Originally posted by leonidas
the key factor in both instances was prep -- neither herc nor IM were engaging her, both were effectively helpless/defenseless AND she was both given time AND free to cast her spells.
So we're admitting that her power is over the levels for the tourney ... but she's fine because it takes her a couple of seconds to use those powers?
That's all her "prep" was ... seeing who she could hit then going over and hitting them.
Originally posted by darthgoober
Yes but hasn't Iron Man himself KO'd Hulk a couple of times, stalemated Thor, beat Scourge(who was banned), and beat Surfer(and in fact, didn't Cannonball one shot Gladiator)?
Iron Man KOd Hulk (and not a particularly strong version) after a long drawn out fight, Hulk was dazed by a plane exploding (seems out of character) and the act completely fried his armour.
He's never really stalemated Thor ... just punched him a couple of times, got him pretty angry then survived because the Wasp talked Thor down.
The Surfer thing was pretty retarded ... and THAT only worked because IM was using Surfer's energies to power his armour.
Cannonball hit Gladiator once ... didn't KO him or end the fight or anything really, the X-Men showed up and Glads teleported them off for some space mission.