Oh, okay then. I misunderstood. I thought Cthulu was referring to something new.
I'll be honest. I hate that performance by Clark. I feel like the writer vastly undersold Clark's damage output. I mean, dude ended up throwing some 4000 + blows against Doomsday and only managed to chip some teeth? Puh-lease. If Zoom, or Wally west can IMP the crap out of class 100s with devastating effect, I feel a near light Clark should be able to at least equal that damage output.
"Sir, does this mean that Ann Margret's not coming?"
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Yeah, but if you... man, we're getting into weird analogy territory, like if you disintegrated Superman's arms he wouldn't be able to go "fool! Little did you know that my arms and I are one and can be remade from me!" and will his arms back into being from pure nothingness. - Pendaran
Arx Inosaan
Clark does later smash DD hard enough to send him halfway across the planet. He basically is unharmed by that as well.
That whole story portrayed DD as basically a lion hunting zebras. Like, Kryptonians were his prey. Not a threat.
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Well DD has always been really tough, and he is supposed to be the one who killed the same post crisis Superman he is fighting there. So it makes sense to hype him up to a level that can barely feel that type of attack(guess its fair to say Rebirth DD is more powerful than Hunter Prey).
Superman is stronger now though so it's not like DD can take that anywhere near many large planet+ busting punches from Rebirth Supes.
Though wouldn't this scene also indicate a form of superspeed for DD? I mean, for someone who can punch at near lightspeed; just over 4k isn't that many. For DD to stop him at that moment is actually a speed feat within itself if you think about it.
Last edited by Cody; 07-02-2020 at 01:52 PM.
It's not as HP DD frankly stomped folks with better feats
No, that's just the writer typically forgetting how fast Superman really is.....which isnt surprising for this particular writer . He wrote the Death of Superman after all, where they just stood and punched each other at regular speedsSuperman is stronger now though so it's not like DD can take that anywhere near many large planet+ busting punches from Rebirth Supes.
Though wouldn't this scene also indicate a form of superspeed for DD? I mean, for someone who can punch at near lightspeed; just over 4k isn't that many. For DD to stop him at that moment is actually a speed feat within itself if you think about it.
Yeah, but if you... man, we're getting into weird analogy territory, like if you disintegrated Superman's arms he wouldn't be able to go "fool! Little did you know that my arms and I are one and can be remade from me!" and will his arms back into being from pure nothingness. - Pendaran
Arx Inosaan
"Sir, does this mean that Ann Margret's not coming?"
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"One of the maddening but beautiful things about comics is that you have to give characters a sense of change without changing them so much that they violate the essence of who they are." ~ Ann Nocenti, Chris Claremont's X-Men.
"Sir, does this mean that Ann Margret's not coming?"
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"One of the maddening but beautiful things about comics is that you have to give characters a sense of change without changing them so much that they violate the essence of who they are." ~ Ann Nocenti, Chris Claremont's X-Men.
"Sir, does this mean that Ann Margret's not coming?"
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"One of the maddening but beautiful things about comics is that you have to give characters a sense of change without changing them so much that they violate the essence of who they are." ~ Ann Nocenti, Chris Claremont's X-Men.
Clark inexplicably slows down. His arms are no longer a blur in the final panels and he is counting each individual blow.
Its... random and stupid. But whatever lol.
And yes, the writer confirmed it was Clark's blood. So his super strength didnt disappear when using his speed. Otherwise he would not have been overcoming his own durability on DD's face.
Would shockwaves or something have been more aesthetically pleasing? Sure. But it's not the first time a Class 100 has hit hard without resulting in explosions.
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- big_adventure