Official Marvel/DC Team Draft Thread

[vapid]

Telepaths are great.... but how can you mind control someone who moves faster than the speed of thought?

Strong superman-type guys are reliable... but I wonder how tough they will be after getting punched a thousand times over with the momentum of the earth?

A magic user needs time to say his spells or move his fingers... but what happens when he realizes they've all been broken already?


One man can do all of these things and much more he is....



[FONT="Verdana"]The Flash[/FONT]



The Flash is the ultimate speedster. And speed is crucial in these matches of titans. Possessing access to the Speed Force, the Flash has been shown to run at speeds allowing him access to other dimensions, he has run FASTER THAN DEATH, and has been able to travel back in time.

While some of those feats might be overpowered, even if we eliminate those ridiculous feats he still has one of the most dangerous arsenal of powers.

His power over speed is not just limited to his own body.

He can grant speed to others and take away speed from his enemies, making them immobile and useless, and making him an excellent teammate.

He can also give other objects the same velocity, so he can throw buses at you at the speed of light, or transfer kinetic energy into you and make you explode.

He can vibrate his molecules so he pasess harmlessly through almost any type of matter.

Flash is my glue guy. He can almost literally be everywhere at once, and with a proper field captain utilizing his abilities to the maximum efficiency he can take out the glass cannons early on, or transport the big hitters to another zip code/continent. I will also pick Barry Allen to represent the Flash, as he is the most experienced of the modern Flashes. Wally was always shown to be a little immature, but Barry has more experience and has been shown to be able to sacrifice himself for the betterment of the team. He and Batman also have team experience together, making the foundation of my team already able teammates.



I think Flash is a great example of a character who has a chance to be overpowered, but if we are reasonable in evaluating him, he will be extremely powerful, but not too powerful that he can not be allowed.

[The Magic Man]

With the 12th pick in Round 2, ~Primetime~ selects...



Scarlet Witch

Initially, the Scarlet Witch had the mutant ability to manipulate probability via her "hexes", which usually manifested physically as "hex spheres" or "hex bolts". Wanda has the ability to affect probability fields to cause an occurrence of various unlikely phenomena, including spontaneous combustion of inflammable objects, rapid rust or decay of organic or inorganic materials, deflection of objects and powers in flight, and disruption of energy transmissions or fields. These hexes were relatively short range and limited to line of sight. Casting a hex requires a gesture and concentration on her part, though the gestures are largely a focus for the concentration. Despite this precision, the hexes are not necessarily guaranteed to work, particularly if Wanda is tired or using her powers excessively. If overextended, Wanda's hexes can backfire, causing probability to work against her wishes or to undo previous hexes. The effects are varied but almost always detrimental to opponents, such as causing the artifact the Evil Eye to work against inter-dimensional warlord Dormammu,[50] the robot Ultron to short circuit,[51] or a gas main underneath the Brotherhood of Mutants to explode.[52] Wanda is an expert combatant having been trained by both Captain America and Hawkeye, as well as being an adept tacitician due to her years of experience working as an Avenger and her experience in a variety of combat situations.

Writer Kurt Busiek redefined the Scarlet Witch's powers, and maintained that it was in fact an ability to manipulate chaos magic, given to her by the demon Chthon (imprisoned within Wundagore Mountain) when she was born. Busiek's redefinition upgraded Wanda's powers substantially, and she is shown as being capable of feats such as the resurrection of Wonder Man. Writer Brian Michael Bendis later revamped Wanda's powers yet again, with Doctor Strange stating that there was in fact no such thing as chaos magic and that Wanda had been altering reality all along.

[The Magic Man]

With the 1st pick in Round 3, ~Primetime~ selects...



Wolverine

Wolverine is a mutant with a number of both natural and artificial improvements to his physiology. His primary mutant power is an accelerated healing process, typically referred to as his mutant healing factor, that regenerates damaged or destroyed areas of his body far beyond the capabilities of an ordinary human. This power facilitated the artificial improvements he was subjected to under the Weapon X program, in which his skeleton was reinforced with the nearly-indestructible metal adamantium.

