batdude123
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Originally posted by UniOmni
But mind you, i never said that versatility equals power.What i said, is that when you look at the power both wield, and then compare their versatility, it edges things in Norrins favor by quite a bit.
I'd never say versatility alone => power, else i'd be saying that Tony Stark is more powerful than DD.
If Surfer and Superman are peers in raw power output, but one can do so much shit at high levels, aside from fly fast, shoot shit and take punches, the guy who can do the things above, plus so much other shit is easily the more powerful.
Superman = Fly fast, hit shit with physical power, durable too, shoot shit, icebreath and combine powers for microwave blasts and surgical hv applications.
Surfer = fly fast, hit shit with physical power, durable too, shoot shit, and evolve planets, individual evolutions, shields, phasing, time manipulation, gifting other people with power, energy absorbtion, planet wide emps, molecular control, TP/Cosmic awareness......the list goes on.
Dude is pretty much J'onn level strength, elite class durability, mixed with firestorm and GL. All at planetary levels.
He's the reason why people say that extremely powerful heroes are insanely difficult to write for, without jobbing or writing them down.
I understand that Surfer is your boy, but defacing Superman’s power set to help suit your argument is not exactly the right way to go about things.
You left out a few things when you listed Kal’s power set. Keep in mind, I do understand that you were trying to oversimplify it to show how Surfer’s versatility is>>>Supers, but you left out some vital info.
Superman still has intangibility and invisibility. He’s stronger than Norrin, has better reflexes, and has better combat speed than him as well. Plus he can vibrate his limbs so fast that he can compromise an object’s molecular bonds, thus breaking them apart. Case in point:
http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shandspeeddn9.jpg
And Hank is at least as durable as Norrin. Most of these powers used in conjunction with one another make the majority of what you listed off for Surfer null and void. And... let’s not forget about the ominous Torquasm-Vo!! You can hate it all you want… but the fact remains that he still does have it as a power. Granted, it might be a huge plot device, but so is the power cosmic. Superman has shown that he can basically do anything he wants when using T-Vo.
PS: Stating that Surfer is like a combo of GL and Firestorm is a bit redundant, don’t you think? lol