r/Invincible • u/RevolutionaryGrape11 • Dec 16 '23

Do you think the Guardians Of The Globe could have won if Red Rush had stuck to just bailing the others out of death and hadn't attacked himself, or do you think everyone was doomed no matter what? They did put up a great fight even after he was removed, so I think it's plausible they could have. DISCUSSION

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u/dravenonred Dec 16 '23

The fact that Nolan even bothered setting up an ambush, which is very uncommon for him, absolutely implies that there is a combination of actions the Guardians could have won with.

The surprise was to deny them the ability to coordinate that.

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u/Kinggakman Dec 16 '23

He also needed to do it in secret and wanted to do it all at once. The ambush came more out of necessity rather than him doing it intentionally.

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u/desPan8 Dec 16 '23

He ambushed the Immortal first cause he needed no witnesses (even if Cecil would've just figured it out). He also probably would've had an easier time with one of the heavy hitters out. Red Rush guaranteed Nolan's late downfall with that first save.

Nolan also goes straight for the head there, I do wonder why he just cut the neck instead of just popping his head like the speedster's. Maybe a bit of sentimentality in there?

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u/OniExpress Dec 16 '23

Nolan also goes straight for the head there, I do wonder why he just cut the neck instead of just popping his head like the speedster's. Maybe a bit of sentimentality in there?

Because detaching the head stops Immortal from regeneration. It's implied that he had already revived by the time John Wilkes Booth was killed, so less than 2 weeks. Probably a lot less. Google says he can regenerate limbs and organs in days. Nolan might have been concerned about a quick revival if the brain and heart weren't severed.