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I agree. Independent of how we scale the Phantom Zone, the problem remains that whether we scale Superman to it at all is still suspect. This discussion has only dragged on as long as it has due to the predictable derailing from the Transcendings.I agree about that the Phantom Zone should only be a 3-A or High 3-A structure, and still think that Superman making a completely unproven seemingly very hyperbolic claim and shaking an area of unknown and unspecified size are definitely not good grounds for scaling from.
It tells us that the Phantom Zone occupies space.
Because it operates as a physical space and there are no indications of it having higher spatial dimensions, and it lacks a temporal dimension.Why is it 3-dimensional? That goes against our current standards.
I dunno why you do this. Does Deagon responding allow the staff to properly evaluate in peace? If yes, why do we not? If not, why are you ok with him doing it?It seems best if the Transcendings drop their neverending stonewalling hijacking of this discussion, and let our staff properly evaluate it in peace.
Your participation in high-tier comic book discussions has -- without exception -- led to multi page bickering that involves you two making an argument out of every possible thing, refusing to back down no matter how thoroughly your reasoning or evidence is debunked, and only ever ends when staff intervenes. It is to a point where your arrival in a thread guarantees derailing.Does Deagon responding allow the staff to properly evaluate in peace? If yes, why do we not?
It would at least save an awful lot of time and energy for everybody else involved in those types of discussions if we topic-ban them, yes, but let's try to stay on topic here please.These discussions feel more like babysitting than debate. Even the most basic logical conclusions are met with demands for excruciatingly specific dissections, every element of which is questioned even further, and further, and further. This behavior from users who have just recently finished serving a ban for bad-faith conduct is not acceptable. I don't think either of you should be allowed to participate in important comic discussions, it is always a mess.
Current case-by-case judgments are on this post and will be updated accordingly.
https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5379794
Please notify us if you wish to revise or add any feat verifications below.
Once more votes are garnered, we can begin the second round of discussion.
@Eficiente Do you have any further points to reiterate regarding the list below?
Current Feats w/ 3+ Agree Leanings:
Post Crisis
Others
- Infinite-Man's power can sculpt space-time, could destroy the Universe, including the timestream(Legionnaires Vol. 1 #18, September 1994)
- Qawsedf234: Somewhat Agree -
- Eficiente: Disagree | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5380593
- LordTracer: Agree | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5409787
- Firestorm808: Somewhat Agree
Gods
- Orion's Astro-Force is considered capable of stopping what can annihilate the cosmos(Jack Kirby's Fourth World Vol. 1 #4, June 1997)
- LordTracer: Agree | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5409787
- Firestorm808: Agree | Full Power
- Eficiente: Conditional Agree | 3-A | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5394496
Wonder Woman
Superman
- Superman briefly fights Time Trapper Superman-Prime. (Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds Vol. 1 #4, June 2009)
- LordTracer: Agree | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5409787
- Qawsedf234: Somewhat Agree - https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5367187
- Firestorm808: Somewhat Agree
- Eficiente: Unsure | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5394496 | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5398501
- Superman trades blows with Time Trapper Superman-Prime, but is overpowered. (Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #5, September 2009)
- LordTracer: Agree | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5409787
- Qawsedf234: Somewhat Agree - https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5367187
- Firestorm808: Somewhat Agree
- Eficiente: Unsure | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5394496
Lanterns
- Ion could remake the Universe(Green Lantern Vol. 3 #145, February 2002)
- LordTracer: Agree | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5409787
- Firestorm808: Agree - Use as secondary support
- Eficiente: Agree but with multiple power sources | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5385016
Rebirth
- Mr Terrific, who was certain Wally had Infinite and Incalculable power, isn't certain he's more powerful than Superman, implying he considers Superman to also have Infinite Power (The Flash (Rebirth) #775, October 2021)
- Qawsedf234: Somewhat Agree | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5367187
- LordTracer: Agree | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5409787
- Firestorm808: Somewhat Agree
- Eficiente: Somewhat Agree - https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5417389
Superman
- Superman states he could make the entire Phantom Zone cease to exist if he really put his head to it. (Superman Vol 5 #5 January 2019) and Superman shakes the Phantom Zone with one punch(Superman (2018) (Rebirth) #6, February 2019)
- The Phantom Zone is an anti-Universe (Action Comics Vol. 2 #11, September 2012)
- The Phantom Zone has been called Infinite (JLA Vol. 1 #36, December, 1999)
- Qawsedf234: Agree - https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5367187 | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-co...s-discussion-continuation.147384/post-5371320
- Eficiente: Unsure - https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5379269 | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5398501
- LordTracer: Agree | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5409787
- Firestorm808: Somewhat Agree
- Superman punches out Barbatos(Dark Nights: Death Metal Trinity Crisis, November 2020)
- Qawsedf234: Somewhat Agree - https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5367187
- Firestorm808: Somewhat Agree
- LordTracer: Agree | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5409787
- Eficiente: Disagree | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5394496
When can we expect this to be resolved?Elizio is finishing a couple of improvements but has been delayed because he got sick.
