LNH: Looniverse Fight Chronicles Trading Card Game #22: Imperilus the Exterminating Son

[Scott Eiler]

On 2023-10-12 17:01, candycanearter07 wrote:
> On 10/12/23 18:07, Drew Nilium wrote:
>> On 10/12/23 12:11 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:
>>> On 10/11/23 22:51, Drew Nilium wrote:
>>>> Determination: Ω
>>> But what does it mean?
>>
>> So, the stats in this go 0-7, then !, then !!!, then Ω. I'm not sure 
>> exactly what the higher ones mean, but they're cool!
>>
>> Drew "OMEGA" Nilium
> 
> But- why not just use 8, 9, and 10?

There's lots of precedent from comic books.  (Too Long, Don't Read? 
Skip to the last paragraph.)

- The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe decided that the 
strongest heroes (Thor, Hercules, and the Hulk) could lift about 100 
tons.  The term "Class 100" was still in use for every power category in 
comic books, last I looked.

- But the Hulk could always become stronger when he became angrier.  For 
a while, he was permanently angry.  So he became known as Omega Class. 
Anyone whose power had no known upper limit, got assigned that class. 
Some of them fought the Hulk, and got reevaluated to Class 50 or 
something.  Others still keep that class.  (It's popular among mutants.)

Still, I think the best answer is from the Spinal Tap movie - the one 
who says "Why don't we just turn the volume up to 11?".  Having a 
non-numeric value above 10 would avoid that problem.  8{D>

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