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Can a Lightsaber Cut Through Superman?

gizmodo.com — Can a gadget defeat a superhero? Here's a question our sister site io9 posed: can a lightsaber cut through Superman? We put both our nerdy gadget knowledge and our nerdy superhero knowledge to the test.

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  • BLAM8, on 02/01/2008, -5/+88No way. Superman can shrug off all sorts of forms of energy, and a lightsaber can't cut through everything in the movies, either.
    • Fireinthedisco, on 02/01/2008, -14/+10why doesn't superman just use his laser vision at the start of every fight (against normal criminals?)
      • Sidzilla, on 02/01/2008, -4/+50For the same reason you don't spank a baby with an axe. It would be overkill.
        • Lyph5, on 02/01/2008, -0/+39If the baby had the ability to kidnap your loved ones and maybe even get his hands on the one substance that could kill you you would.
          • therightclique, on 02/02/2008, -0/+15you're right. babies should be outlawed.
        • feshmania, on 02/02/2008, -0/+42so that's why the fired me from the day care center.
        • bxblox, on 02/02/2008, -0/+10Spare the axe, spoil the child.
          • Piyh, on 02/02/2008, -4/+2Jedi would win. Light sabers aren't lazers, they're actually a stream of anti-protons created by an advanced power source, foucsed by the crystal, then magnetically redirected back to the handle to save power. Thats why they glow. Its antimatter reacting with the air. Superman is made of mattter. Antimatter destroys matter. Jedis win.
          • WaltDismal, on 02/02/2008, -0/+4@piyh
            I have to call the bluff on this one. Antimatter combining with normal matter releases tons of radiation. Anyone within 20 feet would die instantly, including the Jedi,
      • elint6, on 02/02/2008, -1/+34Superman's just a pussy. He has ridiculous amounts of power and still gets into trouble. Batman, too, gets into trouble but he has no superpowers.
        • norman619, on 02/02/2008, -2/+13And Batman has pwnd Superman. Senior citizen Batman at that!
        • djbon2112, on 02/02/2008, -2/+17Superman is the no-man, Batman is the every-man. I like Batman more :p
      • meatmcguffin, on 02/02/2008, -0/+30I've always wondered that about the Power Rangers. Why not just call the zords and get them to stand on the bad guy before he *inevitably* becomes larger?
        • BlueCadenza, on 02/02/2008, -0/+2Fool! The puddies must be stopped!!!!
        • solidus636, on 02/02/2008, -0/+18I can't believe I remember this, but Zordon told them that one of the rules is to never elevate the fight.
          Yeah, I'm a geek...
        • bluezinc, on 02/02/2008, -0/+1I always saw that as a huge plot-hole considering the monster always gets shocked from the evil lady and turns into a giant. When I was home sick as a kid Power Rangers was the only thing on and I spent the whole day going, "wtf? just get out your robot and stomp on it and be done with this *****! there will be significantly less damage if you squash the thing now instead of letting it grow and battle it out among sky scrapers"
      • norman619, on 02/02/2008, -0/+6Since he shaves with his heat vision it stands to reason heat would be a great wep against him. But that's too logical. Never mind.....
      • staticneuron, on 02/02/2008, -1/+4Can a Lightsaber cut through Superman? No!
        Can a Lightsaber in the hands of a Jedi/Sith cut through Superman? Yes, like a hot knife through butter.

        Using the basic understanding of the force, one could assume that Superman is also strongly affected by the force so if one powerful adept didn't feel the need to kill him instantly then he could weaken him then strike him down with the saber. There seems to be a large misunderstaning about the force amongst the geek community.

        Calling the jedi or sith phsycics
        • DLPizzle, on 02/02/2008, -0/+1I agree.

          Superman is pretty tough but I think Jacen Solo could probably take him. Not to mention the obvious choice of Luke Skywalker.
      • rz8472, on 02/02/2008, -0/+2Well as Stan Lee said in "Who Wants to Be A Superhero", heroes are not meant for 'taking out' the badguys but rather to diffuse the situation with as little bloodshed as possible. I guess that applies to DC Comics superheroes as well.
    • rentmitchum, on 02/01/2008, -3/+12In that pic it looks like we see Supes winning.. Hmm.. Superman is like the USA's Goku, right? Well how did Goku die every time? He let himself die. So all we gotta do is have Superman's bro from krypton kidnap Supe's son in the next movie.. and like.. he gets Batman to help fight him.. and Batman does the special beam cannon.

      So awesome..
    • Ataxia2008, on 02/01/2008, -18/+6I can't be bothered to read Gizmodo after that stupid CES stunt that ***** pulled
      • LeeSoong, on 02/02/2008, -1/+3Remember: No TV Flash Mob ! - next CES...

