"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination.” - Albert Einstein
Miles “Tails” Prower, the genius twin-tailed Titan and chosen savior of Archie Sonic's Multiverse
Franklin Richards, the cosmic and reality altering kid powerhouse of the Fantastic Four
We all were once children; a special kind of blessing to the world around us with unmatched creativity and even greater kindness. But what would happen if a child was to inherit the power and legacy of his universe's strongest titans? Well, they'd need to do a little bit of growing up first, but then, you'd get the most powerful kid you've ever seen in your life.
Round 1: FIGHT!!!
Before We Start…
Due to these characters being quite sporadic in what they consistently show, these two will be taken at their maximum capabilities in their own ways. Tails will get access to all of his forms, including his final state that is technically non-standard, but the culmination of his story and development, in a similar fashion to forms like Senketsu Kisaragi for Ryūko Matoi. This will also include various things from the games, as the vast majority are canon to Archie.
Franklin on the other hand will receive his powers at their peak despite having lost them in current comics (Well yes but actually no. You'll see why). This also comes into alternate versions of himself. While the main Earth-616 Franklin is the primary focus, he will also receive all the applications of his powers that his other selves in the same universe have, or that others using his powers have done. This would include future versions of himself such as Psi-Lord, and foes like Nicolas Scratch possessing his body and using his powers.
Also yeah, credit to Ultraguy's Archie Sonic notes during Trunks vs Silver, Bang's Annihilus vs Larfleeze, and G1's Phoenix vs Raven/Martian Manhunter vs Silver Surfer/Galactus vs Unicron.
Enough of that though, let's get into it!
Background
Tails
We're all familiar with Sega's blue blur, Sonic The Hedgehog. He's the fastest thing alive, one of the greatest heroes Mobius has ever known, and an unmatched hero to all. Always tailing right next to him however, is the little brother he always wanted, and the best bud he's always needed: Miles “Tails” Prower. A genius inventor with a heart of gold and speed to match Sonic’s, he has always stuck around as the best partner a hero could ask for. But in the Archie continuity, our twin-tailed fox was destined for more; much more.
Born to Rosemary Prower and her husband Amadeus, Tails was a fairly happy child. While his father had vanished, he grew up somewhat normal with his mother, until her own strange vanishing act. Despite his parents being gone, Tails still had his best friend, Sonic, who gave him his name, his shoes, and a reason to love his somewhat odd twin tails. So, when the evil scientist Dr. Ivo Robotnik took over the planet via a violent uprising, Tails joined the Freedom Fight with Sonic, and put his own speed/tech skills to the test. Even so, he would eventually meet Althair, the sagely grandfather to Knuckles the Echidna, who would tell him of his destiny.
As it turns out, Tails was chosen by the godly Ancient Walkers as the savior of the multiverse, which would ultimately come to fruition when all of reality was threatened by Mammoth Mogul. His absorbing the Chaos Force led to his becoming the master of all existence, and nobody could stop him…except for Tails. Fusing together with all versions of him across time and space, Tails became the Titan he was always destined to be, and foiled Mogul once more, restoring everything to that which it was. With his services complete and the prophecy fulfilled, Tails became a hero beyond the simple child most had seen him as. Even after a multiversal reboot, Tails still remained the hero he always was, and eventually found love and a family of his own decades into the future. From such small beginnings, to such great heights, it's no wonder that when up against such odds, our lovable little fox will simply smile at the unknown, and fly on to meet his destiny.
Franklin Richards
The Fantastic Four are one of the greatest teams in comic book history. The elastic Mr. Fantastic, iconic Invisible Woman, heated hero the Human Torch, and the ever-lovin’ blue eyed Thing. Their journeys into the mysteries of the cosmos are legendary, as are their many escapades saving it and more, but by far the greatest they have done is bear entrance to a cosmic force of creation. This being is one of the strongest forces in all of creation, but he is also their first-born son, and their pride and joy. His name is Franklin Richards, and he is the most powerful boy in Marvel Comics.
Years ago, a pregnant Susan Storm was fiercely gripped by Death's embrace, as was her yet to be born child. Due to the cosmic rays she and her family had gone through that resulted in their becoming the Fantastic Four, Susan was dying, and the only cure lay in the Negative Zone. Reed, ever the caring husband, retrieved it with Johnny and Ben's help, and thus, their son Franklin was born. While he initially seemed a normal boy, something was…off. One day, ants would do strange motions and tricks for his amusement. Another, he could summon a toy to his side; almost like magic. This was eventually revealed to be Franklin's powers; the kind that let him alter reality itself and play with everything like it were mere toys in his hands. Such was his power, that as he grew older, it was stolen, blocked, or sought after by countless others, yet it always came back to him. This is because these powers were no mere coincidence: they were in fact a rebirth of a cosmic force of order, that of destruction, and creation.
As it turns out, Franklin was born the living counterpart to Galactus; devourer of worlds. While Galan is the utmost destroyer, Franklin is the utmost creator, and a veritable embodiment of rebirth for creation. This is no mere coincidence either, as at the end of time, Galactus will fade; his energies birthing a new iteration of the omniverse, and Franklin will inhabit the next, as Galactus had before him. Even despite that, Franklin has always been much more than your average boy, and far more human than a God's power would seem. After years of feeling like he can not live up to the legacy laid out for him, Franklin has, bit by bit, built himself up to a hero he can believe in with the help of his fantastic family. With them at his side, there is nothing this boy can not accomplish; whether it be to stop the mad celestials with Galactus as his herald, save countless beings from The Griever At The End Of All Things (yes that's her name), or to live up to his destiny in whatever form it may take.
Experience & Skill
Tails
Despite being viewed as a child by many, Tails is no stranger to active warfare. He's been fighting Eggman's forces for almost his entire life, and is a veritable genius in several fields. He can hack
objects both in and out of combat, rebuild his own tech when it gets damaged like the Tornado, is claimed to be a high threat level to the Death Egg by Mecha-Sally, made a machine to harness a Chaos Emeralds power with Chuck and Quacks help, and learned Mega Man's systems fast enough to modify them to match Sonic's spin dash in a battle. Tails has hacked into a prisons technology and dismissed the artificial intelligence Nicole through doing so, worked with Rotor to become the genius he is today, figured out an island was a flying fortress when looking over its schematics for a few minutes at most, and even repaired the Robot Masters from Mega Man when they were damaged.
As an adult, he even built technology to protect his family from alterations to space-time, which did just that when King Sonic altered history. Outside of utilizing his intelligence, he's battled alongside top-tier soldiers like Sonic, Sally, and Knuckles, used his tails to grab the latter, and has even fought God's such as Mammoth Mogul. His destiny as the Chosen One has put him into contact with others of equal might, and he's used several techniques of Chaos Magic to keep up. Throughout it all, he's put that big brain of his to use in any way he can, and more than earned his place in the Freedom Fighters.
Franklin
Franklin has been exposed to the battle and strife of a hero's life since he was a toddler, and even when he was 5-6, he could think of ways to use his powers in complex ways far more imaginative than your average reality warper, including several ways to counter obstacles in front of him. In general, Franklin is credited as highly intelligent and intuitive and this leads onto just how good he is at coming up with solutions. He's thought of new ways for his father to use his powers, and thought to go into the Negative Zone to get a villain to help with a current problem, with Thing implying he's pretty smart/above-average for a 7 year old because he's Reed's son. Among other examples, Franklin has gotten alien invaders leave earth while keeping his driving teacher safe through telling him how crappy his planet is (true story), and after losing his powers, his creativity/Imagination made it so getting into thought-space basically made him a God again.
In terms of actual skill and smarts, Franklin has fought alien invaders alongside Ben Grimm and Human Torch, found out how the Mad Celestials powers worked in specific instances when other geniuses in the room didn't, has been mentored by his multi-millenium old self on how to use his powers and fix stars, with Reed saying they're simplifying it, and summed up the Big Bang with Valeria in a genius way for both that also got her thinking, and teleported a ship across spacetime which Reed initially was opposed to due to the brainpower needed in a sense. As an adult, he has claimed and shown he had Reed's scientific knowledge and used it to describe his powers, and even as a child, he's had an intelligent conversation with Valeria several leagues beyond children his age, and piloted a Hulk sized robot Reed made with her fairly easily.
Arsenal
Tails
Shoes
In the Archie continuity, the sneakers you see Sonic and Tails wear are not your average pair. Both are built with the energies of a Power Ring, so as to handle the incredible speed they move at. While Sonic's was made by Uncle Chuck, Tails got his from his currently hidden uncle as a birthday present through Sonic, as another way to bring him closer to his hero.
Tornado
Befitting a genius of Tails caliber, he has built several tools over the years to aid him in his travels, with his most famous being the Tornado by far. This biplane is fueled by a Power Ring, and has a variety of useful features, including…
Rocket engines.
Even beyond its many quirks, the Tornado is fast enough to keep up with Sonic, strong enough to damage an amped Iron Queen, and destroy one of Eggman's deadliest robots, Iota
T-Pup
T-Pup is a flying robot dog that Tails made to help him in his work, and a doggo that certainly embodies the phrase “good boy”. He can keep up with Tails in battle, and has several added features, like flashlights in his eyes that can also play data like schematics, and a nozzle that shoots electricity to disable/freeze technology in place, like Silver Sonic.
Bombs
Like all scientists, mad or not, Tails has had the foresight to stock up on a good old-fashioned explosive every now and again. This includes sleeping gas bombs, regular bombs, and even Neutralizing Mines for essential EMP's that disabled the weapons of an entire army.
Extreme Gear
As one of the many games that happened in Archie's canon, the premier vehicles of the Sonic Riders series have appeared in Archie just the same. Tails actually made these himself to help him and the rest of the Freedom Fighters keep up with Sonic on missions, and used them both in the comic's as well as the games, which was led into. Thus, not only can he use these, but the power-ups attributable to them as well.
Item Box - Just like the ones in regular Sonic games, except these have power-ups and tools all for Extreme Gear.
Attack - When collecting this item, one can hop off their Gear to run on foot, and more importantly, attack enemies at will.
Bowling Strike - Thanks to this technique, a racer can launch a bowling ball ahead of them, which grows to massive sizes as it runs down anything in its path.
Colorball - This Mario Kart Squid rip-off lovely item blinds enemies with colored paint.
Explosion - A bomb usable to blow enemies sky-high via rolling down the track.
High Speed - This power-up obviously boosts the speed of whoever gets it.
Invincible - Just like the version from the games, this tool summons a sparkling shield around the users body to make them Invincible for 10 seconds.
Octo-Boost - Rather than squirt ink and rip off Mario Kart yet again this weapon creates a rocket exhaust from its mouth to drastically boost the users speed.
Octo-Ink - My mistake on being a rip-off. This octopus tool squirts ink on the ground, and anybody unfortunate enough to ride over it will find their field of vision covered in the stuff, blinding them.
Magnetic Barrier - While using this, a magnetic shield will appear around the user to magnetize any rings they pass to their person.
Parts Lock - A powerful addition to any riders arsenal; this tool disables opponents getting new powers or Stat boosts
Rings - These golden tools from every Sonic game are just as present here, and can be collected in numbers of 10-100 depending on the box all around the track.
Soda Rocket - This summons a giant shaken soda can for its user to ride on for a large boost in speed.
Special Item - When using this power, the user gets unlimited fuel for their extreme gear and the ability to attack foes on the spot for a limited time.
Speed Down - When the user collects this, a giant ball and chain will snap itself onto their foes bodies, slowing down their overall speed for a time.
Target Torpedo - I'm not even making the comparison. This shoots a homing missile at a target and is totally original.
Power Rings
On Mobius, the Rings you see in the games are much, MUCH more. They are mystically linked to the Chaos Emeralds, and a byproduct of them. They can also be forged through technological means, not just magic, by geniuses such as Nate Morgan. For some general rules and quirks, Rings are usually indestructible, can be used as throwing weapons or conduits for Chaos energy, with some rings having different properties, like Warp Rings for example, and all radiate cosmic energy. Each ring has a limited amount of energy, but they can be used for all sorts of things, which Tails should be aware of due ti general knowledge about their capabilities. This includes…
Power Amplification/Recharge - If the “Power” in Power Rings wasn't obvious, these golden tools can amplify your strength and powers lickety-split. These are shown to increase both power and speed time and time again, as a method of bio-enhancement, albeit inferior to the Emeralds. This mostly works when you are pure of heart, and notably increase your resilience/physical prowess. In Sonic's case, all the rings he has collected have boosted his physical durability to let him survive stronger attacks. Rings are also capable of recharging low powers or restoring lost ones, like Sonic's speed, or Silver's Psychokinesis if he is low on power, They can also fuel Machines, and have been used for Tails own gear funnily enough.
Energy Manipulation - Being the physical embodiment of pure energy, Rings can manipulate it in a few ways. The most notable of which we can see is their ability to make shields (though to be fair this requires a large amount on bigger objects) and the tether ability from the Knuckles Chaotix game. This is done through two rings being chained together via a sparkling tangible energy, and can be used to carry people, slingshot/pull others elsewhere, or by Sonic himself so people can keep up with his speed.
Knowledge Grant - Uncle Chuck said Power Rings can grant knowledge as well as power, and he said he had done so before. Sonic later used it to gain knowledge, with a sort of universe's worth showing up behind him. It's also been stated in profiles and guides to grant insight on things.
Self-Telekinesis/Summoning - Monkey Khan could summon his ring from elsewhere through flying to him.
Plant Control - Monkey Kahn said he held control over all flora and fauna once he had a Power Ring.
Heightened Senses - Monkey Khan stated this happened once he got a Power Ring.
Storm Creation/Electricity Manipulation - Monkey Kahn created a storm and a cloud for himself to ride on with a Power Ring, called down lightning a few times to strike his foes, and it was stated these powers came from his Ring.
Portal Generation - Warp Rings and Super Warp Rings are your go-to object if you wish to travel in Archie Sonic. Rings have served as portals to other Zones, and even several other areas in a singular portal. All you need is a thought and the location is secured, with it fading on whatever side you need after their use is served. Supercharging a Warp Ring on something like the Master Emerald even lets you go to other dimensions, and Silver’s Super version does the same thing. In combat terms, intelligent warriors like Finitevus have used these to pull a Spot on peoples attacks, and he even implied closing a ring halfway through would bisect people. Other miscellaneous facts include their working from both ends(, being able to send letters through them, and the ring can even come back on its own, with others claiming Warp Rings are untraceable.
Wish-Granting - Perhaps a Ring's most useful inheritance from the Emeralds is its ability to grant wishes. With a pure heart and a Ring on hand, your greatest desire or wish will become reality . The capabilities of these Wishes include but are not necessarily limited to…
BFR/Battlefield Removal - Nate Morgan did so to a superpowered Ixis Naugus (thousands of rings and defeated Ultra Sonic/Hyper Tails) with a single ring and a wish of pure heart, and Sonic even pulled the same trick again later on. In a teleportation sense, this also granted Amy her ability to summon her Hammer at will when she absorbed magic from a wish.
Power Nullification - Not only did Nate nullify Ixix's powers upon BFR'ing him, but a Ring was also used to nullify the fire-breathing powers of Dulcy the Dragon.
Stat Boost (Strength/Speed) - Sonic wished to go home/end the adventure with a Ring as per Nate’s instruction, and it rapidly boosted the Tornado’s speed to get home as a result. Part of Amy’s wish was also to get faster, and that she did.
Age Manipulation - The Ring Of Acorns was used by one Amy Rose to age herself up to a teenager, though its energies were drained as a result.
Healing/Resurrection/Soul Manipulation - Sonic, using a Power Ring, resurrected his father after he had a hole punched in his chest, essentially bringing his spark/soul back to life . While not used for a wish, one was also used to speed up the recovery of Antoine when in critical condition, with the doctors saying he was in better shape because of it.
Resistances - Simply bearing a Power Ring also gives resistances to plenty of effects or negative phenomena. In this case, it includes counters or answers to…
Mind Control - Power Rings were put in the Iron Queen's staff to amplify her powers, which was mind controlling Monkey Kahn in this case. Sonic’s parents could break free of the mind control aspect of Robotnik’s robotization thanks to their wedding bands, which were power rings, whenever they were used. Sonic slapping one on Monkey Kahn instantly freed him from the Iron Queen’s technological mind control. Robotnik modified a Power Ring so it wouldn’t give Sally her free will back. The Iron Queen could control Kahn again explicitly because he didn’t have a Power Ring, and it was stated his Ring Crown protects him from mind control.
