Who wins a fight, Darth Vader or Superman?

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March 12, 2008 on 9:49 am |

That’s the kind of exchange you’re likely to find on one of my favorite feeds, Newsarama. It’s silly, and a little bit of a guilty pleasure, but that’s part of what being a geek is about! :-)

And My Yahoo! is a great way to collect all of your Lord of the Rings-loving feeds in one place; build your very own Batcave, Deathstar, or Rivendell of nerdy knowledge.

When I want a mega-dose of guilty-goofiness, I’ll look at Boing Boing. It’s like a bag of tricks; you never what will be there, but it will almost always make you laugh or go “wow.”

Sometimes it seems like the Web was exclusively created for people to express their passion for science fiction – it’s certainly a great way to waste time online. There is no shortage of people fascinated with Star Trek, Tesla coils, Dungeons and Dragons; the new blog i09 collects the best of the best.


If you want a slightly saner take on geeky diversions, Lev Grossman’s Nerd World blog discusses the loves of the geek world with the calm of someone who isn’t quite so absorbed by it all. And sometimes, in this busy world, we need someone to help us cut through articles about Jar Jar Binks.


Enjoy!

Jay
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  1. superman will win always

    Comment by michael — March 12, 2008 #

  2. darth vader will win because he commands the force and could crush superman with only a thought!

    Comment by jason — March 12, 2008 #

  3. Darth Vader…no questions!

    Comment by pink_geeky_skulls — March 12, 2008 #

  4. Superman, of course, he has all the makings of winning…..he’s “super”, duh!

    Comment by Denise Fennell — March 12, 2008 #

  5. superman will definately win

    Comment by kwame sampong — March 13, 2008 #

  6. DARTH VADER. SUPER MAN IS ALL MUSCLE BUT NO STRENGTH. MAKE SENSE?

    Comment by rORY — March 13, 2008 #

  7. superman duh vader got nothing on the man of steel what kind of question is that gosh

    Comment by mike — March 13, 2008 #

  8. I think Superman would win I guess. I dunno, I remember who Superman is only because he was from back in my day(I am 89 yrs old). Darth Vader sounds like a scumbag who needs be stopped; whoever he may be. I wish you all good luck and god bless :(

    Comment by Ethel Burgess — March 13, 2008 #

  9. Have to go with Vader and the Force over brute strength and the ability to blow really really hard.

    Comment by Another Jason — March 14, 2008 #

  10. Darth Vader hands down! No one can beat the wicked cool red light saber. Not even superman.

    Comment by Claire — March 14, 2008 #

  11. superman will definately win.how will someone even think that Darth Vader will beat superman

    Comment by Olu — March 16, 2008 #

  12. Darth Vader becuz he uses da force!!!!

    Comment by Rebecca — March 16, 2008 #

  13. Sike!!!!

    Comment by Rebecca — March 16, 2008 #

  14. I still agree wit SUPA MAN!!!

    Comment by Rebecca — March 17, 2008 #

  15. Darth Vader wins
    Supermans power is only good near earth he was normal on his home planet of Krypton

    Comment by Ray — March 18, 2008 #

  16. Wat? Supa MAN!!!!

    Comment by Rebecca — March 18, 2008 #

  17. Darth Vader wins wins wins YEESS!!
    I’ll Show youou A MAN????

    Comment by Roger — March 19, 2008 #

  18. Darth: Vader Man HanDle ;SuPaMan!!!^o^^o^

    Comment by Roger — March 19, 2008 #

  19. well even past the fact i dont know much about darth vader and im not a super huge fan of superman or whatever id still vote in superman becouse common he moved the earth in the comics,THE EARTH!!!!!

    Comment by harun — March 20, 2008 #

  20. maybe superman just because hes hot

    Comment by mariah — March 20, 2008 #

  21. absolutely superman! as long as darth does not have access to any form of kryptonite and/or superman is not in the realm of a red sun! the force only increases one’s powers, it does not make them invulnerable!