        Presenters: Apply your black electrical tape Early - before the show.
      • EntangledPhysx, on 02/02/2008, -9/+3Nobody cares what you think.
        • diversionmary, on 02/02/2008, -0/+7Why is there one of you jerks in every thread telling people what other people do or do not care about? How about you let us decide whether we care about Ataxia via Digg's handy rating system?
        • sirbeta, on 02/02/2008, -0/+6You cared enough to post.
        • Ataxia2008, on 02/02/2008, -2/+1ha, you read my comment. I wasted at most 5 seconds of your life! ***** you!!
    • ZenMojo, on 02/02/2008, -0/+3Superman's not immune to everything either. Darkseid can vaporize him with his Omega Vision eyeblast things. Doomsday just beat him to death. Superman is vulnerable to a lot of things. Superman is weak against kryptonite and kryptonite lasers, so a kryptonite light saber would easily kill Superman. A strong enough energy source would just kill Superman outright.
      • YamiJim, on 02/02/2008, -8/+3Why do you think their green?
      • norman619, on 02/02/2008, -0/+1Superman is vulnerable to nature(energy) and "magic" based attacks. At least he was the last time I read his stuff. With the way they like to change these characters I wouldn't be surprised if that's not true anymore.
    • LeeSoong, on 02/02/2008, -4/+9Obviously BOTH Jedi and Superman would fall dead at the hands of Mr. Rodgers.

      ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwBK31tC5QM )
      • DiggzDE, on 02/02/2008, -0/+25It's Mr. Rogers dammit. Don't disrespect our childhood hero by miss-spelling his awesome name. He will CRUSH you.
        • stevealford, on 02/02/2008, -9/+2Don't disprespect the language by misspelling the word "misspelling." If you're going to be pedantic about spelling, please make certain that you spell every word in your post correctly.
        • DiggzDE, on 02/04/2008, -0/+2Since I am talking about a name, and not an actual defined word, it doesn't apply. As most people seem to already agree. Don't be a pedantic douchebag.
    • DiggzDE, on 02/02/2008, -1/+10Since Kryptonite is a crystal, it could technically be used to create a light saber blade (since they use crystals in them). So yes, a kryptonite light saber would be able to kill Superman easily. But then you have to consider, what are the chances that Lex Luther with get his hands on one of those?
    • Spuy767, on 02/02/2008, -0/+12I'm sorry, but calling a lightsaber a "gadget" is like calling the Mona Lisa a "doodle.
    • EbilPhish, on 02/02/2008, -3/+1My random geek trivia thing says that at the top of the lightsaber is a small blackhole to absorb the beam (otherwise a beam of light powerful enough to cut through just about everything would be problematic at best). I forget where that fact came from (probably a friend). Perhapses the blackhole could hurt Superman and maybe thats why it was fast to shone the blade into the door but not able to cut diagonally.
      • xt0ph3r, on 02/03/2008, -0/+1I think your "random geek trivia thing" is high.
    • 0crabby0, on 02/02/2008, -0/+3*Morbo*
      LIGHTSABERS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY!!!!
    • kenok, on 02/02/2008, -5/+3But will Superman blend?
  • jfarley1, on 02/01/2008, -13/+3One of the more interesting questions of late... which is why the two weeks between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl is so tedious. I do think the post that mentioned how majik might play apart could be relevant.

    But I remember somewhere the explanation of the force being a symbiotic relationship with little buggers somewhere. So unless the lightsaber used red sun light or kryptonite................. Superman FTW.
  • koach, on 02/01/2008, -1/+115CONFIRMED : Superman in SoulCalibur 4
    • rentmitchum, on 02/01/2008, -13/+5Superman that ho.
    • ThE0eNiGmA, on 02/02/2008, -0/+4At last, we will be able to put the question to the test... Yoda versus Superman, anyone?
  • monkeycatDx, on 02/01/2008, -1/+5O' Hell Yea!
    • smrekar, on 02/02/2008, -0/+1reminds me of mall rats too.
      btw - thanks for the vague setup.
  • iPsyko, on 02/01/2008, -24/+6Sure, but will it blend?
    • jeremyjudkins, on 02/01/2008, -1/+11The lightsaber or superman?
      • RexMaxus, on 02/01/2008, -1/+3I'm going to go ahead and say: no and depends on which side is put in first, not necessarily in that order.
  • bingobongony, on 02/01/2008, -11/+53Gizmodo just gets steadily worse and worse, doesn't it?
    • vegascoop, on 02/02/2008, -2/+5It's like a car crash. We cannot help but watch.
    • offwithyourtv, on 02/02/2008, -1/+4Wow, bingobongony, I can't believe I'm actually digging you up for once. Usually you go out of your way to be a jackass troll just to get attention, but I think you're actually on to something this time.
    • DiggRestrictsMe, on 02/02/2008, -1/+3I agree. That article was ***** retarded.
  • jer2eydevil88, on 02/01/2008, -1/+210My favorite part "Unless you somehow get the Hulk to use a lightsaber. But the Hulk doesn't exist.", comic book arguements make me laugh.
    • Misaiato, on 02/01/2008, -1/+15Large Yoda.
    • Herostratus, on 02/02/2008, -0/+1Yeah OK if you get the Hulk to do it maybe but you would first have to teach the Hulk the ways of the force, which I'm assuming would be rather hard to do even for a master such as Yoda.
      • chad78, on 02/02/2008, -0/+7No, you idiot! You teach Dr. Banner the ways of the Force. He's a pretty smart guy. Then you let loose the new and improved Force-powered Hulk on the universe.

