User blog:So-Pro Warrior/Mass Effect vs. Sci-Fi Tournament: Round 2-Battle 1: Commander Shepard vs. Nathan Hale

While I have Internet Connection at my Hotel while I won't be doing a Battle for my 3 Way Battle (Which I will do when I get back to my home). I will make a Battle for you guys to vote on while I continue my Trip in Alaska SO...

Okay on this Battle we will be talking about two Great Soldiers who have done things other people have deemed insane!

 Nathan Hale vs. Commander Shepard 



We are looking at two great Soldiers both who have done things and survived things that would be just suicede to do and you expect them not to come back and yet they DID! We have Nathan Hale the US Army Ranger who became a Sentinel when he was infected with the Chimeran Virus that gave him Chimeran abilities such as regeneration. He was the only known US survivor when the US tried to help the British with the Chimera in England, and after liberating Britian would return to the US to fight the Chimera when they invaded the United States becoming part of a group of soldiers who were also infected with the Chimeran virus known as the Sentinels. AGAINST! Commander Shepard. Following the Battle of the Citadel against Soveregin and the Geth, Commander Shepard's flagship and team on the Normandy unkown to them were attacked by the Collectors who actually managed to destroy the Normandy SR-1, and kill Commander Shepard. Two years following this incident the terroist organization known as Cerberus spent millions of money on Project Lazarus to BRING BACK Commander Shepard! Shepard had been brought back from the dead and now had to form a new team to battle the threat of the Collectors. When we look at the weapons while Hale is from 1950's America thanks to the Chimera he is actually also wielding advanced weaponary so the Weapons will be very neck and neck with Hale's special weapons and Shepard's futuristic weapons. We have two good men and what they have accomplished and survived is amazing, I really can't wait to see how this unfolds!

 Nathan Hale 

The Half-Human, Half-Chimeran hybrid soldier who fought against the Chimera in both Britian, and when they invaded the United States leading the group known as the Sentinels in an alternate 1950's era Earth.

VS!

 Commander Shepard 

The First Human Spectre who was killed by the Collectors and then brought back to life by Cerberus to form a new team of heroes to combat the Collector threat and prepare the Galaxy for the arrival of the Reapers.

 WHO...IS...DEADLIEST!? 

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Welcome to First Battle of Round 2 of the Mass Effect vs. Sci-FI Tournament!

On this Battle we will be looking at the weapons, and X-Factors of two of Sci-Fi's many great soldiers!

Nathan Hale: The Former US Army Ranger who became the only known US survivor when the US first encountered the Chimera at England.

OR!

Commander Shepard: The First Human Spectre and Hero of the Citadel who would soon be facing the new enemy known as the Collectors.

Okay we got ourselves a Good Battle here we have two great soldiers who have survived the un-survivable.

Nathan Hale: A soldier in the United States military, Nathan rose to prominence after being infected with the Chimeran virus and responsible for liberating Britain from the Chimera. Strong, intelligent, extremely brave and yet withdrawn, Hale went on to become one of the original Sentinels and helped defend America from the Chimeran invasion. After apparently breaking the Chimera's hold on the country and ruining their master plan, Nathan finally succumbed to the virus and was executed by one of his subordinates, Joseph Capelli.

THEN WE HAVE

Commander Shepard: After being brought back to life by Cerberus and learning about the Collector threat Shepard went on to recruit a powerful team for what was deemed a Suicide Mission. He would be recruiting people from mercenaries, to master thieves, to Cerberus personel, to even some of his old teammates to combat the Collector threat and knew he had to work with Cerberus if he was going to protect Humanity from the Collectors. He knew the possiblity of him and his team might not survive the Suicide Mission but him and his team were prepared to give up their lives as far as the Galaxy would be safe from the Collectors, and The Reapers.

Battle Notes of the Battle
1 vs. 1

Close Range
For Close Range both Warriors carried a backup side arm for when their primary weapons ran out of ammo

For Hale is sidearm of choice was

The HE .44 Magnum For Shepard he would wield as a sidearm
 * Magazine Size: 6 Rounds
 * Ammo: .44 Magnum, laced with glycerin
 * Primary Fire: Double-action
 * Secondary Fire: Remote Bullet Detonation

The M-3 Predator
 * Magazine Size: 15 Rounds
 * Ammo: Thermal Clip
 * Reliable, accurate sidearm

Personal Close Range Edge
For Close Range I give the weapon edge to Commander Shepard. This is due to the fact that he has more rounds to shoot and he can reload much more faster then Hale's Magnum.

