So yeah, eh, they did the "Close enough is good enough" route and ki is chakra is aura is reshi is etc., so on and so fourth.  I guess to give Jiraya some form of fighting chance, but it's really not, all these illusions shouldn't do a thing to those not blood-related to Naruto's alien lady.  Still doesn't matter in the end, though.

It's funny, they were so close to mentioning one of Dragon Ball's more ridiculous feats that helps versus debaters place the series so high that would contradict with their previous DBZ character fight stats.  They didn't mention how in that tournament where Roshi fought Krillin that they also show that not only can they have this fight faster than one can see, but they also talk faster than should be possible.  Ah well.

On a side note, having played Ultimate Battle 22 and all its painful glory, it's amazing how much mileage they can get with those stiff old sprites.

Ultimately, one is some form of mortal and the other is a god beyond complete destruction.  If they're taking the Marvel/D.C. crossover into account as well, then we know that one, Darkseid wins on a basic one on one fight without their big guns and two, the Infinity Gauntlet does not affect material whose origin is from outside the Marvel universe, as it did nothing to Darkseid.  On top of that, both given their omega weapons, the Gauntlet is destructible, the Anti-Life Equation is not.  And if I'm recalling the Infinity Gauntlet story correctly, with the Gauntlet in all its full power, Thanos and Nebula both could not defeat higher-tier gods of creation and destruction, but only stalemate with them, which Darkseid surely ranks among.


Thanos certainly has uncountably more tricks to pull off with the Gauntlet doing anything he commands, except killing off Darkseid directly.  Not knowing his weaknesses as he originates outside the Marvel universe thus he wouldn't be granted knowledge of Darkseid, all he can do is play guessing games at beating Darkseid, and in war of attrition like that the one who can't die wins.


But don't consider me any form of comics expert, just a sporadic reader, so let someone more qualified fill in any blanks and make any corrections to my assumption.  I just hope they get someone whose good at imitating Michael Ironside, because his voice just MAKES the character in the DCAU.

My gut says Darkseid has this pretty handily, but I could definitely buy a Thanos win.

Huh, not really? The Gauntlet is perfectly capable of affecting anyone and anything, no matter what universe it came from. The key factor that limits it is that it only works in its home dimension; it makes a sort of intuitive sense, like, the Time gem of Dimension XYZ has control of and can manipulate the flow of time in Dimension XYZ, but it can't do squat in Dimension ABC, and so on with the other respective gems.

The Gauntlet is also not exactly destructible; while the glove itself is just a fancy, bedazzled glove, the Infinity gems themselves are universal constants, and can't be destroyed... except for extremely rare occasions. Notably, the one time they were destroyed was during the lead up to Secret Wars (2015), and that was because they were dealing with forces from Beyond (quite literally, as it turns out) not only the Marvel universe, but the entire multiverse as well.

Also, the Gauntlet is very capable of overcoming the higher-tier gods of creation; the Gauntlet is unmatched by any of the many, many cosmic entities that make up the Marvel universe (from Galactus and the Celestials to the more abstract concepts like Eternity, Death, and so on). Do note, however, that it is very specifically beneath The Living Tribunal, the ultimate cosmic judge who oversees the entire Marvel multiverse (the conclusion to the Infinity Gauntlet storyline was resolved in part by the Tribunal showing up and saying "alright, no more of this shit"). Oh, and I guess God Emperor Doom from Secret Wars (2015) also bested an Infinity Gauntlet-wielding Black Panther, but Doom was wielding that power from Beyond that I mentioned before. The point is, basically nothing beats the Infinity Gauntlet, unless you're literally the #2 most powerful being in all of existence, or you're wielding the powers of those outside of existence, who far exceed even that #2 most powerful being in all of existence.

And while we're on the subject, one time Thanos got his hands on something called "The Heart of the Universe", which is a very, very vaguely explained... thing? Cosmic force? Energy? Who the hell knows, but it's is like the Infinity Gauntlet, only it works everywhere and even on The Living Tribunal; it appeared in a comic that Marvel apparently does not regard as canonical (the comic ends with Thanos using the Heart to undo the complete destruction of all universes/reality at the cost of erasing himself from existence, so, you can imagine why they made that decision about its canonicity).

In the end, it's not a particularly interesting fight if Thanos gets the Gauntlet, because then it stops being a fight. I guess that might also be true if Darkseid got the Anti-Life Equation, but that's always been a lot more vague, and may or may not amp up Darkseid at all. These two are already big powerhouses on their own, there's plenty to make a big long fight over without needing to give them their special toys.

Doesn’t Thanos have Darkseid beat in every aspect except energy projection? Even without the gauntlet, it seems like a small majority of wins are for Thanos.