Originally posted by Newjak
I've always thought that Thor is a nightmare match-up for GLs.He has the physical abilities which seem to make GLs cry.
He has the energy manip skills to counter their main abilities pretty well.
I'd give Thor 8/10 against Hal.
This. mjolnir is a hilariously powerful energy sponge. Nothing Hal can throw at it is capable of overloading it. (remember Thor absorbed the entire output of a galaxy wrecking bomb with that hammer.)
Any attack or construct hal can make will be instantly absorbed and possibly redirected back at him magnified several times over.
And that's before we take into account that Thor sans the hammer is a massive brick. Classic Thor detonated nukes next to himself to "test his strength" and hung out in the core of the sun just because he could. We've seen him go toe to toe with Zeus for months without a break. Hal doesn't have that kind of stamina.
I can't think of any feasible way Hal can deal with Thor and come out on top to be brutally honest.
Thor 10/10 here.
Originally posted by Prep-ManIts not jsut the energy manip.
Hal has faced similar threats in energy drainage, yet he still prevails. The ring is a very resilient weapon in that it can adapt to those types of attacks. Kyle also has similar feats as well.
It's the physical power Thor has as well. I've seen GLs struggle with vastly physical characters enough now to feel that would be a distinct advantage to Thor. One they could still overcome but not with the energy manip also.
And they don't have the powerset to take advantage of Thor's which is namely speed.
Just a bad match up all around.
Originally posted by Newjak Its not jsut the energy manip. It's the physical power Thor has as well. I've seen GLs struggle with vastly physical characters enough now to feel that would be a distinct advantage to Thor. One they could still overcome but not with the energy manip also. And they don't have the powerset to take advantage of Thor's which is namely speed. Just a bad match up all around.
hal has actually done well against bricks like superman. pre johns hal has battled malivo and was punched through a planet. physical opponents usually lose to a top tier gl.