DCEU Superman. Love him or hate him, we should all get a grasp on his true power. We need to stop lowballing him and there has been a major issue especially when comparing him in CW matches.
It all centres around this feat:
So many people have mistakenly labeled it as an outlier and therefore have rejected it in threads. They also take issue with not having seen it. In reality, there are several feats that actually prove he IS that strong.
Here, Superman LEAPS several miles into the air. Emphasis on LEAPS. He hasn't learned how to fly yet, he hasn't even discovered his true potential. And he jump into the clouds.
Here he withstands the full force of the Gravity Beam generated by the World Engine.
To be clear, the shockwave is far greater than any earthquake.
These engines were terraforming devices designed for:
"increasing the Earth's mass, clouding the atmosphere with particulates. Planetary engineering. Modifying the Earth's atmosphere and topography."
Essentially they were making the Earth into Krypton. Krypton is MUCH larger than Earth and therefore, its gravity is MUCH stronger, as evidenced by it having four large moons to Earth's one.
When Superman is standing under the World Engine, he is being weakened by it
That's why he struggles to fly:
Now, we come to the part where Superman finally realizes his true power and becomes Chris Reeves
This is a spectacular feat of strength, and definitely required multi-millions of tons of lifting force. Not only is Superman still not at full power, but he's flying straight through the beam AND through the World Engine which is over 130 metres tall, and on top of that, nearly indestructible.
And then it explodes with Superman in the centre:
That puts his top speed around Mach 400
Now all of this is impressive but it still might not be enough. So let's go further and investigate a feat that really is ignored and when it should not be:
Superman escaping the gravitational pull of the Phantom Zone
As previously explained, the Phantom Zone operates like a singularity, drawing in its victims like a black hole.
Effectively, Superman is defying the gravity comparable to a black hole, something beyond anything any of his CW counterparts have done
Before you complain about Lois, there's a link which explains this
Also, I am not ignoring anything. I KNOW this is not a black hole. But it's close enough that the feat cannot be discounted.
At any rate, he is shown to be immensely powerful.
To further cement his power, I will add feats from Justice League:
Here, Superman overpowers these three.
When Barry shows up, Superman effortlessly throws them aside.
Aquaman, by comparison is capable of lifting at least half a million.
Wonder Woman was at least strong enough to match Doomsday.
And Cyborg can casually swat aside Humvees.
And perhaps an even more notable feat is the resurrection via Mother Box.
This is what Bruce has to say:
"Muscles. Coordination. Basic cellular integrity. A human being can only absorb so much.The Mother Box was designed to reshape a planet. But what if you were stronger than a planet? If your cells were lying dormant, but incapable of decay?"
A lot of people will call this exaggeration. But think of how the Mother Box works. It effectively strips away at the core and rebuilds. Accelerates decay and destruction while strengthening it. Superman is virtually indestructible and so the Mother Box does not tear away at him. Instead it gives him a jumpstart which allows him to wake up.
I'm not saying this makes him planetary level for sure. But then consider what he does to Steppenwolf:
You guys can laugh at this, but the New God was not weak by any means.
It took the power of multiple Gods to take him down.
And if you're calling Zeus weak, please remember that even after defeating his son Ares who was empowered by the conflict of man, he still had enough left to create Diana and all of Themyscira.
If you're still in doubt:
With Cyborg's help Superman separates the Motherboxes.
Considering the difference in power levels, Superman did most of the work.
At any rate, seeing how the Boxes were reshaping the entire Planet, that is another example of Superman's power.
To call his shifting of a tectonic plate an outlier, is just ridiculous at this point. You would have to lowball EVERY one of these feats.
Furthermore, there is no reason not to consider the feat unreliable simply because it was in a newspaper. That's just pathetic at that point.
When we consider how many of CW Supergirl or Barry's feats are based on what people say, we should be reasonable here.
For example, Supergirl lifting the key to the fortress of Solitude is impressive BECAUSE according to Olsen, it weighs a million tonnes. We don't hear that, it's not impressive.
With Barry, he can supposedly generate 2.86 billion joules (roughly the power of three lightning bolts). That's again according to someone else: Sherloque Wells.
Likewise, Bruce calling Superman "stronger than a planet" is what makes the use of a Mother Box a big deal.
I feel there is a great deal of hypocrisy at work and I want it to end.
I am not opening this up for questions. I know there are those of you will not accept this, regardless of evidence. I am not trying to start a debate. I am trying to set the record straight.
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