Grey Hulk vs. Aquaman h2h only

Originally posted by Philosophía
I think they wish to shy away from the 'brick with invulnerability' stuff, so as not to limit the type of fights they can put him in. I mean, if you give him 'true invulnerability' (oxymoron, but whatever), like Superman, Captain Marvel and whatnot, it would render villains like Black Manta redundant.

It's kind of like Hulk can take Mjolnir head on, but can also be cut by Wolverine. It allows for a wider range of opponents to be fought. You can put Aquaman against Black Manta, Deathstroke, Catman [yes, I know] and at the same time against Wonder Woman, J'onn and whatnot, and still be able to write the fight properly in each case.

Makes for better stories, if not for better versus forum arguing.
I basically just differentiate between blunt and sharp attacks, since there's quite a bit of precedence in comics, and it's easier to debate.

Agreed. And tbh, if I think about it, I think it suits Aquaman better if he's one of those "you can hurt him easily enough, but putting him down is the hard part" kinds of bricks than the more Superman-type "try even piercing his skin and you'll have a bad time".

Makes it better for a warrior-type character, imo.

Originally posted by -Pr-
Agreed. And tbh, if I think about it, I think it suits Aquaman better if he's one of those "you can hurt him easily enough, but putting him down is the hard part" kinds of bricks than the more Superman-type "try even piercing his skin and you'll have a bad time".

Makes it better for a warrior-type character, imo.

It suits him and Diana best. I've been arguing for a while that making Wonder Woman more like Superman is damaging to her character, and I think that applies to Aquaman, too. They should both be warriors, and it's hard to be that when it takes Doomsday or kryptonite to be in danger.

Originally posted by Philosophía
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It suits him and Diana best. I've been arguing for a while that making Wonder Woman more like Superman is damaging to her character, and I think that applies to Aquaman, too. They should both be warriors, and it's hard to be that when it takes Doomsday or kryptonite to be in danger.

Agreed. And Johns did seem to imply that even when he was hurt, he still healed pretty quickly (at least, well better than a Human), and had a level of resistance to toxins, which a character like that really needs.

All that said though, I really don't think a character like Catman, or even Deathstroke, should pose much of a threat to him without prep. Sure, give them weapons that can cut them, but at the same time it should balance out that this is a guy that (imo) punches almost as hard as (if not equally as hard as) Wonder Woman and would turn them to mush if he really wanted to.