Originally posted by JakeTheBank
Speed is a factor, but the comics themselves repeatedly show us that speed, while useful isn't the be all and end all to fights. And unless you want to throw out every comic where someone didn't use their speed effectively in your opinion - good luck with that, btw - there's no reason that it becomes a ridiculous overly wanked power in a fight with said characters. If a character has displayed the speed to effectively solo hundreds of herald type beings in a fight on panel, by all means, let's use it. Until then, it shouldn't get a free pass for rampant speculative extrapolation we've never actually seen in comics while every other power doesn't.And this is without factoring in Odin's own reaction/perception abilities as well as his ability to stop/control time.
I'm not saying how fast a character will be in a forum fight. I'm just saying that he will be a lot faster than his adversary. Again, I don't give speed the automatic win but it's a huge plus in my book.
How long does it Odin to stop time? 5 seconds, 10 seconds? Certainly not faster than Superman can act. I'm not even sure Odin will even try to stop time in mid battle since I never seen him do it.
And perceptions is not speed or reflexes.