Board Thread:Administrative/@comment-3406131-20140314000018/@comment-61022-20140327014951

I think you're over thinking it a bit too much. Usually, in the context of the story, you can make a logical assumption of who it is. For example, there is a White If story about the Avengers losing the Kree/Skrull War (What If #20) there are a LOT of characters that make single panel of background appearances. But in the context of the story, it could only be the same characters as their Earth-616 counterparts. Most of these What If stories, as I've said, are divergent realities based on events on Earth-616, so it could be assumed.

On another level of thinking, the various realities visited by the Exiles, *usually* the characters are analogous with their Earth-616 counterparts on another world, unless the reality was REALLY different, in which case the Exiles mostly pointed it out or it was explained.

Unless the character is vastly different enough I think we can make some assumptions.

As per powers and physical attributes. Again, I think we're over thinking it a bit too much as well, because typically the characters have the same powers as their Earth-616 counterparts and USUALLY the origin or source of those powers are the same.

However I will point out I don't like how people just copy and paste the phrase "Similar to Peter Parker (Earth-616)#Powers" it's sloppy. I'd rather them copy and paste the relevant powers that apply to the character and paste them in alternate reality counterparts (or equipment, skills, etc.)