He can create a time machine, black holes, death, war, and literally create and kill God. Am I wrong for saying he’s the most powerful character?

  • Arcane2077English
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    31 minutes ago

    Alan Wake seems to command reality far more profoundly than Maxwell, though “Alan’s” powers come with a caveat; His writing needs to make for a gripping story.

  • Lumidaub@feddit.org
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    2 hours ago

    There’s numerous characters that can create stuff from thin air. You can’t compare power levels across franchises that are very different from one another (Superman vs Goku type stuff barely works).

    • papalonian@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      You can’t compare power levels across franchises that are very different from one another (Superman vs Goku type stuff barely works).

      You can if you’re having fun.

      Supes would absolutely smoke Goku, btw.

      • Lumidaub@feddit.org
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        55 minutes ago

        Sure, for fun. Most people starting this kind of discussion seem to be looking for definitive answers though.

        • LandedGentry@lemmy.zipEnglish
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          10 minutes ago

          Are they though? I’ve always seen these speculative discussions as more of a fun thought exercise/excuse to quibble lightheartedly with friends. It’s a competition seeing who can basically assert their opinion in fun, funny, and/or clever ways. I don’t think anyone expects to actually come to a concrete conclusion or consensus

          • Lumidaub@feddit.org
            1·
            7 minutes ago

            Your experiences with these discussions seem to be better than mine, that’s all I know.

      • funkajunk@lemm.eeEnglish
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        1 hour ago

        They’re both insanely overpowered, but while Goku can literally smash the universe, Superman can destroy the multiverse.

    • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
      2·
      1 hour ago

      Omniscient and omnipotent.

      If God existed, I kinda imagine he’d be like end-game Dr. Manhattan. Which was probably the message, but explained really well through the journey.

      But, OTOH, if God did exist, it’d have infinite capacity to have infinite care and consideration for every quark. Unlike Dr. Manhatten, it could just choose to care, choose to limit the effects of being omniscient. Dr. Manhattan was as much a victim of his powers and, obviously, unable or unwilling to control their effects on him. He could fork off instances of himself, but he couldn’t resist the ennui of inevitability. He was a puppet of fate, and was aware of that. By definition, God is omnipotent, and therefore would be unbound by those limitations.

      • LandedGentry@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        8 minutes ago

        After reading this I can’t tell if I’m smoking too much weed or not smoking enough weed.