SeerQris
Overmind Instructor
Originally posted by superbatman86
In a raw power v. power battle Mags has no hope of winning.Iceman can simply put out more power and last longer than mags.Iceman can just lower the temperature enough to render mags shield obsolete.And they is a point where superconductivity stops and Iceman can do it easily.
At what point does superconductivity stop? Also, forgive me if this is false but I think that the shield is due only to Magneto's manipulation of magnetic fields to create an electromagnetic force field. So I am of the opinion that superconductivity has little to do with the shield. Given that superconductivity is just a phenomenon that has nothing to do with magnetos mutant ability to generate/manipulate magnetic fields.
Here are some things I pulled out from minor wiki searching.
Superconductivity is a phenomenon occurring in certain materials at extremely low temperatures, characterized by exactly zero electrical resistance and the exclusion of the interior magnetic field (the Meissner effect).
The electrical resistivity of a metallic conductor decreases gradually as the temperature is lowered
and
Electrical resistivity (also known as specific electrical resistance) is a measure of how strongly a material opposes the flow of electric current.
So I get the gist that superconductivity as a phenomenon might actually help Magneto if things go too “cool”. Please correct me if I am ignorant of something because this is absolutely not my area of study and is also not my real response to your comment.
Now back to addressing your statement. I do know that Iceman is an omega mutant so it might be said that he has unlimited potential to unleash limitless power etc. However what I ask now is can the Iceman that currently exists unleash this potential? I say no until shown otherwise. Also, having been to the respect threads and looking around the net I do not see Iceman as having outperformed Magneto in sheer feats. So your claims of outlasting and over powering etc I am not so convinced of.
Saying that Iceman can render Magnetos shield useless through temperature control is something that I haven’t quite bought into. Magneto’s ability is one of manipulation, just like Iceman’s. If we assume that the reason an electromagnetic force field becomes weakened is due to the slow down of electrons through cold temperatures, than what stops Magneto from manipulating the field in such a way that he speeds them back up to re-strengthen the field ; or why not through his might of will stop the field from weakening by never allowing the electrons to slow down etc.. I assure you that Magneto has not just been moving already existing magnetic fields around to perform his feats. All of his stunts require the increase, decrease, and overall manipulation/mastery of magnetic fields to perform. So I do believe that he can control and generate a field that is resistant to these chilly effects. There is no evidence to suggest that he cannot do this. Instead there is evidence for it. When he flies through space I’m sure he has to factor in temperature in his generation of the force field(yes this is a weak point as Iceman can generate temperatures more cold than this, however it just goes to show that this is nothing Magneto isn’t familiar with). The rest of the evidence lies in the sheer explanation of his powers. Generate/control/manipulate magnetic fields. I’m most certain that he can also control the strength levels of said fields.