        Reach out with your feelings indeed! Like 5 seconds after the good doctor gets cut off in traffic - the Dark Lord Hulk destroys more planets than the Death Star (which, of course, would be anything more than 1).

        The other side of this is - if Banner learned the Force from Yoda (which couldn't happen, since that happened long ago in a galaxy far away, and Yode is dead) or any other "Light Side" Jedi master - he'd learn how not to get pissed off, and then, in the end - the article would be correct in saying that the Hulk does not exist - because Banner would have mastered his emotions and tamed the beast within.
        • homerang, on 02/02/2008, -0/+4I'm almost ashamed for following every step of your argument.
    • contradictator, on 02/02/2008, -0/+6Just the concept of the Hulk using a lightsaber sounds pretty frickin awesome.
  • h4mx0r, on 02/01/2008, -4/+76"Unless you somehow get the Hulk to use a lightsaber. "
    Oh man, that would be so badass.
    • h4mx0r, on 02/01/2008, -2/+5not that he would need it of course, but he can make cleaner cuts rather than smashing stuff :P
    • zakatov, on 02/01/2008, -0/+15it would have to be a giant-ass lightsaber though
      • Amadeus2490, on 02/01/2008, -0/+34Okay,
        If the Incredible Hulk learned the ways of the force, he'd be so powerful with the dark side (with his infinite rage) that he wouldn't NEED a lightsaber; he would kill everyone in his way and no weapons or Jedi or Sith would be able to stop him. Perhaps Phoenix or Professor Xavier would have a chance of getting into his mind and stopping him, but it would be too risky; if they went in, he would either be able to feel them through the force and kill them instantly with a thought, or they would be corrupted by the dark side. . .do you think Dark Phoenix and Onslaught were bad? Imagine them with "UNLIMTEEEEEEEED. . .POWAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!".

        (And force lightning)
        • mikelieman, on 02/01/2008, -0/+10Professor X v. The Emperor. That would be cool.

          • Amadeus2490, on 02/02/2008, -0/+6If Mace Windu could kill him (he held back for Anakin and you know it), so can Xavier, but he'd just get into his mind and make him think he's an 8 year old girl. . .he'd even get Jean to braid his hair.

            Then he'd get into Hayden Christensens' mind and make him a good actor.
        • rentmitchum, on 02/01/2008, -3/+2X gonna give it to ya. ***** waiting for you to get it on your own, X gon' deliver to ya!
        • bCabulon, on 02/02/2008, -0/+1The idea of a lightsaber wielding hulk is pure awesome. The Idea of some sort of hulk jedi is gay.
        • Inquisition, on 02/03/2008, -0/+1Head...asploded! Mixing universes has heavy consequences!
        • Amadeus2490, on 02/07/2008, -0/+1Now that I thought about it, the heroes would have a good shot at asking Dr. Strange, or The Scarlet Witch for help; Only they would have a shot at safely transporting him away from our world (which would lead directly to the World War Hulk storyline), or changing the odds of him going to the light side to 1 in 1 (which would still disrupt the balance of the Force, but at least they would be able to see about fixing that at a sooner or later date).


