Originally posted by D_Dude1210
I dunno... How many Nova Prime's have you actually read?
I've read the original appearance of a Nova Prime, and recognized very obviously that the level of the Nova Prime's as seen of late is nowhere near what Supernova was capable of.
Rich isn't even Herald level, from what we've seen. At the beginning of his ongoing, he was being given trouble by Venom and Penance, for crissakes. That's hardly anything special.
Other than Supernova (who went insane), I've yet to see a Nova Prime who's accessed the Nova Force at the level Rider has.
Because with the exception of Supernova and Ryder, there has never been any character that has wielded the full Nova Force for any extended period of time. Coming in second in this case is basically coming in last.
No offense, but it doesn't look you've read that much Nova from what I've seen you posting,
Oh, right, how could I take offense to you essentially calling me a liar?
In Annihilation: Conquest it was SPECIFICALLY mentioned that the Nova Prime that was being referred to as "thousands of times more powerful" was specifically Rich.
Yeah, perhaps in potential, in the amount of energy he HELD, but not in the amount of energy he could WIELD. Again, when Nova was "Nova Prime" at the start, he was being given trouble by mid tiers still. And of course the Worldmind, who has been the keeper for the Nova Force for basically all time, is going to be able to offer some specific insights on how to defeat a foe who has the power. That's only NATURAL. That's like saying that the Mother box is going to be able to offer some insights into the Source -- it doesn't mean those insights are necessarily going to be as effective when dealing with something more familiar.
Which, again, is borne out by the issues themselves. Take a look at the Xenith fight -- it's pretty typical. Whats going on right now in the Thanos Imperative? Rich isn't getting any specific direction, he's just being told things like "This guy is incredibly powerful!" "This guy is so powerful he makes the last guy look insignificant! Run!" and then Rich says no and fights anyway. It's been that way throughout the run -- what happened when Nova was attacked by a group of Sentries? He got basic information like "We are under attack!" and "Those are kree Sentries, serial number blah blah blah"...but the actual direction and impetus for action came from Nova himself. He delivered the commands, verbally, as to how to proceed, not Worldmind. Worldmind may recommend a course of action, absolutely, but it's not very often that he gives specific strategies in the midst of battle, and even when he does they are usually basics like "Run away!", and Rich usually ignores them.
Energy analysis and manipulation. A high level of it, yes.
It's NOT just energy analysis and manipulation, though. Yes, those are the ACTIONS, but it's the problem solving that I'm specifically addressing.
Again, no offense, but you haven't really read all that much Nova have you? Especially the more recent ones....
I've already told you that I've read every Nova appearance since Annihilation, the first one. So either you're calling me a liar, and you do mean offense, or you haven't read what I've written.
