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Supermanis one of the strongest characters in DC ’s history and has an absurd assortment of abilities , but the heroBloodwynd , also lie with as the Superman of Hell , actually has a few more . While Superman is famous for his listing of abilities , his powers rarely veer into the supernatural , and that ’s precisely where Bloodwynd stand out .
Bloodwynd is n’t a new hero ; he ’s been part of DC ’s enceinte universe for a while . Buthe has late resurfaced in the pages ofAction Comicswith a more streamlined inception and is coming back to mainstream attention . This is great news , since Bloodwynd is unbelievably brawny and has mess of ability that Superman does n’t . While Superman has always been the firm phallus of the Justice League , this might exchange if Bloodwynd re - joins his original team and brings these major power that Superman does n’t have .
The original Bloodwynd was created by Dan Jurgens and first appeared in 1992’sJustice League America#61 .
Sorry , Batman ! But Superman has a new offence - fighting BFF , and this Justice League member also puzzle out one of the Man of Steel ’s major weaknesses .
12Bloodwynd’s Hyper-Empathy Makes Him a Perfect Superman Counterpart
Lazarus Planet: We Once Were Gods#1 by Dan Watters, Max Dunbar, Romulo Fajardo jr, and Troy Peteri
Bloodwynd was re-introduce to the DC Universe duringthe hugeLazarus Planetevent . In the story that re - established his role and powers , Raphael Arce — the nephew of the original Bloodwynd — traveled from city to city , stress to use his power of empathy to help people . Eventually , this run him to Metropolis , where his sense of empathy was completely overwhelmed by the psychic trauma leave alone over by Doomsday . While Superman fought Doomsday and saved Metropolis from his way of wipeout , he does n’t havethe power to palpate the trauma of the area as Bloodwynd does .
11Bloodwynd’s Access to Mystical Eldritch Blasts Is Far More Magical than Anything Superman Can Handle
Action Comics2023 Annual by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Max Raynor, Matt Herms, and Dave Sharpe
One ofSuperman ’s strong abilities is his heat vision — but at the end of the day , it ’s just hotness , a rude Department of Energy that Superman only engineer through his eye . Bloodwynd has a much stronger version of this power known as Eldritch Blast , which lets Bloodwynd fire magical destructive energy at his enemies . This power seems to be every bit as destructive while having the benefit of being witching . This mean Bloodwynd would likely be able to harm a far large telephone number of enemies than Superman could . It ’s much easy to be resistant to heat than it is against outright deception .
10Bloodwynd’s Hellish Lightning Looks as Cool as It Is Powerful
Action Comics2023 Annual by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Max Raynor, Matt Herms, and Dave Sharpe.
Superman gains his power from the yellow Lord’s Day , but there was a eldritch time in Superman ’s history back in the nineties — during the height of Bloodwynd ’s popularity on the Justice League — when the Man of Steel was powered by electricity . This unique ability did n’t last long , butBloodwynd seems to be continuing the tradition of Supermen with electrical energy powers . Bloodwynd has shown the power to generate carmine lightning . He used this power to fight off the Empire of Shadows and was even capable to thrust one of their bats to serve him due to fearfulness of being electrocute .
Superman ’s son , Jon Kent , also arrive at electrical abilities duringLazarus Planet , which he uses to maximal effect inAdventures of Superman : Jon Kentby Tom Taylor and Clayton Henry , available digitally and in a collected edition from DC Comics .
9Superman Has Never Had True Telepathic Powers Like Bloodwynd
Justice League of America#63 by Dan Jurgens, Rick Burchett, Jose Marzan Jr, Willie Schubert, John Cebollero
Psychic abilities are the one sphere Superman ’s powers have never really entered . Bloodwynd , however , has full telepathic ability .
Psychic abilities are the one area Superman ’s powers have never really entered . Bloodwynd , however , has full telepathic abilities . Because of Bloodwynd ’s original origin story , he shares some of thepowers of Martian Manhunter . These shared exponent let him to record the brain of other the great unwashed as well as project his thoughts into people ’s head . Paired together , these are massively utilitarian ability , and that ’s one of the reasons Martian Manhunter is such a powerful hero . The comination has made Bloodwynd every bit powerful , particularly in a squad setting like the Justice League .
