User blog comment:Drayco90/Console Wars: Clash of Gothic Fantasy: Sir Daniel Fortesque (MediEvil) vs. Simon Belmont (Castlevania)/@comment-5795750-20130726110448

BG1's "First Effort to Vote on Something Like This" Edges:

Iconic Weapon: I would like to think that a magical sword and durable shield would be enough to provide Daniel with some good offense-defense manoeuvres but the whip offers range and as RVD points out, it itself has the power to rip through supernatural armour. This I believe leads me to call this...

EDGE: Even

Secondary Weapon: A stake is just a stake, nothing special about it except its smaller size and pointed end allowing for some effective stabbing and like you said, if its thrown, it is either destroyed or lost; the Hammer however is way more powerful and it has a ring of fire effect to boot

EDGE: Daniel

Sub-Weapons: One big axe vs multiple smaller axes huh? Well I would have to agree with the other voters and give the edge to Simon's axes - after all, while Daniel's has a boomerang function and thus making the weapon more versatile, Simon's axes are lighter and more concealable thus allowing Simon to dish out fast attacks

EDGE: Simon

Ranged Weapon: Longbows are great bows but they require a lot of energy to deliver a lot of power and it is more useful in open areas unlike inside the castle; the Holy Crosses on the other hand are deadly and precise as well as acting like boomerangs

EDGE: Simon

Secondary Ranged: While the Drumstick isn't deadly, it is useful in giving Daniel the health boost he needs but in the end, it will be useless if there are no more smaller enemies to deal with; also I can see Simon throwing his daggers at the enemies Daniel is using the drumstick on and killing them before the drumstick can have effect as well as Simon using the daggers on the chickens before Daniel has a chance to get at them. To me that says it all.

EDGE: Simon

Magic: Judging from some stuff I see regarding the effectiveness of the sacred flame, Simon is going to have to be precise in using the fireball and keeping Daniel at bay; the Lightning spell however, even if it still relies on accuracy, can be very deadly even at a distance so...

EDGE: Daniel

X-Factors: Average of 68 for Daniel, Average of 70 for Simon

EDGE: Simon

Overall Winner: I dunno much about these games so don't hate me if I get something wrong. From what I've been seeing and from my votes, I will probably have to give this to Simon Belmont. His weapons take a majority of the edges and his greater agility, training and experience fighting supernatural foes (skeletons and vampires alike) will be able to help him overcome Daniel's strength and strong defense by striking him when he least expects it and with ease and efficiency.