          Here's a random one: Spawn vs Venom.
      • Ramble, on 02/01/2008, -0/+10An ass-lightsaber? Do I want to know what that's used for?
    • rentmitchum, on 02/01/2008, -0/+6He would totally have to be Sith though, because anger would give him power. I wanna see Darth Hulk shooting some force lightning.
  • T8erT0T, on 02/01/2008, -2/+28An interesting question. I always wondered about if you were to drop a light-saber and it fell upside down, would it just continue to cut through the floor and earth making a hole until it melted in magma? Would it stand magma?
    • Jakerius, on 02/01/2008, -0/+32I hate to be referencing Episode 1 as evidence, but when Qui-Gonn's lightsaber falls out of his hand, it deactivates. So no.
    • Mr.Gone, on 02/01/2008, -1/+60They actually have a safety so they shut off if dropped. See any time that idiot Anakin drops his. The saber throw, ala, Darth Vader requires control enough to keep the safety from engaging in flight. Ouch, I think I just became a virgin again.
      • khellendros1984, on 02/01/2008, -0/+24The switch is actually a toggle. There's an instant-on, which requires the button to be held, and there's a locked-on position, which keeps the blade ignited even when the button isn't held. Yay Star Wars books!
        • adoggz, on 02/02/2008, -0/+14actually, it varies from lightsaber to lightsaber. Each Jedi customizes their lightsaber to their own.
          • Plinkotic, on 02/02/2008, -0/+2I'd like a lightsaber with an actual pommel/wristguard made of light. Or a highspeed spinning one for a Shield.
      • Icyfenix, on 02/01/2008, -0/+7So, in the EU, yes. In the LU, only if the Jedi is trying to do it on purpose. Sad I even know those acronyms.
    • starf, on 02/01/2008, -0/+8No reason to believe it would withstand magma. It requires the base in order to function, and there's no special shielding around it as far as I know.
      • Icyfenix, on 02/01/2008, -0/+1Force shielding? If the Jedi is doing it on purpose, as above.
    • centran, on 02/01/2008, -0/+3It would not as the "blade" itself is completely weightless. It would eventually move to the side and get stuck somewhere.
      • NoCt1, on 02/02/2008, -2/+2If the blade is weightless then why would it turn. Wouldnt it just stay straight. Why would it turn if there is the same amount of weight right there?
    • capiCrimm, on 02/01/2008, -1/+9I believe the lightsaber is bottom-heavy so the "light" part would always turn to the side or upwards, stopping the cut into the earth.
      • volacide, on 02/01/2008, -5/+3But since the blade is weightless, and in effect, not really there affecting anything this doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
      • odmonk, on 02/02/2008, -0/+1You would need the double-ended (Sith) model as well as some duct tape to shut off the safety switch that makes them turn off when dropped (see above discussions). Even then, it would have to fall with either blade exactly down, with the weight of the weapon enough to push it through the rock, and without ever tipping.Of course, once the handle enters the tube the first blade makes, it will still get stuck because the blade is slightly smaller than the handle. Oh, well. (I can't believe I actually cared enough to reason my way through that). But it does give a defense for "cutting through doors": make the door thicker than the length of the blade plus handle...
    • Radan, on 02/01/2008, -0/+8Well, if my inner nerdiness serves me right, as far as I can remember, as the lightsaber is built by hand by the Jedi/sith him/herself, there are a number of different mechanics of how the lightsaber may be activated. The most common triggers consists of either a single button which you need to hold in, or you have to turn the whole handle, or it's force activated somehow (which Darth Vader's lightsaber uses in episode six). Also as already been stated; the handle would break if it would be exposed to magma.
    • techlyc, on 02/02/2008, -0/+5Watch the Robot Chicken Star Wars special, and have your question answered with hilarity.
    • bCabulon, on 02/02/2008, -1/+1The battery would die before it cut too much.
  • popltree2, on 02/01/2008, -11/+2"Unless you somehow get the Hulk to use a lightsaber. But the Hulk doesn't exist."
  • Misaiato, on 02/01/2008, -1/+264This is the most important article I've ever seen on Digg.
    • rentmitchum, on 02/02/2008, -2/+20It's like speculating whether or not Wonder Woman could take the shot-gun blast that must be Clark's payload of Superjuice.
      • Devotia, on 02/02/2008, -0/+15Well obviously wonder woman could, but it would blow right through Lois.
        • chad78, on 02/02/2008, -0/+8what is wrong with you people? Superman has a kid by Lois - they slept together in Superman 2 - they got married in the comics - there's nothing "super" about his "juice" other than the DNA.

          What makes ZERO sense is how in the world 2 creatures from completely different planets could ever hope to produce off-spring. That was explained in the Star Trek universe (Galaxy, actually) - but never anywhere else. If an alligator and a sea turtle can't produce off-spring and they're from the same planet - how the hell could a Kryptonian and a human make a baby?
          • Plinkotic, on 02/02/2008, -0/+1Larry Niven speculated that using the old canon(the superman from the 30s-80s) that every cell in his body was superhuman; his spermatozoa even being microscopic bullets that would be unstoppable. Considering his every action is controlled(he lives in a world that, to him, feels like foam. Humans are a fragile gelatin with a pencil-like skeleton from his POV), and orgasm is involuntary... it's speculated he'd pop at a high velocity.

