User blog:Wassboss/The Science of War: Rudol von Stroheim vs The White Cleaver

When it comes to war people will try almost anything to try and get an advantage over their enemies. Many scientists have worked on trying to create a Super Soldier, a human genetically modified to make them more powerful than a regular soldier. In today's battle we take a look at two fictional Super Soldiers, two men who were already deadly soldiers in their own right but with their new found modifications are nigh unstoppable in the field of battle. Are magical enhancements superior to advanced technological enhancements? Can rigid discipline overcome sheer unpredictability? And is German science really the best in the world? These questions will all be answered as;

Rudol von Stroheim: The Nazi Major who blew himself up to stop Santana, rebuilt as a cyborg using the best science in the world.

takes on;

The White Cleaver: Self Healing Zombie, brought back to life by Neferain Serpine to act his his brutal enforcer.

Who is Deadliest

Rudol von Stroheim


"GERMAN SCIENCE IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD!"

- Von Stroheim

Rudol von Stroheim is a high ranking Nazi officer who was sent to Mexico to oversee the containment of Santana, a pillar man, for study. After Santana broke free and began slaying the German soldiers, von Stroheim sacrificed himself to destroy Santana by detonating a grenade which blew the two of them up. However he was later resurrected and given a cyborg body, aiding Joseph Joestar in his quest to defeat the remaining pillar men.

Equipment

 * Various Firearms: Von Stroheim has several weapons built into his cyborg body including; a pistol, a SMG, a shotgun, a rifle, grenades and a rocket launcher. He also has an abdominal machine gun which is able to fire 600 armoured bullets a minute capable of piercing a 30mm steel plate.
 * Ultraviolet Shoulder Cannon: Designed specifically as an anti vampire weapon, von Stroheim can fire two powerful beams of ultra violet light from flood lights located on either shoulder.

Powers and Abilities

 * Cyborg Body: After his resurrection von Stroheim was given a new cyborg body which gave him significantly improved strength, durability and agility. Some of these enhancements include;
 * Superhuman Strength: When creating his cyborg body, Nazi scientists used tests on Santana to make the body even stronger and von Stroheim can crush an object with a pressure of 1,950 kg/cm2.
 * Increased Flexibility: Von Stroheim also has a great deal of flexibility, enough to completely rotate his arm round the back of his head and grab onto Kars' hand.
 * Superhuman Durability: Perhaps the most impressive part of von Stroheim's cyborg body is that it makes him partially immortal and he can be ripped and cut apart and still survive, even being able to fully use the top half of his body after being sliced in half.
 * Mechanised Eye: As with virtually every other part of his body, von Stroheim has had his eye mechanised and it is able to zoom in on an object up to the point that he can analysis their internal structure. It also gives him a smaller but more concentrated beam of ultraviolet light which has enough power to pierce through skin and bone.
 * Projectile Hand: Von Stroheim is capable of firing off his mechanical hand with enough force impale and wound and enemy, with enough force to pin an them in place as shown when he pins Kars to a plane falling into a volcano.

The White Cleaver


"He is merely a Cleaver, albeit one of their best. He is also dead, self repairing and somewhat unstoppable."

- Solomon Wreath on the White Cleaver.

The White Cleaver, was originally just a normal Cleaver, a group of soldiers/bodyguards for the various sanctuaries until he was captured and experimented on by Neferain Serpine. He was transformed into a self healing zombie and was used by Serpine in an attempt to kill Valkyrie Cain and as a bodyguard but would abandon him during the assault on the Irish Sanctuary after the Necromancy Order in Ireland broke Serpine's control over him.

