User blog comment:So-Pro Warrior/Season 1-Battle 8: Battle of the two Forces of Good Armies: The Systems Alliance vs. The Grand Army of the Repubic/@comment-5232784-20130326193126

Okay, lets do this as a multi-part vote:

1. Captain Rex vs Ashley Williams

Strategywise, both combatants are skilled at offense/defense respectively,  but Ashley will have the better strategies when it comes to defense as opposed to rex's offensive maneuvers, and overall the Alliance seems to show a high caliber quality when it comes to strategy, as opposed to the Clone troops, who mostly go head to head in behemoth style clashes without as major an emphasis on unconventional and Sun-Tzu style warfare.

Rex has the ege in experience, leadership, training, and Discipline, while Ashley has the edge in combat experience, metallurgy, and I feel better strategy as well. And lets not forget that troops of the Alliance like Ashley have been enhanced physically through gene manipulation, growing stronger and having more stamina: the clone troops, though in tip top shape, are not as genetically modified.

Ashley's omni-blade is larger, has better range, and is made of pure energy, as opposed to the much smaller metal vibro knife. Ashley has a good lead here

Rex's dual sidearms pack a lot of heat: each bearing 50 rounds, combined 100. Ashely's sidearm, the M-3 Predator pistol, might be more powerful than Rex's, but it only houses 15 rounds, so Rex gets this edge.

Rex's DC-15A has issues when it comes to weight, and plasma gas/ blaster instabilities resulting in the loss of accuracy under sustained fire. Skilled with it or not, the rifle has drawbacks. Meanwhile Ashley's, though packing less ammo (30 compared to 5o for Rex's DC-15A), can go fully auto and his highly, highly reliable, and no super heavy either. So she gets the edge here

My Pick, in single combat, shall be ASHLEY WILLIAMS

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