User blog comment:Arrow7000/Commander Shepard vs. Marcus Fenix/@comment-4555900-20120321193625

Ah yes, Commander Shepard vs. Marcus Fenix, a battle of two characters in cover based combat games, two walk in, but only one walks out. Who is, the deadlier soldier?

Close-Marcus. No contest, the Gnasher is the best weapon in the Gears 'verse, by far. Not saying the Katana is a bad shotgun, but the Gnasher is just better.

Mid-Even. The snub pistol is deadly, when fired quickly, and has very low recoil, so staying on target is not a problem. Many a people have been killed because they've been too careless and regarded the snub as sub-par, and they realize that's not the case too late. The Predator pistol is accurate and easy to use, but lacks in fire rate compared to the snub, it's also much bulkier and has greater stopping power. The only reason I consider this even is because the snub can be deceiving, and the Predator is just an overall good pistol, if a little average in all areas.

Long-Shepard. The Avenger is a great spray and pray and burst weapon, even if the only option is full-auto, it's accuracy when using it either way is better than that of the Lancer's.

Melee-Shepard. Other than the fact that the chainsaw is completely dependent on fuel, and has to be revved up, the Omni-Blade is much easier to use. Sure, the fact that the chainsaw is attached to the Lancer is cool, but if that Lancer's knocked out of Marcus' hands? Screwed. The Omni-Blade cannot be knocked off (As far as I can tell), and doesn't weigh anything. The chainsaw probably couldn't go through Shepard's shields instantly, which would allow him to get away. I have no doubt that the Omni-Blade could go through Marcus' armor easily.

Armor-Shepard. Shepard has shields, and a fairly strong set of armor (Anyone who's played at the end of Mass Effect 3 knows this, so I can't really give spoilers here). If we're going with Gears 3 armor, it has no protection on the arms, leaving Marcus with open spots, if we're going Gears 1 or 2 armor, it still isn't very strong compared to Shepard's.

Winner-Shepard. Shepard's a goddamn machine, he's talked to a Reaper, then blew the damn thing up after. He's fought in MUCH bigger scale battles than Marcus has, and, knows his way around a battle. Dealing with all the different kinds of Reaper forces. Marcus has to deal with a lot of different Locust too, but they're not as unique as each of the different Reaper forces.