User blog comment:Appelmonkey/Kai Leng vs. Genji/@comment-5043545-20170416015554

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Close: Kai Leng seems to have the better sword and I'd even argue that we've seen from his tech level that he likely does, but the problem is Kai Leng. Kai Leng is an idiot with his sword and rarely does anything remarkable or note worthy based off in game feats with it, just the typical slash and trying to look cool, but being ineffective. He can definetely do some cheap tricks his sword, but as seen when he does use it, he either got completely demolished by Thane who was near the end of his life and even at death's door managed to exceed Kai Leng in the basis of melee combat. Hell, Thane was using his fists in this situation compared to Kai Leng, who only took a moment to commit to a cheap trick and win out. Genji is packing two weapons into this category and fast enough to even deflect fire from weapons. He's quicker on the reaction time, has had more time to be accustomed to his tool and make it an extension of his abilities and doesn't rely upon purely cheap tricks to get ahead in melee combat. Genji can easily out speed Kai Leng in melee fight and take on his simple tricks with a more refined and professional style. EDGE: Genji

Long: Kai Leng rarely uses his palm blaster as means of defeating his opponent, really just kind of using it as a surprise weapon or last resort, it even just kind of sits there for the rest of the matches in the game. Plus, he basically has to keep his entire hand out and try to aim with it that way. Making it ineffective with his sword and leaving his hand out and open for a quick strike provided it does miss and Genji can cover the ground in time, which he likely can considering as I mentioned it must be difficult to aim the thing, so close range is your best bet. I'd argue that Genji has more range with his shuriken, although its limited to my knowledge since I don't own Overwatch and I'm going off gameplay, I can't remember if that trailer with him and Hanzo had him using the shuriken are not. Even if the range is short, I think the shotgun blast or shuriken actually works pretty well and will likely cut into Kai Leng. I think I'm going to have to call this even though, not sure how the Kinetic shield is going to effect the shuriken and even then, the palm blaster likely has the better lethality behind it. Genji can spam his shuriken I assume, but I don't see them being a major factor here. EDGE: Even

Abilities: Doesn't Genji have that thing that shoots the dragon out? Electric Slash might be the best thing that Kai Leng is bringing into this match since he can potentially disable Genji and destroy his suit, but I can't be sure, but I like to keep this as a point for now. I get the feeling that deflect will work on the palm blaster, but at the same time its kind of a side ability since most of the match will be focused on close combat. Swift Strike also further degrades the usefulness of Deflect since he can use it to just close any real gap between the two while forcing Kai Leng to dodge, lose his balance or suffer a hit. I even doubt Deflect's ability to effect the electric slash. EDGE: Kai Leng

Deadliest Warrior: Genji- This is a simple and easy victory for the cyber warrior compared to the weak, underwhelming, lackluster, ineffective, plot armored and awful warrior that is Kai Leng. The Cerberus assassin is a mini boss that keeps on surviving till the end cause the plot demands that such happens. Seriously, he basically keeps getting the shit kicked out of him and then he's like "lol see you later" and fucks off to the next encounter. Genji actually has consistent skill and has mastered his craft over years if not decades of training and mastery of his arsenal. Kai Leng certainly has the better abilities, but when it comes to being an actual warrior, he's hopelessly outmatched. Kai Leng works better as an assassin and surprise attacks at the beginning, but after that he's stuck with his mediocre skills and ability to fight in this match. Genji can be disabled by the electric slash, but I doubt that its going to be enough. The Kinetic shields might give him some trouble as it might force him to engage in melee fighting. This actually works in the favor of Genji as he can overwhelm and beat Kai Leng in a close engagement. In conclusion, Kai Leng adds another tick mark to his loss list and maintains his status as future Sun Tzu of this wiki.