User blog comment:Samurai Santa Claus/Games that need a 3rd entry: Torque vs Ethan Thomas/@comment-379205-20200213022857

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Semi-Auto Pistols: The SIG Sauer P226 has a larger magazine than the Colt M1911, which makes up for its smaller round. There is a reason many militaries and police departments switched from the M1911 to high capacity 9mms like the SIG Sauer P226. Edge: Ethan Thomas

Revolvers: The scoped .44 has a longer range thanks to its scope, as well as a more powerful round than the Python's .357, however, the Taurus is designed to be used more quickly. This gives it the advantage at close range, while the .44 is more effective at long ranges. Long Range Edge: Ethan Thomas Close Range Edge: Torque

SMGs: The Thompson has a larger magazine than the M3, and has a longer range and higher muzzle velocity thanks to its longer barrel. This will give it the advantage. Edge: Torque

Machine Pistols: The Uzi has a longer range and fires a slightly larger-caliber round. This gives it the advantage over the small-caliber Skorpion. Edge: Ethan Thomas

Shotguns: Both weapons are 12 gauge pump-action shotguns, and both have an effective range of about 80 yards. The difference is in the ammunition, with the Remington having a larger magazine, giving it a greater effective range. Edge: Torque

"Rifles": The M4 Carbine takes this easily, as it is an actual assault rifle, unlike the M3 SMG. This gives it a far longer range and higher muzzle velocity. The Aimpoint scope mounted on top of the M4 will only increase its accuracy and effective range. Edge: Ethan Thomas

Edged Melee: Ethan is no trained swordsman, but even so, a sword will be a more effective weapon than the knife as is longer and can be effectively used as both a slashing and thrusting weapon. Edge: Ethan Thomas

Blunt Melee: While the nightstick is actually designed for combat, the baseball bat is far heavier and can strike with greater force, allowing it do more damage with a single hit. Edge: Torque

Axe: For one, I find the weight on the battle axe questionable- even the very large Dane axe weighed only 2.2 and 4.4 pounds, and smaller axes would be even lighter. Battle axes were often lighter than woodcutting axes. Even then, I give the battle axe the edge as it longer and has a back and top spike allowing for a greater variety of attacks. Edge: Ethan Thomas

Improvised: Ethan's sheer creativity in using anything in his surroundings gives him a massive advantage, making use of things most people would never think to use as a weapon, such as prosthetic limb, a gumball machine, and rod from a foosball table. Torques shiv and pipe just can't compete. Edge: Ethan Thomas

Special Abilities: Ethan's Sonic Blasts take this, being capable of instantly killing a human, blowing open a metal shipping container, and even shooting down a helicopter, with no drawbacks except a short cool-down time between blasts. On the other hand, the Creature's attacks are powerful, but mostly melee attacks, and it can only be used for a limited time before it harms Torque as well. For this reason Ethan takes the advantage here Edge: Ethan Thomas

X-Factors: In terms of training, Ethan is a trained FBI agent, giving him an advantage over Torque, who is not known to have any combat training. In terms of experience, both have faced criminals, law enforcement, and monsters and come out alive, but Ethan gets the advantage for having actually faced SWAT units on multiple occasion and won. In terms of physicality, both of them are somewhere on the boundary between peak human and low-grade superhuman, and have survived some pretty heavy hits. In the end I give Ethan the advantage thanks to his training and experience. Edge: Ethan Thomas

WINNER: Ethan Thomas wins this battle thanks in large part to his FBI training and combat experience against psychopaths, corrupt SWAT teams, and the Oro Invictus themselves. Other contributing factors include the superior firepower of his M4 Carbine and the long range destructive force of his sonic blasts.