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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2023 10:41:46 GMT -5
Say, a draft? I like that idea.
I'm also thinking that if the Titans are too polished to be a fair fight with a group of students like the NM, how about a, um, less polished team like Doom Patrol, which also has a wide assortment of personalities and powers plus a leader/wrangler who has to somehow keep them functioning together?
It's funny you say that, I was thinking last night about an alternative to the Titans, and was debating maybe the Outsiders (sans Batman!). I like the Doom Patrol idea though!
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Post by Calidore on Sept 27, 2023 11:11:29 GMT -5
Say, a draft? I like that idea.
I'm also thinking that if the Titans are too polished to be a fair fight with a group of students like the NM, how about a, um, less polished team like Doom Patrol, which also has a wide assortment of personalities and powers plus a leader/wrangler who has to somehow keep them functioning together?
It's funny you say that, I was thinking last night about an alternative to the Titans, and was debating maybe the Outsiders (sans Batman!). I like the Doom Patrol idea though! Plus, I think Bill Sienkiewicz could really go to town with the Doom Patrol art, making him a natural to do the clash. Might take some effort to tell what's going on, but it would look great!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2023 11:13:06 GMT -5
It's funny you say that, I was thinking last night about an alternative to the Titans, and was debating maybe the Outsiders (sans Batman!). I like the Doom Patrol idea though! Plus, I think Bill Sienkiewicz could really go to town with the Doom Patrol art, making him a natural to do the clash. Might take some effort to tell what's going on, but it would look great! Oh, I would actually love to read that for real!
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Post by Chris on Sept 27, 2023 11:53:54 GMT -5
Say, a draft? I like that idea.
I'm also thinking that if the Titans are too polished to be a fair fight with a group of students like the NM, how about a, um, less polished team like Doom Patrol, which also has a wide assortment of personalities and powers plus a leader/wrangler who has to somehow keep them functioning together?
It's funny you say that, I was thinking last night about an alternative to the Titans, and was debating maybe the Outsiders (sans Batman!). I like the Doom Patrol idea though! I was wondering how a fight between the New Mutants and the Doom Patrol would go, but since I know pretty much nothing about the NM, and possibly TOO much about the Doom Patrol, it would be something like: Robotman charges the New Mutants. New Mutant A does some mutant thing. Rebis sends forth the Negative Being, pondering if mutants are truly an evolution like him/herself, or simply a group of genetic misfires who spend too much time angsting on facebook. New Mutant B does their mutanty thing. The Chief plots out a probability arc using the nanotech-powered VR headset built into his wheelchair to determine the DP's best path to victory, which will by necessity not be straightforward and simple, and wishing he had not left his chocolate at headquarters. New Mutant C mutantly mutants all over the place... And then it ends when Mr. Nobody shows up and throws a 1970s television set at them, the set having been ceremonially treated with Coca Cola and Lucky Strike cigarette smoke (exhaled by a Tibetan Monk with a head injury that allows him to only think in prime numbers) to ensnare both teams and trap them in a baroque parody of The Merv Griffin Show, forever. You can see why I didn't go further with this. However, I would pay money to see The Brotherhood of Mutants vs The Brotherhood of Dada.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Sept 29, 2023 21:03:58 GMT -5
Do Kid Flash and Wonder Girl have equivalent power levels to their namesake? If so, I'm afraid I'd have to say the New Mutants get stomped. It's now well established Wally is better than Barry...it was still up for debate in the 80s. Wonder Girl has gone toe to toe with Diana, so I would say they are pretty equal.
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Post by impulse on Oct 1, 2023 9:01:33 GMT -5
Do Kid Flash and Wonder Girl have equivalent power levels to their namesake? If so, I'm afraid I'd have to say the New Mutants get stomped. It's now well established Wally is better than Barry...it was still up for debate in the 80s. Wonder Girl has gone toe to toe with Diana, so I would say they are pretty equal. Gotcha, then unless the writer decides to force the plot to have the Mutants win, I don't see how they have a chance. Sorry X-people, you know I love ya, but this one ain't it.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2023 9:24:44 GMT -5
Fair enough!
But as previously pointed out, Kid Flash during this era was starting to have problems with his powers (losing speed, experiencing pain), I think we can assume he might not have been at full-on Flash level. Still, I think on sheer power levels overall, a lot of good arguments that tip it in the Titans favor.
Unless...
Feeling humiliated from their loss with the Titans, the New Mutants are particularly vulnerable to Emma Frost's manipulation and end up joining the Hellions (again). Augmented with the combined strength of the old and new members, Emma sends them on a revenge mission against the Titans and she cheats a little from the background toying with the Titans with her powers.
Ok, grasping for straws here (though even Spider-Man got in one good punch against Superman with a little "help" in the classic Treasury meet-up)...I'll officially call it for this thread. Folks have spoken...Titans win!!
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