Respect Nova Prime (Complete Respect Thread: Part 1)
By ProfessorRespect 18 Comments
Bucket way too strong
Introduction
Nova Prime! Yeah this was a long time coming lol, I've been meaning to actually finish this since forever. As the title suggests this is only the first part of a two part RT: namely due to the size, also due to the fact that Rich fluctuates in power throughout his comic history. This RT will only cover him as Nova Prime, so no Kid Nova/New Warrior business, maybe for another day.
When the entire Nova Corps was massacred by the Annihilation Wave, all of their stored power was left to the last one standing: Richard Rider. Rider in turn would also store the Xandarian Worldmind, a supercomputer that stored every sensation and experience from the Nova Corps. Both of these significantly increased his stats and turned him into a heavy-hitter, of which we'll be covering extensively here.
Durability
Scan 1/2/3- A full Penance blast doesn't do much, as does the building falling on him (Nova #3)
Scan 1/2- Eats a drive blast from a spaceship leaving the planet (Nova #14)
Scan 1/2/3- Eats multiple attacks from post-Annihilation Sliver Surfer while not wanting to fight, then manages to hold his own in a struggle (Nova #14)
Scan 4/5- Tanks then flying down to the planet with Surfer while in said struggle
Scan 1/2/3/4- Tanks a multi-solar system busting wave from Galactus while also shielding others from the same blast (Annihilation #6)
Scan 1/2/3- Eats numerous blows from Quantum Band Annihilus after the fact, though is ultimately overpowered in a straight brawl (Annihilation #6)
Scan 1/2- Tanks a two-pronged attack by Moonstone and Radioactive Man (Nova #3)
Scan 1/2/3- Tanks being bounced around in a vortex that violates conventional physics (Nova #8)
Scan 1/2/3/4- Tanks the energies of a planet being converted from a Galactus machine, though this does scramble the Worldmind. Rich just heals up anyway though. (Nova #15)
Energy Projection
Scan 1/2- Could easily kill Gamora despite being heavily weakened from the Transmode Virus (which was mentioned prior to have reduced much of Rich's reserves) (Nova #10)
Scan 3- Manages to knock her out at the end of the issue after she tries to ambush him
Implied to have more raw energy than Quasar according to Annihilus (Annihilation- Nova #4)
Scan 1/2- Massively staggers Moonstone with a blast, leaving her out of the fight for a while (Nova #3)
Scan 1/2/3- Destroys numerous Kree Sentry units (shown are about 10+ being destroyed, so impressive) (Nova #4)
Scan 1/2/3- Holds off a Technarch comparable to the Magus (and could have done so for 40+ minutes according to the Worldmind) (Nova #11)
Scan 1/2- One shots Darkhawk with a concussive blast (Nova #17)
Scan 1/2- One shots Diamondhead, someone who he previously struggled with massively earlier on in his career (Nova #2)
Smashes though more Annihilation Army ships (we'll get to that later on a bit more) (Annihilation- Nova #4)
Scan 1/2/3- Wrecks a Annihilation Wave assault wave (Nova #1)
Scan 1/2/3/4- Wrecks Modern Drax (Nova #6)
Gravimetric Manipulation
Scan 1/2- A bunch of significantly weaker Nova Corp members handle Dragon Man via a containment field (while not exactly replicated due to being done by Rich's far smarter brother, it is a good showcase of the strength of such fields!) (Nova #20)
Scan 1/2/3- Can also make targets weigh more or nothing at all (Nova #19)
Scan 1/2/3/4- Computes a immediate stargate out of nowhere to move at FTL with Drax and co (second scan to the left is him doing so solo after the fact0 this is slower due to Nova's first time doing the technique, but he'll be much more effective over time. (Annihilation- Nova #2/Nova #1)
Scan 1/2- Uses a stargate to destroy 100 Kree Sentries (Nova #4)
Scan 1/2/3- Converts the gravity of a neutron star into a wormhole (Nova #7)
Scan 1/2- Creates a shield to block a huge Quasar AoE blast that vaporises dozens of Secret Invasion Super Skrulls (Nova #18)
