User blog comment:Appelmonkey/Season 1 Episode 1: Commander Shepard vs Predator/@comment-5795750-20131210043255

BG1's "Shepard is my Shepherd" Edges:

Melee: I have to go with the Omni-Blade here since it as you state with the Wrist Blades, they are "intended for use against unarmoured opponents" of which Shepard is not; and besides while the Omni-Blade is a single-use weapon, it is more concealable within Shepard's armour than the Wrist Blades are within the Predator armour

EDGE: Shepard

Short: The Predator is the more accurate of the two weapons and it is a weapon you don't throw away - think about it, the Shuriken might be deadly but it is slow and while RVD makes the assumption that the shuriken can be ignored by the kinetic barriers and be sharp enough to pierce the N7 Armour I disagree and say that because the Shuriken is slow, it can be stopped in mid-air or dodged more easily (but thats my assumption :P ) and yes it may operate like a boomerang but then again it is easy to intercept

EDGE: Shepard

Medium: This I call even since it all depends how each weapon is used - in a close combat situation, the Katana is very deadly but at long range, the Smart Disc has a chance of decapitating Shepard provided that the Kinetic Barriers are disabled beforehand

EDGE: Even

Long: The Plasma Caster has to be recharged after every shot but the Avenger does not; enough said

EDGE: Shepard

Armour: This one is tricky considering that the N7 Armour offers more protection with the kinetic barriers but the Plate Armour allows for mobility and the Biomask gives the Predator a 1-Up edge for stealth

EDGE: Even

Equipment: There's a lot more you can do with the Omni-Tool than the Wrist Gauntlet and the Medi-Gel (methinks) is a quicker healer than the Predator's medical kit; if you think about it, Shepard with the tech offered in the Omni-Tool can perhaps hack into and disrupt the Wrist Gauntlet's controls

EDGE: Shepard

X-Factors: Average of 86.8 for Shepard; 84.2 for the Predator

EDGE: Shepard

Overall Winner: Human ingenuity and far better technology are perhaps the best reasons why Commander Shepard wins this clash of the armoured foes; add to that he sweeps the weapons edges and he has a lot of experience fighting against similarly armed and armoured foes which should cancel out the more brutal and animalistic style of the Predator as well as the tech the Predator has (cloaking, sat-nav) etc.