Originally posted by h1a8
Kurse can't fly nor is he very fast. Thus has no counter against being bfred. What great heat resisting feats does Kurse have? If none then Superman can do some good damage with HV.
Also this Superman's strength has been shown to be planetary. If Superman operates with anything close to that strength then he would stomp the shit out of Kurse.
Yet Kurse has handled the hammer brothers simultaneously .
Originally posted by Don CorleoneI corrected your post slightly.
Yeah, you're right I think Thor was using LESS THAN 30 % and Bill was using LESS THAN 54 % of their FULL capabilities and HIGH END FEATS power level.
Same as with Gladiator. He's didn't hit Colossus with 1% of his planet busting power. Otherwise, Colossus would have been killed instantly or the planet in which they fought on rocked.
Superman getting koed by gas station proves that he wasn't operating at 1% of his top power either.
Originally posted by h1a8
Same as with Gladiator. He's didn't hit Colossus with 1% of his planet busting power. Otherwise, Colossus would have been killed instantly or the planet in which they fought on rocked.Superman getting koed by gas station proves that he wasn't operating at 1% of his top power either.
Originally posted by The Sorrow
Was Gladiator even a confirmed planet buster at this point? If this is the fight from the DP saga that was his 1st appearance (arc) iirc. He was even ko'd by Corsair of the Starjammers.
Gladiator's creation was intended to be that of a Superman clone. Meaning, the fight was created for fans to see how a fight of Colossus vs. Superman would go down.
But canon is canon right? Gladiator did bust that planet. But he didn't hit Colossus or anyone afterward with 1% of that power.
Originally posted by h1a8
Gladiator's creation was intended to be that of a Superman clone. Meaning, the fight was created for fans to see how a fight of Colossus vs. Superman would go down.But canon is canon right? Gladiator did bust that planet. But he didn't hit Colossus or anyone afterward with 1% of that power.
It's been a while since I've checked the dates but John Bryne wrote him as a homage to Pre-Crisis Superman in 1982. Although he and the Guard were based on the Legion. Gladiator was created as a Superboy tribute.
Fun fact, all of Gladiator's lowest showings were written by Claremont such as the fight with Colossus, Jahf beating his ass and Corsair one shotting him with his pistol (Pre-Bryne). As a matter of fact, even years later, he had Gladiator knocked out by Gambit's deck of cards.
Kind of weird now that I think about it. I wonder how Claremont felt Gladiator stacked up to elite strong men like Thor/Hulk. Would he have portrayed him as a peer or an underdog like Colossus?