Help settle a dispute: Superman vs Thor, who would win?

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**Slarg232**

Moving from Dakka Polls: threads about non-wargaming topics should go in the Off-Topic sub-forum. Thanks ~ Manchu

To all you comic book junkies, My friends and I are in a bit of a tuff; the vote is currently 3-1 Thor-Superman.

I'm not a Superman fan, but he would totally destroy Thor, you know?

So vote and discuss your hearts away. Also, for those of you who say "Batman", I've included two voting options so you can cast your vote while casting your vote

And to make everything clear, this is a no holds barred fight; everything the "Modern Day" character is capable of is included (But no Superman-making-up-powers-as-he-goes.)

**Coolyo294**

Batman (batman)

**Ouze**

Superman was able to beat the Hulk pretty easily during the DC/Marvel crossover.

Although Thor has defeated the Hulk before, generally speaking when they have fought the Hulk wins.

As such, I feel Superman would defeat Thor, generally speaking.

**Frazzled**

Superman. Outside of Kryptonite, can that cat even die?

When you can go so fast you go back and forth in time, lift mountains and suck down an entire Slurpee without getting an ice headache, some smelly dude with a hammer is going to get fethed San Quentin style.

**Ouze**

(obviously, Batman would beat either of them)

Also, is the fight on Earth, or on Asgard? Cause I think that makes a difference, no? No yellow sun for Superman would make a pretty short fight.

**Frazzled**

I'm saying Earth. Thor's a wussy and dern ferenner. Superman is naturalized citizen, hence an American Hurr!

**Ratbarf**

What are the restrictions? If Thor had access to that Teleporter Bridge thing then he could technically teleport Superman to a Red Sun which would suck his energy and then kill him with his Supernova Hammer. Assuming the fight is on earth and stays on earth then Thor would only win by coming across Kryptonite, which would be unlikely as Thor probably doesn't know about it and how it affects Superman.

The reasoning for this is that Superman can withstand an attack equivalent to at least 14 supernovas, while Thor's Hammer only contains the equivalent energy of one supernova, so as long as Superman has access to an energy source ie a yellow Sun, he'll beat Thor hands down.

**KamikazeCanuck**

I think Thor has magical lightening powers. Superman's other weakness besides Krytonite is magic. So: Thor.

Automatically Appended Next Post:
Apparently Mjorlnir is a magical weapon too. Anyway, Wizard Magazine back in the day ranked Superman the 3rd most powerful Superhero and Thor the 2nd most powerful. I go by that.

**azazel the cat**

Superman's weakness is magic, yes: but Mjolnir's magical properties are limited. As in, Mjolnir cannot enchant Superman or anything like that, so the fact that it is a magical weapon is moot. it's not as if Mjolnir can bypass Superman's armour save.

It's already been said, but it comes down entirely to the location of the fight. If Superman has access to a yellow sun, then he wins, hands down. However, if he doesn't have access to a yellow sun, then Thor wins without difficulty.

**Avatar 720**

Could superman lift Mjolnir? Or will all Thor have to do is drop it on Superman's stomach? It won't have killed him but it'd have pinned him to the floor.

*Sneaks out of a comic thread via the back door, not once ever having read a comic aside from The Beano and The Dandy*

**Ahtman**

Superman isn't 'weak' to lightning, he just isn't invulnerable to it. He has been zapped by lightning before by Black Adam (and Captain Marvel for that matter) and while it hurt, it didn't stop him.

I actually imagine Superman could lift Mjolnir, and not through strength, but through worthiness.

**KalashnikovMarine**

Ahtman makes an excellent point on Supes lifting Mjolnir.

Over all I think Superman would pummel Thor back to Asgard so brutally that the Aesir would think he was Baldur.

**Bromsy**

Thor. He's a warrior, Superman is a nancy in fancy pajamas. And if Thor had the Odinforce it'd be done in one.

**Ouze**

While I've already said that I think Superman would win, I also want to concur with Ahtman and KalaK that I think Superman would be able to lift Mjolnir, or indeed, simply catch it in air, and then assume all the powers of Thor, in addition to his own. Thor is both a person, and an office, and two individuals can simultaneously be Thor.

**Ahtman**

Bromsy wrote:
Thor. He's a warrior, Superman is a nancy in fancy pajamas. And if Thor had the Odinforce it'd be done in one.

Pajamas you say?

Superman isn't a warrior?

**Bran Dawri**

I'm gonna have to go with Thor. As has been said, Supes is vulnerable to magic, while strength-wise, they're in roughly the same ballpark.

Plus, it's all in the name. Man of Steel. God of Thunder.

**KalashnikovMarine**

Hah! Did Superman just make a Spinaltap reference?

**Steve steveson**

Yes. Yes he did. And that is why he would win.

Adam West Batman, however, would beat the lot of them with his anti-god-bat-spray, bat-kryptonite-ray and lightning-grounding-bat-boots.

**Kilkrazy**

Please take it to Polls forum.

**Shadowseer_Kim**

I think I will have to go with Batman.. he has after all beaten Superman and the entire Justice League. Pretty sure he could take Thor too, after all he is used to hanging out with gods, ala Wonder Woman and crew. Not exactly a lightweight.

**Mad Boss Morgrot**

Marvel yay, DC nay!

**AngryMarine**

My vote goes for...The Aquabats! Super heroes, and the raddest band in the land? Atsa winning combination!

**TheDungen**

Superman, he's invulnerable while thor is just a suffieciently advanced alien, so the superman magic thing doesn't really apply.

Of course batman win because batman would figure out a way to win before showing up.

**KamikazeCanuck**

No, Thor is a God while Superman is an Alien.

**George Spiggott**

Did somebody say alien?

I'm going with Thor (or Vasquez) simply because Thor was a better film than Superman Returns.

**Spetulhu**

Thor.

Superman is so invincible that the stories are generally crap. You always need a plan to neutralize him, either by sending him elsewhere or getting some kryptonite. And ofc many stories end with Superman saying he recognized the plot from the start but just played along so the bad guy could hang himself.

**LlamaAgility**

Voted Thor in the poll, but will claim hipster rights by saying "Lobo".

**Hlaine Larkin mk2**

Frazzled wrote:
Superman. Outside of Kryptonite, can that cat even die?

.

Doomsday managed

**Ahtman**

KamikazeCanuck wrote:
No, Thor is a God while Superman is an Alien.

Thor is only a god in our world, in the Marvel Universe he is an Alien as well.

**KamikazeCanuck**

Ahtman wrote:
KamikazeCanuck wrote:
No, Thor is a God while Superman is an Alien.

Thor is only a god in our world, in the Marvel Universe he is an Alien as well.

No, in the Marvel world he is a God. In the Marvel Movie world he is some kind of alien.