            Now, he's considered more like a human with simple fictional Solar Conversion mechanism. He's not physically superdense, his body extends a field over his skin and throughout his body that makes him invulnerable. He's still superstrong, but like I said, his weight doesn't add up; no one in comics is truly as heavy as they should be, considering what they can do. This doesn't apply to mechanoids. Take away the solar radiation(yellow solar radiation, specifically), or add Red Sun light, and he becomes barely able to stand up.
    • lordno, on 02/02/2008, -0/+3Someone should tell Jerry Seinfeld
  • isaactwito, on 02/01/2008, -12/+30Obviously! A lightsaber can cut through superman. Superman is "the Man of Steel". In the beginning of phantom menace Qui-Gon Jin totally cuts through that blastdoor with his lightsaber, and it's probably made of durasteel. Ergo, a lightsaber could easily cut through petty normal steel.
    • justintsmith, on 02/01/2008, -15/+11Ergo, you're a virgin.
    • norman619, on 02/02/2008, -0/+4Hey call him the man of steel because he's difficult to hurt. He's not an animated hunk of metal. If anything he's more in common with the Swamp Thing than a human.
    • Privil3g3, on 02/04/2008, -0/+1QED
  • xptweakerntn, on 02/01/2008, -0/+52From what I've learned from countless Jedi schools, including one taught by Master Skywalker himself, a lightsaber can cut through anything but another lightsaber.
    • Battleloser, on 02/01/2008, -0/+17And I've played enough star wars games to know what cortosis is!
      • xptweakerntn, on 02/02/2008, -0/+6Ah...but even with enough strikes, a lightsaber can also cut through cortosis.
      • PixelMagic, on 02/02/2008, -0/+10Yes, but do you know what coitus is?
        • alamandrax, on 02/02/2008, -0/+4It is forbidden for a Jedi to contemplate matters of the flesh.
          I must now go polish my lightsaber.
          fap fap fap fap fap...
    • Fhwqhgads, on 02/02/2008, -2/+10>>>> anything but another lightsaber

      ... or one of those staff things that the robots use in Episode 3.
    • Picaroon, on 02/02/2008, -0/+1cortosis metal kotor
  • diggduggDOOM, on 02/01/2008, -4/+15Is it a Superman story/comic? Superman wins.
    Is it a DC-sanctioned Jedi story? Stalemate or "technical" Jedi win.

    Stupid question? Yes.

    /a wizard did it
  • tehAleksandrRox, on 02/01/2008, -1/+24Which bear is best?
  • joshuagor44, on 02/01/2008, -13/+5DC > Marvel
  • techlyc, on 02/01/2008, -1/+27Blue and Green lightsabers get their color from naturally occuring crystals that are obtained in the Valley of the Jedi, during a Jedi's training. The red Sith sabers are due to the use of synthetic crystals. Where the hell does Mace Windu get his purple saber from?!

    Samuel L Jackson with a purple light saber might very well prove to be a foe for the Man of Steel.

    But the question remains - what if you use a crystal of Kryptonite to generate the beam arc on your 'saber?
    • supremebeing18, on 02/01/2008, -0/+13Supposedly Samuel L. Jackson begged George Lucas if he could have a purple lightsaber. I'm not sure if it's true though.
      • CATSCEO, on 02/01/2008, -0/+33I'm tired of these motha ***** colors on this motha ***** lightsaber!
      • mstoneburner, on 02/01/2008, -2/+32Samuel L. Jackson doesn't beg.
      • kinseyincanada, on 02/02/2008, -0/+19he wanted a purple one so he could see himself more easily in the group fights.
      • 0crabby0, on 02/02/2008, -1/+1He found a way...
    • mikelieman, on 02/01/2008, -0/+16Dugg up. You just answered the question.

      With a Kryptonite based emitter crystal, Superman's dead ( again... )
    • localdigital, on 02/01/2008, -2/+0techlyc blows
    • moxley, on 02/02/2008, -1/+9Samuel L jackson bought his crystal on the street.....that's why it's purple.
    • pixelatedcrap, on 02/02/2008, -3/+1There must be purple in the valley of the Jedi. It's just that black people are the only people who look good with purple, and therefore are the only ones to use it for their sabres.
      • Tom_Riddle, on 02/02/2008, -3/+2Dude, no. I had to log in just to digg you down and correct you

        Mace Windu's style verges on touching the dark side. Thus, his saber is a hybrid of natural and synthetic crystal.
        • noloveIII, on 02/02/2008, -1/+5I'm sorry no, Windu received his crystal from a cave on hurricane and it is naturally occurring but very rare. others Jedis can have colors outside green and blue except black. Though his style of Vaapad does channel the dark side.
    • jmccgod, on 02/02/2008, -0/+2You fools... Have you ever looked at the materials necessary to make a lightsaber? You have to have a force crystal or the saber is just a peice of junk. Jeez, if you are going to be nerds, at least be good ones.
  • TheSeptimHeir, on 02/01/2008, -9/+24Jedi > SuperMan
    • supermanred, on 02/01/2008, -2/+3All the Jedi at once? Maybe.

