User blog:So-Pro Warrior/Mass Effect vs. Sci-Fi Tournament: Round 2-Battle 3: Urdnot Grunt vs. Rico Velasquez

Alright today fellow Deadliest Fiction Users we are going to be looking at.

Urdnot Grunt vs. Rico Velasquez



Both of these guys are recognized as the Heavies of their teams and as such are the guys who will carry the Big Guns into Battle. Urdnot Grunt he was bred and educated in a tank by Krogan Warlord Okeer and he was intended to exemplify the best traits of the krogan, and help reinvigorate his species. However when Shepard is sent on a mission to recruit Okeer to fight the Collectors and Okeer is killed during the mission Okeer's last request for Shepard was to protect Grunt as Grunt was Okeer's perfect prototype as a Krogan Super Soldier and so Grunt once released and convinced by Shepard to join his team in fighting the Collectors joins the crew and fights alongside Shepard against the Collectors. 'AGAINST! Rico Velasquez' to put it simple this guy is a human tank who prefers to shoot first and ask questions later, if at all. He's all attitude, and swears like a true trooper, and he prefers an up-front fight ('mano a mano'). During the Vekta invasion by the Helghast he befriended fellow soldier Jan Templar, Special Forces Luger, and Half Human/Helghast spy Hakha and with them defended Vekta in the coming months. Rico even participated in the Battle of Helghan where he lead Alpha Squad and was the one who killed Scolar Visari. Both of these guys are to put it short tempered and are always waiting to get into a fight and kill their enemy, they both enjoy killing their foes, if you are their enemy they will kill you without any remorse.

 Urdnot Grunt 

The genetically engineered Krogan Super soldier created by Krogan Warlord Okeer bred and educated to be the perfect Krogan.

VS!

 Rico Velasquez 

The ISA soldier who defended Vekta from the Helghast invasion, participated in the invasion of Helghan and even killed the founder of the Helghan Empire Scolar Visari himself.

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Welcome to this week's battle.

On this Battle we are going to be looking at the Weapons, and X-Factors of two of the many HEAVY Hitters of the Fiction Universes.

Urdnot Grunt: The genetically bred Krogan Super Soldier created by Warlord Okeer to be the perfect Krogan who took Okeer's spot on Shepard's team to Battle the Collectors.

OR!

Rico Velasquez: The ISA soldier who was one of the many ISA personel left behind on Helghan during the retreat and worked with the remaining ISA soldiers to escape from Helghan.

Alright we are looking at two Heavy Hitters who are both ready for a fight to the death and will never give up.

Urdnot Grunt:Grunt was created on Korlus by the krogan warlord Okeer, who was originally investigating the genophage. However, Okeer gradually became obsessed with his work and realised that surviving the genophage had become the only benchmark for a good krogan, which was weakening the species as a whole. He decided to produce a genetically pure, superior krogan—a super soldier—and poured all his efforts into his experiments, even seeking help from the Collectors. After rejecting thousands of specimens as unworthy, Okeer finally produced his perfect prototype before he died from toxins released by Jedore, a Blue Suns mercenary. Commander Shepard, who had come to Korlus hoping to recruit Okeer, instead, recovered the super soldier's tank and took it aboard the Normandy SR-2. When Shepard releases the super soldier from his tank, the newly awakened krogan pins Shepard to a wall and declares his intention to kill the Commander, though he desires a name before doing so. He chooses "Grunt", one of the last words in Okeer's final message as his name as it was short and simple, and descriptive of both his training and purpose. After Shepard persuades him Grunt then decides to join Shepard's team to Battle the Collectors.

But can the Krogan Super soldier stand a chance against the ISA hero who has survived the impossible?

Rico Velasquez: In 2357, the Helghast invaded Vekta and stormed several beachheads along the planet. Rico's team was defending a park near the Vekta City tram station when they were told that General Bradley Vaughton had been captured in a building nearby. They then came under fire from the 17th Helghast Tank Division, and were literally blown to pieces. As the only survivor, Rico flew into a berzerk rage and single-handedly killed the entire division. He was aided by two soldiers who then introduced themselves as Captain Jan Templar and Shadow Marshal Luger. Rico tells them about Vaughton, and the three of them storm the building and rescue the general, who offers Rico the chance to help Templar and Luger rescue a spy in the slums known as Colonel Gregor Hakha. Rico gladly accepts the chance to hurt the Helghast. When they found the spy and found out that the spy was half human and half helghan Rico had a hard time getting along with him but they worked together and in the end all four of them were able to save Vekta from the Helghast. Rico would then go on to also fight during the invasion of Helghan leading Alpha Squad and while most of the squad was lost and his best friend Jan Templar killed him along with his friend Tomas "Sev" Sevchenko and the remaining ISA forces stormed into the Visari Palace and in anger kills Scolar Visari the founder of the Helghan Empire.

Battle Notes of the Battle
5 vs. 5

Rico and 4 ISA soldiers vs. Grunt and 4 Krogans of the Urdnot Clan

The ISA soldiers will be armed with M82 Assault Rifles The Krogan will be armed with Striker Assault Rifles
 * Magazine Size: 32
 * Round: 6.8 x 43 mm SPC cartridge
 * Magazine Size: 12
 * Round: Thermal Clip

Melee
When these warriors charged into Battle and had no ammo left these Heavy Hitters relied on their Brute Strength to take down their foe.

For Grunt when he charged at his foes he would use nothing but

His Brute Strength.

