User blog comment:Greenberet69/Kratos vs. Gandalf/@comment-143604-20120518220236

Gandalf will take this easily. Both have battled some incredibly powerful foes before, but Kratos relies on melee combat to do anything, and while his Blades have more range and skill over Glamdring, Gandalf's magical abilities will easily overtake this battle. His shield is nearly unbreakable, and his magic can do major damage from any range. Kratos' Golden Fleece also won't be a ton of help, because most of Gandalf's attacks don't work on the same logic as your standard projectile. His greater capacity for thinking and skill with magic, combined with his massive defensive abilities and Kratos' blind rage which will cause him to slip up, and you have an easy win for the old Fireworks guy.

I do disagree with a few major points on this battle. The Training X-Factor should definitly go in Kratos' favor, being a Spartan Warrior. Gandalf's training is no where near as ridiculous as the Spartan regiment. The Experience X-Factor, meanwhile, should go in Gandalf's favor. He's lived FAR longer than Kratos, being the LOTR equivalent of an Angel- he's fought many incredibly powerful creatures and monsters before, but size isn't everything. Kratos' only really fought two titans, Atlas and Chronos, and most of the Olympians were no stronger or more powerful than he was as a Demi-God. Gandalf has fought many more battles against far worse creatures on a more frequent occurance. Finally, what's with Kratos' arsenal? If he has the Blades of Exile, he can't have access to Wrath of Poseidon, Crono's Rage, Atlas Quake, Zeus' Fury, Medusa's Gaze or Divine Recokning. He should either have the Blades of Athena, and lose Wrath, Fury and Gaze (replaced with Eurayle's version) and replace the Bow with Typhon's Bane, or he should lose all of this magic but Army of Sparta, and gain his GOW3 magic.