If somebody lists all of the ones that are leaning towards being accepted (by the staff members who evaluated the feats one-by-one), together with links to the available evidence, I will check through it and comment if I have any evaluation to share.Ant, do you have any input? Feats you agree/disagree with given the arguments presented?
More notably, the ones that are leaning towards acceptance?
If somebody lists all of the ones that are leaning towards being accepted (by the staff members who evaluated the feats one-by-one), together with links to the available evidence, I will check through it and comment if I have any evaluation to share.
Current case-by-case judgments are on this post and will be updated accordingly.
https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5379794
Please notify us if you wish to revise or add any feat verifications below.
Once more votes are garnered, we can begin the second round of discussion.
@Eficiente Do you have any further points to reiterate regarding the list below?
Current Feats w/ 3+ Agree Leanings:
Post Crisis
Others
- Infinite-Man's power can sculpt space-time, could destroy the Universe, including the timestream(Legionnaires Vol. 1 #18, September 1994)
- Qawsedf234: Somewhat Agree -
- Eficiente: Disagree | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5380593
- LordTracer: Agree | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5409787
- Firestorm808: Somewhat Agree
Gods
- Orion's Astro-Force is considered capable of stopping what can annihilate the cosmos(Jack Kirby's Fourth World Vol. 1 #4, June 1997)
- LordTracer: Agree | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5409787
- Firestorm808: Agree | Full Power
- Eficiente: Conditional Agree | 3-A | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5394496
Wonder Woman
Superman
- Superman briefly fights Time Trapper Superman-Prime. (Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds Vol. 1 #4, June 2009)
- LordTracer: Agree | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5409787
- Qawsedf234: Somewhat Agree - https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5367187
- Firestorm808: Somewhat Agree
- Eficiente: Unsure | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5394496 | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5398501
- Superman trades blows with Time Trapper Superman-Prime, but is overpowered. (Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #5, September 2009)
- LordTracer: Agree | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5409787
- Qawsedf234: Somewhat Agree - https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5367187
- Firestorm808: Somewhat Agree
- Eficiente: Unsure | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5394496
Lanterns
- Ion could remake the Universe(Green Lantern Vol. 3 #145, February 2002)
- LordTracer: Agree | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5409787
- Firestorm808: Agree - Use as secondary support
- Eficiente: Agree but with multiple power sources | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5385016
Rebirth
- Mr Terrific, who was certain Wally had Infinite and Incalculable power, isn't certain he's more powerful than Superman, implying he considers Superman to also have Infinite Power (The Flash (Rebirth) #775, October 2021)
- Qawsedf234: Somewhat Agree | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5367187
- LordTracer: Agree | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5409787
- Firestorm808: Somewhat Agree
- Eficiente: Somewhat Agree - https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5417389
Superman
- Superman states he could make the entire Phantom Zone cease to exist if he really put his head to it. (Superman Vol 5 #5 January 2019) and Superman shakes the Phantom Zone with one punch(Superman (2018) (Rebirth) #6, February 2019)
- The Phantom Zone is an anti-Universe (Action Comics Vol. 2 #11, September 2012)
- The Phantom Zone has been called Infinite (JLA Vol. 1 #36, December, 1999)
- Qawsedf234: Agree - https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5367187 | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-co...s-discussion-continuation.147384/post-5371320
