User blog comment:WraithOfWaffle/Battle Eight: Carnegie (The Book of Eli) vs. The Governor (AMC's The Walking Dead)/@comment-5465602-20140213012628

BeastMan14's "I owe ya" edges

Melee: While the Bowie Knife isn't quite as long as the Machete, what tips it in the Governor's favor is his ability to combo it with his strength. The Governor might be the strongest hand-to-hand combatant in the Walking Dead, as evidenced by his badass walker kills in his arc during Season 4, and he's capable of using his Bowie knife to finish off a foe he's already dominated in close combat. Edge: The Governor

Pistol 1: Both weapons are relatively similar, but the Governor's superior training and accuracy enable him to use his weapon more effectively in the battle space. The 92SB /is/ the Governor's iconic pistol, after all. Edge: The Governor

Pistol 2: While they have the same caliber and the same weight, the Beretta 92FS has a lot more ammo per clip than the Colt, which is barely enough to overcome the Governor and his men's arguably superior skill with the weaponry in question. Edge: Carnegie

Shotgun: They have the same gauge, but the UTA5 has a lot more amok per clip, and I'm pretty sure it as designed to be a little more effective at farther ranges. Edge: The Governor

Rifle 1: Like EA said, this is a case of reliability vs advancement, and I'm going advancement. The Steyr AUG A1 has a superior bullet coming out of it, it has vastly superior range, and its got a superior rate of fire, making the better weapon over tried-and-true, and a personal favorite of mine, AK-47. Edge: The Governor

Rifle 2: While the FN FAL has a superior fire rate, and an automatic setting, the M14 has superior range, making it a superior weapon from a snipers standpoint, making this is a case of a gun that's good at mid range vs a weapon that's good at long range. Depends on the situation really. Edge: Even

Explosive: The AT4, like you said, is more anti-vehicle, and while that will be useful against things like the Gatling Gun (shooting the vehicle it's deployed in immobilizes and possibly totals it), the RPG is a quicker to load and fire weapon, much more useful in crowd on crowd combat such as this. Edge: Carnegie

Special: The Gatling Gun is awesome (why did we not fund them in the Civil War?), but it requires a full crew to effectively operate, alongside having an accuracy of spray and pray. The Browning is more modern, doesn't take nearly as much time to set up and reload, alongside being much more accurate and firing a deadlier round. Edge: The Governor

2nd-in-Command: I like Richardson a lot, because he's kind of the only sane person in Carnegie's army and there's a legitimately working fan theory that he's Solara's father, but he's got nothing on Martinez. Martinez is smarter, more experienced and better trained, the deadly triple trifecta, and he's arguably more loyal to his leader. (Evidence: Him broing it up with the Governor in Dead Weight after all the shit the Governor pulled.) Edge: The Governor

X-Factors: Carnegie actually has the higher score of 687 compared to the Governor's 649, but the Governor takes the more important X-Factors of Training, Brutality, Combat Experience, and Troop Experience, probably only losing due to his inferior eyesight and mental health.

Deadliest Warrior: I went into this rooting for the Governor, and my opinion hasn't changed. The Governor takes this because he's a smarter tactician, armed with better weapons and being better backup to the fight. What a lot of people seem to underestimate about the Governor (especially on Joker Gang vs Woodbury Army, but enough about me being the only right person :p) is that he's a tactical genius. Every plan he's ever made in combat has nearly succeeded. His first attack on the prison? Would have killed half the group and Rick if Merle and Daryl hadn't shown up. His second attack? Only failed because he was using a massive civilian force that broke and ran. His final attack? Would have killed the entire group and taken the prison if not for Michonne and Mitch (fuck that guy), and it still rendered the prison uninhabitable. Ultimately, the Governor's the superior leader, warrior, and up-close fighter, with superior experience, training and troops to back it up, and he's gonna tear Carnegie's little empire down without much difficulty. Score: 775-225