Character progression

King Namor · 09-03-2007, 08:30 AM

Over the years what characters powers have progressed considerably.

Wolverine is obviously about a 1000 times more powerful than he was when he was created.

The Storm siblings are both much more powerful.

Iceman could throw snowballs in the beginning, now he can pretty much make anything needed.

Jean Grey was a run of the mill telepath, in her latest incarnations she is probably the most powerful.

Magneto and Prof X. seem to progressively get better with age.

Squirrel Girl seems to have some kind of luck probability.

Scarlet Witch is almost all powerful now.

The Hulk and Thing are both much stronger than they used to be.

Kitsune · 09-03-2007, 08:33 AM

Stanley Lieber started a writer, now he makes his own television shows.

CaptainStacy · 09-03-2007, 08:34 AM

Spider-Man. He's stronger now and has stingers and a heightened spider sense.

Kitsune · 09-03-2007, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by CaptainStacy

Spider-Man. He's stronger now and has stingers and a heightened spider sense.

Why can't you be like the writers and ignoring the stingers?

CaptainStacy · 09-03-2007, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Kitsune

Why can't you be like the writers and ignoring the stingers?

Peter David recently used them....

FNSM #21; stingers, and enhanced Spider-Sense.

The Geek Vault · 09-03-2007, 02:07 PM

unfortunetly the stingers are still there in the latest ASM there is a diagram of how Peter shoots the webs and the diagram includes the stingers! Also I'd say vision.

blake · 09-03-2007, 03:21 PM

I wonder if Wolverine can be killed at all?
Even if he was in right the center of an explosion and there's only his burned skull left he seems to grow everything back, now.

I like the character but it's really boring if you know that he can't be killed...

Kitsune · 09-03-2007, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by blake

I wonder if Wolverine can be killed at all?
Even if he was in right the center of an explosion and there's only his burned skull left he seems to grow everything back, now.

I like the character but it's really boring if you know that he can't be killed...

Wolverine has the one power that prevents being killed permanently .... POPULARITY.. if he loses that, then it could happen.

Green Scar · 09-03-2007, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainStacy

Spider-Man. He's stronger now and has stingers and a heightened spider sense.

Ugh...those bother me a lot.

Tropico · 09-03-2007, 04:13 PM

Character progression: Nova.
Some people say: Penance, I call it character screwuppation.

Kitsune · 09-03-2007, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Tropico

Character progression: Nova.
Some people say: Penance, I call it character screwuppation.

Correct.... we would have also accepted "Character Regression" and "F***ed up beyond recognition"

CaptainStacy · 09-03-2007, 06:42 PM

Sue Storm.

In the beginning, all she really was, was an Invisible Girl. Then she got force fields, which have progressed in power to the point where she is easily the FF's most powerful member, and arguabley one of the most powerful Marvel characters...

Kahoot · 09-03-2007, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by King Namor

The Storm siblings are both much more powerful.

Storm siblings?

Canemacar · 09-03-2007, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Kahoot

Storm siblings?

Johnny Storm and Susan Storm of the Fantastic Four. Perhaps you've heard of them?

Kahoot · 09-03-2007, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Canemacar

Johnny Storm and Susan Storm of the Fantastic Four. Perhaps you've heard of them?

Ah... I was thinking X-Men Storm and someone I haven't heard of.

MaskedManJRK · 09-03-2007, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainStacy

Spider-Man. He's stronger now and has stingers and a heightened spider sense.

Question: Am I the only one who doesn't mind the stingers? I mean, the story they were established in blew chunks, but the idea of it isn't real bad to me.

Kahoot · 09-03-2007, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MaskedManJRK

Question: Am I the only one who doesn't mind the stingers? I mean, the story they were established in blew chunks, but the idea of it isn't real bad to me.

Didn't The Scarlet Spider have stingers in his web shooters?

Green Scar · 09-03-2007, 07:07 PM

Here's my take on the stingers....he did just fine for 45 years without them, so why include them now?

CaptainStacy · 09-03-2007, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Green Scar

Here's my take on the stingers....he did just fine for 45 years without them, so why include them now?

Game point.

Kahoot · 09-03-2007, 07:20 PM

I don't like the organic take on his webs or his new the stingers. I used to like Spider-man coz his iconic mode of transport wasn't actually a power, it was “a toy” he made for himself.

Xofenroht · 09-03-2007, 08:01 PM

Ohh, I thought this about how characters have grown...

THANOSRULES · 09-03-2007, 09:19 PM

Iron Man is pretty obvious.

especially post etremis virus arc. He is everywhere and his powers and abilitys can be fudged to god like capabilities.

He's a long way from a guy who was basically just a superhero in a steel suit.

I'd also like to add Human tech has increased dramatically in the Marvel Universe over the years. Now we can create advanced space ships,super sentinals and Iron man type hardware that seem every bit as advanced as Kree, Skrull or Shi'har stuff..empires that have been around for thousends of years.

Some of the SHIELD tech from Civil War really upped the anti on this I think, the capekillers and a sudden army of shield agents who can take out heros with ease. Not to mention the Nano tech that could depower anyone, including the hulk. Lastly, SENTRYs origin showing that he is a human super soldier attempt..These moments have piled up more and more.

Marvel U has always been a bit maybe alot more advanced than our world, but at some point the directions that have been taken make you beg to wonder how believable is the regular world where people still live much like our world.

PWN3R · 09-03-2007, 09:24 PM

Iron Fist is currently gaining a good amount of character progression with Bru and Fraction's run.

