What are the most advanced / powerful civilizations in fiction?

[Guy Smiley]

I'll also nominate the Charonians from the Ring of Charon books.

Basically some kind of monstrous frankensteinian super-Borg. In the first book an Earthling accidentally triggers one of their sleepers coiled around slightly under the surface of the Moon, causing them to open a wormhole dropping Earth into orbit around a Dyson Sphere, where they observe several more life-bearing planets. The Dyson Sphere turns out to be one of a cluster of such, IIRC, which puts these guys at 'Juggling solar systems' levels. Meanwhile, the remaining folks in the Solar System think that Earth has been crushed into a black hole, and are panicking about that until the other Charonians show up and begin dismantling the planets for raw materials.

[dupersuper]

I only skimmed the thread, but I saw no mention of Time Lords, Kryptonians, New Gods, Monitors, Watchers, Organians or Bajoran prophets/wormhole aliens.

[Radical]

I only skimmed the thread, but I saw no mention of Time Lords, Kryptonians, New Gods, Monitors, Watchers, Organians or Bajoran prophets/wormhole aliens.

On that topic, I submit this (sorry if it's OT or gets this thread closed):

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...yAdvancedAlien

[The Transient Guest]

In terms of comics, the African warrior nation of Wakanda is considered to be the most advanced nation on Marvel Earth. And their warrior heritage has left them unconquered in their entire 10,000 years of history.

Heh.

Wakanda: Cure for cancer, aids, all that stuff? Got it.

World: Mind if we borrow some of that?

Wakanda: LOL. No.


While I always found that attitude entertaining I have to ask has that changed in recent time?

And how the hell do you fight a sentient streak of yellow? Add some green and hope it gets sad enough to give up?

[Sharpandpointies]

OT:

Right, I need to ask. How many books are there in the series?

Because when I went into Forgotten Realms back in the day, it consumed all of my allowance because of the massive story branches that went in every direction(even in time!) So, if the series can be bought in batches of say, five tops I'm game.

There are five in the first 'series'.

Really, the five run like this:
1. The prequel (Midnight at the Well of Souls).
2. The Wars of the Well (Books 2 and 3).
3. The second Wars of the Well (Books 4 and 5).

But get all five and read them in the proper order.

After that, try the second series, but I've not read it so I can't actually comment.

[T51R]

There are five in the first 'series'.

Really, the five run like this:
1. The prequel (Midnight at the Well of Souls).
2. The Wars of the Well (Books 2 and 3).
3. The second Wars of the Well (Books 4 and 5).

But get all five and read them in the proper order.

After that, try the second series, but I've not read it so I can't actually comment.

Thanks for that Sharpie. Amazon?

[moonknight11]

The Children of Tomorrow in ultimate marvel were insane. They massacred the asgardians, and were annihilating an army of superhumans. Their technology was probably the best in the entire ultimate world, and with freaking Ultimate Reed Richards as their leader they could have taken the planet.

[Sharpandpointies]

Thanks for that Sharpie. Amazon?

Might be able to find them. I'm not sure if they've been reprinted since back when I had them.

[T51R]

Might be able to find them. I'm not sure if they've been reprinted since back when I had them.

Not a problem. Even if they're not available in reprints there's still quite a few second hand places here in Melbourne. Thanks for that!

[Surtur]

I only skimmed the thread, but I saw no mention of Time Lords, Kryptonians, New Gods, Monitors, Watchers, Organians or Bajoran prophets/wormhole aliens.

To be fair some of the races you mentioned might as well be equivalent to primitive cavemen carving tools out of rock, etc. compared to the other races mentioned.

[Shellhead]

Dr Doom can laugh?

Doom laughed at Magneto, after he roofied Mags:

[Beadle]

To be fair some of the races you mentioned might as well be equivalent to primitive cavemen carving tools out of rock, etc. compared to the other races mentioned.

Yeah, if the first two races mentioned were the Q and the Celestials, and we're looking upwards from there for our answer, most of those races are less than fleas in the scheme of this thread.

[Sol M]

Doom laughed at Magneto, after he roofied Mags:

That...sounded wrong, somehow. oO

[FarBeyondC]

As a note, there are supposed to be multiple levels (and thus multiple potential answers).

[Beadle]

As a note, there are supposed to be multiple levels (and thus multiple potential answers).

Good point. My bad.

But since the races listed were all at least galactic in scale (except maybe the Bajoran prophets), if not trans-galactic, it's all a bit much of a muchness in this case.