Cold/Frigid Temperatures - Sonic carrying a Power Ring basically made him ignore the cold.
Transmutation - With a Power Ring Matrix (unclear how many) the Death Egg resisted the crystalline magic of Ixis Naugus.
Extrasensory Perception - With several Power Rings on each arm before going into their superforms, Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails could evade the 6th sense of Mammoth Mogul.
Despite these versatile powers, the Rings are not full-proof. They can and have been drained trying to overpower greater feats of Chaos Magic, and they are not meant for using to achieve Super Forms unless by experienced wizards such as Ixis. As for how much Sonic or Tails or whoever can carry, Tails has used his fair share, and the main blue blur has used over 20, collected 50-100 to go Super Sonic with Ultra Sonic amd Hyper Tails coming about as a result of absorbing in excess of thousands of rings.
Chaos Emeralds/The Chaos Force
In Archie Sonic, the traditional Chaos Powers you see Sonic and the gang wield are a…bit more complex, to say the least. In actuality, their powers come from the Chaos Force: an extradimensional source of power both infinite and omnipotent. This same Chaos is utilized through the many rings and emeralds across the multiverse, and using either lets you harness Chaos Magic. While Rings may be plenty versatile and powerful, Chaos Emeralds have shown time and time again to be their superior, so anything a Ring has shown off, so too can an Emerald in greater force. After the Great Awakening, all the Emeralds in the universe were shunted into 7 core ones, to fit more in line with the game's design. Tails would thus use these to transform into his superforms, use Chaos Magic, and a litany of other tricks we will discuss later.
As stated several times, the Chaos Emeralds wield infinite energy, limitless power; and endless might. This also includes their other versions across the multiverse, like the Anarchy Beryl. They are “the most potent form of pure energy in all the universe” and magic in nature. They have self-perpetuating energy and even one single emerald has a limitless supply of power. These “Infinite Power” statements also apply to the Chaos made super-forms themselves, like Enerjak, Chaos Knuckles, Super Shadow, etc, and they they hold all the forces of the universe.
Franklin
Godpower
This is a fairly recent explanation on Franklin's powers and why they have been so sporadic over the years. While initially just a theory of Reed's, he eventually met Dr. Rachna Koul, a specialist in imperiumology who dubbed it “Godpower” and whose findings gave credence to it, as well as those of Dr. Doom. In essence, it is a hypothesized interdimensional source of unlimited energy that each and every superhuman in this reality is connected to, which fuels their godly abilities. An example of this is how the individual energy intake of every member of the Fantastic Four should completely shatter the laws of physics, warranting the belief that something was responsible for their unnatural and seemingly unending might. As elaborated on by Doom, this source is not generated by a superhuman, but instead travels through conduits in the mitochondria, and is virtually unlimited as a power source.
This does somewhat lead into Franklin's infamous power fluctuations due to constantly losing and regaining his powers, as well as his currently having lost them “for good” after expending all his leftover energy. From the findings on Godpower, it's assumed that Franklin has lost his connection to this source, and thus is running out of the energy he needs to use his powers. However, this is not a permanent case, and we know this to be true as the future Franklin states he would get his powers back after a little bit and he…you know, has his powers when saying so. In terms of what this means for Franklin, he has a pretty much unlimited power supply in terms of his powers reach and juice in a fight.
Abilities
Tails
Flight
Thanks to his iconic twin tails, our young Prower can fly through the air with little effort. He has engaged several people in midair battles, and used them to keep up with Sonic, per his own instructions.
Chaos Magic
On Mobius, those who harness the power of the Chaos Force can use a variety of special magic in battle or otherwise. Tails is no stranger, and in fact, due to his high intelligence/status as the Chosen One, it's likely he has a greater grasp on its versatility than somebody like Sonic. That said, the following will be an example of every application of Chaos in Archie Sonic, as they all originate from the same thing.
Energy Manipulation
Chaos Magic is absolute energy that can not be created or destroyed, and any Chaos wizard worth their salt can manipulate it to their will. Simple uses include blasting small or large energy attacks to more complex tactics, like infusing physical objects with Chaos to use them as weapons, deflecting blasts almost telekinetically, making energy barriers around one's hands, and atomizing rocks thrown at you. Even classic techniques like Shadow the Hedgehog’s Chaos Spear and Chaos Blast exist in Archie Sonic. This extends to even something like nuclear energy, given Chaos explosions have shared the look of a neutron, and Knuckles was exposed to radiation as an infant through Chaos energy, which makes sense, as later he could manipulate radiation to shut things off like an E.M.P. Among other miscellaneous applications of controlling Energy include…
Energy Fueling/Recharge - Robotnik stated Chaos energies would recharge his crippled hovercraft.
Energy Magnetism - A split Chaos Emerald has a magnetic contraption with other Emeralds/sources of Chaos, and would burrow through the ground to reach a full Emerald, and on another occasion two emeralds went towards each other like so. Mogul has also said Chaos Energies can act like a homing beacon to find more.
Energy Reflection - Robotnik’s guns could split through dimensions/zones and were powered by Chaos Emeralds, but a larger one reflected his gun back at him, teleporting him back to the main universe. Enerjak has done basically the same thing against a Chaos Spear, and Super Scourge casually held Boomer/Anti-Rotor’s energy blasts in place.
Singularity Creation - Steppenwolf (one of the Echidna guardians) created a pseudo-singularity via Chaos that sucked up multiple people into it before fading.
Energy Shield/Trap - Several practitioners of Chaos have created variations of force fields to protect from damage. Mogul created a full body shield to defend against the other super forms jumping him, Super Sonic made full sphere shields for himself while fighting Chaos, Evil Super Sonic made energy shielding around his body, etc. Other examples include Shadow, Mogul again, and Enerjak. Some characters have even used these spherical shields to encase people in energy traps, like Enerjak or Lara-Su.
Energy Sensing - Knuckles in particular has sensed Chaos energy on several occasions. He can sense Chaos Emerald's or shards of the Master Emerald elsewhere on Mobius even down to exact distance from himself when close enough, and he has said he's always had a 6th sense for these sorts of things.
Time Manipulation
With the might to control the fundamental aspects of existence, time is relatively easy to command for a Chaos sorcerer. Chaos Knuckles for example can bridge the gap between time and space and alter both easily. The same is true with other practitioners and techniques, like users of Chaos Control such as Scourge and Shadow. Super Forms clashing can bend time across an entire Zone, and Wily and Eggman’s own machinations through a Chaos Emerald bent time to make hours spent inside mere seconds in their home dimensions; let alone a new Genesis Wave through that same Emerald. Other specific usages of Time Manipulation include the following.
Time Travel - A Chaos Emerald warped across time and space to the Ancient Walkers. Knuckles and Dimitri believed Chaos powers could make you time travel, and Knuckles did just that. Dimitri didn't use it because you can't change much for the future, saying there are too many variables in doing so. Knuckles proved so in destroying an, but a big earthquake happened in its place and things stayed the same. Knuckles later did so again with Dimitri’s guidance, and the Dark Mobius Enerjak sent minions to other dimensions across time and space for him to conquer.
Time Control - Althair stated time was the one thing the Ancient Walkers held in abundance when speaking of Tails own in urgency.
Acausality - Chaos Knuckles went back in time for a few tries at changing the present, and resisted temporal based effects as a result of changing the past, putting things back to normal, though this is debatable.
Time Freeze - Lara-Su froze Shadow in place for several years without an emerald, which is referred to as “Stasis” by the Encyclopedia. Shadow has also pulled his classic time stop via Chaos Control.
Space Manipulation
Through controlling time, its veritable sibling Space is certainly on the table. There's obviously the example of Super Sonic's clash with Hyper Knuckles warping space across a Zone, and practically all the prior examples of warping space-time with Chaos Control, bridging the gap between both, altering it like with Wily and Eggman, etc. However, you can do a decent bit with space in its own right, as has been proven by several others before.
Space Travel - A Chaos Emerald warped across time and space to the Ancient Walkers. Tommy/A.D.A.M used Shadow/his Chaos Control to gather all Chaos Emeralds in the universe as “a shortcut through all of space-time”, and the Dark Mobius Enerjak sent minions to other dimensions for him to conquer.
Portal Generation - Robotnik’s guns could split through dimensions/zones, creating portals, were powered by Chaos Emeralds, and later they also sent him back to the main dimension. Knuckles while tapping into his Chaos Emerald powers created an energy tunnel/portal, Ixis Naugus has created portals to the Zone Of Silence, and Shadow has teleported himself and Sonic through Chaos Control in a sort of portal. Mogul has made portals for the Destructix to walk out of their cells, an emerald has powered a gem to make portals to a distant planet, and Guiding Star Gems, which are powered by the Chaos Force, can make portals to other areas. More extreme examples include Ixis making a portal through dimensions in the past when empowered by a few thousand rings, Ultra Sonic opening up a portal to the Zone Of Silence right after , and Shadow opening a portal to the Zone Of Silence to shunt all of the Chaos Emeralds there.
Teleportation/B.F.R
With control over space, it's only logical that you can control it to teleport over vast reaches, and do the same to others. The Ancient Walkers, Ixis Naugus, Enerjak, Chaos Knuckles, Althair, and even a somewhat novice in Chaos like Scourge have teleported to wherever they want. In more extreme examples, Shadow has teleported to other dimensions and pocket zones in the multiverse on several occasions.
On the other side of the spectrum, multiple characters have utilized the potential dangers of teleportation through BFR; otherwise known as Battlefield Removal. Enerjak has stranded Knuckles in a desert, Mogul summoned Enerjak against his will through this, and Sonic/Tails/Knuckles were summoned elsewhere as well. The Ancient Walkers teleported Knuckles out of a room with them, multiple Echidnas/Guardians forcefully teleported Knuckles to their location, and Knuckles himself has warped possessions off others while Enerjak, or teleported multiple Echidna’s to another place in the form of Abilon.
Reality Warping
With control over time, space, and energy, calling a Chaos Mage “reality warper” is pretty fitting at this point. From simple examples of Dimitri stating he can re-fashion worlds in his image, to Super Sonic and Hyper Knuckles tearing apart the fabric of reality across that Zone. A.D.A.M has warped reality to give the area and more different looks based on time period, Feist with all seven Chaos Emeralds could shape and re-shape the Special Zone to however he saw fit, a Chaos Emerald was used by the Doctors to rewrite the very fabric of reality, affecting both their universes, rearranging time and space for their benefit. All seven Emeralds would allow Wily/Eggman to reshape their worlds to the tiniest of details, and stated they would erase Sonic and Mega Man from reality in the dreaded Super Genesis Wave. This ultimate attack rewrote reality across the entire multiverse and beyond to reboot the entire franchise…so yeah.
Elemental Manipulation
But a single aspect of reality is the elements that make up our daily lives, and the perfect tools for a growing Chaos Sorcerer. The best examples would be the villains Enerjak and Ixis Naugus, who have full control over the elements, with the latter being able to change his body into them at will.
Earth Manipulation - Dimitri with Chaos Energy raised a dark tower of rock from the earth, and did so again with multiple stones in a desert to create a large city. Ixis turned into earth to move through underground areas of Nate Morgan's fortress, and moved around rocks like an earthbender, with Ultra Sonic doing basically the same thing. Mogul, who was also once known as Ixis Mogul and part of the same elemental stuff as revealed in the previous issue, formed a rock fist to restrain Sonic, and Ixis has re-shaped a cave to trap people.
Metal Manipulation - Enerjak made a gold arch stretching multiple miles to a new city.
Air Manipulation - Enerjak stemmed the flow of air from an area, making it so Knuckles couldn’t breath, and kept his own mind controlled minions safe from those effects. In that same vein, Enerjak created an air pocket so Knuckles could breathe in space, and Ixis has removed the air from an area to choke out people similar to Enerjak’s method; “sucking the oxygen molecules” according to Nate Morgan. Naugus has also turned himself into smoke or clouds for veritable intangibility, and propelled himself up via tornadoes.
Lightning Generation - Dimitri/Enerjak has made Chaos Lightning to strike people as part of teleporting or just through using his powers, and Knuckles while Enerjak has used electrical variants of something like Shadow’s Chaos Spear.
Fire Manipulation - Ixis has manifested in a room through a creature's flamethrower, shot blasts of fire from his eyes, and has made a fire portal of sorts to speak with Kodos from elsewhere. With the Sword Of Acorns boosting his magic, he has blasted several fire spells, and fellow mage Mogul countered them with his own Chaos Emerald and Crown of Acorns. For more examples, Ixis has turned himself into fire, formed an AOE fire blast to break out of an ice prison, breathed fire like a dragon, and even combusted the air around Silver.
Water/Ice/Storm Manipulation - Ultra Sonic mentally created a wave of ice water to block fire blasts, and Ixis also froze some Flickies into a large ice cube, then threw some water at Ultra Sonic. Ixis has also created a snowstorm in a room, froze the lubricants in M’s robot body, froze Sonic's feet in place, and moved water for other purposes.
Transmutation/Matter Manipulation
Manipulating the molecules and atoms of a being is child's play for one attuned to Chaos, with the most prominent example being Ixis Naugus. His mastery of Crystalline Magics has led to his being able to turn anybody or anything into crystal at will. He did the same to others and inanimate objects through deals or otherwise, even on the level of Titan Metal Sonic, and has been stated to have a mastery of this sort down to the atomic level. He also unintentionally reverted Bunnie’s bionics to her flesh-and-blood self while attempting to reverse his crystal's effects on her, which isn't too far-fetched when he has used a Chaos Emerald to stall his own bodily mutations. The ex-Ixis mage Mammoth Mogul has also reversed his crystalline magic, due to superior skill in that regard.
Another large example would be Enerjak, who literally took Knuckles apart “bit by molecular bit” and the Ancient Walkers even brought him back from that. Knuckles himself while Enerjak pulled a similar trick several times, and even reversed his friend Remington’s roboticization just like Naugus. Emeralds by themselves have been utilized like this, such as an Emerald speeding up King Acorn’s crystallization on a cellular level, a Super Emerald altering Sonic’s body when he was running around the world and later changing him to his more modern look, and an alternate realities Chaos Emerald mutating Mobians into Kaiju. Finally, the Super Genesis Wave altered everybody's molecules, which explains current appearances (and how everybody looks like game versions to adhere to Sega's mandates).
Psionic Powers
With but a touch of willpower, skill, and Chaos, any magician can embody the phrase “mind over matter”. The applications of this are pretty much limitless, so I'll list the ones we do know to give you a general idea of Tails capabilities.
Telepathy - For the most basic part of mental abilities, let's look at the art of Telepathy. For example, Enerjak heard what Knuckles was thinking underwater and spoke to him that way, Tikal has spoken with Knuckles mentally and shown him several images, a future Mogul spoke to Silver telepathically from a distance away, and Mogul even without an emerald with his basic magic threatened telepathic onslaught to others in his jail. A dark future Enerjak spoke to people with his mind from a distance away, and its been stated Ixis Naugus can telepathically enter others thoughts and enhance their negative traits.
Mind Control/Manipulation - As for affairs of controlling the mind rather than communicating with it, Enerjak has mind controlled the Chaotix to fight Knuckles, Ixis regularly puppeteers and mind controls people at will, and Mogul has planted psychic seeds to mind control several others, or simply erased memories. The largest example is Eggman and Wily's Genesis Wave altering memories, and the Super Genesis Wave doing the exact same thing to the entire multiverse save for a few individuals due to context reasoning.
Illusion Generation/Perception Manipulation - In the cases of Ixis Naugus and Mammoth Mogul, both have cast spells to alter the perception of others, whether it be on an entire city, or to warp others POV to trick allies into fighting each other. Ixis has created an illusionary image of himself to act as his proxy elsewhere, Althair showed Knuckles images of what he needed to do, and Merlin showed images through an emerald while telling a story.
Possession - Ixis Naugus in particular can possess virtually anyone, should they adhere to select criteria. He can do this through manipulating emotions, or contracts from his servants, though people with more impressive powers and a higher mental caliber, like Mammoth Mogul, have warded this off.
Astral Projection - While many a Chaos sorcerer can use several internal mental abilities, some have gone out of their bodies in Astral Projection. Enerjak has made a ghostly avatar of his head that could use his powers from afar, and later Locke through a different method sent a mini spirit version of himself inside the brain of another to speak with him. The Echidna guardians who have passed have also done similar as well, from beyond our mortal plane no less.
