Originally posted by Naija boyyou seem to be of the opinion that wally was able to react to zoom in an offensive/defensive way, without a full amp. he wasn't. hell, even when wally was amped with the powers of jay and bart, he could still barely perceive zoom as a blur - let alone react to him. again: it was only when wally was amped to the point where time around him actually stopped, that he could respond accordingly to zoom's movements. once that amp began wearing off... well you get the gist.
Ur conclusion is incomplete. Yes it is only when Wally was amped that he could match Zoom. Yes when the amp began wearing off he lost the apparent "edge" (he was no longer as fast) he might have had. However to reiterate it once more, the bottom line is that during the period that he was slowing down and in which time was moving (regardless of the relationship between the two) Wally was able to perceive and react to Zoom reasonably well (though Zoom was faster). This speed level and consequently perception speed level at which he was able to perceive Zoom was < that displayed by surfer in my example.Therefore surfer doesnt need to operate at levels in which time stops around him (whatever those are) in order to perceive or mentally react to Zoom. Wally showed that.
as for the surfer scan you keep clinging to: can you please show me a single scan depicting him reacting [either offensively or defensively] to an opponent on zoom's speed-level in battle? because i seem to remember the runner [a speedster] toying with surfer like a weak feeb - a showing which certainly contradicts your entire argument.