Grunt like all Krogan were in the Muscle area stronger then any other species in the Galaxy and as such used their strngth to rip apart their enemies if needed! When Rico got up close he brutely killed Helghast with
 * Very Strong
 * Able to take down Ravagers with just his strength

The M32 Combat Knife

The quick dealer of death that the ISA and Helghast wielded with deadly and brutal killing ways So which Melee Weapon Gets the edge? Grunt's Brute Strength or Rico's M32 Combat Knife?
 * proven to be the best combat knife in the Killzone universe.
 * blade is fashioned from a hardened, wear-resistant cobalt/chromium alloy, which ensures that it has a long life and doesn't chip.
 * brutal melee tactics

Personal Edge
So we have to remember these guys have a lot of strength behind them and as such each can deal a lot of damage. Grunt is strong very strong but we have to take into account that he Brute Strength while it will hurt it won't kill as much faster unless he uses his strength to tear Rico apart. But I don't think that Rico is going to let Grunt do that. With the M32 Combat Knife we can actually see a quicker death especially if Rico can stab Grunt in the head which is his only exposed spot.

 Edge Rico Velasquez 



Mid Range
When the Battle Got up Close both relied on the power of their strong Shotguns to blow away their enemy.

Grunt blew away his foes with this One Shot Shotgun of death

The M-300 Claymore

The very rare and powerful Krogan Shotgun with a powerful kickback force that it could break a Humans arm. When Rico got up close and felt like blowing a Helghast's head off he used
 * Magazine Size: 1 Shot
 * Fire Mode: Single Shot
 * Deals high damage at short range

The LS13 Shotgun

A Powerfull Shotgun of the ISA arsenal with enough power to get multiple kills before reloading So between these two Powerful Shotguns which one get's the Edge?
 * Magazine Size: 8 Shots
 * Fire Mode: Pump Action
 * Has an effective range from Close-Mid Range

Personal Edge
While the LS13 has more rounds and a longer range the M-300 has more power behind it that said. The M-300 has a faster reloading speed where as the LS13 has a much more slower reload speed. So in the end it will come down to can Rico kill Grunt with his more rounds or can Grunt kill Rico before he can finish reloading his Shotgun?

 Edge Even 



Heavy Weapon
As Heavy Soldiers these men carried Heavy and Powerful Weapons into Combat to mow down their enemies.

Grunt killed every Collector he saw with

The M-76 Revenant

A Powerful Assault Rifle that could unleash a deadly storm of slugs that could mistake it for a MG. For Rico this gun was his signature weapon and he wielded it with deadly efficiency.
 * Magazine Size: 80 Shots
 * Fire Mode: Automatic
 * custom-made machine gun features technology not widely available

The M224-A1 Light Machine Gun Once again both Guns have advantages, both have disadvantages but which one is more deadlier?
 * Magazine Size: 96 Shots
 * Fire Mode: Automatic
 * Round:powerful 6.8 x 43 mm cartridge

Personal Edge
Once again it comes down to the same fact that while the M224 has more rounds it takes a much more longer time to reload. With the M-76 you are getting a much more faster reloading gun. But the final fact we have to take into account is that the M-76 is a custom made MG made into a Assault Rifle and because of this it has a longer range I got to give it to the M-76.

 Edge Urdnot Grunt 



Battleground Location
Battleground Location Vekta Tuchanka Utukku
 * Vekta
 * Tuchanka
 * Utukku

X-Factors
With the Weapons Info entered we now have to look at X-Factors like Training, Combat Experience, Strength, and more. We look at the Historical Data about these warriors for the X-Factors and then rate them on a scale of 0-100 with 100 being the Ultimate Warrior.

Grunt-Rico

Training

80-85

Edge Rico Velasquez- It may be true that Krogan training is probably more tougher and rigorous then ISA training but we have to take the fact that Grunt only saw images of training as he was tank bred he didin't techinically receive proper training only saw images of it where Rico actually went through training in the ISA army.

Combat Experience

96-95

Edge Grunt- It may be true that while Rico has been fighting for more years then Grunt has since he was released prior to the Reapers Invasion but Grunt still fought tough enemies ranging from The Collectors-The Reapers. These guys were much more tougher and powerful then the Helghast who while they were challenging still aren't as powerful as the Reapers.

Strength

99-92

Edge Grunt- While both of these guys are strong that they can carry heavy weapons that a regular strength guy would have trouble carrying. Grunt is a Krogan and a Super Soldier if that and Krogan are known to be more physically stronger then a Human being being able to take the force of the recoil from the M-300 Claymore which would destroy a Human arm.

Audacity

100-100

Edge Even- When we look at these guys they are both charging in Guns a blazing and don't care how outnumbered or outgunned they are. With Grunt he is charging into a horde of Reaper/Rachni and taking these guys down no matter how many there are. Then we have Rico also going in guns ablazing and he's going against infantryman and armor.

Dominace

95-95

Edge Even- While Grunt had trouble leading the men of Arlakah Company at first since he was a tank bred he was able to gain their loyalty by showing his strength as a Krogan soldier in combat. Rico also had trouble sometimes but still had the loyalty of his men.

<p style="text-align: center;">Intimidation

<p style="text-align: center;">95-86

<p style="text-align: center;">Edge Grunt- As a Krogan Grunt is feared by a lot of people especially if they were his enemies as Krogan were already feard because of their strength and brutality if you weren't a friend.

Personal Warrior Edge
In the end I give my edge to Grunt.

He dominates at Long Range, and takes the majority of X-Factors and important ones to like Combat Experience, and Strength.

Voting System
<p style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;">Votes with at least five complete and relevant sentences or votes with edges count as a full vote.

<p style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;">Include these in Edge Vote Votes with one sentence do not count.
 * Melee
 * Mid Range
 * Heavy Weapon
 * Backup

All other votes count as a half vote.