Black Panther vs. Black Lightning

[daBronzeBomma]

The Big Two's original Black superheroes are going at each other!

Round 1: comic-book versions (current MU vs current DCU)

Round 2: live-action versions (MCU vs CWTV)

Standard Rumble Settings and Standard gear allowed in both rounds.

Who wins?

[Firefist Norrin]

Current DCU would mean Cold Dead Heads Jefferson, who seems pretty weak. Leaning on BP and his suit's shenanigans (namely the weird kinetic energy pulse thing) for the win here.

Round 2 is dicey because I fell behind on Black Lightning. Unless he got way more powerful, I don't see him damaging T'Challa behind the suit. BP for the win here too.

[Pendaran]

Current DCU would mean Cold Dead Heads Jefferson, who seems pretty weak.

.. frigging Rebirth nerfed the guy? I really liked the understated powerhouse sort of place he'd settled into.

[daBronzeBomma]

OK, what about the "Classic" comic book versions of T'Challa and Jefferson Pierce? Standard gear and rumbles settings.

[Pendaran]

OK, what about the "Classic" comic book versions of T'Challa and Jefferson Pierce? Standard gear and rumbles settings.

Black Lightning is kind of in a weird place where for a while when the character was first about he was basically a dude who shot electricity at people with a little bit extra, who all the same over time developed far greater mastery of his abilities as a thing, particularly from understanding that they were powers innate to him and dependant in some ways on his mindset.

So that's kind of a difficult thing to proclaim "this is 'classic' Black Lightning" or what have you.

[Vanguard]

I hate to say Black Lightning but i think he might win.

[Firefist Norrin]

.. frigging Rebirth nerfed the guy? I really liked the understated powerhouse sort of place he'd settled into.

Seems to keep pace with the show. They might as well have released a CW tie-in instead.

Although Jefferson is very young in this version.