Battle Of The Week: Thanos VS Larfleeze

It's canon but it has to take place well into the future to make sense continuity wise. Whether it's a continuity abomination depends on what happens later along the line with Thor Hulk and the like.

Didn't Larfleeze get beat by a bunch of lanterns in the New Gods Arc?

God Thanos for the win

That's good then, I wanted it to be canon even if it wasn't. Thanks for the info.

@emperorthanos: @lvenger: in the beginning of Infinity Relativity when Thanos reunites with Death in her castle, he apologizes to her referencing doubting her dedication to him and him thinking nothing was what he needed IIRC. That's clearly referencing his current feelings on death and nothingness. So this seems like post Civil War Thanos.

Thanos.

May I ask which CaV you are talking about? Though CaVs are more about the debaters rather than characters so they aren't the best measure for power.

This is the one: http://comicvine.gamespot.com/forums/battles-7/voting-closed-seeffiss17-won-larfleeze-vs-thanos-1752630/ You debated in it, you should know :P

Lol I was wondering if there was a different one. I was new to high tier debating back then, so that really isn't an accurate depiction of who would win.

Thanos took the first one that killed Nightcrawler. Everyone other subsequent blast killed the likes of Gladiator, Dr. Doom. Loki, Hulk, Captain Universe, Captain Marvel, etc.

Scan on the left shows the first blast Thanos took. Right one shows the one that turned Gladiator to mush.

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Can you show me Larfleeze draining non Lanterns? Isn't he supposed to pretty much be a siphon to those who depend on a power battery/lantern?

The fact Thanos has dealt with competent energy drainers like Ronan, Quasar, Warlock and Surfer, some regularly, and none of them have "drained" him makes me question that plan of attack.

We will have to agree to disagree. I feel it is a title like you said, granted to him by Death, but I also feel it automatically means it is an ability he could use at his disposal. It is his portal doors he's opening to summon them to battle. Would Dr. Doom be not allowed to summon Mindless Ones or demons if this were his battle? Or Falcon summoning hawks? And so and and so forth. Larfleeze using his construct army is ok? I do not see the false equivalence of Batman paging/texting Superman, Wonder Woman, etc. as what we are saying about Thanos' new title/ability. (Also, if Death has no control over Thanos, then he has complete free will to do what he wants with the Legion of Death, no?)

Lastly, a common theme in the Infinity Saga the last couple years has been Starlin showing off new Thanos abilities (technopathy, portal doors, more offensive telepathy, new types of energy attacks, etc), as it was prophesied in Thanos Annual #1 by one of his Avatars created by the Infinity Gauntlet that his power levels will increase, ergo increasing his rank in the cosmic hierarchy:

@nima_:

Thanos took the first one that killed Nightcrawler. Everyone other subsequent blast killed the likes of Gladiator, Dr. Doom. Loki, Hulk, Captain Universe, Captain Marvel, etc.

Scan on the left shows the first blast Thanos took. Right one shows the one that turned Gladiator to mush.

Thor was equally hit by the blast that killed Gladiator. I assume he was just closer to the epicenter. Thanos did outperform Thor in durability later though.

Can you show me Larfleeze draining non Lanterns? Isn't he supposed to pretty much be a siphon to those who depend on a power battery/lantern?

He absorbed magic one of the Lanterns was using. His draining has nothing to do with the emotional spectrum.

The fact Thanos has dealt with competent energy drainers like Ronan, Quasar, Warlock and Surfer, some regularly, and none of them have "drained" him makes me question that plan of attack.

None of them were powerful enough to contend with Thanos which gave them little opportunity. Conversely Larfleeze is much more powerful.

Larfleeze

@emperorthanos: I went on two phonebook threads. But the original i said all of the places I would wish to be. Thanks. And i meant any defensive barriers larfleeze threw up around himself. Thanos isnt breaking through those.

I was just reading that he was being held off by hal, kilowog, and a bunch of rookies, I don't know what impressive feats he he has recently tbh

which one did you put it in? the old thread are no longer being used.

And why not? how strong are they.

@emperorthanos: Like they dealt with parallax while inside sinestro. Parallax is galactic or more. And the first thread i did.

Roach face is too powerful . For darn sure Thanos isnt more powerful than a battery lol. Lets not talk about some of he armies and powerful creatures he has in that battery

@jbourne_32: Well, recently? Nah, but the OP states Pre New-52 feats are taken into consideration too... So... He has that impressive feat of fending off armies of Lanterns and then making fun of the Guardians to a point in which they pretty much gave up. Man he even has a Guardian/Lantern/Construct...

@highaccuser: No the first blast that took out Nightcrawler along with Thanos was a direct hit. Thanos and Thor did not get hit directly the first time (when it killed Gladiator).

Galactus did not absorb Thanos' cosmic energy either. Did Annihilus use his cosmic rod at all to absorb Thanos' energy?

I still fail to see how Larfleeze beats Thanos, especially so soundly as many are saying.

Which is what I said. I think we're confusing each other with wording but agree.

Galactus didn't need to drain someone who was fodder to him. I don't think Annihilus has his Rod anymore. Regardless you're arguing what characters have neglected to do rather than what they've failed to do.

Well I probably should have read that then huh. In that case I suppose Larfleeze would win in a somewhat close battle.

@highaccuser: Exactly he is fodder to Galactus but that does not change the fact that Galactus could have absorbed him into an empty vessel. I just gave doubts Larfleeze would absorb Thanos, when characters more familiar with him have never tried it, and in addition, we really do not know if that works on Thanos with the whole "he is beyond death" thing. What exactly happens after that? He suddenly becomes powerless?

@highaccuser: Annihilus had his Rod in the infinity saga. We see it several times and in the end of the story we see Adam take it away from him.

Finally decided to vote on my own suggested match up, after reading the arguments offered in what would be a very close fight, I'm going with Larfleeze based on his original Lantern busting showings with his construct army and his energy draining capabilities.

Larfleeze has some insane feats. I have to say, I was swayed.

Bump

He only defeated two of them and avoided the powerhouse. Adam took care of the rest. Let's not overblow feats now.

You wouldn't happen to have scans, perchance?

you mean scans of his fight with the annihilators?

@emperorthanos: Yeah. Since there is a challenge to the feat, I figure scans of said fight would clear the matter up. That, and I just wanna see it.It sounds like a badass feat

No what he said was right. Adam did help him beat the Annihilator's. All Thanos did was beat Beta Ray Bill and Ronan while BFRing Gladiator. But Adam stated that the only reason he got involved was because he was afraid Thanos would kill them, which he didn't want since they were his allies in the past.

fair enough then.

but here it is. If you want to see it with your own eyes.

Thanos and Adam vs Annihilators

Thanos just says the fight was a little exercise at the end

@emperorthanos: thanks.

And damn, he effortlessly curbed Bill and Ronan.

Pretty much. He would have defeated the Annihilator's regardless of Adam or not.

I'd agree with you there.

which means nothing.

implied feat at best.

could he do it? Maybe. but he didn't. The fact that he strategically removed Gladiator serves as evidence that he believed the team could pose a challenge to him.