Depictions of the speed and extent of injury to which Wolverine can heal vary. Originally, this was portrayed as accelerated healing of minor wounds,[24] but writers have steadily increased this ability over the years. After several years, Wolverine's healing factor was depicted as healing severe wounds within a matter of days or hours.[25][26] Other writers went on to increase Wolverine's healing factor to the point that it could fully regenerate nearly any damaged or destroyed bodily tissues within seconds.[27][28][29] Among the more extreme depictions of Wolverine's healing factor include fully healing after being caught near the center of an atomic explosion[30] and the total regeneration of his soft body tissue, within a matter of minutes, after having it incinerated from his skeleton.[31] It has been stated in the Xavier Protocols, a series of profiles created by Xavier that lists the strengths and weaknesses of the X-Men, that Wolverine's healing factor is increased to "incredible levels" and theorizes that the only way to stop him is to decapitate him and remove his head from the vicinity of his body.[32] If an object composed of carbonadium is inserted and remains lodged within his body, his healing powers are slowed dramatically though they are not fully suppressed.[33] His healing factor also dramatically slows his aging process. Despite being born in the late 1800s,[34] he has the appearance and vitality of a man in his physical prime. Though he now has all of his memories, his healing abilities can provide increased recovery from psychological trauma by suppressing memories in which he experiences profound distress.[35]

In addition to accelerated healing of physical traumas, Wolverine's healing factor makes him extraordinarily resistant to diseases, drugs, and toxins. However, he still suffers the immediate effects of such substances; he has been shown to become intoxicated after significant dosages of alcoholic beverages,[36] and has been incapacitated on several occasions with drugs and poisons.[37] Although his body heals, the healing factor doesn't suppress the pain he endures while injured.[38]

Wolverine's mutation also consists of animal-like adaptations of his body, including pronounced canines and three retractable claws housed within each forearm. While originally depicted as bionic implants created by the Weapon X program,[39] the claws are later revealed to be a natural part of his body.[40] The claws are not made of keratin, as claws tend to be in the animal kingdom, but extremely dense bone, and can cut substances as durable as most metals, wood, and some varieties of stone.[41] Wolverine's hands do not have openings for the claws to move through: they cut through his flesh every time he extrudes them, with occasional references implying that he feels a moment of intense pain each and every time he does so.[42]

Wolverine's entire skeleton, including his claws, is molecularly infused with adamantium. Due to their coating, his claws can cut almost any known solid material. The only known exceptions are adamantium itself and Captain America's shield, which is composed of a Vibranium-Iron alloy, the only substance in the Marvel Universe known to be even more durable than adamantium (adamantium was an attempt to artificially mimic the alloy in Captain America's shield). Wolverine's ability to slice completely through a substance depends upon both the amount of force he can exert and the thickness of the substance. The adamantium also weights his blows, increasing the effectiveness of his offensive capabilities. However, this also makes him exceptionally susceptible to electrical and magnetic attacks.

[vapid]

This was a hard pick, because there were a lot of people I wanted to draft here and I have a feeling my pick would drop, but I have to make sure I get a GL. I'm picking the Ultimate Green Lantern:
[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]
Sodam Yat[/FONT]



He is a Daxamite, which means he has equivalent powers to a Kryptonian under a yellow sun like Superman, but is weak to Lead instead of Kryptonite.

That means along with a Green Lantern ring that is the most powerful weapon in the universe, he has:
-Super Strength/Hearing/Speed/Breath (whatever that means)
-X ray/Microscopic/Telescopic Vision
-Flight
-Heat vision

I would like to pick him with his ION powers, but I understand if that makes him too strong, even though he is still learning the ropes of wielding the power.



He has been shown to be fearless, going up against Superboy Prime by himself and holding his own for a while. He will be my heavy hitter, the tank of my team while also having the versatility granted by the GL ring.

He is also not afraid to use lethal force, unlike Superman:

[vapid]

WTF has had the 4 hour limit passed, so he is skipped for now and I have Magic Man's pick:

With the 4th pick in Round 3, The Magic Man selects

[vapid]

Pete pmed me his pick as well:

He picks Doomsday:



Best known for killing Superman.

