Alex Mercer runs the gauntlet

Rules:

- Everybody is in character/morals on.

- Alex has all of his abilities.

- Standard gear for all.

- No prep or prior knowledge for anyone unless stated otherwise.

- Victory via death or incapacitation.

- The battlefield is an abandoned NYC

Begin

Round 1: Wolverine

Round 2: Guts

Round 3: Carnage

Round 4: Rhino

Round 5: Colossus

Round 6: Aquaman

Round 7: Ichigo

Round 8: Madara

Round 9: Alucard

Round 10: Doctor Doom (with a day of prep)

How far does the living virus get?

@geomancertactics: Out at 6

6 is a spite. Aquaman grabs Mercer, throw him to the water and proceed to stomp him so hard that would wake Cthulhu.

I think he might get to Doom since he'll absorb anyone he beats and gain their powers. Wolverine in particular is a great synergy. Mercer can regenerate but needs biomass. Wolverine's healing factor doesn't need anything.

As someone who played through prototype, both of them

Stops at 6 or 7.

This is a bit out of order in my opinion. I think he'd stop at Carnage tbh. Carnage's infection powers have worked on much more powerful characters than Mercer deals with.

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I don't see Mercer doing anything to Carnage unless he infects him (but that probably won't work).

wait if mercer can absorb other peoples powers and keep em between rounds he might get to doom.

The limiting factor was always Mercer's need for biomass to regenerate. He survived a nuclear bomb explosion but needed to feed on a nearby bird to regenerate afterward. So hypothetically if he merges with and eventually upgrades Wolverine's healing factor that requires no power source and then ups that again with Carnage, can he even be put down? So he gets speed blitzed... how can he be forced to stay down?

I read that as Symphony of the Night Alucard. If that's Hellsing then he might have to go above Doom. Yeah I doubt he could beat either.

Have Madara/Ichigo displayed above Nuclear level explosions? I'm no expert on either and looked up Seal techniques for Madara. Which one were you referring to?
Another thing that might be important is that Wolverine has Adamantium beta which is True Adamantium but modified into a biological metal from Wolverine's healing factor. That might be absorb-able since it's biological now.

Does t get past ichigo.

If he absorbs everyone he beats, and keeps their powers as he goes on to the next wave, then I say he might be able to get to Doom. However, I don't really see him beating Alucard either - I'd give that fight a stalemate at best.

bump

So hypothetically if he merges with and eventually upgrades Wolverine's healing factor that requires no power source and then ups that again with Carnage, can he even be put down?

That isn't hypothetical. That's theoretical.

Stops at 7

@geomancertactics: What Alucard?

Stops at 1 and if not, 7.

Probably stop at 6, 7 or 8. Dunno about Aquaman but the other two are too fast for Mercer.

Definitely stops at 9. Pre-Schrödinger Alucard's has phasing, speed and illusions to keep Mercer from absorbing him, while he has heavy hitters to damage Mercer, although it will take a while. Baskerville hound might be able to just eat him. Post-schrödinger Alucard is omni-present. Mercer is not touching him at all.

You guys forget, that Mercer will assimilate everyone he beats. Starting with Wolverine he's going to get superb healing factor and adamantium bones. He's going to be unstoppable at that point.

@traskindustries: He already has super healing and durability. Wolverines healing factor is arguably worse than his standard one. Anyone post Aquaman can still blitz him. And nothing is stopping Alucard from using Baskerville Hound and make dogfood out of Mercer.

It would be both actually.

stops at 6, people like to joke about him but he is not a whimp

7 & 8 blitz

9 can stop his healing

10 he is doomed

Clears.

He stops at 6 or 7. He has no answers for high speed characters. Alucard is absolute overkill. He is basically Mercer with WAY more durability and powers, one of which is possibly insta-win.

@dygoboy: You're insane if you think he clears lol

stops at 3.

7

1

Stops at 1. Wolverine speedblitz.

Stops at 6.

@dygoboy: Agreed. To anyone who thinks Mercer stops, read the remastered respect thread. Mercer has, at fastest, thrown a Whipfist faster than sound, and not a lot of people can react to that. To those who can, Mercer will have severely boosted strength thanks to Rino, Colossus and Aquaman, in addition to Wolverine's healing factor, and to top it all off, the durability of Guts and Carnage. Furthermore, what weapon is Gut's of choice? A large heavy blade. Mercer's? Another large, heavy blade, so you can expect Mercer to try some new techniques on some of the more powerful rounds.

@factualfanboy: aqua man stomps mercer

3

Mercer is a whimp and he still stops at 3 or, at the most, gets turned into a blood stain in 4.

He can beat Wolverine, Carnage, Rhino, Colossus and possibly even Guts pretty easily, however he is dead meat against Alucard, Aquaman and Doctor Doom, like FOR REAL MAN? xD