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'MD 33's Vote: I am... inevita--WAAAGH!'

Leaders: The Beast of Armageddon vs the Mad Titan

While giving the edge in this category, I will inform you about several attributes about Ghazghkull that you left out in the blog. No, you are not in trouble. I just took some time before voting to unravel Ghazghkull's capabilities. I know that him against Grimace is a fair battle, but I have to delve deeper into the information about the Ork's weapons and physical feats alike to see how he fares against the Mad Titan in combat.

Let's start with the simplest comparison there is: strength. Who's stronger, you ask? This question is harder than you could expect, and such 'problem' actually stems from Ghazghkull himself. You see, Thanos is strong enough to destroy Captain America's shield and basically overpower the strongest version of (MCU) Thor thus far who (barely) survived the heat of a star, as well as outright beat the crap out of the Hulk who was capable of denting Vibranium (as Agents of SHIELD stated). Durability-wise, Mr. Grape is so tough he survived putting all those Infinity Stones into the Infinity Gauntlet while other beings would perish upon touching them. Knowing that, does that mean Ghazghkull is trumped in the physicality department? Unfortunately, yes, but you should know that this Warboss' strength and durability is no joke.

That messy Mega Armour of his? That thing took a supercharged energy blast from a master-crafted plasma pistol (knowing its quality, the projectile is definitely hotter than its regular cousins' own sun-hot plasma bolts), Storm Bolters, and getting dropped by a multi-story building done so by a Space Marine gunship, all in the same confrontation against the Dark Angels Grand Master, Belial, who also found out that this guy is at least way faster than a Space Marine. Then there's that famous feat of his when he got eaten by a massive Mawloc, a Tyranid creature the size of tanks (except in that story, the Mawloc was described as the biggest one among its kin), and cut his way through (yes, this is also a Power Klaw feat) from the Devourer's innards. After freeing himself from the ordeal, Ghazghkull described getting eaten being as painful as that one time he got shot in the gut with a Battle Cannon (it fires a 120mm Armour-Piercing High Explosive round capable of demolishing nearly anything beneath another Tank. Too bad Space Marines are known to survive getting shot by those, too), and while recovering, he survived getting his organs pulled out by a Deff Dread with magnetic clamps, only for them to be hastily put back to his body by his two 'doctors' before he could notice them. After all of those, he recovered in two hours and he was ready to kick some more ass.

All those accomplishments show that Ghazghkull is no push-over, and the guy's almost -- if not on par with -- as super as the Primarchs themselves. Yes, that's kind of a hyperbole, seeing how someone like Lorgar, the weakest Primarch there is, could defeat a super-Bloodthirster who outranks and outpowers its lesser planet-busting kin in the freakin' Warp. Back on topic. Thing is, Thanos' physicality is more 'boundless' (guy survived getting crushed by Scarlet Witch, Mjolnir strikes, and a mighty beatdown from Captain Marvel, plus his strength, which allows him to overpower characters far stronger than a Mawloc or the Terminator Armor-wearing Belial, such as Thor) than Ghazghkull. Physicality is not all that contributes to the receiving of this edge, however.

Ghazghkull, despite how annoyingly imprecise his twin-linked shoota is, has more weapons than Thanos and that alone gives him the advantage in the arms part. Thanos has mastered his impractical-looking double-bladed sword a long time ago, no doubt. He can throw that thing like a boomerang, but ultimately, even Thraka's shoota is more practical than that. There are many, and I mean many targets in this battlefield that Ghazghkull could shoot at with his gun. Knowing how many his adversaries are, there's no doubt that accuracy won't exactly matter in this battle as long as there are hundreds of thousands of gits he could mow down. His autocannon-strong shoota is enough to make a mockery of all the Outriders, Chitauri, and Sakaarans with their bullets. Yes, they are fast, and they are likely to avoid Thraka's projectiles. But do you know that the 'shoota' he has also fires plasma bolts and explosive rounds? Tell you what, this is the closest thing I can get to a respect thread for Thraka, and so it says. The beliefs of others are theirs, which I respect, yet even without those plasma bolts and explosive rounds alike, Ghazghkull still has the range advantage over Thanos. In melee, let's remember that Ghazghkull's Power Klaw is (again and again, I say this for power weapons) basically a lightsaber in giant form, built to crack open 60-ton Leman Russ tanks and bust out buildings. Sounds less potent than the Uru sword, yes, but that power field of its will prove the klaw to be more than a match for Thanos' sword, which is longer than it, unfortunately.

So, Thraka has the edge in weapons, while Thanos is stronger to notch. Who's the more lethal leader here, then? Thanks to his tactical genius, superior speed, and pragmatism, Thanos takes the cake in this category. Yes, Ghazghkull out-maneuvered Space Marines, but another reminder about that Belial guy he blitzed. The Dark Angel wore Terminator Armor, which means that he's thicc and durable as a bunker. Wearing that encumbers Space Marines to the point that they have difficulty running. In all fairness, even if Belial is as fast as regular Astartes thanks to his training, even with the armor, Thanos is also a bullet-timer (he reacted to War Machine's bullets, but didn't deflect them, alright, I know) and he's fast enough to deflect Iron Man's charged repulsor beam by simply spinning his freaking sword. Like what he displayed in his brief confrontation against angry Scarlet Witch, he's also willing to summon help even if he's overwhelmed. There ain't a Sanctuary II here, but who knows if Thanos could summon a Leviathan while Ghazgkhull's got him pinned and blast the Greenskin apart with their cannons?

TBA