Precognition - Glimpsing the future in any metric is impressive, and Chaos has done the very same. The Ancient Walkers showed Locke a dream of Mobius events in the 20 years later timeline, foresaw Mogul becoming a threat thousands of years ago, and even their eventual death; thus setting up the Neo Walkers for this purpose.
Retrocognition - On the flipside, the original people that made up Ixis Naugus before their fusion could see the past in rituals, albeit only for short times. Given Tails cam control the entire Chaos Force, he should likely far exceed this.
Clairvoyance - Mammoth Mogul could view Knuckles and Julie-Su from afar with a Chaos Emerald.
6th Sense - Mogul stated he had the power to visualize reality with a 6th sense after his 12 chaos emerald boost. Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles could also bypass this with just rings.
Mind Reading - Chaos Knuckles could apparently do this, and Dimitri believed Knuckles could do so; scared of the possibility.
Knowledge Gain - A.D.A.M could hear knowledge given to him through the emeralds themselves, like their location.
Cosmic Awareness - While a living Chaos Emerald, Knuckles had this nifty little tool, and apparently sensed the alien Xorda approaching. In an alternate reality where he was Enerjak, he is stated and shown to see all and know all.
Telekinesis/Energy Restrain
As for using the mind externally, let's turn to Telekinesis, or controlling energy to physically affect others. Enerjak has used this to hold up the stunned Chaotix and restrain Knuckles, froze two ants in place, “suspending their motion”, and dragged Knuckles to the moon, then. When Knuckles himself was Enerjak, he flung hundreds of people to another location, grabbed Remington like so, crushed a camera and moved a gun via this, lifted up Julie-Su up like so again, froze hundreds of people in place, and redirected multiple missiles. Finally, the Dark Mobius Enerjak lifted a building with his mind and several others into the air, then later lifted the entirety of Angel Island to smack Silver like it was nothing.
Other examples include Mogul immobilizing all of the freedom fighters and shaking Angel Island, Althair stopping multiple Echidnas from falling into lava through this with concentration, Locke flinging Anti-Sonic out of an area, and Knuckles future daughter Lara-Su flinging around rocks via energy per training to become a guardian. Tails himself has used this while in his Turbo form while working with Shadow in his to forcibly grab and pull all the Chaos Emeralds in the Universe to Earth in a minute, then later shunt all of them into the Zone Of Silence.
Technology Manipulation
Chaos Emeralds in the past have brought forth massive technology advances, and in several other occasions manipulated it with no issue. Locke has used a Chaos Emerald in the past to short circuit technology of some cyborgs, saying he drained their power conduits through projecting his consciousness. Shadow shut off several robots instinctively with Chaos Control without saying the words, Mogul with an emerald dismissed the A.I Nicole from the area, and Shadow disabled Omega for a time with a Chaos Spear.
Immortality
As Chaos is immortal and a constant source in the universe, so too can any who harness it. The most prominent example is Mammoth Mogul, who's eponymous Chaos Emerald has allowed him to live for thousands of years as an immortal, even in an apocalyptic future timeline, Chaos Magic was also what made Echidna guardians like Knuckles so long-lived, and Enerjak stated he himself was, quote, “immortal, eternal, and indestructible”.
Healing
Enduring forever does not just take simple immortality; it also takes other survival methods, like healing. From the Ancient Walkers/Althair healing Tails wounds after a simple conversation, to Althair healing Knuckles burn wounds, to Chaos Knuckles healing someone from critical injury, and it was even implied Mogul healed one of his Destructix from death. This also includes a few unique cases that will be listed below.
Semi-Mutilation - Ixis Naugas turned into a cloud being, which was ran through by the biplane, and he came back offscreen/after the issue
Disintegration (possibly) - Enerjak/Dimitri appeared to have been blown up, and came back through Chaos Energy
Poison/Coma - A Chaos Emerald brought King Acorn back from a sickness induced coma.
Life Essence - Essentially, with enough Chaos Energy, Mammoth Mogul could regenerate from his life essence/spirit only, after escaping from the giant Chaos Emerald. Granted, this did mostly happen off-screen, but it's still a highly impressive showing nonetheless.
Power Nullification
A fairly advanced Chaos technique is the ability to nullify one's powers with Chaos Energy. The sinister Finitevus blocked Locke’s ability to harness the Chaos Emerald with a spell, and did something similar to Archimedes’ telepathy. The demigod Feist could also shut off Shadow’s Chaos Powers, and Eclipse did similar to Shadow later.
Wish-Granting
Remember how the Rings can grant Wishes? This is due to the Chaos Energy that empowers them, and higher dosages of this power can accomplish far more. They have been stated to “will things back to normal”, “turn hope into power” and to “turn dreams into reality”. Sonic even directly compared Chaos Control to a more direct version of the wishes to reality. While this obviously has the previous wish powers (BFR, Speed Boosting, Aging, etc) it has shown much more when used by a Super level character. Particularly in Ixis Naugus reviving Kodos after he was vaporized by Feist, and Sonic reversing time to restore the universe after the first Genesis Wave. It isn't perfect though, as you need total concentration for it to work, and any accidents while wishing can result in catastrophic changes to reality. What's more, in time paradoxes where the damage to reality was severe beyond measure, even Chaos wishes could not stop it.
Anything Else Really
With so many Chaos Powers at one's fingertips, a few of them have relatively little exposure compared to the others like reality warping or transmutation. Thus, the more undeveloped powers will be listed here.
Adaption/Reactive Semi-Evolution - Sonic utilizing a Super Emerald altered his body to give him resistances to the areas he was running across, making him resistant to heat, ice, and jungle areas, all as he was actively going to these areas.
Creation - Zonic figured Mogul, who was one with the Chaos Force, could create new Zones/realities all on his own.
Cloning - Mogul created a perfect duplicate of Tails that eventually faded when he was stopped from using the real one…long story.
Curse/Fate Manipulation - The Ancient Walkers cursed the Emerald Mogul was fated to obtain so that he would always make a misjudgement on the verge of victory and fail as a result, though this would fade when they eventually died.
Energy Absorption - Once they had enough Rings, both Sonic and Knuckles absorbed energy to enter their super forms from Mogul simply from being hit by his energy attacks as did Tails.
Enhanced Senses - Knuckles had these due to Chaos powers as explained in the end questionnaire.
Genetics Manipulation - Knuckles’ Chaos powers getting shut off removed the spikes from his hands.
Intangibility/Intangibility Negation- Mogul let Enerjak’s attacks phase through him, and Althair did similar, which Mogul elaborated upon, and stated his power could likely deal with it before he was interrupted. Super Sonic also easily did the exact same thing rather early in the comic's run.
Non-Corporeality - Simply put, the Chaos Force is outside the corporeal world.
Pain Manipulation - Steppenwolf, a past Echidna guardian, could easily make multiple overlanders/humans feel like their minds were on fire with a thought.
Size Manipulation - Enerjak grew to the size of a giant, where he could hold Knuckles in his hands. Mogul also grew big enough to crush Zones in his hands when he had the Chaos Force.
Stat Amplification - Beyond the several superform instances, Knuckles has drawn on his internal Chaos energy to lift a ton of metal Spider-Man style, and Mogul was responsible for several permanent physical power boosts, like Mina Mongoose’s speed (can keep up with Sonic) and Mighty’s strength (repeatedly stated to be one of the strongest beings in the universe).
This also includes everything, no if’s and’s or but’s. Enerjak has stated he can do anything with but a thought, and that there is literally nothing one cannot accomplish with belief and the Chaos Emeralds. The only real limit is imagination and intelligence, which certainly plays a large part in how characters like the main heroes are somewhat straightforward in applications of Chaos.
Resistances
Extreme Temperatures/Cosmic Radiation - Enerjak could breath in space, and later inside the chilling heights of the atmosphere just fine while Knuckles was freezing.
Madness Manipulation - Ixis Naugas, through a mix of his own magic and natural resources, was still sane in the Zone Of Silence, where vibrations and a lack of sound drove King Acorn insane to the point of attempted suicide. He could also make his crystals immune to the effects, and an Emerald restored Naugus to sanity after his exposure to the Egg Grapes.
Mind Control/Mental Shenanigans - Naugus could not control Knuckles’ mind due to limited Chaos Energy, only being able to scan it for information. Mogul could also ignore Ixis's own powers thanks to his mental caliber and higher reserves of Chaos. It even resists mind swaps, as touching the large Chaos Emerald returned Sonic and Knuckles to their bodies after having their minds switched around.
Pain - Knuckles basically ignored a pain collar when harnessing Chaos Energy.
Power Nullification - Shadow could resist Feist sealing his abilities away thanks to a Chaos Emerald, and did similar again with Eclipse shutting his powers off thanks to energy from the master emerald. Merlin Prower has also disabled a hex that prevented access to the Master Emerald's power.
Stat Reduction - Due to Power Rings being able to restore lost powers such as Sonic's speed, or simply recharge low energy on things like Silver's Psychokinesis, higher levels of Chaos Magic should mostly prevent this.
Soul Manipulation/Absorption/Mind Erasure/Toxin - Alright, bear with me if that title is confusing. First, for the Soul Manipulation and Absorption, Mammoth Mogul's sheer will combined with multiple power rings resulted in his remaining sentient inside the Super Emerald, and prevented his spirit from dissipating for an extended period of time. For ALL of the above, Mogul with his Chaos Emerald shielded himself and his Destructix from the Egg Grapes effects, and Enerjak/Knuckles restored Remington who had been affected by these. Knuckles/Enerjak also resisted the Egg Grapes effects himself, though he did need a recharge after due to some lingering effects. Why does this matter? Well, the Egg Grapes mesh poison with other technology to erase your memories, drain your life-force/soul, and absorb all that you are to fuel Eggman’s own machinations. And again, numerous Chaos sources have resisted this.
Transmutation - With a Power Ring Matrix [unclear how many] the Death Egg resisted the crystalline magic of Ixis. A Chaos Emerald/Super Form naturally possessing more energy should make them capable of the very same.
Franklin
Universe Shaper/Reality Warping
Franklin's power and list of powers are about as ludicrous as you can get when it comes to Marvel, yet there is surprisingly a defined reason for him having control over pretty much everything. He is classified as a “Universal Shaper” by the Celestials, and eventually stated by Franklin himself to be the counterpart to Galactus. While Galan is the utmost destroyer, Franklin is in turn the ultimate creator, and his powers are essentially controlling the building blocks of the universe with a thought to do pretty much anything he wants; through rewriting reality as if he held the pen of the artist sketching his very existence. Neither he nor Galactus can exist without the other, and they rely on each other as cosmic anchors to very concepts of reality
With the power to do anything he wants, time, space, nature, creation itself, and all the primal forces of the universe are his to command on a cosmic scale. He can create entirely new realities to explore, transform reality both conscious and unconsciously, and re-shape the world to his heart's desire. This is also where all of his other abilities come from, which are all fueled by the previously stated phenomenon known as Godpower.
Psionic Powers
One of Franklin's greatest methods of controlling reality is his focusing that Godlike power through his mind, both internal and external. Through his brain, Franklin can access pretty much every broken mental power or attack you can think of, or even better, that he can think of. These include but are not limited to…
Telepathy - Like any good bearer of the big brain energy, Franklin can telepathically project his thoughts onto others, or receive their thoughts himself. He can protect mental images into others minds, search your thoughts and subconscious desires like Ben Grimm's to be The Thing, read your mind, enter mentalscapes, speak with others via telepathic link, and wage a veritable war inside the mind of any. This barely scratches the surface, and is just child's play compared to his true potential. His powers have contained a psychic maelstrom that shared thoughts with an entire city, searched the minds of all of humanity, read the minds of God's/Charles Xavier, extracted information from Uatu The Watcher and a villain possessing his powers heard the psychic death throes of countless entities across the multiverse.
Mind Control/Mental Battle - In more battle-centric usages of his power, as an infant, he was shown and implied to command multiple ants to march in a circle, with a Handbook reaffirming it. As he got older/messed with alternate selves, Franklin has telepathically made his parents see things his way as he was desperate for their approval, had a mental battle with Agatha Harkness extending "far beyond this petty plane of reality" she only won due to her skill/experience, and later had another, spanning "the full gamut of reality", defeating her easily. Psi-Lord on the other hand has had a mental battle with Malice in his mother's mind, where he used all of his powers, and overpowered 1000 evil souls in a soul ensnaring sword, freeing the other heroes trapped by it.
Mental Attacks - Waking up from a literal coma, he overpowered Ultron-7's mind with too much power to control, knocking him out/defeating him and going back to sleep like nothing happened. He has made Blastaar feel as if his mind was on fire, his amnesiac adult self threatened to "empty the mind" of Johnny Storm, forcibly extracting information from him, as he had done to others, and he did just that later, the story comparing it to "feeling his mind stripped away, like the layers of an onion”. Psi-Lord has also instantly overpowered Susan in the mind, leaving her body open, and her psyche as well for him to go into at will.
Psychic Force/Attacks - After his energy charged up as an infant, Reed said he would unleash a blast of psychic force powerful enough to destroy the planet and kill every living being in the solar system. While possessed, Franklin unleashed concussive psychic blasts from all over his body, and he shot psychic blasts from his eyes that badly damaged Mephisto. Psychic blasts seem to be a recurring attack for Franklin, as he has unleashed these kinds of attacks that severely damage Agatha Harkness, with his future self letting loose even more, in such a burst that it almost killed Nathaniel Richards, who specifically designed his suit to withstand those. Psi-Lord has also used several more in his own adventures, and even crafted Psychic Weapons such as a Psionic Sword.
Sensing - Franklin has always had an aptitude for sensing, in all its many forms. He can discern matters of the mind, like being able to tell that his mother was possessed by a parasite, comparing to the other examples the parasite possessed, or sensing Johnny had the answers he was looking for in his mind, and later Susan in the same way. They have also aided him in finding or seeing objects mortal eyes have no business in witnessing, like ignoring Susan's powers/cloaking technology, allowing him to see a spaceship said to be hidden to Earth's most successful detection devices, and seeing the ship Friday, despite her having her cloaking device on, which also tricked the Avengers Mansion systems. Seeing invisible objects and psychic images has been stated before to be an ability he has, and he's shown it in Psi-Lord dodging invisible daggers from Malice. This also extends to sensing his surroundings and beyond, like finding the safest place inside Galactus, being able to tell monsters were coming to Earth from a pocket dimension, and even telling which particles were alive in the Andromeda Galaxy at the end of the universe. A recent story has also entailed his being able to sense asteroids coming from deep space, and his implying he can sense the entire universe, but not much beyond it. Other various examples include sensing how a psychic's powers work, and being able to see a ghost on Christmas his mother, who can normally see invisible objects, could not.
Psychic Projection - Franklin has psychically projected images of himself elsewhere. These were manipulated by Onslaught to be herald level foes who could harm on that level but disappear soon after being hit. He has also projected himself and Valeria into Susan's mind to view her memories.
Sleep Bestowal - A snake that slithered into his presence once fell asleep on Franklin's lap, which was also an entirely passive matter given Franklin was asleep himself during the occasion.
Mental Blocks - A huge cornerstone of Franklin's history is the matter of him placing mental blocks on his powers; to prevent him from using them until he was mature enough to handle them. Later issues have called these “psychic dampeners” that blocked the use of his powers, and the explanation is fairly straightforward. These were weakened a bit by prolonged work from the Venom Symbiote, but not actually broken, which should tell you how powerful they are. These did not apply to his Astral form however, which Reed deduced, only to his physical body. His adult self has also “permanently” blocked his powers and stopped them from manifesting, which, despite him getting them back eventually, is still a multi year long showcase of this.
Precognition - Franklin's abilities have at multiple points allowed him to see the future without failure. Primarily, through multiple dreams where he could see what was yet to be in all its forms. He has also done this while awake, AKA real Precognition, and his viewings of the future have only ever increased with time. He knew the villain Occulus would use a select power and warned his mother about it, had a dream of an event an entire year away, and his older self knew the universe would end in billions of years. Handbooks have clarified on this, saying he sees the most likely future and acts accordingly so he is usually right. More recent examples have shown him taking in information about the universe to predict events in short timeframes, and allow him to act accordingly.
Retrocognition - He could see the past of a Dolphin family through a baby dolphins eyes in a dream and experience it as if it were reality, and his older self remembered pretty much all of his childhood life and more, despite being several thousands of years old.
