Not a part of the question but I'd like to say Brainiac?
Don't know who Rogol Zaar is, but Doomsday is far from Superman's Bane. The biggest thing Bane has going for him which makes him Bane and dangerous to Batman is his mind. Doomsday is literally a mindless brute meant for nothing else than to pose a physical threat. Bane is a physical and most importantly, an intellectual threat.
Not a part of the question but I'd like to say Brainiac?
Don't know who Rogol Zaar is, but Doomsday is far from Superman's Bane. The biggest thing Bane has going for him which makes him Bane and dangerous to Batman is his mind. Doomsday is literally a mindless brute meant for nothing else than to pose a physical threat. Bane is a physical and most importantly, an intellectual threat.
I've liked it. I never tought that way, I have to see for all sides for a better understandiment! I think I like the Idea of Doomsday being, 'cuz he is Taller and Physically stronger and the breakers!
Not a part of the question but I'd like to say Brainiac?
Don't know who Rogol Zaar is, but Doomsday is far from Superman's Bane. The biggest thing Bane has going for him which makes him Bane and dangerous to Batman is his mind. Doomsday is literally a mindless brute meant for nothing else than to pose a physical threat. Bane is a physical and most importantly, an intellectual threat.
Thats because Batman is a hero most valued for his brains. So his rival who could 'break' him would be somebody who challenges his brains but also won't cry after getting punched in the face...hence Bane.
Superman is most valued for his physicals. The guy can lift, break, and out speed almost anything (figuratively speaking obviously). So the main thing people want to see him take on is somebody who would rival his physicals and lose
It has to be Doomsday. One of Superman’s central characteristics is his belief and ability to find a solution where no lives have to be lost. To be better than the villains that he fights. Doomsday is the one character that has pushed Superman passed that limitation, and always signifies one of the greatest challenges the Man of Steel has to face. Not just physically, but psychologically. Because Clark knows that Doomsday is never going to stop, unless Clark can desperately find the solution he needs to get rid of him, or Clark puts him down for good. The first time Clark ever encountered this situation, it resulted in his “death.” Doomsday’s presence always represents one of the most dire situations in Superman’s history.
Mongul should really be Superman's Bane but as it stands, Doomsday is technically Superman's Bane for posing the greatest physical threat to Superman being unbeatable by his brute strength or raw power currently as well as being the only being to actually kill the Man of Steel.
Doomsday's impact is incomparably higher, for better or worse he'll always be remembered as the beast that killed Superman. Rogol will be lucky to survive obscurity once Bendis stops writing Clark.
That being said, a wet mop has more character than Doomsday, Rogol wins that by default.
@morpheus_: Because I haven't checked the MoS miniseries (or any other book for that matter lately), how did Rogol fare against Superman?
One shotted Supergirl twice and knocked out Superman several times. He's not as powerful as Doomsday but he's clearly portrayed as Superman's superior until separated from his axe.
@magian: He didn't have many issues handling Clark in a brawl, but he wasn't as dominant as Doomsday in Jurgens' Action Comics. Lven gave more details about his track record.
In terms of actual character and contrast with the hero, Lex has a similar "self-validation through crushing the hero" motivation and Zod I guess would be the dark mirror capable of physically breaking the hero.
Mongul should really be Superman's Bane but as it stands, Doomsday is technically Superman's Bane for posing the greatest physical threat to Superman being unbeatable by his brute strength or raw power currently as well as being the only being to actually kill the Man of Steel.
Mongul should really be Superman's Bane but as it stands, Doomsday is technically Superman's Bane for posing the greatest physical threat to Superman being unbeatable by his brute strength or raw power currently as well as being the only being to actually kill the Man of Steel.
Mongul should really be Superman's Bane but as it stands, Doomsday is technically Superman's Bane for posing the greatest physical threat to Superman being unbeatable by his brute strength or raw power currently as well as being the only being to actually kill the Man of Steel.
Mongul should really be Superman's Bane but as it stands, Doomsday is technically Superman's Bane for posing the greatest physical threat to Superman being unbeatable by his brute strength or raw power currently as well as being the only being to actually kill the Man of Steel.
I am going to mix it up a little and say Cyborg Superman... so Bane is Batman's intellectual and wanted to "break" Batman mentally and physically. we are all agreeing Doomsday is just a mindless monster. so I would go Cyborg superman because he literally wanted to destroy his legacy. Henshaw rebooted himself from the Kryptonian matrix and chose to make his appearance look like Clark. he did this purposely and pretend to be a hero and wore the superman shield because he wanted to tarnish what superman meant and how people would see him, as an inhuman monster. now this isn't as physically "breaking" Superman, but blowing up coast City and getting Bill Clinton's approval is pretty bad no matter who you are lol.
Mongul should really be Superman's Bane but as it stands, Doomsday is technically Superman's Bane for posing the greatest physical threat to Superman being unbeatable by his brute strength or raw power currently as well as being the only being to actually kill the Man of Steel.
I am going to mix it up a little and say Cyborg Superman... so Bane is Batman's intellectual and wanted to "break" Batman mentally and physically. we are all agreeing Doomsday is just a mindless monster. so I would go Cyborg superman because he literally wanted to destroy his legacy. Henshaw rebooted himself from the Kryptonian matrix and chose to make his appearance look like Clark. he did this purposely and pretend to be a hero and wore the superman shield because he wanted to tarnish what superman meant and how people would see him, as an inhuman monster. now this isn't as physically "breaking" Superman, but blowing up coast City and getting Bill Clinton's approval is pretty bad no matter who you are lol.
I am going to mix it up a little and say Cyborg Superman... so Bane is Batman's intellectual and wanted to "break" Batman mentally and physically. we are all agreeing Doomsday is just a mindless monster. so I would go Cyborg superman because he literally wanted to destroy his legacy. Henshaw rebooted himself from the Kryptonian matrix and chose to make his appearance look like Clark. he did this purposely and pretend to be a hero and wore the superman shield because he wanted to tarnish what superman meant and how people would see him, as an inhuman monster. now this isn't as physically "breaking" Superman, but blowing up coast City and getting Bill Clinton's approval is pretty bad no matter who you are lol.
Hank is Supes's Harvey Dent.
Now this I can agree with. Hank is Superman's Two Face, that's a comparison I hadn't thought of before.
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