User blog comment:Monkey Doctor 33/Does a Patriot Know Fear? Senator Armstrong vs Man-Thing!/@comment-3189283-20180305165456

Let's see shall we This is a really difficult battle to call. I'll say right off the bat that Man-Thing's Fear Touch is going to do jack shit against Armstrong, at least initially. Armstrong doesn't seem to have any fear (the motherfucker doesn't even bat an eyelid when on the cusp of death) and will more likely be pissed at the giant green sludge monster in front of him than scared of it at any rate. That leaves Man-Thing with his superhuman strength (which Armstrong surpasses him in) and his chlorokinesis, which Armstrong can easily break free of. Furthermore NANOMACHINES SON react incredibly quickly to physical trauma and Man-Thing is nowhere near fast enough to attack faster than it can harden, hell if Sam and Raiden couldn't break through without trickery then Man-Thing has no chance. Armstrong himself is also able to match those two in attacking speed so he is not only stronger than his opponent but also faster so Man-Thing is going to find himself getting smacked around a lot in the initial encounter.

However there are a number of things that I think work against Armstrong. First of all he's incredibly cocky and likes to toy around with his opponents and will probably start off with his "Let the other guy hit me with some ineffective attacks and then whale on them" shtick. Also while Armstrong might be able to beat the shit out of Man-Thing I can't actualluy see him hurting the slimy son of a bitch. Providing his punches don't just phase through him Man-Thing can quite easily regenerate any damage done to him and the abundance of vegetation around him means he'll be able to heal from all but the most powerful of attacks. Thirdly and most importanty Armstrong needs a fuck ton of electrical energy in order to power up his nanomachines. Don't get me wrong I'm sure he'll come into this battle fully charged but as the fight wears on (and with Man-Thing's durability it will drag on for a while) his nanomachines will begin to use up energy and begin to weaken, presumably eventually giving out altogether, leaving him vulnerable.

Overall I think Man-Thing will win this because he can outlast Armstrong with his durability and regeneration and then strike when he has tired himself out. As he struggles to actually damage Man-Thing Armstrong is going to do one of two things; either get angry that he can't seem to do anything or have niggling doubts about if he can even win the battle. The former will lead to him using up his nanomachine energy even quicker and Man-Thing can just bitch slap him away when he gets weak enough and the latter will end up with him getting horribly burned when that fleeting moment of fear crosses his mind. Personally, knowing Armstrong like I do I would say the former is more likely but I can't discount the latter happening either. The only way I way I can see Armstrong realistically winning is if he smashes Man-Thing's head in and knocks him unconcious but that would take a prolonged beating and as previously mentioned he'll probably be acting all cocky and holding back at the start. When it comes to two warriors who can dish it out and take it to unbelieable degrees the one who can outlast the other wins and in this battle that is Man-Thing.

Man-Thing: 3,000

Steven Armstrong: 2,000