- Eficiente: Unsure - https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5379269 | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5398501
- LordTracer: Agree | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5409787
- Firestorm808: Somewhat Agree
- Superman punches out Barbatos(Dark Nights: Death Metal Trinity Crisis, November 2020)
- Qawsedf234: Somewhat Agree - https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5367187
- Firestorm808: Somewhat Agree
- LordTracer: Agree | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5409787
- Eficiente: Disagree | https://vsbattles.com/threads/dc-comics-the-legendary-dc-heralds-upgrade.147343/post-5394496
No, definitely not. The scale of the time-space manipulation in question was never clarified beyond that it might be able to affect the entire local galaxy.Others
- Infinite-Man's power can sculpt space-time, could destroy the Universe, including the timestream(Legionnaires Vol. 1 #18, September 1994)
This seems mostly fine, unless it is a Kryptonite type of situation, but Orion's lower universe manifestation has not normally been portrayed as being nearly this powerful, so some consistency with other feats would be preferable.
- Orion's Astro-Force is considered capable of stopping what can annihilate the cosmos(Jack Kirby's Fourth World Vol. 1 #4, June 1997)
Superboy-Prime, not Superman-Prime, but was he truly portrayed at a comparable power level to Countdown in this story?
- Superman briefly fights Time Trapper Superman-Prime. (Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds Vol. 1 #4, June 2009)
- Superman trades blows with Time Trapper Superman-Prime, but is overpowered. (Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #5, September 2009)
Remake all of universal space-time or gradually reshape reality one piece at a time? Clarifications from other parts of this story would be very appreciated.Lanterns
- Ion could remake the Universe(Green Lantern Vol. 3 #145, February 2002)
This seems rather straightforward, yes, but it also needs to have support in how Superman was portrayed at the time in terms of power level.
- Mr Terrific, who was certain Wally had Infinite and Incalculable power, isn't certain he's more powerful than Superman, implying he considers Superman to also have Infinite Power (The Flash (Rebirth) #775, October 2021)
As I mentioned earlier, the former is far too unproven to be taken as automatic gospel, rather than as hyperbole, and the latter seems unspecified in how much of the Phantom Zone that was shaken.
- Superman states he could make the entire Phantom Zone cease to exist if he really put his head to it. (Superman Vol 5 #5 January 2019) and Superman shakes the Phantom Zone with one punch(Superman (2018) (Rebirth) #6, February 2019)
It is far too inconsistent with Barbatos' earlier portrayal, and he also seemed to be bound and severely weakened by tenth metal chains at the time.
- Superman punches out Barbatos(Dark Nights: Death Metal Trinity Crisis, November 2020)
Both countdown and Legion of 3 worlds,they were comparable but TT wasn't in countdown ahd infinite crisis just Legion of 3 worlds.Superboy-Prime, not Superman-Prime, but was he truly portrayed at a comparable power level to Countdown in this story?
Flash forward wally said it would be suicidal for him to go against superman in a fight.This seems rather straightforward, yes, but it also needs to have support in how Superman was portrayed at the time in terms of power level.
Yes, but as far as I recall, Geoff Johnns did not personally portray Superboy-Prime as anywhere near that powerful during the time of his creation, but rather as that it was very impressive of him to be able to move planets.I want to know, why are we arguing over whether or not Ion has infinite power? The Ion Entity is already 2-C to 2-A via scaling to Superboy Prime.
And by the time he fought Ion, was he portrayed as anywhere near universal at the time?Yes, but as far as I recall, Geoff Johnns did not personally portray Superboy-Prime as anywhere near that powerful during the time of his creation, but rather as that it was very impressive of him to be able to move planets.