Astral Projection - An ability mainly used in his adventures with the Power Pack; Franklin has the ability to send an astral embodiment of himself to another dimensional area that is intangible to touch/attack. Commonly referred to as his “dream-self”, and referred to as an ectoplasmic projection by the Master Mold, his astral form has no solidity, can not affect/be affected by the living world, and is invisible even to psychic powerhouses like Psylocke, unless he lets them. He can also willingly turn his form tangible/visible, allow it to go inside others dreams w/o being detected and use it while awake for other purposes that require intense concentration. His future self has also done so while awake easily, sending it a few feet away from him to play a trick on Rachel Grey, and even sent it backwards in time as a last-ditch effort before his death. In terms of a battle, Franklin has sent his astral form to Nightmare's realm with all of his powers, and Psi-Lord has gone into people's psyche while his body was still conscious.
Possession - Franklin's Astral Form went inside another man's body, both having control over it, which he also did to a TMNT rip-off (don't question it), and later on to, oh, y'know Rachel Grey and the fragging PHOENIX; wrestling both from the control of Nightmare.
Psi-Probe - This was a technique Psi-Lord used to probe multiple people's minds for information and memories.
Matter Manipulation
Through manipulating Reality with mere thoughts, Franklin can certainly control mere aspects like molecules and atoms with little less than a conscious desire. His Psionic nature, as stated by Psi-Lord, affects matter in some fashion, but adepts like himself can manipulate it on the molecular or even subatomic level. Elaborating on this, he was able to invert particle charges and transmute the mass of an entire continent into antimatter, containing the energies within a field of magneto-metric suspension. He's been stated able to restructure matter before, and has used it himself to, say, turn an energy blast into flowers, stabilize chemical reactions in a star via tutoring from his future self, and that same older teacher casually switched his younger self’s sandwich type. What's more, have you ever heard that Franklin was a mutant? Well, you're technically right, in that he MADE himself a Mutant via subconsciously altering every cell in his body to make it appear like he had the X-Gene. Not that crazy when you consider that with guidance he has manipulated the FFs biological matter on the molecular level, and even been stated to be able to atomize people with his powers.
His experience in controlling matter at any degree has also led to other applications of playing with such complex structures like action figures, such as…
Object Destruction - Franklin has destroyed a Dinosaur by looking at it in a fiery explosion that completely annihilated it, and did the same to a monster eel, both cases destroying the object itself, leaving only a parasite behind, so it's selective. He also didn't want to destroy his mom this way when she got infected by the parasite, but once it was ripped out, he then destroyed it like the others before.
Object Dissolve - With a simple gesture, his older self dissolved a wall in the FF Baxter Building that Susan said could withstand Johnny's Nova-Blast.
Genetic Alteration - That same older version of Franklin told the Thing he could make him Ben Grimm once more and reverse his mutation, which he sort of did, instead reverting his face to before it had a deep scar Wolverine caused.
Dematerialization/Obliteration - Yet another adult version of Franklin dematerialized a large ship with a glance, and Jean Grey said Franklin could "destroy these devices (Sentinels) with only a thought!". This is also backed up by another villain who possessed his powers stating he could easily obliterate an entire rebel army all at once.
Energy Manipulation
Being in tune with all the forces of creation, Franklin can manipulate the vast expanse of energy to do a variety of wonders through little effort. He can obviously launch energy blasts, fire energy balls, but also craft energy rings to enhance his striking power, generate large area of effect blasts, and more. More complex usages of his powers have shown the abilities to craft platforms of pure energy, seize and absorb the power used in a device, and in Psi-Lord's case, absorb an Atmo-Wave, invert it, reverse the polarity of the Neutron Flow, and use this to unleash a large blast because of it, replicating the Negative Zone barrier. Uh yeah…comics, am I right?
Manipulating the expanses of energy also grants control over its many aspects, as Franklin has shown. Examples include…
Electricity Manipulation - He has made a passive electric shield that shocked others who got too close to him.
Light Manipulation/Generation - Unleashing his full power generated a large amount of blinding light.
Fire Manipulation - An adult version of Franklin flew around via fire powers and crafted a fire sphere around himself, later even turning to a burning streak.
Plasma Generation - Psi-Lord shot plasma blasts at multiple Thors.
Telekinesis
Yet another trick of the trade of psionic powers, Franklin can move objects with his mind in several applications. Throwing foes like Blastaar away, shaking a lab and bypassing the Human Torch's flames, moving 2 flying cars the FF had, etc. Other uses include Psi-Lord flying through lifting his armor, controlling missiles in a training session and telekinetically cushioning his fall. He can grab and carry people, form low density TK Shield's, choke out people, stir up mini dust storm's… and play with mouse toys for a cat.
Flight
As expected since he is a superhero and every hero can fly these days. While possessed, he could fly using his powers, and his adult self also hovered down to the street below a building. He could hover while using his powers, telekinetically make himself float, and learned how to fly himself with help from his dad.
Time Manipulation
As an adult, Franklin froze time on a specific location, leaving out Susan so she would not be affected. He has also said he could “make more time” in a pressing situation, and later disrupted the entire space-time continuum through a simple baseball game and halting time. He's also experienced in the matters of time travel, like how one of his older selves traveled to and from the future to and from the past. He himself has, in more direct usages, been stated to warp time and teleported a ship without a specific person on it to the end of the universe.
Forcefield Creation
Through his various means of playing with the laws of physics, Franklin can craft multiple types of shields and barriers out of thin air. Like around an entire building to block attacks from the X-Men or Fantastic Four, or to battle Rachel Grey; you know, the host of the all-powerful Phoenix Force? His forcefields have also been used to cut off an opponent's oxygen, bear spikes that harm the Thing, create invisible barriers and psychic shields, and all of the above in fields completely immune to the powers and tech of both the Fantastic Four and Black Bolt; the latter of which he states “nothing can escape''.
B.F.R/Teleportation
Given control over all of reality, the matter of warping, space and teleporting in-between it all is child's play for our dear Franklin. He has stated he would send Dr. Doom to Hell/"where we just came from" and an adult version of him teleported in a flash of energy, as well as taking a baby a distance away from him through this with him in returning to the future. Franklin has teleported his Astral Form to Nightmare's realm, unconsciously shunted heroes into his famous pocket universe, and done far more. His greatest examples include an evil Moon Knight with his powers being able to battle and drag the regular Moon Knight across other dimensions in the multiverse, sending the Mad Celestials to a local Gas Giant while an adult, and switching the Four Freedoms Plaza with the Baxter Building with ease.
Immortality/Healing
As the Universal Shaper and force of utmost creation in the Multiverse, Franklin is less a human and more an undying concept; key word being undying. Not only has he somehow came back after his brain wavelength signals were gone, but his powers used on others have healed the Thing from impalement/corruption, and resurrected Galactus on two separate occasions, ALONG with his previously dead sister via returning her to his mother's womb…somehow.
Franklin isn't just immortal in the sense of the word. He has been stated by numerous cosmic entities to live forever…or until the end of the universe anyway. This is outright shown to us in him living thousands of years rather easily, and we see his purpose of living until the end of it all several billion years away with Galactus, in-turn entering the next multiverse as Galan had done before him.
Omnipotence
Across several occasions, foes like Occulus and that evil Moon Knight were described as nearly or just straight-up omnipotent after having stolen his powers. This may seem like hyperbole, but then you have his older bearded self, referred to as “Avatar”, described as a virtually omnipotent being by a handbook and official direct source.
Non-Corporeality/Non-Spatial Being
That evil Moon Knight I keep referring to (Moonshade) using Franklin's powers was described as a multidimensional being several times, and even a Pan-Dimensional being as well. This, in essence, means that Franklin's powers make him one pertaining to any and all dimensions of reality, with no spatial or corporeal attributes. He encompasses and exceeds the standard 3 Dimensions of existence, existing outside the linearity we lowly mortals can comprehend.
Pocket Universe Creation
As most people who know Franklin are aware, he is the creator of the infamous Counter-Earth; originally a pocket universe he crafted and shunted Earth's heroes into in order to save them from Onslaught and basically soft-reboot everything for some new comic stories. It's been explicitly stated as such on several occasions, and it's not the only time he's done this too.
Age Manipulation
As used several times, Franklin's abilities have made him accelerate his own age and decelerate it back to normal as necessary, as reaffirmed by a Handbook later on. On a separate occasion, he has also de-aged his adult body to 13 years old, referred to as a "transformation".
Pain Manipulation
Have you ever wanted to make your foe hurt? Nothing else. Just feel pain? Well, Franklin can do that because he is totally a good guy and good guys make their opponents' minds feel on fire. In his defense, it's been used by legitimate villains possessing his body like Scratch on Mr. Fantastic…but he has also made a villain feel pain, saying he "made her hurt", and as an adult, he sent feedback through a forcefield that turned the users energy flow right back at her and inflicted large amounts of pain.
Life Energy Siphon
One of the darker applications of Frank's powers, and one he didn't even intend to use. One of his many adult alt. versions unconsciously siphoned life energy from Rachel Grey and others to maintain his Dream self while his body was dead (long story) that would have been fatal through him not even trying to kill them via this method. On another occasion, Moonshade, who had control over his powers, used them to absorb MK entities from all over the Multiverse and kill them through this, which he said later was a psychic assault, with only a few resilient MKs being able to resist it. The same monster later did this w/o the help of a device through evolution a few times, and given Franklin has better control over both these powers at his peak, he should be able to do similar.
Power Transference
As if having every other ability he can think of wasn't enough, Franklin can also give YOU any other ability you can think of. He unknowingly granted a random man enough power to outmatch the Human Torch, but also select abilities, like energy beams, fire/heat resistances, and telekinesis that ignores barriers. Not only that, but he also boosted the Fantastic Four's powers by a “quantum increase” and to their ultimate, plus brought his own powers back…somehow.
Substance Scatter
In one of the most HIM moments in Marvel Comics history, Franklin scattered Mephisto's substance across Hell to the point where he couldn't reform for days on end; messing with the entire dimension as just a side effect. To elaborate on what exactly this did, Franklin killed Mephisto. Outright. From the words of Doctor Strange, Franklin banished his life-essence from Hell and all adjacent spirit realms. The only reason he survived was that evil as a concept still existed in the hearts of man, and even then this took multiple days for him to come back from.
Anything Else Really
Because Franklin can manipulate everything at will, he can do anything. Plain and simple. Here are the examples of powers he's used a few times over the years but not as consistently as the others.
Abstract Existence/Cloning Maybe? - While genetically altered, Franklin wa simultaneously in every room of a house w/o knowing so, and later became a canyon's population.
Energy Reversal - As an adult, he sent feedback through a forcefield that turned Susan's energy flow right back at her.
Evolution - That Evil MK with 2 Franklin's powers and the multiverses MK's evolved to not need a device for something.
Extraordinary Vision - Franklin can and has seen Invisible Woman despite her powers, with Susan being sure she didn't make a sound, which a Handbook also backs up.
Illusion Generation - An adult version of Franklin created a lifelike illusion of a doppelganger FF that was identified as such by Reed's sensors. Franklin himself has also made images in his head real, creating a veritable festival, which Onslaught confirmed was an illusion, albeit it putting strain on his mind due to the detail.
Life Bestowal - [Possessed] Brought dozens of experimental technology and weapons to life that could move and fire on their own, and made a stuffed animal dinosaur come to life so it could attack Arcade.
Magic Nullification/Sealing Reversal - With his powers, Nicholas Scratch was going to reverse the sealing spell on himself by Agatha Harkness, one of the most powerful sorcerers in creation.
Non-Physical Interaction - In an incredibly sweet moment, his Astral Form danced with Kitty Pryde while she was unable to turn tangible, holding her intangible hands to do so. He was also able to see and interact with a ghost on Christmas.
Object Creation/Summoning - Repaired the damaged Xavier School and gave himself a new uniform with a thought as his older self. His infant self also got a Teddy bear in his hands from his mother in an off-panel thing.
Phasing/Intangibility - As an adult, Franklin let a cloak on his head pass through it and rest on his shoulders.
Physical Strength Boosting - Using his powers enabled him to break out of a web like trap that restrained him before due to getting angry.
Power Nullification - A guy with Franklin's powers willed away Johnny's flames with a gesture. In a conversation with Black Bolt in a barrier of his own making, his older self has also said he would never allow his words to harm him, and made it so Black Bolt's voice didn't have its normal destructive quality.
Reality Tear - That Evil MK with his powers tore open a dimensional vacuum across the multiverse to absorb other MK's from all of it.
Miscellaneous - Instantly solved a Rubix Cube and “made it right”. Flicked his hand at a machine and it was gone, with Rachel Grey also describing it later as "'Magic it away" as an adult. Shot Norman Osborn with a real bullet from a toy gun. Popped a bug with a wave of his hand.
This also extends to…literally ANYTHING else. He has on several occasions stated or been stated to, say, be able to “do anything”, think and it becomes reality, do almost anything he imagines, reshape reality with less than a thought, or…just screw it. He's also been said to be tapped into the primal forces of the universe, being able to manipulate and shape the limits and laws of reality to do just about anything.
Resistances
Mind Control/Telepathy/Psychic Attacks - As befits a telepath of his caliber, Franklin has incredible psychic defenses that make engaging him in a battle of the minds a suicide run. He has warded off a psychic trance Nicholas Scratch created using Agatha's power and multiple cultists that hypnotized all of New Salem in one blast, and he later did the same to the FF via simple voice commands. As an infant, he ignored Ultron-7's psychic assault that affected the many heroes and heralds in the area (Thor, Thing, Black Bolt, etc) and would have reduced them to vegetables, but he himself was unaffected and redirected far more power onto Ultron-7, defeating him with it. Freaking MEPHISTO didn't try to control his mind even while he was sleeping, lest he wake him up, and the future Rachel Grey said she could only read the parts of Psi-Lord's mind he let her read, and he could be hiding anything in his head from her. This is the host of the PHOENIX FORCE admitting she can't touch Franklin Richards. That's barely even the start of it, as Psi-Lord has stopped a foe trying to merge his consciousness with Thing, accidentally making him brain-dead in the process, kept Black Bolt’s body in a state of mental stasis so he wouldn't move while in surgery, resisted the mental attacks of the Venom Symbiote and forced it off while roasting it nonetheless, and resisted the mental attacks of the Celestials explicitly trying to stop him through this
Power Drain - Franklin has, on several occasions, resisted having his powers drained. He was unaffected physically by Annihilus draining his power, affected by, but ultimately resisted a life-force drain that was stealing his energy/powers, and then there's the matter of Occulus. He drained ALL of Franklin's powers, and the only way Reed could drain them was through a device to take the power faster than he could replace it. Yet it didn't work in full because Occulus destroyed the device even as his power was being drained by it. What's more, Franklin's own powers Occulus drained before, were returned later on. In a recent story of Franklin's adventures with the Power Pack, somebody tried to absorb Franklin's powers and transfer it to himself. What happened? Well, Franklin casually ignored the process and overpowered his attacker in a battle of wills; emerging basically unharmed.
Life-Essence Drain - Franklin could have a large amount of his life-essence drained, to where the villain doing it was convinced it was all he had, but he still had some left.
Fear Generation/Manipulation - He was unaffected by Mephistos fear generation; the Demon himself saying all who are human fear his touch, but not Franklin Richards.
Sleep Bestowal - It took a while for some magic sleeping dust to work on him, and after, he was resisting more than other children affected, as noted by a computer.
Heat/Fire - A man with his powers ignored Johnny's flames at their best.
Pain - Talon said he felt no physical pain with Franklin's powers.
Forms
Tails
Hyper Tails
When Sonic and Tails were exposed to thousands of Rings in a duel with Ixis Naugus, Sonic went Ultra, and Tails went Hyper. Like Sonic, this is an invulnerable and super-powerful form that enhances all prior attributes, allows him to fly without using his tails, and summons multiple Flickies to aid him in battle. If it's anything like Ultra Sonic, it should also grant him a greater understanding of Chaos Magic, as opposed to the stronger forms relying more on brute force.
