The Official Captain Atom Thread

[Colossal Spoons]

Also, to the Firestorm comparison: Could Firestorm be at like twelve places at once (literally) because he's so fast, shrink himself down to the size of an atom, cure cancer, listen in on radio waves and satellite signals, absorb a nuclear blast, and navigate the time stream (while receiving instruction on how to do so from future versions of himself)? Because this incarnation of Captain Atom has been shown to be able to do all of that in addition to his transmutation abilities.

I'm not trying to be facetious, either. I really don't know that much about Firestorm, so perhaps he really could do all of those things, and this level of power for a recurring super hero is not without precedent in the DC Universe. I'm not even strictly opposed to the concept, but I happened to like the old Captain Atom a great deal, and hate that he was sacrificed for what we now have instead.

Firestorm should be able to do some amazing things but they only ever have him(them) fly, shoot hand-blasts, and occasionally trasmute matter. Matter transmutation is like one of the most versatile powers a superhero can have if the writer really wants to let loose.

I don't want Cap to go away completely so I'll take a power downgrade if that's the only other option.

 

[Apexpredator1]

I DON'T want to see Nathaniel de-powered. Many claim that making a character too powerful makes the character irrelevant and his villains even more so.

I say baloney. Superman is a pop culture ICON and look at his level of power.

I think the only thing limiting a really powerful character is the imagination and passion of the writer.