Who's the toughest character in comics?

Started by Spawningpool3 pages

I. Just kidding spawn

Originally posted by Mindset
Characters who are immortal or have regen aren't really tough.

I based my judgement on this:

Base you answer on damage received and the ability to come back, damage soak and general grit and toughness in regards to what a character can put him or herself through as well as consistent training intensity and any other examples you guys can think of to support your claim.

So Lobo, as my candidate, takes all that punishment, but doesn't stop. Even continues fighting without his head - and comes back from it.

Is he durable? Not that durable. But he's tough.

Originally posted by DarkSaint85
Regenerates from a finger in the toilet:
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t173/EndlessMike9/Lobo/loboregen12.jpg
Holy crap.
Originally posted by DarkSaint85
Fights as a skeleton:
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t173/EndlessMike9/Lobo/loboregen7.jpg

Regrows his head:
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t173/EndlessMike9/Lobo/loboregen9.jpg

Twice:
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t173/EndlessMike9/Lobo/loboregen10.jpg

Three times, including having his brain smushed:
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t173/EndlessMike9/Lobo/loboregen18.jpg

Of course, later on, he comes back from a pool of blood:
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t173/EndlessMike9/Lobo/loboregen21.jpg

The 'Bo-ster has my vote.

I wonder if Death Sentry can pull that finger/skeleton/blood trick.

I agree with Dark Saint.

Deathtry

Punisher, Thor, Dredd.

Originally posted by DarkSaint85
I based my judgement on this:

So Lobo, as my candidate, takes all that punishment, but doesn't stop. Even continues fighting without his head - and comes back from it.

Is he durable? Not that durable. But he's tough.

Cool.

Still isn't as tough as characters that keep fighting despite not having regen. 👆

not many can take a beating like Vegeta and keep on coming, Batman is a pretty tough guy, both mentally and physically, Cap too. Id narrow it down to those three for me, I dont really like to count regen guys either just because they arent putting as much on the line so to speak although they are still tough sumbitches, I think of guys like Wolverine here. But yeah, Im going to say Vegeta, Batman and Captain America.

Originally posted by relentless1
not many can take a beating like Vegeta and keep on coming, Batman is a pretty tough guy, both mentally and physically, Cap too. Id narrow it down to those three for me, I dont really like to count regen guys either just because they arent putting as much on the line so to speak although they are still tough sumbitches, I think of guys like Wolverine here. But yeah, Im going to say Vegeta, Batman and Captain America.
Punisher takes more of a beating than Batman and Cap.

punisher may well take more punishement but hes not mentally as tough and both have feats of taking severe physical damage as well

Originally posted by relentless1
punisher may well take more punishement but hes not mentally as tough and both have feats of taking severe physical damage as well
How is he not as mentally tough?

I'd say Punisher is certainly up there. He took the "fight" with Sentry well. He took a bit of punishment in that battle and kept on rising up.

Originally posted by Mindset
How is he not as mentally tough?

Because he is from Marvel, get in line.

Originally posted by Squirtle
Because he is from Marvel, get in line.
Captain America isn't from Marvel?

Invincible

Originally posted by "Id"
Invincible

👆

Does Lobo even feels pain?

Originally posted by carver9
Does Lobo even feels pain?

Yes.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c379/Doggydogg/Lobo/LobovsVampirelobo3.jpg

'I'm healing faster than you're HURTING me' (my emphasis):
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c379/Doggydogg/Lobo/Lobohealinfast.jpg

Thanos

Originally posted by Henry_Pym
Lobo, the dude shakes off being liquified.

More serious characters it's probably Punisher or Thor though it's unclear if Thor feels pain like normal people as his damage soak is >human level.

having a hf doesn't make you tough, persisting w/o one does.

it's probably Punisher

Originally posted by Mindset
Punisher takes more of a beating than Batman and Cap.
Anybody doubting this just needs to read Remender's Dark Reign run with Punisher up to and including his final battle with H.A.M.M.E.R. and Daken.

Healing factors and immortality are cheats. They compromise the very idea of toughness in the traditional sense.