User blog comment:El Alamein/Venator vs. Giant Short-Faced Bear/@comment-4552610-20130805190918

Undead RVD's "Did Gladiators ever fight bears or were they really none to be found?" Edges:
Short Range: I am going with the Bear in this one. The Net and whip may be nice but the net will be too small to really do any good and the whip won't do jack on the bear's thick skin. The Bear's bite, however, will crush through the bronze arm guard with pure ease.
 * EDGE: Giant Short-Face Bear

Mid Range: While spear may have great reach but it won't go through the Bear's great hide. Its claws, however, will easily rip through the Venator's leather armor. It really comes down to the fact that the claws will work more effectively than the spear.
 * EDGE: Giant Short-Face Bear

Armor vs Abilities: I am going with the Bear's Abilities. It can take way more damage and keep fighting while the armor will provide pretty much no protection against the bear's attacks.
 * EDGE: Giant Short-Face Bear

Psychological Warfare: This one is pretty easy one to pick. The Venator may be hard to scare and can scare foes pretty easily but really, the bear will look like a demon to it. The Bear will look at the Venator and the Bestiarius and will just look at it as an annoying little prick with their spears. Overall, the Bear will scare the Venator and Bestiarius without even trying. When it does try, the Venator will be begging to leave the arena or be fleeing the plain.
 * EDGE: Giant Short-Face Bear

Strategy: The bear doesn't have the brains to think tactically but it is very good at adapting. However, the Venator and Bestiarius can think better and more tactically.
 * EDGE: Venator

Combat Experience: The Venator has faced a wide selection of animals but at the same time, it has not faced anything as big and powerful as the GSFB. At the same time, the Bear has not faced that many human enemies but has faced bigger and more powerful enemies. I say they are even as neither have faced anything like the other.
 * EDGE: Even

Endurance: Easty win for the bear. It has thicker skin, great muscle mass and vast stamina.
 * EDGE: Giant Short-Faced Bear

Intelligence: The GSFB has animal level intellect while the Venator has human level intellect. Easy win for the puny human.
 * EDGE: Venator

Creativity: To truly be creative, you need human level intelligence. The Venator has it while the Bear doesn't.
 * EDGE: Venator

Weapon Use: The Venator has allot more skill in weapons than the GSFB's wild-life fighting abilities.
 * EDGE: Venator

Brutality: The Venator kills becouse he is forced to. The Bear kills to survive. If it gets angry, it will tear its enemy to a bloody mess.
 * EDGE: Giant Short-Faced Bear

Overall: I am going with the Giant Short-Faced Bear. It is bigger, stronger, tougher and vastly harder to hurt. The Bear can easily rip through the Venator and Bestiarius' armor while their weapons will do minimal damage to the bear. This one shouldn't be close at all.