Originally posted by Southern_Rebel
So, you give the Beyonder the win now?The Beyond Realm is now a part of the mainstream Marvel omniverse now, eh? If so, the TOAA..as we know him today would have power and authority over all that area. So, Thanos..with the HOTI...would encompass all that territory as well.
Thanos should win either way.
Yeah but 'today' isn't the issue. Its the Beyonder as he was pre-retcon vs. Thanos as he is post-retcon. Back then, not a lot of mention of the One Above All and the Living Tribunal was running to the Molecule Man for help, as was Eternity. Back then, the Beyond Realm was completely separate from the Marvel multiverse and it was a realm the Beyonder had complete control of. Hence even the LT, representing the entire Marvel multiverse, couldn't stop him. And the fact he could kill Death and bring her back if he chose says a lot about his power relative to Thanos. The fact the LT and all the others were asking him nicely to relent because they couldn't stop him says a lot. At least they tried with Thanos meaning they thought there was a remote chance.
The Beyonder had a child-like mentality and everytime someone got the best of him, it was because of something he did to create the situation, such as making machines Dr. Doom could use or casting out his own powers. That's equivalent to Thanos throwing away the Heart and saying, "Okay, kill me." I'm just looking at the actual power wielded by each character and what would happen if they each used it to the full potential.