Originally posted by Fifthchild
I dont think you should write off his low showings as "for literary symmetrys sake" anymore than you should write off his high showings as done "for the sake of impressing the reader".
So you think that Prime's durability is less than conner's? So I suppose that Black panther really should be able to keep the Silver Surfer in an armbar and the NYPD's handcuffs are immune to thanos' power... Seriously man, it's called Plot induced stupidity for a reason.
Originally posted by Fifthchild
Theres no indication that Prime was weakened at the end of IC.
Other than the fact that he was in a quantum containment field under a red sun....?
Sc takes place a year or so after Ic ends.
Originally posted by Fifthchild
I dont agree with that reading. By the end of that issue Prime was done. Obviously he was weakened from the way he responded to that sunlight but by the end of the issue the heroes had the upper hand.
They were all exhausted from hitting him while drastically weakened. He was still standing, and complaining and reminiscing nonetheless. The impressive feat was not so much that he was fighting them before, but that at his weakest, he was sitting there taking the hits of every top tier there and still talking and still standing. All it took was a ray of sunlight to instantly make them all look like ants.
Originally posted by Fifthchild
Getting dogpiled by 5 top tiers is not the same as getting punched by someone with the strength of 5 top tiers. Fighting 100 guys who can bench press 10 kgs is not the same as fighting a guy who can bench 1000 kgs. And a lot of the guys dogpiling him were just fodder anyway.
So you think that hulk's strength in this form equals all of theirs? I disagree, but for the sake of the thread, it doesn't matter. Prime is at full strength, not at his weakest point. So the point is moot.
Originally posted by Fifthchild
I recall him having a team of his own in L3W.
He did have a team of his own. That doesn't mean that the other two versions of the legion weren't fighting him. Legion of three worlds...
Originally posted by Fifthchild
A WorldBreaker Hulk with the Power Gem plus a rage ring would stomp Prime. I dont feel that he is written as far above everyone else as you argue here and even if we allow that he is this particular opponent is more than qualified to overpower him.
The rage ring means nothing. Prime has had a very good track record against all of the colors of the emotional spectrum. I highly doubt that a rage ring will make a considerable difference. The problem is the power gem.
Yeah. He actually is written as high as all of his appearances show him to be. That's all that I've listed here. His strength is already sufficient, and his speed gives him an undeniable edge. That, among many other things, is enough to win him the entire fight.