Turbo Tails
Thus would be Tails equivalent to Super Sonic, and the embodiment of his love for super-heroes. With all-around stat boosts, flight, Invulnerability, and a cape to match, he's every bit a fox of steel. Not only can he evade Mammoth Mogul's 6th sense, but he helped defeat this monster right alongside Super Sonic and Hyper Knuckles, all but solidifying the 3 are equal in power. Of note, he also worked with Shadow in the Great Harmony to summon all the Chaos Emeralds across the universe, and transport them to the Zone Of Silence, resulting in it becoming the Special Zone under Feist's control. It’s been stated that Turbo Tails wields power beyond Super Sonic and Hyper Knuckles.
Titan Tails
This is the peak of Tails' power, and his destiny as the Chosen One to save all that was and is. By merging with every single version of himself across the multiverse, Tails gained a massive increase in physical ability, and allowed him to single-handedly take down Mammoth Mogul when he had control over the Chaos Force, becoming “the ultimate power in the multiverse”. Naturally, he has showcased his own abilities whilst doing this, which include…
Energy Projection - Titan Tails can shoot energy from his body, like his head, to counter Moguls own energy blasts.
Reality/Time/Space Warping - After beating Mogul, Titan Tails used his Chaos powers to restore everything to its proper place in reality, which included remaking all the destroyed Zones, and making it as if the event never even happened to begin with.
Power Nullification/Sealing - Titan Tails forcibly removed Moguls ability to absorb Chaos Energy, and sealed him away in a chaos emerald.
Franklin
(NOTE: Franklin doesn't exactly turn into these for a battle so don't expect these to mean much)
Avatar
Once upon a time, Franklin unconsciously made himself an adult when thinking he could be better if he was. This version of Franklin retained the same childlike innocence, but had a brief spout of amnesia. Once he figured out who he was and what he did, Franklin reversed this, and the scar on the Things face (long story) while placing mental blocks on himself to halt his powers from manifesting for the time being.
Psi-Lord
Long story short, Reed's father, Nathaniel Richards, took Franklin with him at one point into the future to raise him on his own for fighting far larger threats (yet again, VERY long story). Franklin returned moments later as a battle-hardened teenager, ready to go on his own adventures with other like-minded individuals for gritty action packed thrillers.
Yeah the 90's were %$#&ING stupid.
This Franklin was a more mature hero, and helped on plenty of adventures, but eventually faded away as a time paradoxical thing I'm not explaining resulted in Franklin returning to the present as a child, like he originally should have.
Adult Franklin
This one is less a form, and more his future. Franklin's legitimate future self has Journeyed to the past to not only give himself his powers back, but tutor him on how to use them, and save all of reality from the celestials by tag-teaming them with Galactus. Franklin at that point had lived for thousands of years, and was a veritable genius on how to use his powers, at the height of it all. It was this same point where, after billions of years, he fulfilled his role and entered the 9th omniverse which Galan's energy created, with him eventually creating the 10th omniverse as the cycle continues.
Feats
Tails
Overall
Waged war with Dr. Robotnik and Dr. Eggman for years and years with the Freedom Fighters
Outsmarted countless foes, and is classified a threat to the Death Egg
Kept up with Sonic as a fighter and as a hero
Fulfilled his destiny as the Chosen One to save all of reality from Mammoth Mogul
Furthered this by heralding the fusion of all Chaos Emeralds
Helped battle armies of robots from Wily and Eggman, and impressed both with his technological skills
Defeated Speedy, Mammoth Mogul
Moved past his trauma from earlier years and found a happy family in the future of Mobius: 10 years later
It's canon STFU
Power
Easily knocked around/crushed/destroyed several of Robotnik's badniks
Uprooted a metal tree and used it to bat and damage Robotnik
Stunned Sonic with a kick, and assisted Sonic and Knuckles in destroying Metal Sonic
Teamed up with Sonic to spin dash through a robot neither of them could damage
As Hyper Tails…
Fought alongside Hyper Sonic against Ugly Ixis Naugus, and worked with him to seal off the portal Naugus made to the Zone Of Silence
As Turbo Tails…
Hurt Mammoth Mogul and teamed up with Super Sonic/Hyper Knuckles to finish the job
A clone of himself in his Turbo Form punched back Chaos Knuckles and fought him for a good while
Sent every Chaos Emerald in the Universe to the Zone Of Silence, and merged them into the regular 7
As Titan Tails…
Speed
Spun his Tails fast enough to create and aim a water cyclone
Dodged fireballs and bullets, even insulting the speed of them
Intercepted Metal Sonic when everybody else was having trouble with him
Has routinely kept up with Sonic in raw speed and is stated to be around his level by reliable sources
As Turbo Tails…
Evaded Mammoth Moguls Cosmic Senses and later jumped him with Sonic and Knuckles own superforms
His clone kept up with a pissed off Chaos Knuckles, though he did lose later
As Titan Tails…
Durability
Has tanked hits from Sonic multiple times before, including when he was mind-controlled and not holding back
Was ragdolled by Silver Sonic 2, who is obviously superior to the first version, which could scrap with Sonic
Tanked a punch from a mind-controlled Bunnie, though it did knock him out of commission for a while
As Turbo Tails…
Franklin
Overall
Journeyed with his family on countless adventures and saved their lives more than once
Worthy and capable of wielding the Ultimate Nullifier
Has fraudchecked every villain stupid enough to challenge him
He beat Ultron-7's ass waking up from a coma and went back to sleep like nothing happened
Made Galactus his Herald
Will live to the end of time, and step into the next multiverse as Galactus did before him
Earned his first “RICHARDDDDSSSSSSS” from The Griever At The End Of All Things; the embodiment of death and destruction to snuff out the multiverse
Defeated Agatha Harkness, the Fantastic Four, Ultron-7, Mephisto, the Mad Celestials
Saved Kitty Pryde's life, the spirit of an elderly man on Christmas, and brought Valeria Richards back to life
Power
Reed, sensing his power, described it as "Galaxies…endless stars…the universe spread at his feet. They're like toys to him…a child's toys!"
After his energy charged up, Reed said he would unleash a blast of psychic force powerful enough to destroy the planet and kill every living being in the solar system This is also referenced a few times later on.
Has been stated able to consume, destroy, or create planets, stars, galaxies, and even the universe.
Repeatedly stated to have the ability to craft or reshape universes, and has done so several times more.
Created planets, multiverses, and more when he “really let his imagination run wild”
Easily defeated Agatha Harkness in mental battles on several occasions, with one such battle proving he was a threat to the entire timeline
Reed implied when he got older he could handle the power of the Ultimate Nullifier
Franklin believed his powers, were they not sealed, could hurt the In-Betweener
Franklin's powers splattered Man-Things body due to him being unable to channel his energy, with another encounter saying Man-Things “has never encountered a being of such raw latent psionic energy as Franklin Richards”
Completely destroyed an amped Mephisto with his Astral Form, and scattered his essence through all of Hell; causing the entire dimension to shake for days on end with untold hellish chaos (More information in Scaling)
In a similar scenario, he generated light that greatly overpowered Mephisto, and had to be BFR’d to be stopped
Harmed Ashema of the celestials who easily crushed Loki earlier and called him the equivalent of an ant
Transmuted a blast from a Celestial and was classified as a threat to them
One of his adult selves battled Rachel Grey with the Phoenix Force; the story crediting it as her being "the irresistible force" and he as "the immovable object”. As his child self, he has also possessed them both
Harmed and knocked back Cormorant with the last of his powers…at the time
People who have stolen or used his powers have done the following.
Occulus with his powers was stated to be a threat to every plane of existence by Susan, and easily on the same level as the Silver Surfer by Johnny. He threatened the entire Inniverse (another dimensional plane they were in) and intended to recreate it as well.
With the power of two Franklin's, Nightshade could tear open a dimensional vacuum, make himself its vessel, and absorb all Moon Knight entities in the multiverse, threatening it in its entirety
Is quite literally stated to have the boundless ability to create new realities
Speed
(Adult) Choked out and beat Human Torch, as well as Mr. Fantastic and The Thing
(Psi-Lord) Blasted Blastaar before he could reach him, and tagged Annihilus with his blasts
Has reacted to Mephisto in Astral and physical form
His shield was already up but the effect Franklin brought forth wasn't, so he must have done it as the blast was coming at him
Likely capable of piloting ships in the Fantastic Four vehicle bay
Mentioned his powers were fast enough to activate in picoseconds and yoctoseconds
One of his mental battles with Agatha Harkness spanned "the full gamut of reality" (Infinite/Immeasurable)
Durability
Tanked a repelling blast of energy as a child from a possessed/controlled Agatha Harkness, and briefly endured his arms being squeezed by a mind-controlled Thing
His Astral Form endured a blast of his and Phoenix's powers combined
Scaling
Tails
(Images made by the GOAT SonallyKingKataang)
Sonic the Hedgehog
As the little brother to Archie's premier blue blur, it's no question Tails can scale to him. He's kept up with Sonic pretty much every single time the two have worked together, intercepted people on his level before like Metal Sonic, and fought Sonic himself at one point. Sonic acknowledged Tails was making it hard for him to hold back, and while he wasn't going that serious, Tails himself was in a mentally unstable point due to context. At his best, Tails has proven more than capable of standing on Sonic's level. Sonic has…
Overpowered the Quantum Dial with his momentum, which would create a Black Hole powerful enough to consume Earth and the entire solar system, and the resulting energy “flung Sonic across the galaxy in an instant” (28.694 Foe and 89.328 Billion - 26.798 Quintillion × FTL)
This was the primary push in space-time meddling that collapsed the space-time continuum in 10 years later. Centuries of Zone/Universe hopping, like Dimitri’s followers, started it, but it was Sonic who kicked off the worst of it. This broke everything down at the sub-quantum level across the space-time continuum. The 3 main cases being Sonic's first visit to the Interstate, Robotnik’s usage of the Ultimate Annihilator, and the above.
Fought Chaos during Archie's Sonic Adventure, who was powered by shards of the Master Emerald
Even Chaos 0 with none of this controlled all of Earth's oceans during the events of Sonic Unleashed (1.229 Exatons of TNT)
Fought Mogul after he re-absorbed the energy he was using to fuel Tails Super Form with a Tails clone, which he stated allowed him to “return to prominence”. In context, this likely meant he was using a singular Chaos Emerald
Used the Sword Of Light to fight Ixis Naugus using a Chaos Emerald
Sonic mainly used it to combat his magic up front, and the battle was treated as such. Both he and Elias could still keep up with him and tank force from his attacks that landed.
Its a long and winding road that leads to everybody's door, with countless twists and turns. Anti-Sonic later drew a diagram saying you could get anywhere and everywhere with it, in a picture of infinity
He later says there could be kazillions of him out there through the cosmic interstate, and that he took several hundred trips throughout it
Threw water like a baseball in 100 attoseconds, or 0.0000000000001 milliseconds (23,256,829 × FTL)
Said able to visit all the planets in the universe in seconds (324.68 Octillion × FTL, likely much higher)
As Sonic Man, moved through Flash Man's Time Stopper with raw speed and no Chaos Energy (Incalculable)
While at the time Sonic was boosted via Eggman and Wily's robotitization mix, this was simply a mix of their technology and engineering styles, not some huge overwhelming increase we can't downscale his base to. He has also battled Robot Master versions of people who can keep up with him already, and Proto Man/Gemerl could battle Sonic Man/M’Egga Man for a time, earning compliments as well.
As Super/Ultra Sonic…
Sonic fought a weakened Enerjak, with Scourge thinking it would destroy the planet
Super Sonic and Hyper Knuckles raced towards each other at “incalculable speed” bending time and space and erupting unimaginable raw energy, warping the reality of the Zone they were in, and making it explode. Sonic and Knuckles were blasted out of their superforms and their rings scattered
The Super Emerald boosted Sonic’s speed enough to outrace/attract the time beam away from Mobius, going faster than he ever had before from Super/Ultra/Solar and etc, moving so fast time sped forward (Incalculable)
Countered the Super Genesis Wave with Super Mega Man, which “had no limits” and was going to affect both their multiverses (Multiversal ++)
Freedom Fighters/Chaotix
From his large history of fighting for freedom alongside Sonic and his friends, Tails has rubbed shoulders with some of the greatest warriors in the world. This includes the Chaotix, who the FF and Tails himself have proven comparable to. Naturally, as a Superform like Hyper Tails, he would also be far above these feats.
Knuckles the Echidna has…
Knuckles, Mighty, Espio, and the others fought Metal Sonic clones that also fought Sonic and Shadow, with Antoine later saying they were moving as fast as Sonic
Bunnie Rabbot's lasers did more damage against Titan Metal Sonic than Ixis Naugus with a Chaos Emerald until he switched to crystal magics/transmutation
Rotor has made weapons that could “punch through zones”
Robotnik's guns were capable of the same when empowered by a Chaos Emerald. Later, he also used tech that easily blocked this same weapon
Silver tanked getting smacked with Angel Island by Dark Enerjak
Miscellaneous Base Characters
Metal Sonic’s shield broke out of Naugus’s powers when he was amped by Master Emerald Shards
Ancient races evolving overthrew Mogul when he had a Chaos Emerald
Ixis Naugus is the supposed creator of the Zone Of Silence, and merged it with the Void, which is directly stated to be of similar size (2 × Universal +)
The Zone Of Silence is frequently name-dropped as another reality or a universe, with black holes and stars being visible inside at multiple points and that Ixis intended to have it replace “this reality”.
Robotnik has also stated the Zone Of Silence “has no finite proportions”
Ixis’s state when banished in that Ultra/Hyper fight was empowered by thousands of Magic Rings, and he said he would fuse the world with the Zone Of Silence, which Sonic also called a dimension
Funni Off-Panel explosion (Likely Universal)
Scourge also claimed he was stronger than them after he let their robotic selves lose
While Super, Shadow is called “faster than anything” and his powers are magnified a hundred fold
Blaze's Dimension was protected from part of the Super Genesis Wave by the Jeweled Scepter
Mammoth Mogul
Given Tails is the Chosen One who's destiny was to defeat Mogul…yeah he definitely scales. Not only have the two fought before when he was Master Mogul, but Tails own victory was when he was at his strongest; when he wielded the entire Chaos Force at his disposal. Ergo, Tails most assuredly compares and exceeds Mogul's might.
Mogul intercepted Tails mid-teleport while weakened
With the Chaos Force, Mogul crushed a Zone with his bare hands, as he had done to all other Zones, and was categorized as a threat on a multiversal scale
He referred to his godhood as “universes were his to create or destroy”
Mogul with the last of his power after the master emerald got removed (one Chaos Emerald) reached and mortally wounded the Ancient Walkers who exist outside of linear time (Immeasurable/Infinite)
Chaos Force
Naturally, as the sole possessor of the Chaos Force when he is Titan Tails, young Prower would be comparable to and in fact exceed every feat it has been used for in all its many forms.
Chaos Emeralds or the Master Emerald have done…
Half a Chaos Emerald created a new Zone, and Emeralds in general have been stated to do so on other occasions
An energy imbalance created by half an Emerald joining with a new one would blow Angel Island to bits
Robotnik stated an alternate dimension could only be powered by a Chaos Emerald, and that one was outside the normal Mobian Reality
A flickie statue/guardian of a Chaos Emerald set off a trans-dimensional reality quake that destroyed this same Zone in seconds, having it collapse upon itself
They also created a second Genesis Wave that affected both their universes, rearranging time and space for their benefit, and made disruptions in space-time
A single Chaos Emerald fueled the first Genesis Wave, which warped reality across the entire universe
Eggman with the Master Emerald claimed he would be master of the universe
This also extends to any and all characters using the Chaos Force in their magic.
The incalculable energy of the chaos emerald post Mogul could make “a crisis on infinite realities” resulting in only one left of the users choosing (Multiversal)
Althair believed Chaos Knuckles a threat to “worlds beyond worlds”
The Chaos Force should also logically be superior to every other weapon or feat in the verse, which includes the Ultimate Annihilator
The Ultimate Annihilator destroyed the entirety of Mobius Prime and recreated it in a nanosecond (Universal + and 2.935 Octillion times FTL, likely much higher)
Franklin
Fantastic Four
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Franklin should obviously exceed his fantastic family by several leagues, as has been proven before. He has unleashed energy while possessed that broke Invisible Woman's shields, and defeated the entire team with ease while an amnesiac adult. A gem meant to scan him shattered, and this was fine scanning the other FF members mind you, which should be all the proof you need that he is LEAGUES higher than his family.
