User blog comment:Tomahawk23/Arrow Villains Vs. Nolan Villains/@comment-4844014-20140202013110

You'll have to excuse the fact I'm unfamiliar with the Arrow villains, but I will vote none the less.

The Dark Archer vs. Ra's Al Ghul
Hand to Hand Combat: - Archer and Ra's are extremely well matched for each other in hand to hand combat, and it's very difficult to take a note of a clear difference between the two to actually give an edge. Both are extremely talented in their hand to hand combat and have demonstrated years of experience and training and put it into play. Only through assistance from allies and tactical thinking have the Batman and Green Arrow been able to defeat their foe and this only means this fight will be ever more closer. Although I may well be wrong - what I have noticed is one weakness that I think Ra's may be able to utilise to his advantage against the Dark Archer in hand to hand combat, Ra's ability to use his environment and surroundings to his

advantage, very much to contrary to Batman's statement "'You never learned to mind your surroundings!". What has lead me to this is two factors, firstly obviously being Ra's skill to use his environment to his advantage. Ra's has demonstrated both during his training with Bruce on ice (However as Ra's was likely holding back) but in full out combat, a key example would be Ra's using the train window to his advantage to stun Batman. This, and the fact that to the opposite of this, Oliver was able to exploit a used arrow on the floor in order to bring down the Dark Archer leads me to believe that in close quarters, Ra's takes the edge due to the fact that he is able to utilise his environment to his advantage in a superior manor. I have no doubts the Dark Archer may be able to do the same - but if anything, Ra's appears to be able to do so better, leading to Ra's winning my hand to hand combat edge.  Edge: Ra's Al Ghul

Weaponry: - While again another close match up and a tough debate, I think I'm going to have to go with the Dark Archer on this one. What really spearheads this is the fact the Dark Archer has got an offensive capability for all three fronts and they even overlap. For close range, he has his sword and kunai, medium, his kunais and medium and long, his compound bow. This sheer variation of weaponry, and the additional fact that some of the Dark Archer's weapons overlap, such as the fact his kunais can also be used as melee weapons if necessary versus Ra's limitation to one close range weapon and medium range weapon which cannot be used as a melee weapon (Shuriken). Although it is undoubted that Ra's will be able to utilise his special gloves in order to defend himself, even if he looses this, it will be far more difficult for Ra's to block against the smaller kunais which I think Archer will likely be forced use as melee weapons in such a close battle. Overall, by being able to cover all ranges well. I've got to give this to the Dark Archer.  Edge: The Dark Archer 

Skills: - Again another tough decision I believe the strongest point Ra's has here is his stronger stealth skills against the Dark Archer. As hand to hand combat has already been discussed, to which Ra's has earned the edge - I think this paired with what I believe to be stronger stealth skills evident by Ra's ability to train the likes of Batman to master stealth should give Ra's a strong point. When paired with Ra's greater hand to hand combat skill, if Ra's is able to distribute a fatal blow from stealth, the Dark Archer could struggle to keep the fight going, and as Ra's is capable of using his surroundings to his advantage with far efficiently, it will only be a matter of time before Ra's is able to use the battleground or superior stealth skills to carve an edge. These two are pretty dead even in every other aspect, leaving only stealth which earns my edge.  Edge: Ra's Al Ghul 

Overall: - Overall, by sheer edges, I have to give this to Ra's. Ra's is going to struggle to win this, he's going against an opponent who meets him in almost every edge - but I believe this fight will truly come down to hand to hand combat. Ra's will know he needs to play to his lack of weaponry to meet the threat of the Archer and by utilising his superior stealth skills - Ra's can disappear and strike when ideal to his favours. When he does, his superior hand to hand combat skills, and ability to use his surroundings to his advantage will pay off and put the odds of this near even fight in his favour. Although it will be a hard fight, I believe Ra's has this edge, and when he's cleaned the Dark Archer's blood off his fists, his skill set and tactical mind will dictate the end result of the fight significantly.

 The Deadliest Warrior: Ra's Al Ghul 

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