Oh shit this is interesting. I don't really take not of Skruge's feats, but I assume Drax is noticeably faster and more skilled. Iirc, Drax has some degree of a piercing weakness so that might be a problem, but I still see him beating Skurge in R1 using his speed and skill. Round 2 could be more interesting, but Drax's durability is honestly pretty insane for his tier(low mid), as is his striking.
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This has always impressed me
Round 2 is an even more comfortable a win for Drax imo
Problem is Skurge's lack of feats since going by Marvel Handbooks Skurge has a strength durability speed and fighting advantage but without feats to back it Drax should take both rounds.
@toratorn: Honestly, I think during Thanos imperative, Drax was reverting back to his classic form. He got(by far) significantly more impressive featsa during the event, seemingly got stupider, and was drawn markedly different from Before during DnA and later in Bendis's guardians, much closer to hsi classic form. The Lunatik/Blood Brother cases I don't take too seriously, villains disappearing for 10+ years and then only reappearing to get killed off as a jobber is basically a staple in comics, it's happened tons of times. Like how Benis had Gamora tear through the Badoon monsters despite the fact that in their hay day they were > Ben and could present some problems for a holding back surfer. Thanos was weakened in that one scan of God Cancer when Drax punched him(though Drax's striking is really good), and Terrax is one of the biggest jobbers in comics.
@toratorn: Honestly, I think during Thanos imperative, Drax was reverting back to his classic form. He got(by far) significantly more impressive featsa during the event, seemingly got stupider, and was drawn markedly different from Before during DnA and later in Bendis's guardians, much closer to hsi classic form.
In Thanos Imperative #1 it was just said that he dressed up in his classic attire, and in previous issue (Ignition) he had his normal look.
As for Bendis drawing him like his classic self, it just looks like a classic "Bendis doesn't give two shits about continuity" thing.
The Lunatik/Blood Brother cases I don't take too seriously, villains disappearing for 10+ years and then only reappearing to get killed off as a jobber is basically a staple in comics, it's happened tons of times.
That's not a good reason to shrug off a feat tho. Even then, Blood Brothers in the same series managed to have an extended fight against Drax pre-resurrection, so it's not like they were portrayed as fodder.
Like how Bendis had Gamora tear through the Badoon monsters despite the fact that in their hay day they were > Ben and could present some problems for a holding back surfer.
That was an incredibly low showing for Ben. Literally no one was wrecked as badly by a Badoon Monster than he was. That showing would imply that Badoon Monster has much better striking than Savage Hulk if taken seriously. Hell, in X-Men Annual #5, where Ben and Colossus were portrayed as equals, Colossus managed to beat a Badoon Monster by himself. The Surfer showing looks just as suspect in the light of that.
Thanos was weakened in that one scan of God Cancer when Drax punched him(though Drax's striking is really good),
The one from GoTG #19, you mean? Wasn't that before the whole God Cancer thing?
and Terrax is one of the biggest jobbers in comics.
Perhaps, but that excuse only works with preconceived notion that Drax is weak and therefore Terrax was jobbing, as opposed to Drax being decently strong (something supported by his other showings) and thus being capable of taking hits from him.
Drax couldn't even break Gladiator's grip. Pretty sure him laying the hurt on Thanos is just Bendis not understanding that he wasn't actually classic Drax in Imperative or just not knowing what he was doing.
@sy8000: let's be honest, Gladiator is not consistent enough to judge one's power level based on a fight against him. Not to mention, he kinda wrecked BRB recently, and some time ago choked Jane Foster with one hand, so if we base by Gladiator's modern showings, Drax losing to him is not particularly embarassing.
@sy8000: let's be honest, Gladiator is not consistent enough to judge one's power level based on a fight against him. Not to mention, he kinda wrecked BRB recently, and some time ago choked Jane Foster with one hand, so if we base by Gladiator's modern showings, Drax losing to him is not particularly embarassing.
Gladiator's not consistent, but even writers who think highly of him should no full well he's not comparable to Thanos. Even Starlin, who had Thanos opt to not face Gladiator physically, quite clearly showed him getting stomped by Annihilus who Thanos matched.
Unless, of course, the writer is Bendis. Bendis had Thanos grounded by a small group of Avengers, and even had him KOd by Carol. The latter instance needed to be retconned by a different writer. So it might just be that Thanos isn't powerful under Bendis.
Either way that Thanos fight shouldn't be considered valid for Drax. Drax was also fodderized by Nova Prime.
@sy8000: let's be honest, Gladiator is not consistent enough to judge one's power level based on a fight against him. Not to mention, he kinda wrecked BRB recently, and some time ago choked Jane Foster with one hand, so if we base by Gladiator's modern showings, Drax losing to him is not particularly embarassing.
Gladiator's not consistent, but even writers who think highly of him should no full well he's not comparable to Thanos. Even Starlin, who had Thanos opt to not face Gladiator physically, quite clearly showed him getting stomped by Annihilus who Thanos matched.
Unless, of course, the writer is Bendis. Bendis had Thanos grounded by a small group of Avengers, and even had him KOd by Carol. The latter instance needed to be retconned by a different writer. So it might just be that Thanos isn't powerful under Bendis.
Either way that Thanos fight shouldn't be considered valid for Drax. Drax was also fodderized by Nova Prime.
Oh, I'm not saying that Drax matching Thanos is supposed to be consistent. I just brought it up as a supporting evidence for my "Drax is not a low mid" point.
Oh, I'm not saying that Drax matching Thanos is supposed to be consistent. I just brought it up as a supporting evidence for my "Drax is not a low mid" point.
Oh, I'm not saying that Drax matching Thanos is supposed to be consistent. I just brought it up as a supporting evidence for my "Drax is not a low mid" point.
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