Breaking the Panels is proud to introduce two galactic peace keepers chose to protect this section of the galaxy we live. But who can save THEM from each other?! In Marvel's corner, we have Nova! In DC's corner, we have Green Lantern! Both brewed from the drillbit militant standings of a Corps team of their own respective universes, they're itching to show who's the better galactic soldier and protector of Earth!!
MARVEL
Real Name: Richard Rider
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Powers: Flight; Enhanced Strength, Speed and Durability; wields an energy force known as the Nova Force; Energy Projection; Energy Absorption; Can generate and manipulate wormholes in space; Wears Standard Issue Xandarian StarCorps uniform with a helmet that can lock into his uniform giving him life support, pick up radio signals, and track energy signatures via Heads up Display
Other Known Aliases: Quasar; Human Rocket
First Appearance: Nova #1
Richard Rider is Nova, a galactic peace keeper who received his powers by the Nova Corps. While the Corps was initially established to be used as a galactic militia by a race of aliens known as Xandarians, it grew prosperous and was broken into sections along most of the galaxy. Richard was chosen at random as a teen when a Nova Corpsman was dying and gave him the Nova Force from, but turned out to be the greatest wielder of the Nova Force than any other in the Corps. Fighting villains all over the galaxy as the Champion of Xandar, Rider took great pride in his heroism. But after a while, he longed to go back to Earth. Once back, he joins the group, New Warriors. After a long stint as a New Warrior, he is needed once more in the Corps. He is appointed as Centurion Prime, the highest ranking and given the section of space with Earth to guard. Eventually tragedy struck and the Nova Corps were completely wiped out, leaving only Rider. However, the complete annihilation left the entire Nova Force to be absorbed by Rider... giving him the entire combined power of the entire Corps himself. And on top of that, he obtained Worldmind, a computer which is the collective memories and history of the entire race, and also gives him tactical advice. Yea.... this guy... is unbelievably hard to defeat. It's hard to top someone who can go toe-to-toe with Thanos.
Real Name: Hal Jordan
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 200 lbs.
Powers: Wields the Green Light of Willpower through his Green Lantern ring; Flight; Energy Projection; Can create solid light constructs
Other Known Aliases: Parallax; Spectre
First Appearance: Showcase #22
Hal Jordan is the Green Lantern of Space Sector 2814. He is the first human to ever be chosen into the Green Lantern Corps, a militant peace keeping force created by the Guardians of the Universe to protect the galaxy. The Green Lanterns derive their power from the Green Energy of Willpower. It is harnessed through a battery on the Lanterns' home world of Oa, and which charges the lanterns of each Green Lantern, which themselves are in turn used to charge their rings. Everybody keeping up with that? Okay... good. Jordan was chosen after another Green Lantern, Abin Sur. Living in Coast City, prior to being a Lantern, Jordan was one of the bravest and best test pilots for the USAF. His humanity and willpower led him to become the greatest and most powerful Green Lanterns to ever enlist. He can use his ring to create constructs of anything that he can imagine when in battle. He is well trained in energy combat. His willpower is the strongest of all the Corps. Hal is also one of the founding members of the Justice League of America. In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape his sight. Hal Jordan is a force to be reckoned with, and not to be taken lightly. And whatever you do, don't try to blow up his city... again... or else he just may go even more insane than the last time!
THE BATTLE
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Green Lantern has his ring fully charged. His previous military background before becoming a Green Lantern gives him an advantage that his will is stronger, making him one of the deadliest and most powerful Green Lanterns to ever enlist into the Corp. With Green Lantern's ring, he can create constructs of anything he can imagine. From simple blasts of energy to huge towering stuctures that can smash a planet as if it were an ant. He can use it to create barriers to block incoming attacks.
Nova is a living being of pure Nova Force. His energy levels are off the charts. Armed with his helmet, Worldmind, he can deduce the battle and pinpoint his attacks at the precise moment needed. He has massive amounts of Nova force to utilize and can even absorb energy projected to him.
Green Lantern initiates contact with a barrage of constructs. Each can hold Nova back to slow him down, but can be answered back by a blast of Nova energy. When Nova returns fire, Green Lantern can slow these down by creating barriers. This calls for Nova to get up close for a more personal fight. Each opponent can hold their own in a hand to hand combat situation, although they almost never do. But Nova has the advantage here as Worldmind can read an opponents movements and can predict each attack.
Set back away from each other, both heroes tend to showboat a bit with their powers. Each starts a charge towards each other, flying as fast as they possibly can with one arm outstretched in front of them. The colliding result generates an energy blast that can be seen from Earth, which was probably about 2 million miles away. Green Lantern, now in closer vicinity can utilize more close combat constructs. Imagine Nova rrapped in a green glowing net of pure energy and gettimg beat by large green fists of energy, simultaneously. In a burst of rage, Nova would absorb the energy from each hay-maker and burst the energy from his entire body outward, thus freeing him. The energy knocks Jordan off guard, giving Nova the time to lay some huge hits. Green Lantern begins to lose his focus and does his best to fire more energy beams into Nova. It does not help, for he just absorbs each energy blast and crushes each construct, no matter how many Jordan projects. His constructs are getting weaker.
Green Lantern proceeds to charge his ring, as Nova continues to battle projections of Jordan's subconscious. Nova then finds his chance. Batting away each projection, he tears through the barrier Jordan had set up. But he was too late. The Lantern had fully recharged the ring. Hal Jordan began to glow bright green...
In brightest day
In darkest night
No evil shall escape my sight
Let those who worship evil's might
Worldmind then informs Nova: I am sensing an immense energy reading and advise to hold back
Beware my Power
Nova waits..
GREEN LANTERN'S LIGHT!
Green Lantern pours all his willpower into on huge wave and projects it toward Nova. Nova energizes his arms and raise them crossed to block as much as possible. The unblocked portion... is just way too much energy to avoid... it got absorbed. By Nova's suit. And with all that energy that he collects, it is immediately turned unto Green Lantern. As quickly as he can, Hal holds up a barrier construct to stop the oncoming onslaught of energy... but his effort is all too small and his power is dwarfed by Nova, who then took advantage of this opportunity to begin his attack, the one Worldmind had informed him to save for just this such moment. With each attack, Hal grows weaker. He tries to stop this with more energy blasts, but with each one, they were just absorbed and returned to him tenfold.
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THE WINNER: NOVA
You're probably wondering how that happened. It was always Nova's intent since the beginning of the fight to hold off and play it safe until just the right moment. Worldmind had informed Nova all about his opponent. Being a brilliant tactician, Nova understood that any being that's only offense was energy projection could easily be dealt with. That's the biggest advantage that Nova had. He could absorb all energy and just end it. Green Lantern's willpower was built up too much and the fight would have pretty much stalemated for the most part... In order to dispose of him quickly, he waited until Hal built up every ounce of will he had, just to see it broken and discourage his willpower. Nova is the clear winner of this fight, whether it ends quickly, or lasts for a long time. In his world, he was the Protector of the Universe. He certainly holds that right no matter which universe that may be...
Tune in next week for Issue #5, when we see two warrior goddesses battle!
THE TALLY SO FAR:
MARVEL: 3 DC: 1
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