" @King Saturn said:" @Morpheus_ said:"That is the thing: I am not trying to make a case for the Spectre to win...Just prove that he is more powerful when unbound, rather than while operating with a host...And that would mean he was not on his A game in the two instances you mentioned before. The difference is not that drastic, as you said yourself, but still, it is evident. Technically, he was not at full power. Oh, and stalemating the Anti-Monitor should count for something...I'm not sure how MJJ would fare against him. "I am not taking sides here, since I have not read much of MJJ to know him at a great extent. But host & unbound do have a difference. That is the entire point of the Spectre having a host in the first place, actually. Once Jesus came to Earth, it was decided that if God has been merciful enough to permit his Son live among humans...There was no point in a Spirit of Wrath co-existing with him. So, the Spectre was cast out to limbo. When Jesus was crucified, the Spectre sensed it, and immediately begun to slaughter people. Michael attempted to restrain him, and succeeded, forcing him to "wear" a mortal shell (the reason Spectre was cast out in the first place - he wouldn't comply to that). The host keeps the wrath of the entity in check, hindering him in becoming a threat to innocents, as well. The more in tune the host is with the entity, the more powerful the Spectre becomes. Also, an unbound Spectre has better feats against strong opponents (Nabu, Shazam, rest of DoV), rather than normal Spec, who has been defeated several times when on another realm, or the soul of a man (he supposedly weakens there). He has won many battles, as well, but he is generally more impressive while at an unbound state. "I aint saying The Spectre at an Unbound State isnt More Powerful... just not by as much as it would seem... simply because the level of The Spectre's power even with a Host can excel to Nigh Omnipotent levels just as he is in an Unbound State... but not beyond that... even The Spectre in an Unbound State handling beings like Nabu and Shazam in the Day of Vengeance arc isnt really much compared to Mad Jim Jaspers who is at peak levels an Omniversal Threat who seemingly Warps Reality on levels Nabu or Shazam could never do on their best day...
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well he may not have been at Peak Levels then as he is in a Unbound State... but those examples were of him battling Reality Warpers of Universal Scale... even if he isnt at full power totally... The Spectre does not have the greatest record against High Scale Reality Warpers... in whatever state he may have been in...
Stalemating the Anti Monitor is indeed impressive... but I wouldnt count out the idea of Jaspers either duplicating or even doing better in a situation against the Anti Monitor...
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