Which character most under-utilizes/maximizes their potential?

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Starscream M Senior Member

Which character most under-utilizes/maximizes their potential?

Two questions:

1. Who maximizes their potential?

2. Who most under-utilizes their potential?

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Superman

Thor

Silver Surfer

Hal Jordan

Flash

Placidity Chief Executive Officer

Flash most under-utilized. Otherwise fights shouldn't take more than a picosecond.

Omega Vision Face Flowed Into Her Eyes

They're all guilty of under-utilizing their powers.
More than anyone I'd say Martian Manhunter should be on this list. In actuality someone with his powers should be like Professor X's mind in the body of Superman but he ends up being 4th or 5th in terms of effectiveness in the Big 7.

WickedDynamite THE LOOSE CANNON

Recently Hal with all the Sinestro Corps and Blackest Night.

The man is getting overwork.

Lord Feron Senior Member
Originally posted by Omega Vision
They're all guilty of under-utilizing their powers.
More than anyone I'd say Martian Manhunter should be on this list. In actuality someone with his powers should be like Professor X's mind in the body of Superman but he ends up being 4th or 5th in terms of effectiveness in the Big 7.

totally agree!

Kris Blaze Restricted

I dare say Hal.

With his relentless use of scissors, hammers and baseball bats.

Endless Mike Sqirrel Girl fanboy

Eternity. He is the embodiment of the universe but he often fights by punching people.

Omega Vision Face Flowed Into Her Eyes

Originally posted by Endless Mike
Eternity. He is the embodiment of the universe but he often fights by punching people.

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Seriously has he ever won a fight? It seems like his entire purpose for being is to show how powerful the villain of the week is. It's for this reason I don't take "he beat Eternity" feats seriously.

Bouboumaster Senior Member

1- Superman
2- Silver Surfer

psycho gundam The Nightmare of Solomon

Originally posted by Omega Vision
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Seriously has he ever won a fight? It seems like his entire purpose for being is to show how powerful the villain of the week is. It's for this reason I don't take "he beat Eternity" feats seriously.
he knocked the shit out of hank pym *shrugs*

Omega Vision Face Flowed Into Her Eyes

Originally posted by psycho gundam
he knocked the shit out of hank pym *shrugs*

Okay so then he's roughly equal to Captain America? 😉

Battlehammer Senior Member

sentry is up there.

Omega Vision Face Flowed Into Her Eyes

Yes because if Sentry truly has the power of 1 million exploding suns then all his appearances (except for the Terrax incident and a few others) have been massive cases of power seep. Taking his hyperbole at face value he should have taken down WW Hulk with a gentle slap.

Hewhoknowsall Restricted

Doesn't the LT for some reason actually sometimes take battle stances like a normal fighter and launch energy beams?

Omega Vision Face Flowed Into Her Eyes

Originally posted by Hewhoknowsall
Doesn't the LT for some reason actually sometimes take battle stances like a normal fighter and launch energy beams?

In Marvel the End his methods of combating Thanos were visually identical to Zeus: firing energy beams from his hands. LT should be throwing Universes at Thanos like if they were bowling balls.

batdude123 Fellow Tu Quoqumber
Originally posted by Bouboumaster
1- Superman

Really now?

Kris Blaze Restricted

I think Superman does a pretty decent job. Compare him to any Kryptonian.

nicamarvin Restricted
Originally posted by Kris Blaze
I think Superman does a pretty decent job. Compare him to any Kryptonian.

I think he fights better on SmallVille than he does in comics, he always use his superspeed

KuRuPT Thanosi Senior Member

Superman isn't a good example.

I think Thanos and DS are better examples. Thor & SS would be another.

Omega Vision Face Flowed Into Her Eyes

Yeah you could argue Darkseid is the worst case of underachievement. Since the Crisis didn't effect him he should still be at Pre-Crisis levels and yet he's nowhere near that.