User blog comment:So-Pro Warrior/Mass Effect vs. Sci-Fi Tournament: Round 2-Battle 3: Urdnot Grunt vs. Rico Velasquez/@comment-422690-20120810130846

Well, I'm quite tempted to vote against Rico on principle. The guy is a massive f--kup, but seems to be the creators' pet. Also, have I created a new standard voting system?

So, edges...

Melee: Combat Knife wins. There's a reason we invented knives, and it's because using brute force with our limbs is impractical. Edge: Rico "Dumbf-ck" Valasquez.

Mid Range: M-300 Claymore wins. Because in all honesty, the LS13 is an awful weapon. The M-300 has damage comprable to a sniper rifle, and as So-Pro said, soldiers in the Killzone universe take their sweet time reloading. Edge: Urdnot Grunt.

Heavy Weapon: M-76 Revenant wins. Why? It's an assault rifle with power comparable to an LMG. It being an assault rifle, the reload is also faster than the M224-A1. Edge: Urdnot Grunt.

X-Factors: Grunt barely has this, with an average of 92.666... over Rico's 92.166...

Backup: As for the weapons themselves, Grunt's squad is outmatched. The M82 has nearly three times the ammo per mag, and it deals impressive damage, to boot. However, one has to consider the psychological aspect - Grunt and his soldiers have faced Human opponents before. Valasquez ans his soldiers have ONLY faced human opponents. I'm giving the edge to the Krogans here, since they are far more durable than Humans. Edge: Grunt.

Overall: Grunt takes this one easily, thanks to better overall weaponry and more advanced backup.