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marvel - Could Reed Richards survive a point blank gunshot to the head?


The image in this answer shows Reed's body stretching under a massive impact.


I'm wondering what sort of impact would be too much for him to sustain, that would overload his stretching powers.


A gun shot generates a huge amount of force over a tiny area, so I'm thinking that would be a good candidate.


Has Reed ever ever been shot with a gun at point blank range?



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The max Reed Richards can stretch his body to before it becomes too painful is about 1,500ft. A bullet from a 9mm can make it as far as 7217ft.


If someone could find an actual head shot, that would be awesome



Answer



Yes, Reed Richards could survive a point blank shot with a Human handgun, even to his face. Even if he were unaware, his body's reflexive plasticity would be sufficiently squishy to absorb being shot point-blank to his face.


Powers & Abilities



  • Dense Flesh: Due to the great malleability and elasticity of his molecular structure, Mister Fantastic is able to absorb the impact of any type of man-made ballistic projectile by deforming his body along the path of the projectile's trajectory at the point of initial impact.


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  • Contain Explosions: Mister Fantastic may use his elastic form to contain explosions by enveloping them and allowing their force to expand him. He can enclose and absorb the energy of a large explosive, on the order of 8 to 12 pounds of TNT (excluding exotic, high density explosives). Such shocks to his system are physically exhausting.




  • Redirect Projectiles: After his body absorbs the kinetic energy of a ballistic projectile's impact, Mister Fantastic can expel the object back along its trajectory by flexing his body like a trampoline if he is adequately braced.




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  • Reed has been shot by alien technologies which have overwhelmed his stretching powers, neutralizing his ability to control his malleable cellular matter.


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  • The Skrulls, possibly due to their own malleable forms, have technology capable of harming Reed Richards despite his plasticity. He has been a prisoner of the Skrulls on more than one occasion.


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  • The Super-Skrull has always had Richard's number whenever the two of them tangled.



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