Horrorfan said:
My biggest problem is, a few years back the guy was a nobody, and now he can take on Marvel's big guns? Huh? How does that work?
It sounds like he could have handled onslaught all by his lonesome, and should hand the void his ass with barely trying, and be able to whup hulk one handed. Heck all at once, the way some people make him sound.
Not to mention the guy seems like a *****e, not even mentioning how he holds back technology, and spies on so called allies, he didn't even bother showing up for such big events when everyone needed him, which would be fine if he was a crappy c lister who made no difference, but he sounds like the uber batman.
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(Smile)Okay,...
(Pulling out soapbox,.. standing it on end - stepping up on it.)
The Black Panther is Primarily a King. He rules a nation of Isolationalists, this is Canon.
He has had access to a High level of technology and other than testing himself did not bother to interact with the rest of the world outside of his country.
This is also canon.
He is only a "nobody" to you because he didn't interest you enough for you to follow his adventures outside of his being in the background in all those early Avengers stories.
He can "take on all the big guns" because LIKE DOOM, his is a world view.
Unlike DOOM,.. his ego doesn't require him to take on tasks or challenges with limited tech or manpower.
When you consider the AOR he operates from vice Stark,... You have to accept that unless you catch him cold,... he will always have the resources to beat you.
You seem to think of him as one person - He's been written as a world power.
IF (Stressed) IF he could've anticipated Xaiver and Magneto becoming Onslaught,..... IF (Double Stressed)IF he could've remembered about the Sentry,.. then there is NO DOUBT he'd have had plans on how to deal with either.
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You are taking his whooping of Stark as something not possible simply because you don't know his background.
The Panthers people SCHOOLED Stark and gave him the thought to consider:
That the Black panther could EASILY HAVE HIS OWN SUIT OF ARMOR but chose to beat Stark twice at this point using his wits and the tools at hand.
So Stark Tried a third time trying to anticipate someone who had worked out everything Tony could try to do stop him and got beat.
We are talking about a character that has sidestepped Namor, out jinxed and tossed Captain America AROUND almost 30 YEARS AGO. Someone WHO studied and took out the FANTASTIC FOUR in his debut using only enough tech to make it a FAIR FIGHT!!!
He could "ALWAYS" take on the big guns,.... You just don't Grok that he needs:
To know about them in the first place,
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has a reason to DO SO.
Surprisingly enough,.. You don't read ANY BP fans bragging overmuch about him like you hear about the Thor, Storm, Hulk, or Wolverine fans.
IMHO it's because we don't have to brag unless sumbody asks the question.
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Now lets specific,.... If you like,.. Ask me about the Panther,.. I'll be on this soap box for another twenty minutes or so.
V.