Being on the ultimate cutting edge of pop culture, I discovered last night that there has been some sort of sporting event on television for the last few days, involving hopping about and leaping off stuff and possibly special necklaces. For a little while, I suspected it was a new season of Super Sentai, but the Brazilian volleyball players didn’t really fit that paradigm. But this errant thought led to my wondering how Gokai Green might do on uneven bars (which, frankly, is the kind of thought process that kept me out of the really good schools) and whether he has enough chutzpah to outdo Gabby Douglas.
The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) is not at all impressed with Barry Allen, asking:
What fictional character would you send to the real Summer Games, and in what event would you enter them?
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Batman in everything, because he would win. Plus, the Olympics are much better with Batman…
Spider-Man : floor exercises. Aquaman : swimming (duh). Superman in everything else. Batman just judges… harshly.
I’d put Spider-Man on the hangy ring thingies…
This brings up a question I asked myself not long ago, how do the Olympics work in the Marvel and DC universe?
Is there some ridiculous amount of testing going on for athletes or is it a honor system type deal?
As for who should participate I though about girls volleyball and my mind has yet to return to any type of functionality…
I would think they’d have a rigorous screening process to make sure no one mutant or metahuman powers snuck in. Although then again, they’d probably invent some kind of superpowered weight class for many of their events just so those athletes with powers don’t feel left out.
Captain America in everything.
He could beat Batman due to the super serum stuff.
But, Beast in any gymnastics contest would be cool too!
Captain America uses performance enhancing drugs. He’d be sent home.
Black Cat, Emma Frost, Power Girl, Wonder Women and Starfire as the New Fab Five for Trampoline!!! ^_^
Yes, Trampoline is an Olympic sport as part of gymnastic.
Flash = Track
Aquaman = Swimming
Nightcrawler = Gymnastics
Batman = Judo
Zhangeif = Wrestling
Wolverine = Boxing (power on the inside and can’t be KO’d means furry Mike Tyson)
Black Cat = Floor Exercise
Avengers = Basketball
Any female from a Zenescope title = Womens Volleyball
I would put Judomaster on Judo, but I’m just weird like that :)
Wow…these choices are fantastic ;P
Powergirl and Huntress on volleyball (oh my)
Nightwing on gymnastics
Hercules on wrestling
Captain America on discus
Thor on hammer throw
Namor on high dive
Hawkeye on archery
Punisher on shooting
Batroc on hurdles
Emma frost on ribbons
Tarzan in the decathlon and pentathlon, archery. He might give Batman a run for the money in some events.
Smeagol in wrestling, but he will probably get disqualified for biting.
Multiple Man for synchronized swimming.
Flash for the pole vault.
Peter Pan for fencing.
Atlas from Thunderbolts, Giant Man, Black Goliath, Apache Chief, and the Spectacular Stilt-Man as your starting five on the next Dream Team!