Negotiation for the Survival of the World

God has decided that DC and Marvel universes should become one, with one universe erased from existence. Both DC and Marvel have sent their smartest teams (consisting of 3 heroes and 3 villains) to try to convince God through reasoning and debate to spare their universe. Which team will winand what would be their reason for the sparing of their universe?

Team DC: Superman, Batman, Martian Manhunter, Lex Luthor, Brainiac, and Darkseid

Team Marvel: Captain America, Reed Richards, Xavier, Dr. Doom, Apocalypse, and Thanos

Originally posted by masterbruce
God has decided that DC and Marvel universes should become one, with one universe erased from existence. Both DC and Marvel have sent their smartest teams (consisting of 3 heroes and 3 villains) to try to convince God through reasoning and debate to spare their universe. Which team will winand what would be their reason for the sparing of their universe?

Team DC: Superman, Batman, Martian Manhunter, Lex Luthor, Brainiac, and Darkseid

Team Marvel: Captain America, Reed Richards, Xavier, Dr. Doom, Apocalypse, and Thanos

dude, under-respresentation on both sides... guys like reed arent exactly skilled negotiators, and the bad guys aren't exactly going to be in god's good graces are they...

still...

with those two teams, i'd pick DC ftw...

With the loads of super geniuses that Marvel has, you pick those guys? 😐

DC isn't much better...

Originally posted by SnazzySmurph
With the loads of super geniuses that Marvel has, you pick those guys? 😐

DC isn't much better...

let me know know who you guys think should be brought to the team.

I have my reasons for the guys I chose...they aren't necessarily the smartest IQ wise, but they all are capable of making a convincing case for why their world should be spared.

Originally posted by masterbruce
let me know know who you guys think should be brought to the team.

I have my reasons for the guys I chose...they aren't necessarily the smartest IQ wise, but they all are capable of making a convincing case for why their world should be spared.

Marvel should have Beast, i doubt there's a more eloquent man in comics...

DC should have Mr. Terrific and Ray Palmer...

Originally posted by pr1983
Marvel should have Beast, i doubt there's a more eloquent man in comics...

DC should have Mr. Terrific and Ray Palmer...

Marvel should have Cable (IMO) and Maximus. Maybe Mr. Sinister too.

Originally posted by pr1983
Marvel should have Beast, i doubt there's a more eloquent man in comics...

DC should have Mr. Terrific and Ray Palmer...

I was thinking of beast, but I couldnt have 2 members of xmen, so Xavier (a guy whose entire life has been dedicated to fight for peace and harmony) won out, but that is a close call.

as for mr. terrific and ray palmer, I have never heard of either characters so they aren't big enough names. Only the A-listers are chosen to represent their respective universe, as unfair as that may seem.

Marvel should have Warlock, he's great at running logical loops around people.

Originally posted by masterbruce
I was thinking of beast, but I couldnt have 2 members of xmen, so Xavier (a guy whose entire life has been dedicated to fight for peace and harmony) won out, but that is a close call.

as for mr. terrific and ray palmer, I have never heard of either characters so they aren't big enough names. Only the A-listers are chosen to represent their respective universe, as unfair as that may seem.

maybe its just me but i'd pick beast over xavier...

mr. terrific is arguably as smart as bruce and lex, and is one of the central members of the jsa and a high ranking member of checkmate (black king i think). in the dc universe itself he's pretty highly regarded...

palmer is the atom, DC's reed richards, but with a slightly more psychotic wife...

God: Arright only 1 of you 2 groups get to keep your universe
Batman: ..... Im batman...
God: sold...
Reed: But wait we didnt get to say anything
Doom: Shut up, im leader
Reed: Oh hell no
(Doom + Reed start biting each other)
God: .... as i said.. sold

Originally posted by pr1983
mr. terrific is arguably as smart as bruce and lex, and is one of the central members of the jsa and a high ranking member of checkmate (black king i think). in the dc universe itself he's pretty highly regarded...

palmer is the atom, DC's reed richards, but with a slightly more psychotic wife...

but the thing with a powerful negotiation team is that it is wellbalanced...you don't need 6 brilliant minds. you need some who are capable with logical arguments, some who can pull off the emotional appeal arguments, and some who can just speak from the gut without flowery language

Originally posted by King Kandy
Marvel should have Warlock, he's great at running logical loops around people.

Originally posted by King Kandy
Marvel should have Warlock, he's great at running logical loops around people.

So far, for Marvel, I think it should be:

Tony Stark, Warlock, Beast, Mr. Sinister, Maximus, Thanos

Originally posted by Hannibal-Lector
God: Arright only 1 of you 2 groups get to keep your universe
Batman: ..... Im batman...
God: sold...

Originally posted by Hannibal-Lector
God: Arright only 1 of you 2 groups get to keep your universe
Batman: ..... Im batman...
God: sold...
Reed: But wait we didnt get to say anything
Doom: Shut up, im leader
Reed: Oh hell no
(Doom + Reed start biting each other)
God: .... as i said.. sold

strangely accurate... 😂

Originally posted by masterbruce
but the thing with a powerful negotiation team is that it is wellbalanced...you don't need 6 brilliant minds. you need some who are capable with logical arguments, some who can pull off the emotional appeal arguments, and some who can just speak from the gut without flowery language

superman is the heart... as clark he's an award winning writer...

holt (mr. terrific) is the logical one... he's on par with batman imo, and not nearly as cynical...

if you want someone to talk honestly without bullshit, ask guy gardner...

worked for battle pope... shrug

Originally posted by masterbruce
but the thing with a powerful negotiation team is that it is wellbalanced...you don't need 6 brilliant minds. you need some who are capable with logical arguments, some who can pull off the emotional appeal arguments, and some who can just speak from the gut without flowery language

MichaelHolt can do much that. It's part of why he's so high up in Checkmate. Negotiating and balancing is part of his job.

I agree with Kandy about Warlock.

And I'd have to give DC the win with the teams you presented since (although DS would try the same thing) too much of Marvel would try to berate or threaten God.

my reasoning for my picking:

Team DC:

Superman (the universal boyscout, standing for ideal values)
Batman (one of the quickest minds, will give God great arguments)
Martian Manhunter (deep thinker and will be the philosophical one of the group)
Lex Luthor (self interested but still the most competent orator)
Brainiac (knowledge incarnate...if anyone can find an obscure reason he can from his vast database)
Darkseid (from his quest for the antilife equation lies perhaps a reason for life)

Team Marvel:
Captain America (speaks from the gut and nononsense style is a fresh breath)
Reed Richards (arguably the greatest mind, if he's half as good framing arguments as making inventions, Marvel has hope)
Xavier (the Martin Luther King of comics, nuff said)
Dr. Doom (see Luthor, but more verbose and grander)
Apocalypse (he may be a villain, but his intentions aren't evil)
Thanos (if a guy whose sole goal is to destroy life argues on behalf of his universe, its gotta count for something)

Originally posted by Hannibal-Lector
God: Arright only 1 of you 2 groups get to keep your universe
Batman: ..... Im batman...
God: sold...
Reed: But wait we didnt get to say anything
Doom: Shut up, im leader
Reed: Oh hell no
(Doom + Reed start biting each other)
God: .... as i said.. sold

You should totally send that to the guy who makes Shortpacked.

Originally posted by masterbruce
my reasoning for my picking:

Apocalypse (he may be a villain, but his intentions aren't evil)

And, that's a matter of opinion.

Apocalypse should be replaced with Warlock.

Warlock and Thanos on the same team would win this.