Originally posted by zopzop
Thanks, how the phuck did I miss that?Anyway, that's still impressive for Gladiator. Weren't Quasar, BRB, and Ronan there? And Thanos considered him the most dangerous of them?
How is this an insult to Gladiator?
Thanks
Then he actually took the time to fight Surfer but teleported away when he realized Gladiator was almost there.
Originally posted by carver9He didn't need to and they weren't likely to fall for the same tactic they just Gladiator walk blindly into. Surfer was before he accomplished his goal. You aren't making any sense because you obviously haven't perused the comic.
Where did you get that from and why didn't he just teleport the others away? Why was he so hyped to fight Surfer but when it came to Gladiator he BFRed him and then teleported away when he realized Gladiator was coming back?
His mission was accomplished and he didn't fight anyone after that as it was pointless. Glads was just an enemy easily taken off the table. Like lambs to the slaughter.
Originally posted by carver9
Then he actually took the time to fight Surfer but teleported away when he realized Gladiator was almost there.
Thanos still wins, of course, but Glads got some love. Fans of both characters should be happy.
Thanos wanted to fight BRB, he wanted to fight Surfer, he DIDN'T WANT TO FIGHT GLADIATOR. It is clear. Plus we have past evidence of Thanos specifically using Gladiator's dna to make a clone even more powerful than himself.
Also we have Gladiator's strength feats, which outweigh Thanos strength feats.
Originally posted by h1a8He used tactics the entire time. He bfr'd. Gladiator and then separated Bill's hammer from him. Thanos then destroyed Ronan's universal weapon.
Thanos wanted to fight BRB, he wanted to fight Surfer, he DIDN'T WANT TO FIGHT GLADIATOR. It is clear. Plus we have past evidence of Thanos specifically using Gladiator's dna to make a clone even more powerful than himself.
Also we have Gladiator's strength feats, which outweigh Thanos strength feats.
Clones don't have the same power as the DNA they are clones after.
Thanos has greater feats, sport.
Originally posted by dial J for Josh
This. And this is exactly what I said a few pages back. Thanos is a tactician. He easily has the means to decimate each member of the annihilators as he did on panel, but if you have the ability to easily avoid an unnecessary variable then why wouldn't you omit it.... Lol shame on Thanos for being smart. Its like the fools in this thread are trying to punish Thanos for using his brain...Which I can't blame them for because they apparently are strongly opposed to using the brain themselves.
This response (and Quanchi's etc) sums up why its kinda pointless debating the issue when people keep avoiding the obvious point raised before:
Its pretty hard to reconcile the idea of Thanos being completely mission focussed and not concerned about Gladiator when:
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[*] Thanos stated that he was loving beating Ronan et al up (his words - "orgasmic"😉 and relishing the fight...except seemingly for facing Gladiator
[*] Warlock tried to get Thanos to stop and focus on the mission and Thanos rebuffed him - saying he wanted to deal with The Annhilators first
[*] Thanos was, if taken at face value, disappointed that Ronan was not much of a challenge
[*] He was thrilled when Surfer turned up to prolong the fight
[*] He was angry when Warlock disposed of Surfer before they could duke it out
[*] He stated in very clear terms that they better get out of dodge before "the most dangerous" of them finally got back
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Your challenge is to reconcile all this with the fact that Thanos wanted nothing to do with Gladiator. Because the idea that "Thanos doesnt fight when he dont wanna" obviously doesnt fit with any of this whatsoever.
Thanos was super-keen to fight Bill (sans Stormbreaker at least), Ronan and the Surfer. In contrast Gladiator was keen to fight Thanos but Thanos chose to "disappoint" him by putting a cosy 22 light years between the two of them.
Until someone can come up with something reasonable and not just repeat the same thing over and over, and given what I've seen I'm not holding my breath, I think I'm done with this thread.
Originally posted by quanchi112This doesn't disprove anything I said about Thanos wanting to fight the others but not Gladiator.
He used tactics the entire time. He bfr'd. Gladiator and then separated Bill's hammer from him. Thanos then destroyed Ronan's universal weapon.Clones don't have the same power as the DNA they are clones after.
Thanos has greater feats, sport.
It the actually comic, it stated that the clone was more powerful. Clones CAN be more powerful than the real thing in a comic book.
I'm referring to strength feats. Gladiator has the better strength feats easily.
Originally posted by zopzop
Starlin gave Gladiator some much needed respect. Maybe future writers will treat him better now too.Thanos still wins, of course, but Glads got some love. Fans of both characters should be happy.
Thanos would 'probably' win. Thanos seen Gladiator as a threat and if Thanos knew he could beat him, he wouldn't have went through all of the trouble he went through avoiding a confrontation with him.
Originally posted by Fifthchild
This response (and Quanchi's etc) sums up why its kinda pointless debating the issue when people keep avoiding the obvious point raised before:Its pretty hard to reconcile the idea of Thanos being completely mission focussed and not concerned about Gladiator when:
[list]
[*] Thanos stated that he was loving beating Ronan et al up (his words - "orgasmic"😉 and relishing the fight...except seemingly for facing Gladiator
[*] Warlock tried to get Thanos to stop and focus on the mission and Thanos rebuffed him - saying he wanted to deal with The Annhilators first
[*] Thanos was, if taken at face value, disappointed that Ronan was not much of a challenge
[*] He was thrilled when Surfer turned up to prolong the fight
[*] He was angry when Warlock disposed of Surfer before they could duke it out
[*] He stated in very clear terms that they better get out of dodge before "the most dangerous" of them finally got back
[/list]Your challenge is to reconcile all this with the fact that Thanos wanted nothing to do with Gladiator. Because the idea that "Thanos doesnt fight when he dont wanna" obviously doesnt fit with any of this whatsoever.
Thanos was super-keen to fight Bill (sans Stormbreaker at least), Ronan and the Surfer. In contrast Gladiator was keen to fight Thanos but Thanos chose to "disappoint" him by putting a cosy 22 light years between the two of them.
Until someone can come up with something reasonable and not just repeat the same thing over and over, and given what I've seen I'm not holding my breath, I think I'm done with this thread.
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Exactly. They have went from saying Gladiator had a weapon on him that could take Thanos down to, it's part of a strategy Thanos had going on, to providing scans of past showings that had nothing to do with this comic. It's sad. The denial here is strong.
Originally posted by quanchi112
He didn't need to and they weren't likely to fall for the same tactic they just Gladiator walk blindly into. Surfer was before he accomplished his goal. You aren't making any sense because you obviously haven't perused the comic.His mission was accomplished and he didn't fight anyone after that as it was pointless. Glads was just an enemy easily taken off the table. Like lambs to the slaughter.
Again, where was it stated that he accomplished his mission? He fought part of a team and ran when he realized the most dangerous was showing up. Saying that it would be best for them to leave before Gladiator got there.