Originally posted by Darth Thor
1) Is it an Avenue though?Ultron was clearly hacked (possibly with aid from the mindstone). As previous to that Wanda would not even sense his thoughts. And only sensed Visions later. So that was clearly a hack and not very relevant.
Loki needed physical contact to effect minds, and even then was stopped by something as simple as Tony's chest plate.
2) Manhattan not only goes intangible, not only creates shields but teleports with a mere thought.
So that's not happening.
Because again, it was done to being not even close to Manhattan in power.
That's where the no limits fallacy come in.
3) He changed Drax and Manta. And he's changed debris into bats. None of that is beyond Manhattan's matter manipulations abilties either.
4) Again that is a no limits fallacy, because that's like me saying that as long as Thanos is made of matter, then DM can transmute and disintegrate him.
So a lot of what the reality stone can do is also down to theory.
5) And in terms of actual combat feats, he didn't use it against Iron Man or Thor.
He in fact shot Thor with the full IG, which was deflected.
Not arguing that if Thor can do it then DM can. Am arguing the No Limits Fallacy should apply just as much to the reality stone as it does to DMs matter transmutation.
6) Oh DM wins the quick draw without a doubt. He literally has to think to teleport Thanos to the sun. I realise Thanos can teleport back, but it's literally a thought or a wave of the hand with DM. And this from the guy who sees the immediate future.
1) Yes, it would be an avenue. Tho, I already did say it is an irrelevant one. Mind control is all Thanos needs to win. And all he needs to do is touch DM to do it. I didn’t say this would happen right away, just that it could happen during a fight (Such as when Thanos wiped out Strange’s clones, shoved him back into a single body and pulled him in).
2) Manhattan has ZERO, none, zilch mental defense “feats”. At worst, he has gone on to show that he would lose a battle of wills against a very smart guy with a PHD in psychology. His powers made him mentally weak, not strong (mental strength is mostly built thru adversity and the will to overcome, he has spent most of his existent in the complete opposite of this w/c is shown by his complete apathy towards everything). IF Thanos manages to use the Mind gem, DM loses. Based on “feats”. Plain and simple.
3) Based on what “feats”? Pls post DM matter control “feats” that would be equal or even close to: turning a living being into sentient confetti or sliced cubes without killing or even hurting them.
4) That is NOT a no-limits fallacy. A no limits fallacy is if I stated that Thanos can perform something he has not shown to be able to do on screen.
DM’s powers are science-based, meaning they function within a rigid set of rules. He can bend them, sure, but he still needs to function within these rules. Thanos’ reality warp has allowed him to chop ppl up and turn them to confetti while they still remaining conscious and basically unhurt. To turn debris into bats and to turn energy blasts into bubbles. No amount of science-based matter manipulation would allow this, at least no amount that DM has shown on screen.
In terms of sheer scale, level of control and ability to break fundamental rules of the physical universe, Thanos “feats” shits on anything and everything DM did in the movie. IF not, then post “feats”.
It is not a no-limits fallacy to state that, due to “feats”, Thanos’ reality manipulation would overrule DM’s matter and energy manipulation in a direct contest between the two.
5) And what does that prove? Thanos used it on the guardians when it suited him. He doesn’t need to use it all the time, he just needs to be shown capable of using it.
He never got a chance to use it against Thor. Their exchange lasted a few seconds and Thanos was more interested in getting his life’s work done and leaving so he did. So I don’t know WHY you would even mention it.
6) Based on what “feats” does he win the quick draw? And why do you think Thanos would be unable to defend himself from forced teleportation when he’s been able to defend against something as escoteric as a mirror universe banishment? And why would you think an IG Thanos would be even hurt by the Sun when he can simply shield himself from it then teleport back?
Also, DM’s teleportation has a lag time of about a little over 1 to 2 seconds. It is not instantaneous. It is also pretty telegraphed due to the energy tendrils and the noise it makes.
https://youtu.be/_xGC6LpQN5I
(1:11-1:13) When he telported Rorsh
(3:17-3:18) When he teleported away with SS
This would give Thanos sufficient time to defend himself from any and all teleport shenanigans DM would use on him.