Originally posted by Mindset
It's not vs. comics since his comic powers are revolve entirely around real world physics.
Originally posted by Kris Blaze
So what would absorbing kinetic energy do in comics?
It should do exactly what you both say. But it doesn't.
Did he get cut? Did he get stabbed?
Yeah.
It doesn't make sense you say. Well, comics aren't known for that. We can treat those incidents as PIS, but is there a point...?
Adamantium claws need to be backed up only by minimal amount of force. Something tells me Shaw doesn't absorb that little energy. I could be wrong, though.
Shaw absorbs the energy of cutting blows and becomes stronger and tougher, but they hurt him just the same (provided they can pierce him which adamantium can). In their last fight, logan cut the power to reduce shaw's effectiveness at keeping him at bay and went at him in the dark. Before that, it was harder for wolverine to get the blows in as shaw is a good fighter and has superstrengh, but he still managed to do it. Logan was taking a lot of damage but was still soaking it alright.
Besides all this, Shaw was actually stalling logan who needed to get past him quickly, if it was a fight to the death i think logan would've come out on top.
The same principles apply to him and Sabretooth. Although his claws are shorter he is stronger than wolverine, slitting SS's throat before being KOed migh do it. Another problem for shaw is that he won't get a lot of energy from Creed's blows to amp himself, he could punch walls and the ground though. Also if the fight begins with Shaw already too amplified he might beat Creed down quickly.
While the claim that he can absorb any amount of kinetic energy whatsoever, therefore stopping the blades in his skin, makes sense, he has been cut by adamantium. The blades cut him because they're very sharp and the metal is very hard and according to marvel's physical laws that is enough. Wolverine cuts the hulk all time even though he "shouldn't" have the strengh to do it.
I also remember a comic in which magento wraps twisted metal arround shaw and pins him to the ground. If we admit that he can absorb anything, this wouldn't be possible either because the energy being used to force the metal against him and keep him down would be absorbed and he would just move forward, in fact he woul never be tilted back by any physical force and he constantly is.
Without any prep i'd give the majority to Cred.
Originally posted by Kris BlazeHe doesn't absorb ALL of the kinetic energy.
^It's not possible for him to absorb all of the kinetic energy and still be cut.
And he has varying degrees of effectiveness in term of energy absorption.
From a punch, he may absorb 99% of the energy.
From a energy blast, he absorbs to a lesser degree.
And with pierce attacks, it is an even lower threshold.
He simply does not absorb 100% of the kinetic energy of any attack.