Saturday Showdown: Superman V. Carnage

Saturday Showdown

Superman v. Carnage

Superman:

Alias: Clark Kent

Base of Operations: JL watchtower, Metropolis

Bio: loving parents send their infant son to the planet earth, as to escape the death and destruction of the planet Krypton. Once on earth, Clark was given to and raised by Johnathan and Martha Kent who instilled a sense of Truth, Justice, and the American Way into Clark. These values became a part of him. Now Clark, as his alter ego Superman, Fights a never ending battle against the evil forces that tear down the moral value of our everyday life.

Powers: a more dense molecular structure gives superman enhanced strength and capabilities beyond human capacity. Enhanced vision that emits radiation as well as take it in, enhanced hearing, power of flight.

Weakness: Kryptonite radiation can hurt him, Red Solar Energy brings his biology back to human levels, and magic has normal effects on Superman.

Other: often cited as his greatest power and his greatest weakness is his own compassion towards mankind.

Carnage:

Alias: Cletus Kasady

Base of Operations: New York/ New Jersey

Bio: already a sinister mass murderer, Cletus Kasady was finally captured by police and sentenced to death. Things changed when he was placed in the same cell as Eddie Brock, Known also as Venom. The Venom Symbiote synthesized into a much more powerful and menacing offspring that attached to Cletus. The two make the entity Carnage. Already such a dangerous man, now made more so by his symbiote brother.

Powers: full sensory disguise and cloaking, a fully malleable body that can harden and soften at will.

Weaknesses: heat and Sonics. As evolution would have it, these weaknesses are a much less problem for carnage than they are for his older generation counterpart Venom.

The Battle:

                Cletus Kasady was back in his S.H.I.E.L.D. issued cell. A lunatic gleam sparkled in his eyes as he stared straight into the blank wall.

                “They think they’ve got us. Think we can’t get out. But we’ve figured it out. Haven’t we? Yes. Yes we have figured it out. We can get out. We can fulfill what our inept brothers left behind. What’s that? Rest easy. Carnage is here. Carnage is coming….”

                A shield agent on his routine checkup walks past Cletus’ cell.

                “What is he doing?” thought the agent “he hasn’t eaten his food for days. Just keeps staring at that wall.” The agent bangs on the plexi-glass shielding of the cell.

                “Hey! You alright in there?” shouted the agent. There was no response. The agent looked down at the door. Cletus hadn’t moved for a week. If he isn’t dead, it should be safe to at least check. Right?

                The door opened. Cletus attacked. Carnage escaped.

                Meanwhile, back at the Daily Planet, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen. Co-workers and colleagues by day, Friends by… day as well.  Lois and Jimmy are discussing the final four. Clark is busy typing away at his laptop next to the two.

                “I’m telling you Lois, Golden State has it this year. The Cavaliers don’t stand a chance. They never have”

                “Please Jimmy, the starting lineup for the Cavaliers is perfect. Clark, You’ll take my side, won’t you?”

                Clark’s head perks up to Lois and jimmy both staring him down. “Well, uh, I think both of those teams have a good shot at the title Lois. What’s most important is that both teams play at their peak and have fun. Right?”

                Lois gave her famous “oh really” stare at Clark. “You know Clark, you have to pick a side in these kinds of things.”

                Jimmy hops back into the conversation “you know Lois, I’m kinda partial to your team winning. In reality.”

                “Well duh jimmy”.

                “If your team wins the next game, Bibbo is giving out free tacos. I love me a taco.”

                During the remainder of Jimmy and Lois’ discussion, Clark was listening into the radio playing on a computer across the room. The guy across the room like to listen to crazy conspiracy news, yet this is one that Superman had heard of before. A monster had just escaped a top secret government facility. He just attacked a local diner on the coast of New York.

                “Look, here’s the bet Lois, if my team wins, you have to buy me and Clark tacos”.

                “Fine by me if Clark is in… Clark?” Clark had disappeared.

                “I wonder where he goes all the time”. Asked jimmy to himself.

Carnage roamed through the streets of New York, toppling cars and smashing hot dog stands in his way. Carnage laughed maniacally as screaming people started running towards any shelter that they could. A young boy trips. Carnage can’t resist the opportunity to play with his food.

                “Hey there munchkin! Have you ever wondered what the inside of an alien looked like?” a giant tactical springs out of Carnage’s body and latches onto the kid. The child lets out a scream. “Looks like your about to find out kiddo!” just then, a red-hot beam of heat sears the tentacle. The kid is whisked away in a blur of blue and red. Mere seconds later, Superman was floating in front of Carnage.

                “Ah, Kryptonian? Yes. Yes you are Kryptonian. We know all about your race: proud, smart, ultimately weak. The one thing we don’t know? What color is your alien blood? How about we see for ourselves?” carnage lunges at Superman with his claws out and ready to shear.

                Carnage moves fast, but Superman moves faster, dodging every blow. Carnage shoots another tactical, this time at Superman. Superman grabs the extra appendage, swinging carnage around, and throws him into a nearby Gasoline Truck. Carnage stands up.

                “Hmm, strong one. Can’t hit what you can’t see!” carnage turns invisible.

                Superman searches the street, all his senses are at their peak but he can’t find Carnage. That is, until a sharp claw streaks right across his face. More invisible claws cut away at the Kryptonian. Superman has been in pinches like this before. He spins, creating a tornado of red. A still cloaked Carnage smashes into a wall. Superman looks around and finds the street abandoned. Flying up in the air, Superman blows an icy gust of wind down on the ground, coating everything on the block in a layer of ice. Below is an icicle that is Carnage.

                “I knew heat could get to you and excite your sybiote, I figured lack of heat could do the same”. Explains Superman. At high speed, Superman Dives towards the concrete, fist first, into the icicle symbiote. Cletus lay motionless, out cold.

Winner: Superman

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