Originally posted by OneDumbG0
Ummm...what? I have no recollection of Alpha Flight ever lowering their defenses. They may have attempted diplomacy, but it's their own fault if they were overwhelmed by the Collective's opening salvo and proof against their durability against that power level. Iron Man and Ms. Marvel got straight up owned in a similar manner. I don't see how Iron Man did any better getting overloaded and stripped of his armor like it was a hooker's g-string. Either way, Sentry was able to match that power level. And personally, I don't believe that Alpha Flight was foolish enough to lower all their defenses. They knew they were confronting a being that had destroyed an entire town and emitting insane power levels. But I'm totally open to your interpretation if you have some scans that proves otherwise.And Sentry got knocked unconscious by an atomic-warhead-amped Ms. Marvel, after having fought the Molemen's monsters and Shultron and all of her Iron Man suits for five issues straight. Not only that, he was doing this all while holding back the entire time because Ms. Marvel ordered him not to kill Shultron. And what people seem to forget is that Ms. Marvel also ambushed him with a cheapshot. And what people also seem to forget is that Ms. Marvel is already fugging strong and durable as hell even at normal levels. Why people continue to hold this against Sentry is beyond me.
Actually yeah they did lower their guard they tried to talk to him and asked him to turn around they had no intention of fighting and then the Collective attacked. Except they wouldn't even know the full details of what has been going on as all the Collective feats happened very quick. Yet they did far better then what Alpha Flight did, so you honestly believe they didn't lower their guard and were in fight mode? prove it, because Sasquatch started off "anyone we know?" the Collective stopped moving "Did he stop? I think he stopped" and then Walter asked him to "Excuse me!! Sir? We're Alpha Flight's preimere super-team. On behalf of the Canadian government we'd like to ask you to turn your naked self around and back away"...then BAM! the Collective attacked off-panel. Does that sound like they were in fight mode? Hell we don't even know what happened as in the handbooks for Puck II said she was killed with a "wave of nanotech scorpions". So for all we know they had an epic battle. Actually Iron Man in space was going one on one with the Collective, and Ms.Marvel was very crucial in beating him. The New Avengers beat the Collective, and Alpha Flight is vastly superior to them.
Yeah I know that hence why I said amped up, and a cheap shot eh? Kinda like what Collective did to Alpha Flight (hence why I brought it up). Sentry rountinely has lower feats that put him drastically down and even his high end feats are nothing Alpha Flight hasn't dealt with and prevailed against 😬