X-Men vs LoSH

[Sophicles]

X-men
Havok
Emma Frost
Polaris
Beast
Shadowcat
Sunfire
Colossus

vs

Legion of Superheroes:
Lightning Lad
Saturn Girl
Cosmic Boy
Timberwolf
Phantom Girl
Sun Boy
Ferro Lad

1. Team vs Team
2. One on one fights:
Havok vs Lightning Lad
Emma Frost vs Saturn Girl
Polaris vs Cosmic Boy
Beast vs Timberwolf
Shadowcat vs Phantom Girl
Sunfire vs Sun Boy
Colossus vs Ferro Lad

[Pendaran]

Which incarnation of the Legion? There are... a lot, at this point.

[Sophicles]

Let's try:

1. Pre-Crisis

2. Most current

[big_adventure]

Down this road lies madness.

Oh, I'm sorry, League, I meant:

Madness Lad
Crazy Gal
WTF Boy
Ridiculous Girl
Therapy Lass

[Cronus]

As far as post crisis versions, wouldnt Saturn Girl pretty much solo? Hasn't she defeated Dr Psycho straight up in telepathy? Dr Pscho seems on a par with Martian Manhunter.

[big_adventure]

As far as post crisis versions, wouldnt Saturn Girl pretty much solo? Hasn't she defeated Dr Psycho straight up in telepathy? Dr Pscho seems on a par with Martian Manhunter.

Eh, she won't if she gets incinerated by any of the blaster-types on the marvel side. Also, Emma has proven very effective at providing psi defenses for people with her, even against telepaths stronger than she is. I wouldn't say it's trivial to get past her, even though someone who is MM level certainly could.

[Shellhead]

I don't know enough about the Legion to offer a nuanced understanding of the differences between the Pre-Crisis and current versions of individual Legionnaires, but it seems like any version of the Legion flight ring offers the Legion a significant advantage in maneuverability and leaves a groundpounder like Colossus sitting on the bench. Don't the flight rings have some other abilities? Like resistance to temperature extremes and maybe even force field capabilities? On the other hand, the X-Men spend a lot of time training together in the Danger Room, though this particular X-lineup probably doesn't have much direct team experience together. I think that I would bet on the X-Men in a team fight.

Match-ups:

1. Havok vs Lightning Lad: quickdraw that could go either way, or result in mutual KO.

2. Emma Frost vs Saturn Girl: based on the relative careers of the two characters, I suspect Saturn Girl has better high end feats, but Emma can turn into a diamond form that makes her immune to Saturn Girl's mental attacks. So Emma for the win.

3. Polaris vs Cosmic Boy: Polaris doesn't have anything metallic in her costume, but Cosmic Boy is wearing a costume with metallic threads and a metal ring on his finger, so I think that gives Polaris an edge, especially the way "magnets" work so well in the 616 area code. Also, Polaris has feats for controlling the iron in blood.

4. Beast vs Timber Wolf: Similar abilities, except that I think that Beast is at least twice as strong.

5. Shadowcat vs Phantom Girl: Shadowcat has leet ninja training, while Phantom Girl probably doesn't even know about ninjas.

6. Sunfire vs Sunboy: Sunfire wins, because he absorbs solar energy and converts it into heat blasts, radiation blasts, concussive force, or even flames. Sun Boy is immune to heat and radiation, but not concussive blasts, and his power seems to be solar-based.

7. Colossus vs Ferro Lad: I don't know much about Ferro Lad, so I looked him up. His best feat is bending an iron bar, which sounds like a pretty low bar for Colossus to clear. Colossus has plenty of better feats.

[Little_Mac]

I don't know enough about the Legion to offer a nuanced understanding of the differences between the Pre-Crisis and current versions of individual Legionnaires, but it seems like any version of the Legion flight ring offers the Legion a significant advantage in maneuverability and leaves a groundpounder like Colossus sitting on the bench. Don't the flight rings have some other abilities? Like resistance to temperature extremes and maybe even force field capabilities? On the other hand, the X-Men spend a lot of time training together in the Danger Room, though this particular X-lineup probably doesn't have much direct team experience together. I think that I would bet on the X-Men in a team fight.

You didn't take it far enough, Shellhead. The flight rings are the reason the LoSH win, since they work in outer space. The LoSH go into low orbit at the bell (Note that the Xmen team has no flyers/speeders with them). Then Cosmic Boy starts dropping satellites down on the Xmen (getting Havok, Polaris, Sunfire tired), while prepping Ferro Lad for a high speed run. That finishes everyone but Shadowcat, who then falls to Saturn Girl.

Sure, if the LoSH fought them in the same arena, the Xmen win due to better teamwork. But in this case, the LoSh shouldn't go anywhere NEAR the Xmen.

[Slade1]

You didn't take it far enough, Shellhead. The flight rings are the reason the LoSH win, since they work in outer space. The LoSH go into low orbit at the bell (Note that the Xmen team has no flyers/speeders with them). Then Cosmic Boy starts dropping satellites down on the Xmen (getting Havok, Polaris, Sunfire tired), while prepping Ferro Lad for a high speed run. That finishes everyone but Shadowcat, who then falls to Saturn Girl.

Sure, if the LoSH fought them in the same arena, the Xmen win due to better teamwork. But in this case, the LoSh shouldn't go anywhere NEAR the Xmen.

The OP didn't specify so its in the Arena.

[Cthulhu_of_R'lyeh]

The OP didn't specify so its in the Arena.

Can it be in the same room where Darksied is chilling on the couch? I feel like the guy wouldn't understand how a TV works and is probably in need of some entertainment.

[Slade1]

Can it be in the same room where Darksied is chilling on the couch? I feel like the guy wouldn't understand how a TV works and is probably in need of some entertainment.

As long as they have Martha Kent's pies with them he should be fine.

[The Chou Lives]

You didn't take it far enough, Shellhead. The flight rings are the reason the LoSH win, since they work in outer space. The LoSH go into low orbit at the bell (Note that the Xmen team has no flyers/speeders with them). Then Cosmic Boy starts dropping satellites down on the Xmen (getting Havok, Polaris, Sunfire tired), while prepping Ferro Lad for a high speed run. That finishes everyone but Shadowcat, who then falls to Saturn Girl.

Sure, if the LoSH fought them in the same arena, the Xmen win due to better teamwork. But in this case, the LoSh shouldn't go anywhere NEAR the Xmen.

Note: The Battle is default Khazan, so they start off in sand, in clear visible of the other team, with no effing obstacles to prevent blasts.

Also, if they did get to space, nothing to toss down. It’s not Earth.

Also, Sunfire can fly and blast and Emma Frost boosts his psi defense.