[DreamShake34]

With our next pick I'll take Black Bolt



Black Bolt's powers are the result of electron manipulation. The speech center of his brain is linked to the control of his power so that vocal expression creates an extremely destructive electron disruption field. Through electron gathering and manipulation, the character can increase strength, speed, stamina, and durability - even channeling the power into a single punch called "The Master Blow". This act, however, leaves the character exhausted and must recover afterwards. Harnessing electrons for matter transformation, the controlled projection of energy as concussive blasts or quasi-solid particle/electron fields, broadcasting jamming frequencies and flight is also possible.

Black Bolt's most prominent offensive weapon is his voice, as his electron-harnessing ability is linked to the speech center of his brain. Speaking triggers a disturbance of the particle/electron interaction field: a word can level a city,[38] a shout can awaken distant volcanoes and cause tremors on a continent on the far side of the planet.[12] Due to the extreme danger posed by this power, the character has undergone rigorous mental training to prevent himself from uttering a sound, even in sleep. The fork-like antenna on Black Bolt's forehead allows more controlled use of his voice.

Black Bolt has the ability to unleash great destructive power through the use of his voice, but even the slightest whisper will release his power. Therefore, for the most part, he remains silent. This "quasi-sonic" scream is powered by electron energy that he draws in from the environment. At maximum the force is equal to that caused by the detonation of a nuclear weapon. Other possible manifestations of this harnessed electron energy include electron energy blasts, flight, enhanced strength (the "Master Blow" being a superhuman punch), ability to survive in space, and the ability to analyze and manipulate matter. The fork-shaped antenna that Black Bolt has worn upon his brow since childhood enable him to channel his powers in more directed, less destructive ways. Due to the fear of speaking while sleeping, Black Bolt practices a form of meditation, which may also help to enhance his abilities.[citation needed] One sound-generated attack was sufficient to instantly destroy both the Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Strange and the mightiest human being in the universe, the Sentry, on a parallel world. [39]

[rezznor]

I choose Loki, the master schemer. If you are going to fight to the death, you may as well fight dirty, and noone is dirtier then Loki. Nobody is better at manipulating events better then the God of Mischief. Although he prefers to remain in the shadows, Loki is still a deadly opponent if challenged. He has had thousands of years to practice and hone his sorcery, to an extent that it equals or may even surpass that of Dr. Strange. Although he is generally portraid as evil, most of that comes from his hatred of his adopted brother Thor. Otherwise, he has been known to fight alongside Asgardians against a common foe. He will make an excellent teamate as long as the team's goals fits his own.

Loki is a member of the race of Frost Giants of Jotunheim, although not a giant in stature. He possesses physical attributes equal to those of the race of superbeings known as Asgardians, such as enhanced strength; stamina (his Frost Giant metabolism grants him superhuman levels of physical stamina in practically all activities); durability (at times he imbues himself with magical abilities that enable him to withstand injuries that would prove fatal to another Asgardian, such as being beheaded) and immunity to all known diseases and toxins.

Loki has extensive training in the rites of black magic, and possesses the ability to manipulate great quantities of magical forces for a variety of purposes: energy projection, creation of force fields, temporarily increasing his own physical strength, grant superhuman abilities to living beings or inanimate objects, flight, hypnotism, illusion casting, and inter-dimensional teleportation. Apparently, Loki possesses some extrasensory abilities and is capable of astral projection and casting his thoughts across great distances, even across dimensional barriers. However, he cannot read the minds of other beings, though he can control their actions. He has been referred to as a master of magic with power exceeding Earth's Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Strange, armed with millennia of magical knowledge compared to Strange's decade.[27] Loki is also an adept shape-shifter with the ability to change both form (examples include transmogrification to a salmon, horse, etc.) and person, framing some heroes including Thor and Captain America. His shape-shifting ability does not necessarily include all the powers of other superhumans.

