Superhero Brawls that actually made sense - Gen. Discussion

Posted by x_29 (2259 posts) - 11 months, 21 days ago - Show Bio

Can you name any superhero brawls that actually felt organic to what was going on in the story instead of being forced?

#1 Posted by Rumble Man (11119 posts) - 11 months, 21 days ago - Show Bio

@x_29: Doomsday vs Supes

#2 Posted by cattlebattle (11097 posts) - 11 months, 21 days ago - Show Bio

@Rumble Man said:

@x_29: Doomsday vs Supes

???
Doomsday was a plot device...if anything...thats forced

#3 Posted by Rumble Man (11119 posts) - 11 months, 21 days ago - Show Bio

@cattlebattle: The story is to kill supes and the climax was the battle, in this case the plot IS the battle

#4 Posted by cattlebattle (11097 posts) - 11 months, 21 days ago - Show Bio

@Rumble Man said:

@cattlebattle: The story is to kill supes and the climax was the battle, in this case the plot IS the battle

the story was the death of Superman...they needed something to kill him, hence Doomsday, plot device.

#5 Posted by Rumble Man (11119 posts) - 11 months, 21 days ago - Show Bio

@cattlebattle: plot device is part of the story, no?

#6 Posted by The Stegman (12991 posts) - 11 months, 21 days ago - Show Bio

Punisher vs anyone who isn't Punisher.

#7 Posted by cattlebattle (11097 posts) - 11 months, 21 days ago - Show Bio

@Rumble Man said:

@cattlebattle: plot device is part of the story, no?

Indeed, but the OP asked for something organic, as Superman fighting someone like Darkseid or something would come natural as he is a ruthless otherworldly despot, that may come into conflict with earth. Doomsday was created by creators for the sole purpose of killing Superman and just kind of showed up out of nowhere.....no build up, just fighting...I would say that is pretty much the definition of "forced"

#8 Posted by Rumble Man (11119 posts) - 11 months, 21 days ago - Show Bio

@cattlebattle: in that case batman vs bane

#9 Posted by airbound_dude (55 posts) - 11 months, 21 days ago - Show Bio

ultimate spider man (peter parker) vs ultimate green goblin

#10 Posted by Redberry (797 posts) - 11 months, 21 days ago - Show Bio

Midnighter vs Apollo

#11 Posted by Primmaster64 (21131 posts) - 11 months, 21 days ago - Show Bio

@cattlebattle said:

@Rumble Man said:

@x_29: Doomsday vs Supes

??? Doomsday was a plot device...if anything...thats forced

Superman vs Superboy-Prime

#12 Posted by tim2081 (503 posts) - 11 months, 21 days ago - Show Bio

#13 Posted by PowerHerc (50921 posts) - 11 months, 21 days ago - Show Bio

The first "Hercules vs Thor" bout seemed natural because it pitted the strongest god of two separate mythologies against each other for the first time ever.

#14 Posted by Augment (98 posts) - 11 months, 2 days ago - Show Bio

Iron Man vs Thor!

It felt real because Iron Man was fighting a losing battle. I mean, Thor was in his King state back then, so he was powered up, but Tony's Thorbuster armor (which is powered by the same source of energy as the Destroyer) was tanking hits from him. Heck, they leveled a whole countryside and Thor actually had to put a hell of a lot of effort into it.

#15 Posted by ssejllenrad (11482 posts) - 11 months, 2 days ago - Show Bio

Wolverine vs Sabretooth

#16 Edited by _Zombie_ (9599 posts) - 11 months, 2 days ago - Show Bio

Superman vs. Captain Marvel, in Kingdom Come.

In the context of what Luthor was doing to Billy, it made total sense that CM would attack Supes. Even better, they fought on even grounds. Neither of them was 'stomping' the other, really, and it eventually ended in an emotional conclusion that furthered the story.

#17 Edited by Enosisik (1153 posts) - 11 months, 2 days ago - Show Bio

Any archenemies fight would fit into this. USAgent vs Hawkeye never got along and the whole issue was a build up to the fight on the last few pages. Wolverine bs Captain America, Hulk vs anyone, Magneto vs Red Skull

#18 Posted by Video_Martian (5631 posts) - 10 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

I'd say Hercules vs. Thor

#19 Posted by ExtraLarge (243 posts) - 10 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

Batman vs Guy Gardner

#20 Edited by Guardiandevil83 (1916 posts) - 10 months, 18 days ago - Show Bio

@cattlebattle said:

@Rumble Man said:
@cattlebattle: The story is to kill supes and the climax was the battle, in this case the plot IS the battle
the story was the death of Superman...they needed something to kill him, hence Doomsday, plot device.you

I get what Cattle is saying. As you said Rumble Doomsday was a plot device, but since the story was about Superman being killed it felt ''organic" that some primordial beast from beyond the stars could be the one to do it. And since this creature only lived for ''destruction" Superman fighting for his life just felt so real to me. Doomsday was just so unstoppable.

#21 Posted by joshuagamer (568 posts) - 10 months, 18 days ago - Show Bio

@Enosisik said Magneto vs Red Skull

Great choice

#22 Posted by WaveMotionCannon (2513 posts) - 10 months, 18 days ago - Show Bio

Invincible vs Conquest

#23 Posted by Kairan1979 (6450 posts) - 10 months, 13 days ago - Show Bio

Wolverine vs. X-23 - "We are weapons! We must be stopped! We must be destroyed!"

#24 Posted by cosmicallyaware1 (1212 posts) - 10 months, 13 days ago - Show Bio

i don't know why this popped into my head, but going w/ first response....... "JSA" vs. "Super-Man" in the elseworlds series "JSA: the Unholy Three". A lot of others spring to mind also....i don't know why I thought of this....i feel weird now......

#25 Posted by SyIar (405 posts) - 10 months, 13 days ago - Show Bio

Red Hood VS Batman