User blog comment:So-Pro Warrior/Season 1-Battle 3: Battle of the Video Game Badasses/@comment-5465602-20121204201757/@comment-5465602-20121204203720

Doctor Beastmas X-Factor Anaylsis!

Speed: Ryu takes this by far. His style requires this and he's a glass cannon who gets brutally punished for staying too close for too long.

Endurance: Dante can take a huge pounding and still keep fighting, while Ryu can't keep up with that.

Abilities: Devil Trigger makes Dante damn-near unstoppable, but Ryu has skill on his side and can just wait it out.

Combat Experience: Ryu is highly skilled and has faced extremely powerful opponents ove re course of the series, while Dante may have taken down equally powerful enemies, he can't compare to Ryu.

Skills: Damte is boastful and a show-off, but he earns the right to do so due to his amazing mastery of his abilities.

And with a final edges score of 5-4, Dante earns himself first place due to better weapons and his ability to take a huge pounding from Ryu, who may be faster, but speed ain't everything.