      Jedi < Justice League
      • Lynxpro, on 02/02/2008, -0/+3Time Lords > Justice Leage + The Green Lantern Corps
        • fluxingtontheIV, on 02/02/2008, -2/+15Sex > no Sex
        • supermanred, on 02/02/2008, -0/+1As a Dr Who fan first, and Superman second I have to agree.

          Timelords > Daleks > Justice League+The Green Lantern Corps.

          "This is not war, this is pest control"
          -Daleks
  • evanfp, on 02/01/2008, -1/+56well...consider this: does anyone know what type of light, or radiation a lightsaber would emit? Superman has powers because of Earth's yellow sun. Krypton has a red sun, and native Krytonians have attributes of normal humans when on their home planet. The answer might lie in a spectrum analysis of a lightsaber....if similar to Earth's own sun, a lightsaber might actually enhance his powers.
    • Alix7, on 02/01/2008, -0/+65Possibly the most retardedly intelligent answer I've ever seen on Digg.
    • Ramble, on 02/01/2008, -0/+10As far as we can see, lightsabers emit coherent light. So it seems unlikely it would enchance his powers somewhat.
  • Mr.Gone, on 02/01/2008, -2/+4Well they speculated that a lightsaber would be a refreshing lamp to Superman. Let us not forget that the only reason he has powers here is due to the Earth's yellow sun. A red sun actually saps Supes' powers. So a Jedi would have a hard time, but a Sith could take him down with enough shots.
  • silvershadow21, on 02/01/2008, -0/+131Buried as inaccurate, a lightsaber is not an "extremely focused laser." It's an energy loop that produces light as a byproduct, not just pure light.
    • hobbitsareneat, on 02/01/2008, -2/+80That was quite possibly the nerdiest thing I've read all day.
      • GeneralFailure0, on 02/01/2008, -1/+36Who are any of us to judge him? We're on digg.com posting replies to comments on an article debating whether Superman or a Jedi would win in a fight.
        • GhostyBoy, on 02/02/2008, -0/+36Well, that was an unsettling reality check.
    • rentmitchum, on 02/02/2008, -1/+2I think a nerdier discussion could be had comparing Bowser to the Tarrasque in D&D.
      • contradictator, on 02/02/2008, -0/+4Mario Vs. Yoda Vs. Wonder Woman vs. Level 70 Necromancer
        • rentmitchum, on 02/02/2008, -0/+2Jesus, does the epic handbook even go up to 70?
        • bCabulon, on 02/02/2008, -0/+2The epic handbook outlines how to extrapolate classes as far as you want. However, by the time you get to level 30 the characters are so powerful that they are no longer fun. Rolling 20d6 damage looks good on paper, but is tedious in reality.
      • kodax, on 02/02/2008, -0/+1You need to mention Wolverine to achieve the maximum nerdiness. Wolverine makes Wonder Woman look chic in comparison.
        • Plinkotic, on 02/02/2008, -0/+2Can the sabres cut Adamantium? I'd say no. If there are SWU materials the sabre won't cut or has trouble with, then Adamantium surely wouldn't. True Adamantium; that secondary and tertiary crap is only unbreakable in a domestic home use sense. Tertiary Adamantium Frying Pans!

          I always thought that Logan's claws would cut through anything, a single atom at the edge of each blade. Ultimate Power showed him making Sparks trying to slash Hyperion but otherwise not leaving a mark, so that answers the old 'Could Wolverine Cut Superman?' question.
  • humboldt79, on 02/01/2008, -1/+13This is not the super hero you are looking for...
  • Pitofdoom, on 02/01/2008, -0/+4I agree with (jfarley1) :
    Unless it's made of red sun light or kryptonite, Superman's got your ass !
  • nonconformist, on 02/01/2008, -20/+8While you debate this, I will be out having sex.
    • rolf, on 02/01/2008, -0/+17Do Mother Thumb and her 4 daughters like to be 'romanced' before the sex part?
      • Kidasters, on 02/02/2008, -0/+4If you can't be with the one you love - love the one you're with....
        • Lynxpro, on 02/02/2008, -1/+1Ramirez reference FTW. Not too shabby there, Highlander.
    • khellendros1984, on 02/01/2008, -0/+12...instead of posting on digg like you just did?
    • platypibri, on 02/01/2008, -0/+4...with sheep.
    • rentmitchum, on 02/02/2008, -0/+4I like his name is nonconformist. Everyone has sex dude, not everyone truly lives.
    • YamiJim, on 02/02/2008, -0/+2i'm a master debater.
    • Swanston, on 02/02/2008, -1/+1Sex with Matt Damon!

