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With the recent episodes of Invincible showcasing the Solar Disk and the destruction of Viltrum, I'd like to be the first to calculate the feats. Starting with the Viltrum feat, it's important to remember that Space Racer's gun is a negligible factor as not only did it do the least damage, but it was clear that it was only meant to carve a pathway through the heat of the planet's core for the Viltrumite's to pass through. The Viltrumite handbook put the gravity of Planet Viltrum as x1.25 higher than Earth's Gravity.
To calculate the sheer force required by Omni-Man, Invincible, and Thaedus to shatter a planet like Viltrum, we have to look at the physics of Gravitational Binding Energy. This is the total amount of energy required to completely pull a celestial body apart so that its own gravity cannot pull the fragments back together.
Here is the step-by-step physical analysis of the energy yield required for that catastrophic structural failure:
The formula for the energy ($U$) required to blow up a uniform spherical planet is:
$U = (3GM^2) / 5R$
3. The Three-Way Split
Because Omni-Man, Invincible, and Thaedus flew through the planet in a synchronized wedge formation, we can divide the required energy evenly among the three of them.
To visualize this yield, we convert Joules to Megatons of TNT (1 Megaton = $4.184 \times 10^{15}$ Joules).
That would bring the profiles of the three characters and those whol scale to them up to Small Planet Level.
The Solar Disk Feat Calc
Nolan in the TV-series confirmed that the Sun Disk blocked out the heat not just to the Rognarr's planet but to all the surrounding planets in the solar system. To block sunlight for multiple planets, the disk must be a megastructure with a diameter comparable to a small star.
Omni-Man scales to this yield, as the ship would not only need to be able to withstand it's own recoil energy from firing the missile, but we can assume that the ship is as dense as the Solar Disc, as when it flew in front of the planet's sun, it was dense enough to block out all the sunlight and plunge to the Rognarr's planet and plunge it into an ice age once again. Nolan survives an explosion that destroyed that same ship an episode later.
Whilst my calcs are more consistent with what has been shown to be a Viltrumite's capabilities in the show, I'd like to also point to this article, as it has more clips from the show regarding the Sun Disk feat that I could not find on my own. The calcs, however, are not mine.
https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/U...Venture_Destroys_A_Solar_Disc#articleComments
To calculate the sheer force required by Omni-Man, Invincible, and Thaedus to shatter a planet like Viltrum, we have to look at the physics of Gravitational Binding Energy. This is the total amount of energy required to completely pull a celestial body apart so that its own gravity cannot pull the fragments back together.
Here is the step-by-step physical analysis of the energy yield required for that catastrophic structural failure:
- Assuming Viltrum has a roughly similar radius to Earth ($6,371$ km) to maintain an Earth-like biosphere, its mass would need to be about 1.25 times greater to generate that gravity.
- Earth's mass is $5.97 \times 10^{24}$ kg.
- Viltrum's estimated mass: $7.46 \times 10^{24}$ kg.
The formula for the energy ($U$) required to blow up a uniform spherical planet is:
$U = (3GM^2) / 5R$
- $G$ = Gravitational constant ($6.674 \times 10^{-11}$)
- $M$ = Mass of Viltrum ($7.46 \times 10^{24}$ kg)
- $R$ = Radius of Viltrum ($6.37 \times 10^6$ m)
3. The Three-Way Split
Because Omni-Man, Invincible, and Thaedus flew through the planet in a synchronized wedge formation, we can divide the required energy evenly among the three of them.
- $3.5 \times 10^{32}$ Joules / 3 = $1.16 \times 10^{32}$ Joules per person.
To visualize this yield, we convert Joules to Megatons of TNT (1 Megaton = $4.184 \times 10^{15}$ Joules).
- $(1.16 \times 10^{32} \text{ Joules}) / (4.184 \times 10^{15} \text{ Joules/Megaton})$ = $2.77 \times 10^{16}$ Megatons.
- Each of the three Viltrumites had to exude a kinetic energy yield of approximately 27.7 Quadrillion Megatons to shatter the planet.
That would bring the profiles of the three characters and those whol scale to them up to Small Planet Level.
The Solar Disk Feat Calc
Nolan in the TV-series confirmed that the Sun Disk blocked out the heat not just to the Rognarr's planet but to all the surrounding planets in the solar system. To block sunlight for multiple planets, the disk must be a megastructure with a diameter comparable to a small star.
- Estimated Diameter: 1,000,000 km ($1 \times 10^9$ meters)
- Estimated Thickness: 10 km ($1 \times 10^4$ meters)
- Total Volume ($V = \pi r^2 \times h$):
- $V = \pi \times (5 \times 10^8\text{ m})^2 \times 1 \times 10^4\text{ m}$
- $V \approx 7.85 \times 10^{21} \text{ m}^3$ (or $7.85 \times 10^{27} \text{ cm}^3$)
- Vaporization Value: $25,000 \text{ Joules/cm}^3$
- Total Energy ($E$):
- $E = 7.85 \times 10^{27} \text{ cm}^3 \times 25,000 \text{ J/cm}^3$
- $E \approx 1.96 \times 10^{32} \text{ Joules}$
3. The Conversion to Quadrillions of Megatons
- 1 Megaton of TNT: $4.184 \times 10^{15}$ Joules
- 1 Quadrillion Megatons: $4.184 \times 10^{30}$ Joules
- Total Energy Yield: $1.96 \times 10^{32} \text{ J} / 4.184 \times 10^{30} \text{ J/Quad-Mt}$
- Total Feat: 46.85 Quadrillion Megatons
- Energy Per Missile: 23.42 Quadrillion Megatons
Summary
- The Yield: A single missile from the Venture carries approximately 23.4 Quadrillion Megatons of energy
- Scaling: If high-tier Viltrumites are "stronger than any weapon in the Coalition's arsenal," their durability must allow them to withstand a direct hit of 23-48 Quadrillion Megatons without being pulverized.
Omni-Man scales to this yield, as the ship would not only need to be able to withstand it's own recoil energy from firing the missile, but we can assume that the ship is as dense as the Solar Disc, as when it flew in front of the planet's sun, it was dense enough to block out all the sunlight and plunge to the Rognarr's planet and plunge it into an ice age once again. Nolan survives an explosion that destroyed that same ship an episode later.
Whilst my calcs are more consistent with what has been shown to be a Viltrumite's capabilities in the show, I'd like to also point to this article, as it has more clips from the show regarding the Sun Disk feat that I could not find on my own. The calcs, however, are not mine.
https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/U...Venture_Destroys_A_Solar_Disc#articleComments
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