Originally posted by HisMajestyAC43
thanos's only threat here is rogue absorbing his power, and there is no way that thanos, walking into this fight wouldn't know that.
so either she would be his first target
or he would simply keep her far enough away so that it wouldn't become a factor.
Originally posted by Lord S
A looooooooooong ass time ago. That was before the events of the 'Infinity Gauntlet'...cause by the end of IG, he bitchslapped Hulk and Drax at the same time, calling them dull-witted brutes.
But three factors remain in doubt...
1. Can she get close enough to the Mad Titan to even try?
2. Can she handle the power she's stolen?
But it will weaken him, confuse him. 3. How long before Thanos recovers?
Don't know.
Originally posted by who?-kidSo now Thanos has detailed files about every single X-Man ? Interesting.
If he can hit her. Rogue moves super fast. And she has some kind of "danger sense" too.
How ? [/B]
Well, I think the standard rule sets for fights is that both sides have a general knowledge of their opponents abilities. Currently I believe that Rogue only has Sunfire's power set and I don't recall him or her ever using it to fly at tremendous speeds. Also given the speed of the opponents that Thanos has fought before, I don't she has enough to be of any challenge to him.
With the power of his force fields and the damage he has taken in the past I highly doubt any of the X-Men would be able to inflict serious damage to him. He should be able to take all of them out in only a few moments anyway. And theoretically if Rogue was able to live long enough an managed to get past his force fields, I don't she could absorb Thanos' powers. When she tried to do that to the Surfer she passed out and Odin has described Thanos as drawing his power from a near-limitless source (much like Odin himself does). Rogue just doesn't seem to be able to handle the level of power we are discussing here.
Rogue doesn't need to absorb a "near limitless source", she has to absorb Thanos' powers. That's a big difference. If she absorbed them, she could be drawing power from that same source also.
Of course, that's speculation, I know. I don't think she can absorb him (completely). But again, touching Thanos will probably weaken and confuse him. I don't think Thanos is an exception.
And Thanos has force fields you say ? I know, I saw them cracking under Champions fists. But even if he hides behind his force fields, how is gonna beat all those X-Men ?
Originally posted by who?-kiddid you even listen to him, he said that she passed out trying to absorb surfers poweer, a feat you seemed to ignore. and yes, how is thanos going to handle all these x men?rolleyes1
Rogue doesn't need to absorb a "near limitless source", she has to absorb Thanos' powers. That's a big difference. If she absorbed them, she could be drawing power from that same source also.Of course, that's speculation, I know. I don't think she can absorb him (completely). But again, touching Thanos will probably weaken and confuse him. I don't think Thanos is an exception.
And Thanos has force fields you say ? I know, I saw them cracking under Champions fists. But even if he hides behind his force fields, how is gonna beat all those X-Men ?
Originally posted by bigbran
did you even listen to him, he said that she passed out trying to absorb surfers poweer, a feat you seemed to ignore. and yes, how is thanos going to handle all these x men?rolleyes1
Nice try (more or less).
Originally posted by who?-kid
Rogue doesn't need to absorb a "near limitless source", she has to absorb Thanos' powers. That's a big difference. If she absorbed them, she could be drawing power from that same source also.Of course, that's speculation, I know. I don't think she can absorb him (completely). But again, touching Thanos will probably weaken and confuse him. I don't think Thanos is an exception.
And Thanos has force fields you say ? I know, I saw them cracking under Champions fists. But even if he hides behind his force fields, how is gonna beat all those X-Men ?
But that is the thing with Thanos, it isn't his natural mutation only that grants him his powers. He actually increased the amount and types of powers he has by both technological and mystic means. Also, although I'm not sure about this part, I believe he has been given power ups from Death herself (I'm not sure what exactly you could classify those as). So if Rogue did manage to get close to him and avoid getting killed by a single punch or energy blasts, then I'm not sure exactly what she would absorb if anything.
Well to be honest, I don't think that there are any of the X-Men who could physically harm him so I don't think he really needs the shields. Iceman has a shot, but if we are talking about comic Iceman (and not the forum version) then I don't think he is capable of harming Thanos given that the Surfer has a very difficult time himself. And as for Kitty, the Surfer's intagability has never given him the edge over Thanos in a fight before so I don't think she would do any better.
There is just such a high durability discrepancy between the X-Men and Thanos that the fight seems a little one sided to me. He can kill nearly all of them with a single attack and, again, I see them having a very difficult time harming him. And that isn't even taking into consideration his matter manipulation abilities. He could just turn them all into stone if he wanted to and end the fight there (although this seems to be a very infrequently used ability on his part).
rogue could try to absorb the powers granted to Thanos by Death... but imagine how fractured her psyche would be by trying to absorb, his mind as well as his powers. Storm is the "strongest" person on this team, but even her lightning bolts are only comparable to Thors.. And it took WMT to hurt Thanos. Thanos eats them all.
Originally posted by who?-kid
Rogue doesn't need to absorb a "near limitless source", she has to absorb Thanos' powers. That's a big difference. If she absorbed them, she could be drawing power from that same source also.
She'd also absorb his mind and go insane. All his memories of killing and conquering his fellow Eternals. The guy killed like 1/2 the universe's population and then deformed and tortured Nebula as "gift" to Death. The guy is like one of the sickest minds in the MU good luck to Rogue on handling even a fraction of that.
Of course, that's speculation, I know. I don't think she can absorb him (completely). But again, touching Thanos will probably weaken and confuse him. I don't think Thanos is an exception.
Not much that he'll really care. His confusion would be why Rogue kissed him (Thanos then realises hes that much of a pimp).
And Thanos has force fields you say ? I know, I saw them cracking under Champions fists. But even if he hides behind his force fields, how is gonna beat all those X-Men ? [/B]
Where is all this coming from that his force field was cracking? Jeez, Thanos would kill them all. Surfer could solo this team.
thanos's reaction to a charging team of x-men would more than likely be put them all down with a strong enough cosmic force blast.
assuming any of them survived that initial blast:
Storm - sadly for her, her best efforts would hardly make thanos pay her any mind. unless she has surpassed thor in lightning powers without me noticing. thanos would blast and ko if not kill her.
Kitty - probably has the best chances of escaping alive, IF she phased out and ran. other than that, her coming out of intagible world means her demise.
Cyclops - wouldn't get far considering his optic blasts are not even comparable to blasts from surfer much less odin... scottie gets scorched.
Psyloche - the same way rogue would get over loaded trying to absorb thanos's power, psyloche would be completely owned inside his head... that is assuming she even gets near him without becoming a burnt kfc wing in a leotard.
Iceman - ummm freeze all you want icecream, thanos tends to stay a nice comfortable temp. he doesn't burn melt freeze or disintegrate... great for countertops. anyway iceman goes puddle all to quickly.
Rogue - surfer can't do it, fallen one can't do it, what the hell makes anyone think that rogue could speedblitz, or ahem excuse me, even get to thanos without him stopping her? please. if she by some virtue managed to make it to thanos her best efforts, like storm's, would be to no avail.
Colossus - as much as i like this character, he stands absolutely no chance in this situation. i don't care how many relatives died or how much rage he has built up, if he landed one punch it would be his last. colossus is out of his league in this type of fight. not unlike the rest of the x-men...
Wolverine - would be pulling his claws out of his own butt. he may get half an insult out before he gets owned... maybe.
like i said throw some telepaths in this to make it interesting... otherwise x-men get owned.