At the bottom are the races who don't have enough technology for interstellar travel. That's Atlantis and Wakanda, though of the two I might rank Wakanda higher due to their deus ex machina Vibranium that can almost magically heal a paralyzed man by inserting a bead into him. Plus they had a force field around their entire city that was strong enough to withstand Thanos' forces.
At the top are the races who have access to teleportation travel, which is Asgard and Apokolips. Of the two, I'd rank Asgard higher mostly because we've seen more of their tech in action whereas Apokolips tech is more implied.
Of the ones in the middle, I'd go:
Krypton - due to having fully artificial reproduction resulting in specialized individuals + a terraforming engine
Kree - due to having a massive AI ruler
Nova - that force field netting was impressive
Thanos troops - because we didn't really see a lot of high-tech gadgetry from Thanos and his troops. They mostly fought tooth and nail.
So final rankings are:
1. Asgard
2. Apokolips
3, Krypton
4. Kree
5. Nova
6. Thanos's minions
7. Wakanda
8. Atlantis
Originally posted by ares834
The Mother Boxes put Apokolips ahead of Asgard IMO. Plus they apparently can move between universes rather than just worlds.
Problem with the motherboxes is that I can't remember them doing anything on screen that put them above Asgard. That said, I was falling asleep in the last section of the Snyder Cut so maybe just remind me?
Originally posted by ares834
They do a shit ton. They can terraform entire planets, can hack anything, created cyborg, are apparently sentient, open portals, resurrect the dead, generate massive explosions that vaporize even Superman, are apparently sentient, and plenty of other things as well.
Some of those Asgard can do as well, but others they can't. You've convinced me, Apokolips for the win then.
Originally posted by ares834Yet they are scared of the Kryptonian. I'd put banned Kryptonian Abominations way above the Destroyer Armour too.
They do a shit ton. They can terraform entire planets, can hack anything, created cyborg, are apparently sentient, open portals, resurrect the dead, generate massive explosions that vaporize even Superman, are apparently sentient, and plenty of other things as well.
Originally posted by Robtard
I'd still argue the motherboxes are the peak tech here, they can kinda do it all.I'd also possibly put Kpytonian tech above Asgardian, they can terraform entire planets. Arguable.
Good discussion thread 👆
I thought about the terraforming part, but then Asgard can destroy entire worlds, has teleportation, has a weird magic-tech amalgam that allows some of them to bring dead soldiers back to life, and can create weapons of war like the Destroyer.
The Bifrost is by far Asgard's most impressive piece of tech. Not only can it be used to teleport people around the cosmos, but, as we saw in the first Thor, it can be used as a long range laser to devastate the surfaces of worlds without ever having to leave home. It makes Asgard the most impressive civilization tech-wise with the probable exception of Apokolips.
Originally posted by FrothByte
I thought about the terraforming part, but then Asgard can destroy entire worlds, has teleportation, has a weird magic-tech amalgam that allows some of them to bring dead soldiers back to life, and can create weapons of war like the Destroyer.
Originally posted by NemeBro
The Bifrost is by far Asgard's most impressive piece of tech. Not only can it be used to teleport people around the cosmos, but, as we saw in the first Thor, it can be used as a long range laser to devastate the surfaces of worlds without ever having to leave home. It makes Asgard the most impressive civilization tech-wise with the probable exception of Apokolips.
I'd argue that being able to terraform an entire planet like Earth to have the density, atmosphere and topology of Krypton is possibly a greater technological feat than being able to destroy the surface of a planet with a super laser.
Krypton has no answer to Asgardian teleportation, the Asgardians take this tech sphere in spades with the Bifrost.
Are you referring to the Eternal Flame? I think that was straight up magic and not tech. Though we could argue that magic is part of Asgardian tech and we can't separate the two. If so, then yeah, Asgard very likely wins it over the two.
Originally posted by Robtard
I'd argue that being able to terraform an entire planet like Earth to have the density, atmosphere and topology of Krypton is possibly a greater technological feat than being able to destroy the surface of a planet with a super laser.Krypton has no answer to Asgardian teleportation, the Asgardians take this tech sphere in spades with the Bifrost.
Are you referring to the Eternal Flame? I think that was straight up magic and not tech. Though we could argue that magic is part of Asgardian tech and we can't separate the two. If so, then yeah, Asgard very likely wins it over the two.
Well if we consider the Bifrost, Destroyer and even their flying ships as Asgardian technology, most of them don't exactly come with wires, nuts and bolts. So the eternal flame would be about as technological as those. Kinda.
And I agree, terraforming a planet is more advanced than simply destroying one, but I still wouldn't put it on the same level as teleportation which necessitates bending of both time and space to accomplish.
Originally posted by ares834
Thinking it over. I'm pretty sure the Phantom Drive also warps space/time.
Pretty much anyone of these civilizations that have interstellar space travel have some form of space/time manipulation technology. Otherwise they'd take decades and centuries to get anywhere.
But being able to travel parsecs near instantaneously is something that elevates Apokolips and Asgardian technology above the others.