User blog comment:MilitaryBrat/Hal Jordan vs Darth Vader/@comment-72.35.96.113-20131101235229

It appears that a site that questions the fairness of WW2 units vs modern ones. Is going to let this stomp ride. So as long as I am here I might as well vote.

Their is a temptation to start with weapon edges, but a Green Lantern Ring vs  lightsaber. Isn't a fair comparison. Not mention Vaders major offensive powers are not weapon based any how.

So taking a page out of Cfp book, lets compare them attribute to attribute. Taking into account the Hal's ring of course.

Strength -

Hal. Yeah he may make goofy construct to get it done, but his construct construction equipment and the like can lift several orders of magnitude more then Vader. Not mention blows that launch opponents across town. He has also used the ring to massively increase his size and in doing so his strength. In other words

EDGE: Hal. He lifts cities and moves planets Vader even with the Force lifts people and computer parts.

Durability -

Vader is stunned by physical blows and lost a hand a lightsaber strike. Even while he was stunned Hal's auto-shields soaked a planet wrecking blast. When he is fully aware of threat and ready he is even harder to hurt.

EDGE: Hal. Heck even if we take away their equipment. Hal is a lot tougher with his ring then Vader with out his mask.

Speed -

Hal, even with out the ring as the running speed of a fit guy. Vader can walk, sorta. With the ring Hal hit superluminal speeds. He's fast enough to hit Vader before Vader even knows he's in a fight. Even if he wasn't Hal has used the ring to slow time and freeze opponents which woul allow him to be at least functionally faster. Not to mention the ring allows for teleportation.

EDGE: Hal

Mobility -

Vader's pulled off some neat jumps and the like for a mostly sluggish cyborg. Hal on the other hand can fly and as mentioned above fly real damn fast.

EDGE: Hal

Reaction Time -

Vader is fast enough to block blaster bolts. Hal is fast enough to block rockets and bullets, not to mention superluminal and mach speed threats.

EDGE: Hal, even if we don't count his ftl flight reaction time. Bullets still move faster blaster bolts. Which move slow enough to be tracked by the human eye.

Intelligence -

For what its worth Vader was bit of a child prodidgy when it came to mechanics and engineering. So he may be smarter, however the ring negates some of this as well. As it always Hal to access not only any information he wants, but also to scan and analyse anything new.

EDGE: Almost even. Vader's a smart guy, but he's taking on a unversal level super computer slowed only by the guy accessing it.

Experience -

Vader's been working with the Jedi sence he was child. Though not a lot of field experience until his late teens, probably around the same age Hal joined the Air Force. However Vader's service was on the ground and in the thick of it during a massive conflict. So he probably clocked more ours in combat zones. How ever the variety of experience proably favors, experience in the Air Force, experience in the GLC, experience as lone hero, experience in the JLA. Experience against all manor of threats etc.

EDGE: Leaning toward Vader, but calling it about even. It's a bit of a quality vs quantity issue.

Adaptibility - Not only has Hal had to adapt more, but his ring gives him far more options in any given situation.

EDGE: Hal

Creativity -

Vader doesn't score to bad. Pod racers out of junk and new starfigher designs. Indicate an imaginative and creative indivual. That said creativity is one of the linch pins of a Green Lanterns work. Even as one of the least creative GL Hal has created whole worlds, not to mention intricate machinary and functional hospitals down to staff and equipment. A this is all created spur of the moment.

EDGE: Hal, Vader's closer then some might give him credit for. Hal still gets it though.

Offensive Power/physical attack -

Lightsabers are powerful weapons and great cutting tools, even thrown they can slice through most anything and Vader use of the Force allows him to toss people around and use inattimate objects ( even relatively large ones ) as projectiles. He can also reach out over long distances and physically effect people, such as the force choke. He may even be able to muster up some lighting. All of that still pals in comparison to Hal who can not only turn planetary bodies into rubble with a simple green anergy beam, but also create any weapon he'd like even a lightsaber. Pretty much everything Vader has done Hal can and has replicated with his ring.

EDGE: Hal. Anything Vader can do he can do better.

Mental powers ( telepathy etc ) -

This should be Vaders game, but Hal's used his ring not only to prtect against TP incursions and persuation, but also to set up massive telepathic links and merge himself into the minds of others and manipulate them. Now Vader does have minor precognative abilities that Hal can't replicate.

EDGE:  Even. Honestly kinda leaning Hal given what he's protected against and the scale he's done things on, but Vader's precog equals things out bit. As does Vader's far greater familirarity and experience in this sort of thing. It is worth noting though that even if he were to loose the his Ring Hal's willpower would allow him to resist Force manipulation. At least for a while.

DEADLIEST WARRIOR -

Hal Jordan

While Vader may be able to match wits with him. Hal operates an offensive and defensive level so much higher then Vader, unless He makes some massive mistakes Vader wont even slow him down.

Again if Hal's having an off day or for what ever reason decides to play it conservative and Vaders at his best. Then Vader might surprise him a bit, maybe even slow him down.

On the other hand if Vader's the one having the off day and Hal's at his best its over even quiker.

With neither character hampered, both at their finest in a straight up fight. Its a curb stomp in favor of Hal.

So how much you nerf Hal just effects how much of a stomp it is, not whether it is one.

A couple of quick notes

If their is anything else that you think I've missed please let me know and I'll try and cover it.

Also I do suggest that everybody whose posted either way in the fair or not fair argument go ahead and vote.