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World of Cardboard
"That man won't quit as long as he can still draw a breath. None of my teammates will. Me? I've got a different problem. I feel like I live in a world made of cardboard, always taking constant care not to break something, to break someone. Never allowing myself to lose control even for a moment, or someone could die. But you can take it, can't you, big man? What we have here is a rare opportunity for me to cut loose and show you just how powerful I really am."
Quote from superman unlimited...
Now this isnt a superman thread. So dont go get your panties in a bunch. This post is a question about what hero/s are also failed with this trope. And at what level? Who holds back the most?
And who when finally cutting loose eclipses the class they are most commonly placed? Finally which hero when pushed or pressed has been shown to be the most powerful of all?
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Diana holds back? Everyone else i agree with
Yea i know. The trope is derived from him. Which begs to ask the question. If when he takes the kid gloves off and quits pulling punches is he above the likes of darkseid and doomsday?
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Is that her holding back? Diana is consistently portrayed as ferocious in battle. And its not like if she can solo doomsday once she stops phucking around
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On clark...
It depends against whom he is fighting and where he is fighting them.
If he is "fighting" some mugger in Gotham then he doesn't lift a finger.
If he is fighting a terrorist group in the middle east, he will utilise his speed to get civilians to safety and to disarm any threats as quickly as possible.
If he is fighting some low tiered super villain that poses no threat to him he will hold back a lot as to protect innocents.
If he is fighting Zod in central Metropolis he may be forced to use most of his strength, but he would still hold back sub conciously in case of collateral damage.
If he if fighting Darkseid on Apokolips he would go all out
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I suppose. I just didnt see a change in power levels. Like how spiderman goes from struggling with fisk in earlier portrayals to demolishing him. Maybe thats a bad analogy hopefully u get the jist
Yeah, we must make a difference between adjusting to the opponent [i.e. when facing street levelers - metas - high heralds], and being even/losing against an opponent due to holding back, then suddenly being far above him/equaling him.
I.e. Superman vs Imperiex Probes. He was desperately struggling with just one, until he cut loose and was beating dozens casually.
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This.
Diana saying she's not going to pull punches with doomsday but still requiring assistance and getting her ass kicked isnt a good example imo. If she soloed or sromped that would have been a huge difference
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Mar 10th, 2016 03:26 PM
And Hulk, of course. Holding back is what he does all the time.