Equipment

 * Scythe: The main weapon of a Cleaver is his scythe which makes them deadly in close quarters combat. Roughly 1.5 metres long it comes with a wooden grip half way up the staff for more precise slices and the blade is wickedly sharp, able to slice through skin and bone and even tougher material such as stone or wood. The White Cleaver is can also utilise his scythe as an throwing weapon and was able to hit a fleeing adversary from several feet away.
 * Cleaver Uniform: The White Cleaver also possesses a magically enhanced uniform which covers his body from head to toe, including a helmet with a visor. This uniform gives added protection against magic and can entirely bypass elemental magic. However it can also protect against non-magical attacks and is heavily resistant against blades and bullets, although a Cleaver's scythe can penetrate the armour.

Powers and Abilities

 * Superhuman Physicality: As part of their training and preparation, Cleavers are magically augmented in order to improve their physical capabilities. A Cleaver can lift heavy objects, run as fast as an Olympic runner and a seemingly unlimited stamina reserve. The White Cleaver specifically is also a skilled acrobat and often incorporates flips and twists into its fighting style to strike from unusual angles and dodge attacks.
 * High Regeneration Factor: The White Cleaver's most prominent feature is that after being resurrected by Serpine he was given regenerative powers. Even if an opponent manages to bypass his armour, his regenerative powers allow him to heal from blunt trauma, stab wounds, bullets or basically any form of wound in seconds. Even being ripped apart by Lord Vile was enough to kill him and he was rebuilt from tiny little pieces back to his original, fully functioning form.
 * Skilled Combatant: As with all Cleavers, the White Cleaver is a skilled close quarters combatant with his scythe and has defeated skilled mages and swordsmen in single combat. Even when taking on multiple opponents the White Cleaver is able to come out on top, notably defeating Skulduggery, Ghastly and Tanith all at once as well as being able to out think and defeat multiple normal cleavers. Furthermore he is a skilled hand to hand combatant as well if he should ever lose his scythe and once defeated two armed cleavers with his bare hands as well as fighting Skulduggery to a stand still.

X Factors
Training: Von Stroheim=80/White Cleaver=90

As a high ranking Nazi Officer, von Stroheim would have received extensive military training as well as presumably being taught how to use his newly acquired cyborg body. All Cleavers are required to go through extensive training from a very young age, including heavy behavioural indoctrination and a final test which involves fighting unarmoured and unarmed against each other, as a rites of passage.

Experience: Von Stroheim=78/White Cleaver=86

Little is know of von Stroheim's past prior to Battle Tendency but since gaining his cyborg body he has faced off against vampires and Kars as well as fighting in WW2, up to and including the Battle of Stalingrad. All Cleavers serve 15 years active duty and it is unknown at what stage of this the White Cleaver was at but has since gone on to be a bodyguard for multiple people as well as fighting against highly skilled mages, other cleavers and even gods as part of said body-guarding.

Brutality: Von Stroheim=90/White Cleaver=70

Von Stroheim is an incredibly brutal and sadistic man who takes pleasure in torturing prisoners and enemies of Germany, even going as far as to murder a whole village of people just to feed Santana. The White Cleaver, while willing and capable of using lethal force, doesn't go above and beyond in regards to brutality.

Surprise Factor: Von Stroheim=88/White Cleaver=72

Von Stroheim is an incredibly unpredictable fighter, due to the sheer numbers of weapons stored in his cyborg body, using unorthodox means of attack such as Ultra Violet Light and firing off his limbs and being virtually unkillable due to the aforementioned cyborg enhancements. As touched upon above the White Cleaver had gone through extensive behaviour indoctrination which makes his fighting style far more standardised and besides his high regeneration is a case of "what you see is what you get".

Voting System/Notes
Takes place before the Dying of the Light for The White Cleaver and after Battle Tendency for von Stroheim. In order to be counted in full, votes must be at least 5 lines long or have been done in an edge format.

Anything less than 5 lines but which is competently argued and thought out will be counted as a half vote. I will inform anybody if their vote is considered a half vote and allow them to amend it to bring it up to a full point.

Irrelevant votes will not be counted at all.

I reserve the right to award a vote as half or discount it entirely for reason not mentioned here if I feel it is applicable