Monday, September 8, 2008

Captain Marvel/Photon

I tricked you again! You thought I meant Shazam (I call him Shazam because only Marvel can have a Captain Marvel), but I meant super-awesome Monica Rambeau! Monica Rambeau is not just the world's most powerful female superhero, she is the world's most powerful female anything! Also, hotter than the sun. She doesn't go by Captain Marvel anymore, so I guess I can forgive you for your mistake.

Monica Rambeau has the power to convert her body into any kind of energy in the electromagnetic spectrum and a few that aren't. On top of this, when exposed to a new type of energy, her body can assimilate it and absorb it. She used this to great effect against Green Lantern in their singular encounter. The important thing to remember is that in her energy form she is not only intangible, but without mass completely. Few physical forces, and none at Superman's disposal, can affect her in this form and she can move at the speed of light if the particular energy in question is light.

Given her ability to absorb energy, it is not unlikely that her fight with Superman would be a very short one. Should circumstances go her way, she could absorb all the solar energy stored within Superman's body, much in the same way she drained Green Lantern's ring. However, this would require that Superman use his heat vision against her, which isn't really a given. It's likely since Superman is relatively low on options against an opponent he can't touch, but not a given.

The more likely situation finds Monica Rambeau bombarding Superman with a multitude of different radiations until she finds one that sticks. Superman is invulnerable to most types of energy, but electricity has worked against him in the past. She has all the time in the world to find one though. It's not like Superman can do shit to her.

This is one instance where maybe Superman would fare better in his lame electric blue guise. I couldn't tell you which one would end up absorbing the other. I imagine they would both end up in their human forms and have a bare knuckle brawl. Rambeau was in the Harbor Patrol, which I guess is sort of like the military, so she would have the advantage there.

Next Week: Godzilla

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