User blog comment:FilBox101/ARX - Arbalest vs OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon/@comment-17814994-20160409040730

Elgb's "90s Mechs Hell Yeah! But no Evangelion? Boo!" EDGES!!!

Melee: The Anti-Tank Dagger is jsut a dagger and Sagara desn't use it much. He prefers to beat people up with his knoweldge of martial arts when things get up close. But this is no match to the Epyon's beam sword, which not only has the edge in range and pwoer, but at full power can slice a frigging space station in two. Epyon also has it's sheild, claws, heat rod and close-quarters ecpialty design so Arbalest doesn't stand a chance up close. EDGE: Epyon

Range: Now this is where Arbalest trumps Epyon. The latter just doesn't have that effective long range weapons ebsides its puny chain guns (much more because it was designed more as a dueling robot than a ranged one). The Arbalest has tons of ranged weaponry from automatic rifles, chain guns scatter shots and others. EDGE: Arbalest

Mechs: After deep analysis of the two I'll have to go with the Gundam Epyon on this one. I don't know what Arbalest is made of, but seeing that it was created in Earth it might have been created with ordinary, albiet strong, Earth materials. The Epyon was built with Gundanium which is far more durable and stronger than the strongest material on Earth. The Epyon is definately faster as well. EDGE: Epyon

Pilots: This I gotta give the edge straight to Sagara. Zechs is a great tactician trained in some of the most prestigious military academies. But Sagara has more experience actually being in the battlefield, and he was trained at the young age of 8 in guerilla warfare and rebellion. Zechs has nothing compared to that, but he does have a cool mask XD EDGE: Arbalest

Deadliest Warrior?

In anime, FMP is better IMO. Gundam Wing was all about the serious political and moral angst, the good fights and the great set of characters. Full Metal Panic has that, but it also adds comedy and romance in the mix. Anyways....

If this was just a normal human vs human fight, Sagara would have whopped Zech's pompous ass to Argentina. But this is not the case. Arbalest is a powerful emch, but it's AI is always in conflcit with Sagara. It doesn't follow orders as much and disobeys it's pilot frequently (anime-wise, I'm not knowledgeable in its manga). Zechs has fully mastered the Epyon system, and this system allows him to predict hsi opponent's moves and full arsenal. The Epyon is also made up of stronger and more durable materials, faster, and ocne it gets up close, the Arbalest doesn't stand a chance. Arbalest may be driven by a better and more experienced pilot, but the Epyon is just more advanced through and through.