OneDumbG0
Find Your Own Fire
How come the majority of people here have already pitted certain characters against certain characters? Superman - Gladiator, BRB - MMH, Surfer - Kilowog? I thought it was all of them versus all the others. I'd say that if you threw all six into a bru-haha, it'd be a lot splashier then setting them up in individual matches.
I'd like to say that the DC team has a very important advantage in that Superman and Martian Manhunter fight together all the time, and MMH would use his telepathy to link all three together in a coordinated effort. The Marvel side doesn't have that teamwork, nor anywhere near the coordination. Heck, Gladiator would probably think BRB and Surfer were in his way.
I also don't underestimate Martian Manhunter or Kilowog. Martian Manhunter can hold his own against a whole lot. He's got more powers than you can shake a stick at and apparently, he's definitely up there in terms of strength if not energy projection firepower. I thought him going intangible and punching Superboy Prime was pretty sick. Kilowog's probably the fourth best Green Lantern there ever was, behind Hal, Sinestro and Kyle. And his utilization of the ring would probably be the biggest wildcard in the fight.
I also think Beta Ray Bill is highly underestimated as well. He beat Thor. For all intents and purposes, he's at the least, Thor's equal. Not just in battle, but in heart and guts and everythign else. For all the people that can't stand the idea of Superman beating Thor, none of those Thor fanboys will dispute that BRB beat Thor once. I think the author avoided putting Thor himself in here otherwise this will turn into a Thor vs Superman debate (which it still ended up being for the most part), but BRB is by no means an automatically inferior Thor.
And let's face it, Superman and Martian Manhunter have their weaknesses, as much as DC fanboys hate to admit. Magic and red sun radiation (kyrptonite too, but I doubt Marvel team would be able to figure that out and have Surfer whip some up n the spot) and .... fire. Always thought MMH's susceptibility to fire was dumb. But hey. Dem's the breaks. Marvel team has no exploitable weaknesses. And in the end, I think Surfer on his own tips the favor, despite DC team's tactical advantages. I don't like to overestimate Surfer, but there's not much reason not to.
Marvel team 6/10.