@x_insignia1: That is a good point. The "portion" of PC that Norrin has has been described in different ways at different times. In some instances being referred to as simply "a portion" of the total PC weilded by Galactus. Other times he has been stated to having total control over all the PC but is limited in it's use due to some sorts of mental blocks. The second reasoning has been more accepted as it has proven an easier means of letting Galactus power up the Surfer whenever he needs by simply lessening the mental blocks.
As for the portion vs portion battle: I still do not see it as a clear win for either. If you are basing it on a shootout between a full PF vs a partial PC then that does not take into consideration the years of experience Norrin has manipulating the PC on large scales vs a Cyclops who does not have much experience at all controlling energy anywhere near this level.
What? Since when? I haven't read much of the Surfer post-Annihilation, but I read plenty of his stuff from before that, and the Surfer always had his own personal set of powers, also meaning his own personal limitations, and he was certainly never presented as being anywhere even remotely close to 20% of Galactus' power. Just how many times has Galactus upgraded him in such a fashion?
I'm not even sure I buy the Phoenix only being equal to Galactus. Classically, from what I recall the Phoenix was always viewed as a greater power than him, but Galactus' role has changed a lot over the years. The only confrontation between the two I've seen, Galactus lost quite badly, although he was hungry at the time.
Anyway, I'm going to go with the Thor comparison. The Surfer and Thor have battled often enough to make it clear Marvel views them as essentially operating on the same tier. There powers are obviously not identical, but Thor can take the Surfer on a good day, and vice versa, and Thor looked completely outclassed every time he tried going up against even one of the Phoenix Five. I don't see the Surfer's energy manipulation powers being enough to make up the difference in raw power.
I would also argue that Thor being able to harm the full Phoenix Force at all is PIS, not his problems with the Phoenix Five. The idea he can legitimately knock out a universal level cosmic being is ridiculous. If he could reliably do that, then he should have taken the Surfer's head clean off in their last scuffle. I've also only ever seen Thor harm Galactus once, and that was after he was exhausted from his battle with Ego, and it required calling on Odin's Power (a bit of a retcon that was presented in a much later Thor Annual).
Surfer loses, IMO.
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