Mr. Fantastic has:
Dodged lasers at close range
Can stretch himself thin enough to no-sell Wolverine’s claws
Reacted to the Ultimate Nullifier’s beams (3.549 Billion × FTL)
Invisible Woman is called more powerful than the Fantastic Four combined. Her force-fields can:
Momentarily withstood multiple blasts from the Mad Celestials
Nearly knocked out She-Hulk
Punch through a Celestial’s armor
Can repel attacks from Dr. Doom, Namor, Fin Fang Foom, Hulk, Iron Man, Mr. Fantastic, Hawkeye, Captain America, Thor, Spider-Woman, Luke Cage, and Black Widow
Savage Hulk has difficulty bypassing her force-fields and that mf has destroyed a meteor twice the size of earth (1.2 Yottatons)
Famously held back an Incursion
Human Torch has:
Repeatedly stated to be capable of going supernova, the power of an exploding star, even being able to sustain it for a couple minutes
Has traveled and reacted within microseconds
Flew to the planet Spyre, which is 44 light-years away from Earth (64.3 thousand × FTL)
The Thing has:
Withstood a blast of the Power Cosmic that could split a planet in two
Resisted and overpowered a hydraulic press that could crush the Earth
Survived an explosion that launched him out of Ego the Living Planet’s surface
Tanked attacks from Blastaar
Mephisto
In the first of Franklin's many fraud checks of Marvel's heavy hitters, he completely humbled and desecrated Mephisto; Marvel's lord of the damned. To elaborate, this wasn't any ordinary encounter. In reality, Mephisto's powers were amplified “a thousandfold” according to Dr. Strange, who himself lost to the devil earlier in the story. Even with those factors, Mephisto was deathly afraid of releasing a currently trapped Franklin, not even attempting to take his soul lest he wake him up. Once Strange figured this out, he woke up Franklin, who proceeded to clean house so hard all of hell spazzed out due to Mephisto being gone…until he reformed that is, because reminder, Franklin killed him. The only reason Mephisto survived was that Evil still existed on Earth, thus he did, and even then this took days for him to return. Much later, Mephisto also confirmed all of this and said it was “one of the worst setbacks” he suffered in his Eternity of soul-snatching. And again. Mephisto was amplified a thousand times over, so yeah, Franklin upscales ludicrously off of all of this.
A battle between him and Hela would make Ragnarok pale in comparison and cause omniversal armageddon.
Fear Lord Nightmare holds Mephisto's power in high regard and sought him as an ally in fighting the Serpent. Fear Lords like Nightmare are able to control and maintain 6-dimensional realms.
Mephisto would also be superior to Demons Dr. Doom enlisted, who were responsible for a nightmare illusion in Franklin/Valeria’s room which bypassed its technological defenses
This technology was made to prevent teleportation in from the 2nd to 7th dimensions
The fight between Mephisto and Satannish was threatening numerous realms, along with Mephisto’s own as well
Defeated the other Hell-Lords such as Satannish, Marduk Kurios, and Bamphomet
Mephisto has also stated he is equal to Odin. Odin has…
Shook the Infinite Embassy in a fight, a structure that exists above infinite dimensions
Odin, while weakened, could fight on par with Seth, threatening infinite planes of reality and tearing apart the fabric of the multiverse. Seth was even planning to tear out Yggdrasil by its roots
Yggdrasil grows in directions beyond conception and contains liquid in its roots that embody all of space and time
Odin and Lady Phoenix can rebuild creation together after it was destroyed by the Celestials
Was able to fight at speeds beyond space, time, and thought (Immeasurable)
A weakened Odin was also able to react to Mjolnir flying from a realm beyond the farthest reaches of the known multiverse beyond the eyes of even the most ancient, abstract, primordial gods (Immeasurable)
Celestials
Due to Franklin's frequent encounters with the Celestials, it is no surprise he would wind up exceeding them. Even beyond mere battle arguments of him resisting their attacks or killing them outright, he is classified as beyond Omega Classification, with a threat/danger level of “harbinger”. Dr. Doom believed Franklin's powers could let him match the Celestials, and the celestials themselves believed Franklin to be “on par with themselves”. His future self had the same exact power level to the Celestials, but was also referred to as “Galactic Constant. Danger. Danger. Doom” meaning they were very much afraid of him. His powers have also been categorized in a ranking of threat level as “HIGH” whereas a Celestial invasion was a “MEDIUM”. It has been repeatedly stated he has challenged the might of celestials or that he is a threat to them, and given all of this, he should certainly compare and likely upscale from their potential.
Celestials are composed of an infinite number of aspects that exist in each universe
Each Celestial, including Galactus, is the survivor of a previous universe
Kubik told Kosmos that their power "is as nothing compared to that of the celestials", and that they exist on other levels of infinity, using the following, abridged, as an example.
"The whole numbers 1 to 4, and so on, are infinite. The even numbers 2 to 8 and so on are infinite. The same is true for odd numbers. Both sets are infinite, and yet the set of whole numbers contains both subsets, and is therefore twice as large as either subset alone. Thus, there are an infinite number of infinities, and towering above us is a being possessed of a transfinite level of power many orders of magnitude beyond our own. We could not possibly contend with such a being and hope to survive"
Kosmos wields the power of the Beyonder and Molecule Man combined at that point
Eight of the Fourth Host Celestials were able to beat Odin while he was in the Destroyer Armor
The Celestial Arishem was going to single handedly destroy the Heroes Reborn universe if Franklin didn't make a decision.
The Phoenix
Befitting his status as one of Marvel's premier powerhouses, Franklin should be comparable to the Phoenix. Not only has he repeatedly been stated to be “the world's most powerful mutant” by viable sources such as Galactus, but also several times over he has been hyped up by beings such as Onslaught, despite his knowing full-well the Phoenix’s capabilities, and has been stated to hold “unprecedented” powers in the entire history of humanity by Ashema of the Celestials. On one occasion, his psychic cries alarmed Jean Grey with the Phoenix Force from the potential danger, as well as other high tier danger-sense characters like Spider-Man and Doctor Strange. Then you have to bring into account the final piece: Franklin has fought the Phoenix before.
In this case, a future version of him dueled the future Rachel Grey, the wielder of the Phoenix Force. In this encounter, the story directly compared the two; crediting it as her being "the irresistible force" and he as "the immovable object". Even other examples have her outright saying he is the superior telepath, and his child self later possessed the Phoenix/Rachel Grey, leading credence to his overall power being comparable at the very least, and likely higher overall. Combine these with statements of his being among the most powerful beings in the universe and even multiverse from several trustworthy sources, as well as repeatedly proving higher than other beings in her league like Galactus, and it isn't that far of a stretch to scale her feats to Franklin's.
The Phoenix Force was stated to contain a power that defies measurement
The Phoenix Force was stated by the Watcher to be second to only “the creator”
The Phoenix Force is the direct counterpart and even match to Scarlet Witch’s Chaos Magic, and was able to undo the effects of her No More Mutants spell, when not even Doom with the Life Force could accomplish that
Phoenix Force Cyclops one-shot Thor; Phoenix Force Magik and Colossus were also shown to be capable of beating up Thor
Rachel as the Phoenix could destroy a galaxy in a minute, and devastated a solar system in her fight with Necrom
Rachel as the Phoenix overpowered and defeated a hungry Galactus
Giraud as the Phoenix cauterized a wound on Eternity and caused him pain
The combined power of multiple Phoenix hosts was able to briefly contain a multiversal flood which was threatening all of reality
The Phoenix has control over the White Hot Room beyond the Far Shore, and the Beyonder stated that in the White Hot Room, he and the Defenders stood no chance against the pure Phoenix
Stated to be the second strongest abstract entity next to the One Above All
Dark Phoenix could mentally battle Xavier across infinite planes of reality (Infinite)
Galactus
The literal big G himself, and Marvel's devourer of worlds. In case you skimmed Franklin's powers/backstory to get here, which…fair, he is in actuality the counterpart to Galactus. Galan is the embodiment of destruction, and Franklin is the embodiment of creation. As such, they would already be comparable off that alone, but Franklin has also used his powers to resurrect Galactus, even making him his Herald, which also happened in God Emperor Doom’s new reality by the way. The two have worked together to battle the Mad Celestials, his powers were comparable to an invasion from Galactus in a sort of ranking based on threat, and at the end of reality, Franklin fulfills his role and steps into the new iteration of the multiverse, with Galan's energy creating such an event, and his fading a result. This process is a repeat of the past one Galan was a part of, supporting Franklin is at the least comparable to his unexpected friend.
While plagued with a conceptual hunger, Galactus could consume the 8th iteration of the omniverse down to the First Firmament
Galactus’s battle with Scrier and the Other threatened to destroy the entire multiverse on a level beyond even the Chaos War
The Ultimate Nullifier, which is a part of Galactus, can destroy the totality of Eternity
Eternity embodies the totality of existence,on all planes and levels of creation (see cosmology section)
Even the M-Bodies of Eternity are composed of condensed plot
Eternity holds a layered multiverse within him and at his core is a layer of nothingness that precedes the birth of form
This would also mean he is superior to Galactus’s most famous Herald, the Silver Surfer. Not only has he been stated as stronger several times, but his powers were a threat to The Griever At The End Of All Things, who the Surfer dueled for nearly 20 minutes but lost to overall. Norrin has…
Exceeds the speed of light and time travels into the future (Immeasurable)
The Surfer's speed has been described as "defying description in human terms" and being "incalculable” (immeasurable)
Combined his Power Cosmic with a singularity to bridge the infinite universes together
Surfer’s power, combined with Khatylis and Kismet, created an “infinite wormhole” that would have destroyed the entire dimensional plane.
All three of them proceed to combine into one entity in order to prevent said destruction.
Surfer flies from Overspace back into the physical universe (Immeasurable)
Casually created a weapon with enough power to destroy the universe
Has the power to contain two universes
While performing this feat, he also manages to outraces himself while his past self was outracing omniversal destruction.
Cosmology
Archie Sonic
(Credit to this post on clearing up some things about the cosmology. Feel free to read it if any of this is confusing as it explains things better than I do.)
The Archie Sonic cosmology is a…vast structure, to say the least.
Starting off with the Prime Zone known as Mobius, there are several pieces to get its overall size. On two separate occasions, beings gifted with knowledge of the cosmos (EVE and Althair) specifically referred to it as infinity or infinite, and this isn't too far-fetched. The Archie Sonic Comic Handbook, when speaking of alien life across the cosmos, refers to the planets across the universe as countless, with an endless array of species. Assuming you want to slap a finite limit on this due to countless meaning “too many to count” this would then itself be countered by endless quite literally meaning “having no limit or end”. Finishing off this is the Zone Of Silence, which Robotnik outright states was beyond “finite proportions”. This matters because Rotor directly called it a universe, and not any special kind of universe either, meaning it can be compared to Mobius Prime. There have also been several times where it has been outright compared to Mobius Prime (merge it with “this reality”). So to start, the Universe should be Infinite in size.
Going beyond the universe, let's talk Pocket Zones. Fun fact, while the term “Zone” used to refer to subsections of land, the term evolved over the Pre-Genesis Wave continuity to be synonymous with alternate universes or realities. This isn't some random theory or a few times mentioned oddity either. It is very consistently name-dropped in place of or in conjunction with terms like reality or universe several dozens of times by people who know full well the subject, such as Zonic the Zone Cop or Silver the Hedgehog. That said, there are several “Zones” still in the universe, meaning threatening one would destroy all of them as well. Other Zones also occupy the same space but under different dimensional frequencies.
Going further, the Prime Zone is but one of infinite realities in an infinite multiverse, where there are infinite variations of infinite possibilities. What's more, the greater multiverse is layered with several extradimensional realms and areas outside that broaden its scope even more. First up is the No Zone, which runs perpendicular through all other Zones. As stated and shown through examples, like other reality characters needing a spatial stabilizer to stand “upright” inside it, this resembles a structure of 4 spatial dimensions + 1 temporal dimension, and would make the cosmology so far 5D. Next is Maginaryworld which is pretty blatantly extradimensional, due to Lumina herself saying the Dreamstone supports extradimensional worlds. Then, couple that with the idea of dreams across all Zones themselves technically having an infinite amount due to “endless species across countless worlds”. TLDR and per game context (which the comic leads into) in order to contain infinite dreams across infinite branches, Maginaryworld must be 5D, supporting the No Zone also being a 5th dimensional realm.
Beyond even these realms is the Next Evolution, where Echidna go when they pass away. As described by the Guardians, this exists equally in the middle when concerning lower realms like the Prime Zone/Mortal Plane, and higher ones like the Chaos Force. This process is quite literally described as “transcending and ascending” from a corporeal state into a higher plane where the gap between time and space is bridged, and where time is pretty much irrelevant. Thus, due to being above the lower physical realms, like the No Zone, Next Evolution is at least 6D. Above even this is the Chaos Force, which is almost the exact same situation, where you need to “transcend twice” to reach it in terms of comparing the mortal realms to Next Evolution. Of note, this transcend process involves the Virtual Zone as a separate part, in regards to the “transcend twice” statement, meaning you could likely argue Next Evolution to be 7D in total. The Chaos Force is totally out of space-time, and above all lower planes, like Maginaryworld and Next Evolution. Being above all of this places the Chaos Force at 7D, possibly 8D depending on how you view Next Evolution. However, this isn't the limit either.
First up, we have Sonic Boom. In the show (which is an alternate universe to the Archie Multiverse) Eggman is fully aware of String Theory and Superstring Theory (1:23), which were brought up in conjunction with a time-based loop. He brings this up on another occasion when speaking of Particle Theory (he made a black hole and somehow this relates? Context is weird) meaning he should be well-versed in it given the prior example. However, this isn't taken that seriously in the show, so it's pretty sketchy to actually use if at all. Finally, we have the matter of Worlds Unite/Collide. In this case where Sonic crossed over with Mega Man, Ian Flynn confirmed that it was his own “bubble of reality” in his own multiverse: IE, separate multiverses. Essentially, the Super Genesis Wave (and thus Chaos Control from a Superform character) can affect multiple multiverses, and potentially even more when you consider other media Archie Sonic has crossed over with, like Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Image Comics…yes, this means Spawn.
Marvel Comics
(Credit to G1's Phoenix vs Raven blog)
Marvel has a vast cosmology, to be blunt. It starts out with a singular universe, infinite in size which expands into an infinite number of alternate timelines every quantum moment. With every subconscious and unconscious action and nonaction, an infinity of alternate timelines (universes) is generated. And then for every one of those universes, an infinite amount of alternate universes is generated over and over again, AD Infinitum. This simply starts from a single universe, turning into its own subsection of the multiverse. Each of these universes represents a manifestation body of Multi-Eternity. Fun fact, while a single Eternity means a boundless Universe, a Multi-Eternity means a boundless multiverse. Speaking of the greater multiverse, this is described as infinite and even transfinite (an infinite series of infinite numbers, each greater than each other - this all starts with aleph-null, the baseline infinity). Atop the transfinitely-growing multiverse are an infinite number of spatial dimensions, even being referred to as planes of reality (of which there has been implied to be a transfinite number). And of course, Marvel being Marvel, does not just have one multiverse, but rather an infinite number of multiverses and megaverses as well making up an omniverse.
This omniverse and all multiverses and universes within are kept separate by the multiversal Superflow, which is conceptually transcended by the Superflow of Dreamtime or the “true” Superflow. This Superflow is a conceptual space that holds abstract, metaphysical concepts and archetypes that are beyond time, space, and form. The Superflow holds many layers such as the Microverse, Macroverse, Astral Plane, No-Space, and the Multiplane. The realm of abstracts, Overspace, sits within and atop the Superflow of Dreamtime. Otherworld sits separately from Overspace and contains pocket dimensions like Blightspoke which contains dead realities. Beyond the Superflow of Dreamtime would be the Neutral Zone which is also located between and beyond the multiverse. It is the edge of science but also so much more as it is an archetypal space for primal forms beyond that of the Superflow. Just as the Superflow views all underneath, the Neutral Zone views it. It is the final edge to the 8th Cosmos before it (Multi-Eternity of the 8th Cosmos) can be viewed as an infinitesimal speck within the Outside. Every iteration of Eternity grows more powerful than the previous one up until they ascend to their afterlife. The First Firmament is bigger than all though.
Weaknesses
Tails
(Sorry.)