 Edge: Commander Shepard 



Mid Range
For Mid Range combat both wielded powerful and devastating Shotguns.

Hale wielded as his Shotgun of choice

The Rossmore 238 Combat Shotgun For Shepard his Shotgun for fighting was
 * Magazine Size: 8 Shells
 * Ammo: Shotgun shell
 * Primary Fire: One Barrel Shot
 * Secondary Fire: Double-barrel shot

The M-23 Katana
 * Magazine Size: 5
 * Ammo: Thermal Clip
 * Deadly at short range

Personal Edge
For Medium Range Weapons I will give my edge to Nathan Hale. His Shotgun has more rounds, and its firing mechanism to fire either a single or both Barrels will be devastating against Shepard.

 Edge: Nathan Hale 



Long Range
For Long Range combat both of these Soldiers held their poweful and some iconic weapons of theirs

Hale wielded for Long Range the Chimeran Weapon

The Bullseye For Shepard he was seen wielding this weapon many times during his journey
 * Magazine Size: 35 Rounds w/6 tags
 * Ammo: Energy Round
 * Secondary Fire: Homing Tags

The M-8 Avenger
 * Magazine Size: 30 Rounds
 * Ammo: Thermal Clip
 * Accurate when fired in burst shots
 * Deadly when fired on full auto
 * tough, reliable, easy to use

Personal Edge
This is close but in the end I got to give the edge of Long Range to Nathan Hale. By just 5 rounds the Bullseye has more rounds, and its Homing mechanism with its Tags will definetly be something that will surprise Shepard.

 Edge: Nathan Hale 



Special
For Special Weapons both of these men wielded Deadly, and Very Powerful Sniper Rifles.

Hale wielded

The L23 Fareye Shepard wielded
 * Magazine Size: 6 Rounds
 * Ammo: .303 Mk 10
 * Primary Fire: Semi-Automatic
 * Secondary Fire: Focus Mode

The Black Widow
 * Magazine Size: 3 Rounds
 * Ammo: Thermal Clip
 * Immense and Powerful Firepower

Personal Edge
This is even closer as both Sniper Rifles are very powerful. This is to close to call based on their Stopping Power I calling this Dead Even.

 Edge: Even 



Battleground Choices
Battleground San Francisco The Normandy SR-1 Crash Site
 * San Francisco
 * The Normandy SR-1 Crash Site

X-Factor Evaluation
When we look at these two men we need to look at important X-Factors. Factors like Training, Combat Experience, Psychological Health and more, and so on a scale of 0-100 with 100 be the Ultimate Warrior I will rate these Warrios based on their history.

Hale-Shepard

Training

90-95

 Edge Commander Shepard:  In the end when we look at the training of these two they are very close as Hale had recevied US Army Training. But Shepard had been through the much more tougher N7 Marine Program Training.

Combat Experience

96-96

Edge Even: This one is neck and neck as both of these Soldiers have faced very, very powerful enemies. We have Hale who has fought the Chimera at both Britian and England who have proved themselves powerful enemies. Then we have Shepard he has faced Mercenaries groups, The Geth, and The Collectors so has faced some powerful foes himself.

Endurance

92-95

Edge Commander Shepard: When we look at Endurance Hale did a lot of travelling but that was mostly in cities, forests, and snowy areas. When we look at Shepard we have this guy travelling all over the Milky Way Galaxy visiting many different environmental planets ranging from cold planets-very hot planets.

Psychological Health

80-89

Edge Commander Shepard: Shepard had the memories of those friends that he has lost from his last journey, and to the friends he (might) lose during his current journey. But he knows that he must make their sacrifice worth and so knows that he must make sure that the Galaxy does not fall to the Reapers. Hale on the other hand it's not very good as he is dealing with the Chimera virus which is slowly turning him into a Chimera and knows that he must fight it and continue his missions as best and fast as he can before he fully turns into a Chimera.

Personal Edge
This will perhaps be a very close Battle. We have Shepard who dominates the majority of X-Factors some important, with Hale taking the majority of Weapon Edges. Both of these men are very close, so close that I cannot decide who will end up winning. In the end it may be Shepard's advanced technology and perfect mental health or Hale's Chimeran Regenerative abilities and powerful weapons that may bring the victory to the Warrior.