Coolest trademark weapon

[cutsleeve]

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Captain Americas Shield

[Matt the Bruins]

And being tied up by a beautiful amazon doesn't have anything to do with that at all?

Well, not for me. My taste in star-spangled paragons of virtue runs more in the direction of beefy super-soldiers.

[GoldenAge]

[McCoy]

Let's see, you have two things for hitting people, two things for tying them up, one that's primarily defensive but often is used offensively,





and a device that transforms thought into reality. Tough choice!

I do not think there is much which can stand up to a GL Power Ring in sheer ability. The only thing which might come close is a Mother Box.

Agree, except I'd be more inclined to classify a Mother Box as a sidekick than as a device. Definitely sentient.

[megaplayboy]

Well, actually, Mjolnir is useful for a heckuva lot more than just hitting people. Changing the weather, flying, absorbing and redirecting energy, travelling to other dimensions, teleportation, etc.

[Lord Liaden]

When I initially set up the poll, I felt a need to limit the vast number of comic gimmick choices out there, purely for practical reasons. That's why I specified things that are primarily used as weapons -- not Dr. Strange's amulet or the Silver Surfer's board, although they do see occasional use offensively. GL's ring would apply IMO, because while it can do nearly anything it's the basis of its owner's combat abilities. OTOH depending on the version of the character you discuss, Fate's helmet could be a weapon or the actual character.

I also specified "coolness" because some items plainly have more raw power than others. That doesn't necessarily make them cooler. I realize that makes for a subjective assessment, and I'm fine with that.

And I expected the recent Captain America and Green Lantern movies to skew the earlier poll outcome.

[Matt the Bruins]

Dr. Fate is my favorite comics character, but a piece of headgear that causes one to become the possessed puppet of a cold higher-dimensional intelligence, grants enormous power strictly in the service of that being's agenda, and endangers one's nearest and dearest by association doesn't seem all that cool from the user's perspective.

[Escafarc]

Dr. Fate is my favorite comics character, but a piece of headgear that causes one to become the possessed puppet of a cold higher-dimensional intelligence, grants enormous power strictly in the service of that being's agenda, and endangers one's nearest and dearest by association doesn't seem all that cool from the user's perspective.

Well, you could use the half-helm version. Wait, that one's not cool at all.