Despite his accomplishments, Tails has a lot of growing up to do overall. He lets his emotions get the best of him in crucial moments or times, is prone to failure if he doesn't keep his guard up like in the above, and can be outsmarted by beings employing calculated tactics. An example of this is how Mammoth Mogul intercepted him mid-teleport and cloned him, which went unnoticed for months. He also feels a desire to prove himself, which could lead to arrogant decisions overall. Chaos Mages are also usually outmatched in hax/effectiveness by stronger mages, and although more haxy individuals like Mogul and Silver have defeated people like Enerjak through abilities, it's still an example of more skill and power triumphing over almost anyone in Archie Sonic.
Franklin
Despite his unimaginable power, Franklin is not Invincible (though he sure as heck comes close). As the Celestials have pointed out, attacking his mind would in turn counter his power, though it's a bit more complex given he resisted their mental attacks. In reality, your best chance is to pull some type of hax unrelated to mental attack before he can counter. This includes his powers being shut off by an antimatter weapon that halted his mind to put him into a coma, where he could not use his powers, which he later woke up from when mentally attacked funnily enough. His powers can be kept at bay through certain mental probe torture, and certain people like Invisible Woman or Nicolas Scratch can get past his subconscious if sneaky enough (though these usually require intense planning to work). Mental Dampeners have prevented his Astral Form from leaving an area, heavily prepared psionic armor tuned to his abilities have resisted Franklin's powers, and his perception can be manipulated by Xavier's mental fortitude and Onslaught’s tricks.
Beyond actual mental traits, Franklin was defeated by someone using a neural disruptor to scramble a brain's synapses, making it so moving or thinking at all caused tremendous pain on physical and psychological levels until both mind and body shut themselves down. His powers have also been drained and absorbed a fair number of times by potent enough sources, such as when Dr. Doom's Cosmic Power Siphon nearly drained them, but they returned later. His internal energy being altered is also a possibility, as he was severely injured by Moonshade draining his life-essence though he ultimately survived, and Psi-Lord was threatened by Negaverse Tendrils that would siphon his energy to leave him a withered burnt-out husk before he stopped them. When he wasn't using his powers, his physical body was able to be killed, and his soul nearly ascended to the afterlife before a Celestial stopped him, though due to not using his powers, it's questionable if he would normally be vulnerable like this. He can knock himself out from pushing certain powers too far (albeit this was years ago and doesn't hold true when fighting far stronger challenges), and finally, he requires building blocks to create, so no matter left, like at the dawn of entropy, means he can't do much beyond innate abilities really. Speaking of, in an alternate future type thing, Franklin was killed before he could fulfill this role by Hulk absorbing him, who did the same to his “back-up”, Mister Immortal. It is important to note however that most of these were at weak points in his history when he wasn't equipped to resist these or at his logical peak, so you'd need considerably more than this to reliably overcome Franklin.
Before The Verdict
Fan-Art
(SonicTDFW)
(SonallyKingKataang)
Regarding Off-Panel
For those wondering, Off-Panel wasn't really included in the Cosmology section. Essentially, Off-Panel is basically “the real world” where Sonic and Co. literally meet their writers and artists, and technically speaking this could fit into the cosmology. It is quite consistently treated as a higher realm outside the comic itself, and would thus make the verse 8-9D. The Issue with this is nobody really scales to it. To put it bluntly, the Genesis Wave shenanigans are referred to as a sort of reboot by Sonic himself, with him asking the writers to do so. It's flat-out not in his control in the first place. We have no real example of Off-Panel being breached like the Chaos Force or the Next Evolution or etc, so Tails can't scale to it.
What's with Franklin's powers?
So, Franklin's powers have fluctuated a good bit over the years, and have left at several points, currently being “gone”. You might be asking if it affects the fight or results…but it doesn't. For starters, a large part of his powers being gone were related to people attempting to shut off or steal them, but they always returned. The mental blocks he placed on himself also had a part in their being gone, but once more, they always returned. Even his current self having no powers is…well, to be blunt, self-imposed.
(Sigh)
So, essentially, Franklin didn't actually lose his powers for good this time. What really happened is he allowed this to happen due to the danger they posed, and instead chose to grow up a normal boy and refrain from using them until he was old enough to handle them. To this end, he made it so he could only use these abilities once per year, which he spends looking at the state of the universe and doing things like halting problems for his family. TLDR; He still has his powers and can use them here.
How high is Franklin in Marvel's hierarchy?
Yes.
Nah I'm just joking lol.
Franklin being one of the most powerful beings in Marvel has been known for decades, but just how strong is he? Well, here's some talk of it if anybody is curious.
Starting off, most godly beings in the universe have been humbled by Franklin. In the case of Mephisto, not only was he greatly amped at the time, but Franklin took care of him with little effort. This places Franklin leagues above him, and by extension other characters in his league, like Odin, Thor, the Ghost Riders/Zarathos, and, surprise surprise, Galactus. Moving to the big G, it's established Franklin is at least comparable to Galan, and in actuality above him. Not only have his powers revived a fallen Galactus, but been used to battle alongside him against the Mad Celestials, and eventually to move on to the next universe in his place per Marvel's rebirth cycle. This also leads to potential comparisons to the Phoenix Force, given its scraps with Galactus.
Personally, I believe it's fine to compare the two. Franklin has been stated on numerous occasions to be among the most powerful beings in the multiverse, and by far its mightiest mutant, which would include Jean Grey. His fodderizing beings, similar to the Phoenix doing so, would lead credence to this, as would his battling the Phoenix. For reference, he battled Rachel Grey, the future daughter of Jean and Cyclops, and current wielder of the Phoenix Force. The battle was credited like they were equals (absolute force vs immovable object) with later examples like Rachel herself admitting Franklin was the superior telepath. All of this combined leads to my believing it's fine to compare them, though feel free to disagree.
Verdict
Stats
Regarding the power and speed these two veritable gods can wield, both have vast ranges to discuss. Starting off with speed, both are fairly even all things considered. Tails has kept up with characters like Sonic who have incalculable speed feats, and scales to several more while in his superforms. Franklin has entered battles spanning Marvel's infinite gamut of reality, and compares to other beings like Odin or the Silver Surfer with their own immeasurable feats. Both vastly upscale these values, as Mogul achieved such a feat while nearly devoid of his Godly power, and Odin perceived Mjolnir flying at unquantifiable speeds while similarly weakened himself. Thus, they should mostly even out in the sheer speed they can move and fight at.
As for power, this is a bit more complex. Both ludicrously upscale from the middle ground heroes of their worlds like Sonic and the Fantastic Four at their best, who can match a few times universal power level, in regards to an infinitely sized universe. In regards to their full power, first let's discuss Tails. As the Titan and Chosen One, Tails possesses the ultimate power in Archie Sonic's multiverse, and easily defeated Mogul, who was a threat to it all. Similar feats of Chaos mages affecting the multiverse are fairly prevalent, which includes affecting multiple at the same time, like the Super Genesis Wave with Mega Man's multiverse. You could even argue this could affect other properties like the Images Comics multiverse and its own cast like Spawn and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. This includes several special and extradimensional layers, like the Chaos Force, landing 7-8D overall. That is incredibly impressive…but frankly, none of it matters. Let's talk about Franklin.
Franklin is without a doubt one of the most powerful beings Marvel has to offer, with the feats and scaling to prove it. His duels with Celestials and utterly demolishing an amped Mephisto places him solidly above people like Odin and even Galactus, which places him on an omniversal level of power. Mephisto even has similar feats on his own regarding his duel with Hela, which would cause omniversal armageddon. Elaborating on this, Marvel cosmology dictates that there are infinite multiverses in the greater omniverse, and keep in mind, people like Galactus and Mephisto can threaten ALL of this. On top of that, the Marvel Cosmology is layered with infinite spatial dimensions, as opposed to the 7-8D heights Archie Sonic's Multiverse gets.
All of this means Franklin's true power simply outclasses Tails in every way, shape, and form, to the point where the word “advantage” doesn't even begin to do it justice.
Arsenal & Abilities
Now, I'll be doing something similar to g1's Ultron vs Braniac's ability comparison for this, in all its forms.
Psionic Powers
Starting with psionic abilities, both are fairly well-versed. They both have access to these powers, among more select examples.
Telepathy
Mind Control
Mind Reading
Mental Battles
Enter the mindscape of others
Control or alter memories
Illusions/projecting images
Unleashing psychic blasts or attacks
Possession
Astral Projection (up to dimensions apart)
Precognition and Retrocognition
Covering these and a few more comparisons overall, there's no question that Franklin has the edge. Concerning telepathy, he has a much more impressive mental record, and far more versatility in that regard. Both can alter the memories of others, but Franklin can actively search and probe through them to find out whatever he wants, whenever he wants. Both can read minds, but these sorts of things can be resisted in Chaos Magic's case by higher mental fortitude, and Franklin has routinely proven above telepathy like the Phoenix or Charles Xavier, who Tails can't even touch in mental prowess. While Tails’ Astral Form can reach to other dimensions, so can Franklin’s, which can also operate while he is still conscious and on wavelengths other psychics like Psylocke can not detect. In terms of seeing the past or the future (retrocognition or precognition) both can glimpse thousands of years into the past, but Tails is stuck at thousands of years into the future, while Franklin can glimpse billions of years ahead. What's more, he has actual experience utilizing this himself and in battle beyond the Walkers methods.
For Illusions/Psychic Images, Tails has no experience using these, while Franklin can create Illusions on far greater scales, and in actual physical projections that can duel herald-level foes or greater to add more back-up if he needs it. While both can possess, Tails would need more negative emotions in order for it to work, along with being superior in mental fortitude…to a guy who outmatched Nightmare and possessed the Phoenix Force. That's mostly where the comparisons stop, as Chaos Mages aren't that versatile in mental abilities, at least relative to Franklin. While Tails could access a 6th sense, numerous people, like himself, can evade this sort of thing, and Franklin has Precognition anyway so it's probably not doing much. For all his cosmic awareness when scaled to characters like Dark Enerjak, it's not an instant win-condition as we'll discuss later.
Despite Tails’ possible mental powers, he's never quite shown ability or resistance to things like Franklin passively putting him to sleep, probing his mind for information about how his powers work, or peeling the layers of his mind away like an onion to extract whatever he wants. His sensing capabilities are even more impressive, as he can sense spirits, meaning any sneak attack with an astral form or otherwise is doomed to fail, and given it extends to the universe and beyond, it's highly unlikely any play Tails could make would surprise him. Worst of all is his mental blocks, which could simply shut off Tails using any of his Chaos Powers. You could argue Tails could work around these given his intelligence, but their strength requires extensive mental attack to break which isn't even successful all the time, like with Venom, and it's highly unlikely Tails could discern his astral form is immune to this. If worse comes to worse, Franklin can just overpower Tails’ mind at any point, and leave his physical body open to any counter or play he wants to make.
Energy Manipulation
As for energy manipulation, both can, again, do mostly the same sorts of things, such as…
Energy Blasts
Energy Barriers/Forcefields
Strengthening Themselves (Tails can strengthen weapons and Franklin can power himself up physically)
Seizing/Controlling Energy directly (Tails can yank around Energy and Franklin can do similar)
As for what isn't similar, Chaos Mages have direct examples of radiation, nuclear, or EMP specific types of energy, which Franklin hasn't shown. However, it's unlikely any would play much of a factor given their wide power-sets, same with making a singularity. Tails can theoretically sense energy similar to Knuckles, but as we've established, Franklin has much stronger sensing, and on far wider scales. While both can seize energy, Franklin can absorb it, providing an edge…until we get to Titan Tails, which will be discussed later on. As far as Energy Manipulation goes, both are roughly even.
Time Manipulation
For time manipulation, once more they are fairly similar. Both can…
Stop time
Warp it in general
Alter its flow
Time Travel
However, Franklin has the edge in the other factors. Due to how time travel works in Archie Sonic, it is incredibly difficult to change the present with it from altering the past, so nobody really uses it, let alone Tails. Even in a sort of verse equalization situation, Franklin has time traveled before with less of an issue, and has shown skill in warping to places without select people. With how easily he can disrupt the entire space-time continuum, he's also shown similar examples to other superforms messing with time and space. As for Tails potential acausality when scaling to Chaos Knuckles, while this would protect him from any time travel shenanigans, it can't help him in much else, meaning Franklin takes the edge this time through greater experience and precision.
Space Manipulation
After controlling time, both these titans can make all of space do whatever they want, and of course, they use it for similar things
Teleportation
Creating portals to other dimensions or around the multiverse
Warping it in general
BFR/Battlefield Removal
Similar to controlling time, Franklin has simply better odds when it comes to altering space. Not only is he fairly straightforward in BFR if it comes down to it, but this includes shunting people into a pocket universe should he desire to, swapping any object Tails wields at any point, and doing all this on a scale even Celestials can't ignore. To top this off, Chaos mages, like Enerjak, have gotten BFR'd before, so it stands to reason Franklin can do the same. Either way though, both can teleport and craft portals, so BFR won't matter too much anyway.
Elemental Manipulation
This one is fairly straightforward, in that neither really uses this. Assuming you do, people like Ixis Naugus are quite versatile, but Franklin can just make himself immune to elements like fire anyway so…
Transmutation/Matter Manipulation
Now, when it comes to Manipulating matter, both have their comparisons and edges. Both can…
Transmute objects into whatever they want
Alter or stall mutations in objects
Alter biology/appearances
Do all of this down to the molecular level and beyond
While Tails has his edges here, Franklin's triumph once more. For the most basic example, Tails can alter down to the molecular and even atomic level when scaling to Ixis Naugus, but Franklin can affect matter on the subatomic level, offering a greater level of range and control. Both can transmute attacks or their attackers, but Tails, or any Chaos Mage for that matter, hasn't shown they can precisely transmute an entire continent on the spot. Furthering this, Franklin has transmuted energy attacks against him before, and can do the same here against the vast range Tails’ forms can throw at him. While Tails scaling to Ultra Sonic would allow him to adapt his physical body in a sense, Franklin wouldn't give him the chance to do so, given he can completely dissolve or annihilate objects whenever he wants. Even worse for Tails is how superior skill in transmutation has allowed sorcerers like Mammoth Mogul to beat matter manipulation from the likes of Ixis Naugus, and given Franklin is much more experienced when using transmutation, he could likely resist his attacks outright. Tails should be fairly resistant to it due to how a Ring Matrix blocked out powers from Ixis Naugus, but this was due to higher energy supplies and calculated planning on Eggman’s end. It's unlikely Tails could prevail in the same way here given Franklin's much higher power output.
Reality Warping
Like psionic abilities, Tails doesn't stand much of a chance here. Both can tear apart reality or reshape it on a massive scale, but Tails can't do all that much with it, and can't easily erase living beings or their spirits as shown with Eggman and Wily's Genesis Wave shenanigans (they did plan to with the Super Genesis Wave but the point still stands). Franklin's powers in general are reality warping, and he's had way more experience in actually using them at their best.
Telekinesis
Once more, both these guys can do similar stuff with the Telekinesis. Both can…
Shake/move objects
Restrain people and freeze their motion
For a switch-up, Tails actually should have the edge here. Franklin has certainly shown the range to, but Chaos Mages have more direct examples of moving large objects at will, like hundreds of people all at once, or Tails dragging Chaos Emeralds from all across the universe. Among more haxy examples like choking people or freezing them in motion, they mostly equal out, and Franklin bypassing external shielding like Johnny's flames likely wouldn't apply to a superform.
Technology Manipulation
Both of them can mess with technology in similar ways, so they're roughly even here. The Issue is that before entering his superforms this is pretty much entirely what Tails relies on in battle, while Franklin has no such weakness.
Immortality/Healing Factors
Both Tails and Franklin are fairly similar in this field. They both can heal wounds, resurrect people, and are functionally immortal in life-span, meaning neither can be aged to death or anything like that. As for the potency of their Immortality, Franklin has lived to the end of the universe, whereas no specific example exists in Archie Sonic. Should Tails try healing mid-battle, Franklin can always leech energy from his life-force, or simply annihilate his entire body to the point where nothing is left. You can argue from certain instances like Enerjak and Mogul that Tails could come back from this and then start the battle again, but Franklin can interact with spirits and likely attack them as well, and has other methods to get around this. In the case of Mogul, it likely took time for him to get back to normal again, and while he was weakened extraordinarily while doing this, it still means forcibly eradicating a Chaos Mage before they can heal such damage should be fatal, which Franklin is certainly capable of. The biggest example of this is him scattering the substance of people like Mephisto, who is fully capable of healing from damage like this mind you, yet he was incapable of returning for days. There is no proof Tails can heal from the sheer magnitude of this attack.
