Not sure if this will be a reoccurring thread. I'm honestly not usually one to care for who would win between, say, Superman or Batman. But my recent foray into classic horror flicks got me thinking about one particular fight.
It's The Battle of the Dream Lords!
In this corner, weighing in at endless amounts of pounds, this dreamy combatant is dreams. He's been around since man first slept. He has walked into Hell and faced down the devil himself, battled against the Greek Furies, and once held the key to Hell. He is, however, not impervious. He was once trapped for hundreds of years in a glass bottle by mortals. He is also, however, prone to rage and emotional outburts. And he can be killed, as some of his siblings have been killed and then replaced in Doctor Who-like fashion. But he is still very powerful. He is...Dream!
And in the other corner, weighing in at the combined weight of a hundred maniacs. He hails from Springwood, Ohio. This man has knives specially built into his gloves. He loves tormenting the teenagers that he kills. He is powered by freshly killed souls. His sweater looks like something worn at Christmas. He has been killed many, many, times. They tried everything from burning him alive, to burying his bones, holy water, blowing him up and even having his own captured souls rip him apart. But he just keeps on ticking. Welcome to prime time, bitches, because it's Freddy Krueger!
Considerations:
-Dream is likely much more powerful than Freddy. Or is he? Both have shown considerable power in creating dream worlds. But is Freddy on Dream's level, or more on level with, say, The Corinthian?
-Krueger plays on the emotions of helpless teenagers. We've seen Dream's emotions played with numerous times, especially by his androgynistic sibling, Desire.
-While Krueger has no qualms with killing, Dreams has been known to get blood on his hands.
Please note: If you're going to name specific events in Gaiman's series, please put them behind a spoiler tag. I've tried to keep said spoilers as ambiguous as possible.
It's The Battle of the Dream Lords!
In this corner, weighing in at endless amounts of pounds, this dreamy combatant is dreams. He's been around since man first slept. He has walked into Hell and faced down the devil himself, battled against the Greek Furies, and once held the key to Hell. He is, however, not impervious. He was once trapped for hundreds of years in a glass bottle by mortals. He is also, however, prone to rage and emotional outburts. And he can be killed, as some of his siblings have been killed and then replaced in Doctor Who-like fashion. But he is still very powerful. He is...Dream!
And in the other corner, weighing in at the combined weight of a hundred maniacs. He hails from Springwood, Ohio. This man has knives specially built into his gloves. He loves tormenting the teenagers that he kills. He is powered by freshly killed souls. His sweater looks like something worn at Christmas. He has been killed many, many, times. They tried everything from burning him alive, to burying his bones, holy water, blowing him up and even having his own captured souls rip him apart. But he just keeps on ticking. Welcome to prime time, bitches, because it's Freddy Krueger!
Considerations:
-Dream is likely much more powerful than Freddy. Or is he? Both have shown considerable power in creating dream worlds. But is Freddy on Dream's level, or more on level with, say, The Corinthian?
-Krueger plays on the emotions of helpless teenagers. We've seen Dream's emotions played with numerous times, especially by his androgynistic sibling, Desire.
-While Krueger has no qualms with killing, Dreams has been known to get blood on his hands.
Please note: If you're going to name specific events in Gaiman's series, please put them behind a spoiler tag. I've tried to keep said spoilers as ambiguous as possible.
