Originally posted by xmarksthespot
See here's the irony, [b]you are this person:
"I know you don't like this with your being a JEan fan and all. You are very territorial and hate any ... that is a threat to Phoenix's power. Too bad."Just replace Jean/Phoenix with Storm.
(Further irony in that I don't particularly like Jean and have always found her incredibly boring, while throughout Uncanny/adjectiveless I've liked Storm.)
Storm is a great character (or was before her current writer) and there are numerous people she can beat. But there are also people she can't beat. Or that she would only win a minority against.
The thing is, you take it to a fanatical level claiming things like she's on par with Thor, and can beat the Hellfire club alone and so on, and try and pull other characters down in order to build Storm up, (very much like her current writer with BP's character) and/or claiming she can do things she's never done - not plausible extrapolations, just purely specious speculations.
And please stop trying to use that silly "energy output" argument. It too is purely specious. Jamie Braddock manipulates the quantum strings of reality. He's never shown large scales of energy output. He still beats Storm. And further Magneto has used his powers on a global scale. You know it. I know it. Everybody else knows it.
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I know that there are characters who would beat Ororo at her current state in her mutant evolution. Silver Surfer, Superman, Galactus and other would as well.
I don't pull anybody down to put Storm up. I bring up power levels established in continuity that puts her above those people. And yes, she does have a good 50/50 against the Inner Circle.
The energy output argument is very relevant against Storm vs. Magneto as it does come down to which can overpower the other. Jamie Braddock doesn't work because of the nature of his powers. Storm vs. MAgneto is TOTALLY different from Storm vs. Jamie. I honestly can't believe you tried that analogy to prove a point.
Magneto has used his power on a global scale, yes, when technology or drugs were involved in some way to either boost his powers or grossly alter the EM fields.