Talk:Knuckles VS ???/@comment-26363797-20150723223743

These are really my top 2 Marvel vs. DC death battles I want to see:



Hulk vs. Doomsday



Darkseid vs. Thanos

NOTE: Before any of you say this is a mismatch because 1.)Thanos has been cursed by death to be unable to die, and 2) The Infinity Gauntlet and Heart of the Universe stomp. You're right and wrong

Both of these claims are true, but their context within the setting of a Death Battle is completely misguided. First off, yes,  Thanos was cursed with undeath. However, that a) counts as outside help, and b) Darkseid was given divine protection by the Source to be unable to die as well.

Secondly, the Infinity Gauntlet and the HotU AREN’T Thanos’ standard equipment. He had both of them separately at certain points of time, but he later lost them. Their entire introductions were to make Thanos FAR more powerful than he really was as the gimmicks for story arcs. The same goes for Darkseid in relation to the  Soulfire serum in Death of the New Gods and  the Anti-Life Equation in Final Crisis.