Originally posted by Simbon
How would you pit them against Magneto's forcefield? I'm curious, because Magneto is basically a weaker version of surfer, yet his shields are the stuff of legend.
I would be surprised if Surfer's shields were, on average, superior to Magneto's.
I get the feeling Surfer puts up shields as much for avoiding having to resort to violence as for the convenience in terms of monologuing time.
some jack-ass minor deity chucks a hammer at him, whilst he's looking his imperious best on his silver surfboard, he just puts up a shield and continues to look cool and speechify on the dire consequences of pissing off his boss and/or the weight of responsibility he feels for his part in the inevitable annihilation of said godling's little universe.
Magneto has his shields up because, it's life or death for him. Surfer, not so much.