User blog comment:Omnicube1/ROUND 7: Gerald Tarrant vs. Alex Mercer/@comment-1017446-20110426233027

Well of course my vote goes to my guy Alex Mercer.

Reasons: Well I could probably write a short essay but here's my listed reasons


 * 1) The Coldfire sword and the power itself is devastating. Flash-freezing will be something Mercer definitely has to work around. And he can. Mercer superhuman strength allows him to dodge bullets. A typical bullet travels around 1200-1500 meters per second. Alex utilizes parkour (or jumping from wall to all on buildings), flying for minimal periods of time, and extreme sprinting. The speed of a slashing sword is nothing compared to a bullet. He can easily dodge the coldfire power itself. If not he has a thicker than steel armor that could hold off against the flames.
 * 2) Tarrant's bringing guns to the fight...so what? Mercer's superhuman strength and endurance has allowed him to absorb bullets, rockets, and explosives. Not too mention the slashing claws of the other monstrous infected and the fists of a Super Soldier.
 * 3) Tarrant's utilization of fear as a steroid and source of healing, is well...God-damn impressive. Yeah Alex will be slow in consuming other humans (or perhaps Tarrant himself if he wins). However, Mercer will benefit even more from his Consume power. His health goes up, he becomes stronger, but he also acquires that person's looks and stores it for later use. So if he consumes an innocent old lady he can morph into her with exact looks and behavior. He not only consumes humans and soldiers, he can also sink his fists and teeth into other, stronger infected beings. He acquires more powers this way. His strength grows as he consumes. On average, he can easily lift a car, attack helicopter, and even a tank. As he consumes he can easily hold two tanks with each of his hands.

In conclusion, Tarrant is an excellent warrior but when he faces Mercer, he won't stand against Alex's extreme human strength, endurance, agility, intelligence, and arsenal of bladed and hard-blunt weaponry.