Revamping the tierings/power levels in comics...

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Allankles Kwisatz Haderach

Originally posted by Lord_Talron
im going to have to agree with this as well. the majority of people who read comics are looking for a good story rather than making sure that they toe the line with what we view them able to do.

not to say we here shouldnt categorize them. just that the comic book companies shouldnt change the way they write stories just to make the lives of some nerds who argue if superman beats thor, easier.

😛 Exactly, everything is compromised for the sake of the story being told. If the story is great this isn't a problem, it might rankle a few fans and rattle some of our favorite heroes/villains in the process, but that's better than a bad story with bad character potrayals.

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Originally posted by Lord_Talron
im going to have to agree with this as well. the majority of people who read comics are looking for a good story rather than making sure that they toe the line with what we view them able to do.

not to say we here shouldnt categorize them. just that the comic book companies shouldnt change the way they write stories just to make the lives of some nerds who argue if superman beats thor, easier.

Pretty much and I understand that and it's a good story that I look for. People just have to leave that at home when they come on here but some are unable to.

753 Senior Member

Originally posted by TheLordofMurder
Skyfathers are (or rather should be...IMHO of course) planetary level Gods...

So yeah, being able to manipulate matter/energy on a planetary scale makes perfect sense IMHO; it makes alot more sense than an Earth level god busting galaxies as a side effect of his battles...

what you're proposing is shifting the ranks down the power ladder though. SS would be a skyfather by your acount. The problem is that the terms like herald, skyfather, elder god and cube being are used for actual characters in comics and they're all stronger than what you portrayed. SS can crush a plent with a thought and explode stars, Odin could easily destroy a galaxy. Cthon and Set can span dimensions wide. The cube beings have warped dozens of dimensions and affected the whole universe. Lower end Abstracts like shuma Gporath consume and conquer entire realities.

TheLordofMurder Senior Member

Again, for those of you that disagree with the way I would tier things, I challenge you to create a tier listing of your own...one thats scales appropiately and makes sense mind you.

@753

I would retcon the Surfer; IMHO a high herald has no business exploding stars.

Also, make a tiering list as I did and see how it turns out; I am anxious to see it, as you would have high heralds destroying stars and low abstracts destroying realities...

753 Senior Member

Originally posted by TheLordofMurder
Again, for those of you that disagree with the way I would tier things, I challenge you to create a tier listing of your own...one thats scales appropiately and makes sense mind you.

@753

I would retcon the Surfer; IMHO a high herald has no business exploding stars.

Also, make a tiering list as I did and see how it turns out; I am anxious to see it, as you would have high heralds destroying stars and low abstracts destroying realities...

Yes, I would but that's pretty much how things already go in comics. Silver surfer has created a black hole and reignited a star. He hasn't exploded one on panel to my knowledge yet, but Nova, often considered the weakest Herald, has. She didn't crush the star or anything, she used energy manipulation to set the explosion off, but yes, these are the levels heralds pack.

I'll try and make a tier list later.