The Silver Surfer Vs Adam Warlock
I seen this thread in forums, and I don’t want to be bothered to join a form just to comment on an issue in comics that it seems both sides are morons of the issue. They fail to understand the basis of the characters and while there some insight in some places they fail miserly to follow the logic to the end.
So I will postulate a perspective of their powers against one another. Before I begin, lets be aware that both characters draw their energy from the ebs and flows of the cosmic forces of the universe. They both are capable of transforming this energy to whatever purpose they can envisage. If needed for both creation and destruction. With Adam it is channeled through his psyche. This cannot be overlooked because this is what makes adam truly unique, his is limitless and beyond the scope of anything in existence (see Rune). The Magus (the darker version of Adam Warlock) has appeared in a couple different ways, his core being a psychological transformation of Warlock’s own psyche and as the manifestation of the darker aspect within his psyche. One being, is Warlock himself transformed, and the other a aspect that became a separate being.
One of the reasons Warlock is often called upon in cosmic confrontations, is because he is a brilliant tactician and unpredictable (as Eternity has said), a wild-card that than triumph his own darker side the Magus or any other villain. The surfer in this regard is more of a tank in the battle. Norin Radd as intelligent as he is, is inferior to Adam in this regard. We also seen because of Adam uniqueness and similar powers, as well as a one time link between Adam and the Surfer, that Adam is fully capable of controlling the Silver Surfer’s own surfboard.
The question of power level is a tricky issue. As we seen, Adam is indeed the mental and psyche superior to the Surfer. Generally, it normally safe to assume that the Surfer is stronger in a direct confrontation. However, we must define what incarnation of Adam we are using (and for argument I am not going to use the infinity gems as an argument). We seen that the surfer is bested by the Magus, which is a form of Adam Warlock. Adam Warlock has much untapped potential that is evident that his power set increased every time he is reborn. Which can beg the assumption that could a version of Adam Warlock exist without the Magus that can rival the direct conflict of the Silver Surfer? The possibility exists.
So to answer now the question, who would win? Adam if he started the fight would win because he would plan out just how to bring the Surfer to his knees and prepare for him. If the Surfer attacked Adam out of the blue, the Surfer would win. If it is a far future version or Magus version of Adam, then Adam will win.