Originally posted by leonidas
without plot device, i think it's pretty much impossible for heralds to beat, unless i'm not remembering a time. what times are you talking about where it wasn't impressive? not including thor 300 for some obvious reasons....
Thor has singlehandedly defeated the destroyer in one instance iirc. And in another, along with thunderstrike also beat it. The destroyer also supposedly gets more powerful with each activation (stated several times) but based on its fights, that never seemed to be true.
Id actually give this fight to SBP without second guessing.
Originally posted by leonidas
i think standard prime is a tough call tbh. /shrug
Not really. Remember the Destroyer can get slagged by the Serpent. KT could withstand its beam without any damage.
Prime's HV was going through Superman like a hot knife through butter (like he was a ghost). Superman would have had to be more than 100 times more durable to not sustain any damage.
Destroyer isn't more than 100s of times more durable than Superman.
Also Prime is fast.
Originally posted by abhilegend
OK, name one above herald level being its beaten. Thor alone has fought it like a dozen times and other than the disintegration beam its never been able to overwhelm Thor outright. Wear him down but specifically overpowering him? Never.
you...just asked the same question i asked you. 😐
you said he's no good beyond herald, so i asked show me. you say, who's he beaten above herald....
thor has been pummeled by the destroyer numerous times. he wins via plot device. the armor has beaten thor, karnilla and loki at the same time iirc. in the armor i know thor beat the **** out of hela--in hel. that is a very good feat. obviously maestro was toying with hulk--who'd continued to get stronger and stronger, according to narration and at the end he was still easily taken out. aside from a skyfather (thor beat it in the reigning, though in times past odin was said to be UNABLE to beat it, so, meh) and a celestial, who HAS beaten the destroyer?
In this story: https://static1.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11129/111299631/5690548-2346502504-33191.jpg
Everyone tought the Destroyer (with Loki soul) could kill Odin.
Originally posted by leonidas
you...just asked the same question i asked you. 😐you said he's no good beyond herald, so i asked show me. you say, who's he beaten above herald....
thor has been pummeled by the destroyer numerous times. he wins via plot device. the armor has beaten thor, karnilla and loki at the same time iirc. in the armor i know thor beat the **** out of hela--in hel. that is a very good feat. obviously maestro was toying with hulk--who'd continued to get stronger and stronger, according to narration and at the end he was still easily taken out. aside from a skyfather (thor beat it in the reigning, though in times past odin was said to be UNABLE to beat it, so, meh) and a celestial, who HAS beaten the destroyer?
He also beat this group (including Jane): http://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1469553868i/19830651._SY540_.png
Originally posted by operator616
Thor #224-225.
i've brought that up in the past. that's...a bit ambiguous. seems like the presence of the spirit's body played a role in that fight. regardless, definitely an outlier:
that has never happened before or since to my knowledge. /shrug