User blog comment:Monkey Doctor 33/Does a Patriot Know Fear? Senator Armstrong vs Man-Thing!/@comment-4369666-20180305183310

Hmmm...Imma start of by saying I'm not too knowledgable on either but after doing some brushing up on both combatants, I've gotta admit it's a pretty tough call. When it comes to strength it is pretty clear that Armstrong outmuscles Man-Thing by a decent margian, but that alone won't be enough to put down the Man-Thing as he's held his own against the likes of the Thing and the Hulk,  who'd I say are certainly comparable to Senetor Armstrong. That being said the odds of Man-Thing managing to do any lasting damage to Armstrong with brute strength alone is well...slight to say the least so I believe it would be more of a matter of who will out last the other.

When it comes to raw durability, Armstrong yet again appears to outdo Man-Thing as those nanomachines react almost immediately to physical trauma, so Man-Thing will be luck to even tickle Armstrong, while Armstrong should be able to smack around Man-Thing with little difficulty. However that doesn't mean that Man-Thing is completely outmatch as he does have one thing that might just prove to much for the senator, regeneration. Armstrong's nanomachines are tough and certainly will help the senator bounce back more than once, but as the match goes on, and Armstrong continues to wail on Man-Thing, those nanomachines are gonna start losing power, and the senator's gonna become vulnerable. Man-Thing on the other hand, can take everything that Armstrong throws at him and bounce right back indefinitely, that is assuming Armstrong's punches don't just phase through Man-Thing completely.

Lastly in regards to the fear touch, Armstrong certainly doesn't seem like the type of person to feel fear, considering he didn't even flinch when facing the likes of Raiden and Jetstream and even seemed to be in a state of disbelief and admiration for his enemy when at death's door. That being said, I do think it's entirely possible for Armstrong to start feeling a hint of fear as he comes to realize that Man-Thing just won't stay down, and when that fear becomes known, the Man-Thing's touch will burn Armstrong down to size.

Ultimatley I feel in the end, Man-Thing will come out on top in this fight. Armstrong may physically have an advantage over Man-Thing but raw strength alone will can only do so much against an opponent like Man-Thing who can constantly regenerate his body so long as there is vegetation. Eventually that healing factor will wear out the senator's nanomachines to the point Man-Thing should easily be able to overwhelm Armstrong, and should Armstrong start succumbing to fear, the fear touch will burn him away.

Winner: Man-Thing