User blog comment:WanderingSkull/Big Boss vs. Alex Mason/@comment-5795750-20130902002023

BG1's "The Boys are Back in Town" Edges:

Melee - Mason might have the longer knife but it is not enough to compensate for Big Boss's superb skill in H2H that will work in coordination with his CQC knife; sure Mason may have some degree of H2H training as a SOG operative but I've never seen that put into good use ever in the games

EDGE: Big Boss

Short - Basically what Drayco said: the M1911 is modified to suit Big Boss's style of fighting in any situation thus granting it greater versatility; add to that the fact that the M1911 packs the bigger rounds and is a very reliable gun and the ASP has no chance

EDGE: Big Boss

Medium 1 - Similar shotties but Big Boss's is more modified to be accurate and have less kickback whereas Mason's just allows him to aim more accurately a little longer than Big Boss can aim

EDGE: Big Boss

Medium 2 - Same gun with the same stats however I will give a slight edge to Mason basically because he is trained in using guns like a proper soldier unlike Big Boss who relies on stealth (as per Drayco's argument)

EDGEL: Mason (just)

Long 1 - Easily the M21 has this as it is more accurate than the WA2000, has the larger magazine, is lighter and has the further range

EDGE: Big Boss

Long 2 - M60 (while being a more powerful MG) tends to jam up, Stoner (in addition to its lightweightedness and RoF) doesn't. End of story

EDGE: Big Boss

Special - A carbine does not simply stand up to the explosively deadly capabilities of the grenade launcher (which also allows Mason greater weapon variety since Big Boss is maily packing bullets)

EDGE: Mason

Overall Winner: While Mason is a trained soldier with lots of experience in the Vietnam War era of history, there are two things holding him back - one: he is not mentally stable (unless this is BO2 Mason we are talking about) given all the sh*t with Reznov and the numbers; and two: he doesn't possess the level of skill in stealth as much as his opponent does; on top of that, the fact that he takes most of the weapons edges makes Big Boss the winner of this match