HaSon
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Jump in the air + heat vision
If he can heat the Earth from orbit 200,000 miles away he can surely roast a continent with a good enough leap.
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Sep 13th, 2005 10:54 PM
roughrider
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Which is why I say a whole continent may be sacrificed to get him. Just pound everything in that particular country with every nuke in the world; don't have to be completely exact. And if he can't fly, he better be able to swim fast over the ocean.
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Sep 13th, 2005 10:57 PM
roughrider
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by Ultimate Ion
Jump in the air + heat vision
If he can heat the Earth from orbit 200,000 miles away he can surely roast a ccontinent with a good enough leap.
It's at the beginning - no flying. A "jump" in the air counts. Can we just say he is completely earthbound?
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Sep 13th, 2005 10:58 PM
Draco69
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by roughrider
Which is why I say a whole continent may be sacrificed to get him. Just pound everything in that particular country with every nuke in the world; don't have to be completely exact. And if he can't fly, he better be able to swim fast over the ocean.
You're underestimating his speed. A few seconds is all he needs to cross an ocean or continent.
Exact?
"Well folks we don't know where this guy is...so....France sound okay. I mean he'd probably go there first right?"
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Sep 13th, 2005 10:59 PM
Draco69
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by roughrider
It's at the beginning - no flying. A "jump" in the air counts. Can we just say he is completely earthbound?
Flying is not jumping. You're saying Hulk and Spider-Man can fly?
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Sep 13th, 2005 11:00 PM
HaSon
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by roughrider
Which is why I say a whole continent may be sacrificed to get him. Just pound everything in that particular country with every nuke in the world; don't have to be completely exact. And if he can't fly, he better be able to swim fast over the ocean.
Does 2000 miles per second count as fast? Cause Superman's running speed is shown to be at least that high in The Flash #209.
And jumping and flying are way different.
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Sep 13th, 2005 11:04 PM
roughrider
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Hulk can jump a few miles, Spider-Man about a city block. No, not saying that. The spirit of this thread is that Supes has to stay earthbound for this fight; if he doesn't fly but takes "super-leaps" and just kills thousands with his heat-vision while up, that goes against the grain of the limits put here. Just like Wolverine staying earthbound to take on 52,000, can Superman do the same with the world population?
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Sep 13th, 2005 11:06 PM
demigawd
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A nuclear shockwave moves at about 30 km/sec, which is about a hundred times the speed of sound. I'm pretty sure Superman could outrun it. Especially considering he'll hear and see it coming from 100 miles away.
Better leave nukes out of this - Superman will just use this to help beat all the humans by playing chicken.
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Sep 13th, 2005 11:07 PM
Draco69
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by roughrider
Hulk can jump a few miles, Spider-Man about a city block. No, not saying that. The spirit of this thread is that Supes has to stay earthbound for this fight; if he doesn't fly but takes "super-leaps" and just kills thousands with his heat-vision while up, that goes against the grain of the limits put here. Just like Wolverine staying earthbound to take on 52,000, can Superman do the same with the world population?
It's within the thread's parameters. No harm no foul.
And even he couldn't jump, he still wins.
IF he didn't have his speed, then the human race would stand a slight chance.
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Sep 13th, 2005 11:11 PM
HaSon
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Fine, no jumping.
Superman looks up in the sky, shoots his heat vision and fries the atmosphere.
End.
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Sep 13th, 2005 11:12 PM
roughrider
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OK. He can do this, kill all of us, but wonder if he has the stomach to go all the way. Likely not.
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Sep 13th, 2005 11:16 PM
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Well, we could blow up Earth and the only survivors would be the people on Mir. That's technically a win for humanity. I've seen Supes take a nuke well and I've seen Supes take a nuke not so well and have to steal solar energy from foliage to survive.
Earth's complete nuclear arsenal may be the only option.
That or Ron Jeremy.
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Sep 13th, 2005 11:18 PM
Draco69
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Character-wise he wouldn't kill a single of us. Forum wise humanity gets curbstomped.
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Sep 13th, 2005 11:18 PM
roughrider
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by Draco69
Character-wise he wouldn't kill a single of us. Forum wise humanity gets curbstomped.
Yep
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Sep 13th, 2005 11:19 PM
HaSon
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by roughrider
OK. He can do this, kill all of us, but wonder if he has the stomach to go all the way. Likely not.
98% of the fights on this forum wouldn't happen.
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Sep 13th, 2005 11:20 PM
roughrider
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Well, part of the idea is to bring the character makeup, along with the powers, when we debate matchups, right?
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Sep 13th, 2005 11:23 PM
demigawd
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Unless the thread starter chooses to suspend that rule.
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Sep 13th, 2005 11:27 PM
HaSon
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But then you'd have to ask why every person on the planet decided to turn on the number 1 hero.
Of course Supes wouldnt actually hurt us. If this were in a comic he'd just change to his Clark Kent garb and blend in.
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Sep 13th, 2005 11:28 PM
roughrider
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It's like pitting Wolverine against those 52,000 ninja. We know his character and morality - no problem for him. He'd be up for thousands more! That's what makes him and Punisher threads complicated, because fights for them generally mean death; other heroes aren't the same, like Supes. We try to think like he would in matchups; having to kill is a bigger deal for him.
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Sep 13th, 2005 11:34 PM
supremthor
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OK superman speed is cut down by 1/2 and jumping is allowed
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Sep 13th, 2005 11:35 PM
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