    Comment by richard (big r) — March 20, 2008 #

  22. first we have to look at this logically, given the fact they are both fictional characters. but assuming that the fantasy world opens up for a brief moment and these two were to exist, let’s break that down….neither are from earth, vader existed a long long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, and supes is in our present time, presently stationed on the third rock from the sun(earth for the slow crowd) now getting the mileage down between them, where is this galaxy that is “far, far away”? what is either of the two’s (vader, superman) motivation for coming to conflict, meaning…why would either travel to the other?
    but let’s assume that vader (in his quest for galaxy wide domination), suddenly decided on universe domination and traveled this way, and wanted to raise a little h….e…. double hockey sticks. this planet has a yellow sun, and that is the source of superman’s powers, so unless they met near a red sun, superman has full use of his powers, now moving on to vader…. he uses the force and a light saber. one could assume that the (force) is magical in nature. superman is vulnerable to magical attacks (dc comics guide to the dc universe) so in that respect vader may have a big enough card to play at that table. not a lot is known about the limitations of a light saber, so one could only guess that at the very least it may or may not be capable of penetrating superman’s hide. now let’s break down what supes can do…..he has super breath, freeze breath, can shoot laser beams from his eye’s, can fly at god knows what kind of speed, has super strength, can run darn near as fast as the flash, and for a brief period of time, could make himself intangible, could throw lightning, and had battlefield telekinesis. as far as who would win, i am going to say superman(not just because i am a fan) supes has an arsenal of weapons at his disposal, while vader has magic and a glowing red stick. but lets say for the sake of argument that the stick is capable of causing supes some harm. would he not just fly away to the fortress(superman’s northern retreat, for the non fan’s) and pick up his motherboard computer, and the laser sword that came with it, and level that playing field? he would not have to be such an accomplished swordsman, considering that he has super speed and can react with plenty of time to spare to any superior sword play that vader has to offer. or simply destroy the sword from a distance with his laser vision( i know a sith lord is fast, but faster than the speed of light? the only chance vader would have at that point would be the use of the force. and at best that would include a “force push” or throwing large objects at supes. i know the force is strong in vader, but could he really force “choke out” superman like he did to one of his generals in the original trilogy? i kind of like to think that where vader has great force power, the man of steel’s windpipe is made of a lot sterner stuff than an ordinary humanoid life form. let’s also look at the two of them’s (vader, superman) individual constitution, or resolve. superman has proven himself to be able to face entity’s that are even more powerful than himself (most notable of those DOOMSDAY). superman not only defeated doomsday, but sacrificed himself to do just that. he placed himself on the alter of humanity’s sake to ensure that lesser beings(us) would not have to be destroyed by doomsday. that says a lot about a man (fictional or otherwise). vader has faced, and at best… others that were equal or lesser than he. and even at those odds, he was bested by someone(obi wan kenobi) that was not, in my opinion, as powerful as himself. so should he want to square off with the man of steel, he would have to open the biggest can of …..you know, that could be brought, and even then i only see a quick end to anikan. if this fight were to take place in the presence of a red sun, then i would have to give vader the advantage, and supes would need some help.but since neither of the two exist within our universe and /or space time; i, as well as anyone, including but not limited to…. the creators of both pieces of modern fictional entertainment, can only speculate. based solely on ability’s and given locations, i would place superman in the advantage column by 80% on earth, and place vader at 80% on a planet with a red sun.

    Comment by james — March 20, 2008 #

  23. wats up my peeps wats hangin cracker cracker chese

    Comment by monkey man — March 21, 2008 #

  24. I pick Vader, but I would pay to watch that fight.

    Comment by Aaron — March 24, 2008 #

  25. I still thing that Vader wins. I do agree with Aaron, I would definitely pay to watch that fight.

    Comment by Claire — March 25, 2008 #

  26. Pay!! Pay !! Pay !!! ( what, would scalper’s do, whit dat !! ))

    Comment by Roger — March 25, 2008 #

  27. (who’s Dark Vader?)Superman I know !

    Comment by Mammiemay — March 25, 2008 #

  28. THE MAN OF STEEL RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Comment by DARKNINJA — March 26, 2008 #

  29. Superman, because he has brute force. Vadar has the force. I would pay money to watch this fight…

    Comment by seryndpt64 — March 26, 2008 #

  30. DARTH VADER IS THE BEST. BUT SUPERMAN WOULD SO SUCK AT BEATING DARTH VADER.

    Comment by owen — May 25, 2008 #

  31. Superman Wins Hands Down on a Yellow Sun planet. Vader is just not fast enough.

    Vader wins on a Red Sun Planet, superman is then normal, and he is not fast enough.

    The point is that the mystical power of THE FORCE could cause damage to superman, but not enough.

    Comment by Shawn — June 19, 2008 #

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