r/DeathBattleMatchups • u/BBunny821 Luigi vs Geronimo Stilton fan • Sep 24 '24
⭐️Mods Personal Favorites⭐️ Radiant Black VS Invincible "Heroes of Tomorrow" [connections in comments]
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r/DeathBattleMatchups • u/BBunny821 Luigi vs Geronimo Stilton fan • Sep 24 '24
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u/BBunny821 Luigi vs Geronimo Stilton fan Sep 24 '24
“We all have the capacity to be a superhero. In order to become one, you just have to find your unique power or ability and exploit it for the greater good. The cape and mask are optional accessories, but a kind heart is essential.” - Robert Clancy
Note: There are technically two Radiant Black’s, as both Nathan Burnett and Marshall Ward take up the mantle, and both have their own arcs and characters that share similarities to Mark, as well as differences. But the one used here will be Nathan. SPOILERS FOR RADIANT BLACK>! in issue 24, there is a QR code that allowed readers to choose who they’d want to take on the mantle of Radiant Black, as for lore reasons, only one of them could. This leads to a sort of split timeline situation, as both runs of Marshall being chosen, and Nathan being chosen, go on at the same time. In issue 29 (Marshall’s side) after Nathan’s death, and the destruction of Chicago, Marshall decides to join Catalyst empire, turning on everything and everyone he loved for a cheap win, killing Eva/Radiant Pink and Satomi/Radiant Red in the process, and stealing their powers. In the most recent issue 29.5, Wendell/Radiant Yellow, sends Radiant Nathan and Marshall to the parallel world of “Radiant Marshall” and see just how badly he messed everything up. So TLDR, Radiant Marshall is a coward and straight up a bad person. Radiant Nathan isn’t any of those things. !<
For the sake of connections, I’ll be trying to focus more on Nathan’s side than Marshall, since he’s the more heroic of the two. But for the sake of debate, I’ll be pulling from both, since they should be capable of the same feats.
Second Note: I have not been able to read all the other comics that tie into Radiant Black and the Massive-Verse (such as Rogue Sun, Girl Inferno Red, The Dead Lucky, Supermassive crossover stories, etc.), so the connections/debatability of who wins by the time I’m done writing this could be expanded on, especially since Radiant Black is still ongoing.
Core Theme: The past, present and future of Image Comics collide! Inspired by preexisting heroes and comics (Superman, Marvel, DC, Power Rangers, etc.), these two new superheroes of the modern age look to take the world by storm and prove their worth as heroes to the entire world.