User blog comment:El Alamein/Amon Goeth vs. Hans Landa/@comment-5795750-20130110225830

BG1's "Ruins of the Third Reich" Edges:

Melee: It is proven on DW that a pistol whip is very deadly with its crushing pressure, but the knife has a blade and so you don't have to be as up close to the person to use it. The garrotte however will not be as effective as the knife since it will require the element of surprise.

EDGE: Landa

Pistols: There's not much specs on the CZ 27 except that it has the same magazine capacity as the Walther but it is lighter. From this I can say that the CZ 27 is more compact and perhaps more versatile than the Walther.

EDGE: Goeth

SMGs: Both guns are equally identical in performance but the MP40 is slightly (just) lighter than the MP 28

EDGE: Landa

Rifles: What Steyr Mannlich rifle are you talking about? I'm gonna assume that the rifle you're using is the M1895 here. Looking at the specs of both, I can say that the Kar98k is more powerful and compact than the M1895.

EDGE: Landa

Explosives: Both are using the same weapon

EDGE: Even

X-Factors: This bit is tricky for me but...

Psychological Warfare: Goeth is sadistic and remorseless which means that he may be able to instil fear into Landa

EDGE: Goeth

Strategy: Perhaps it would be best to look at the combatant's ranks in the SS since rank might determine how much of a tactician each combatant is... Goeth is captain, Landa is colonel so...

EDGE: Goeth

Combat Experience: It is not known what kind of people Goeth fought but he has only been in charge of a concentration camp while Landa has been out on the battlefield (having fought alongside the Basterds) plus, he has more medals than Goeth

EDGE: Landa

Endurance: I think the edge here is even since Goeth knows how to deal with pain easily (being sadist of course) and so does Landa except Landa learnt how to deal with it through combat

EDGE: Even

Intelligence: Landa doesn't believe in the Nazi ideology, but Goeth does meaning that Goeth might be blinded intelligence-wise by his determination to fight for the ideology. According to Waltz, the character of Landa has been compared to Sherlock Holmes and Hans Gruber in terms of their level of intellect, which is very high it can presumed

EDGE: Landa

Creativity: The edge here is even because creativity is determined by intelligence and ability to inflict psychological warfare that screws the other side over and with Goeth taking the latter and Landa taking the former, this cancels each other out

EDGE: Even

Weapon Use: Both warriors have been used to their weapons for quite some time in the SS but I am going to have to give this to Landa since he has the combat experience to use his weapons wisely.

EDGE: Landa

Brutality: Goeth takes this easily since he is sadistic and remorseless, especially since he has the habit of shooting people for sport

EDGE: Goeth

Overall Edge: This battle is going to be close but I reckon Hans Landa will prevail as champion in this power struggle mainly because he is more intellectual than Goeth, is that bit more sane and has the advantages in weapons.