Delta1938
True King of House of El
Originally posted by Branlor Swift
Like I said it could have just been the Probe flying. Indicated by the other Probe never being seen again. Indicated by the words backing up their only being one Probe.I still fail to see how that indicates Imperiex Prime grew out of the Probe though. There could have been hundreds of Probes, that's utterly meaningless if you can't prove Imperiex was actually there.
Waverider states how B13 remade the "fabric of the universe" in his image. Nothing indicates there were Probes around, and based on Waverider's statement, it looks YJ was followed through time. Not that there were Imperiex Probes around they stumbled across them.
Originally posted by Branlor Swift
Because alternate futures don't give a shit.
That's not answering the question.
Originally posted by Branlor Swift
TypoEither way:
If he'd done it with a slap, that'd be one thing.
- Delta1938
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Missed the panel with Superman right by his hand when I looked at the issue yesterday. I thought it was an energy blast based on the explosion through the building.
Originally posted by Branlor Swift
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Not sure what these have to do since they don't contradict what I wrote nor have anything to do with the point I made in the first place.
Originally posted by Branlor Swift
Superman caught a punch at like the end of Brainiac's punch that came nowhere near his face. And then he got knocked away at the end of it. End fight. How that proves Superman was stronger is anyone's guess.
What does it being away from his face have to do with anything? And yeah, he got knocked away from a double handed attack.
Originally posted by Branlor Swift
That's nice and all, but I'm just trying to pin down what you could have possibly been talking about since Superman didn't look better than Brainiac in any of their fights in that arc.
I was referring to pure strength, and a punch catch is a sign of superiority in that department. Nowhere did I argue Superman against Brainiac-13's overall power. Only one example(apparently you think this isn't normal B13 based on your prior comment) was a superior showing on what I specifically argued. Everything else was either inconclusive or irrelevant.
Originally posted by Branlor Swift
I know it was a sucker punch, but that fight again didn't show Superman being stronger.
Which I never argued that example.
Originally posted by Branlor Swift
Basically, you want to use one panel of Superman catching a punch that ended in him getting smacked away to try and paint a picture of how superior Superman was.
In the one aspect I was arguing, strength, yes, as I pointed-out, everything you used was either inconclusive or irrelevant(barring the example you think is abnormal) to my point.
Originally posted by Branlor Swift
I bet if Superman would have landed a shot that knocked Brainiac away he would have been heralded as way stronger.
No, I would not. I've never argued that Superman's stronger than Lobo or Orion based on Supes knocking Lobo into orbit or Orion part way across the continent. This looks to me like a discrediting tactic, instead of going against my argument itself. I would ask you kindly not to resort to stuff like that.
Originally posted by Branlor Swift
In four fights where Superman doesn't look so hot in any of them, one panel is the deciding factor apparently.
I was rather sleep deprived yesterday and I know I could've done a better job of making my argument instead of you thinking I claimed Superman consistently was showing superiority over B13 everywhere.
Originally posted by Branlor Swift
I literally just said that.But Superman was not in that state of mind when he encountered Brainiac, or all throughout the series. As indicated by even after the Doomsday teamup he got his arm broken by a Probe. That was a one issue mindset.
You claimed Superman's powers don't jump "that much" without a power-up. What do you think going to powerless and somewhat superhuman to fighting Orion levels would be? A small jump?
Originally posted by Branlor Swift
It doesn't help your argument that it happened by Superman's own words. Unless you think the fight that was purely physical had the Probe bust out an arm breaking beam.
What by "Superman's own words?" That he said a broken arm is the first thing he felt all day? Unless you think it happened quickly and almost immediately before the scene, I'm not seeing what that's arguing.
Originally posted by Branlor Swift
But yes, go on and tell me how two Probes means Imperiex was there.
Originally posted by Branlor Swift
And how Superman beating up Probes easier in one issue means he could match Imperiex + Brainiac's power. Among other things that I'm seeing huge leaps in logic in
Basically, imagine you are right in your assertions. Now actually tie that together in why that means why you think it does. Why would Superman crushing Probes mean he could stalemate Imperiex plus for example. [/B][/QUOTE]
Actually it was simply one example of Superman having a big leap in power, and I never argued it WAS B13 and Imperiex Prime stacked, simply that it was one possibility. You're assuming I argued it was stacked.