User blog comment:Cfp3157/The Flash vs. Spider-Man/@comment-5465602-20160123183541

BeastMan14's "Chasing Spiders" Edges

Powers and Abilities: Since these heroes have very different sets of abilities, let's break it down into categories.

*Offensive: Spider-Man. While Flash's super-speed is tough to get around, it's ultimately all he really has in a fight, and against stronger, more skilled foes, it has been his downfall in the past. (His fights with Oliver, the most skilled hand-to-hand combatant in the DCTVU, and the superhumanly strong Girder demonstrate that fairly clearly.) Spider-Man, meanwhile, has greater base strength, and he's shown a decent amount of finesse in fights, meaning he may be able to bring Flash down if he can get the drop on him. Another thing of note is his web-shooters, which, while technically equipment and not an ability, could potentially hold Flash down long enough to get up-close to him and lay down some melee hurt. And I say potentially because Flash can and will vibrate through it once he realizes he's stuck, but that's an argument for another edge. An argument could be made of Barry's vortex attack tossing Spidey around, but that'll only work once and takes a moment to gain full power, meaning it might not even work the one time.

*Passive/Defensive: The Flash. Spider-Man's sense is a useful tool, but it's vaugeness in warnings means Peter will know to watch for the Flash, but not what direction he's attacking from or when he's going to. (Though the warning will be helpful.) Barry's not only packing enhanced senses that enable him to see everything going on around him in slow-motion, he's bringing in a healing factor that enables him to bounce back from any of Spider-Man's major attacks. Meanwhile, Barry can also simply vibrate through anything that Spider-Man throws at him, rendering the web-shooter's skill as a weapon worthless.

*Mobility: Even. Ultimately, there's nowhere either warrior can go that the other won't be able to reach, as Spider-Man's swinging and wall-crawling are balanced out by Flash's speed enabling him to reach any area and run up and down the sides of buildings like it's nothing.

X-Factors: The Flash. The Flash has an average of 78.75, while Spidey has an average of 70. Flash's greater experience and training trump Spidey's greater creativity and strength.

Deadliest Warrior: The Flash. It's happened before, and it'll happen once more. The Flash takes this simply because he's wielding a greater set of powers thanks to the Speed Force, which enables him to outmove and outfight the wall-crawler at every turn. Even without Team Flash in his ear giving ideas, Barry's shown himself to be smart enough to overpower metahumans far more dangerous than Spider-Man. Maybe after this, Spidey can join Team Flash and get Garfield the Live-Action Universe role he always deserves. Overall Score: 590-410