Doctor Strange vs Thanos

Originally posted by cdtm
Countering each gem of the Infinity Gauntlet, until Adam Warlock finally decided to simply overpower him.. And even than, Strange lasted longer than the cosmic beings like Celestials did against the same attacks.

You have to realize that Strange had a GREAT deal of prep and mystic artifacts like the Eye of Agamotto at his disposal , and he only countered INDIVIDUAL gems . When Warlock got serious , Strange was overpowered .
Strange here doesn't have that kind of prep . Thanos could possibly have a chance here .

Originally posted by TheGodKiller
You have to realize that Strange had a GREAT deal of prep and mystic artifacts like the Eye of Agamotto at his disposal , and he only countered INDIVIDUAL gems . When Warlock got serious , Strange was overpowered .
Strange here doesn't have that kind of prep . Thanos could possibly have a chance here .

Adam never overpowered Strange. Doc admitted that he would inevitably lose vs the power gem but it didn't get to that point. Doc used the soul gem against Adam first which was impressive considering Adam was the one in possession of the IG.

Thanos probably

Steve wins.

Originally posted by cdtm
Countering each gem of the Infinity Gauntlet, until Adam Warlock finally decided to simply overpower him.. And even than, Strange lasted longer than the cosmic beings like Celestials did against the same attacks.

Originally posted by Batman-Prime
You being wrong again and almost everyone else agreeing that Thanos loses is enough. You are not worth anything more. 🙂 But keep following me, you might learn something Quannytranny 🙂.

Originally posted by TheGodKiller
I'll think about it .

How would Thanos battle Strange effectively?

What does he have that he could use on Steve?

And, has Strange been able to handle bigger powerhouses? And, how?

Originally posted by Sundipped
Adam never overpowered Strange. Doc admitted that he would inevitably lose vs the power gem but it didn't get to that point. Doc used the soul gem against Adam first which was impressive considering Adam was the one in possession of the IG.

But still , that was a heavily PREPPED Strange . At the end of the day , he only stalemated INDIVIDUAL gems . He is a very skilled sorcerer , no doubt about it , but here he has no prep .

Which is why I doubt Thanos loses definitively as some people on this thread have made it out to be .

Originally posted by quanchi112
[b]Thanos defeated him with ease when he wanted to. That's the difference here. Thanos in the same story as Strange is unquestionably better. You also ignored a lot of context. That has nothing to do with this topic. Try not to be overly emotional and support your opinion. If you can't then why give an opinion ? Ok. [/B]

I like how you call me out for ignoring context, while ignoring context yourself.

Grabbing an experimental gun when he failed to beat Thor down is something I'd consider "context" 😄

Originally posted by TheGodKiller
But still , that was a heavily PREPPED Strange . At the end of the day , he only stalemated INDIVIDUAL gems . He is a very skilled sorcerer , no doubt about it , but here he has no prep .

Which is why I doubt Thanos loses definitively as some people on this thread have made it out to be .

I don't know, I don't believe Thanos was using much more than individual gems in his battle with the abstracts ether...

Like the time gem to counter Chronos, or the power gem to wipe out Celestials.... Sure, he wasn't calling them out like Warlock was, but it was evidence from the effects (And to my knowledge, while the gems powers multiply when in gauntlet form, I've never heard it explained that the gems lose their individual functions)

Still, good point about Stranges prep. With standard gear and the Eye though, doesn't he normally hold off skyfather level characters?

Originally posted by TheGodKiller
You have to realize that Strange had a GREAT deal of prep and mystic artifacts like the Eye of Agamotto at his disposal , and he only countered INDIVIDUAL gems . When Warlock got serious , Strange was overpowered .
Strange here doesn't have that kind of prep . Thanos could possibly have a chance here .

I thought Thanos had no IG in this. doesn't the IG count as prep?

Originally posted by ctsketch
I thought Thanos had no IG in this. doesn't the IG count as prep?

The argument is, if Strange could counter the gauntlet, in any way shape or form (Keeping in mind even a single gem when it's the gauntlet is powerful enough to defeat most abstracts), that Thanos at normal power levels won't stand a chance.

But TGK is right, Strange used every last artifact and pact he had for this feat, so it's probably not something he can repeat without prep time.

Originally posted by ctsketch
I thought Thanos had no IG in this. doesn't the IG count as prep?

Thanos was able to briefly hold his own against a skyfather(in fact the toughest skyfather out there) in that skyfather's own realm . The same skyfather against whom Strange utterly failed against .

Originally posted by cdtm
I don't know, I don't believe Thanos was using much more than individual gems in his battle with the abstracts ether...

Like the time gem to counter Chronos, or the power gem to wipe out Celestials.... Sure, he wasn't calling them out like Warlock was, but it was evidence from the effects (And to my knowledge, while the gems powers multiply when in gauntlet form, I've never heard it explained that the gems lose their individual functions)

Still, good point about Stranges prep. With standard gear and the Eye though, doesn't he normally hold off skyfather level characters?

I don't know . He was unable to gain the upper hand against Mephisto in the latter's own realm , and had to resort to releasing a sleeping Franklin Richards to one-shot Mephisto . Although I'll admit that in this case , Mephisto was being amped by the Dire Wraiths' evil .

Strange also failed against Odin during the WM Thor fiasco . And in that same arc , Thanos performed better than the rest of the team combined(Strange included) against Odin .

Originally posted by cdtm
I like how you call me out for ignoring context, while ignoring context yourself.

Grabbing an experimental gun when he failed to beat Thor down is something I'd consider "context" 😄

Originally posted by quanchi112
Warlock wasn't trying to kill him while Thor was undoubtedly superior with just the power gem. Thanos defeated him with ease when he wanted to. That's the difference here. Thanos in the same story as Strange is unquestionably better.

That was just a piss poor showing from Doc altogether in that arc. Moondragon too. When it was time to rumble with team Asgard, look what happened:

But on the contrary, Adam did put forth effort against Strange.

Adam - "I shall still smash you if I must".

Very impressive prep feat for Doc when you consider Adam was just juggling the solar system with no effort while bored.

Thanos always looks good. This thread has Doc at his best so I'd like to throw out this showing for Strange but you got a legitimate stance for Thanos because his showings were good in that arc.

Originally posted by Sundipped
That was just a piss poor showing from Doc altogether in that arc. Moondragon too. When it was time to rumble with team Asgard, look what happened:

But on the contrary, Adam did put forth effort against Strange.

Adam - "I shall still smash you if I must".

Very impressive prep feat for Doc when you consider Adam was just juggling the solar system with no effort while bored.

Thanos always looks good. This thread has Doc at his best so I'd like to throw out this showing for Strange but you got a legitimate stance for Thanos because his showings were good in that arc.

Thanos isnt Adam with the IG though is he?

Thanos.

Strange

Originally posted by quanchi112
My point is Adam could defeat him with a mere thought. If you take prep for instance Thanos' feats are truly scary. Straight up I think the only way one can make a case for Strange is arguing his absolute best feats versus Thanos' average and even then I still don't think Strange wins.

Adam couldn't defeat him with a thought. Even the reality and mind gems failed. If I use one of Docs best like laying Death herself flat out, how would Thanos fare against it?

Keep in mind a pissed Drax blast didn't faze Death at all.