Talk:Strength Scale

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Origins

Anybody know where this idea of "100+ tons" as the major league superhuman strength comes from? A locomotive weighs about 100 tons, which isn't much in comic book superhero terms. A city bus is about 10 tons.
--Roygbiv666 20:08, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

I believe it dates back to the first Marvel Handbook set, when they were trying to quantify everything about their heroes. Probably just copied from the Marvel side. The Paradox 12:09, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Including what, exactly?

It might be nice to indicate more clearly the circumstances under which some ratings were given (for instance, the GLs are obviously rated without their rings, but for some others it's harder to tell... John Henry Irons' rating looks like it might be from his steelskin period without the suit, but I'm not sure). Ptorquemada 06:09, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

There are a few bits of info I regard as totally unreliable - height, weight, and strength scale. They're completely arbitrary and constantly in flux based on the needs of the story, the skill of the artist and who's doing the write-up. The Paradox 12:09, 26 November 2008 (UTC)