no more than scratches) should lead to the Hulk IMMEDIATELY healing those wounds. The Hulk shouldn't even NOTICE Wolbereen.
And most importantly there is no attempt to explain why Wolbereen should be able to do these things ....apart from 'claws.'
Thus, Jobber Aura: Wolbereen.