BKV's Strange was great for the character. (

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VICTORVONDOOMX · 09-03-2007, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Kitsune

Stanley Lieber started a writer, now he makes his own television shows.

Hell-arious!

09-03-2007, 08:30 AM	#1
King Namor The Wingless One Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: cincinnati Posts: 184	Character progression Over the years what characters powers have progressed considerably. Wolverine is obviously about a 1000 times more powerful than he was when he was created. The Storm siblings are both much more powerful. Iceman could throw snowballs in the beginning, now he can pretty much make anything needed. Jean Grey was a run of the mill telepath, in her latest incarnations she is probably the most powerful. Magneto and Prof X. seem to progressively get better with age. Squirrel Girl seems to have some kind of luck probability. Scarlet Witch is almost all powerful now. The Hulk and Thing are both much stronger than they used to be.

09-03-2007, 08:34 AM	#3
CaptainStacy Gone...but not forgotten. Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: The Beautiful Planet Earth Posts: 20,023	Re: Character progression Spider-Man. He's stronger now and has stingers and a heightened spider sense. __________________ Crazier than a bag of cats!

09-03-2007, 02:07 PM	#6
The Geek Vault Come at me bro Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hybris Posts: 5,701	Re: Character progression unfortunetly the stingers are still there in the latest ASM there is a diagram of how Peter shoots the webs and the diagram includes the stingers! Also I'd say vision. __________________ Conquer Life

09-03-2007, 03:21 PM	#7
blake Side-Kick Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 166	Re: Character progression I wonder if Wolverine can be killed at all? Even if he was in right the center of an explosion and there's only his burned skull left he seems to grow everything back, now. I like the character but it's really boring if you know that he can't be killed...

09-03-2007, 04:13 PM	#10
Tropico Crusty, ol' curmudgeon. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Looking for intelligent life in the Hype. Posts: 7,813	Re: Character progression Character progression: Nova. Some people say: Penance, I call it character screwuppation. __________________ Iron Man: Hey, I can top all of you. I slept with Madame Masque, so... Namor: WHO?! Iron Man: Metal face. Kinda looks like Doctor Doom. Dr. Strange: Why would you sleep with a woman who looks like DR. DOOM! Iron Man: Moving on...

09-03-2007, 08:33 AM	#2
Kitsune Fox of Ages Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: This is your moment of Zen Posts: 5,921	Re: Character progression Stanley Lieber started a writer, now he makes his own television shows. __________________ The destiny of the world is determined less by the battles that are lost and won, than by the stories it loves and believes in.-H Goddard

09-03-2007, 06:42 PM	#12
CaptainStacy Gone...but not forgotten. Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: The Beautiful Planet Earth Posts: 20,023	Re: Character progression Sue Storm. In the beginning, all she really was, was an Invisible Girl. Then she got force fields, which have progressed in power to the point where she is easily the FF's most powerful member, and arguabley one of the most powerful Marvel characters... __________________ Crazier than a bag of cats!

09-03-2007, 07:07 PM	#18
Green Scar Side-Kick Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 3,354	Re: Character progression Here's my take on the stingers....he did just fine for 45 years without them, so why include them now? __________________ Rest In Peace Brian Kozicki - Owner of Buried Under Comics, Manchester, CT

09-03-2007, 07:20 PM	#20
Kahoot 3.14 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: LabPC 314 Posts: 16,564	Re: Character progression I don't like the organic take on his webs or his new the stingers. I used to like Spider-man coz his iconic mode of transport wasn't actually a power, it was “a toy” he made for himself. __________________ Gamertag: Seraph31 \| Blogger Reviews: Blog Fantastic Expectations, Amazing Revelations Forget Everything And Remember For Everything A Reason Fallen Empires Are Ruling F.E.A.R.

09-03-2007, 08:01 PM	#21
Xofenroht The Mad Moreno Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tha' D Posts: 2,668	Re: Character progression Ohh, I thought this about how characters have grown... __________________ "...all writers are liars. Surely you must know that by now?"-The Sandman: Calliope "With great power-there must also come great responsibility and with great responsibility, there must come great sacrifice."

09-03-2007, 09:19 PM	#22
THANOSRULES Side-Kick Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,289	Re: Character progression Iron Man is pretty obvious. especially post etremis virus arc. He is everywhere and his powers and abilitys can be fudged to god like capabilities. He's a long way from a guy who was basically just a superhero in a steel suit. I'd also like to add Human tech has increased dramatically in the Marvel Universe over the years. Now we can create advanced space ships,super sentinals and Iron man type hardware that seem every bit as advanced as Kree, Skrull or Shi'har stuff..empires that have been around for thousends of years. Some of the SHIELD tech from Civil War really upped the anti on this I think, the capekillers and a sudden army of shield agents who can take out heros with ease. Not to mention the Nano tech that could depower anyone, including the hulk. Lastly, SENTRYs origin showing that he is a human super soldier attempt..These moments have piled up more and more. Marvel U has always been a bit maybe alot more advanced than our world, but at some point the directions that have been taken make you beg to wonder how believable is the regular world where people still live much like our world. __________________ NEW WARRIORS FOREVER MARVEL, BRING BACK THE ORIGINAL NEW WARRIORS! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WKV0...eature=related

09-03-2007, 09:24 PM	#23
PWN3R Mr. Mistah Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mr. Cluck's Posts: 19,704	Re: Character progression Iron Fist is currently gaining a good amount of character progression with Bru and Fraction's run. BKV's Strange was great for the character. () __________________ ^ all typoes are intentional “What is happiness? It's a moment before you need more happiness." - Don Draper

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