r/DeathBattleMatchups • u/RemarkableWing9637 • 9h ago
Memes and Joke Matchups Marvel doing everything in their power to nerf GR
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u/The_Smashor Monika vs Flowey fan 7h ago
You know what? I'll say it. The Penance Stare is a flawed concept to begin with. It doesn't need the ability to destroy souls, by making you feel all the pain you've inflicted onto others, you should be neutral in the eyes of judgement. Destroying the soul is just stupid, especially when Johnny has a million other ways to do that if he wants to. It should never have been a killing move, it should've been a knockout move meant to induce empathy. This also makes surviving it a feat of pure pain tolerance and not magical bullshit, which makes surviving it impressive instead of just annoying, as well as giving strong story implications.
Why would Punisher stay the same after the stare? Because deep down, he knows what he's doing is a step too far, but without being The Punisher, he has absolutely nothing.
Thanos? He's a psychopath who can't be made to feel empathy without severe circumstances. Galactus? He does feel empathy for his actions, but knows that when the time comes he'll give more to the world than he ever took. Doom? Still probably the writers being unable to get off his dick but it's a start.
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u/Scarecrow640 My matchup isn't popular enough for its own flair 7h ago
I mean, I think I remember one time where Doom was once shown that the universe would be absolutely great and he’d be loved by a lot of people if he just gave up his obsession with Reed, and ended up burning down the entire thing for the other Doom even suggesting doing such, so you could argue that he’d just be way too stubborn for even that to work.
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u/Worth-Floor9004 9h ago
This is Todd mcfarlens doing but I can’t prove it