Originally posted by Brockalizer
Irrelevant, the OP stipulated Hulk No More version. Hood wasn't in HNM. If Rulk can siphon the Power Cosmic to amp himself there's no reason he can't to the same with the PG.
Surfer's Power Cosmic =/= the Power Gem.
And even Loebforce Rulk was nearly killed by Thor before.
Originally posted by DamborgsonI stand corrected, he never faced more than five members of the IW, that's still not the full six member roster.
😬take a peek at who was facing him:
He took them all on. Pip did nothing, and the others were dismantled.
Rulk isn't soloing B&T+PG Thor. He'd be lucky if he came out of it with his head on.
Originally posted by BrockalizerActually there's no reason to assume that's even possible. The Power Gem is power incarnate. It's never been drained nor have any of its users ever been drained.
Irrelevant, the OP stipulated Hulk No More version. Hood wasn't in HNM. If Rulk can siphon the Power Cosmic to amp himself there's no reason he can't to the same with the PG.
Your no limit fallacy concerning Rulk's absorption abilities isn't any better (indeed it's much worse) than a no limit fallacy concerning the Power Gem's on-panel limitless power and trait of feedbacking a foe's power back onto them.
Originally posted by DamborgsonTrue, but only if they allowed him to tap the power gem long enough to free himself. Had they released the forcefield before that he would be less powerful and faced with the combined power of all six Watch memebers plus Bill, Surfer, and Strange.
Thanos agreed Thor would be to much for the team when he broke free from the force block.
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Originally posted by Brockalizer
True, but only if they allowed him to tap the power gem long enough to free himself. Had they released the forcefield before that he would be less powerful and faced with the combined power of all six Watch memebers plus Bill, Surfer, and Strange.
Prove it. Thanos already saw it in his best interest if he restrained Thor instead of fighting him head on. Does that mean he would automatically lose? Of course not since, no one rational wanted to fight that psychotic Thor who Thanos fought. The other memebers there however were pretty insignificant by that point, and Thanos wasn't liking his chances either, that much was true.
Originally posted by ODGHNM Rulk had just enough PIS to make it entirely possible that he could tap the PG as well. Writers intent seemed pretty obvious.
Actually there's no reason to assume that's even possible. The Power Gem is power incarnate. It's never been drained nor have any of its users ever been drained.Your no limit fallacy concerning Rulk's absorption abilities isn't any better (indeed it's much worse) than a no limit fallacy concerning the Power Gem's on-panel limitless power and trait of feedbacking a foe's power back onto them.
Originally posted by DamborgsonI don't have a scanner, but on page 6 of Warlock Chronicles (B&T #11) Thanos states that Thor draws more power with each passing second. On the last page of the same issue Thanos also stated that it would take almost two hours for Thor to reach the power level required to free himself. In B&T #10 Thanos doesn't say it's in his best interest, just that he grew weary, which is basically like saying he's bored. Thanos was fighting Thor to a stalemate on his own, the addition of Drax, Warlock, Surfer and Bill should be enough to tip the scales against a Thor that hasn't been allowed enough time to fully amp himself with the PG.
Prove it. Thanos already saw it in his best interest if he restrained Thor instead of fighting him head on. Does that mean he would automatically lose? Of course not since, no one rational wanted to fight that psychotic Thor who Thanos fought. The other memebers there however were pretty insignificant by that point, and Thanos wasn't liking his chances either, that much was true.
Originally posted by Brockalizer
I don't have a scanner, but on page 6 of Warlock Chronicles (B&T #11) Thanos states that Thor draws more power with each passing second. On the last page of the same issue Thanos also stated that it would take almost two hours for Thor to reach the power level required to free himself. In B&T #10 Thanos doesn't say it's in his best interest, just that he grew weary, which is basically like saying he's bored. Thanos was fighting Thor to a stalemate on his own, the addition of Drax, Warlock, Surfer and Bill should be enough to tip the scales against a Thor that hasn't been allowed enough time to fully amp himself with the PG.
That just means he was gaining more power. Not that he didn't already have enough to win.
Nor did I say he did. But lets not kid ourselves, Thanos didn't want to go on because sooner or later, Thor was going to come out on top. Not that he was bored. He picked an interesting time to "grow weary" anyway, since Thor had just drawn blood from him.
Not with they way they were fighting. Thor was tearing through them like a force of nature.