Miscellaneous
Now before we get to the bulk of things, let's discuss a few powers that mostly even out.
Cloning - Both can clone themselves/anything else at will, but never really use it so it wouldn't play too much of a factor. If so than Franklin would win due to his psychic projections adding on to the mix.
Creation - Both can create pocket universes or just straight-up universes from their power sources. Franklin has more experience with this given it’s the basis behind an entire reboot and he's dealt with these kinds of powers more. Hell, he has created several thousand dimensions after Secret Wars, and has crafted entire multiverses and beyond when an adult, which is a bit more complex than anything Chaos Mages can readily use.
Evolution - Scaling to others using their power supplies (Sonic and Moonshade) both should be capable of adapting to the others attacks as the battle goes on, and both happen in short timeframes as well.
Heightened Senses - Tails would have access to various Super senses, like a 6th sense and cosmic awareness. Franklin’s powers make him virtually omnipotent and allow him to scan reality across the universe. Factor in his encounters with similar beings like the Celestials and Galactus and it's unlikely any of this could stop him.
Knowledge Grant - Tails can gain knowledge on whatever he needs to know through Power Rings, and A.D.A.M has done similar with Chaos Emeralds. Franklin as an adult (which he can change into at any point if it’s an issue) can gain Reed Richard's knowledge whenever he wishes and is already a genius when it comes to other superpowers in his own right, so it mostly evens out.
Intangibility/Phasing - Both are capable of phasing their bodies at will and becoming intangible. As far as this goes, Franklin would be the victor in that he can naturally interact with spirits, whereas Chaos Mages need to aim to do so to begin with instead of naturally doing so.
Mental Resistances - Both have fairly notable mental resistances, but Tails’ own isn't quite good enough in this case. The sheer level of telepathy Franklin has shrugged off is completely out of his ballpark, such as Mephisto, the Phoenix, and Celestials. Superior minds also triumph over Chaos granted mental resistances in Archie Sonic, like when Mogul still triumphed over Ixis Naugus despite his resistance to mental attacks like the insanity of the Zone of Silence.
Non-Corporeality/Multidimensional Existence - Franklin's Astral Form is non-corporeal and he is a Pan-Dimensional being, while the Chaos Force is outside the corporeal world and a higher dimension in of itself. It should mostly even out, but Franklin's nature as a natural being of this sort leads to his being better in it
Pain Manipulation - Franklin is capable of making people feel pain, and Knuckles could resist a pair collar via Chaos Energy. On the flipside, past Echidna guardians have forced extraordinary pain on people, while Moonshade (who had Franklin's powers) felt no pain. Fairly straightforward.
Power Amplification - Drawing on more of their power sources can amplify their physical strength, so neither really hold an edge here.
Sealing - Titan Tails is capable of sealing foes inside something like a Chaos Emerald. Nicholas Scratch, when using Franklin's powers, was going to reverse a similar spell from Agatha Harkness, one of the greatest sorcerers in creation. It's likely he could escape or resist such phenomena.
Size Manipulation - Scaling to Master Mogul, Tails could likely grow large enough to hold universes in his hands. Franklin has shown AOE in battles enough to affect entire universes and beyond, so this shouldn't be too much of a problem.
Support/Allies - Tails can clone himself, and summon familiars in the form of Flickies. Franklin can make dozens of psychic projections with far stronger scaling chains, let alone other powers like bringing objects to life or crafting Illusions.
Curse/Wishes
Before we get on to the main meat of the debate, let's discuss two of Tails most potent methods: Chaos Curses, and Chaos Wishes. In the case of the former, the Ancient Walkers cursed the Chaos Emerald Mogul had, so that all of his greatest schemes would fall flat. Mogul himself compares this to the fates residing on another's side, and grew so tired of this he resigned to just…waiting until Sonic dies of old age. Having fate on your side would be a good advantage for Tails, and so would his Wishes. These are able to do something like BFR far more powerful beings, such as Nate Morgan doing the same with a single ring to Ugly Naugus, who had thousands at the time and was battling Ultra Sonic/Hyper Tails. This gives precedence to Tails potentially being able to affect Franklin with any of his hax, or simply wish him out of existence. Surprisingly, Franklin once more has counters to both of these.
Remember how Chaos is Magic? Well, Franklin has been able to counteract and destroy magic spells made by some of Marvel's greatest sorcerers, like Agatha Harkness and her sealing spell on Nicholas Scratch. Given his higher power output overall, it's likely he could resist such a curse born out of Magic, and the same would be true for the Wishes. As insanely powerful as they are to warp entire multiverses and beyond like the Super Genesis Wave, they aren't totally full-proof. They have openly failed to fix time-space alterations once Sigma caused enough paradoxes and issues to all of reality in the past. There isn't much proof these Wishes can reliably eradicate a being leagues stronger than anything in Tails’ own reality, and especially one who can already counter magic spells.
Power Nullification/Altering
This is perhaps one of the more intricate aspects of the debate. Tails has a few methods to potentially mess with Franklin's powers outright, and will be discussed here. The first is how Chaos Force users have forcibly stopped others from using powers, like Feist blocking Shadow's powers or Finnetivus preventing people from accessing the Master Emerald. Furthering this, he can absorb energy to enter his Superforms, and there's obviously the big one; Titan Tails potentially absorbing all of Franklin's powers.
Starting off on these, the power nullification in Archie Sonic can be resisted by other Chaos Users through more Chaos, and given Franklin's higher power overall, it's unlikely this would affect him very much. The Energy Tails absorbed to get into his superforms was due to Power Rings abilities to harness Chaos Energy, which is how Superforms come about in the first place. However, even their potential can be destroyed, and this wouldn't protect the Rings themselves from direct destruction or any of Franklin's other abilities. Finally, let's talk about Titan Tails.
Now, to start, let's discuss what exactly the ability is. Tails used it to drain the entirety of the Chaos Force from Master Mogul, rendering him defenseless and gaining the abilities of it for himself. He did this mere moments after starting their battle, showcasing he won't prolong things when the danger is clear, and is quite willing to jump straight to it. When compared to Franklin, it's quite the issue. His power supply comes from Godpower, which is an infinite supply of energy in an extradimensional realm, just like the Chaos Force, which Tails drained. However, it's more than likely he has answers to this.
For one thing, his powers have been drained several times before, and he's resisted the process (physically anyway); still able to act in the meantime. His powers have also regenerated on their own when stolen in the case of Occulus, which was specifically stated that all of his power had to be taken at once or it would come back. This means that Tails needs to drain every last bit of Energy from Franklin before he can counter to win, which is going to be increasingly hard given the other details. With his wide array of options for reading Tails mind, predicting his moves via his future sight, or finding out all about his powers, Franklin has plenty of methods to find out about this method and the danger it bears. Even if he is in the process of being drained, he would still be able to act in the midst of this to stop the process via any of his powers, or worse, redirect the energy drain back onto Tails himself. Franklin has shown able to do this with others powers before, which is important, as a drain that removes the entirety of energy from people is exactly how characters in Archie Sonic have drained Chaos powers, like the Chaos Siphon. Thus, Franklin has several methods to avoid, counter, or reverse the effects of this power steal. This is of course not even discussing the recent example from Power Pack: Into The Storm, where someone attempted to steal Franklin's powers for a transfer to himself, and Franklin simply ignoring this and defeating said foe in a battle of wills. Combine this with his higher mental fortitude, and its likely the same will happen here.
On the flipside, Franklin once more has wider ways to use his powers in order to mess with Tails’ own. His already mentioned energy redirection means he can always redirect Tails’ moves right back at him, which other Chaos users like Dark Future Enerjak have been defeated by before. He can nullify powers himself, and while Chaos users can resist these effects and something like power reduction, Franklin's higher power should reasonably be able to overcome this given how stronger characters like Feist have affected Shadow initially. Ergo, Franklin should bypass these resistances, at least in Tails’ lower forms. Another useful power is his ability to siphon the life-force of other characters at will. While characters like Enerjak (Knuckles) have resisted such abilities in the form of the Egg Grapes, this still drained and weakened him a fair amount, and other cases like Mogul prove he needs continuous energy to do so. Franklin's energy draining affected characters even as powerful as the Phoenix without him directly trying, so it should at the very least be a large problem for Tails. Pair this with his other methods of redirecting his powers or otherwise, and Franklin has several means to come out victorious in the scuffle, despite the danger of the power siphon.
Summary
So, as far as their abilities go, Franklin would solidly prevail. His psionic abilities extend to greater lengths and to more haxy abilities such as shutting Tails’ brain off to leave his body open, on top of more experience/skill using powers like illusions and mental duels. Franklin has more experience controlling time and space, though both can reliably counter something like BFR. Franklin is more skilled in transmutation and can counter Tails own, and is LEAGUES more proficient in reality warping. His technology manipulation allows him to shut off basically any and all weapons or vehicles that Prower would use, such as the Tornado. Both have similar types of immortality and healing, but Tails can't reliably return from the types of annihilation Franklin can weaponize, or scattering his substance across dimensions. Further powers like cloning, summoning back-up, creation, knowledge grants, and pain manipulation mostly even out…but not entirely. As far as these miscellaneous tools go, Franklin has much more experience in creating, greater mental resistances, superior Intangibility and astral form, can summon psychic projections and bring things to life for superior allies, or resist sealing like Titan Tails did to Mogul. In terms of Tails' more successful abilities like curses, wishing him away, or stealing his abilities, Franklin has reliable answers to these as well. He can counter magic spells and is leagues stronger, so the former two likely won't work for that same reason. As for stealing his powers away, Tails needs to be 100% successful without Franklin doing anything to stop him lest they return, which includes his being able to turn this power steal right back at him, and be aware of the danger beforehand through tactics like mind reading or precognition. Franklin simply has better abilities when looking at the vast majority, counters or answers to all of Tails best win-conditions, and a greater skill in utilizing these powers to their best.
Tertiary Factors
Concerning these, both have their advantages, like how Tails is definitely smarter. He's used technology far more on his missions and repaired/hacked it just as easily, set up numerous brilliant plans in advance, and overall is a more brain based fighter. However, this by itself isn't really that much of an advantage. Franklin may use his brains less but that doesn't mean he isn't as impressive mentally. The brainpower required to use his powers, like stabilizing the chemical reactions of a star, is just as impressive as Tails’ showings, and likely more so. He's matched wits with his brilliant sister Valeria before, so he'd be able to outplay Tails in the long run given his other advantages.
In terms of actual skill and experience, they are similar in quantity, but in quality? Not so much. Tails has fought his fair share of world-conquering demigods thousands of years old, but Franklin has done the same to being as old as time itself, and in much more frequent encounters. Tails own experiences using versatile powers like Chaos Magic aren't as wide or impressive as Franklin's, and he falls short in overall skill at using these compared to Franklin. Comparing their power sources, both can fight for virtually an endless amount of time, but Franklin has more successful means to counteract thud and defend his own energy reserves.
Conclusion
Tails
Advantages:
Matches in speed
Has a potential win-condition in his power drain…
Equal in versatility…
Smarter all things considered…
Similar skill and experience
Titan Tails fanart
Mina Mongoose and his family in 15 years later
Disadvantages:
Much, much weaker
…But Franklin has plenty of counters to it
…But is far less experienced in utilizing this versatility and is nowhere near as creative.
…But Franklin is no slouch himself
Titan Tails looks stupid
Fiona Fox
Franklin
Advantages:
Takes overall power by a country mile
Similar in speed
Equal in versatility, but leagues more creative with it and applications of his powers
Has superior abilities in reach and effect in most cases
Wields counters to all of Tails best win-conditions
Is a veritable genius in his own right so Tails couldn't easily outsmart him
Similar skill and experience
Disadvantages:
Potentially vulnerable to Titan Tails power steal…but not really honestly
Tails is smarter overall
Hasn't appeared in any media besides comics
So, in short, Franklin wins pretty solidly. While Tails can match in speed, he can never hope to touch Franklin in raw power. Franklin is overall more skilled in using his abilities, which are also better than Tails’ own more often than not. Tertiary matters lean somewhat to Tails, but Franklin has much more experience and skill where it counts. However, bigger than all of this is Franklin's biggest advantage: Creativity. Both of these heroes can do anything they can imagine, and Franklin is simply far more impressive in that regard. He has used his abilities for much more impressive feats, hax abilities, and tricks beyond what Tails has shown. And so, because of all of this, this Titan of the multiverse has met his match, and despite all the Chaos he could Force onto his foe, nothing could four-tell his victory.
The winner…is Franklin Richards.
Final Tally
Tails (1) - SonallyKingKataang (Someone had to be the pity vote this time, plus Fate should bend to him, right Mav)
Franklin Richards (9) - Brokenlimit, Frisk683, Iceking, Mav, Robot972, Round 1 Fight, The Cardinal King, Toxin T Taker
Before We Go
So. About time huh? I'm sorry it took so long (life's been annoying recently) but I'm proud as I can possibly be to finally release this. I've been passionate about this match for over a year now, and I don't normally do this, but I would like to speak on why I do.
For connections, these two are similar in the following.
Both are child - teenage heroes of a mutated/genetically altered team of heroes in their worlds (Freedom Fighters and Fantastic Four) with a cosmic destiny concerning the greater multiverse ultimately that places them on a pedestal beyond everyone else.
They were born to great heroes (Amadeus and Rosemary Prower and Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman) and grew up fighting for the forces of good both with their familial team, and in adventures to different lands all on their own (Tails miniseries adventures and Franklin’s own time spent with the Power Pack) due to their wish to be heroes not looked down upon for their age.
Both take the place of “little brother” on the team, and frequently showcase this in heartwarming moments with their elders, like an older sister of sorts (Tails comforting Bunnie Rabbot over her becoming a cyborg in Post-Genesis and Franklin saving Kitty Pryde's life while helping her cope with her then-permanent intangibility).
There powers at their best, tied to an extradimensional power sources others use (Chaos Force and Godpower) enable them to do anything they imagine, like fell God's and ultimately bring about Cosmic rebirth (Tails remaking the multiverse after Mogul's rampage and heralding the Great Awakening and Franklin taking part in the 9th iteration of Marvel's Omniverse).
Both of them, despite their talents, have a problem with believing they are ultimately powerless or inadequate
Tails has frequently expressed annoyance and sadness with people simplifying him to “a mere child” despite his stopping Mogul, and this doubles when he gets made a fool out of, like his battle with Honey in the tournament during Sonic Unleashed. Franklin, in-canon, is always associated with the 5 year old with unlimited potential, similar to Beethoven writing a concerto at 12. So, he rewrote his own biology, prematurely aging himself, but that scared everyone. So he gave himself limits, and tried being a hero like other kids his age, like with the Power Pack, so one day he would get to go on adventures with the FF. But Psi-Lord got to go instead, and now he's his age, nothing like him, and that makes it worse. Then, he met himself from the future who was perfect, who he had to become and save everything, so he feels he's not enough no matter what, that he'll always end up letting everybody down.
They would eventually get past these tragic mental doubts to become great heroes in their adulthood (Tails in 10 years later and Franklin's adult self) who saved reality time and time again.
There's probably another list I could come up with, but those suffice to grab my interest. I love both these characters, and after reading all of their comics and appearances myself, I believe this match is the best both have to offer. Their childlike joy, creativity you can use in a fight animation, and purity of their stories would make a fantastic episode (pun fully intended) and allow the writers to go crazy in every way possible. More than that, I want this because it can bring Franklin into the eyes of you all. He is one of the most well-written and heartwarming characters I have ever read about, and it's genuinely saddening for me to watch as he stays inside the comic's, while no medium like cartoons, movies, and games uses him. His childlike nature has brought forth such adoring moments like saving a tragic spirit on Christmas, saving Kitty Pryde's life and dancing with her in a time of sadness, saving his sister Valeria's life, and even things like comforting her when he passed his driver's test and she didn't. He has maintained this lovable nature throughout his years, and even met some of my greatest heroes; Superman and Spider-Man. I truly and utterly love reading about Franklin Richards, and I hope you will too after reading this blog. I hope you'll come to love this match as much as I do, and I'm so happy you decided to read this passion project of mine. Thank you, and I'll see you in my next wave of Blogs!
Good job. I presume WOU will be fighting Makima.
ReplyDeleteI bet it's going be Tooru vs SCP-096
ReplyDeleteI'll be honest I couldn't tell who it was for wave 2.
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