Rebuttal
Ahura Mazda said:
Kurse is an extremely powerful creature way above the abilities of Vertigo to battle. His strength, having been augmented by the omnipotent pre-retconn Beyonder, is double that of Thor with his belt of might. Obviously if Vertigo gets caught, she is dead. Physically Kurse can crush her with little to no effort.
Hey, look at that, something we already agree on. Of course, my whole defense will be based on that magical word IF.
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Vertigo has a power to create dizziness and nautia in an individual. Now it is unlikely she will know who Kurse is (he is not a well known villain/hero outside of Asgardian circles), but all she willl know how to do is use her powers on whoever she is facing. The problem is she is facing power she has never come across before. And Kurse whose eardrums are protected by armour could literally stamp his feet to cause a quake that would knock Vertigo down.
First off, that isn't quite true about her powers. Whiel nausea and dizziness do occur, that isn't just vertigo. Vertigo is extreme disorientation. While Kurse would be dizzy, he would also thnk he is moving when he isn't and a hundred other thigns would be happening ot him. He would think left is up, up is left, and left is lasagna. Taht's how much vertigo can mess with someone.
Also, is Kurse completely deaf because of his armor? I highly doubt he is, and if he can hear things, then his armor over the ears won't protect him form Vertigo's power either.
While stamping his feet could cause a quake, he wouldn't have time. Once vertigo hits, it hits at full powers. He would be on the ground almost immediately and while he would most liekly try and stomp his feet, or throw somethign at Vertigo to try and distract her, he won't know where he is, and if he is really moving. He might think he is stomping but in reality he isn't. He could also have the feeling of being in a complete void with no ground or walls around him to stomp at. The legs won't move if the mind won't let them.
I honestly cannot see Vertigo doing anything that could come close to harming Kurse which she would probably know nothing about, whereas Kurse could tear her apart as easy as one tears a peice of paper.
On the contrary, she can completely mess with Kurse's mind, and she can do it at a distance. Yeah, Kurse could tear her in half if he got a hold f her, but she would never let that happen. She would use her powers at a distance, and then keep backing away as far as she can while still being able to use her powers. Eventually Kurse would just pass out, or bury himself in rubble on the slim chance that he could even move.
Winner-Vertigo
but I would like to point out whereas Kurse is one of the most powerful creatures in the Marvel Universe, Vertigo's power are not in the same league.
