User blog comment:BeastMan14/Bloodsoaked Summer Sun: The Driver (Drive) vs Jacket (Hotline Miami)/@comment-184.45.39.8-20150517134639/@comment-5043545-20150517152606

Well, I think it comes down to the fact that although Jacket is highly skilled, he's essentially a suicide attacker. He doesn't have any real concern for his safety and kind of just rushes in hoping to catch his opponents off guard or overpower them. It has proven effective, but it also leaves an easy target since he never uses cover and can't take many hits. As for survived being shot in the head, depending on where the bullet hit, it can be /very/ easy to survive. For example, if a certain part of the brain isn't hit, one can survive being having a metal pole being slammed through their skull. Phineas Gage survive a metal pole ripping through his head, entering his brain, and the pole ending up on the other side of his head. The only loss was his personality.