User blog comment:WraithOfWaffle/Battle Sixteen: The Fireflies (The Last of Us) vs. The New Marais Militia (inFAMOUS 2)/@comment-26865010-20150902182712

Snigel's "It's the electric man! Shoot 'im!"

Melee: Good old reliable 2x4, nice for hitting people in the head. But for real, the Riot Shield wins easily. You need two hands to use the 2x4, there's no handle or anything to grab it, meaning you'll lose grip on it and you're defenseless, and it's not sophisticated in anyway. The Riot Shield can block bullets, can be used to attack and can shield others.

Edge: New Marais Militia

Pistol: SIG takes it takes it easily here, due to the big magazine size and like you said, greater reliability. The Defender's light weight can be useful for the exhausted Fireflies, but that's not good enough.

Edge: New Marais Militia

Shotgun: As much as i hate to say it, the Sawn-off loses. The Mossberg is a weapon designed for battle. With the Mossberg's ammo capacity and stock, the Sawn-off's two shots and very short range are not gonna help itself win. Better luck killing zombies, sawn-off.

Edge: Fireflies

Assault Rifle: Both of these are very similar, having the same magazine size, caliber and nearly the same weight. The M16's range takes this one, though.

Edge: Fireflies

Explosives: I gotta hand it to the RPG-7. It's the workhorse of armies, militias and rebel groups, and has survived the test of time. The main fault of the Firefly's bombs is the general unreliability. I sure as hell won't go next to a nail bomb, let aone touch one. But they are very versatile, as they can provide means of escape, a surprise attack and a trap. The RPG's deadliness and the bomb's versatility cancel each other.

Edge: Tie

Special: These are hard to compare, actually. They are completely different, one is mobile, the other one is enplaced. One is short range, the other one is long range. They both are terrible weapons, able to kill groups of people in seconds. Meh. Tie

Edge: Tie

X-factors: The Militia win in training, logistics and physical health. The Fireflies win in combat experience and creativity. Both tie in dedication and brutality. "But the Fireflies win in stealth too!", you say. True, but due to the scenario of this battle, stealth is made useless.

Edge: New Marais Militia

Winner: New Marais Militia!

While the Fireflies have more experience, the Militia have the equipment, and the training to use that equipment. Also being more healthy and rested, the Militia are in good condition, whereas the Fireflies are stressed, tired and sick. The Fireflie's experience won't win them this fight.