Death Battle combatants ranked by whether they can deal with the Retcon Punch

Note: I'm focusing mainly on the narrative aspects of the Punch here, and being pretty generous about what's "debatable." Obviously a lot of these characters would die to even a normal punch from Superboy Prime, but that's a tad bit boring.

Anyways for "definitely resists," we've got:

  1. Superman—Already resisted it.

  2. Hulk—Has survived similar stuff before, including Mephisto's retcon in One More Day, which took place at the level of the laws of reality.

  3. The Doctor—The TARDIS and Time Lords themselves have dealt with a LOT of narrative BS in supplemental material.

  4. Galactus—Can hide from his own version, the Ultimate Nullifier, and has fought narrative warpers before.

  5. Geats—Can retcon his own story back.

  6. Simon—Can retcon his own story back.

I'm not saying any of these characters would actually beat Superboy Prime, or even that Superboy Prime would fail to retcon them if we fully evaluated cosmologies and hax layers, and the same goes for Superboy Prime definitely BEATING anyone I said he could retcon.

^(Obviously Prime stomps the Traveler)

u/Arctic_The_Hunter — 3 days ago

Alright, let's do this thing! Give me your canon and OC matchups for The Weaver!

The Weaver is the protagonist of Project Anemoia, a story which begins with the mighty Star Seeder civilization evolving from nothing, conquering the universe, and eventually falling to its inevitable death by the Null Inertial Horizon. The Weaver is the sole survivor, having realized at the last moment that the universe was far too cruel to allow the Star Seeders to conquer it, and so the powers they used must have been from beyond. From there, he broke out of his home cosmos and into the vast, eldritch Garden of Eternal Dreams, where he discovered that even the Gods above are not free from despair, before finally meeting the titular Anemoia, who long for a world they've never known, and setting off with two other Anemoiics to find the omniscient Ursae the Seer and learn his true name.

The Weaver's abilities all revolve around his Needle and Thread, which were his final possessions in his home universe—his sole hope of escaping the cold that had consumed it. After his epiphany, he combined the Unknowable Blue and Ingenious Gold Quenching Flames with his needle to break out of his universe, ascending through countless layers of reality in the process. He has stated that there's nothing his needle can't pierce, and that has been borne out so far. His threads can extend incredible distances to support his weight while tied to the sky itself, weave nearly any object including his incredibly advanced reality-warping armor, sense anything nearby him, and even be severed to disconnect cause and effect. At their maximum extent, they seem to simply represent connection itself, and the Weaver can cut through any object or separate two connected loops by seeing the "threads" hidden within their relationships.

The Weaver is, above all else, caring, having developed a literal 6th sense with his threads simply to avoid crushing plants underfoot and briefly learned to sever cause and effect to spare some insects he harmed. He appreciates the beauty of the cosmos everywhere he goes, and wants to understand it as much as he can. However, his drive to find his name and carry the Star Seeders' wishes is very strong, and he will happily challenge even the almighty Deucalion if he thinks it's necessary to get his wish.

Project Anemoia is obviously the best source of information on him, but for some other random facts:

  1. The Weaver has a strange mix of high emotional intelligence and low social awareness that makes them great at talking to people and awful at responding.

  2. One of the most persistent phrases in Project Anemoia is weaving something one stitch at a time.

  3. The Weaver seem to be almost haunted by a strange voice, claiming to be his consciousness, that nobody else can hear. It mostly comments on his social blunders.

  4. While incredibly powerful, the Weaver's control over his powers is transient and often inversely proportional to how much he wants to do something specific. He cannot yet recreate any of his metaphysical powers on command

u/Arctic_The_Hunter — 3 days ago

People are really acting like THIS episode is a public execution is kinda baffling

Traveler has a single-digit stat advantage and resist Aang’s hax. He doesn’t really have hax of his own since Death Battle didn’t include Cryo. This is completely unremarkable as far as matchups go

u/Arctic_The_Hunter — 6 days ago

57786

Pretty much everyone under these posts agrees with and supports one-another, and a lot of the stories are trans people sharing their experiences! “Hate is bad” should not be controversial, and it should not be fought over

u/Arctic_The_Hunter — 10 days ago

[Loved Trope] An ally “betrays” the heroes for the greater good and they totally understand

Rossiu (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann): When faced with annihilation via moonfall, Rossiu (the leader of humanity) arrests Simon (the warrior who freed us in the first place) in order to calm the populace so that they can evacuate instead of panicking, dooming Simon in the process. When the plan goes awry and Simon has to save everyone, Rossiu attempts suicide to atone, but Simon stops him, saying that what he did was for the greater good and he really respects him for it.

Batman (DC Comics): Batman infamously has a certain contingency plan to kill, trap, and/or torture every member of the Justice League if they go rogue. This initially shocks them, but in many continuities they come around and even voluntarily give them items that could stop them, such as Kryptonite.

Captain Ahab (Moby Dick): Stretching the idea of “heroes” here, but in his obsessive search for the White Whale, Ahab smashes the navigation equipment that would allow the Piquod and its crew to actually go anywhere, forcing them all to wander the ocean until Moby Dick is sighted. By this point, the crew is so enraptured by Ahab’s madness that this only bolsters their resolve.

u/Arctic_The_Hunter — 11 days ago