Talk:Roronoa Zoro VS ???/@comment-26363797-20161110233623/@comment-26449310-20161111032210

Someone actually asked LSwan62, a member of the research team and all-time fan of this matchup, who he would go for. Here was his answer:

"I've been a part of multiple debates about both characters, and I can safely say that Darkseid would win, probably even if Thanos had the Infinity Gauntlet(though he shouldn't, it was a one-time thing and Darkseid has actually wielded it just as many times lol). On top of that, that one instance actually taught Darkseid about the IG's one weakness, while Thanos has never known that to my knowledge.

I find most people who say Thanos either include the Heart of the Universe(confirmed to be non-canon), or only use Post-Crisis Darkseid feats despite Darkseid not being retconned at all from the COIE. Usually, it boils down to "he gets his a** beat by Superman while Thanos takes on Thor, Drax, and Hulk all at the same time."

They forget that not only does Darkseid still scale from Pre-Crisis feats, the version we see is actually an avatar projected onto the physical plane and containing only a fraction of his true power. In reality, Darkseid is a literal God existing on a higher plane of existence who almost collapsed the Multiverse as a side effect from dying.

So yeah, I'd go with Darkseid"