The Blob's superstrength

[Jim85]

How strong is the Blob's superstrength and also which is the most heavyest object he ever lifted I've allways woundered how strong he is plus does he also do bearhug's :confused:

[ComiXFanBoy]

from wiki. never 'met' a blob fan before
Before being depowered, the Blob's mutant physiology grants him a number of advantages. He has superhuman strength, endurance, and great resiliency to physical injury due to a further mutation. The Blob's elastic, blubbery skin has proven to be difficult to penetrate by gunfire, missiles, and even Wolverine's claws; though with sufficient force and a favorable angle, the claws can lacerate his flesh. For instance, Blob once sat on the X-Man, but was forced to jump off in pain when Wolverine managed to extend his sheathed claws into his rear. [19] On one occasion, a concentrated optic blast fired by Cyclops is sufficient to puncture a hole through his shoulder, much to the shock of Dukes himself. Magic can also overcome the Blob's resistance, as the magic swords of both Black Raazer and the Arabian Knight were able to harm him.

He can also alter his personal mono-directional gravity field beneath himself to make himself virtually immovable as long as he is in contact with the ground, although an incredible force can uproot him, along with a chunk of whatever he is standing on. The only beings on record to have been able to move the Blob against his wishes are the Hulk[11] Juggernaut and Strong Guy (powered-up near his limit by absorbing kinetic energy),[29] although Colossus has managed to lift Dukes by digging underground and raising the piece of earth Dukes stands on, stating this as an exception to his immovability.[15] Despite his morbidly obese appearance, the Blob's speed and agility is that of a fairly athletic male of normal stature, a fact which frequently catches his opponents by surprise.

The Blob's superhuman strength has greatly increased over the years, in a manner similar to that of the Thing. This improvement is said to be a result of his ongoing mutation.

The Blob is vulnerable to attacks directed at his face, as his eyes, nose, mouth and ears do not have the same protection as the rest of his body. Dukes is also susceptible to psionic attacks and psychic manipulation, and he can be incapacitated by sensory assaults; for example, Banshee was able to render Blob unconscious solely through the use of his sonic scream. On another occasion, Sleepwalker defeated the Blob by using warp beams to wrap a steel girder around the villain, crushing his blubber and causing him great physical pain. The Hulk once took the opposite approach, harming the Blob by grabbing and stretching his flab. While he is all but invulnerable to direct kinetic attacks, such as punches, kicks or gunshots, he is susceptible to concussions and other harm resulting from sufficiently powerful impacts, as Daredevil knocked him out by dropping a massive bell on him.

Dukes can be incapacitated by drinking alcohol, although due to his immense mass, it requires a great amount

[XPac]

from wiki. never 'met' a blob fan before

When did Juggernaut face the Blob?

I always wanted to see the unstoppable force meet the immovable object in the MU.

[Beadle]

I remember several of those fights. The Hulk one was particularly funny. While Hulk starts pulling at Blob's stomach, Dukes starts whining "Wait - that's not how my power works!" like Hulk's supposed to say "Oh, well in that case it wouldn't be fair. I'm sorry."

But in summary from that Wikipedia entry, how strong is th Blob? We don't know. Brilliant.

And Juggs would win that battle. Blob's only "mostly" immovable. Juggs is unstoppable. Even Hulk's never stopped him.

[XPac]

I remember several of those fights. The Hulk one was particularly funny. While Hulk starts pulling at Blob's stomach, Dukes starts whining "Wait - that's not how my power works!" like Hulk's supposed to say "Oh, well in that case it wouldn't be fair. I'm sorry."

But in summary from that Wikipedia entry, how strong is th Blob? We don't know. Brilliant.

And Juggs would win that battle. Blob's only "mostly" immovable. Juggs is unstoppable. Even Hulk's never stopped him.

Yeah, I assumed Juggs would win though (though I'd argue Jugs is only MOSTLY unstoppable too). I was just curious when that fight happened. I've never seen it or even heard of it before, but it sounds cool.

[enema]

I remember several of those fights. The Hulk one was particularly funny. While Hulk starts pulling at Blob's stomach, Dukes starts whining "Wait - that's not how my power works!" like Hulk's supposed to say "Oh, well in that case it wouldn't be fair. I'm sorry."

But in summary from that Wikipedia entry, how strong is th Blob? We don't know. Brilliant.

And Juggs would win that battle. Blob's only "mostly" immovable. Juggs is unstoppable. Even Hulk's never stopped him.

Juggs is my favorite MU character. But Thor stopped him with the god force I to lazy to go get the book but I believe its Thor 412

[XPac]

Juggs is my favorite MU character. But Thor stopped him with the god force I to lazy to go get the book but I believe its Thor 412

Was that the one with the debut of the New Warriors?

