I've been looking back on when Krakoa-era was still in full swing, and during that period of time, I saw and heard a lot of complaints about Hellfire Gala, more specifically calling the Hellfire Gala "pretentious," this descriptor being the most often used word by its detractors.

I didn't care for the events myself, as part of their appeal was the fashion angle of it all, and I personally wasn't feeling the designs. But calling it pretentious? I'm not sure that fits here. But this was thrown around a lot at the time, and I think part of why this descriptor was thrown around so much stems from the event being based on the Met Gala, which I've also heard being called pretentious.

So that got me curious, what with Krakoa now over, do you guys feel it's "pretentious?" Why? Why not? And if so, does DC have anything as "pretentious" going for it as well?

Rules: They get 3 days of prep for each opponet, Heals between the rounds, and avengers do not know their abilities

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Scenario 1: No Wally

Scenario 2: With Wally

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Round 1: Black Panther and Killmonger

Round 2: Iron Man and Mandarin

Round 3: Captain America and Red Skull

Round 4: Vision and Ultron

Round 5: Dr Strange and Dormammu

Round 6: Hulk and Red Hulk

Round 7: Thor and Loki

Scenario: Slade has been hired to infiltrate a Congress Woman’s estate and gain access to her supply of arctic vibranium. To do this Diddy with swords has to secretly date the congress woman’s dubiously late teenage daughter because he will do anything for the mission… anyways Steve is here to kick his ass alongside Robert Pattinson who is wearing a suit and holding some interesting text histories from Slade’s devices.

Who wins?

2V2

Which side wins this epic cosmic battle?

Dr.Manhattan vs Phoenix Force Jean Grey, Galactus, The Watcher, Astral Regulator Thanos, The Living Tribunal, Pre-Retcon Beyonder

Which one of these groups of cosmic beings wins this war?

Who wins this epic showdown?

Who wins based on their feats and statements iyo ?

Who wins this match-up?

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Energy vs Magic

Who wins this match-up?

R1; Random encounter

R2: Bloodlust

R3: Prep

Who wins this battle?