User blog comment:WinterSpider/Nightwing vs The Winter Soldier/@comment-3189283-20170113111100

Let's see shall we

In terms of weaponry I'd say that Bucky has the advantage if only because his weapons are more lethal. Nightwing may be highly skilled and trained with his non-lethal arsenal but Bucky is just as well trained with his various knives. What really clinches it for Bucky though is his bionic arm which is a deadly weapon when the battle inevitably ends up with hand to hand combat as well as giving him a much further throwing range for his knives.

As for the men themselves this is where it gets a bit more complicated. Nightwing is basically Batman Mk2 and his highly tactical mind allows him to make great use of his enviroment, either during combat or to sneak up on Bucky and try to take him down stealthily. Furthermore while both are highly experienced Nightwing hasn't has his mind fucked with and wiped several times which could cause problems for Bucky if he makes a split second wrong descision because he's lost some combat knowledge. That being sadi though there are several things that work against him in this battle specifically.

While a superb hand to hand fighter, Nightwing's superiority in this regard is negated heavily by Bucky's Bionic arm which gives him a massive boost to his strength and gives Nightwing an extra thing to think about during combat. Futhermore Nightwing's training by Batman has means he'll be trying to subdue Bucky non-lethally whereas Bucky has no such qualms and will put Nightwing down as brutally as possible.

It is a tough one to decide but ultimately I'm going to side with Bucky although only by a hair. For me his more lethal arsenal and fighting style are going to be too much for Nightwing to handle even with his tactical mind and hand to hand skill.

Bucky Barnes: 2,600

Nightwing: 2,400