Originally posted by TricksterPriest
Hey Quan. Are you trying to argue with Starlin? I thought he was your messiah for wanking Thanos so hard. dopedIt's a well established fact that Thanos has an inferiority complex.
Originally posted by DigiMark007Warlock does no have a superior mind. What made you come to this decision.
Heh.Warlock > Thanos anyway. Not in power, but in the mind. And when their power is equalized (as it would be for this thread) he would clearly win.
And Magus is an incomplete Warlock....he loses too.
Originally posted by quanchi112
Warlock does no have a superior mind. What made you come to this decision.
Any story arc he's ever been in.
Quit trying to play up your boy when at best we have a stalemate/coin flip scenario here. The "beatdowns" you've been referring to are all when Thanos possesses more power than his opponents (which he often does). Even the IG stuff is a moot point. Yeah, he defeated his enemies before losing the IG. But he was also the most powerful being in the universe at the time (sans LT, etc.).
It's like making a Galactus vs. Spider-Man thread where Spidey has Big G's powers, then saying Galactus wins because he has punked Spidey in the past.
Of course that analogy falls apart because Pete has never had power like that, so he wouldn't use it as well. Both Thanos and Warlock have had this power, so it's a wash.
Thanos is sweet. If we're doing a ?/10 thing, he'd probably take some wins...possibly even the majority. But we can't really know, and by all accounts it's just as likely that Warlock would win as many or more. Intellectually, he's Thanos' equal (one of the very, very few). I'm not disrespecting Thanos, just being fair to all the characters.
Originally posted by DigiMark007
Heh.Warlock > Thanos anyway. Not in power, but in the mind. And when their power is equalized (as it would be for this thread) he would clearly win.
And Magus is an incomplete Warlock....he loses too.
Ah, that's funny considering Warlock said Magus adapted to the IG's power faster than either him and Thanos.
If Magus had an equal IG, he'd wreck the other two. 😛 😛
Originally posted by WhiteWitchKing
Ah, that's funny considering Warlock said Magus adapted to the IG's power faster than either him and Thanos.If Magus had an equal IG, he'd wreck the other two. 😛 😛
Perhaps, though it seems logically unlikely due to the fact that Magus, quite literally, is merely half of Warlock. But I guess that's comic writing for you...
Originally posted by redhotrash
Thanos should be able to take Warlock and Magus at the same time in all honesty. When has Warlock or Magus done anything notable without some outside power source (IG or a gem)? Dr. Doom nearly beat the crap out of them using his standard gear, theres no way Thanos couldnt do the same.
That's not really relevant...
Their power would be equal.
The "Which Versions?" question remains unanswered by the OP, unless I missed it, so I'll put my 2-cents in.
I'm thinking A-1 champ would be 90's Warlock. Owing to his years of attunement to his Infinity Gem, he's more proficient with the gems than anybody, performed feats with them that no one else has. He wielded the Soul Gem (and perhaps the others, if you think about it) right from the back Thanos's hand without Big T even noticing, used one to disrupt the others, placed blocks within them, etc. He shrugged off Eternity with ease, while Thanos needed to actually fight it out with the various space-gods.
Number two I'll call a tie between 90's Thanos and 70's Magus. 70's Magus is Thanos's worst nightmare as far as opponents go, essentially everything Warlock is plus more drive minus the mercy and compassion, but he lacks the experience with the Gems. I'll perhaps give the edge to 90's Thanos, but really I find it too close to call.
Next I'd take 90's Magus. He's a chump compared to the 70's version, but he at least knew how to play the game.
Next I'll go with 70's Thanos. He's a huge leap down from the others. He actually had all the gems, but couldn't figure out what to do withthem except make a big star-buster-gun. This was Thanos at his most self-defeating.
For last, I'll go with 70's Warlock, as he had yet to really master the Soul Gem, let alone more serious power.
As far as current versions go, I'd say Thanos (despite being dead), Warlock, then Magus; possibly shifting once Warlock gets his head screwed on straight again.
Originally posted by Laminator_X
The "Which Versions?" question remains unanswered by the OP, unless I missed it, so I'll put my 2-cents in.I'm thinking A-1 champ would be 90's Warlock. Owing to his years of attunement to his Infinity Gem, he's more proficient with the gems than anybody, performed feats with them that no one else has. He wielded the Soul Gem (and perhaps the others, if you think about it) right from the back Thanos's hand without Big T even noticing, used one to disrupt the others, placed blocks within them, etc. He shrugged off Eternity with ease, while Thanos needed to actually fight it out with the various space-gods.
Number two I'll call a tie between 90's Thanos and 70's Magus. 70's Magus is Thanos's worst nightmare as far as opponents go, essentially everything Warlock is plus more drive minus the mercy and compassion, but he lacks the experience with the Gems. I'll perhaps give the edge to 90's Thanos, but really I find it too close to call.
Next I'd take 90's Magus. He's a chump compared to the 70's version, but he at least knew how to play the game.
Next I'll go with 70's Thanos. He's a huge leap down from the others. He actually had all the gems, but couldn't figure out what to do withthem except make a big star-buster-gun. This was Thanos at his most self-defeating.
For last, I'll go with 70's Warlock, as he had yet to really master the Soul Gem, let alone more serious power.
As far as current versions go, I'd say Thanos (despite being dead), Warlock, then Magus; possibly shifting once Warlock gets his head screwed on straight again.
You're asking which version of the characters are wielding the IG? I'm referring to the same characters who have wielded it on panel.
Originally posted by Southern_Rebel
You're asking which version of the characters are wielding the IG? I'm referring to the same characters who have wielded it on panel.
Then the answer is 90's Warlock wins. He punked 90's Magus in a head-to-head duel for control of the Gems (in which Magus couldn't tell reality was a fake) and was able to wield the Gems on Thanos's hand without Thanos even being aware of it. Nobody else can wield those things like he can.