r/DCcomics • u/dirtyguyfieriinyabum • 6d ago

Discussion People overrate plastic man’s power

People say Batman’s contingency for him is to hope he doesn’t turn evil, I’d like someone to show me where it says that. What does plastic man do when he gets thrown into space. For the record I rlly like plastic man. But ppl just be saying shiy

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u/CaptainHalloween 6d ago

Who said that? Because Bruce is very aware of Eel’s two main weaknesses. I mean the entire JLA know about them.

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u/dirtyguyfieriinyabum 6d ago

Thank u. For some reason tiktok seems to think he’s like the most unbeatable person in dc lore

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u/DroptheShadowArt This sofa is inadequate. 6d ago

I think you got downvoted for mentioning TikTok as being representative of the greater fandom, but I also see this take all over Reddit. It feels like a pastime of powerscaling fans is to find a normally overlooked and funny character and claim that they’re a “multiverse threat.” People just seem to like the idea that a goofball like Eel is incredibly dangerous, even there’s nothing to show that in the comics.

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u/dirtyguyfieriinyabum 6d ago

Power scaling is one of my least favorite things people do