Loki is extremely difficult to harm or be killed. It is unknown how much of this is natural and how much stems from magical enhancement. He has proven resistant to the Controller's controller disk, immune to the mental influence of Voice, and immune to the power sapping abilities of Rogue. He has been able to break free of a Celestial device in the possession of Apocalypse. He was also totally unaffected from having his head severed, quickly reattaching it with no ill effects (though this was due to Thor using the Odinpower and the magic of the Runes).

Aside from his mystical abilities, Loki possesses a brilliant intellect. However, his passionate hatred of Thor, lust for power, and tendency to alienate others by his ignoble actions greatly impeded his ability to bring his well-laid plans to fruition. He is an expert manipulator and schemer.

Loki is sometimes armed with a sword and has made use of various magic items.

Powers
Loki possesses the normal strength of an Asgardian male of his age, height, and build. He can lift (press) about 30 tons.

Loki possesses the conventional attributes of an Asgardian, as well as certain innate magical powers. Like all Asgardians, Loki is extremely long-lived (though not immortal like the Olympians), superhumanly strong, immune to all diseases, and resistant to conventional injury. (Asgardian flesh and bone is about 3 times denser than similar human tissue, contributing to the Asgardian's superhuman strength and weight.) His Asgardian metabolism gives him superhuman endurance in all physical activities.

Besides these physical abilities, Loki possesses a host of magical skills. Among these is his ability to transform his shape at will into those of other creatures. He has become such animals as a snake, eagle, mouse, and bee, gaining the basic natural abilities inherent in each form. While he can take on the likeness of another god, giant, or human, he will not necessarily gain the special physical or mental powers of the being he imitates. Loki can also transform external objects into other forms and substances by magic; for instance, he can turn clouds into dragons. He can also bring inanimate objects to life, or mystically imbue objects or beings with specific but temporary powers. He has, for example, augmented the might of such human criminals as the Cobra and Sandu. These magical effects remain only for as long as he maintains the spell that created them.

Loki can project highly powerful concussive bolts of mystical energy. He can also create magical energy fields, which serve various purposes. With great concentration, Loki can create a field of sufficient resilience to repel Thor's enchanted hammer (though repeated blows would undoubtedly penetrate it) or physical objects such as large caliber projectiles. He can also surround objects in mystical energy to levitate them. He once lifted and supported an entire building off the ground for several minutes. He can also mystically levitate himself and thereby fly at great speed. As with his influence over matter, his magical energy feats only last as long as he maintains them.

Loki also has a number of mental and extrasensory powers, which are analogous to psionic abilities. He can broadcast his thoughts into other minds as well as plant compelling hypnotic suggestions. These telepathic abilities do not appear to be limited by distance: Loki can even cast his thoughts across dimensions. Loki cannot, however, perceive the thoughts of others. He does have certain extrasensory powers of perception, however, enabling him to see and hear events in distant places simultaneous to their occurrence. He can also mentally project an image of himself, in a manner not unlike astral projection, through which he can communicate with beings in other places.

Loki can also magically create rifts between dimensions, allowing him or other objects passage from one universe to another. Most often this rift is between Asgard and Earth.

Loki also has a vast knowledge of spells, which he can use for many magical effects. Loki has used his magic to enable him to endure injuries with little or no effect which would kill another Asgardian. He has even been beheaded, and yet he continued to live, magically reattached his head to his body, and was in the same condition as he was in before the beheading.

Abilities
Unrevealed

Weapons
Loki occasionally employs certain magical power objects, such as the Norn Stones or rare Asgardian herbs, to augment his own magical powers. These objects or substances are generally used to enhance his immediate personal strength or abilities, or to create a permanent magical transformation, such as that which gave the Absorbing Man his power. He once used the mystical sword of Surtur along with various equipment to transform Thor into a frog while Loki was in Asgard and Thor on Earth. The destruction of the engine drawing power from the sword caused Thor to return to his normal form.

[wTFaMonkey]

WTFaMonkey's 3rd round pick.


