dc power tiers

Started by TheTyrant4 pages
Originally posted by xJLxKing
IG makes you omnipotent, yet LT, HOTU, TOAA and The other TOAA are above it.

IG doesn't make you completely omnipotent 😬

Omnipotent is a joke in comic books.

Originally posted by TheTyrant

IG doesn't make you completely omnipotent


Actually the IG does make the wielder omnipotent.

But there are different levels of omnipotence in Marvel.

In Marvel,
once you can re-arrange reality on a cosmic scale (universal at-least)
you're omnipotent, because even universes in Marvel are infinite.

So, then, it's a question of scale, and/or confrontation between infinite powers.

Personally, I'd place Wally the God Boy and YHWH in Tier 1.

YHWH was basically the personification of The Presence in Vertigo.
Wally the God Boy looked like a young YHWH.

Originally posted by galactusischere
So the Presence isn't omnipotent then? cause it's impossible to be above an omnipotent in terms of power(or anything).

As for Imperiex, he should be the equivalent of Entropy in marvel IMO, still a bit below Eternity.


He is omnipotent within His creation, but outside of his creation the PM reigns supreme. You can be the God of a comic book but you're still outranked by the guy who's reading or writing it (the PM).

As for Imperiex I don't think you could put him any higher or lower without drawing some flack. He's not a Mid-Abstract and he's above guys like Monarch and Neron. Of course he's at the lower rung of Low Abstract.

Originally posted by Omega Vision
He is omnipotent within His creation, but outside of his creation the PM reigns supreme. You can be the God of a comic book but you're still outranked by the guy who's reading or writing it (the PM).

Makes sense. 👆

Originally posted by galactusischere
Makes sense. 👆

In Gaiman's Lucifer the Presence admits that there are outside forces shaping him (the Primal Monitor and/or the Monitors)

Originally posted by Omega Vision
In Gaiman's Lucifer the Presence admits that there are outside forces shaping him (the Primal Monitor and/or the Monitors)

So are ALL monitors capable of Mandrakk I's feat(nearly eating all DCU including the 5th dimension)?

Originally posted by galactusischere
So are ALL monitors capable of Mandrakk I's feat(nearly eating all DCU including the 5th dimension)?

It seems that way. Keep in mind that saying all Monitors can do what Mandrakk did and become like him is like saying all humans can be Batman. 😉

DC cosmology makes me

blowup

Originally posted by Omega Vision

Tier 0- Unquantifiable/Meta-Being
-Primal Monitor (the reader/writer)

Tier 1- Supreme Being
-The Presence

Tier 2-Nigh Omnipotent
-Great Evil Beast
-Elaine
-Cosmic Armor Superman
-Mandrakk (Novu)
-Monitors (True Potential)

Tier 3-Omniversal Abstract
-Full Power Mxyzptlk (WF)
-Ultimator
-Full Power Spectre
-Lucifer Morningstar/Michael Demiurgos
-The Word
-God-Thing

Tier 4-High End Abstract
-The Source
-The Endless
-Emperor Joker

Tier 5-Mid Abstract
-Mandrakk (Ogama)
-Nekron
-5D Imps (sans Mxy and Batmite)
-Full Power Anti-Monitor
-Darkseid (True Spiritual Form)
-Maggedon
-Life Entity
-Krona (JLA/Avengers)

Tier 6- Low Abstracts
-Spectre (High Showings)
-King of Tears (Inside of his Realm)
-Hell Lords Inside of their Realms
-New Gods (true manifestations)
-Imperiex
-Ion (Original)
-Parallax (ZH)
-Lords of Chaos and Order (as a whole)
-Superman Prime (Implied power)
-Ares with Godwave
-Monitor (COIE)

Tier 7- Semi-Abstracts
-Spectre (Average non-jobbing)
-Captain Marvel (DOV)
-Quintessence (Combined power)
-Gog
-Yuga Khan
-Monarch (Post Arena)
-Neron (outside of Realm)
-Trigon (Classic, outside of his realm)
-Superman One Million
-SCW Anti-Monitor

Tier 8- Elder God/Supra-Skyfathers
-PC Darkseid
-Nabu
-Mordru (High Showings)
-Time Trapper
-Monitors
-Thunderbolt
-Phantom Stranger (Implied power)
-DOV Spectre
-Guardians of the Universe (Implied)
-Shazam in the ROE
-Starro
-Starbreaker

Tier 9- Skyfathers
-Zeus
-Ganthet
-Shazam
-Highfather
-Darkseid (high showings)
-Phantom Stranger (demonstrated power)
-Takion/Stayne
-Guardian Amped Prime
-Jobbing Spectre
-Mordru (JSA)
-Blaze and Satanus (together outside of their realm, pre-RIH)
-Chris Kent (Countdown: Arena)

Tier 10- Low Skyfathers/Multi-Team Wreckers
-Superboy-Prime
-PC Superman
-Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson, highest showings)
-Guardians of the Universe (going by actual showings)
-Ares
-Infinity Man (Average)
-Circe
-Asmodel
-PC Mongul

