Originally posted by Naija boy
Actually friend i have to disagree with u there. Surfers durability is usually portrayed rather consistently. Indeed he does have low feats like the laser pistol feat (which btw was an elder of the universe weapon so likely wasnt just a regular gun) like all heroes do, but he has quite a consistent level of extremely high durability that he is normally written at. Further, his best feats have little to do with amping since such was never mentioned or even insinuated.
Well, I'd have to believe in the amping/consistency portrayal of the Surfer's powers. While I DO believe that the Surfer's durability is wayyy up there consistently, he's been shown to have some inconsistencies on the levels of durability.
One example would be the Impossible Man issue. At the beginning of his encounter with the alien fleet, they opened fire at him with all their guns. W/c he came out with nothing more than an exasperated look on his face. In the very same issue, a single weapon battery from a single alien ship managed to knock the wind out of him (or equivalent to this) and knock him off his board (tho it did very little damage). Granted, he was caught unawares. But on a consistency basis, someone who manages to shrug off the full focusfire of a whole fleet should just as easily shrug off one shot from a single weapon battery.
I believe the fluctuation in durability may be due to an amp he recieves from his PC. I DO agree that his BASE unamped durability is still shown to be at a consistently higher level than either Thor or Supes as he manages to easily tank the most brutal Blows of Green Skar Hulk without so much as a scratch.