Originally posted by Mindset
Doom will crush Tao.His willpower is too much for Tao to handle, Tao would kill himself.
I just don't see it. Doom has a big ego. Doom biggest weakness has always been his ego. Don't forget that despite the fact that Doom has a powerful intellect he is ruled by passion and ego but more so his ego. He lost against Reed Richards when he got a big power boost in magic due to his ego.
Originally posted by beast1234He lost because he has to lose to Reed.
I just don't see it. Doom has a big ego. Doom biggest weakness has always been his ego. Don't forget that despite the fact that Doom has a powerful intellect he is ruled by passion and ego but more so his ego. He lost against Reed Richards when he got a big power boost in magic due to his ego.
The OP didn't stipulate versions. Nor is there any prep. So anything in this whole thread is speculation.
TAO at his best was a high level reality warper. He'd solo. At his worst, he was a smart guy with some mid-level empathic powers.
The lack of prep makes Bendix worthless. This thread is entirely about TAO. If it's NOT reality-warper TAO, the lack of prep makes it a stomp. With prep for both, it's different but still hard to call.
TAO and Bendix are stupid to put in vs. battles though. They have almost never fought anyone in a classic sense. If this were real, TAO would try to win by not being seen or heard about for years while he slowly takes over the world's governments and corporations, usually through legal means to avoid attention. And when he struck, he wouldn't be anywhere near the combat.
Doom would solo unless it's Creation Engine TAO. Then TAO stomps.
But in a "normal" prep scenario, Bendix and TAO just don't have Doom's resources and history of prep, impressive as they are. A Carrier would make things interesting though, which most incarnations of Bendix had. TAO was always more of a "I'm going to wreck teams and control governments with nothing but a sharp suit and a smile" guy though. Not a good choice for vs. battles.