Rage.Of.Olympus
Senior Member
Originally posted by Galan007
Yep. 👆When Henshaw attempted to kill Supes via blasting him with k-nite, Eradicator jumped in the way of the blast before it directly touched Supes(essentially sacrificing himself), and the bleed-over energies then passed into Superman. After this happened, Supes was not only returned to full power, but he felt better than ever:
https://i.imgur.com/A5Fc715.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ZUOr1em.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/IMFlneF.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/PpaVx4Q.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/JqED6sp.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/TL1K0F7.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/jsqwvoo.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/8uYRKnL.jpg
"I'm rejuvenated in a way I never thought possible! Something tells me I'll be able to handle anything better than ever!"
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Soon thereafter(the same month/year the H/P arc began), it would be revealed that Superman had become immensely more powerful. Examples...
"Just tapped him a little... And he flew back like I hit him with my best haymaker!":
https://i.imgur.com/KgUftR4.jpg
"Even using as little effort as possible, I'm still stronger...faster...and more powerful than ever before!":
https://i.imgur.com/vyiofCJ.jpg
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Superman's amp was then explained...
Hamilton: "You're absorbing solar radiation --and other energies-- much faster than ever before! This is because you've been irradiated by something vaguely familiar to Kryptonite -- call it Kryptonite-X."
Superman: "The last time I was exposed to Kryptonite, it passed through the Eradiactor first... Recharging my powers instantly!"
Hamilton: "A bit of foreshadowing there, I'd say. Bluntly, there's no physical way to expend your energy fast enough. Your powers will keep increasing until your body can't contain them.":
https://i.imgur.com/O04ni6h.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/kuppq8g.jpg
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Superman himself mentioned his increased power during the H/P arc(before he had even obtained a MotherBox)...
"I'm better than before, too! Stronger.":
https://i.imgur.com/DNjZeeh.jpg
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His amplified power during the H/P-era was reinforced again here...
"After his recovery, [Superman] was stronger than ever. Good thing, too -- 'cause Doomsday had cheated death as well! Even with the extra power, he still needed some gizmo called a 'Mother Box' to help him stand up to Doomsday.":
https://i.imgur.com/xTntuCb.jpg
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And of course, Superman continued to absorb/metabolize ALL forms of energy, pretty much unchecked... Which ultimately led to his bulky/overpowered form:
https://i.imgur.com/c1ZQVnk.jpg
I forgot how powerful Superman became. 👆
Wouldn't this amp, even at this level, be utterly inconsequential to the multiple level of power tiers that Hulk jumped through World Breaker Hulk (Genuine Question)? In the HoM arc, it was like a DBZ arc. Hulk indirectly vaporized multiple characters who were amped multiple hundred of times themselves, who were previously amped before that IIRC and so on?
Superman's transformation was far more realistic and enjoyable in a more nuanced form, but I struggle to see how he can compete even remotely here? Superman probably grew a dozen times stronger from his already formidable amp in H/P, but Hulk had gotten hundreds of times stronger from his WWH levels which were already operating on a level that Superman (Non-amped) would have a real handful with.
I'll re-read HoM (I don't want to tbh), to get a clearer picture, but I remember on my second read through thinking, we'd reached a level where technically, he should one-shot (Indirectly) everyone below Galactus level as stupid as it sounds. The inconsequential prescence of Umar when her realm was destroyed IIRC suggests a level even past that as ridiculous as that sounds. But if we're going to debate it, we have to accept it within these parameters, and treat it as relevant. Greg Pak is like Herpes; you just have to deal with it, once you catch it.
I'm going to call the HoM arc, the green pill of comic books. Hulk is Hulk.