Re: Forces
Originally posted by Mindship
Rank 'em, from potentially* most powerful, down.Power Cosmic
Power Primordial
Odinforce
Speedforce
Astroforce
Magic* This way maybe we can avoid the "depends on the user" factor.
i think you need to look at each in its highest incarnation.
PC=galactus though it has been alluded to stemming indirectly from eternity
PP=wielded by the elders, nowhere near the top, though the actual difference between it and the PC is ill-defined at best
OF=odin, therefore too ltd (though perhaps not at one time in the golden era . . .)
SF=flash. again, too ltd. i wonder if someone like the glimmer would have been able to use it more effectively. seems to fit the bill of universal constant in DCU, but can't be said to override some of these others based on showings
AF=orion. and beyond being named 'wrath of the source' next to nothing is known about its actual origin. coudl have been passed down from the old gods. usually viewed as the antithesis of the omega force. if it IS linked directly to the source at some point, it's place on the hierarchy would likely change. for now, given its feats, it cannot be said to match the highest levels of the others, unless i've missed something lately.
MAGIC=all the great powers have been shown to use magic at times--LT, eternity, etc . . . at its highest levels, magic has probably been shown to be the most consistently potent force.
i'd throw the ANTI-LIFE EQUATION into this mix as well, and would say it would do pretty well . . .