Rao gauntlet
Cythonna keeps getting tossed around lately so i'd figure her nearest equivalence needs to get the limelight too.
Rao Fights as follows
herald>trans>skyfater>semiabstracts
1. Voidtry
2. Silver Surfer
3. Thanos
4. Darkseid
5. The Serpent (marvel)
6. Zeus (dc)
7. Shazam
8. Odin (marvel)
9. Chthon
10. Galactus
Bonus: if he's having a difficult time, Cythonna could also come in and pitch her help.
Problem with Rao is that he has next to no feats outside of being the head deity of the Kryptonian theology and as such is attributed to various "feats" off panel such as creating life and the universe as we know it, which is par for the course for many deities in comics (almost every Pantheon has their own creationism myth/story, for example).
So, basically, if you believe word for word all the hype surrounding Rao and that he is a supreme being, you could argue him clearing simply based off of his apparent status alone.
Anyway, glad I could squeeze in a reasonable post before this thread likely gets devolved by the usual parties. Have fun!
Rao has no real feats of his own, but if we take his mythological retellings at face value, then...
Initially, Rao was merely the Kryptonian Sun God--an elemental (not unlike Apollo was to the Greeks):
And considering the relative feebishness of Cythonna(Superman did quite well against her), it'd be a huge stretch to call that 'version' of Rao a Skyfather, imo.
It wasn't until very recent times that Rao's story evolved into a far more abstract one:
So this depends entirely on which version of Rao we are using. One is around Superman's level(give or take), and the other is on par with THE God.
Originally posted by Batman-Primeyeah I think it happened in the sword of superman. Cytonna was slapping Clark around like nothing and had him almost frozen. I think the sun is like her kryptonite and this is why superman did so well against her.
Rao is in truth the Avatar of God and PC Supes was his descendant. Superman was called more then once "Son" by "God" during the PC days.The Supreme being stomps. Everyone who says otherwise is a fandboy.
Who said superman did good against cythonna without a sun amp?
Gets backhanded
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k508/abhilegend/Superman/SuperLastGod_13.jpg
Superman "a strength beyond I've ever encountered"
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k508/abhilegend/Superman/SuperLastGod_14.jpg
He compares her strength to that of Pocket universe kryptonians who were designed to be as strong as Pre-crisis kryptonians by Time-trapper
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k508/abhilegend/Superman/SuperLastGod_20.jpg
Round two, got the crap beat out of him
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k508/abhilegend/Superman/SuperLastGod_30.jpg
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k508/abhilegend/Superman/SuperLastGod_31.jpg
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k508/abhilegend/Superman/SuperLastGod_32.jpg
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k508/abhilegend/Superman/SuperLastGod_33.jpg
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k508/abhilegend/Superman/SuperLastGod_34.jpg
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k508/abhilegend/Superman/SuperLastGod_35_36.jpg
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k508/abhilegend/Superman/SuperLastGod_39.jpg
This was while she was severaly weakened by the loss of her followers.
Originally posted by Galan007
Dude, none of her attacks so much as scratched Supes, nor did they come remotely close to incapacitating him.SEVERAL of Clark's rogues have done a LOT better. Cyth was mediocre at best.
Clearly he artist can't draw blood and scratches.
Though seriously, I think it's because of the Artwork, she had the upper hand.
Her punches were little more than a minor inconvenience for Supes-- he wasn't even scratched by her melee(s), and was never down for any length of time. Like I said above, most of his rogues have done a LOT better.
That said, Cyth, while minorly impressive, certainly wasn't that great, all things considered. Tbh, I'd put her on the lower end of the power tier where Superman's rogues are concerned. She just didn't do much to him.
Originally posted by zopzop
Well Cythonna did "good" vs Superman and Rao beat her after a prolonged fight. Superman beat her by BFRing her into the Sun and she couldn't escape so she wasn't too impressive (and neither was/is Rao if it took a prolonged fight to put her down).Stops at Thanos.
Could you name the book that this happened in?
Originally posted by CogitoOkay, even if we ignore the lack of visible injuries, the fact still remains that Cyth was using every power at her disposal (ie. telepathy, physicality, and exotic ice powers) simultaneously against Supes, and still couldn't down him for any length of time. Most of Superman's rogues have caused him a lot more damage than that, so why should she impress me more than any of them? Is it because Superman stated that she struck him as hard as he'd ever been hit? He's said that about several characters over the years... Icon, for instance:
😬I think you're putting a little too much importance on the artist and not quite enough on the writer
Sorry for my lack of awe. /shrug
Originally posted by StoicShe appeared in a single issue: Superman - The Last God of Krypton
Could you name the book that this happened in?
Originally posted by Galan007
Okay, even if we ignore the lack of visible injuries, the fact still remains that Cyth was using EVERY power at her disposal (ie. telepathy, physicality, and exotic ice powers) simultaneously against Supes, and still couldn't down him for any length of time. Most of Superman's rogues have caused him a lot more damage than that, so why should she impress me more than any of them? Is it because Superman stated that she struck him as hard as he'd ever been hit? He's said that about several characters over the years... Icon, for instance:
http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/13076500/s1.jpg.html
http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/13076502/s2.jpg.htmlSorry for my lack of awe. /shrug
She appeared in a single issue: Superman - The Last God of Krypton
Thanks been looking for it for a while.
Originally posted by Galan007
Dude, none of her attacks so much as scratched Supes, nor did they come remotely close to incapacitating him.SEVERAL of Clark's rogues have done a LOT better. Cyth was mediocre at best.
Originally posted by zopzopSo it took Rao longer to defeat Cythonna than it took Superman?
Well Cythonna did "good" vs Superman and Rao beat her after a prolonged fight. Superman beat her by BFRing her into the Sun and she couldn't escape so she wasn't too impressive (and neither was/is Rao if it took a prolonged fight to put her down).Stops at Thanos.
Rao doesn't make it past 1 then.
