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>“It’s a blessing and a curse, you see,” Kirkman mused aloud. “To create a character so utterly, uncompromisingly powerful. So devastatingly effective. Omni-Man isn't just strong; he’s an apex predator. Who, then, do you pit him against?”
>He tapped a pen against the pad, a thoughtful furrow in his brow. “The usual suspects are almost immediately dismissed, aren't they? One considers, naturally, the titans of other universes.”
>“Goku, for instance. A spectacle, certainly. A warrior whose very existence is a testament to the boundless potential of self-improvement. But against Nolan? I look at Goku, and I see... a very enthusiastic, very powerful, but ultimately finite, fire hydrant against a volcanic eruption. There’s no emotional core for Nolan to exploit, just an obstacle to be removed.”
>“Then there’s the Hulk. Raw, unadulterated rage. Impressive, undeniably. A walking gamma bomb. But predictable. So utterly, gloriously predictable. It’s a temper tantrum versus a strategic dismantling. No contest.”
>“And Superman. Ah, the Big Blue Boy Scout. The gold standard. Nolan doesn’t fight Superman; he dissects. If it came to a physical confrontation, Nolan would bring a level of unyielding, genocidal commitment that Clark, bless his incorruptible heart, simply isn’t wired for. It’s a different league of conviction, a different commitment to destruction.”
>“Then,” he said, his voice dropping, taking on a conspiratorial whisper, “a whisper from the pantheon of impossible battles. A ghost of Sparta. Kratos.”
>“Now that’s a different beast entirely. A being who has unravelled entire mythologies with his bare hands and the sharpened steel of his regret."
>He clapped his hands together, the sound sharp and definitive. “Yes. Kratos. That, my friends, is a fight. A true, beautiful, cataclysmic impossibility. Finally, a fitting opponent for Nolan. The kind of chaos I strive for.”
Is this the peak matchup?