User blog comment:MrPacheco101/A Devil Rides In Kyoto: Jonah Hex & Himura Kenshin/@comment-143604-20120424164317

Okay- first and foremost, Jonah Hex is going to want to keep this battle at the longest distances possible. He may be a skilled hand-to-hand fighter, and even has some crazy awesome techniques with his knife and tomahawks, but he's still primarily a gunslinger. While Kenshin can easily dodge most bullets, I don't think he'll be quite so fortunate with the accuracy of Hex. After all, Jonah can still make perfect shots while blinded, and can do the kinds of things that no other gunslinger in the DC Universe has since been able to match. I'm not sayin' Hex has a natural advantage because his more advanced weaponry- I'm saying he has a natural advantage because of his incredible skill with his advanced weaponry. Kenshin may be able to block and cut through bullets, but the accuracy, quick-firing, and second gun will allow him to make so many perfect shots so quickly that Kenshin will either be stuck in a near useless position doing nothing but blocking the bullets, or he'll start taking some bullets. After all- a sword can only deflect a few bullets at a time, with two guns, Hex can easily fire off two shots in completley different paths and force Kenshin to pick one to take out- this tactic will eventually wear down the samurai forcing, slowing down his speed, while Hex has yet to exert any of his own. Kenshin, on the other hand, will want to move in close since he lacks a ranged weapon and all of his skills are in an honorable fight to the death close up. Jonah may be skilled with his knives and tomahawks and lassos, but in the end, his only options are to diarm Kenshin, or keep himself defended long enough to get some range to begin using his pistols again. Plus, Kenshing can theoretically move forward while cutting through and deflecting his bullets, allowing him to more easily close the gap, but doing so is very risky- leaving his entire body exposed for another bullet from the second revolver. Add in the fact that, once these two start wearing out, it's highly likely Hex can use the lasso to disarm the slowing samurai and leave him weaponless, if he times it right- and Hex has a frequency to time it right a LOT.

Really this battle comes down to whether or not Kenshin can close that gap fast enough, and while he may have godly speed, he can't use it if he's too busy stopping the hail of bullets. Hex is better equipted to slow Kenshin down, wear him out and stop him. It may be an incredibly close battle (almost as close as Elric and Etrigan in my mind) but this is one Hex can win if he keeps crafty, calm and precise. Up close, Kenshin will destroy him if he isn't weary enough from prolonged ranged combat, but ranged combat and prolonging it is EXACTLY what Jonah Hex is a master of.

DEADLIEST WARRIOR- JONAH HEX.