User blog comment:Redkite/3, Predator (Wolf) vs. Batman (Terry McGinnis)/@comment-143604-20120822162521

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 * Melee 1- Predator. The Batsuit augments Terry's strength, and he's far from helpless without that augmentation on his own, but its augmentations aren't that great at the end of the day- he still loses or gets pretty banged up in a lot of hand-to-hand fights, and the Predators are simply stronger physically than humans. The increased base level strength, combined with about even augmentation causes me to give this range to the Predator because the alien is simply the stronger hand-to-hand fighter.


 * Melee 2- Predator. The Buzzsaw isn't a very effective tool as a weapon- it'll help him escape from traps, nets and cut through the environment, but in a fight it won't do very well at all. The Wrist Blades are much more useful- they have superior length, superior speed in their damage-performing and they can be further extended to make them even more dangerous. Terry's buzzsaw simply can't compare to a real weapon here.


 * Melee 3- Predator. The Combi Stick is an extremely useful melee weapon- it's long and fast, while retaining great strength and durability. Most importantly for this edge, the Combi-Stick can be used to deflect the claws and bites of Xenomorphs, and while Terry's claws are effective, the Combi will most likely deflect them. The Stick is also longer and thus has more range, and can also be thrown. The biggest advantage Terry has is that if the stick does somehow break, the Predator will commit suicide, but since Terry has no way to know that, and the stick is pretty durable, I don't see the likelyhood of him breaking it high enough to make it notable.


 * Melee 4- Terry. The Whip is not a weapon to be underestimated- it's durable enough to be doused in Xeno-blood and be fine, and it can easily muder the tough-skinned aliens, but it's not going to be nearly as effective against Terry as other warriors. Terry is agile enough that he should be able to dodge the whip, and as long as it doesn't wrap around him and put him in a bind, he should be able to deflect the whip with his spikes or another melee attack. Once he gets up close on the Predator, the Forearm Spikes have a huge advantage, because not only are they extremely sharp (able to slash through a metalic android like it was nothing), but they're also about as long as the Predator's own wrist-blades, and they can be used in tandem with Terry's other melee weapons- nothing stoping him from using the claws, wrist blades and buzzsaws all at the same time. These forearm spikes require some non-traditional combat because of their placement, but Terry's used to that...Predator is not, and he'll be able to dance around the alien, cutting and slashing him apart as he goes.


 * Ranged Weapon 1- Terry. The Batarangs offer a fantastic tactical advantage due to their diversity. Wolf won't actually understand what's coming until it hits him at least once- and each Batarang does something different to keep him on his toes. The Explosive Batarang can make great and subtle traps, the Electric one can short out equipment and do some serious damage, and the basic Batarang is strong enough to do some damage or disarms, allowing Terry to keep forcing Wolf to change up his tactics. The Plasma Caster has two forms of firing- there's a slow and dodgable version which can do major damage upon landing, but against Terry it'll be a miracle it that is the case, and the other is faster with more explosive blasts, but those aren't as accurate, powerful and can be dangerous to the user if Wolf isn't careful. The point on which the Caster is balanced is a fairly fragile component, allowing a well placed Batarang to sever the weapon completely, and as an added bonus in Terry's favor- in Predator culture it's considered less honorable to kill with plasma weaponry, so the Predator won't likely use this weapon to its full potential because his people are all about that honorz. In the end, Terry's superior range and diversity in attack will allow him to overwhlem this edge. Batarangs are faster to throw, and can be shot off from any angle that Terry wants or can move to with his agility, and his wide variety will overwhelm and crush any resistance the Predator has.


 * Ranged Weapon 2- Predator. The Shuriken of a Predator is an ungodly weapon of brutal death and destruction. We're talking about a small throwing weapon capable of penetrating three inches of solid stone without even pausing- one throw not only killed a Xenomorph, but without slowing down it continued to brutally kill a human meters away from the alien and still pin to the wall behind her. The Shuriken also doubles as deadly melee weapon, which strikes fast and can be just as brutal as when thrown. The wrist-firing discs are non-lethal, and much weaker as a result. They can be fired faster and more frequently, but they will do little to slow or stop Wolf, while the Shuriken will easily put Terry out of the fight once it hits. * Will finish this in a minute*