User blog comment:Laquearius/Black Widow (Earth-616) vs Quiet (Metal Gear)/@comment-21025171-20190922075122

Waffle's "Spy vs. Spy" Edges

Equipment: Widow gets the edge for her gear being generally more useful in the hand-to-hand confrontations she'll find herself in. With Quiet's sniper rifle, it can be useful at range but once Widow closes the distance Quiet won't have much to do beyond trying to stab Widow through her suit that likely would stand up to such abuse if it could withstand gunfire or trying to escape and create distance. The grenades give Quiet options but so do Widow's gauntlets, just without the waste of time that is a fuse. While Quiet has the benefit of superior capability at long range, Widow has more versatility with her gear and can resist the gunshots that Quiet will be sending her way. She also has a superior pistol, but it won't matter as much compared to the rest of her arsenal.

Edge: Black Widow

Abilities: I'll have to drink the Kool-Aid here and make this an even edge. Black Widow's physical conditioning makes her an astounding force in the espionage world of Marvel, while Quiet's abilities provide her more options in combat beyond fisticuffs. Both are lethal from all ranges generally but Quiet will generally have more long-range options thanks to her rifle, but either way, both are master markswomen and have their methods of escape should they need to. Either way, both will simply have to use their itineraries in the way that best suits the situation they find themselves in, but no one has an advantage over the other.

Edge: Even

Overall: Black Widow sweeps the floor with Quiet, who isn't far from the other figures of Widow's world, one of aliens, vigilantes, and modern marvels that would make Quiet seem insignificant in comparison. Quiet has some neat tricks, but her kit simply lacks the versatility and utility that Widow's does, who will be able to use it more effectively given her decades of experience. Widow is a seasoned spy and an effective killer who will dispatch Quiet with ease thanks to her superior kit and battlefield expertise.

OVERALL: BLACK WIDOW