Who was more OP? Superman in Justice Leauge or Thor in Infinity War

[BigThor]

Which character was more OP at the end of their respective films?

Superman in the final battle Justice League?

Or

Thor in the final battle of Infninity War?

 

[unholyrevenger]

You should re-phrase the question. What was more OP Superman at the end of JL or Stormbreaker at the end of IW?

Cuz really Thor's power looks on par with what we saw at the end of Ragnarok. It's just Stormbreaker tanking a blast from the Gauntlet, that make you say "holy **** how strong is that weapon?"

 

[LvtLeeTDK]

Thor had his own arc and character development through Ragnarok and the majority of IW.

While in JL, we don't know what the feck happened to Superman, no development at all. He died, was brought back to life and after a few second, beat the **** out of Steppenwolf.

 

[honestbharani]

And was still more interesting than he was in BvS.. lol.

 

[BigThor]

You should re-phrase the question. What was more OP Superman at the end of JL or Stormbreaker at the end of IW?

Cuz really Thor's power looks on par with what we saw at the end of Ragnarok. It's just Stormbreaker tanking a blast from the Gauntlet, that make you say "holy **** how strong is that weapon?"

Stormbreaker is an extension of Thor's power, it doesn't throw itself (each throw is strength feat for Thor) or charge itself with lightning (Ragnarok showed us the lightning is Thor's own).

Just like Superman is powered by the sun, no one discredits his feats because he get's powers from the sun.

 

[Iceman]

Superman being overpowered in JL was a big problem as the main villain was weaker than him. Not the case with Thor.

 

[BigThor]

Superman being overpowered in JL was a big problem as the main villain was weaker than him. Not the case with Thor.

IW definitely handled it more tastefully.

 

[The Batman]

I mean, we have an Avengers film where Hulk easily ragdolled the main villain of the film, and we have multiple Batman films where Batman is clearly stronger than most of his villains. Seems like a double standard to hold that against Superman when its common in CBMs.

 

[Flint Marko]

Am I the only one who doesn't care at all about what characters were "OP" or "nerfed"?

 

[Spider-Aziz]

You know, the title to this thread should be (Spoilers Included).

Superman being overpowered should be part of the character's charm, too bad that wasn't used tastefully.

 

[honestbharani]

I mean, we have an Avengers film where Hulk easily ragdolled the main villain of the film, and we have multiple Batman films where Batman is clearly stronger than most of his villains. Seems like a double standard to hold that against Superman when its common in CBMs.

Agree with this fully. Being OP is kinda Superman's thing. He is the ultimate superhero. You just gotta figure out a story and a foe who can give him trouble in spite of him having all that power. I really don't hold how much OP Supes was against JL as a movie. It had other issues, but Superman, at least to me, was not one of them. His upper lip though, another story.

 

[Murdock103]

Am I the only one who doesn't care at all about what characters were "OP" or "nerfed"?

No, I’m with you in giving exactly zero cares.

 

[DrCosmic]

Superman. The only thing they could do with him was "Look over there, civilians in trouble!" Which is the perfect weakness for Superman, imho.

 

[The Batman]

I care when a character's nerfed because the writers are lazy. Characters like Superman and Thor should be OP. Superman was nerfed in Superman:The Animated Series and Season 1 of Justice League, and he was kinda lame because of it.

In regards to DCEU Supes, I just can't find it in my heart to be annoyed at Superman being able to thrash Darkseid's lackey.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I don’t see it as both characters being OP personally, I thought both were just about right.

 

[Adhesive Boy]

The problem comes when the OP character actually makes everyone else look useless and redundant, and that was the case with Superman in JL. His power was far greater than the rest of the team combined, so it looks like the JL is unnecessary now that Supes is back.

That's what you need to avoid with these powerful characters in team up movies. We've seen that it's possible to make a movie where both humans and god level characters can all feel relevant.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

The problem comes when the OP character actually makes everyone else look useless and redundant, and that was the case with Superman in JL. His power was far greater than the rest of the team combined, so it looks like the JL is unnecessary now that Supes is back.

That's what you need to avoid with these powerful characters in team up movies. We've seen that it's possible to make a movie where both humans and god level characters can all feel relevant.

But then you get the other end of the spectrum, which was one of my few problems with IW, human/weaker characters being far more useful than they should be. Like Black Widow taking down 2 members of the BO in Scotland. All CBMs need to find a better balance in that regard.

IW was far superior to JL in general though.

 

[The Duh]

I always thought the Mother Box being used to resurrect Superman in Justice League gave him some sort of power upgrade, and explains his overpowered-ness when he shows up later. Is it just me who thought that?

 

[DrCosmic]

He seemed about the power level he's always been, so I didn't think he got upgraded at all...

 

[Adhesive Boy]

But then you get the other end of the spectrum, which was one of my few problems with IW, human/weaker characters being far more useful than they should be. Like Black Widow taking down 2 members of the BO in Scotland. All CBMs need to find a better balance in that regard.

IW was far superior to JL in general though.

Widow didn't take down both, and she only injured Corvus because she was given Proxima's spear and things got chaotic. Widow was elevated beyond expectations though, that I agree with. She and Okoye were still at least lesser than Proxima when they had a less surprising fight so I think it's far better than the issue I brought up.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Being OP is kinda Superman's thing. He is the ultimate superhero. You just gotta figure out a story and a foe who can give him trouble in spite of him having all that power. I really don't hold how much OP Supes was against JL as a movie. It had other issues, but Superman, at least to me, was not one of them. His upper lip though, another story.

^This

 

[DrCosmic]

Also concur with honestbharani. Superman being OP was about the coolest truest to comics thing in that whole film.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

The problem comes when the OP character actually makes everyone else look useless and redundant, and that was the case with Superman in JL. His power was far greater than the rest of the team combined, so it looks like the JL is unnecessary now that Supes is back.

You can't really treat these characters as if they are real people with exact physical statistics and capabilities, like wrestlers or athletes or something.

Superman is as powerful as the story needs him to be at the time - and it's always been that way, since 1938. Same with every other superhero. Spider-Man's spider-sense is only used when it's dramatically convenient. The Flash only uses his speed when it's exciting, and not to solve crimes almost immediately, which would spoil the story. Captain America can fight hand to hand with Iron Man when the story requires it. And so on.

The end of Justice League required Superman to come back and save the day, and just aiding in the fight against Steppenwolf wouldn't have been enough. It needed to be a triumphant, heroic return, and so he kicked his ass, helped the Flash rescue people, and helped Cyborg with the Motherboxes. But he couldn't have saved all the civilians alone, and he couldn't have separated the Motherboxes without Cyborg, and ultimately it was Supes and Diana who finished off Steppenwolf.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

I always thought the Mother Box being used to resurrect Superman in Justice League gave him some sort of power upgrade, and explains his overpowered-ness when he shows up later. Is it just me who thought that?

It's not mentioned anywhere in the film.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Neither of them are OP. The Last Son of Krypton and the God of Thunder are suppose to be powerhouses.