User blog comment:BattleGames1/Invasion of Stroggos Break Battle - Sherlock Holmes (BBC) vs Hannibal Lecter (TV Series)/@comment-5232784-20131003021851

This battle will definitely be one of wits, and both combatants are formidable in the cerebral department. However, we need to look at the track record of both warriors in their use of mental power before we can determine who is superior.

Sherlock ois supernatural in his deductive powers. I cannot remember any case that Sherlock could not solve; even when the perp gets away, they are found out. Hannibal on the other hand has been caught (though this version has not been caught yet, his capture is still in his future), and most, if not all serial killers, deep down, want to be caught. And though Hannibal is highly cerebral, he is also no doubt handicapped to a point by his insanity. I do not see how Hannibal can trump Sherlock in the mental department.

Hannibal is a good street fighter, and knows pressure points, but Sherlock knows bartitsu, a martial art: he has training, and training makes a big difference.

Hannibal does have an advantage I believe in weapons: he has various knives, and can make everyday objects into weapons, as well as surgical tools: he has a superiority in bladed weapons. Sherlock does have an multi-tool knife, which will come in handy, but its blade is probably a lot smaller than the biggest blade Hannibal has. Hannibal has the edge.

Ultimately, this battle comes back to wits, and in my opinion, Sherlock is not only more intelligent, his mind is in no ways handicapped by insanity. Hannibal is insane, and though he is not as severely affected by it as other killers are (he passes for sane among unknowing people, and in his incarnations on film he has acted civilized and clear minded while other brutal killers in incarceration act like raving lunatics), it can still limit him (the desire to be caught). Hannibal will have weapons superiority, but Sherlock can wiggle his way around such superiority with his skills. Plus, he is more efficient in hand to hand combat, which will come in handy here.

SHERLOCK SMACKS HANNIBAL (and comes back home for tea time)

NOTE: I know some out there may strongly disagree with me over Hannibal's mental state, but I call this like I see it: Sherlock in my opinion is smarter, clearer headed, and is more efficient in hand to hand combat. To me, this makes all the difference.