User blog comment:Deathblade 100/Halloween Special: Mephisto (Diablo) vs Hellboy (Films)/@comment-26395956-20191002065206

MD 33's Vote: Demon Hunting 101!

Powers: Magic vs Muscles

Before I begin voting, I thought this would be an easy edge for Mephisto. Besides, the Prime Evil literally has more powers than Hellboy and can spawn near-endless amounts of minions which unfortunately will fall short to Anung un Rama thanks to his superior physical stats and combat ability. HB himself can regenerate and his guns can harm the 'ethereal' Mephisto. Yes, Mephisto isn't as fragile as Akuma, and he still is a tough cookie. But how tough he is has yet to be quantified definitely. Canonically, he was wiped out by a bunch of Nephalem (I'd say they're low-level superhumans at the time of his defeat) with magic crossbows, swords, hammers, and all. Hellboy? I've forgotten much about his two movies although I remembered how he was cut by an elven spear, but he's taken bullets from the blog's description and that's already above what Mephisto took. Mephisto tanked lightning strikes and getting blown up by primitive explosives? Hellboy has a freaking mini rocket launcher that massacred a Forest God to pieces!

I've finished squandering Mephisto's laughable durability, but now, I shall dive into why I thought Mephisto took the edge rather easily before this vote. As I said, Mephisto has WAY more powers than Hellboy and they are more versatile than his. Hellboy's not the most patient fella I know, and his impatience AKA 'anger' will increase Mephisto's attacks which consist of devastating poison shockwaves (Hellboy has no resistance to poisons, mind you), frost shockwaves (he isn't resistant to it, though he can endure cold temperatures), and a natural voice that passively hurts Hellboy all the time. Not to mention how he can actively hinder Hellboy by trying to possess him. Yes, he'd do it to no avail, but what if he did it while his minions just slaughter him at the moment? Well, that's the bloody problem. For all of Mephisto's lightning mumbo jumbo and magical spells, Hellboy can still avoid them and regenerate from them if he's hit. Yes, Mephisto can also avoid Hellboy's attacks, but he never knows how a handgun works, let alone expect Hellboy's own equipment as his guns are designed to take down suckers like Mephisto.

Who do I give the edge to then? Sorry, Meph, Hellboy is way tankier and tougher than you, and whatever crap you throw at him, he can easily regenerate from 'em. He doesn't heal as fast as Wolverine, but his endurance and weaponry will overwhelm you first after he screws up your minions like they're nothin'. I'll give Meph credit, though. This edge I give to Hellboy is a slight one, like, 55%, still considering how much more versatile Mephisto is.

X-Factors: The Lord of Hatred vs the Bringer of Apocalypse

Mephisto obviously takes the edge here with the number you've provided. Dul'Mephistos takes the edge for being smarter, more experienced, and the possession of a large number of powers.

WINNER: DUL'MEPHISTOS

I may have given Hellboy the edge in powers thanks to his regeneration and endurance, but for all his tankiness, he do much to counter Mephisto's own attacks, and the Lord of Hatred is more devastating to Hellboy overall. Yes, I mentioned how his guns are the biggest threats to Mephisto, but I should remind everyone that those things have limited ammo, and although Hellboy is a 'fast reloader' and his Right Hand of Doom basically screws up skeletons and stumble golems in one hit, the fact that Mephisto can dish out other annihilating attacks while distracting him with his mere voice alone (+minions). When Hellboy gets close, Mephisto is in for a world of pain. Problem? Can he get there the first place with all the lightning, ice, and poison waves he unleash throughout the battlefield, as well as his many minions?

Mephisto is exactly the type of creature Hellboy is supposed to fight. Problem is, this isn't comic Hellboy, who scored many victories against many eldritch abominations, who in turn he defeated most of time not with his bare power. When he fought the possessed Nimue, did he stand a chance against her until he got that mystical blade designed to screw her up? Nay. Movie Hellboy has defeated stern creatures, but none of them are as old, menacing, or powerful as Mephisto. Samael? The guy is basically a beast as strong as he is who can produce offsprings like rats. The Forest God? Well, I'll give it to him, those rockets killed that thing, but it's semi-sentient at best; a destructive, unthinking creature. Rasputin? Did he even fight him? Nuada? Don't even start with that, or the Golden Army. Mephisto defeats Hellboy, returns to the Sanctuary, and ignites another Apocalypse: that is what awaits Anung un Rama.