Originally posted by Blue Area Vet
Flash is so overrated on battle boards. Captain Boomerang says hello from hell.
I see Wally gets the most "hype" but that is definitely deserved. These are some of the most broken characters in comics. The fact Captain Boomerang is a "threat" at times just speaks to the absurdity of comics. These people move at the speed of light and the other guy throws boomerangs, sometimes exploding boomerangs, but he's still a normal human chucking shit at lightspeeders. But then comics are supposed to be absurd. He is not overrated he just isn't gimped by PIS here.
Originally posted by leonidas
flash threads should likely be banned. given the nature of forum rules they are near impossible to beat. this ends almost before it starts.
By this logic we should ban threads for pretty much any broken character.
It's just the character needs to be put up against the right opponents. Not all characters are(I'm looking at you Karate Kid).
flash has some odd showings vs tp guys. he's outraced tp on at least one occasion.... his mind has also been shown to work too fast for a tp to take control of in another. could barry affect him physically? not sure, but he's certainly easily hit intangible beings before.
that type of match still isn't a good match though. sk either can affect him, and wins, or can't and loses. that's what i mean about flash. good matches with flash are extremely hard to come by.
Originally posted by Surtur
I never said KK was broken, just that he's an example of someone who doesn't get put up against the right kind of opponents.But for instance what about Flash vs The Shadow King?
How fast are Shadow King's reactions?
How about Flash vs Aquarian.
Dead man (yes, I know Flash #28)
Originally posted by Surtur
It might not be good, but it shows you might not necessarily need to go several tiers ahead to beat Flash.
sure, if you want to put him in bad matches, someone who can (maybe) directly counter his powers. there are precious few who can do that. flash has also stolen the speed of ENERGY, so it wouldn't be a stretch to contend that he could steal sk's speed and end things before they start again....
and aquarian, really? sigh....
Originally posted by leonidas
sure, if you want to put him in bad matches, someone who can (maybe) directly counter his powers. there are precious few who can do that. flash has also stolen the speed of ENERGY, so it wouldn't be a stretch to contend that he could steal sk's speed and end things before they start again....
It's surely possible the speed could be taken, though I'm not sure how Barry would deal with SK. I believe Wally is also the one who was too fast for telepathy,etc. right?
and aquarian, really? sigh....
He would be the perfect counter. Though I have no idea on the limits of the aura, if any have ever been shown.
you're right about wally, but at this point most flash feats are essentially interchangeable since both have done pretty well everything.....
and aquarian is...ridiculous. based on his showings he could drain flash, but then based on showings he could drain odin too, so....
again, flash matches are never GOOD. aquarian isn't a good match either--he drains flash and wins easily, or doesn't and loses easily. my point is flash threads are almost never any good. counter pick against him or climb the tier ladder. hence why he should never be in threads.