User blog comment:Lasifer/Welcome to Rapture: Booker DeWitt vs. Jack Ryan/@comment-5795750-20140131123212

BG1's "Isn't Booker going to be Raptured by this?" Edges:

Weapons
Melee: The Skyhook's functions reminds me of Indiana Jones's bullwhip - both are useful in combat and as transportation methods; in addition to the versatility, given that it has three prongs, that triples the damage Booker can incur on Jack. The wrench might be a nice melee bashing weapon for Jack but put simply, its more of an improvised-and-kept weapon than Booker's Skyhook (also, the Wrench can be wrenched off Jack's hands faster than Booker loses his skyhook)

EDGE: Booker

Short: Revolver vs Pistol? Please... Pistol > Revolver any time; add the training and experience Booker has with that Mauser and its game over in this edge

EDGE: Booker

Medium 1: Judging by everyone else's votes, the China Broom is the more preferred shotgun of the two because of its buck shot damage guaranteeing a more promising kill but as someone has pointed out, Jack has high pain tolerance that cancels that advantage out; on the converse side, you have Booker using a shotgun that reloads much slower but one of his Gears (as another user points out) negates that drawback meaning the edge here gets close to even (and for non-argument measures, I will leave it at that)

EDGE: Even

Medium 2: I'm just gonna follow the pack here and give Jack's Thompson the edge since it beats out the Triple R in mag capacity and caliber. End of story there.

EDGE: Jack

Long: Rifle vs Crossbow? Please! The Rifle is always superior to the Crossbow even if the Crossbow is a little more modern than the Springfield (and heck, the Springfield is less fiddly with regards to reloading and the type of rounds it has) and has those firebolts

EDGE: Booker

Explosive: Rocket launcher > Grenade launcher 100% of the time despite what disadvantages the former has - it simply is the deadlier weapon that is also more accurate at longer ranges

EDGE: Booker

Vigors vs Plasmids
Electric: One thing Booker has with regards to this power that Jack hasn't got is the ability to set up a trap using his special power - that good rendition of versatility there alone gives Booker the edge here (in addition to the massive amount of damage it can bring)

EDGE: Booker

Fire: Gosh this reminds me of the DW comparison between the IRA Flamethrower and Taliban RPG... but anyway. What I gather from the previous votes is that Devil's Kiss is thrown in an arc-like manner whereas Incinerate is more head on - this means Booker has the advantage in range while Jack has the edge in firepower and accuracy; take into account Booker's ability to turn his Devil's Kiss into a trap form though and Booker here takes a slight lead

EDGE: Booker (just)

Ice: Much like the Fire Powers, this is a case of being able to throw an attack vs the head-on yet destructive approach and for me, I have to agree with some people here and go for the Winter Blast since it can incapacitate opponents and leave them vulnerable in a much deadlier and quicker fashion

EDGE: Jack

Telekinetic: So let me get this straight, Return to Sender is a vigor that acts like a RL Viking Shield/Targe/modern-day Riot Shield? Well if that's how much power that vigor has, then that is good enough for me

EDGE: Booker

Swarming: Crows vs bees, eh? Well if I remember right, birds eat insects, right?

EDGE: Booker

Assist: Jack's Security Plasmid essentially negates Booker's own Possession Vigor as once Booker has taken control of an automaton, Jack can simply take it back; in addition to this, I feel like Enrage may become such a big game-changer (to me anyway, more will be explained later)

EDGE: Jack

Forceful: Using a sonic boom or a tendril to knock an opponent back is impressive but the sonic boom allows for more than one opponent to be concussed rather than the tendril which only focuses on one opponent at a time

EDGE: Jack

Trap: OK... so maybe Jack's other plasmids above actually can be converted into traps as well... that might reverse all the edges that Booker has but I have to call this even since directly between the Bucking Bronco and the Cyclone Traps, the Cyclone trap is more devastating especially when its power is doubled but indirectly as someone below points out, Booker doesn't need to switch between Vigors when setting his other traps whereas Jack needs to use the cyclone to switch between Plasmids

EDGE: Even

Other: Bucking Bronco can easily alert to Booker whether he is dealing with the Target Dummt or the real Jack and well, the Charge Vigor is more direct in its attack than Hypnotise Big Daddy Plasmid, the latter of which is rendered useless upon the Big Daddy's death

EDGE: Booker

Other Details
Gears vs Tonics: Booker's Quick-Handed Tonic is of great use when he is in direct combat against Jack but this is evened out by Jack's Armored Shell and the SportBoost Gear also evens out the edge against the Executioner and Deadly Lungers Tonics; that said, with two of Jack's Gears evening out all three of Booker's Tonics, then his extra Gear which grants him invisibility gives him a very slight lead

EDGE: Jack

Elizabeth's Role: While Elizabeth's access to Tears are boundless and useful to Booker, there is nothing bar Booker's intervention that can't stop the duo from being separated and leaving Elizabeth vulnerable as prey to either Jack, the Big Daddy or the Rapture Splicers as well as being exploited/coerced by Jack

X-Factors: Average of 78.6 for Booker; Average of 73.6 for Jack

EDGE: Booker

Overall Winner
As soon as I saw this battle, my mind was swinging towards Booker initially before going to Jack and as of now my mind has settled on... Jack Ryan being the victor here. I know Booker is very smart and well-versed with his powers and weapons but I doubt Rapture is going to be a nice place for him. Unlike what someone else says, logistics is not going to be much of a problem here as is Booker's unfamiliarity with Rapture will be - I mean, while he does and has been to societies with technologically advanced material, Rapture is a completely different environment altogether and I'm sure that while the Splicers might not be anything new to him, the Big Daddy and the Security Bots might give him hell and maybe this trouble might separate him from Elizabeth; Jack meanwhile knows the place inside-out and as a survivalist who knows the place well, he will put up one hell of a resistance against Booker's assaults and improvised tactics; as for the 'game-changer' that is Enrage? Well, what's to stop Jack from using Enrage on Elizabeth and turning her against Booker? (I could be wrong though about that last point though, but thats what I think anyway)