Thanos

Thanos is a mutant member of the race of superhumans known as the Eternals, and possesses a wide range of abilities, some of which are common to the Titanian Eternals, and others of which have been acquired through bionic amplification, mysticism, and augmentation by Death itself. In addition to superior levels of superhuman strength, stamina, and particularly durability, Thanos has shown himself able to tap, transform, and direct enormous quantities of cosmic energy, and to use it to shield himself. The Titanian is also capable of matter manipulation, telekinesis, and resistance to powerful telepathic assaults. Thanos has demonstrated psionic abilities, including telepathy, the limits of which are as yet unknown. Thanos can also temporarily increase his powers by absorbing energy from an unknown source of quasi-mystical nature.

Thanos possesses a superhuman intellect, originally dedicated to the annihilation of life and the mastery of any technology/mysticism which would enable him to achieve this goal. He has vast knowledge of science, metaphysics, and the occult. He possesses technology that allows force field projection, time travel, movement through alternate dimensions, and teleportation over interstellar distances. He has used a throne-like chair capable of teleportation and faster-than-light travel, and once used the starship Sanctuary II as a base of operations. Thanos also trained his adopted daughter Gamora to become one of the universe's most adept female assassins.

Thanos once gained possession of the Cosmic Cube, and used it for his own purposes. He later possessed the Infinity Gauntlet which incorporated six Infinity Gems, each one of which granted him total mastery over six basic aspects of existence: Time, Space, Power, Mind, Reality, and Soul, making him virtually omnipotent.

Just The perfect Beast I needed to give my team some toughness. He also once killed Silver Surfer.

The Silver Surfer, long since Thanos' enemy, had come to believe that Death was seeking him out to be a new consort. The Surfer approached Thanos with this concern, but Thanos flew into a rage, attacking the Surfer and killing him. Although he appeared to offer the Surfer's body as a sacrifice, Thanos returned the Surfer to life as an insult. Death retaliated by declaring Thanos to be immortal and thus forever denied entering her realm.

[DirtBag]

Amazo

POWERS AND ABILITIES
Each version of Amazo has differences, but all utilize "absorption cells" to duplicate the powers of any metahuman encountered (not unlike Marvel's Super-Adaptoid). Originally, he could only use one power at a time and has duplicated Superman's strength, The Flash's speed, Green Lantern's power ring, and Wonder Woman's magic lasso among others, but also inherited the heroes' weaknesses in early appearances. In most cases, Amazo possesses a 'default' form consisting of the powers of the first five (post-Crisis) JLA members, capable of adapting to incorporate other powers. Amazo also appears to be able to copy physical objects as well, including Green Lantern's power ring, Wonder Woman's lasso, Hawkgirl's mace, and Batman's batarangs. In Justice League of America #23, Amazo shows the ability to copy Zatanna's ability to cast magic using reverse speech.

In the Justice League Unlimited episode "The Return", Amazo returns to Earth, having learned all that is offered from the universe. He plows through the entirety of all the Justice League members, even effortlessly pushing through Superman. Amazo displayed unequaled speed and strength and was able to shrink his body to the nanoscopic scale. He also was able to transport the planet Oa into a different dimension. Despite this, his powers are shown to have their limits, since he was unable to do anything to stop an empowered form of Solomon Grundy in a later episode (Grundy was absorbing all of Amazo's powers).

[Doomsday Dallas]

Vulcan / Gabriel Summers
(younger brother of X-Men characters Cyclops and Havok)









Vulcan first appeared in X-Men: Deadly Genesis #1 written by Ed Brubaker, a story which ran from January to July 2006

Powers and abilities

Vulcan is a mutant with the ability to manipulate limited amounts of energy. In addition to traditional energies of the electromagnetic spectrum Vulcan has displayed control over exotic energies such as Cyclops' optic blasts and magical energy.

He has used his powers to produce light, heat, force, and electricity, as well as warp or disable limited amounts/kinds of existing energy sources, tap into and suppress mutant energies, survive in the vacuum of space, and fly. Outside a planetary atmosphere his flight speed can even reach near the speed of light. He is able to go without food by directly absorbing energy for a long time. He can manipulate electricity within a person's brain.