8Bloodwynd’s Invisibility Makes Him Closer to Another Justice League Hero
Justice League America#61 by Dan Jurgens, Rick Burchett, Willie Schubert, and Gene D’Angelo
Bloodwynd apportion manypowers with Martian Manhunterdue to their shared chronicle , which was especially straight for the first Bloodwynd , Quintus Arce . Like Martian Manhunter , Bloodwynd can turn invisible to the human middle . This top executive makes him excel at stealth mission , andwhile Superman can move quicker than the eye can see , that ’s not the same as being entirely inconspicuous . blend this ability with Bloodwynd ’s ability to vanish , and he can be undetectable by most people , inlcuding other super - human beings , which is a feat that even Superman ca n’t boast .
7Bloodwynd’s Retrocognition Makes Him a Superb Crimefighter
Bloodwynd’s Mental Powers Make Him Stand Apart from Superman
Part of being a superhero is have to prevent crime , and fail to do that , having to solve them . WhileSuperman is an investigative journalist , he ca n’t see precisely how a crime was give . But with Bloodwynd ’s power of retrocognition , Arce can see the full history of an sphere , include past memories and events . This power allows him to witness precisely how a criminal offense bechance . Technically , this allow him to solve crimes with informality , something even Batman struggles with on social occasion .
6Bloodwynd Can Be Anywhere at Any Time with Teleportation
Superman is one of the fast military personnel on the satellite , but even he ca n’t appear somewhere instantly . Fortunately , Bloodwynd can teleport , and it ’s all thanks to the occult power granted to him by the stemma treasure . Bloodwynd has approach to tons of wizard power , include the ability to simply teleport wherever he wants . This power not only allows him to at once be at the scene of a offense if necessary , but he can also quickly move back from a fight he ca n’t win — or move in to help his teammate anwhere within his range .
5Bloodwynd’s Illusions Can Make Anyone See Anything He Wants
Justice League America#65 by Dan Jurgens, Rick Burchett, Willie Schubert, and Gene D’Angelo
tramp illusions is one of the most hefty abilities in the DC Universe , and luckily , Bloodwynd ’s powers include illusion molding . It ’s through illusions thatMartian Manhunter can outsmart Supermanwithout even fighting him . Bloodwynd would probably be able to do the same thing to trounce Superman in a pinch . These illusions would also be implausibly helpful regarding keeping a hole-and-corner identicalness . While Bloodwynd does n’t have a private identity , being able to contrive a put on rendering of himself would surely help in a multifariousness of circumstances — specially in a monolithic squad battle .
4Death Sense Allows Bloodwynd to Always Know When Murder Has Happened
Justice League America#69 by Dan Jurgens, Rick Burchett, Willie Schubert, and Gene D’Angelo
No matter how well a crime is cleared up , Bloodwynd will always be able to sense if someone lost their life in the area .
Usually , when someone commits a slaying , they ’ll assay to cover it up to protect themselves . Detectives like Batman have devloped keen green goddess for analyze a criminal offense conniption , butBloodwynd can quite literally sense last . No matter how well a crime is bring in up , Bloodwynd will always be able to sense if someone lose their life in the country . commingle this with his retrocognition top executive , and there is no trigger-happy criminal offense Bloodwynd would n’t be capable to solve , which is an ideal combination for a superhero .
3Pain Absorption Lets Bloodwynd Help Victims Far More than Superman
Bloodwynd ’s power to immerse the pain of others is one of his swell ability . No matter what trauma someone has gone through , genial or physical , Bloodwynd can take that infliction into himself . Before Bloodwynd — Raphael Arce ’s iteration of the character — capture the legal age of his power , this was his first top executive deed over by the Lazarus rain . He used it to visit a hospital and take the pain in the neck of every patient role there who was ache . It was a truly noble and expansive act , and while Superman has done interchangeable in the past times , he was n’t able to do it on his own as Bloodwynd can .
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