Originally posted by Lestov16I'm guessing Manhattan could teleport back from the cornfield. And we don't know if Anthony can reintegrate himself like Manhattan can.
Does Anthony get disintegrated, or does Manhattan get cornfielded?
However, Manhattan fights in laid-back mode, which Anthony can take advantage of. He wins unless Manhattan gets serious.
He could transport Manhattan into a cartoon when he is eaten by a monster or some other totally outlandish method of killing him off, maybe. Maybe he could wish him out of existance or make him with no head.. (he was able to wish his sister's mouth away, for example)
Now if Manhattan were to be able to see through time would anything be unexpected, no matter how left-of-field?
Originally posted by Sadako of GirthNow if Manhattan were to be able to see through time would anything be unexpected, no matter how left-of-field?
IDK. Fremont was able to transport a person out of the physical universe into a cartoon (in which the girl was eaten). If he could do that, tachyon generation should be nothing to him.
impossible topic imho
i dont think a winner can be determined considering universes. dr. manhatten exists in a world of scifi where all his actions are assumed to be within the constraints of theoretical science. meaning simply that dr. manhattan does not perform magic, nor has a single act of magic been displayed by any character. anthony's powers suggest magic, the laws and constraints of which (if any) are unknown, and thus throws the whole discussion into ambiguity.
Maybe demented rabbit-jack-in-the-box eats Manhattan's face off?
I agree with FFC that its ambiguous when is magic vs scifi.
Even if Manhattan's mechanics can be explained now theoretically, how would someone of the middle ages percieve him and his ability?
And is he neccessarily limited by man's need to quantify?
Would we be able to explain Anthony's abilities away one day too?
Lots of pertinent questions.