DarkSaint85
Bonified abstract
So here's my hypothesis. It may well be a theory, because it has stood up to every test I've subjected it to so far.
Gladiator vs Galactus (I know, I know).
Surfer outperformed Hell Lords. Black Bolt outperformed Surfer, and he tied ish with Gladiator in their performances against Galactus. I know, Black Bolt was amped, but I still stand by that Galactus wasn't at his peak with Gladiator. Put it this way - the Galactus both Bolt and Glads faced was amped to the same level, only Bolt's energies meant that Galactus was doubled over with diarrhoea when he faced Glads. So relative to each other, Glads' Galactus was weakened compared to Bolt's.
During this time, by the way, Galactus wasn't threatening the universe yet. Glads gets defeated, everyone jumps in, THEN the universe was on the brink.
In short: characters did well against Galactus based on their Effort, or Heart Force. Satannish cried like a bytch, Surfer tried a tiny bit, Bolt and Glads gave it their all, and the army were fired up by Glads' sacrifice.
Just like Strange intended.
IOW, it wasn't solely to do with their power levels, but the effort they put into it. Which ties back to science being warped.
Now remember. This is a discussion thread on a debate forum. Saying I'm wrong without giving reasons, or that I'm just a hater, or low balling, isn't debating or discussing.
But feel free to poke holes in my hypothesis.
It explains how BB was able to outperform Hell Lords, and Gladiator was able to outperform all of them, and how the army of heroes were able to amp Galactus to the point he was threatening the Universe.
Strange's entire plan was for them to be sacrificed:
Because he needed their efforts at max powah:
Glads gave his all (and hence, did the most damage):
But everyone else was also as important (IOW, their power levels didn't matter):
