Originally posted by golem370
I am saying Gladiator had a tough fight with a less then confident Thor where Wonder Woman is am experieced fighter. I don't have a dog in the fight just posting the fact that Gladiator has had trouble with an inexperienced fighter.
Are you looking at the fight above? I posted the scans for you and if you think Diana would just run through Masterson then I don't know what to tell you.
Originally posted by golem370
Carver listen to what I am writing Gladiator got beat by a rookie verson of Thor where WW is a highly skilled fighter so that is why I think she might get Gladiator.
Sigh. Please read this. Masterson got one solid lick off of Gladiator. One. I'm not counting the sneak attack in the beginning that he admitted too or the blast Gladiator allowed to bounce off his chest. He got one lick and that was the head slam. Gladiator had full control of that Battle and stood over him laughing. Thor then controlled a PLOT; living lightning that so happened to be flying by during his battle against Gladiator. This doesn't even include the fact that Gladiator faced other avengers before fighting Thor. I'm begging you to look at the scans carefully. That's all I'm asking. Batman defeated Wonder Woman while she had the JLA backing her. If I brought this up and posted the scans, would you accept it as evidence of Gladiator crushing her?
Originally posted by carver9
Batman defeated Wonder Woman while she had the JLA backing her. If I brought this up and posted the scans, would you accept it as evidence of Gladiator crushing her?
Don't know about anybody else; I'd accept it as evidence Bruce could take down Gladiator if Glads don't know he needed to take Bruce seriously.
After seeing what he recently did to Lobo, I'm not joking about that, either:
Originally posted by carver9
Not commenting on who wins this but...Gladiator never fought Rogue.
Probably the other reason I'm remembering Rogue is that she encountered KID Gladiator in a relatively recent adventure.
I'd be very interested to know to what extent Rogue's assessment is true, by the way -- if Kid Gladiator really DOES have the same power as his father to even remotely comparable levels, then Kid Gladiator's performance against Warbird doesn't bode well for how Gladiator Sr. would do against someone far stronger than Warbird ...
Originally posted by carver9
I'm sure if I posted Diana fight against Deathstroke you wouldn't be happy about it or her being shot through by bullets. Please be fair here. The winner, I don't mind, but let's at least be honest about Gladiator showings.
Deathstroke or bullet showings actually wouldn't bother me that much.
Diana seems to have effectively evolved past that level of vulnerability, to the point her flexed body seems capable of breaking a serpent god's teeth if they violently slam against her -- even with the force of a train behind her:
Originally posted by bluewaterrider
Probably the other reason I'm remembering Rogue is that she encountered KID Gladiator in a relatively recent adventure.I'd be very interested to know to what extent Rogue's assessment is true, by the way -- if Kid Gladiator really DOES have the same power as his father to even remotely comparable levels, then Kid Gladiator's performance against Warbird doesn't bode well for how Gladiator Sr. would do against someone far stronger than Warbird ...
Kid Gladiator and Gladiator are not comparable at all. Gladiator went through the Gladiator treatment (that usually kills his kind. He's the only survivor) whereas his son is a regular strotian. Did you read the Gladiator story that explains why he is more powerful than the rest of his race?
Originally posted by bluewaterrider
Deathstroke or bullet showings actually wouldn't bother me that much.
Diana seems to have effectively evolved past that level of vulnerability, to the point her flexed body seems capable of breaking a serpent god's teeth if they violently slam against her -- even with the force of a train behind her:
Different serpents.
Originally posted by bluewaterrider
Don't know about anybody else; I'd accept it as evidence Bruce could take down Gladiator if Glads don't know he needed to take Bruce seriously.After seeing what he recently did to Lobo, I'm not joking about that, either:
Sigh. Gladiator would kill Batman instantly. You can't compare Gladiator to Diana and Superman. Gladiator would kill him during the onset of the fight.
Gladiator going through the the Gladiator treatment...
This is Gladiator before going through the treatment.
Originally posted by carver9
Kid Gladiator and Gladiator are not comparable at all. Gladiator went through the Gladiator treatment (that usually kills his kind. He's the only survivor) whereas his son is a regular strotian. Did you read the Gladiator story that explains why he is more powerful than the rest of his race?
Nope. Never read that story. From the look of the artwork of your scans it seems to be fairly recent retcon history.
Originally posted by carver9
Gladiator going through the the Gladiator treatment...This is Gladiator before going through the treatment.
This is not impressive to me, but I thank you for providing scans to back up your claims just the same.
Originally posted by JBL
Strength a non-factor.lol. durability about the same. Lol. I would love to see WW destroy a planet or fly through a Star. Gladiator 10/10. The guy is highly skilled in combat.
She's honestly the only established character I've seen get scaled off other characters consistently on the Battleforums.
"Oh Superman moved the Earth did he?? I guess this means Diana can do it to."
Honestly doesn't fly for other characters with her amount of showings.
