[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by Parademon1

The 'loses powers if he has self doubt" card is the biggest POS I've ever heard for a superhero character. They already had established that he was vulnerable to a certain radiation ala Supe's aversion to Kryptonite, but to then throw in the "self doubt" card as well? Who in the hell though that was a good idea & OKed it?

I also think it's been a very long time since Marvel even pulled that "self doubt" card on Gladiator. All the stories you mentioned occurred in the 80's & 90s. The main thing against him is as all us comic fans know, is lack of recognition from the none comic book reading crowd. All they know is who's in the MCU & animated toons on Disney XD. That is freaking sad. And the X-Men toon from the 90s was the only time he's been seen in one if I'm not mistaken.

Rachel and Rocket used his shaken confidence against him in War of Kings. He eventually shrugged it off. I think that’s an impressive feat considering he was being manipulated by a former Phoenix host. I also think he might be getting more resilient vs the weakness.

Also, I’m pretty sure that FF Gladiator was a super-skrull imposter. I remember Reed saying something about the way he lifted the Baxter building; he performed the feat from the base without tearing the entire building apart. It was something along the lines of his projecting a force field around the building to maintain its structural integrity.

Where’s that Thanos punch out grab from? I want to read that story.