Board Thread:Warrior's Pub/@comment-17814994-20161110061314/@comment-5328136-20161112051316

I got called so I'll start to debate.

Firstly, Cole taking on The Beast on his primse.... You guys realize that in the second game's intro, Cole took down The Beast and only lost the moment The Beast began to drain his power and lost any of his footing? The same Beast who can give power to others and drain power? Not to mention how even if we take into account Nix's sacrifice, The Beast could regenerate atom from atom and a scratched face is something Nix did alright, but at the same time Cole did that before. Add in the fact that he got way way stronger than before, not because he was overcharged or powered by the RFI, but because he was back at his prime and absorbed multiple Blast Cores. He made The Beast his bitch even at that state, and he could've done it anytime. He didn't use the RFI until the Beast was literally on his knees after getting curbstomped by him.

On Cole's electricity not working on Agent because civilians survive his lightning... do you know what gameplay mechanics and scaling is? Do you know that Infamous is a T-rated game so they can't make people explode from enough lightning to power up substations or bust steel? Cole's lightning could get through an armored aircraft carrier carrying giant mutants that could go toe to toe with David, someone who was casually shrugging off building busting bombs in the comics. The same lightning that can destroy giant golems. The same lightning that could get through the armor of The Beast that survived a nuke intact and only died to the explosion of it, while shrugging off any conventional weaponry. Cole's lightning that if amped up, could destroy and disable barriers.... Cole's lightning is not to be underestimated.

His ice powers are probably much weaker as you said however that does not mean they're useless. This is the guy who can actually freeze others instantly and can trap strong conduits inside ice. They are not something to shrug off and the Ionic Freeze Move is certainly going to be a pain.

What about the Ionic Vortex that's a literal tornado out of nowhere? Kinda hurtful isn't it?

With Cole being harmed by bullets and rockets.... Guy literally shrugs off a rocket in a comic cutscene when he met Alden Tate. Guy had an entire tower crash on him and he barely felt a thing. Guy ran through a place where everyone was being shot up by a machine gun and he made it through. Guy was being shot at multiple directions by a military army and then ambushed by a chopper with a machine gun in the comics.... Oh and he redirected a rocket just before it reached the Warden in the comics and I took the opportunity to calc it to a nice consistent Supersonic level with his reactions and combat speed. That's also ignoring the part that he could deal with teleporters and Kessler who can dodge his own lightning bolts. In fact he could survive toxic blasts and sub-zero temperatures, and even bench press giant monsters such as the Devourer, Titans, and the Beasts, even being able to harm the other two with melee attacks. Then there's also dazing David with a punch when the guy literally shrugs off building buster bombs. Now what does that mean?... Cole is not weak. Cole is fast. Cole can take and dish a lot of damage, physical or with energy. Remember, conduits get stronger over time. And Cole survived an explosion that tore up multiple city blocks. That's saying something.

For recharging being his weakness... Remmeber, he could recharge from anywhere. All he has to do is get away and drain energy to replenish himself if we're not going by the idea that he could naturally recover himself with energy like in his peak. On the other hand he has two hands. He can drain only with one hand while shooting lightning with the other. What does that mean? He could drain and attack at the same time. Simple enough for you?

Now.... What does the Agent have to answer for the Ionic Storm?.... Answer me that too cause that's one finisher he can't dodge cause it's actual homing lightning that can be chanelled or shot from his hands as seen in the comics. Hell Cole can just release a constant stream of homing lightning like he does in the comics.

In fact here's another way to end this. Why don't he just pick up the Agent with his Kinetic Pulse and shoot him to the sky, see how he likes that. Rinse and repeat.