User blog comment:Drayco90/Marvel vs. DC- The Red Skull vs. The Joker/@comment-143604-20120329163927

I may as well give my own vote here, if only for the sake of wanting to do so. (I don't see this being much of a contest at this point.)


 * Iconic Weapon- The Joker. The Luger has more rounds and is a more reliable weapon over all, but the dual revolvers are more acurate and the harpoon-flag revolver includes a tactic that the Skull will never actually expect to see.


 * Close Range- Red Skull. The Crowbar and Electric Joybuzzer are nearly useless against the Red Skull- who is durable enough that the Crowbar won't really stop him from closing the very short gap to use his own melee weapons. The Joker has no real defense against the combat knife, and his super strength will easily allow him to take out the Joker in any close range fight- espicially since the Joker is hardly a close quarters combatant.


 * Mid-Range- Even. The HYDRA Pulse Rifle is a pretty powerful, though non-lethal, weapon that will blast the Joker about the enviroment with ease, but the only way it could kill is if the Skull is able to take advantage of his enviroment. The Throwing Cards are incredibly unreliable and not very useful weapons- it would take a large number of these cards to really cause any damage to the Skull or his men, but in theory could prove letal...but only under the most extremly lucky of circumstances.


 * Long Range- Even. The MG-42 has longer range, but isn't nearly as accurate, allthough someone with the Red Skull's strength would have a much easier time with it than a normal man. The Joker's TAR isn't exactly a tactic he enjoys using, but is far more accurate and can be set up easier- plus it's a weapon that his thugs would be more helpful with than he himself, which gives the Joker a tactical advantage. These weapons really balance themselves out because of their individual strengths and weaknesses.


 * Special Weapon- The Red Skull. The Joker Venom canister is large and burdensome- the only way it could be used to set a trap without luck is if it is planted well before the battle begins, due to it's cumbersome size, which also makes it easy to see. The Red Skull's Dust of Death gun is more concentrated a dose to kill faster and is far more practacle to use. Plus, the blast of the Joker Venom in the canister (which is also a one-shot deal, another mark against it) would catch the Joker's men in the blast too, and unlike their master- they are NOT immune to the Venom.


 * Deadliest Warrior- The Joker gets this victory, but only barely- his weapons are far less predictable, but his unorthadox fighting style, tactics and (when they DO work) his weapons allow him to deal with the Red Skull, despite not having men as powerful or weapons as useful. On the DW 1,000 victory scale I'd say 532-468, with Joker only barely edging out.