    • mugicha, on 02/02/2008, -0/+2Why do you have to go out to have sex?
    • Privil3g3, on 02/04/2008, -0/+2pics or it didnt happen
  • PerroLoco, on 02/01/2008, -2/+2If you think it can; if you think it can't; you are correct.
    Other than that, this has to be one of the most inane discussions i have ever seen on digg.
  • TiggyThaiMein, on 02/01/2008, -2/+13In a galaxy far far away (from Earth), then yes, Superman will be cut. No sun = no super powers.
    • bxblox, on 02/02/2008, -0/+5Unless they also have yellow suns, or multiple yellow suns for the double up.
  • FunkDrSpock, on 02/01/2008, -9/+2I must agree the light sabre is no match for Superman. In fact, I'm pretty confident that Superman could take on both Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker at the same time. Now if you threw Yoda into the mix, well that would be a different story.

    http://www.animewp.com
    • supermanred, on 02/01/2008, -0/+2All 3 in the mix, they're still eating Super fist.
    • wastelander, on 02/02/2008, -0/+1Not is Darth Vader had his Death Star!
  • Minishark, on 02/01/2008, -2/+10Kryptonite Lightsaber. Bam! Problem solved.
  • Synchronicity, on 02/01/2008, -1/+7Hulk exists! Don't lie to me; lies make me angry, and you won't won't like me when I'm angry.
  • pmonsterX, on 02/01/2008, -1/+17dugg simply for "...But the Hulk doesn't exist."
  • crystalmath, on 02/01/2008, -2/+8HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
  • davekmv, on 02/01/2008, -3/+4Of course it can't. Superman is a real guy. Lightsabers are make believe. Duh!
  • VinnieDaMac, on 02/01/2008, -2/+3Good thing the Hulk doesn't exist cause otherwise Superman would be in trouble.
    • supermanred, on 02/01/2008, -3/+1Hulk™ is green from Gamma Radiation, not Kryptonite.

      As far as strength, Superman™ wins.
      • VinnieDaMac, on 02/01/2008, -0/+4If you read the article, you would have gotten the joke.
      • bagboyrebel, on 02/02/2008, -0/+2but hulks strength is fueled by his anger. If he gets angry enough he could theoretically get stronger than superman.
        • Plinkotic, on 02/02/2008, -0/+1It's not Theory, you're dead right. You can consider all the archtypes to be perfect or almost perfect analogs: Superman, Supreme, Thor, Hyperion, Mr Majestic, The High, Apollo, Omniman, Miracleman, Capt Marvel, The Sentry, ect. During WWH he was capable of beating Superman to death; he beat the hell from every High powered Marvel hero that opposed him. Every time they met up in non-canonical books Superman had to take him out quick, or face a Doomsday-smashing enraged Hulk.

          If a Jedi used a lightsabre and the force to Kill Doomsday... would he come back invulnerable to both? That's his thing, besides being a Hulk with murder and spikes tossed in. Dying then rebirthing evolved to be invulnerable to the last threat.
    • frogsgowhoyah, on 02/02/2008, -0/+0buried for the TM
  • Closeminded5228, on 02/01/2008, -2/+14I hope so, superman is a dick: http://www.superdickery.com/dick/1.html
  • antdude, on 02/01/2008, -0/+1Green kryptonite light saber!
  • kertong, on 02/01/2008, -2/+82Could Jesus microwave a burrito so hot, that he himself could not eat it?
    • lebruf, on 02/02/2008, -0/+5wow, that was enough of a conundrum to make my head explode.
    • bxblox, on 02/02/2008, -0/+4Yes, but then he'd eat it.
    • BeneSmash, on 02/02/2008, -0/+0Super Anti-Jesus Burrito?
    • lalilulelo, on 02/02/2008, -0/+3Well, that's a dilly of a pickle as far as noodle scratchers go.
  • ShyGuy91284, on 02/01/2008, -0/+2I declare this argument invalid due to the alternate universe principle!!!!
  • Disinterested, on 02/01/2008, -2/+1how bout my lightsaber handle be made of kryptonite?
    • supermanred, on 02/01/2008, -0/+1Which color Kryptonite? If it's red Kryptonite, you're *****, big time.
  • intrepidDesign, on 02/01/2008, -2/+2better question, could a light saber reflect a spartan laser?
  • retsig, on 02/01/2008, -0/+52Ahhh, Friday night sitting in front of my computer reading why would a light saber cut or not through Superman.
    • DoShurikn, on 02/02/2008, -0/+7Man doesn't that make you feel alive?
    • jotate, on 02/02/2008, -0/+5At least we're not playing WoW. Then we'd *really* be nerds.
  • supermanred, on 02/01/2008, -2/+8The whole question is dumb. From 30 kilometeres away Superman™ would fry the individual holding the lightsaber, or simply fry the metallic base (handle) of the weapon, thus turning off it's light sword projection thingy™.