Tier 11- Sub-Skyfathers
-Darkseid (average Post Crisis showings)
-Sundipped Superman (OWAW)
-Larfleeze (full power)

Tier 12- Team Wreckers
-Despero (High end)
-WW3 Black Adam
-H/P Doomsday
-The General/Shaggy-Man
-Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson)
-Zoom
-E2 Superman (Infinite Crisis)
-Waverider
-Ring Mongul
-KC Superman
-Cyborg Superman
-Brimstone

Tier 13- Top Tier Super
-Darkseid (jobbing)
-Doomsday (Average)
-Despero (Average)
-Superman
-Elite Lanterns
-Flash (Wally)
-Martian Manhunter
-Wonder Woman
-Zatanna
-Supergirl
-Power Girl
-Solomon Grundy (high showings)
-Bizarro
-Etrigan
-Lobo
-Captain Marvel
-Black Adam
-Orion
-Grayven
-Firestorm
-Mongul Jr

Tier 14- Mid Tier Super
-Captain Atom
-Individual Hyperclan Members
-Forerunner
-Average Lantern
-Red Tornado
-Captain Comet
-Donna Troy
-Superboy (Kon-El)
-Aquaman (High Showings)
-Lightray
-Kalibak
-Lex Luthor (In Suit)

Tier 15- Low Tier Super
-Cheetah (Minerva)
-Starfire
-Beast Boy
-Terra
-Bombshell
-Fodder Lanterns
-Gorilla Grodd
-Dr Light
-Aquaman (Low showings)
-Steel
-Booster Gold
-Blue Beetle (Jamie)
-Black Lightning
-Rocket Reds

Tier 16- High End Meta
-Clayface
-Hawkman
-Flash Rogues (Average power level)

Tier 17- Mid Metas
-Killer Croc
-Maxwell Lord
-Black Canary
-Mr Freeze
-Snapper Carr (FC)

Tier 18- Low Metas
-Bane (Venom)
-Deathstroke

Tier 19- Elite Streetlevelers
-Lady Shiva
-Batgirl (Cassandra Cain)
-Batman (full Gear)
-Cheshire
-Vandal Savage
-R'as Al Ghul

Tier 20- Streetlevelers
-Nightwing
-Batwoman
-The Question (Sage)
-Catman
-Deadshot
-Red Robin
-Green Arrow

Tier 21- Low Streetlevelers
-The Joker
-The Riddler
-Human Flame (Pre Enhancement)
-Dan Turpin
-Black Mask


Ironed out some mistakes and corrected some rather egregious omissions.

Your DC hierarchy with all your tiers seem pretty good to me, but why are Ion and Parallax so low? I thought they were above universal powers such as Imperiex.

Originally posted by galactusischere
Your DC hierarchy with all your tiers seem pretty good to me, but why are Ion and Parallax so low? I thought they were above universal powers such as Imperiex.

They are universal powers. I've never understood Parallax, where he draws his power from since his official bios almost invariably list his powers as possession and fear projection and that's about it. Parallax and Ion (original) could mess with most depictions of the Spectre but I don't see either hanging with the Full Power Anti-Monitor or defeating guys like Mandrakk v2.

Meh, people were saying that classic Ion could easily kill Galactus and White Phoenix. Thanks for the heads up.

Originally posted by galactusischere
Meh, people were saying that classic Ion could easily kill Galactus and White Phoenix. Thanks for the heads up.

I don't know about easily, and I don't know about 'kill' but I'd say Ion would have a pretty good shot against either of them.

its not ordered from weakest to strongest. its kinda confusing o O

Originally posted by Lord_Talron
its not ordered from weakest to strongest. its kinda confusing o O

Its strongest to weakest in terms of power, not necessarily effectiveness.

Yeah I call bullshit on Superman and other assorted bricks being more powerful than Zatanna, Catwoman being on the same tier as Shiva and Dragon, and Animal Man being on the same tier as Clayface.

edit: I almost completely agree with Omega's list. My only two suggestions are bumping Starfire and Dr. Light up one tier and putting Wonder Girl in Tier 15.

Krona BTW should be MUCH higher on Omega's list IMO. Atleast tier 3.

Originally posted by Konton
Yeah I call bullshit on Superman and other assorted bricks being more powerful than Zatanna, Catwoman being on the same tier as Shiva and Dragon, and Animal Man being on the same tier as Clayface.

edit: I almost completely agree with Omega's list. My only two suggestions are bumping Starfire and Dr. Light up one tier and putting Wonder Girl in Tier 15.


Dr Light I can definitely see your point, Starfire kinda. As for Donna Troy while she's definitely not WW's equal she isn't THAT far below Diana.
Originally posted by galactusischere
Krona BTW should be MUCH higher on Omega's list IMO. Atleast tier 3.

Nah he's definitely not above guys like EJ. At best he'd be at the lowest rung of T4.