^^ I think we all just assumed pre-retcon.
Originally posted by operator616
Ok, Scathan never did anything aside from stomping Protege, but the implied power was there from the beginning, imo. He was shown as an equal to the LT, Eternity and Hawkgod..........
Absolutely, I agree. But just sayin Nebulos didn't really have any back ground reference either,
he came out of nowhere like Scathan in a way.
Imo, and I'll leave it at that, it's the time and obscure title it was centered in.
Originally posted by operator616
Yeah, i already agreed with you that Celestials > Cube beings doesn't make sense, i was saying that Scathan's performance is the only one that supports that statement (which helps his case here), though unfortunately, the same thing cannot be said about the other Celestials.
Fair enuff.
Originally posted by operator616
I understand what you're saying but that's part of the point; just because it was an old story, it doesn't mean that we should cut them some slack, we should gauge their power level relative to how cosmic characters are portrayed now. LT was a multiversal power back then, then he became a megaversal+ power, that's a big power gap.
I see where you're coming from but I kinda disagree here.
To me, it was Marvel that grew, not the LT. The LT has always been around the same spot.
It's not like Marvel was a megaverse and the LT was multiversal within this megaverse, you feel me?
Then again, he mentioned once something akin to the omniverse in the What If 82'
maybe Gruenwald tried to sneak that in for us. ... meh, just a theoretical maybe.
Originally posted by operator616
Actually, back then, LT wasn't established to be the 2nd most powerful entity in Marvel (im sure you know this as well).
Well, perhaps not literally, but are you referring to something more detailed?
Originally posted by operator616
So you throw LT's unimpressive moments on plot reasons? I mean, how could you expect me to argue if you keep throwing every low showing (same case with the Beyonder) on the plot? .....
Damn opr, LT can separate an entire universe in a crazy barrier (under his own power)
but decides to attack Koravc with the local puny sun?
Korvac ... who the LT knew had already destroyed/absorbed
Celestials, Shaper, other cosmics, you know the rest.
I mean come on friend. That's some serious plot hinderance if I ever saw one.
As for Beyonder, remember opr, Beyonder explained away any low showing that came his way,
besides that we know he was limiting himself.
Imo, this right here even makes his self imposed limitations irrelevant,
because it tells us that he was always in control, he set it all up, it was all his own doing basically:
(this also takes place near the end of SWII#9, which supersedes every statement prior)
But on a deeper level, it's also one of the more memorable parts from a readers perspective,
how Beyonder contemplates his own self, being "omnipotent" and all.
How omnipotence can be a jarring experience in Shooter's mind. I luv this moment.
Originally posted by operator616
Anyway, yes, that feat -- along with him operating on a multiversal scale (even before SW 2) -- was the reason i said he's probably Lucifer level; but it's not equivalent to the entity which exists in all the countless multiverseS simultaneously, and holds 2 megaverses in its hand, imo.
Well, I can't say you're wrong for saying that cause it's as much an opinion as my stance. We both have our reasons.
So I'll respect the way you see it.