Green Lantern Corps Vol 2 Issue 18Which comic did Sodam Yat fight Superboy Prime?
In "Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman-Prime" Superboy Prime arrives on Earth and fights the Earth Heroes, he is eventually overwhelmed by them and they proceed to dogpile him, that is until sunlight hits him and his power jumps from tier 4 to tier 2 in just mere seconds right before he fights ION.And by the time he fought Ion, was he portrayed as anywhere near universal at the time?
So yes, then. He was Tier 2 when he fought Ion.In "Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman-Prime" Superboy Prime arrives on Earth and fights the Earth Heroes, he is eventually overwhelmed by them and they proceed to dogpile him, that is until sunlight hits him and his power jumps from tier 4 to tier 2 in just mere seconds right before he fights ION.
That was after Superboy Primes defeat by the hands of the two Supermen, which includes their dimension border shattering feat.Hmm. I meant did Geoff portray him as being that powerful?
What is difficult to quantify about it?I am not sure. Isn't that hard to quantify?
Ah, okay. I suppose that makes sense; maybe I'll read through the comic, and see if that feat messed with the Universe or something, or if there's any quantifiable way to tier it.Shattering a border between realities is not exactly something that fits easily into our quantification standards, or has an exactly defined power level value connected to it in general.
And I want to note that Darkesid's bodies his true form controls are called emanations, not avatars, the latter of which are just even weaker bodes his emanations control, so saying Doomsday didn't fight an avatar of Darkseid is a red herring.So, hold on. I would just like some info on something, because the answer will depend on whether or not Superman scales fully to Pre-Flashpoint Darkseid, and not just his Avatars.
So, on the profile, we credit Darkseid's speed for tackling an unprepared Post-Crisis Superman, yet later down the comic's run, Superman not only withstands a mean blast from Darkseid, but blatantly overpowers him, forcing Darkseid to BFR him.
Also, the feat where Darkseid incapacitates Superman with a 'casual blast', also shows Superman getting right back up like -- seconds later. So my question stands: Are we scaling Superman to Darkseid in this manner?
To support this, I want to note, it was stated that Doomsday did not fight an avatar of Darkseid by the author of their encounter. Food for thought.
Yep so DD would outright scale to the Emanation which has some interesting scalingAnd I want to note that Darkesid's bodies his true form controls are called emanations, not avatars, the latter of which are just even weaker bodes his emanations control, so saying Doomsday didn't fight an avatar of Darkseid is a red herring.
Didn't I evaluate all of them earlier here?In the mean time, have you given your opinion on the following feats that are leaning towards agree?
Dan Jurgens did not portray Darkseid as a higher-reality entity who used projections against lower realities, but other authors did. It is just a very common standard case of the writers constantly contradicting each other.To support this, I want to note, it was stated that Doomsday did not fight an avatar of Darkseid by the author of their encounter. Food for thought.
Didn't I evaluate all of them earlier here?
Dan Jurgens did not portray Darkseid as a higher-reality entity who used projections against lower realities, but other authors did. It is just a very common standard case of the writers constantly contradicting each other.
Dan Jurgens only considered Odin to be of a planetary scale as well, for example.
Also, the feat where Darkseid incapacitates Superman with a 'casual blast', also shows Superman getting right back up like -- seconds later. So my question stands: Are we scaling Superman to Darkseid in this manner?
Alright, but even then that's one storyline compared to the countless others where Superman has battled against -- and bested -- Darkseids pre flashpoint EmanationWhile Superman got back up from the blast, he's obviously beaten up and can only watch Darkseid leave. To add to that, the previous issue also had Darkseid easily restrain Superman with TK with Superman powerless to do anything and in general the storyline treats Darkseid as beyond Clark
No, it's from Action Comics, during the time Action Comics was a weekly series and Superman was a backup feature in it. It's from 637 and 638That looks like an out of continuity Sunday newspaper comic strip, not a regular comic book.