[Beadle]

That issue still makes me laugh to this day. Nova and Nita had super-strength - useful if you're fighting Juggernaut. Speedball converted kinetic energy. Again, useful. Marvel Boy (Justice) and Firestar had ranged attacks. Once again, useful. Night Thrasher? He went up against Juggs with a skateboard. Genius.

[ComiXFanBoy]

When did Juggernaut face the Blob?

I always wanted to see the unstoppable force meet the immovable object in the MU.
hmm i dont recall. did a fight happen during that period that mystique was posing as (cant recall who) with the x-corps. wasnt blob in mystique's xcorp team and wasnt juggs an xman by that time?

[enema]

Was that the one with the debut of the New Warriors?

They appeared in the issue before 2 parter

funny thing is Night Thrasher the one with no super-powers was really the only one who would physically fight him.

[XPac]

That issue still makes me laugh to this day. Nova and Nita had super-strength - useful if you're fighting Juggernaut. Speedball converted kinetic energy. Again, useful. Marvel Boy (Justice) and Firestar had ranged attacks. Once again, useful. Night Thrasher? He went up against Juggs with a skateboard. Genius.

In Nightthrashers defense, Juggy's helmet does look like a little ramp or hill.

I don't think any skakeboarder worth his salt could resist the temptation to try and trick off his head.

[XPac]

hmm i dont recall. did a fight happen during that period that mystique was posing as (cant recall who) with the x-corps. wasnt blob in mystique's xcorp team and wasnt juggs an xman by that time?

I have no idea.

A villain vs villain fight is somewhat rare. But Mystique and her Brotherhood have worked for the government before, so perhaps at one point they sent them after Juggy. Or maybe Juggy was in one of his good moods and was playing goodguy at the time.

Or maybe it was during Juggy's good guy phase... but it if was, then the fight with Blob doesn't mean quite as much. As a good guy, Juggy really wasn't that unstoppable.

[Jim85]

I bet the Juggernought's head get's stuck in the Blob's belly :biggrin:

[Expletive Deleted]

When did Juggernaut face the Blob?Uncanny #463, apparently. One of the "House of M" crossover issues. I haven't read it, but the Internet is telling me it's an reversal of the usual immovable/unstoppable premise in that Blob was falling out of a plane and landed on Juggernaut.

I seem to remember a different scene where Juggernaut runs full speed into Blob and is simply deflected (he doesn't stop, Blob doesn't move, everybody wins), but I can't seem to find a source. Maybe I'm just imagining it.

[Jim85]

Uncanny #463, apparently. One of the "House of M" crossover issues. I haven't read it, but the Internet is telling me it's an reversal of the usual immovable/unstoppable premise in that Blob was falling out of a plane and landed on Juggernaut.

I seem to remember a different scene where Juggernaut runs full speed into Blob and is simply deflected (he doesn't stop, Blob doesn't move, everybody wins), but I can't seem to find a source. Maybe I'm just imagining it.

That would of been awesome seeing Juggernaut bounce off the Blob's belly

[CJ Lentze]

Uncanny #463, apparently. One of the "House of M" crossover issues. I haven't read it, but the Internet is telling me it's an reversal of the usual immovable/unstoppable premise in that Blob was falling out of a plane and landed on Juggernaut.It was a rather silly story, but I believe the Juggernaut had no access to the full power of the gem of Cyttorak at the time, because he had had a falling out with that demon a while earlier. Or maybe it was the House of M magic that had altered his power, because in that very issue, the Juggernaut also gets pummeled by T-Rex and a ressurrected Sunder, who aren't supposed to be strong enough to do that. Two issues later, in Uncanny 465, the Juggernaut lifts the Blob (while the latter is groggy) and uses him to plug a dimensional rift.

[Chimaera70]

Way back when in a soapbox answer or in a Marvel Universe response it was stated that the if Blob was standing on an Adamantium planet and Juggernaut was rushing at him, the immovable force would be moved and the unstoppable force would be stopped.

[snoopdogg]

I think Blob is supposed to be Class 75.

[Magneto X]

I thought he started at normal strength for his size and became 5 tons at most for most of his showings. Mystique always used him for immovability and invulnerability, not strength. His best showing strength-wise I've seen was punching Wonderman a mile or two (but not actually hurting him). Where does 75 tons come from?

[snoopdogg]

Master Edition hanbook listed him as Class 75.

[weapon-smith]

i remember blobs fight with hercules. he trapped hers's fists in his belly so herc couldnt remove them, then he repeatedly started to headbutt hercules. i think hercs response was :

"bah! the lion of olympus can withstand those blows all day!"