Which brings up an interesting point in comics - if Storm is attuned to the environment and is able to anticipate attacks, how on Earth did Black Panther manage to sneak up on her in his most recent issue? I'm pretty sure Wolverine has does this on a number of occasions too. Why does she get hit in hand to hand fights with people if she can anticipate their actions? How come she HAS been tagged before by Cyclops if she can anticipate his blasts? Or anyone else's attacks for that matter?
I suppose you could say that she has this ability turned on and off at times, but if that is the case, then why does she still get hit in combat situations?
There's just too much inconsistency in the way comics are written to prove or disprove all of the above.
So that's why i'm going back to basics and giving you my opinion. And sure, it's only my opinion. I think it's actually quite silly to write stuff like, "lightning>>>>>>>>>>>>>>concussive force blast" when i have told you about and shown you the scans that show that his blasts move at the speed of light.
I still find it a bit difficult to comprehend how she can produce energy forms out of nowhere "instantly". It's a hard one to explain, but if she summons lightning let's say, she can't just produce it out of her hands or let it flow from her eyes in the same way that Cyclops does for his power. She's got to manipulate the weather patterns and energy spectrums she sees and then make them do as she pleases. Now, she might be able to do this VERY VERY quickly, and subconsciously for that matter, but the point i have is that the matter still has to come from somewhere from where it wasn't necessarily before. This is is going to create a delay, no matter how short. Personally, i would view it as a delay of seconds - which is still testimony as to how powerful Storm is - i mean, how quickly can a lightning bolt just appear out of nowhere in our world?
The difference with Cyclops (again, let me stress this is only my opinion), is that his power is always turned ON. Eyes are open = energy will come out. I've already said that his firing time is at the "suddeness of thought", and the scans show the blasts move at the speed of light. So in that argument of "who fires first?", i'm still plumping for Scott.
Now, to attempt to answer your questions starlock:
- First of all, what made you think i was debating your stance, and solely your stance, from my first post??? All i was doing was putting my opinion in based on everything i hd read on this thread. Having said that, i'm happy to addess your points now.
- You said she could summon up a hurricane or fly before he fired. That she didn't need to go through those thought processes i mentioned. I beg to differ. Are you saying to me that she doesn't need to think that she needs to fly up or summon a hurricane? That she acts purely autonomically with no higher functions to tell her that she is in danger? Again, if this was the case, why has she been hit before? I would say that Storm, like any other person, still needs to THINK about doing something before she does it. That's not me saying she is useless - merely that she is human in that particular respect.
- Yes, i do believe that Cyclops always goes first, for the reasons i stated in my first post.
- Can she defend against his blasts? Well, i think if she had time to build up a sufficient shield, then sure she could protect herself. A Storm fan may say she can build up Jovian pressur fields that could easily stop his blasts. To that, as a Cyclops fan, i simply quote an issue of UXM where it clearly states that Cyke could pulverise adamantium. Do i genuinely believe he can do that? Well, my opinion is no, but if people believe that about Storm, then i am certainly entitled to do the same for Scott.
- So it comes down to speed of firing again....and well, ^^^
- I am happy to concede that Scott wouldn't take any hits from Storm well at all. I am also happy to concede that she has far more defence and variety in her powers. It's just that thisd fight relies upon who hits first. And Cyclops can do that.
