Superhero Smackdown: Updated Brackets and a Line Up Change!
Posted by The Correctness | Posted in Comics, Superhero Smackdown | Posted on 02-09-2009
Tags: Brackets, Hellboy, Hulk, Iron Man, Spawn, Super angry Fark Nerds, Superhero Smackdown, Superman, Wolverine
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Well gang the Superhero Smackdown continues, after a less controversial but still somewhat contested victory for Superman. There has also been a line up change…
As you can see we have removed Aquaman from the competition, as really Namor is the only person he should be squaring off with, and replaced him with Spawn. We were flirting with Spawn vs. Hellboy, sort of a Battle from Hell thingy, but we had our hearts set on a showdown with the Hulk.
We have received some great feedback, keep it coming. In particular, we received one that told us to set the scene a little more carefully, as environment is a crucial factor in deciding who would win. We agree with this and will set the environmental parameters a little more carefully in the future.
We look forward to being called “Dipshits” this Friday. Hulk vs, Hellboy. It’s gonna hurt. Join us, won’t you?
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Should of replaced Robin not Aquaman. Having Robin and Batman is like having both Aquaman and Naymor or Flash and Quicksilver. How about Jean Gray, Mr.Fanstatic, Ghost Rider, Green Arrow, or Martian Manhunter. Actually Mr. Fantastic vs Shadowcat sounds interesting.
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While you’re replacing, drop Robin. Punisher?
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Drop Robin and put in Pootie-Tang.
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Drop Kitty Pryde, put in Deadpool.
Drop Robin, put in Deathstroke.
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I would also agree with the removal of Robin. I have no idea who Kitty Pride, though it sounds like a great porn name, and if that has any relevance to her powers, then definitely keep her in.
Wouldn’t Storm of the X-Men have been a better token female from the Marvelverse? I thought she was the closest to demi-god level power they had.
Suggestion: go indie for a replacement. Heck, I think a good rule would have been to limit the competition to two per conference, kinda like the BCS. Astro City has a couple of good candidates, though most are mere variants of DC characters. Garth Ennis’ “The Boys” has some good badasses. The heroes of The Authority also all have some very high levels of potency and do not mind fighting dirty. I would learn way towards the unorthodox, though, and go with Cerebus. He has taken down incarnations of Batman, Spiderman, Wolverine, Captain America, Spawn, and Dream of the Endless. Only Elric of Melnibone ever really proved to be a problem, but that’s because he was a manifestation of a pure chaos matrix or something.
Another suggestion: stay away from apocalypic-level serious bad guys who can only be defeated by Deus ex Machina. Darkseid would wipe the floor with anyone you sent out to battle one-on-one.
Final suggestion: probably too late, but I’ve always been curious to see how Frank Miller’s DKR vintage Plasticman would work out. Paraphrasing the DKR Batman, who made a study of these sort of things, Plas was a dangeous lunatic and the most explosively underestimated force in the world. He supplied power for the entire East Coast of the U.S. while in a coma, or some such craziness.
Good fun so far, thanks for not taking the experiment too seriously.
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