![]() Superman has gotten to the point where he refuses to trust Lex Luthor. Take, for example, the Justice League Unlimited episode “Clash.” In the episode, Superman’s archenemy Lex Luthor uses Kryptonite to create a free power generator for 30,000 people. This is shown multiple times, through multiple mediums. Often, when Superman is out of line, there are very few people who have the ability to stand up to him - and not just physically! Billy Batson is one of the few people with a will and a moral compass strong enough to know when Superman has crossed a line. ![]() His morality is guided by the Wisdom of Solomon. Shazam always does what he feels is right, and not just by his standards. So … who would win between Shazam and Superman? In the fight between Shazam and Superman, magic will certainly come into play! Kryptonite can piece his impenetrable skin, and it can even kill him if he’s near it too long.īut Superman does have another weakness: magic! Magic is just as poisonous to him as Kryptonite, and no amount of willpower on Superman’s part can remedy that. Superman’s most well-known weakness is Kryptonite, a rare green radioactive rock. Plus, he has flight, super vision, super hearing, X-ray vision, wind breath, ice breath, laser vision, and more. ![]() Under a yellow sun, his cells are supercharged with energy that can be expended in a multitude of ways like super strength, speed, and durability. Superman has no specific powers of his own. There’s no one quite as iconic as The Man of Steel. He can fly around the world in less than a blink, and saves the day with a handsome wink. Superman truly is the World’s Greatest Hero. Eventually, he would move to Metropolis and become a journalist for the Daily Planet, as well as saving the world as Superman one day at a time. Trial and error, as well as his upbringing helped him learn to be truly good, and fight for all the people of Earth, no matter where they were from. He had no superhero mentors, nor role models, but he learned slowly but surely how to harness and control the powers granted to him by Earth’s Yellow Sun. Clark Kent had a quaint and calm childhood in Smallville. And a rather immature one at that.īorn on a distant and doomed planet called Krypton, Kal-El was shipped off across the galaxy with the hopes that he would be raised by a kind and loving family. Though he still has a pure heart, and he’s even tried to beat up Black Adam despite being a scrawny 12 year old, he’s only human. If, somehow, someway, Shazam was coerced into turning back into Billy Batson? Well, then anyone can defeat him. Shazam truly doesn’t seem to have a weakness.īut Billy Batson? He’s literally a child. With the Stamina of Atlas, Shazam never tires and only grows in strength. It seems that his abilities come from a limitless magical source. Granting powers to others does not weaken his powers. He can also grant powers to others, usually members of his adopted family who also have a pure heart. The Speed of Mercury, allowing him to run and fly at speeds comparable to The Flash.The Courage of Achilles, giving him near invulnerability and indomitable will.The Power of Zeus, including his trademark magical thunderbolt, resistance against magic, and even interdimensional time travel.The Stamina of Atlas, rendering him truly immortal in the form of Shazam with no need for air, food, or any other sustenance.The Strength of Hercules, enough to move stars and planets.The Wisdom of Solomon, with the extraordinary mental powers of perfect recall, the ability to speak any language, understand any science, and a wisdom far beyond his years.Just by muttering the name of his alter ego, Billy Batson can become Earth’s Mightiest Hero, Shazam!Lightning breaks through the clouds and with it, Batson is engulfed in a magical energy that immediately transforms him into Shazam, imbued with the magical powers of six gods: He had the voices of the gods in his head, guiding him toward true selflessness and compassion. It was in that moment that the Wizard saw the “embers of good” within the boy, and he granted him the powers of Shazam! In time, Billy Batson learned to be pure of heart. While all others failed the test, Billy Batson convinced the Wizard that perfectly good people don’t exist. When Black Adam’s evil magic was released from an ancient tomb, the Wizard of the Rock of Eternity began his quest to find a child who was “pure of heart.” Finally, he was adopted into a family with five other foster siblings, each becoming a new part of his family. He was a troublesome child who went through multiple foster homes. He is constantly fighting for it.īilly Batson was a 15 year old boy whose parents abandoned him. In the original comics, Billy Batson was a child with a pure heart, and thus he earned the powers of Shazam! But the newer version of Billy Batson is not naturally pure of heart.
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