User blog comment:El Alamein/Voldemort vs. General Grievous/@comment-5138827-20130925025722

I am going to admit right off the bat I don't have much respect for either one of these guys. Voldemort failed more to his sheer utter incompetence. Grevious is a decent commander I guess, however he's far from the best Star Wars has and I think is overhyped in many vs. Debates. I don't think here though. Still ill try to defend

Ranged Weapons: 100 Different spells vs. a Blaster.....Okay comon guys. Grevious rarely uses this thing and when he does its only in the most desperate of situations. I know that no one here really has any respect for Voldemort, and lets face it neither do I, but he isn't THAT bad. Crucio could probably be deflected by the lightsabers if Grevious caught it. Imperio affects the mind, not the body. I am presuming that Grevious has some degree of mental strength and is not weakminded, however I think Imperio will still take a few minutes to shrug off. Avada kedavra I think IS being underestimated. That one spell seems to shatter whatever it comes in contact with, albeit only effects that object. So if Grevious blocks the Green light with one of his lightsabers I would expect the Lightsaber to break, however Grevious would quickly learn to avoid the shots and dodge them, which would work a fair portion of the time since he can keep up with quick Jedi. I am also speculating that, since his body is mechanical, that if the Killing curse hit him in his arm it would merely cause the limb to crumble instead. Also the exoskelaton around his actual organs like the lungs ect might allow him to survive an extra shot. Then to be fair he probably at least knows Expelliarmus, which is a instant effect spell that will force Grevious to reach out and clutch his lightsabers. And, being a wizard of some skill he would know my all time favorite spell Fiendfyre http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5cag77UmS0 . Not even Grevious's robotic body would survive that, given that Voldemore is probably a better wizard then Vincent Crabbe and can thus control it. The Wiki and the books note Voldemort is good at fire spells, so including it here. Also what would happen if Voldemort simply transfigured the freakin lightsabers into straws or turn the ground beneath Grevious's feet to quick sand? Seriously what makes the lightsaber an end all be all? The Killing curse has been shown to shatter or destroy any 1 object it comes in contact with so how can the lightsaber defelect it when there are some weapons that cause it to short out  even in SW lore?

Secondly and this hasn't been highlighted at all. Grevious is NOT a Force User and thus has no precognition. He cannot deflect Blaster bolts easily, relying more so his impressive armor that allows him to survive even blows to the face and I have searched but could not find reference to these implants that he has allowing him to deflect as ably as a Jedi. I believe he has deflected blasters before but not to the skill of a Jedi. Also Blaster Bolts, though it will do wonders against Voldemort's bare skin should it hit, are not super powerful even in SW universe. Their boon is the sheer variability and ammo they can  store, not power. So his armor tanking blast bolt shots doesn't impress me too much.

Oh and Voldermort can turn invisible or near so to hide himself, and since Grevious does not have force sense he won't be able to detect him, potentially leading to a easy win with a wordless incarnation.

Voldemort's spells are more powerful, will see more use, and are actually effective here IMO. Grevious is not good at deflecting even assuming he could actually deflect  the some of the more powerful spells, however he would be pretty good at dodging them. Still Voldemort, coupled with his special, will do far more in this range. He takes this edge.

Melee.....and i've got nothing. But what about Nagini? No the snake dies horribly if Voldemort is that retarded to use his  pet like that. Is he? maybe. But anyway Grevious dominates here everytime he gets into this range.

Edge Grevious.

Almost  Every damn X-Factor...all Grevious. Grevious is actually decent at psychological warfare, terrifying the Republic, however in a first contact situation both men are arrogant and given to getting angry with taunts, though I think Grevious can give better taunts and thus piss Voldie off more. Tactics neither are exceptional but Grevious is again better as is endurance, as is intelligence. Weapon Use might be even since apparently Voldemort is a decent dueler though not supported by as much feats, while Voldie is more brutal. . hmm ill  actually give "Tactical Creativity "to Voldemort, as Grevious's strat will basically be "Get in close, slash with lightsaber OR occasionally shoot blaster from far". Hmm maybe that can be redefined as "tactical flexibility".

So who gets the win? My heart says Grevious however.....my brain says Voldemort, even though this decision might get me ostrasized by the heavy Grevious vote. I like Grevious better, have studied him for my own massive Sci-Fi tournament that I have on FB, and know his capabilities. There is one thing Voldemort does, that he can actually spam, that fucks up Grevious entirely that I CANNOT see a counter for.

Apparition.

Seriously he came close to spamming the damn thing in his duel with Dumbledore, and can do both silently and quickly. He can do so in a duel,  and very well, so there goes the argument that Grevious can block his concentration in a intense duel. Assuming Voldemort isn't fucktarded ( a big assumption) he can do this every damn time Grevious gets close with his lightsaber and there is literally nothing Grevious can do to stop it.

What can he do?

He can't pinpoint Voldemort's next location with precognition, which he doesn't have. He can't Teleport to him. He Can't super speed fast enough to where apparition doesn't.

He can shoot a gun that he rarely uses? Yes he can and that will undeniably get some kills with it however the thing is I highly doubt Voldemort doesn't know what a gun is. He's lived in a orphanage for 16 years, he's dealt with muggles and I think but am not sure Frank Bryce threatened him with one. He's going to know what it can do and realize its within his best interest to neutralize it, which he probably can do with a disarming spell, transfiguration or basically any spell meant to destroy objects. Reducto or something like that. It won't be enough.

Compare a foot knight with a horse archer. The knight would dominate if he could get close, but the Horse Archer, even assuming he has the bare minimun of competence to be a horse archer, knows this. He's not going to let the knight get close he's going to keep hovering out of range, turning the knight into a porcupine while the knight either flees or if he's bloodlusted, has no choice but to continue on. If he somehow has a crossbow that most Knights didn't use he may get a few kills with that, but not many.

Now make the Horse Archer have infinite arrows, armor peircing arrows, ability to turn invisible and more. Even if you give the Knight a repeating crossbow its not going to be enough, as the Horse archer has powers to negate said crossbow!

Honestly SW is good but its not unbeatable, even in Sci-Fi. 40k, SC in some circumstances, Forerunenrs, and more all usually have a chance of beating it. And I think Voldemort does too, even though I hate the character. For a final time lets look at the methods to win ....

Grevious :

Lightsaber deaths (apparition really limits it)

Blaster bolt (his one semi-reliable and good method)

Voldemort:

--Killing Curse to certain parts of the body, wherever it hits is going to be effective.

-- I would hope that even the most Diehard Star Wars fan would conceed Fiendfyre would evaporate him on contact

--Mental Domination (rare victory given Grevious probably good here)

--probably quite a few other spells, such as transfiguration being used literally on a person, more fire spells,  ect

--Not to mention the huge range of utility spells, even if many are rarely used, that all aid in victory.

Winner: Voldemort.