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Is Aquaman the greatest butt of a joke ever?

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The Abominable Snowman said:
He'd still lose in a fight to Namor.
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I will confess that I'm not a comics nerd and, thus, was ignorant of Aquaman's
Inherent bad-assedness.

Kind of reminds me of the Flash. On the surface he has a limited and kind of stupid power, but when you think outside of the box and really think about what those powers mean, the character can be positively god-like.
 
PhoncipleBone said:
In a fan voted contest. Shit, Lobo lost to Wolverine in the same series. That alone should invalidate any fight in that series.
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Yeah I know it's a bad fight.

With that said, I'm still thinking to Cthulhu manning, head-asploding, non-speedo-wearing Aquaman.
 
Horseticuffs said:
I will confess that I'm not a comics nerd and, thus, was ignorant of Aquaman's
Inherent bad-assedness.

Kind of reminds me of the Flash. On the surface he has a limited and kind of stupid power, but when you think outside of the box and really think about what those powers mean, the character can be positively god-like.
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It all depends on the writer. There have been many joke or previously mediocre characters that have taken off into bad ass territory this past decade or so just because they get a good writer behind them.
 
I enjoyed his run in Grant Morrison's JLA.

You already saw the head exploding stuff.

Ton of fun in Brave and the Bold...

Though feel like Young Justice made Aqualad more interesting with a better power set
 
Since when has Namor been noble? Writers have made him into a running joke. His entire character can be booed down to "tries to get into the pants of every attached woman in the MU"

He sucks.

Edit: See above. Even in totally unrelated panels he has to remind everybody that he wants to fuck Sue/Emma.
 
Aquaman is awesome. They really do need to get him out there more to get that superfriends stank off him. I pretty much buy anything with Aquaman, Dick Grayson, and Supergirl in it. Some of the jokes are funny but most are ignorant

I've never really been in to Namwhore, he can leave Xmen with Gambit for all I care.
 
he's not as bad as captain america.

such a horrible horrible idea for a super hero.
 
Horseticuffs said:
Kind of reminds me of the Flash. On the surface he has a limited and kind of stupid power, but when you think outside of the box and really think about what those powers mean, the character can be positively god-like.
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The Flash is actually kinda broken in the comics at times considering he can go through walls and other physical matter.
 
Talyn said:
What's to explain? His power is controlling sealife to do his bidding. If a crime happens in the sea, ok, otherwise WTF use is he to anyone? Other than as a sandwich maker for Batman, of course.
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Aquaman, like Namor (of marvel) is ridiculously strong due to the pressures of the ocean floor and would literally tear batman to shreds in a fight.

The only difference between the two Characters is that Namor can fly, and is written to be more of a take-no-shit antihero.

everyone jokes about aquaman, but namor doesn't get the same treatment.
 
shadyspace said:
I read plenty of comics, thanks. Punching a dude in the face at faster than the speed of light is a tad more of a deterrent than Batman's prep time bullshit.
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There's a ton of people who could take superman out with little effort.

Captain Marvel/Shazam has the exact same powerset with no red solar/magic/kryptonite weaknesses, plus magic fists and lighting that he used to school a more powerful superman in kingdom come.

Competent green lanterns can literally rewrite their own DNA into copies of kryptonian DNA, plus all the other shit lantern rings typically do. There's an entire race called Daxamites that are just like kryptonians, also, and one of them (Sodam Yat) has a lantern ring.

Wonder woman (at her peak, i think she was recently depowered) was close to him in strength, plus had an arsenal of equipment superman was explicitly weak to (lasso, tiara, sword).

Doctor Fate would smoke him instantly, due to the magic weakness.

And that's just off the top of my head in DC. there's several dozen marvel characters that would have a field day with him.
 
shadyspace said:
Flash is the only dude who could realistically take out Superman.
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Indeed. That Speed Force is something else.

Some of the Flashes' (broken as fuck) Speed Force Powers said:
Infinite mass punch - Introduced in Grant Morrison's JLA title. Flash (Wally West), traveling near the speed of light acquired the relativistic mass of such speed to impart blows which could hit with the force of "a white dwarf star," enabling him to knock down such powerful foes as the White Martians with a single punch. Flash's own durability is regulated by the Speed Force in such cases.

Speed lend/steal - Perhaps his most versatile new power. Because the Speed Force governed all motion, Wally could rob objects of their kinetic energy, motion, or momentum (e.g., bullets in flight or turning a supervillain into a statue) and use the energy to accelerate himself even faster. He could similarly lend speed to inanimate objects or allies, enabling them to temporarily travel nearly as fast as himself. Bart Allen's future self is shown to also have this ability in the Teen Titans Titans Tomorrow story arc.

Metabolize wounds - Accelerating his healing factor while using the Speed Force to sustain him, he could heal from grievous injury without prematurely aging like his counterpart from another reality, Walter West. Related to the ability above, Wally would serve as the "team medic," healing other team members by accelerating their healing factors (without prematurely aging them).

Constructs - Wally discovered that if he concentrated, the Speed Force could be used to create solid constructs. The first time he used this ability was to create a solid armor enabling him to run despite having broken legs. Later examples included sealing up the openings of his costume against disease, creating pockets for holding things, etc. In JLA, when shot by Prometheus, his suit displayed bullet-resistant properties.[volume & issue needed] Most recently, it was used to repair the damage done to the various speedsters' costumes, allowing Wally to change his uniform; Jesse Quick to take up the uniform of her father, Johnny Quick; and Wally's daughter, Iris, to become the new Impulse.

Total recall - Exhibited by Bart Allen, who can retain everything he speed-reads (in contrast to other speedsters, who only retain the information temporarily).

Speed scouts - Exhibited by Bart Allen, who can create Speed Force-duplicates of himself that, due to the timeless nature of the Speed Force, can travel forwards and backwards through time. They can also manipulate objects or merge their consciousness with Bart, informing him of their actions. However, after one of his Speed Scouts was killed, Bart was thrown into a coma and hasn't used the ability since.

Speed control - Traveling at any speed one believes they can move at.

Negate Anti-Life Equation - Not yet explained, but it is seen in Final Crisis #4 when Barry Allen kissed his wife, who was under the control of Anti-Life, and the Speed Force surrounded her and she regained her free will.

Intangibility/Self-molecular control - Exhibited by Barry Allen, Bart Allen, and Iris West. Their total control of kinetic energy at a molecular level allows them to match the vibrational frequency needed to travel easily into and through solid matter. Wally West has this ability, too, but with less control, so solid matter usually explodes when coming in contact with him. When Bart Allen internalized the Speed Force into himself, he too showed difficulty with this ability, melting matter if not concentrating enough. Iris' control is as effortless as Barry's, but unlike his, it is somewhat unstable. As an offensive ability, it can be used to scramble one's molecular structure to the point of literal disintegration.
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There were some others listed on the wiki, but these are the ones the Flashes (notably Wally West) have used.
 
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