Durability (spoilers)

[Captain McBain]

Khan brushed off blasts from Kirk like they were nothing and held his own against Spock.

Do you think Data or Lore could one-shot him?

 

[Pavonis]

Re: Durability (spoiler)

Data, yup. Lore, nope.

 

[Captain McBain]

Why not Lore?

 

[Pavonis]

Because Lore had a Type-L phase discriminator, and Data's was Type-R.

 

[Captain McBain]

I don't think that determined their strength level.

 

[Pavonis]

How do you know? Clearly the type-R phase discriminator is superior to the type-L, since it's why Lore was bad and Data was good.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

If Spock can beat Khan in a fight, then Data surely could, since Data is probably the strongest regular Trek character ever.

 

[Captain McBain]

If Spock can beat Khan in a fight, then Data surely could, since Data is probably the strongest regular Trek character ever.

Obviously, Data could beat Khan in a fight. What I wanted to know is if Data or Lore could KO Khan with one hit.

 

[Pavonis]

Again, Data could, but Lore couldn't. Those type-Ls are just shoddy. Lore would need two punches.

 

[The Old Mixer]

In TOS, Khan claimed to have five times Kirk's strength. Data had ten times human strength.

 

[Pavonis]

But how many times human strength did Kirk have?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Yes, I think Data could take down Khan with one hit. If he goes for the head. Data could crush Khan's head just like Khan crushed Marcus'.

 

[Pavonis]

What if Khan's skull is stronger than a normal human skull?

 

[Belz...]

But how many times human strength did Kirk have?

Irrelevant. Kirk has twenty six point nine three times the average human heart.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

What if Khan's skull is stronger than a normal human skull?

I don't think it is. Khan's bone structure is probably the same as any of us. He is, after all, still a human being.

If an Augment's bones were that much stronger, it wouldn't be so easy to kill one by having a piece of bulkhead fall on them, like with Joachim on the Reliant bridge.

 

[Captain McBain]

What if Khan's skull is stronger than a normal human skull?

I don't think it is. Khan's bone structure is probably the same as any of us. He is, after all, still a human being.

If an Augment's bones were that much stronger, it wouldn't be so easy to kill one by having a piece of bulkhead fall on them, like with Joachim on the Reliant bridge.

It seems that Khan's bone structure is stronger than normal humans'. If not, how could he have avoided being knocked out when Kirk pummeled him? Maybe I'm overthinking this.

 

[Talosian]

What if Khan's skull is stronger than a normal human skull?

I don't think it is. Khan's bone structure is probably the same as any of us. He is, after all, still a human being.

If an Augment's bones were that much stronger, it wouldn't be so easy to kill one by having a piece of bulkhead fall on them, like with Joachim on the Reliant bridge.

It seems that Khan's bone structure is stronger than normal humans'. If not, how could he have avoided being knocked out when Kirk pummeled him? Maybe I'm overthinking this.

I had religiously avoided any spoilers before seeing the film, so when I saw Kirk repeatedly beating Khan and him not even flinching I thought perhaps he'd turn out to be an android.

 

[Captain McBain]

Exactly. Kirk is no weakling. It seems that Khan's shown durability in the movie is a bit too high.

 

[Robert D. Robot]

I was thinking that Khan was in less-than-optimum shape after the crash of the Vengeance. I know that Vulcans are stronger than humans, but -considering how Khan was kickin' ass on Qo'nos- I wonder if Spock (even a Spock who is enraged by Kirk's death, etc.) would have been at a greater disadvantage in that one-on-one fight if Khan hadn't just crashed from orbit into San Francisco.

 

[jimbotron]

Speaking of durability, in two consecutive movies, the bridge of the Enterprise literally cracks (nearly in half). First on the ceiling, then on the floor. They should get that looked at.