User blog comment:Lasifer/The Console Wars: Master Chief vs. Samus Aran/@comment-4803039-20130331191216

Affectos's Emotions: "Perparing for the next-gen"

Melee Range: While Samus's Grapple Beam will bring MC into range to use his combat knife, Samus's training with the Chozo will giver her the upper hand here. Edge: Samus

Instead of doing individaual comparisons, I'll be grouping them together by the main reasons why their user gets the edge in those catagories.

Close, Mid, and Special:  Samus's weapons exploit a more advanced ammo than MC, plus they don't require a reload. Since they are all packed into the same firing system, her arm cannon, the  ammount that she is carrying is reduced greatly since she isn't carrying extra clips of ammo or indvivual weapons. Edge: Samus

Long, Scatter, Elemental, and Explosive: I'm not entirely anti-HALO. In these catagories, thwo main pros of MC shine: Accuracy & and Firepower. For accuracy, I have to give it to his Sniper Rifle. I see it easier to hit a target farther down range while shooting from the shoulder than it is with your arm pointed straight out. For the terms of Firepower, Chief's rockets are able to carry much more bang for the buck than Samus's missle. Next, the ability to strike on three dimensions rather than two gives him the edge in scatter weaponry. And finally, I have a gut feeling that I have to stick to my prefered 'fire beats ice' stereotype. Edge: Master Chief

Aerial Advantage & Super Mecha Ball: Master Chief will not only reign supreme in the sky, but also rain bullets down on Samus. Since Samus's Screw Attack is more in an arc shape, she'll come down after hitting the apex while MC could hover for a bit. Only if he is low enough could she (waring: bad pun ahead) screw him over. Finally, Samus's Morph Ball doesn't match up against the defensive capabilies of the Bubble Shield. Edge: Master Chief

X-Factors: All is not lost for the beloved Bounty Hunter. From a young age, she had something to fight for, the deaths of her parents at the hands of Ridley. This didn't seem to be factored in anywhere, so I thougth I should mention it. Next, I feel that Samus's Hand-to-Hand has been overlooked as well in the past. In Other M, we see that she is capable of executing bad-ass finisher moves on her foes, not to mention that she was not only trained, but infused with Chozo DNA.

Now that my rebuttle is out of the way...Samus also has the factor of weight on her side. She isn't weighed down by extra guns like a walking armory, but rather has a plasma-fueled swiss army knife on her arm. Master Chief on the other hand has each of those gun slung on him. That extra mass and the need to reload will heavily slow him down while running and in the midst of battle.

Finally, Samus's Suit is much more agile and allows for a wider range of motion than Chief's, meaning that fatigue won't set in as fast.

Overall Edge: Samus  While Chief has victories under his...er, SPARTAN armor, Samus has taken on foes with the same techniques as him. Her ability to move faster and strike sooner will giver her the edge