    Superman™ wins.
    • kweli, on 02/02/2008, -0/+5but now the question is could a lightsaber deflect superman's eyebeams?
      • supermanred, on 02/02/2008, -0/+1More than likely, but judging from the movies they don't have a 30km range on their Jedi sense, as they are often seen ducking objects at the last second that were thrown from only a few feet away. Now imagine a laser traveling at the speed of light from 30km away.

        Jedi toast.
  • banido, on 02/01/2008, -2/+4Jedi mind tricks > Superman strengh
  • akfish, on 02/01/2008, -2/+1 Why does everyone assume lightsabers can cut through ANYTHING?

    http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Lightsaber ...
    http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Amphistaff
    They forget to mention Amphistaffs used by the Vong in some of the later novels too.

  • navdeep321, on 02/01/2008, -1/+0What if it *somehow* when up his shaft!
  • GeneralFailure0, on 02/01/2008, -3/+4"The sword was fast to go into the door because they applied all the force to the tip, but was slow cutting because the Jedis are only so strong."

    That doesn't make any sense. You can't apply a laser like the lightsaber blade with any type of physical force, it's made of light. If there is a logical reason for Qui-Gon being slow in cutting through the door it is that he was purposefully moving the hilt of the lightsaber slowly in order to give the blade the necessary time to actually melt the blast door. He could have easily moved the hilt rapidly but it would not have actually cut through the door, and might've in fact simply deflected, though we've never seen this happen in the movies. It is certainly not a question of physical strength.
    • zephc, on 02/02/2008, -0/+4Lightsabers are magnetically contained plasma (super-hot, magnetized gas), not lasers. I don't know why everyone thinks they are lasers - laser light doesn't repeal other laser light.
      • nunofgs, on 02/02/2008, -3/+2No, lightsabers don't exist. Who cares what the ***** they're made of.
  • h4k0r, on 02/01/2008, -1/+6Pointless, invincible super hero's are lame. A Jedi can be killed therefore he needs real skill to survive. They cant just go running around all willy nilly into a hail of bullets and live to tell the tale.
    • Kimberlyyan, on 02/02/2008, -0/+1Willy nilly is sexy.
    • tehbored, on 02/02/2008, -0/+1Actually A Jedi can. Jedi can stop bullets with the Force. They cannot, on the other hand, stop blaster fire.
    • supersteve, on 02/02/2008, -0/+2how dare you make fun of Superman
    • cJw314, on 02/08/2008, -0/+1"super hero's are lame."

      Not as lame as people who abuse apostrophes.
  • MrAction408, on 02/01/2008, -1/+4Since Superman can fly thru the center of a star, he can withstand a lightsaber which is nowhere near as hot/intense.

    And isn't there a scene in Episode I where they're trying to cut through a sealed metal door with a lightsaber. I remember it being slow work.

    So another question is would a light saber be able to cut wolverines claws.....
    • h3lx, on 02/02/2008, -0/+1Wolveweenie would get ass handed to him... Nightcrawler on the other hand would ***** 'em up.
    • tehbored, on 02/02/2008, -0/+1Well Superman can't always fly through the center of a star. It depends on which comic/series we're talking about. I'm not sure if a light saber can cut through adamantium though.
    • isayre020888, on 02/02/2008, -0/+1i guess it would all depend on what the melting temperature of adamantium is and if light sabers can get that hot.
    • terminal157, on 02/02/2008, -0/+1In all fairness, it's pretty stupid to have Superman able to survive the center of a star.
  • MikeBasinger, on 02/01/2008, -1/+1What if the saber blade duplicates the frequency of the light of a red son .... snort
  • DeathMarcher, on 02/01/2008, -1/+5On a related topic, if a lightsaber doesn't cut Superman, can he hold one by the "blade"?
  • 37prime, on 02/01/2008, -2/+6Ultra LAME!

    Gizmodo should cease all publications and stay in their parents' basements. That way they can ponder more about comic book heroes and stupid pranks.
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