Darksied and Superman vs Thanos and Superman
This is similar to the Red Son scenario, however instead of only one baby Kal El there are two and instead of landing in the Soviet Union one lands on Apokalypse the other on Titan. Darksied and Thanos each take custody of the respective babies and raise them as their own. Twenty years later all four will meet on the battlefield. Who wins?
I think that team one has a pretty good chance of winning this fight. I feel like if Superman landed on Apokolips, he would learn to be both ruthless, cunning, and would learn a great many things about his powers and how to use them creatively(not to say that he wouldn't learn all of those things if he grew up with thanos). Lastly, wasn't there a reality where Superman's rocket landed on apokolips and he was raised like he was Darkseid's son?
Originally posted by deathslash
Lastly, wasn't there a reality where Superman's rocket landed on apokolips and he was raised like he was Darkseid's son?
Yes there was, I believe that it was an Else Worlds title. The thing with a Thanos improved Superman, is that I could literally see Thanos improve his considerable natural body armor, and teach him the arts of both mysticism, and telepathy. He would likely also be sporting more than a Gothic suit of plate mail as well. The Superman that was raised to be Darkseid's son wasn't any better than the original, he just had a different disposition. If Thanos could make Gamora into the universe's most dangerous woman, imagine what a being like Superman would be?
I think Thanos would probably kill "his" Superman, long before this fight could take place. Thanos is ill-disposed to boy scouts.
IF Thanos, uncharacteristically, takes pity on the weakling and beefs him up a bit, to be someone Thanos could be proud to call "son"... Then Thanos and Son win this easily.