The Most powerful DC superhero ever

Who is the most powerful DC superhero?

By GbMcSnacky

 

               It’s the age old question asked by nerds as old as time. So let’s break it down. Who is the most powerful superhero in the DC universe? Now when I say most powerful, it can be taken a few different ways. Powerful being which is the strongest of powerful which has the most impressive array of powers. I believe in the latter. Let’s find out who stacks up and who falls short.

               Superman: Now what would a DC most powerful list be without everyone’s favorite Swiss army knife of powers. Superman seemed to adopt more and more powers from the golden age of comics to present day. Everyone knows the story of superman and his present day powers. Not everyone know that superman’s original powers were that he could bound tall buildings in a single leap, he was faster than a speeding bullet,  he has superhuman strength, and his skin was impervious. That alone makes him a contender for the list and we haven’t even mentioned the heat beam eyes, ice breath, x-ray vision, or the ability to fly which he adopted over the years. But even though he has this plethora of powers, he does have two vital weaknesses. One being that if he comes into contact with any of the forms of Kryptonite he becomes as feeble as a newborn puppy. Kryptonite can be hard to come by in the DC universe so not many people use that against him. Second, this one being the most overlooked weakness is his affinity for the sun. If you take superman out of the sun he becomes as normal as you or I. For these reasons I believe that superman is not the most powerful superhero in the DC universe.

               Green Lantern: Whether it is Hal Jordan, Kyle Reiner, John Stewart, or Guy Gardner. The Green Lantern Corps have always been there to protect the universe against injustice. Using the power of will as their weapons to fight against Sinestro and all of the baddies in the universe they are a force to be reckoned.  A green lantern’s power is channeled through their power ring to make “constructs” out of sheer power of will. A green lantern’s construct is only limited by his imagination and will power. They can wrap themselves in a bubble of will power from their power ring allowing them to fly and survive outer space. With these powers one would contest that the green lantern is one of the most powerful DC superhero. I would happily disagree. Green lanterns are formidable yes, but if they do not charge their power ring from the lantern they become just another Joe Schmoe. Also if we go back to the silver age of comics the green lantern has a very simple weakness, the color yellow. Yellow which is the opposite end of the spectrum from green and in the DC universe yellow represents greed. Greed is the counterpart to will power; therefore the green lantern could be taken down by a yellow glove your mom uses to clean the dishes. That is why I don’t believe the green lantern is the most powerful DC universe superhero.

               Batman: Now here is a superhero that relies mostly on his high intelligence and his inability to trust others. Batman is not one of the meta-humans (humanoids with extraordinary powers)he is just a normal human with a high intelligence and a butt ton of money. He does have some martial arts training and a lot of gadgets that he relies on very much. Now let’s talk about what I mentioned before, his inability to trust anyone. Batman seems to have a contingency plan for just about everyone. He keeps a glove imbued with Kryptonite just in case Superman would go rouge. That is just one example of his trust issues. Batman has a few vulnerabilities. One, he is just a normal human. He will eventually succumb to old age and his past injuries. Even in the Kingdom Come series he is depicted as an elderly man whom sits in the bat cave using bat sentries to fight crime. He does dawn a mostly prosthetic bat suit. But if you take his fancy gadgets away he is just a human with a high intellect and some fighting skills. These are just a few reasons why I believe Batman is not the most powerful superhero in the DC superhero.

               The Flash: Wally West to be exact. Yes, yes, I know Barry Allen created the speed force and was the father of all speedsters. But he is not the fastest flash. Barry still couldn’t go back in time without the use of the time treadmill. He however, could pass through walls and items without blowing them up. But Wally can go back in time without use of any treadmill. But whenever he passes through objects it causes the molecules to become unstable and explode. However speed is not Wally’s only power. He has the ability to think as fast as he can move. Therefore he can evaluate a situation in all its aspects before the first move is made by the bad guy. He can also use the speed force to heal wounds in minute if not hours. He can create speedsters out of anyone. He CAN fly. His mass becomes denser the faster he goes making him pretty much invulnerable to any physical attack. Also when he hits at full force since his mass is so dense and he is hitting with all his speed it is to be said it has the same power as a red dwarf star imploding on its self. But most importantly he can steal inertia from anything and use it to his advantage. So for all you nay sayers that think Barry is faster than Wally, explain to me that if Wally steals his inertia from him rendering him a statue how that makes him faster than Wally. Also all those synapses firing in your brain use inertia. So if he steals the inertia in your brain it would cause you to go brain dead. If he stole the inertia from your blood pumping through your veins you would die. He is portrayed in every cartoon of him like a horny idiot. That is not the fact. Wally West is a scientist with an above average IQ. Now for the weaknesses I have yet to find any. Death had to make a speedster to try to catch Wally because he couldn’t. Even after that the Black Flash couldn’t even catch Wally in a race to the end of time. Wally West in my opinion is the most powerful DC superhero of all time. Even if you go back to the Kingdom Come series, he evolved into something more than just a human. He no longer needed his human shell and pretty much became the essence that is the speed force with the classic bucket helmet. I can’t think of anyone that could even come close to beating Wally.

               Well there you have it, my opinion on the most powerful DC superhero. I know I left many heroes out of this. Not because I don’t have the knowledge on them, but because I only wanted to touch on the ones that I have seen in numerous top ten lists. If you think you know of someone whom could beat the flash, just ask yourself; could they beat him with no movement, no thought process, and take a punch that has the power of a red dwarf star? I don’t think so.