User blog comment:Lasifer/Anniversary Special: The Joker vs. Bane/@comment-4661256-20120723225859

El Alamein's "Do I Look Like A Guy With a Plan?" Edges:

Melee: Extractor 1600 OTF vs. Bane's Bare Fists and Combat Knives (because Lasmoore told me his lackeys are carrying knives): The Joker's Extractor knife is a |freakin' switchblade and it won't do him favors in a combat situation - it's just good for intimidating a bad businessman. Bane's fists are like bricks and having those things slam you into oblivion is going to hurt. Imagine the sharp point of the blade coming at you with the force of Bane's punch - it's scary. Couple it with the fact that his men are bringing in knives of their own, and two weapons beats one in this case. Edge: Bane

Pistols: Glock 18 vs. CZ-75B (you have that misspelled as C5 75B, Las): Both of these handguns shoot the 9x19mm Parabellum round, and with Bane on the receiving end of these shots I'm going to assume he'll be able to take more punishment than Joker because of his much larger bulk - still, not a huge difference here. They both have an effective range of 50 meters. The Glock 18 has a rather large 33-round magazine and for semi-auto shots each of those bullets will count, and this sheer firepower will bring Bane to his knees. The CZ-75 has a smaller 10-20 round magazine, and this is the slight difference here that gives the Glock the edge. Edge: Joker

Close Range: Remington 870 vs. Double-Barrel Shotgun: The Remington is easily the better choice here - it's got an internal tube magazine that can hold up to 8 rounds but its minmum 3 is still better than the Sawn-Off's two rounds. The break-open reload style of the Sawn-Off is far more complicated than the Remington, where you just slip round after round in the bottom of the tube. The Remington is pump-action and the Sawn-Off isn't but I don't think it's too much of an advantage to overcome the quicker reloading and larger capacity of the Remington. Edge: Joker

Mid Range: S&W M76 vs. Mini Uzi: Both of these submachine guns pump out the 9x19mm "bean" bullet. The Mini Uzi has a notably higher rate of fire than the M76 - because of its shorter bolt, it can spit out 950 rounds per minute - horizontal rain! The M76's 720 rounds per minute is notably slower. However, what is the deciding factor for me here is the fact that the M76 had malfunctions with its ammunition, as the longer the gun was used and the rougher the elements it was used in, the more susceptible the gun was to malfunction. The Uzi is still uesd today and has none of those issues. Edge: Bane

Long Range: M1 Garand vs. Type 56-1: The M1 Garand has a solid 400 meters effective range but the Type 56 can go double that range depending on the sights it's using. The Type 56 has a larger magazine size (although I do like the fact that the M1 auto-ejects, it also lets the enemy know you've spent your magazine), it can go fully-automatic while the M1 is stuck with 8 semi-auto shots, and it weights a few pounds less and is a good deal shorter, so it's more maneuverable in tight situations. This is really not a fair weapons matchup at all. Edge: Bane

Explosive: Mk 2, M26, and M67 Grenades vs. Mk 2 Grenades and C4: Look, grenades are grenades for the most part and the Joker and Bane both have portable bombitas, but Bane also has situationally useful C4 for traps and higher destructive potential. He's bringing in the best of both worlds when it comes to explosives. Edge: Bane

Special: Type 69 RPG vs. RPG-7: Okay... I guess this is TDKR/Comics Bane, lol, but anyway, they fire the same warhead (the Type 69 can fire a lower caliber round but I'll assume they're both using 85mm warheads) and they both have the same effective range, but the RPG-7 has a much higher maximum range, so I guess lucky kills could happen that way, especially if buildings are involved, so Edge: Bane

Winner: Bane

No contest really - he's physically stronger and he's bringing in the superior submachine gun to back up his close range fight, he's got better rifles and rockets to bring in death at a distance, and his explosives offer more versatility to inflict maximum damage. Joker might not be scared of Bane but Joker's men will be, and as far as leadership goes Bane takes the cake. Joker has fun while he fights but he's not always focused and he could kill his own men on a whim (as has been demonstrated in the films). Bane is nasty and ruthless and determined - he won't eff around during the fight, and this combined with his more effective weapons at all ranges means he wins.