User blog:Killermoves/Jonah Hex vs Roland Deschain



It’s a battle between two gunslingers who not only faced the occasional Western villains like Indians and outlaws, but also against supernatural creatures and sci-fi monsters.

Jonah Hex: Western bounty hunter who shot his fair share in the DC Universe Vs Roland Deschain: Stephen King’s gunslinger on a quest for the Dark Tower

Who is Deadliest???

Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex is a gritty violent bounty hunter with a terrible facial scar who was active during the 19th Century on the American western frontier. Despite his surly and cynical attitude seeming to care about nothing but himself, he is considered an anti-hero because of his strict personal moral code. Dedicated to protecting and avenging the innocent, he makes himself many enemies. During the Civil War he fought in the Confederate army. He was a member of the Rough Bunch along with several other great heroes of his era, and the Five Warriors from Forever. Jonah Hex's disfigured face and boorish personality don't win him many friends, but his code of honor and expert marksmanship skills means he's always willing to fight for and protect the innocent and dispense lethal justice.

Weapons
Melee: Hex uses a variety of melee weapons ranging from tomahawks, bowie knifes to even cavalry sabers. Even without any melee weapon Jonah Hex has shown proficiency in hand to hand combat (using fighting styles from Native Americans, U.S. military and even boxing). He's so good at clsoe quarters that he's capable of knocking out a large boxer with one punch, fighting off superhumans and costumed characters in the DC Unviverse, and even drawing his sword and cutting a bullet midair.

Main: The most common pistol that Jonah Hex used are a pair of cartridge converted Colt Dragoons. Using very large .44 caliber rounds, Colt Dragoons are specialized revolvers for cavalry and has a range of over 80 yards. It was quite powerful for its time, having the same power as modern .357 magnums and are capable of killing horses. Jonah is so good at it, that he can even outgun Wild Bill Hickok and even Batman.

Others: Jonah Hex commonly used a Winchester rifle to snipe out his targets from afar. Fires .44-40 Winchester rounds at a range of 100-200 yards.

Respect Thread: Jonah Hex

Roland Deschain
Roland Deschain is the protagonist and hero of The Dark Tower Series. He is the son of Steven and Gabrielle Deschain and is the last of a long line of "gunslingers", peacekeepers and diplomats of Roland's society. He is also the final human descendant of Arthur Eld. His image and personality are largely inspired by the "Man with No Name" from three of Sergio Leone's westerns, though his quest and many of his personal and internal conflicts are drawn from Robert Browning's poem Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came.

Roland is also very old, and stated to be immortal (he is approximately 336 or 337 years old at the end of his quest).

Weapons
Melee: Roland used a variety of melee weapons from knives, spears to even his pet falcon when he was young (the bird's name was David and he's already dead). He was trained by Cort and other gunsligners in hand to hand combat and wrestling but he rarely engages in hand to hand combat.

Main: As a gunslinger, Roland carries with him Sandalwood Guns that were made using the melted down blue-grey steel of the sword, Excalibur, and have the rose, the sign of the Eld, engraved in the side. These guns have the same design as a Single Action Colt Army (Peacemaker) and are probably imbued with supernatural powers..

Others: Possible psychic powers. Roland can hypnotize people for information, as wella s making them forget or outting mental commands in them for future use. He's been able to make psychic bonds with various people as well.

X-Factors
Jonah Hex vs Roland Deschain

90 - Training - 70

Jonah Hex was trained by both Native Americans and the Confederate State Cavalry. He's also trained by some of the greatest gunsligners and bounty hunters of his time. Roland's training comes mostly from what the gunslingers can teach him, but he kind of left before he can further finish his training. He's mostly self-trained after that.

88 - Speed and Accuracy - 93

Both characters are known for their superhuman marksmanship with their weapons. Jonah Hex can hit almsot anything with his pistols and he can even fire while blind. He's also fast enough to catch and dodge bullets even as they fly midair. Roland Deschain on the other hand is capable of hitting anything, even if they are travelling faster than the normal eye can see such as tSneetches (like those in Harry Potter). However, between the two I gave Roland a larger rating since he never missed a shot in his life while Jonah missed some in his adventures.

90 - Experience- 95

Jonah Hex has fought some of the most fearsome villains in the DC Universe. He's gone toe-to-toe against Batman, Superman, the Justice Society and Justice League, and even Vandal Savage. He's fought supernatural monsters and futuristic robots, and he's even gone to the future a couple of times. Hex's adventures are impressive but Roland is immortal. He's been living for centuries and faced a larger variety of monsters from vampires, mutants, sorcerers, demons and many more.

95 - Intelligence - 80

Jonah Hex is one of the greatest bounty hunters and trackers in the DC Universe, so much so that people like Deadshot and even Superman know of his legend. He can create ingenious traps to lure enemies with, and he's also shown intellect in using advanced weapons and terrain far ahead of his time (whe he's in the future). Roland is smart and tactical-minded, but he's not on the same league as Jonah Hex.

?? - Durability - ??

It's hard to decide and rate these characters based on durability since they each have various feats that are almost equal to each other. Jonah Hex is capable of surviving a very long hanging, getting shot multiple times, getting beat up by superhuman foes, and even survived getting hit by a truck. Roland himself can soak up a barrage of bullets as well as magical and psychic powers. It's tough to choose so I'll just let you guys decide.