Silver Surfer vs Superman (IN CHARACTER)

If they fought and they knew they were both good guys and stuff. Supes would fly fast and true and start punching and kicking or use heat vision.

Surfer IMO would be dodging and blocking and maybe get banged up a bit. Sufer would blast away at supes and supes taking damage. After a while. Supes would just continue to use the same tactics but maybe just fighting smarter to end it quicker without killing him, basically punch harder in this case. Surfer would fight smarter and change tactic all together. That is when SS would scan his fellow hero for any weaknesses to exploit. he will find them and then just do what was inevitable in every superman vs match up in KMC.

Would Surfer actually know taht Red Sun energy weakens Supes?

He can probably see the electromagnetic spectrum charging Supes's cells, but to know that yellow powers him and red depowers seems like a stretch

Depowering someone doesnt seem like his battle tactics though.

I suspect SS will try to blast it out with Supes.

If tehy are fighting in space near a sun and they keep amping themselves, i give it to Supes as Surfer when he absorbs too much energy becomes a liability to himself. See the Infinity Crusade series.

Superman.

And it's nice to see people still applying out of character tactics for Surfer to win.

Originally posted by King Kandy
OK enough "max potential" debates... we've been doing that forever. Who would win if they actually fought in character, with full knowledge that the other character is also a hero and therefore will likely try and defeat the opponent without seriously damaging them?

And no, this doesn't mean you can say "supes wins because the writer never lets him lose in the end". you still have a burden of proof.

by putting surfer in character, you've neutered him far more so than superman

Man… Superman wins, and I can give 5 theoretical reasons as to why.

Starting with:

a). Being stronger than Thor.

Originally posted by King Kandy
OK enough "max potential" debates... we've been doing that forever. Who would win if they actually fought in character, with full knowledge that the other character is also a hero and therefore will likely try and defeat the opponent without seriously damaging them?

And no, this doesn't mean you can say "supes wins because the writer never lets him lose in the end". you still have a burden of proof.

If surfer knows he is a hero he drives the solar radiation from his cells ala hulk. Quick and painless.

You are so funny, Id.

Supes.

"In character" how is this any different than any other thread with CIS on which is default?

Originally posted by JakeTheBank
Depends on the confrontation.

Surfer begrudgingly leading Galactus to Earth to feed? I see Superman trying to demoralize/lecture Norrin to convince him to send his master elsewhere and appeal to his better nature. Surfer eventually begrudgingly attacks Superman and tells him to flee this planet while he still can. Superman fights back, Surfer pours on more of the Power Cosmic, Superman endures but is worse for the wear of doing so. Eventually, Superman recharges and beats down Norrin while telling him how he won't lose another planet and he needs to put him down, etc. Surfer relents and plotdeviceplotdeviceplotdevice later, Galactus goes to feed elsewhere and Surfer has a newfound respect for Superman or something.

At least, I find that to be the most likely scenario in character.

If nothing was at stake or worth to Superman really digging down and fighting for, I would say Surfer more than not.

superman

Surfer

Originally posted by The Nuul
"In character" how is this any different than any other thread with CIS on which is default?

Well, there is one difference i suppose; usually fights even with CIS taken into account are to the death

Originally posted by "Id"
Man… Superman wins, and I can give 5 theoretical reasons as to why.

Starting with:

a). Being stronger than Thor.

Originally posted by Black bolt z
Proof?

You dont think supes is stronger?

Originally posted by paisapower
You dont think supes is stronger?

I think he is probably more durable.

But i'm sure for every strength feat a supeman fan pulls out a thor fan could pull out an equal or better one. They'd pretty much try to 1 up each other to infinity(which I think both actually have).

Still Surfer, but he doesn't ass-rape him 10/10: this time, "in-character", he just beat this boyscout down 9/10. Because it's "in-character".

The only fields where Sups wins against Surfer are this kind: best PR department, best social abilities and shit.

Originally posted by Black bolt z
No.

I think he is probably more durable.

But i'm sure for every strength feat a supeman fan pulls out a thor fan could pull out an equal or better one. They'd pretty much try to 1 up each other to infinity(which I think both actually have).

Good thing we go by averages then, otherwise Batman would be Spider-man level.

superman actually lifted infinity, thor hasn't.
if we go by average superman's still stronger.

Surfer