User blog comment:Wassboss/Religion vs Science: Mevolent's Officers vs Armstrong's Lieutenants/@comment-5465602-20160123183631

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The Leaders: Desperado Enforcement. While Mevolent is powerful, I don't see him as capable of wielding his spells with enough strength or speed to take down Armstrong. In order to get around the nanomachines (SON), Raiden/Sam had to hit either with an incredible amount of strength or speed so as to overload them, and I can't see Mevolent being able to do that, meaning Armstrong will be able to power through and lay down some serious hurt up-close.

The Dragons*: Mevolent's Officers. Sundowner's tough, but he's all about brute strength and hurting weaker foes up-close. Once he faces off with a foe who can give him a run for his money, he tends to panic and start letting his emotions cloud his judgement. Even if his red hand attack won't neccesarily kill Sundowner on it's own, Serpine will be able to panic Sundowner enough that dispatching him with his other spells will be child's play.

Honourable Swordsmen: Desperado Enforcement. Jetstream Sam is faster, stronger, and wielding a better weapon in the form of the Muramasa. While Vengeous may have a dangerous ability in the form of the Rupture eyes, I don't see him getting enough of an opening to use it, meaning the Brazilian storm will take this battle.

Freaks: Mevolent's Officers. While I think these warriors will have trouble trying to take the other down, Vile is packing far more raw power than Monsoon, who's cocky tactics will quickly be thrown through a loop as Vile teleports around, laying down various forms of hurt and preventing Monsoon from really scratching him. Plus, the more members of either side go down, the stronger Vile will get, while Monsoon will just get weaker, enabling him to wear down his foe and crush him.

Femme Fatales: Mevolent's Officers. Much like the match-up above, China has far too many magical options that she can easily access. Lightning shocks, super-strength and speed, and the ability to heal from anything thrown at her will make Mistral's own impressive abilities look like nothing. While the additional Dwarf geckos could catch China off-guard, I doubt it will be anything beyond a minor distraction at best.

X-Factors: Mevolent's Officers. Mevolent's Officers have a two-point edge in this category, giving them the win.

Deadliest Warriors: Desperado Enforcement. This is brutal close, and while Mevolent's Officers may be bringing in more raw power, I think Desperado has shown superior skill at working together and following Armstrong's orders and ideals than Mevolent's men have, meaning they'll be able to come together and bring down their foes. Overall Score: 515-485

*That's a TV tropes reference.