Originally posted by Sin I AM
Superman is the quintessential cape. When you think of the penultimate hero his image comes immediately to mind. Let's put it this way...ignore retcons. Merge every single version of him into one amalgamation. Do the same thing for Hulk, Thor, Cap Marvel, whoever...then average them out. Supes is far and away leagues ahead of his peers.Add to the fact that his powers are more plot driven than any other character. You will never find another hero that stands on equal footing or that consistently does the things he does by simply "willing" it.
Now to be clear I am by no means a fangirl. I actually like Thor more. I'm just going off what I've seen him do across every medium. If he wants to win he will win period. I hope you understand this...trying not to be condescending.
That's correct.
Not only does Superman more fully tap the power reserves at his disposal when he 'cuts loose', but during increased times of stress, his body actually starts absorbing/metabolizing/storing additional solar energy... In essence, further amping his powers.
That is not just my opinion, mind you, that is established canon fact:
Originally posted by Galan007That's not what that says. What he's saying is that Superman becomes more energy efficient or to be more exact, his ability to use solar energies becomes closer to a perfect storage battery. All batteries lose energy over time even when not being directly used to power something
Not only does Superman more fully tap the power reserves at his disposal when he 'cuts loose', but during increased times of stress, his body actually starts absorbing/metabolizing/storing additional solar energy... In essence, further amping his powers.That is not just my opinion, mind you, that is established canon fact:
Originally posted by psycho gundamThat is EXACTLY what the scan says, lol.
That's not what that says.
The more stress he's under(ie. ANY decent battle), the more solar energy he retains. IOW, his body naturally begins processing/metabolizing the energy more efficiently, which bolsters his powers and allows him to tap into his reserves for a much longer amount of time. This also gives his reserves a greater depth than they already had, as there is more there for him to access.
...That is actually a fairly decent way to try and explain(via faux-science) *why* he can overcome such extreme odds as consistently as he does.
Originally posted by DarkSaint85I would certainly hope you aren't referring to me, as I have made it abundantly clear that I am talking *solely* about Superman's consistent HIGH-end portrayals... NOT his average.
I'm surprised at some of the responses here. It essentially makes Superman trans, which his average does not portray.