He can also use the powers of others by manipulating the energy in their brain. When he uses his powers, his eyes glow. Emma Frost, Rachel Summers and Professor Xavier have confirmed him to be beyond an Omega-level mutant. However Omega-level already denotes unlimited potential, making "Beyond Omega level" redundant. He has been confirmed as an Omega-level mutant in Uncanny X-Men #483, his powers elevated to said level thanks to absorbing a massive amount of mutant


http://www.mutanthigh.com/vulcan.html
(read the bio)

[tian820]

Well, I was going to pick Vulcan to go with Spider-Man's persona and Thor's God-like power, but instead I'll just have to settle with the Eternal Ikaris

As an Eternal, Ikaris possesses a number of powers far beyond those of normal humans, including:
Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes.

Levitation of himself and/or others through mental control

Ikaris has the ability to manipulate cosmic energy, granting him virtual invulnerability and the ability to project cosmic energy from his eyes or hands in the form of heat, light, or concussive force. Like his entire race, extended usage will greatly deplete him.

Ikaris has total mental control over his physical form, granting virtual immortality, including immunity to disease and aging, and regenerative powers. Note: As long as the Celestial technology tasked with keeping him alive functions, Ikaris is given a new body when the old one is destroyed.

Limited psionic ability to manipulate matter at an atomic level; When a prime Eternal this ability is greatly enhanced

Limited psionic powers, including illusion casting, mind-reading, telepathy, and telekinesis;

Creation of force shields around himself and/or others;

Teleportation of himself and others, but finds it unpleasant.

Superhuman sensory perceptions, far greater than those of most Eternals.

Ikaris can basically do it all. Not only that, he's also suitable to lead my team.

[Quata]

Blackheart



Blackheart is a powerful demon of the highest order, created by Mephisto, probably from the essence of Darkforce. He possesses vast inherent supernatural powers, including superhuman strength, speed, and endurance which are magical in nature. He's totally invulnerable to anything except the most powerful forces in the universe. He also has telekinetic and telepathic powers, and can levitate, teleport inter-dimensionally, change his size and physical form, enter and leave different planes of existence and dimensions at will, heal himself at the sub-molecular level, and has the ability to generate various forms of energies for destructive purposes such as powerful concussive blasts of black energy. He also possesses very high intelligence that makes him near-omniscient. Unlike his father, he can capture a soul against the will of the person he is stealing it from. Blackheart has demonstrated the ability to control millions of minds at once while in Hell, as he is able to call forth armies from the pits. He has also shown his telekinetic powers by ripping an entire planet apart by the force of will. Blackheart is also able to control Darkforce Energy without any limits. He can teleport himself and others to the Darkforce Dimension where he is literally omnipotent and omniscient.

His ability to regenerate makes him virtually immortal. His powers are immense making him one of the most powerful demonic entities in Marvel Universe.

[hotsizzle]

I pick Wonder Woman



Powers/Abilities

Flight, super-strength, super-speed, highly developed fighting skills, enhanced hearing, enhanced vision, animal empathy, regeneration (healing factor), sisterhood with fire, high resistance to magic. Blessed with the gifts of the Olympian Gods, Wonder Woman is one of the strongest beings on the planet; she can fly at sublight speed; while not invulnerable, she is highly resistant to bodily harm; she can psychically communicate with animals; she is an expert at all forms of classical armed and unarmed combat; a master of the sword, ax, and bow and arrow; a skilled tactician and diplomat; her arsenal includes a magic lasso that forces anyone within its confines to tell the absolute truth; her bracelets can deflect bullets.

[hotsizzle]

Captain Marvel



Captain Marvel derives his various powers from seven elder beings, all of whom form part of an acronym in the name Shazam. From the Hebrew king, Solomon, he derives great wisdom. From the Greek hero Hercules, he derives tremendous strength. He gains stamina from Atlas - a contemporary of Hercules. He gains power from the Olympian God Zeus, courage from the Hellenistic warrior Achilles and swiftness from the Greek God Mercury.

Magically bestowed aspects of various mythological figures which includes super strength, invulnerability, super-speed, flight, fearlessness, and vast wisdom/enhanced mental perception.