User blog:SevenArrows/Commander Shepard vs. Marcus Fenix

Two soldiers who both have known the taste of victory and the pain of loss, Marcus Fenix, a soldier of the Coalition of Ordered Governments who has fought against his fellow man, the Locust horde and the Lambent invasion and Commander Shepard, a marine of the Systems Alliance and a Citadel Spectre who has defeated the Geth, Cerberus, and the Collectors in his battle to defeat The Reapers. Both are soldiers who bear the scars of war, but in battle only one can be... THE DEADLIEST WARRIOR

Marcus
For close range Marcus is using the military lever-action Gnasher shotgun. Fenix is also with reliable semi-automatic Snub pistol for mid-range combat as it is reliable at most distances. Marcus's Lancer Assault rifle serves as both his long distance and melee weapon. The standard weapon of all Gears, the Mk2 Lancer boasts a high fire rate and low recoil. The Lancer also comes equipped with a functioning chainsaw in place of a bayonet. On the defensive Marcus is equipped with standard COG armor that has been slightly modified which provides layers of protection across most of the body, most notably the chest, and is held together by large circular magnetic seals.

Shepard
Into this battle the commander brings his M-3 Katana shotgun for short-range, the M-3 Predator pistol for medium ranges, and his M-8 Avenger for long ranges. All of which are mass accelerator weapons (guns that fire metal projectiles using magnetic acceleration or "rail guns"). For close range Shepard come equipped with the Omni-blade, a diamond hard, searing-hot, flash forged blade. On the Defensive Shepard is equipped with a combat hard-suit consisting of several layers, first a layer of kinetic padding, the next, light weight ablative ceramic. The final layer of protection are the kinetic barriers or "shields" that deflect any projectile traveling over a certain speed unless there isn't enough energy in the shield's power cell.