One would be hard-pressed to find a more biased recounting of these two incidents. Let's look at both of these shall we?
1. The opponent is girded for battle, and prepared for a fight
2. The opponent is unprepared for the attack
Yet you want to compare the two and claim this as proof that one is more powerful than the other, whilst ignoring the TRUE ON PANEL comparison of power levels?
Really, I can't imagine a more biased view! Ever heard of a sucker punch? Even the most battle hardened individual can be dropped by a substantially weaker opponent when hit with an attack while unexpected.
But when braced for an attack, that weaker opponent would be hard pressed to even rock the same individual.
This is what we see on panel. However, the resulting offensive strikes tell quite the different story than you attempt to portray:
Odin battles, and battles, and battles some more, even pulling out the big guns to enhance and focus and attacks. While we don't know how much time passed, it was quite obviously a lengthy affair. Several minutes at minimum.
When Galactus attacks Thanos, he attacks once. Pops Thanos' protective shield, (While taking the time to casually compliment him on it) and blasts Thanos while he cowers on all 4, and asks Galactus to stay his hand.
Look at Thanos' condition: http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6480/galactus48najh7.jpg
Compare this to Thanos WALKING right through Odins attack and GRABBING his weapon. Do you really think Thanos could have walked right through Galactus attack? Didn't think so...
These 2 scenes show quite clearly that an attack from Galactus trumps an ENHANCED attack from Odin.
At least that's what a non-biased analysis would reveal.
Originally posted by zopzop
Thanos blasted Galactus off his feet and clear across a planet/moon/whaterver and knocked his helmet off, leaving him a smoldering mess. The fact that it didn't hurt Galactus is meaningless since Thanos likewise didn't hurt Odin but NEVER humiliated him in such a fashion.Now can you show me scans of Mephisto beating Thor, in or out of his realm? Because the best he did was stalemate. Otherwise STFU and move on with your BS.