User blog comment:Greenberet69/Last Battle 3 of 9: SHIELD Trainees vs. Teen Titans/@comment-143604-20120908045045

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 * The Leader- SHIELD Trainees. Spider-Man may not be the most skilled leader, but he's got a number of assets that Robin lacks- his super human abilities make him more than a match physically than Robin, allowing Spidey to move faster and more acrobatically, and hit harder and faster. Robin has more experience leading teams, but let's be honest, he never really displayed any great strategy or skill for commanding in the show- and the few times he did try to coordinate things on a Batmanian level, they tended to blow up in his face. Robin may be good, but he's not going to be a decent fight for Spider-Man one-on-one, and his greater teamwork skill won't really cement a victory here either.


 * The Flyer- Teen Titans. Novacreep has nothing on Richard Ryder- he doesn't have the skill, the experience or the tactical mind to consider himself the new Nova, and it'll hurt him severly in the battle. Novacreep is arrogant, brash, stupid and fails to use his powers to even close of their full potential- rarely if ever tapping into the Nova Force for much of anything. Starfire will be able to out range him in most regards, firing off streams of explosive bolts that will easily stagger and overwhelm Novacreep, keeping him from doing much. Even if he can get an opening in, Novacreep's lack of skill in using his own powers for combat and his brash stupids will get his ass kicked when he underestimates Starfire's strength, speed and powers. Starfire also gets additional points in terms of teamwork- Novacreep goes out of his way to break up team synergy because he's a piece of shit, while Starfire is fairly loyal and extremely attached to her team- she's going to be in perfect tandem with the rest of them, while Novacreep is acting alone as much as he can, and in a squad battle that will be a major crippling point, especially once Novacreep is down and Starfire can return to aid the rest of th Titans in the fight.


 * The Strong One- Teen Titans. Power Man may have increased resistance to harm and enhanced strength, but he's still only human, and he has no real ranged assets at all. Cyborg may not have the same raw physical strength, but he's been shown in the past to be on par with some level of super human, and unlike some cyborgs, he's not limited by his machinery, and his human part can still push him further physically than a pre-determined "limit". While Cyborg may not be able to over-power Cage in a fist fight, his cannon arm will easily negate most of Power Man's advantages. After all, you can't punch something you can't get close to. Cyborg also has a small arsenal of weapons, gadgets and tricks built into his suit to continue to haze and weaken Power Man- anything from detaching/losing his arm and having it attack on it's own free will to missile barrages are fair game for him, while Power Man basically has only a single, basic strategy- punch, punch, punch, Sweet Christmas. Cyborg should be able to lock this category down because he's not only got a strong set of assetts in close range, but his weapons and gadgets make him an even greater nightmare to deal with in the long and mid ranges, and his abilities will allow him to zone and lock down Power Man easily enough to keep him from getting close enough to pull off his punches.


 * The Calm One- Teen Titans. Iron Fist is another melee only fighter that won't be able to touch his opponent because of her skills in projectiles and zoning attacks. Raven's spells and dark magic should be more than a match for the power of the Iron Fist, keeping him from closing the distance to use his kung-fu on her. If he can close that distance, Raven may not make it too long, but Ultimate Spider-Man's Iron Fist doesn't seem quite as persistant, skilled or strong as he is in other universes, so even in that scenario I'm not sure he'd take a win. Meanwhile, Raven's powers will be perfect at dodging his attacks and keeping him away while unleashing a constant barrage of attacks on him. In the end, I don't see Iron Fist doing much of anything.


 * The Animal- Teen Titans. There's nothing White Tiger can do that Beast Boy can't match. Her basic skills are acrobatics and dexterity combined with her claws for close combat, but they're still nothing compared to turning into a T-Rex or a Blue Whale to crush and destroy his enemies. Beast Boy's base form may not be as physically capable as White Tiger, but Beast Boy essentially has an unlimited scale to his power, while White Tiger is stuck on the same level the whole time. He can easily outmove her in a speedier form, hit her harder in a stronger form and then maul her as a dinosaur, all in a matter of a few seconds. The only other advantage White Tiger has is that she's more level-headed and intelligent than Beast Boy, but Beast Boy's simply got a much wider arsenal of skills that won't allow her to keep up, even if she keeps her head.


 * Deadliest Warrior- The Teen Titans. The only one who comes up short in an individual match up is Robin, and even then the Titans work together as a team better, have stronger ranged game and simply hit harder. It helps that they come from a show that's actually good, I suppose.