leonidas wrote on Jun 12th, 2008 10:39 PM:okay, so, what to do this time . . . hmmm . . .
i know. i'll make a cosmic cube.
in fact, just because i can, i'll make 9 of them, one for each of my guys, cdb's guys and pg's guys. 🙂
if you're a follower of ultimate FF, you'll already understand how easily this will be done. reed richards himself has ALREADY built one of the devices in a matter of weeks:
http://img136.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cube00sv4.jpg
now to head off any possible objections immediately: yes, the idea for the cube came to reed from thanos, BUT, it was reed himself who had to figure out HOW to build it, NOR IS THERE ANY PROOF TO SUGGEST THAT THE INFORMATION/PLANS WERE EVER REMOVED FROM HIS MIND.
i've chosen CURRENT reed richards. current reed HAS built the devive AND still retains the information on exactly HOW he did it. just wanna be sure everyone is clear on that particular point before i go on. 🙂
so, without further adieu:
PREP
as i've said, reed -- all alone -- built a cube, FROM SCRATCH, in a matter of weeks. how much easier and faster will it be for him to repeat the process given access to the speed force, intelligence and the matter/energy manipulation skills available to him via ALL OUR TEAMS? seriously -- what took him weeks MIGHT take him minutes. and i'm being generous on the time given that all the info on the cube's creation could be retrieved instantly via tp, and realized almost as quickly given our team's manipulation skills. in fact, the only thing that really gave reed any problems while he built the cube, was finding something strong enough to use as a power source.
http://img241.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cubeyo8.jpg
so . . . i think i'll just do what reed decided to do:
http://img241.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cube0yh4.jpg
reed captured the power of a star (in the form of Ult Silver Surfer) to power-up the cube. using lightray's power that i copied from bw's team last rd, i do the exact same thing. only this time i don't NEED an actual star. lightray's powers are MORE than enough to generate all the stellar power i need on a moment's notice. of oucrse, if you don't like that, we have access to the nega-bands, terrax's power cosmic and of course the infinite energy that is the speed force -- any of the above would be MORE than adequate to do the job. 🙂
so, with that in mind, i build 9 cosmic cubes.
now, how powerful are these cubes? well, here reed AND thanos both reference the infinite power contained within the cube:
http://img517.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cube8pq4.jpg
http://img241.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cubeyo8.jpg
a couple things because i can already hear someone saying: "it wasn't infinitely powerful! it never showed that!"
in fact, that is partially true. but there are REASONS for this. first, (as already shown) thanos could not access the full power of the cube:
http://img517.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cube8pq4.jpg
why? because reed ensured that it was at least partially lmited:
http://img113.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cubesb4.jpg
http://img517.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cube9jm5.jpg
http://img67.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cube11vu9.jpg
aside from having his death wish fulfilled, what ELSE happened when the restrictions were removed?
http://img74.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cube10mm6.jpg
"TRUE GODHOOD". the cube HAS infinite power. it was BUILT with an inherent limitation imposed by reed as he designed it, a restriction that also SLOWED the cube down and prevented him from merging more closely with it. (this is also proof that the plans for the cube were not thanos', but reed's. thanos would never have had reed design such a failsafe into the cube.)
even still, limited as it was, the cube was capable of huge feats:
http://img74.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cube3yu5.jpg
http://img517.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cube2wl2.jpg
http://img67.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cube1vu6.jpg
so, reed set limits on the cube. that's one reason it was never shown to be infinitely powerful. the second reason: neither reed nor thanos became truly 'attuned' to the cube:
http://img292.imageshack.us/my.php?image=willsd1.jpg
http://img292.imageshack.us/my.php?image=controlbm6.jpg
again, even without total rapport with the cube, both thanos AND reed, were capable of uber-feats:
http://img67.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cube12go6.jpg
http://img517.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cube13ij4.jpg
the prep time in this match rectifies THAT little issue this time round. all of gundam's guys, all my guys and all of cdb's guys have a full YEAR to train with the cubes and develop a rapport. they spend countless hours learning to use and command the cube's immense power. then, as the battle is set to begin, i amp up my speed to the same levels as last match, then, just before the battle begins, i REMOVE the reed-installed limitation on one of my cubes. then, a second dupe commands his cube to create an impenetrable force field around my guys that will stop anything from harming us, like this:
http://img126.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shieldar4.jpg
only a little smaller. 🙂 he commands the shield to protect us completely, but to allow US to attack and operate fully from WITHIN it. here we see the cube is certainly able to accomplish such a feat as reed commands the shield to work around himself and his friends:
http://img102.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shield1ou4.jpg
a third dupe gets ready to halt time in the arena AND REVERSE IT, if need be. again, proven earlier when reed opens a portal to 30 000 years in the past. the cube CAN control time. if i don't like how things are going, we hit reset and do it again. 🙂
won't be necessary though because the instant the battle begins the wish takes effect (due to the speed force and perhaps more importantly, due to the power of the cube itself -- to which i ADD the SF).
and what is the ultimate wish of ANY character competing in a kmc battle or tournament . . .?
BATTLE
TO WIN! why do they want to win so badly? because winning ensures (and this fact was CONFIRMED by nj) the fulfillment of their heart's desire -- ie -- they want nothing more than to win.
emperor speed enters the battle, and, thinking faster than anyone who is NOT savitar or wally west can, he thinks WIN
the cube does the rest and fulfills my wish in any of an infinite number of ways:
perhaps it instantly removes all their powers.
perhaps it freezes them permanently in time.
perhaps it simply bfr's them to a place even spartan can't port back from, some alternate dimension.
perhaps it simply makes them bow down to us and acknowledge us as winners.
perhaps it just kills all of them, or ko's them.
who knows. who cares. pick the ending you like best. if you're bored judges, make up your OWN ending. 🙂
with ONE cube, thanos remade the earth with a thought and reed was able to manipulate space and time like puddy. reed now has the benefit of previous experience with the cube, a chance to PRACTISE and hone his skills with it, not to mention access to the vast array of experience and knowledge that come to him via my team itself. my shield ensures that we are protected against anything bw throws at us and my wish ends the battle wherever he is.
there should be no need whatsoever to call upon any of the other cubes, but, like i said, one of my own dupes is ready to use the cube's power to halt and reverse time if he needs to for any reason. then we just reset, and try something else. foolproof. 🙂
it doesn't get much easier than that. 🙂
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