Originally posted by OneDumbG0
^ If you really want to pursue this angle, Doom defeated Beyonder. In singular, direct conflict. While Thanos ended up hoodwinking a bunch of clueless Elders of the Universe in multiple confrontations to eventually become the supreme being in Infinity Gauntlet. You're not helping your case.
Hoodwinked-outsmarted-manipulated-defeated-decieved-dooped...
...call it whatever you'd like. Ultimately, he displayed superior intelligence, and got the job done. 😎
There are many aspects to prep, and no one here has the clear advantage in all of them. Doom is by far the best at scientific feats and stealing power from others, Loki is the best at manipulating others, and Thanos is the most effective strategist. Knowledge of the others from the start effectively neutralizes Loki's manipulation advantage (if the identities of their opponents were concealed, Loki would have an extremely good chance at winning, IMO), which brings it down to Doom's science vs Thanos' strategy. Personally, I would go with Thanos -- Doom has stolen power from people so many times that by now he is actually pretty predictable, and that is not going to work well against the mad Titan.
Originally posted by KuRuPT ThanosiBy using THOTU? Using supreme universal power to stay out of sight from one character is supposed to impress me?
How about the time he has fooled Adam i.e. an example of him faking his own death.. which was apart of his plan the whole time....
Doom fooled the Marquis of Death who, at his height, literally summoned Eternity among others to do his fighting for him like pawns. And Doom did that under his own power, not with some plot device universal artifact. You're not helping your case.
Originally posted by OneDumbG0Overriding his supposedly inevitable sacrifice is supposed to impress. If Doom did so you'd be all over it.
By using THOTU? Using supreme universal power to stay out of sight from one character is supposed to impress me?Doom fooled the Marquis of Death who, at his height, literally summoned Eternity among others to do his fighting for him like pawns. And Doom did that under his own power, not with some plot device universal artifact. You're not helping your case.
Doom in the same stories as Thanos has been inferior. Doom also needed aid in retrieving his mother's soul from Mephisto from Strange.