Consistency vs Continuity for characters power level

I’ve wanted to make this thread for some time now. As a note for mods, this thread really isn’t a VS thread so feel free to close

I’d like too read some opinions regarding power levels

I’ve seen too many threads and post regarding a character whom a poster tries to reference a feat for. While the feat is in technically in continuity, one can argue in recent years, the power level isnot consistent with the characters

If the past ~7-8 years the character is portrayed at Mid herald tier however there are many feats where the character is portrayed at high Herald from 8+ years ago.

My question is, at what point does consistency factor over continuity?

A clear example are DCs characters who have avoid being retconned by a crisis (which acts like a reset). Darkseid comes to mind. While clearly DS was not affected by the first Crisis, we see the inconsistency between the two eras

Ahh, it all depends on the writer tbh.

Yeah, the Flash doesn't IMP anymore... 🙁

lol, which inconsistency between eras for Darkseid, specifically between pre and post Crisis..?

it's usually people who haven't read the canon who make this critique.

There are inconsistencies, but it difference isn't as extreme as people make it out to be.

Originally posted by panthergod
lol, which inconsistency between eras for Darkseid, specifically between pre and post Crisis..?

it's usually people who haven't read the canon who make this critique.

There are inconsistencies, but it difference isn't as extreme as people make it out to be.

^^^hard to say, PC characters had ridiculous highs, and equally ridiculous lows.
I mean, Darkseid got mugged for crying out loud.

Originally posted by riv6672
^^^hard to say, PC characters had ridiculous highs, and equally ridiculous lows.
I mean, Darkseid got mugged for crying out loud.

STAIRS.

Story > character
Dramatic license > consistency

The idea of only judging a character by strict canon or continuity is flawed. When a writer gets hold of a character, he isn't necessarily going to base his decision on how to write the character solely on 'canon' stories. I'm not saying that continuity is irrelevant, but it's not a hard divide.

Also, feats basically do not matter. How many times do we need to see posts from writers handwaving the physics of a feat, saying they just wanted to do something cool?

What matters is the relative rankings of characters within a universe. The hierarchy. This is far from consistent, but far more consistent than trying to compare empirically measured feats.

Feats do play a role in comparing characters from different universes, but then things get pretty complex and you have to use a lot of good faith intuition to simplify things.

Originally posted by Mindship
Story > character
Dramatic license > consistency

Originally posted by Pillow Biter
The idea of only judging a character by strict canon or continuity is flawed. When a writer gets hold of a character, he isn't necessarily going to base his decision on how to write the character solely on 'canon' stories. I'm not saying that continuity is irrelevant, but it's not a hard divide.

Also, feats basically do not matter. How many times do we need to see posts from writers handwaving the physics of a feat, saying they just wanted to do something cool?

What matters is the relative rankings of characters within a universe. The hierarchy. This is far from consistent, but far more consistent than trying to compare empirically measured feats.

Feats do play a role in comparing characters from different universes, but then things get pretty complex and you have to use a lot of good faith intuition to simplify things.

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