Scan 1/2- Holds off Secret Invasion Super Skrulls with a two hundred ton gravimetric wall (Nova #17)
Scan 1/2- Nukes a continental-class threat from the inside-out (Nova #1)
Scan 1/2- Staggers Surfer with a full force shield mid-bullrush (Nova #14)
Scan 1/2- Uses a pulse to escape a Super Skrull using Sandman's powers before two-shotting him (Nova #16)
Speed
Scan 1/2- Bullrushes Ultron Warlock and eats a backhand (Annihilation- Conquest #6)
Scan 1/2- Dodges lasers without Worldmind support (Nova #16)
Scan 1/2- Escapes from Kree orbit and the combined Phalanx Select while at only 17% power (Nova #7)
Scan 1/2- Evacuates a entire planet's population in a few hours while the planet is being destroyed by Galactus (Nova #13)
Scan 1/2- Goes from ground level to space in next to no time (Annihilation- Nova #2)
Scan 1/2/3/4- Him and Nova Corp fodderize villains at a low hypersonic speed, defeating them all in 1.86 seconds (and could've done so faster had they not been goofing off) (Nova #19)
Moves away from Scorpion Venom (Nova #3)
Strength
Scan 1/2/3/4- Blows up multiple Annihilation Army ships while inexperienced. Even regular drone ships were Dreds, which by the RT of the Annihilation Wave are the size of small moons. Considering Nova was doing so to larger spaceships, the implications should be very clear. (Annihilation- Nova #1)
Scan 1/2- Bullrushes though a Kree Sentry with ease (Nova #4)
Scan 1/2- Overpowers dozens of Nova Corp members (Nova #21)
Scan 1/2/3- Rips though Annihilus' insides despite massively weakened and damaged from the prior beating (Annihilation #6)
Scan 1/2- Damages Quasar-amped Annihilus with a fast uppercut despite his inexperience + damage sustained (Annihilation- Nova #4)
Worldmind
Almost at once finds data on Drax from their archives (Annihilation- Nova #2)
Scan 1/2- Blocks out a psionic being capable of hiding from Galactus' psychic probes and feeding on his mental energies (Nova #13)
Scan 3/4- This is less successful the next time around due to Nova being closer to the being, albeit he's still able to resist and escape (Nova #15)
Scan 1/2- Breaks into the Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. classified vaults (Nova #18)
Scan 3- Also manages to get into Secret Invasion Skrull tech as well, which was capable of shutting down all active Sharktech and such
Scan 1/2- Can go into other bodies if primary host is unable to function, allowing them to also become Nova Prime (Nova #4)
Scan 1/2- Detects and blocks out Ultron Phalanx hacking attempts when exposed to the virus: even when Rich Rider is actually controlled, the Worldmind still stays immune and eventually manages to break him out of it. (Nova #4)
Scan 1/2- Contains the entire Nova Force, assists in using it via monitoring of system resources (Annihilation- Nova #1).
Scan 1/2- Hacks into a aspect of the Annihilation Wave (Annihilation- Nova #4)
Scan 1/2/3/4- Helps a far weaker and extremely inexperienced Nova defeat a morals off Select Nova Prime though a extremely advanced layout of tactics, environment analysis, and direct instructions being fed to them until victory. (Nova #6)
Helps Nova process information consistently by processing every variable around him as non-verbal streams of data, giving him consistent knowledge on what he's facing, what's attacking him, etc. (Annihilation- Nova #4)
Is the most powerful computer in the known universe (Nova #17)
Scan 1/2- Makes Rider immune to a variation of necromancy (Nova #9)
Scan 1/2- Scans a whole planet on numerous degrees for life (Nova #11)
Scan 1/2- Scans around for noise from nearby individuals (Annihilation- Nova #1)
Scan 1/2- Scans both Cosmo and Knowhere to make sure they are tangible (Nova #8)
Scan 1/2/3- Takes over Ego and recreates the Nova Corps via mass hypnosis, though their control is far less significant due to Ego later being established as the stronger will. (Nova #20)
Conclusion
Nova Prime is really strong and fast! We're still not close to finishing feat analysis though, so I'll hold off on any major conclusions.....