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NFUN posted...

Lex Luthor exists at more or less our level of technology. Maybe a century or two ahead of us with weird science of the Superman world. Two hundred years ago we fought wars with muskets and bayonets. A hundred and fifty years ago streets were lit with fire. A hundred years ago we didn't know what atoms were made out of and you had to be in earshot to talk to somebody. Imagine what science would look like a thousand years from now (assuming no collapse). It'll be likely as divorced from our understanding of the world as ours is to an 11th century Irishman. Give it another ten thousand years. In this Universe, I can't imagine there not being technology that hilariously surpasses Superman's powers. It may take Kevin a million years, or a thousand times that, to get to that point, but you're not arguing determination, you're arguing ability, and given eternity, Kevin would certainly be able to surpass a mere one million Supermen.

Okay, so he's Brainiac, who is a multiversal-level threat that is even smarter than Lex. Who Superman also beats.

My point is that you're giving Kevin this overwrought comic book villain backstory and hyping him up. He's even now an edgy, overpowered version of a harmless character originally made for children! Superman LOVES trouncing these guys, this is firmly his territory.

Which isnt to say Superman is just too OP to lose. Nah. Superman loses all the time. I'd take this Kevin versus one Superman, or maybe even a reasonable amount of Supermen. But Superman also excels in a team - he is a team player, and when he loses, his friends usually step up to bail him out. You just gave each Superman 999,999 friends.

This situations sounds like Kevin has a huge advantage, but it's really a standard Superman story, and it's tailor-made for him to win.

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DPOblivion was far more determined than me.